Update on Mare Forum Mykonos

5th Mare Forum Mykonos

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Friday, September 2 at 10:00 Mykonos, Greece

Our intimate and most exclusive event will be held for the fifth time on the luxurious island Mykonos in Greece. This is a press-free event and has a capped maximum of attendees/panelists. The conference is located at Saint John Hotel Villas and Spa* and will be a round table discussion format.

The event is supported by: IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry, Wallem, eshipfinance.com, Phoenix Shipping and Trade and Business College of Athens

List of panelists

George Gourdomichalis, President & Managing Director, Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A. [ CONFERENCE CHAIR/MODERATOR]
Olympia Anastasopoulou, Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development, GOVERNMENT OF GREECE
Sevi Katemoglou, Founder & Dry Cargo Shipbroker, EastGate Shipping Inc
John-Kaare Aune, CEO, Wallem Group
Clay Maitland, Managing Partner, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Nicolas A. Vernicos, President, Vernicos Maritime Group
Eberhard Koch, CEO, Chairman and Managing Partner / Board Member, Oesterreichischer Lloyd / Cyprus Chamber of Shipping
Spyridon Tarasis, Chief Operating Officer – Bulker Fleet, Costamare Shipping Services
Khamis Juma Buamim, Founder & Chairman, KBI-uae Oil & Energy
Theofilos Xenakoudis, Chief Commercial Officer, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Mireille Tirel, Director of Paris Office, Groupe Eyssautier
Helena Athoussaki, Head of ESG, Sustainability & Climate Change, Motor Oil Group
Marina Jakobsen, Founder & CEO, Marine Brokers
Jonathan Le Feuvre, Managing Director, SPI Marine in Switzerland
Elpi Petraki, Vice President, Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association
Jan Fransen, Executive Director, Green Award Foundation
Dorothea Ioannou, CEO, American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association, Inc.
Sophia Brown, General Manager, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Ilias Tsakiris, Vice-Chairman of the Ocean Hull Committee, International Union of Marine Insurance
Geert Dokter, Managing Director, Conoship International BV
Georgia Vasilaki, Regional Strategic Sourcing Manager – Europe, Inchcape Shipping Services.
Mags Moroney, Global Commercial Manager, Marcura
Spyridon Zolotas, Marine Southern Europe & Africa Area Senior Director, RINA
Valentina Keys, Senior Associate, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Natalie Gupta, Director Bunkering – Value Chain Partnerships New Markets, Yara Clean Ammonia
George Tsavliris, Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
Martijn Snijder, Managing Director, Olmar
Elizabeth Lindstad, Chief Scientist, SINTEF Ocean
Akis Tsirigakis, CEO, Nautilus Offshore
Minas Sorotos, Managing Director, Handy Chart Ltd/Greece
Alexander Prokopakis, CEO, Probunkers
Marina Tzoutzouraki, Partner, Dagmar Navigation Limited
Rona Caspi, Partner, AKT Law Firm
Dimitris Lyras, Managing Director, Ulysses Systems
Haris Zografakis, Partner, Stephenson Harwood LLP
George Stamoulas, Partner, Westport Maritime LLC
George Xiradakis, Senior Maritime & Investment Banker / Founder, XRTC Business Consultants Ltd.
Nikos Marmatsouris, Group Senior Marketing Manager, GAC Shipping SA
Pino Spadafora, Global Marine Commercial Senior Director, RINA
Joep Gorgels, Shipping and Shipfinance Executive
Stam Achillas, Head of Business Development & Sales, 2-Stroke Fuel Conversions, Wärtsilä
Irene Notias, Country Manager, SingFuels
Daniel Tadros, Chief Legal Officer, American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association, Inc.
Charalampos Simantonis, President, Hellenic Short Sea Association
Martin Wattum, Head of Projects and Business Transformation, Torvald Klaveness
Katerina Stathopoulou, Executive Director, Investments & Finance Ltd
Chloe Hekmati, Partner & Founder Youngship France,Fuel Broker
Theodore Chouliaras, B.o.D. President & CEO, UPoilTankers Inc
Mike Konstantinidis, CEO, METIS
Kostas Vlachos, Chief Technical Operations Officer, Castor Ships S.A.
Dagfinn Lunde, Chairman and Co-founder / Chairman, eShipfinance.com, DagMar Navigation Ltd / Cleaves Securities AS
Antonios Faraklas, Managing Director, Chartworld Shipping Corporation
John Trampaklos, Legal Council, Avin International LTD
Alicia Tan, Commercial Manager, AXSMarine
Sinasi Onur, General Manager, Anka Chart Logistics

Main discussion topics

• Quo Vadis? Is the world sailing to unknown waters? Challenges and opportunities in the multipolar world. Geopolitics, Tensions Russia, China, USA, Energy, changing Trade patterns, Maritime hubs, Finance, wealth.
• ‍Decarbonisation – Where to invest your money today? Adapting the New Technologies – who bears cost and risk? Who is afraid of the future?
  
• Ship finance and Investments – Where does the money come from, and how to get it?
• The human factor trends in shipping – imperatives
• Designing the Future of entrepreneurial Greece, in Shipping, Maritime Tourism, Trade, Finance, and Energy.