On the agenda
Shipping Market Trends · Trade Flows · Industry Outlook
Programme
Michael Grey
18:00
Welcome reception
social
Hosted by Eurasia.
mare-forum-2006
08:00
Registration
break
mare-forum-2006
09:00
Opening
session
mare-forum-2006
09:05
Welcome
session
Jannis Kostoulas, George Gratsos
mare-forum-2006
09:10
Setting the scene: the stakeholders
session
What has been achieved and what has to be done.
Ioannis Tzoannos, Joe Borg, Brian Wadsworth, Ida Skard, Alfons Guinier, Robert D. Somerville, Jeffrey G. Lantz
mare-forum-2006
11:00
Break
break
Hosted by Bureau Veritas.
mare-forum-2006
11:20
Sustainability
session
Whether an optional EU register should be made available and whether an EU coastguard service should be set up.
Nathalie Soisson
Fotis Karamitsos, Paul Markides, Willem de Ruiter, Clay Maitland, Ugo Salerno, Brian Wadsworth, Birgit Sølling Olsen, Alfons Guinier, Marianne Lie, Ida Skard, Ken McLean, Niko Wijnolst
mare-forum-2006
13:00
Lunch
break
Hosted by Germanischer Lloyd.
mare-forum-2006
14:20
Safety, environment: changing attitudes
session
The green shipping agenda and whether shipping is being left behind in the race for green solutions.
Robert C. North
Till Braun, Harilaos Psaraftis, Alan Gavin, Geert Dokter, Michael X. Cabibbo, Hanna Lee Behrens, Dimitris Mitsatsos, Willem de Ruiter, Nathalie Soisson, Niko Wijnolst, Mauro Balzarini, Robert D. Somerville, Bernard Anne, Marianne Lie, Sergey Burima
mare-forum-2006
16:10
Break
break
Hosted by The Bahamas Maritime Authority.
mare-forum-2006
16:30
Human factors challenges
session
How the decline in the number of Europeans entering certain maritime professions can be reversed and the attractiveness of jobs ensured.
Rajaish Bajpaee
Roberto Giorgi, George M. Chalos, Jannis Platsidakis, Ken McLean, Larry Howard
mare-forum-2006
19:30
Drinks
social
Hosted by International Registries Inc., Marshall Islands.
mare-forum-2006
20:30
Conference dinner
social
mare-forum-2006
09:00
Shipping markets: supply and demand forecasts
session
Liquid bulk, dry bulk and container forecasts, and where to invest your money today.
Basil Mavroleon
Jean-Frédéric Laurent, Sergey Burima, Colin Cridland, Dimitrios Lyridis, George Economou, Stathis Gourdomichalis, Jannis Platsidakis, Mauro Balzarini, Erik Bartnes, Rolf A. Wikborg, Bote de Vries, Anthony Zolotas
mare-forum-2006
11:00
Break
break
Hosted by American Express Private Bank.
mare-forum-2006
11:10
Finance and investments
session
The advantages of being public or private, and whether investors really understand shipping.
John Guy
Stathis Gourdomichalis, Bote de Vries, Erik Bartnes, Paul Slater, George Economou, Jannis Platsidakis, Mauro Balzarini, Nikos Varvates, Rolf A. Wikborg, Sergey Burima, Anthony Zolotas, Jean Richards, Basil Mavroleon
mare-forum-2006
12:50
Lunch
break
Hosted by Lloyd's Register.
mare-forum-2006
14:30
Towards an integrated maritime policy: the E.C. Green Paper and shipping
session
How the shipping sector will be affected by the Commission's proposal for an integrated European maritime policy.
