Shipping Finance 2022 | Slide2Open Communications | 2 March 2022 | Online Event

We invite you to become a part of the growing community of Slide2Open Shipping Finance participants and sponsors who jointly try and decipher many of these important themes. With over 10,000 unique participants in 2021 and an average of 1000 live participants in each of our sessions, we cannot but feel energized towards organizing this year’s conference. And we promise to once again think out of the box. After all, during these past two years so much has been about re-inventing, even the best of practices, and the Slide2Open Shipping Finance Conference, now in its 5th year, will for sure not be an exception. Particularly, not against a global backdrop that is fast evolving in so many different ways:

• Global recovery at a peak particularly in countries with an advanced vaccination program,
• Possible tightening of looser monetary policies experienced during the pandemic from fear of possible inflation pressures,
• Decentralized Finance (known as DeFi) – this newly evolving form of blockchain finance – that could potentially pose a serious challenge to brokerages, banks and central authorities and create new and much less regulated outlets for ship financing,
• Shifting trade patterns, with China fast becoming a high consumption economy and, as is commonly referred to, “Made in China” being replaced by “Made for China”.
• With Artificial Intelligence (AI) fast seeping into our society, should this not start being a major focus for the shipping industry, before other sectors of the economy absorb what is already a shortage of AI talent? How can this talent start adding value to the shipping industry already?
• These are some of the key issues that we aim to bring to the fore through our well-tested and most successful phygital conference interaction.

Our previous conference’s theme was a call to Beat On and indeed we were right on target in calling the beat. Now the goal is to make this beat prolonged and euphoric. We invite you therefore to join us in trying to spread this Euphoria and see what it will take to Make it for Real.

2022 Speakers

Giannis Plakiotakis
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy

Leonidas Dimitriadis-Evgenidis
IMO Ambassador in Greece, President, Eugenides Foundation

Esben Poulsson
Chair, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Executive Chairman, ENESEL PTE. LTD

Dimitrios Fafalios
President, Director, Fafalios Shipping S.A., Chairman, INTERCARGO

Prof. Costas Synolakis
Member, Academy of Athens, President, Athens College, Prof. Civil, Environmental and Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California, Chairman, Scientific Committee on Climate Change for Greece, International Expert, Natural Hazards

Costis J. Frangoulis
CEO, Franman, President, BoG, International Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus

Christopher Rodrigues CBE
Chairman, Maritime & Coastguard Agency (United Kingdom), Chairman, Port of London Authority

Prof. Hercules E. Haralambides
Maritime Economics & Logistics (MEL), University Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne & Dalian Maritime University (China)

Angelos Roupas Pantaleon
Founder, Second Wind & Partners

Despina Travlou
Managing Director & Founder, Slide2Open Communications

Konstantinos N. Achladitis
Managing Director, GOLDEN CARGO

George Sp. Alexandratos
General Manager, Apollonia Lines SA, Vice President, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping

Harris Antoniou
Founder & Managing Director, Neptune Maritime Leasing Ltd

Harris Apostolopoulos, PhD
Chief Transformation Officer (CTO), PMO Global Alliance, Member of the BoD of AIIA NPO

Sergios Arniakos
Sustainability Μanager, Latsco Shipping Limited

Semiramis Assimakopoulou
VP of Sales, Signal Group

Helena Athoussaki
Head of ESG, Sustainability & Climate Change, Motor Oil Group

Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes
Managing Director, Petrospot Group

Danae Bezantakou
CEO, NAVIGATOR Shipping Consultants, Secretary General, International Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus, Concept Founder, YES FORUM

Nikolaos Botinis
Regional Manager, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Cisco

Peter Broadhurst
Senior Vice President Safety and Security, Yachting and Cruise Sectors, Inmarsat Maritime

Elisabeth Calbari
Neuropsychologist, Executive Trainer, Founder, Self Balance

Czarina Catalogna
Chair of AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), Senior Student, Aerospace Engineering, San José State University

Andreas Chrysostomou
Executive Director, Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA)

Evan Cohen
Managing Director and Group Head Maritime Finance, CIT Group

Christopher Conway
Managing Director, Global Head of Shipping & Logistics, Export Agency Finance, Citi

John Ν. Cotzias
Projects & Finance, Xclusiv Shipbrokers, President, Hellenic Shipbrokers Association

Martin Crawford-Brunt
Chief Executive Officer, Lookout Maritime

Alexandros Damianidis
Partner, Assets & Structured Finance Group, Watson Farley & Williams

Cpt. Georgia Darsakli
Captain Class A', Springfield Shipping Co. Panama

John Dragnis
Chief Executive Officer, Goldenport Group

Dr Christos Α. Gizelis
Senior Digital Transformation Analyst, OTE Group

George D. Gourdomichalis
Managing Director, Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A.

Stavros Gyftakis
Chief Financial Officer, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.

Alexander C. Hadjipateras
Executive Vice President of Business Development, Dorian LPG (USA) LLC, Director, Helios LPG Pool

Dr Jan Hoffmann
Head, Trade Logistics Branch; Division on Technology and Logistics; UNCTAD

Martin Hugger
Managing Director, Meerbaum Capital Solutions Inc.

Konstantinos Ch. Kanellopoulos
Vice President, Alantra

Michalis Kantartzoglou
ICT Manager, Eletson Corporation

Konstantinos Kapralos
ESG Analyst, Net Zero Analytics

Paul E. Kent, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Ports and Logistics, Monument Economics Group

Maria A. Korkontzelou
Crew Manager, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.

