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Best Industry Practices - Building Long Term Value Through Sustainability


Capital Link is hosting the 14th Annual Operational Excellence in Shipping Forum on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at the Athenaeum Intercontinental Athens, in Athens, Greece.


With a 14-year track record it is the only Forum that showcases Operational Excellence in the Maritime Sector and explores Best Industry Practices across all major areas such as fleet management, technological innovation, crewing, energy efficiency and the environment, safety & security.


The forum provides an interactive platform on the topic of Operational Excellence, Best Industry Practices and Sustainability linking shipping companies, charterers, government and non-government industry associations, classification societies, P&I Clubs, flag registries, ship managers, technology & service providers and the financial and investment community. 



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KEYNOTE REMARKS



H.E. Christos Stylianides
Minister of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy
Hellenic Republic



2024 AWARD PRESENTATION



"2024 Capital Link Maritime Sustainability Award"

Presented to:


Mr. Emanuele Grimaldi
Chairman
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING
President & MD; Managing Director
Grimaldi Euromed SpA; Grimaldi Group

Introductory Remarks by:


Ms. Melina Travlos
President
Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS)
Chair of the Board
Neptune Group of Companies



Forum Speakers

Listed in alphabetical order by company name


Mr. Christopher J. Wiernicki
Chairman and CEO
ABS
Mr. Sveinung Støhle
Deputy CEO
Angelicoussis Shipping Group
Mr. Vassilis Dimoulas
Technology & Innovation Director SEEBA Zone
Bureau Veritas
Mr. Jerry Kalogiratos
CEO
Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: CCEC)
Mr. Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
Mr. Stylianos Psillakis
Technical Director
Columbia Shipmanagement
Mr. Dimitris Vastarouchas
Chief Operating Officer & Vice President
Danaos Corporation
Mr. Vangelis Sfakiotakis
COO
Diana Shipping Services S.A.
Dr. Chara Georgopoulou
Head Maritime R&D and Advisory Greece
DNV
Ms. Ioanna Lali
DEI Officer & Alternate Crew Manager
Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG)
Mr. Jasper Heikens
CCO
ECOLOG
Mr. Nikolas Rigas
Head of Carbon Storage
EnEarth
Mr. Georgios Poularas
CEO
ENESEL S.A.
Ms. Eleni Polychronopoulou
President
ERMA FIRST GROUP
Mr. Aristides Pittas
Chairman & CEO
Euroseas Ltd. (ESEA) & EuroDry Ltd. (EDRY)
Mr. Kostas Karathanos
COO
GasLog Ltd.
Mr. Thomas Lister
CEO
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)
Dr. George Pateras
President
Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
Deputy Chairman
Contships Management
Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis HN
Operational Commander EUNAVFOR ASPIDES
Hellenic Navy General Staff
H.E. Christos Stylianides
Minister of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy
Hellenic Republic
Ms. Vanessa Tzoannos
Partner
Hill Dickinson
Mr. Dimitrios Fafalios
Chairman
INTERCARGO
President / Director
Fafalios Shipping S.A.
Mr. Roberto Cazzulo
Council Chair
International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)
Mr. Emanuele Grimaldi
Chairman
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING
President & MD; Managing Director
Grimaldi Euromed SpA; Grimaldi Group
Mr. Antonios Georgantzis
COO
Latsco Marine Management
Mr. Michalis Pantazopoulos
General Manager
Liberian Registry (LISCR Hellas)
Ms. Elina Papageorgiou
Global Strategic Growth Director & Vice President, Greece & Cyprus
Lloyd’s Register
Mr. Kostas Polydakis
CEO
MM Marine, Mercuria Energy Group
Head of Shipping
Minerva Bunkering, Mercuria Energy Group
Mr. George Daskalakis
Strategy Division – Head of Technology Department
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA
Mr. George Thanopoulos
CEO
Neda Maritime Agency Co. Ltd.
Mr. Tim Ponath
CEO
NSB Group
Mr. Spyridon Zolotas
Senior Director
RINA
Mr. Vasileios Petousis
Energy & Sustainability Manager
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHIP)
Mr. Francis Chin
Executive Director
Singhai Marine Services (Singapore)
Mr. Constantinos Capetanakis
Bunker Director
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK)
Chair
IBIA
Ms. Charis Plakantonakis
Chief Strategy Officer
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK)
Mr. Theo Baltatzis
General Manager
Technomar Shipping
Mr. George Saroglou
President and Chief Operating Officer
TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TEN)
Ms. Venetia Kallipolitou
Cross Department HR & Training Manager
Tsakos Group
Commander
Hellenic Coast Guard (Retired)
Ms. Melina Travlos
President
Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS)
Chair of the Board
Neptune Group of Companies
Mr. Costas Kontes
Group Commercial Director Europe / Managing Director – Mediterranean Cluster
V.Ships Greece Ltd.
Mr. Frederic Bouthillier
Head of Shipping
Vertis Environmental Finance
Mr. Roy Gebbink
Managing Director
XBEE Marine



Contact
For sponsorship and speaking opportunities, contact Nicolas Bornozis or Anny Zhu at  forum@capitallink.com or call +1 (212) 661-7566.

For further information, contact Olga Bornozi, Managing Director at obornozi@capitallink.com or Eleni Bej, Chief Operating Officer, at ebej@capitallink.com or +1 (212) 661-7566, or Athena Kosmadaki (Greece) at athensoffice@capitallink.com or +30 210 6109 800.



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