HACC-NACC SHIPPING CONFERENCE

The Hellenic American & Norwegian American Chambers of Commerce

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The 27th Annual HACC-NACC 

Shipping Conference

Navigating Uncharted Waters: Shipping in a Pandemic Age

Welcome Remarks

Clay Maitland, Esq.

IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry Conference

Co-Chair, Master of Ceremonies

Remarks

Kitack Lim,

Secretary-General, IMO

Remarks

Honorable Dr. Konstantinos Koutras

Consul General of Greece in New York

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Remarks

Honorable Ms. Harriet E. Berg

Norwegian Consul General in New York

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2021 Global Economic and Market Outlook

Keynote Speaker

Thomas Joyce,

Mitsubishi UFG Financial Group (MUFG) 

Strategic & Political Turbulence

Moderator

John Stratakis Esq., Poles, Tublin, Stratakis & Gonzalez

Panelists

Kathleen Haines, Non-Executive Director Genco Shipping & Trading

Kristin Holth, Non-Executive Director, Maersk Tankers, GasLog, and Maersk Drilling Markos Kounalakis, McClatchy

Stefanos Roulakis, Blank Rome 

Environmental & Regulatory Challenges Impact on Present Industry Structure

Moderator

Ole Christian Schroder, Scorpio Group

Panelists

Nick Makar, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry David Morant, Scorpio UK

Semiramis Paliou, HELMEPA

Charlies Papavizas, Winston Strawn

Nick Prokopuk, DNV GL

Seaworthiness in the aftermath of COVID-19

Moderator

 George Tsimis Esq., GJT Consulting

Panelists

Cedric D'Souza, Liberian Registry

Boriana Farrar, The American P&I Club

Katerina Iliopoulou, Kyla Shipping  

Capt. Vladimirs Sterbs, DNV GL

Gina Venezia, Esq., Freehill, Hogan & Mahar 

Break Out Session - Port State Control and Flag State Inspections

Hosted by IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry

Rear Admiral Kevin S. Cook, United States Coast Guard (USCG) (retired),

Maritime Consultant (Reston)

Hans Krijger, General Manager (Roosenda)

Brian Poskaitis, Senior Vice President, Fleet Operations (Baltimore/Annapolis)

Ship Finance - Which Way Does the Current Flow?

Moderator

Larry Rutkowski, Esq., Seward & Kissel 

Panelists 

Michael Kirk, RMK Capital

Martin Lunder, Nordea

Michael Parker, Citi

Christopher Rex, Danish Ship Finance

Digitization in the Shipping and Logistics Industry

Moderator 

Marina Hadjipateras, TMV

Panelists

Karyl Fowler, Transmute Industries

Matt Heider, Nautilus Labs

Kyle Henderson, Vizion

Shipowner Conversation 

Moderator 

Robert Shaw Esq., Sea Trade Holdings

Shipowners
Elisabeth Grieg, The Grieg Group

Alexander Hadjipateras, Dorian LPG

   Break-Out Session 2 - Blank Rome         Break -Out Session 3 - DNV GL

“Foreign Policy in the Biden Administration"

Hosted by Blank Rome

Stefanos Roulakis

"U.S. Offshore WindRevolution not Evolution"

Hosted by DNV GL

Nick Prokopuk

MaritimeTV  Interviews 

Lauren Wilgus - Blank Rome 

Core Assurance - Mauro Iguera

Ted Horton - Seward and Kissel

Special Thanks to our Sponsors

The Marshall Islands Registry  

DNV GL 

The American P&I Club