Dimitris Koukas

Dimitrios Koukas is Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Optima Shipping Services (Optima Shipbrokers), a position he has held since December 1996. He studied Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Southampton (1988-1990), completed postgraduate studies in International Shipping at the University of Plymouth (1990-1992), and undertook coursework at Harvard Business School in 2012.

He has spoken at 10 Mare Forum events, mostly Mare Forum Greece and the Mare Forum Monaco Yacht Summit, between 2013 and 2019, moderating the 18th Mare Forum Greece in 2018.