Ioannis Kounas
Head of Commercial Risk, South East Europe, Atradius

Prof. Kee-hung Lai
Chair Professor of Shipping and Logistics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

George Laios
Deputy Secretary General, Association of Banking & Finance Executives of Hellenic Shipping, Deputy CEO, Intermodal Group

Anthony Lambros
Director, Centrofin S.A.

Eirini Liadi
ICT Senior Sales Specialist, OTE Group

Dr Matthew Maheras
CIO, Metrostar Management Corp

George G. Mangos
Principal, Interunity Group

Vassilios Maroulis
Managing Director, EMEA Industry Head, Shipping, Logistics & Offshore, Citibank N.A.

Christos Matsikoudis
Area Sales Manager EastMed, Wärtsilä Voyage

Irene Notias
Managing Director, Founder/Sr. Bunker Broker, Prime’s Bunkersplus Services, Governor, International Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus, Founder, Project Connect

Prof. Theo Notteboom
Professor in maritime and port economics and managemen, Chair Professor Maritime Institute, Ghent University, Maritime Academy & Faculty of Business & Economics, University of Antwerp, visiting research Professor at Shanghai Maritime University

Konstantinos Oikonomou
CEO, Marine Tours Group of Companies

Mark O’Neil
President & CEO, Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd, President, InterManager

Ben Palmer OBE
President, Maritime Inmarsat

Gina Panayiotou
Founder & CEO, Oceans Arena, Concept Founder, Oceans Arena Stage

Vasilis A. Papagiannopoulos
Director, Common Progress Co. Na Ltd

Dr Konstantinos Papapanagiotou
Senior Manager, Cyber Security Solutions, ΟΤΕ Group

Michael Parker
Chairman, Global Shipping, Logistics & Offshore, Citi

Nicholas Pavlidis
Head of Shipping, Bank of Cyprus

Elpi Petraki
Operations/Chartering & Business Development Manager, ENEA MANAGEMENT INC, President, Women in Shipping & Trade Association (WISTA) Hellas, 2nd Vice-President, Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association (HSSA)

John Phillips
Co-Founder Awyr Las Ltd

Aristides J. Pittas
CEO, EURODRY LTD and EUROSEAS LTD

John Platsidakis
Honorary Chairman of INTERCARGO

Eleni Polychronopoulou
President, HEMEXPO, Executive Vice President, Environmental Protection Engineering S.A.

Katerina Raptaki
Digital Transformation, Cyber Security and e-Governance specialist, Navios Group of Companies, BoD Member, A.M.M.I.T.E.C.

Zachary Reece
Partner and CEO, GEO Finance

Ewan Robinson
Director, Yango Satellite Communications Ltd

Dr. Kostas Rokkos
Chairman & CEO, TST International S.A

Stelios Sabanis
Head of Information Technology, GasLog Ltd

Elias Sakellis
Chief Executive Officer, Australis Maritime Limited

Christian L. Speer
Director, Head of International Shipping, M.M.Warburg & CO

Konstantinos Stais
ICT Manager, Pleiades Shipping Agents S.A.

Katerina Stathopoulou, FICS
Executive Director, Investments & Finance Ltd, Governor, International Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus

Spyros Tarasis
Chief Operating Officer Bulker Fleet, Costamare Shipping Services, Vice Chairman of INTERCARGO

George Teriakidis
Area Manager, East Mediterranean & Black Sea, Maritime, DNV

Vassilios Th. Terzis
Managing Director, Queensway Navigation Co. Ltd, Vice-President, Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association (HSSA)

Vasilis Theofanopoulos
Managing Director, Mount Street Hellas SAMRLC

Christos Tsakonas
Global Head of Shipping, DNB Bank

George A. Tsavliris
Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group, Non-Executive Chairman, OneGlobal Broking, Greece & Cyprus

Harry N. Vafias
Founder and CEO of Stealthgas Inc., Founder and CEO of Imperial Petroleum Inc.

Dr George K. Vaggelas
Associate Professor, Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean

Andriani Vodena
Sales Executive, Representative Greece & Cyprus, UK Ship Register

Panos Zachariadis
Technical Director, Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd.

2022 Sponsors

• IRI / The Marshall Islands Registry
• Supporter
• Oceans Arena

PLATINUM:
• COSMOTE

GOLD:
• UK Ship Register

SILVER:
• ABS - American Bureau of Shipping
• Atradius
• M.M.Warburg & Co
• NetBull IT Services Ltd
• Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.

BRONZE:
• DEPA Commercial S.A.
• Marine Tours
• Prime's BUNKERSplus Services

NOTEBOOK SPONSORS:
• The Writing Fields - Flex Book
• Virtual 3D Tour & UX Partner
• E-Expo
• Video Production & Streaming Partner
• Local Stage
• Graphic Design Partner
• ZOE GRAPH

SUPPORT:
• AI IA Artificial Intelligence In Action
• A.M.M.I.T.E.C.
• Association of Banking & Financial Executives of Hellenic Shipping
• Clean Shipping Alliance 2020
• International Maritime Union (DNE)
• International Propeller Club of the United States - Port of Piraeus
• PROJECT CONNECT - Adopt a Ship
• WISTA Hellas
• Young Executives Shipping (YES) Forum