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1/18/24 9:25 Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Columbia Plaza Limassol

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8:15 - 9:00 am

REGISTRATION

9:00 - 9:05 am

WELCOME REMARKS

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Mr. Nicolas Bornozis

President

Capital Link, Inc.

Mr. George A. Tsavliris

Principal

Tsavliris Salvage Group

Conference Chairman

9:10 - 9:40 am

CYPRUS SHIPPING FORGING AHEAD
Keynote Presentation by the Shipping Deputy Minister to the President Followed by 1x1 Discussion

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H.E. Marina Hadjimanolis

Shipping Deputy Minister to the President

Republic of Cyprus

Interviewed by:

Ms. Elvina Montanios

Shipping Partner

Montanios & Montanios LLC

9:45 - 10:00 am

REGULATORY UPDATE PRESENTATION

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Mr. Theo Kourmpelis

Strategic Business Partner

Lloyd’s Register

10:05 - 10:45 am

PREPARING FOR NET ZERO

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Moderator:

Dr. John Kokarakis

Technical Director, SEEBA Zone

Bureau Veritas

Panelists:

Mr. Basil Sakellis

CEO

Alassia NewShips Management, Inc.

Mr. Dimitris Vastarouchas

Chief Operating Officer & Vice President

Danaos Corporation

Dr. Loukas Barmparis

President

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB)

Dr. Dinos Arcoumanis

Professor Emeritus

University of London

Corresponding Member of Academy of Athens

10:50 - 11:20 am

COFFEE BREAK

11:25 - 12:05 pm

OPTIMIZING SHIP MANAGEMENT & FLEET PERFORMANCE

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Agwa: Elevating Maritime Nutrition

Moderator:

Dr. Chara Georgopoulou

Head Maritime R&D and Advisory Greece

DNV

Panelists:

Mr. Nikolas Vaporis

Chief Technical Officer

Capital Ship Management Corp.

Mr. Mark O'Neil

President & CEO

Columbia Group

President

InterManager

Mr. Fabian Fussek

Co-Founder & CEO

Kaiko Systems

Mr. Prabhat Kumar Jha

Group Managing Director & CEO

MSC Shipmanagement Limited, Cyprus

12:10 - 12:50 pm

SHIP FINANCE – ADAPTING TO NEW REGULATORY & COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE

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Moderator:

Mr. George Zambartas

Head of Office (Limassol)

Hill Dickinson LLP

Panelists:

Mr. Nicholas Pavlidis

Head of Shipping

Bank of Cyprus

Mr. Contantinos Milios

Head of Shipping Finance

Eurobank Cyprus

Mr. Dimitris Tzavaras

Head of Shipping

Hellenic Bank

Mr. David Grant

Managing Director, Shipping Finance

ING Bank NV

12:55 - 2:00 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH

2:05 - 2:50 pm

ESG – CHARTING THE COURSE TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
This panel will focus on the necessity and tangible benefits of ESG from the viewpoint of various stakeholders – shipowners, bankers, insurers, charterers.

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Opening Presentation by:

Ms. Katerina Ronga

Partner, Risk Advisory, Sustainability & Climate Leader

Deloitte Greece

Moderator:

Mr. Ezekiel Davis

Vice President, Regional Business Development, Europe

ABS

Panelists:

Ms. Katerina Ronga

Partner, Risk Advisory, Sustainability & Climate Leader

Deloitte Greece

Mr. Hugues Calmet

Senior Vice President Head of DNB Athens Representative Office

DNB

Mr. Thanasis Antonakis

Deputy CFO & Chief Compliance Officer

Safe Bulkers Inc.

Mr. Jeff Wakker

COO

Viterra Chartering B.V.

2:55 - 3:35 pm

INVESTING IN SHIPPING

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Moderator:

Mr. Andreas Mylonas

Advocate, Managing Partner

AMG Mylonas & Associates, LLC

Panelists:

Mr. Aristides Pittas

Chairman & CEO

Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA) & EuroDry Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDRY)

Mr. Ronis Kyperesis

Head of Finance

Pelagic Partners

CFO

Hartmann Holdings

Mr. Hans Oust Heiberg

Partner

Sole Shipping

3:40 - 4:20 pm

CHARTERERS’ PERSPECTIVE- NAVIGATING THROUGH INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION

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Moderator:

Mr. Polys Hajioannou

CEO

Safe Bulkers (SB)

Panelists:

Mr. Alex Sass

Vice President Freight

EP Resources AG

Mr. Samuel Jaeggi

Freight Trader

Mercuria

Mr. Mark Thompson

Senior Freight Trader

Olam International

Mr. Patrick Legierse

Global Head of Chartering

Viterra Chartering B.V.

4:25 - 5:25 pm

SHIPOWNERS’ ROUNDTABLE

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Moderator:

Mr. Stavros Violaris

Partner, Sustainability Leader

EY Cyprus

Panelists:

Ms. Semiramis Paliou

CEO

Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX)

Chairperson

HELMEPA

Chairperson

INTERMEPA

Mr. George Mouskas

CEO

Olympia Ocean Carriers / Zela Shipping

Mr. Polys Hajioannou

CEO

Safe Bulkers (SB)

Mr. Petros Pappas

CEO

Star Bulk Carriers

5:30 - 5:35 pm

CLOSING REMARKS

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Mr. George A. Tsavliris

Principal

Tsavliris Salvage Group

Conference Chairman

5:40 - 6:30 pm

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