August 27, 2021 10:00 AM
Conference
From 200 EUR
Saint John Hotel

4th Mare Forum Mykonos 2021

"Menage a Trois”

Following the three great Mare Forum events held in Mykonos, we are pleased to announce that we are back for the 4th Mare Forum Mykonos 2021 to be held on Friday 27th August 2021 on the beautiful Island of Mykonos in Greece. The conference will take place in an open, stimulating, free-flowing and attractive environment combined with informal discussions which once again will demonstrate the successful hallmark of the Mare Forum formula. Together with a very high profile international and local audience, shipowners, charterers, traders, capital providers, we will plunge into a pool of booming business, network opportunities, knowledge, exchange of visions on the future of the shipping industries in Greece and the World The conference will be held at the Saint John Hotel Villas and Spa*****

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The central theme this year will be:
Exploring the future to 2050 and beyond of Greek and International Shipping and its place in the universe.
An exclusive annual shipping conference hosting principals and high level executives actively participating, discussing, debating and brainstorming about the future from now to 2050 of Greek and International Shipping.

PROGRAMME 


09:30
Registration

10:00
Session 1
Opening and Welcome
CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
- George D. Gourdomichalis President & Managing Director, Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A. and
- Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas President, MARE FORUM
- Theofilos Xenakoudis Director, Worldwide Business Operations, IRI / The Marshall Islands Registry
- George Tsavliris Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group

10:15
Session 2  
The Odyssey through the regulations, trade and the ship finance seas.

Challenges, opportunities and risks in global trade, shipping, economy, regulations and geopolitics. Risk management vs. the entrepreneurial spirit vs. regulation vs. politics vs. technological breakthrough...., too many fronts to fight? Will we experience the perfect "trifecta" this year and into 2022/2023 with all major commodity shipping (dry, energy, container) going into significant up cycles? If we agree that the "trifecta" is indeed coming is this a combined result of tight tonnage supply, commodity inflation and post Covid-19 euphoria? And, if so, will there be new trade patterns, new infrastructure investment and what do we need to do to protect the roaring 2020's?

(discussion panellists: see below)

11:00
Session 3
From now to eternity?
The zero-carbon ships of the future and what to do until they are ready
Are the politics of Climate change and the discussion of dual fuel vessels and new technology alternative fuel vessels clouding our judgement and pushing us into investments that are not sustainable ?
A clear view of the design of the ship of the future: sustainability, innovations, sense and nonsense about fuels, new ships, new technology, and the commercial viability of all new technological inventions and innovations. What insights do we have into the commercial viability of future ship designs? Who will take the investment risk on these technologies? Are there consolidations and acquisitions imperatives towards fleet sustainable modernization? Scrubbers or fuels or slow steaming – still a dilemma? Will there ever be a zero-carbon ship design? Is the world ready for any of the above?

(discussion panellists: see below)

11:50
Break

12:15
Session 4
The capital providers – shipowners, Dialogue
Is there money out there to fund a rising market, both on the commodity trade side but also on the transportation side ? How can the capital providers fulfil the needs of shipowners? What are the trends in banking, alternative ship finance, bonds and other models of finance and investments? What are the shipowners' requirements from the capital providers? Are there efficient finance models financing the short sea shipping? Should there be a role for governments and charterers?

(discussion panellists: see below)

13:15
Session 5
Designing the Future of Maritime Greece
Opportunities ahead. A comparison between some of the Global Maritime Hubs and Piraeus-Athens. The competitiveness of the Greek Maritime Cluster – What has been done and what to do next? What are the conditions for Piraeus-Athens to become one of the global trade hubs? The creation of a global maritime, trading, and financial services hub in the Mediterranean. The creation of a Start-up and Entrepreneurial friendly environment. What is needed? Taxes, Incentives and quality business environment. The Greek ports as a major multimodal hub. What should be the role of the Greek Shipping industry and Greek Government?

(discussion panellists: see below)

14:30
Session 6
Conclusions and recommendations

(discussion panellists: see below)

15:00 end

20:00 - 22:00
Cocktail Reception
at the Pool bar of the Saint John Hotel Villas and Spa*****

Speakers & Panelists

Andrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson
Head of Energy Research
Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS)
Stavriana Asprogiannidou
Stavriana Asprogiannidou
Director
Willis Towers Watson
Alexandros Karamitsos
Alexandros Karamitsos
Head of Global Sales, Low Speed Turbochargers based in Shanghai
ABB
Massimo Volta
Massimo Volta
Marine EMEA Region EVP
RINA
Alexander Prokopakis
Alexander Prokopakis
CEO
LNG PRO Bunkers Ltd.
Spyridon Zolotas
Spyridon Zolotas
Marine Southern Europe & Africa Area Senior Director
RINA
George Xiradakis
George Xiradakis
President of the Association of Banking and Financial Executives of Hellenic Shipping
CEO, XRTC Business Consultants Ltd.
Minas Sorotos
Minas Sorotos
Managing Director
Flynn Ventures Ltd, Athens
Spyridon Tarasis
Spyridon Tarasis
Vice Chairman
INTERCARGO
Khamis Juma Buamim
Khamis Juma Buamim
Founder & Chairman
KBI-uae Oil & Energy and Chairman DcmmiEmirates at Dubai Council for Marine & Maritime Industries
Kostas Vlachos
Kostas Vlachos
Chief Technical Operations Officer
Castor Ships S.A.
George Tsavliris
George Tsavliris
Principal
Tsavliris Salvage Group
Geert Dokter
Geert Dokter
CEO
Conoship International BV
Ioannis Christakopoulos
Ioannis Christakopoulos
Director Business Development (EMEA)
Sofar Ocean
Tom Softeland
Tom Softeland
Chairman
Spinnaker
Stefanos Fragos
Stefanos Fragos
Senior Representative Athens Branch
YieldStreet
Daniel Tadros
Daniel Tadros
COO
American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association, Inc.
Theodore Chouliaras
Theodore Chouliaras
B.o.D. President & CEO
UPoilTankers Inc
Clay Maitland
Clay Maitland
Managing Partner
IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Georgia Vasilaki
Georgia Vasilaki
Global Head of Indirect Procurement
Inchcape Shipping Services.
Akis Tsirigakis
Akis Tsirigakis
CEO
Nautilus Offshore
Martijn Snijder
Martijn Snijder
Managing Director
Olmar
Sophia Brown
Sophia Brown
General Manager
IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Dagfinn Lunde
Dagfinn Lunde
Chairman and Co-founder / Chairman
eShipfinance.com, DagMar Navigation Ltd / Cleaves Securities AS
Mikal Boe
Mikal Boe
CEO
CORE-POWER
Theofilos Xenakoudis
Theofilos Xenakoudis
Chief Commercial Officer, Managing Director - Piraeus Office
IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
George Gourdomichalis
George Gourdomichalis
President & Managing Director
Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A.
John-Kaare Aune
John-Kaare Aune
CEO
Wallem Group
Marina Tzoutzouraki
Marina Tzoutzouraki
CFO and co-founder
eShipfinance.com
Vassilios Terzis
Vassilios Terzis
Managing Director
Queensway Navigation Co. Ltd
Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas
Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas
President
Mare Forum

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