Best Industry Practices - Building Long Term Value Through Sustainability

The 15th Annual Capital Link Operational Excellence in Shipping Forum is held in partnership with ABS on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at the Divani Caravel Hotel in Athens, Greece.

With a 15-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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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. (NASDAQ: ESEA) & EuroDry Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDRY)

Mr. Dimitrios Fafalios

President / Director

Fafalios Shipping S.A.

Secretary of the Board of Directors

Union of Greek Shipowners

Mr. Kostas Karathanos

COO

GasLog Ltd.

Mr. Thomas Lister

CEO

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (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. 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 Plakantonaki

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.