Niko Wijnolst
Fotis Karamitsos, Leonidas Demitriades-Eugenides, Alfons Guinier, Paul Markides, Brian Wadsworth, Ida Skard, Roberto Cazzulo, Birgit Sølling Olsen, Bernard Anne
mare-forum-2006
17:00
Conclusions by the conference chairman
session
Michael Grey
mare-forum-2006
17:15
Farewell drinks
social
mare-forum-2006
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Speakers & panel
Panelist
John Richardson
Coordinator, Maritime Policy Task Force
European Commission
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Panelist
Dimitris Anagnostopoulos
Head of Greek Shipping
ABN AMRO
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Panelist
Roberto Cazzulo
Deputy Director, Marine Division
RINA SPA
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Panelist
Leonidas Dimitriadis-Evgenidis
President & CEO
Eugenides Foundation
Goodwill Maritime Ambassador representing Greece
IMO
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Panelist
Stamatis Molaris
President & CEO
Quintana Maritime Ltd
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Nikos Varvates
President
Union of Mediterranean Greek Shipowners
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Panelist
Jean Richards
Executive Chairman
Quantum Shipping Services
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Panelist
Rolf A. Wikborg
Managing Director
AMA Capital Partners / AMA Norway
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Panelist
Paul Slater
Chairman & CEO
First International Corporation
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Moderator
John Guy
Consulting Editor, Conference Chairman
The Maritime Advocate
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Panelist
Bote de Vries
Executive Vice-President
NIB Capital NV
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Panelist
Anthony Zolotas
Chief Executive Officer
Eurofin Group
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Panelist
George Gourdomichalis
President & Managing Director
Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A.
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Panelist
Dimitrios Lyridis
Professor
National Technical University of Athens
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Jean-Frederic Laurent
Head of Research
Barry Rogliano Salles
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Panelist
Larry Howard
Chairman, Dept of Global Transportation
SUNY Maritime College
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Panelist
John Platsidakis
Shipping Executive
Costamare Shipping Company S.A.
Honorary Chairman
INTERCARGO
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Panelist
George M. Chalos
Partner
Fowler Rodriguez & Chalos
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Moderator
Rajaish Bajpaee
Ex-Chairman
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
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Panelist
Michael X. Cabibbo
Managing Director
Worldwide Ecological Shipping & Transport
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Panelist
Harilaos Psaraftis
Professor
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
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Panelist
Till Braun
Head of Competence Centre
Germanischer Lloyd
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Moderator
Rear Admiral Robert C. North
President
North Star Maritime, Inc.
Former Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety & Environmental Protection
U.S. Coast Guard
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Moderator
Niko Wijnolst
Conference Chairman, Chairman
Dutch Maritime Network
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Panelist
Ken McLean
Director & Chief Executive
Bahamas Maritime Authority
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Panelist
Marianne Lie
Managing Director
Norwegian Shipowners' Association
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Panelist
Birgit Solling Olsen
Director for Shipping Policy
Danish Maritime Authority
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Panelist
Clay Maitland
Managing Partner
IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
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Panelist
Willem de Ruiter
Head of Division of Maritime Safety
European Commission DG VII
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Panelist
Paul Markides
Director
Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)
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Panelist
Fotis Karamitsos
Director Maritime Transport
European Commission
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Moderator
Nathalie Soisson
Transport Safety Group Coordinator
Total
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Panelist
Jeffrey G. Lantz
Director of Standards, Prevention Directorate
US Coast Guard
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Panelist
Robert D. Somerville
Chairman & CEO
American Bureau of Shipping
Chairman
IACS
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Panelist
Alfons Guinier
Secretary General
European Community Shipowners Association
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Panelist
Brian Wadsworth
Director, Logistics & Maritime Transport
UK Ministry of Shipping
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Panelist
Ida Skard
Director General
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway
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Keynote
Joe Borg
Commissioner, Fisheries & Maritime Affairs
European Commission
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Panelist
John Tzoannos
Secretary General
Ministry of Mercantile Marine, Greece
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Keynote
George Gratsos
President
Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
Board Member
Union of Greek Shipowners
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Organizer
Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas
President
Mare Forum
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mare-forum-2006
25 September 2006
Athens, Greece
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