August 29, 2025 10:00 AM
Conference
350 Euro
Saint John Hotel Villas and Spa***** in Mykonos.

8th Mare Forum Mykonos 2025

Get ready to embark on a voyage of discovery, innovation, and meaningful collaboration at the much-anticipated maritime gathering on the stunning island of Mykonos on Friday, 29th August 2025...... [Scroll down..]

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The conference will be held at the Saint John Hotel Villas and Spa***** in Mykonos. www.saintjohn.gr

Why Mare Forum Mykonos Is a Must-Attend Event

Mare Forum is a Forum of Ideas
The Mare Forum conferences are renowned for their vibrant exchange of ideas and spirited debates. There are no long speeches, boring corporate sales, or predictable soundbites. We encourage open dialogue, the challenging of assumptions, and the free exchange of ideas between all participants.

➤ Who Will Be There
This event (limited seats) brings together a diverse group of participants, including Shipping Executives, Shipowners, and Ship Managers, Capital Providers, Investors, Traders, Logistics Providers, Energy Executives and Charterers, Regulators, Lawyers, Consultants, Shipbuilders, Classification Societies, and Forward-thinking Smart Entrepreneurs.

➤ Why You Can't-Miss.
This Mare Forum is not just a conference - it’s a dynamic, annual think tank. It’s where innovation meets strategy, where Brilliant Maritime Minds converge to shape the future of global shipping through open dialogue, insight-sharing, and collaboration. It’s where the future of shipping is discussed in depth. `

If you want answers, connections, networking and inspiration, this is where you’ll find them. This is where the most relevant questions - and the most realistic answers come to light.

P R O G R A M M E

Stay tuned — the distinguished panellists and the detailed engaging programme will be announced soon below.

The Conference Chairman will be Dimitris Monioudis, Managing Director, Rethymnis & Kulukundis Ltd and Chairman, INTERCARGO Technical Committee

TENTATIVE LIST OF PANELLISTS
- Theofilos Xenakoudis
Chief Commercial Officer, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
- Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas President, Mare Forum
- George Tsavliris Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
- Antonios Faraklas Managing Director, Chartworld Shipping Corporation
- Dimitris Monioudis Managing Director, Rethymnis & Kulukundis Ltd and Chairman, INTERCARGO Technical Committee
- Vassilios Terzis Managing Director, Queensway Navigation Co. Ltd
- Dimitrios Tasios Chief Executive Officer, Polforce Shipping Co. S.A.
- Marina Christoulaki OPERATIONS FLEET MANAGER, NAVARONE SA
- Eleftherios Makaris DPA / Operations Manager, Efshipping Company SA
- Yiannis Fafalios General Operations Manager, Fafalios Limited and CEO of Care4C
- Spyridon Tarasis Maritime Business Operations Consultant, International Registries, Inc.
- Nurettin Caliskan Board Member, President International Relations, Turkish Shipbuilders Association GISBIR
- Erhan Esinduy Foreign Relations Commission Member, Turkish Shipbuilders Association, GISBIR and Managing Director, ESKOMARINE
- Akis Tsirigakis CEO, Nautilus Offshore
- Rania Sifounopoulou Safety & Quality Manager, Dioryx Maritime Services Corporation
- Marina Tzoutzouraki CFO and co-founder, eShipfinance.com
- Dimitris Lyras Managing Director, Ulysses Systems
- Emre Ersoy Partner, ErsoyBilgehan Lawyers & Consultants
- Geert Dokter CEO, Conoship International BV
- Theodosis Stamatellos Global Technical Client Care Director, Lloyd's Register
- Jason Stefanatos Regional Decarbonization Director, DNV
- Dagfinn Lunde Chairman and Co-founder, eShipfinance.com, DagMar Navigation Ltd and Chairman Cleaves Securities AS
- Georgia Vasilaki Global Head of Indirect Procurement, Inchcape Shipping Services
- Konstantinos Melas Assistant Professor, University of Piraeus
- Maarten Sickler Director of Sales, Conoship International
- Ioanna Papoutsoglou Business Development Manager, South-Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East, Cayman Registry
- Georgios Kostoulas Executive Director, Mare Forum
- Dimitrios V. Lyridis Associate Professor, National Technical University of Athens
- Nikolas G. Theodorou Chief Strategy Officer & Director, ABC Maritime AG & ABC Hellenic Mgt. Ltd.
- Manuela Bottiglieri Insurance & Claims Manager, Alexandria Shipping (Hellas)S.A.
- Lucy I. Mylonaki Marketing Director, IRI/THE MARSHALL ISLANDS REGISTRY
- Andromache Demetriou 2nd Officer, STENA BALTICA of STENA LINES.
- Ramazan Mengi Project Manager, Mengi Yay Yacht
- Alexandros Damianidis Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
- Philippos Piperas Manager, NESS MARINE BROKERS (HELLAS ) LTD
- John Belousis Managing Director, INDEPENDENT AVERAGE ADJUSTERS
- Panagiotis Fasiis DPA, Technomar Shipping Inc
- Fotios Daminanidis S&P Broker, GSB Athens
- Konstantinos Oikonomou CEO, MARINE TOURS
- Alexander Prokopakis, Executive Director, International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA)
- Ioannis Pappas CEO, Green Evolution
- Nicolas Vernicos President Emeritus, ICC-Hellas
- Nicolo De Caro Operations Manager, ABC Maritime AG
- Paris Kokkaliaroglou Managing Director, Novimaris
- Ifigeneia Korompilia, Global Markets Solutions - Account Management Professional, National Bank of Greece
- Aliki Polemi, Director, Polforce Shipping Co. S.A.
- More panellists to be announced. Stay tuned

