Greener Shipping Summit March 2023

New Technologies and Education

Thursday, March 16, 2023
Eugenides Foundation
Organised by Newsfront / Naftiliaki – Under the auspices of MARTECMA

The programme is subject to changes

 08:30 – 09:30  |  Registration & coffee      –       Sponsored by      

09:30 – 10:00  |  Welcoming remarks & keynote speech

Conference chairman: George Tsavliris, Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group

Keynote speaker: Panos Kourkountis, Technical Director, Sea Traders SA; Chairman, MARTECMA

10:00 – 11:15  | Session I  |  Managing and supporting the understanding and operation of new equipment to be used on the next generation ships

Moderator: Antonios Georgantzis, Chief Operating Officer, Latsco Marine Management Inc

• What will be the upcoming training needs?

• The development of an upgraded STCW. Discussions in IMO

• Onboard training as an avenue to gain knowledge

• Decarbonise with care: the human element pillar

• Digital technologies and their current and future use. Managing digitalisation onboard

• Marine Academies should start planning for the future

Panelists:

• Dimitris Fokas, Training Manager, Angelicoussis Shipping Group

• Ioannis Golias, Managing Director, Eugenides Foundation

• Stavros Hatzigrigoris, Advanced Engineering Services; Zodiac Maritime

• Venetia Kallipolitou, Manager, Cross-Departmental HR & Training, Tsakos Group

• Natassa Kouvertari, Project Manager, Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, Lloyd’s Register

• Katerina Palla, Training Manager, Global Marine Training Center, RINA

11:15 – 12:15  |  Session II  | New equipment: From inventing to after sale service

Moderator: Manos Migadis, Newbuilding Project Manager, Dynacom Tankers Management Ltd

• Green shipping technology

• Educating shipping executives in the application of new technologies

• Developing artificial intelligence and the future of shipping

• The need of producing a new generation of marine simulators

• Understanding decarbonisation and how it will be implemented

Panelists:

• Gaurav Bajaj, Director, Simulation Projects, Applied Research International Pvt Ltd

• Chara Georgopoulou, Head of Maritime R&D and Advisory, DNV

• John Kokarakis, Technology & Business Development Director SEEBA Zone, Bureau Veritas

• Rizos Krikkis, General Manager, Oceanking Engineering PC

• Maria Kyratsoudi, Business Development Manager, ABS

• Panos Zachariadis, Technical Director, Atlantic Bulk Carriers
 

 
12:15 – 12:45  |  Coffee break      –       Sponsored by      

12:45 – 14:30  |  Session III  |  Academies' and Universities' views for the challenges of the new technologies

Moderator: George A. Kriezis, Technical Manager, Neptune Lines Shipping and Managing Enterprises SA

• What steps are taken by the Marine Academies and the Universities to cope with the challenges of the new technologies?

• What changes have they made?

• Do students feel ready to face these challenges?

Panelists:

• Nikolaos Fragiadakis, Director, Marine Engineering Department, Merchant Marine Academy of Aspropyrgos

• Nikolaos Karagiannis, Student, Merchant Marine Academy of Aspropyrgos

• Nikolaos Liapis, Chief Operations Officer, ELINOIL SA; President, Hellenic Institute of Marine Technology (HIMT)

• Konstantinos Louzis, M.Eng. Naval Architect & Marine Engineer, PhD Candidate, Research Engineer, NTUA

• Michail Malliaros, General Manager, Euronav Ship Management (Hellas) Ltd

• Thanos Pallis, Professor of Maritime and Port Economics and Policy, Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus

• Nikolaos Ventikos, Associate Professor in the Laboratory for Maritime Transport, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, NTUA

 
14:30 – 16:00  |  Lunch break      –       Sponsored by