Find below the full program of our annual conference.
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0930-1000 |
Opening Remarks |
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Loukas Katsonis, Foreign Affairs Institute, Chairman Konstantina Botsiou, Director, CfIR, Professor, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus Costis J. Frangoulis, President of the Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus Aggelos Pantouvakis. Professor, Dean of School of Maritime and Industrial Studies, University of Piraeus |
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1000-1045 |
Welcome Addresses |
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Dimitrios Avramopoulos, f. European Commissioner, f. Minister of Foreign Affairs Vice Admiral Dimitrios-Eleftherios Kataras, Chief, Hellenic Navy General Staff Leonidas Dimitrios Eugenides, President, Eugenides Foundation Managing Committee, IMO Good Will Ambassador |
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1045-1115 |
Keynote Speaker |
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Introduction |
Vassilis Kikilias, Minister of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy Christos Hadjiemmanouil, Professor, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, Member of the Board, CfIR |
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1115-1130 |
Break |
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1130-1315 |
Session 1: Risks to maritime transport and global supply chains |
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Athanasios Platias, Professor of Strategy, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, President, CfIR Dominick Donald, Director Autolycus Advisory, United Kingdom Punit Oza, President at Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Lecturer on "Geopolitics & Shipping" |
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Moderation |
Theodore Pelagidis, Professor, Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, Deputy Governor of Bank of Greece |
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1315-1415 |
Light Lunch |
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1415-1530 |
Session 2: Risks to maritime Infrastructure |
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Athanasios Pallis, Professor, Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus Konstantinos Michanetzis, Naval Engineer MSc, CEO Seeders Nikos Georgopoulos, Chief Business Development Officer, Diaplous Group Stavros Hatzigrigoris, Director of Technical, Zodiac Maritime Limited |
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Moderation |
Marilena Koppa, Professor, Panteion University, General Secretary, CfIR |
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1530-1615 |
Session 3a: Risks to Greek maritime industry |
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Moderation |
Dr. George Pateras, Deputy Chairman, Contships Management Inc. Admiral Giannis Pavlopoulos, President, Sea Guardian Stamatis Tsantanis, CEO, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp & United Maritime Corp Nigel Lowry, Athens Correspondent, Lloyd’s List Intelligence |
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1615-1700 |
Session 3b: Risks to Greek maritime industry |
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Danae Bezantakou, CEO, Navigator Shipping Consultants & 1st Vice-President of Propeller Club Basil Sakellis, CEO, Alassia NewShips Management Inc. George Konstantakos, Global Head of Commercial, Avin International Ltd |
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Moderation |
Nigel Lowry, Athens Correspondent, Lloyd’s List Intelligence |
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1700-1715 |
Break |
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1715-1800 |
Session 4: Threats to maritime legal order |
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Efthimios Mitropoulos, Rear Adiral (ret), f. IMO Secretary General Sophia Galani, Assistant Professor of International Law, Panteion University of Athens |
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Moderation |
Constantinos Arvanitopoulos, Vice President, CfIR, Professor, Panteion University |
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1800-1945 |
Session 5: Geopolitical and technological trends influencing maritime security* |
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Rodger Baker, Executive Director Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics/RANE Chris Parry, Rear Admiral CBE PhD, Visiting Fellow, University of Reading and MD of Middlemarch Enterprises Guillaume Furgolle, Commander, French Navy, Defense Research Unit, Military Fellow, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) Efstathios Kyriakidis, Rear Admiral (ret) f. NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) Commander Michael Hochberg, Mackinder Forum |
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Moderation |
Leonard Hochberg, Mackinder Forum *Panel organized in cooperation with Mackinder Forum |
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1945-2000 |
Conclusions – End of Activities |
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Athanasios Platias, President, CfIR |