➤ Programme Highlights

🕙 09:30 – 10:00 | Registration
and networking

🕙 10:00 – 15:30 | THE FORUM

- Geopolitics First!
The Game Change Navigating through Global Uncertainty in Trade and Shipping
- Smart Investment Moves:
 
Where to invest your money? - Opportunities in Shipping and Commodity Markets
- Maritime Energy Transition:

Progress, Setbacks, and the Road Ahead, Energy transistion and security, alternative propulsion systems and fuels, carbon capture and nuclear.
- Next-Gen Technology:

Innovations, AI,  in Trade, Logistics, and Shipping
- People First:

Investing in Human Capital, Creating the Future Talent in Shipping, Trade and Logistics

🕙 12:00 – 12:40 | THE NETWORKING BREAK

- Shipowners’ Strategies:
Growth, Public or Private,  Consolidations or stand-alone, Future Fleet Visions
- Finance & Strategy:

What Owners  Want - And What  Capital Providers Think
- Greece’s Maritime, Energy, and Finance hub Future:

Greece’s emergence as a global powerhouse for shipping, yachting, energy, finance, logistics, and professional services
....and more.

🕗 20:00 – 22:00 | THE NETWORKING RECEPTION

End the day in style—join us for a relaxed and elegant evening reception, where connections are deepened and new partnerships begin.

It will be inspiring. Be there.
 


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How to Book a Room at the Saint John Hotel Villas and Spa.

If you wish to stay and book a room at the hotel at discounted rates offered to Mare Forum, please (copy and paste) the link below:

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Book your room as soon as possible, as the discounted rates are available for a limited time only.

If, for any reason, you encounter an error when selecting your preferred room type and date(s)  please contact the reservations department at:
+30 22890 28752

