On the agenda
Turkish Shipping · Ship Finance · Long-Term Strategy
Programme
12:00
Registration, networking and light lunch
break
Hosted by ESKOMARINE.
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13:00
Opening and welcome
session
Opening of the 9th Mare Forum Istanbul on challenges, opportunities, priorities and goals.
Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas, Murat Kiran, Erhan Esinduy, Selcuk Esenyel, Cihan Ergenç, Cem Seven, Tamer Kıran
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14:00
Global uncertainty — where to invest your money today?
session
Nothing is a given and certainly not predictable — owners, financiers and advisers on investment choices.
Erhan Esinduy
Abdülvahit Şimşek, Murat Erişti, Iraklis Tsirigotis, Basaran Bayrak, Louis R. Montello, Burcu Berrak, Diederik Legger, Nikos Marmatsouris, Peter Molloy, Jianjun (JJ) Wang
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14:50
The maritime energy transition
session
Are we progressing, or are we taking one step ahead and two steps backwards?
Mustafa Insel
Yunus Emre Askin, Mustafa Sargın, Bintuğ Baran Gülüstür, Paul Altena, Mike Konstantinidis, Oscar Gomez, Aydın Erdemir, Ali İbrahim Kontaytekin, Faruk Dogan
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15:40
Networking break
break
Hosted by AVS.
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16:00
Pioneering — Turkish shipbuilding in the global market
session
The current position of the Turkish shipbuilding industry, its order book and speculative shipbuilding.
Selcuk Esenyel
Mehtap Karahalli Ozdemir, Bülent Huseyinoglu, Gürsel Yıldız, Chris Vartzis, Ismail Hakki Helvacioglu, Mustafa Sargın, Mehmet Avci, Mustafa Eren Paksu
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16:50
The Turkish shipowner’s views on fleet growth
session
Fleet growth and future strategies from a Turkish shipowning perspective.
Rona Kaspi
Huseyin Cinar, Marlon Kerim Weinstabl, Sena Apak Heuvels, Diederik Legger, Ebru Senkaya, Mike Konstantinidis, Michiel Steeman, Emre Ersoy
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17:40
Final thoughts, conclusions and recommendations
session
General discussion with all conference participants.
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19:15
Networking reception
social
Hosted by LISCR, the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry.
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20:40
Networking dinner
social
Hosted by Esenyel | Partners Lawyers & Consultants.
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Speakers & panel
Organizer
Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas
President
Mare Forum
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Huseyin Cinar
Secretary General
Turkish Shipowners' Association
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Louis R. Montello
Founder
Montello Law
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Mustafa Sargın
R&D and Engineering Manager
NAVTEK
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Iraklis Tsirigotis
Director of Origination
Neptune Maritime Leasing
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Marlon Kerim Weinstabl
Deputy CEO
Atlantis Tankers Group and Armora Denizcilik
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Paul Altena
Director, International Safety, Environmental, Digitalization and Classification Affairs
Sea Europe
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Ebru Senkaya
CEO
EOS Group
Board Member
Turkish Shipbuilders Association (GISBIR)
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Mustafa Eren Paksu
Board Member
Ship, Yacht and Marine Services Exporters Association, Türkiye
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Bülent Huseyinoglu
Chairman
The Chamber of Turkish Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
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Erhan Esinduy
Managing Director
ESKO Marine Trading Ltd. Co
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Diederik Legger
Country Manager
Marlow Navigation
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Mehtap Karahalli Ozdemir
Secretary-General
Turkish Shipbuilders Association (GISBIR)
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Burcu Berrak
Senior Claims Executive
Lockton Omni
WISTA Türkiye
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Stefanos Fragos
CEO
Allied Shipbroking
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Michiel Steeman
Managing Partner
Zuyderzee Capital
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Bintuğ Baran Gülüstür
Regional Marketing Manager
Yalova Shipyard
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Mike Konstantinidis
Maritime Digitalisation Expert
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Sena Apak Heuvels
Managing Partner
Sena Apak Heuvels
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Gürsel Yıldız
Managing Director
BMC Marine
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Basaran Bayrak
Speaker of the Assembly
Turkish Chamber of Shipping
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Abdülvahit Şimşek
Chairman
AVS Global Ship Supply
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Mehmet Avci
External Relations Manager
Türk Loydu
Foreign Relations Commission Member
Turkish Shipbuilders Association (GISBIR)
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Cihan Ergenç
Chairman
Turkish Shipowners Association
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Nikos Marmatsouris
Commercial Partner
Next Maritime
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Nurettin Caliskan
Founder & Managing Director
Neva Marine
President International Relations
Turkish Shipbuilders Association (GISBIR)
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Aydın Erdemir
Executive Consultant
Marine Chemist Shipping
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Chris Vartzis
Partner, Head of Greece Maritime Finance
Stephenson Harwood
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Yunus Emre Askin
Deputy Managing Director
Ilkfer Group
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Tamer Kıran
Chairman of the Board
Türkiye Chamber of Shipping
Vice Chairman
Kıran Holding
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Emre Ersoy
Partner
ErsoyBilgehan Lawyers & Consultants
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Panelist
Cem Seven
Chairman
Ship, Yacht and Marine Services Exporters Association of Türkiye
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Moderator
Mustafa Insel
Head of Technical Affairs and R&D commission
Turkish Shipbuilders Association (GISBIR)
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Murat Kiran
Chairman
TK Tuzla Shipyard
President
Turkish Shipbuilders Association (GISBIR)
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Panelist
Ali İbrahim Kontaytekin
Vice President
Turkish Shipowners Association
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Ismail Hakki Helvacioglu
Dean of Engineering Faculty
Piri Reis University
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Jianjun (JJ) Wang
CEO
Goldsea International Company Limited
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Moderator
Selcuk Esenyel
Founder & Managing Partner
Esenyel | Partners Lawyers & Consultants
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Panelist
Mustafa Sungu
Founder & Chairman of the Board
Norse Shipyard
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21 May 2025
Crowne Plaza Istanbul - Asia
Istanbul, Türkiye
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