Speakers & Panelists

John Fafalios
John Fafalios
General Operations Manager, Fafalios Limited
CEO of Care4C
Aliki Polemi
Aliki Polemi
Director
Polforce Shipping Co. S.A.
Vassilios Terzis
Vassilios Terzis
Managing Director
Queensway Navigation Co. Ltd
lPanagiotis Fasiis
lPanagiotis Fasiis
DPA
Technomar Shipping Inc
Ramazan Mengi
Ramazan Mengi
Project Manager
Mengi Yay Yacht
Dimitrios Lyridis
Dimitrios Lyridis
Professor
National Technical University of Athens
Nurettin Caliskan
Nurettin Caliskan
President International Relations,
Turkish Shipbuilders Association GISBIR
Alexandros Damianidis
Alexandros Damianidis
Partner
Watson Farley & Williams
Maarten Sickler
Maarten Sickler
DirectorSales
Conoship International
Marina Tzoutzouraki
Marina Tzoutzouraki
CFO and co-founder
eShipfinance.com
Manuela Bottiglieri
Manuela Bottiglieri
Insurance & Claims Manager
Alexandria Shipping (Hellas)S.A.
Spyridon Tarasis
Spyridon Tarasis
Maritime Business Operations Consultant
International Registries, Inc.
Rania Sifounopoulou
Rania Sifounopoulou
Safety & Quality Manager
Dioryx Maritime Services Corporation
Ifigeneia Korompilia
Ifigeneia Korompilia
Global Markets Solutions - Account Management Professional
National Bank of Greece
Dagfinn Lunde
Dagfinn Lunde
Chairman and Co-founder / Chairman
eShipfinance.com, DagMar Navigation Ltd / Cleaves Securities AS
Eleftherios Makaris
Eleftherios Makaris
DPA / Operations Manager
Efshipping Company SA
Lucy I. Mylonaki
Lucy I. Mylonaki
Marketing Director
IRI/THE MARSHALL ISLANDS REGISTRY
Theofilos Xenakoudis
Theofilos Xenakoudis
Chief Commercial Officer, Managing Director - Piraeus Office
IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Dimitrios Tasios
Dimitrios Tasios
Chief Executive Officer
Polforce Shipping Co. S.A.
Erhan Esinduy
Erhan Esinduy
Foreign Relations Commission Member
Turkish Shipbuilders Association, GISBIR
Nicolo de Caro
Nicolo de Caro
Operations Manager
ABC Maritime AG
John Belousis
John Belousis
Managing Director
INDEPENDENT AVERAGE ADJUSTERS
George Tsavliris
George Tsavliris
Principal
Tsavliris Salvage Group
Paris Kokkaliaroglou
Paris Kokkaliaroglou
Managing Director
Novimaris
Alexander Prokopakis
Alexander Prokopakis
Executive Director
International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA)
Andromache Demetriou
Andromache Demetriou
2nd Officer
STENA BALTICA of STENA LINES.
Marina Christoulaki
Marina Christoulaki
OPERATIONS FLEET MANAGER
NAVARONE SA
Ioannis Pappas
Ioannis Pappas
CEO
Green Evolution
Geert Dokter
Geert Dokter
CEO
Conoship International BV
 Antonios Faraklas
Antonios Faraklas
Managing Director
Chartworld Shipping Corporation
Akis Tsirigakis
Akis Tsirigakis
CEO
Nautilus Offshore
Emre Ersoy
Emre Ersoy
Partner
ErsoyBilgehan Lawyers & Consultants
Philippos Piperas
Philippos Piperas
Manager
NESS MARINE BROKERS (HELLAS ) LTD
more panellists to be announced
more panellists to be announced
Georgios Kostoulas
Georgios Kostoulas
Executive Director
Mare Forum
Konstantinos Oikonomou
Konstantinos Oikonomou
CEO
MARINE TOURS
Fotios Daminanidis
Fotios Daminanidis
S&P Broker
GSB Athens
Dimitris Lyras
Dimitris Lyras
Managing Director
Ulysses Systems
Jason Stefanatos
Jason Stefanatos
Decarbonization Director
DNV
Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas
Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas
President
Mare Forum
Georgia Vasilaki
Georgia Vasilaki
Global Head of Government Services Procurement
Inchcape Shipping Services.
Ioanna Papoutsoglou
Ioanna Papoutsoglou
Business Development Manager, South-Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East
Cayman Registry
Dimitris Monioudis
Dimitris Monioudis
Managing Director - Rethymnis & Kulukundis Ltd
INTERCARGO Technical Committee Chairman
Nicolas Vernicos
Nicolas Vernicos
President Emeritus
ICC-Hellas
Theodosis Stamatellos
Theodosis Stamatellos
Global Technical Client Care Director
Lloyd's Register
Konstantinos Melas
Konstantinos Melas
Assistant Professor
University of Piraeus

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