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Hellenic-American / Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce
27th Annual HACC-NACC Shipping Conference
Virtual
February 2, 2021
Navigating Uncharted Waters: Shipping in a Pandemic Age
8:30 am Welcome Remarks
Clay Maitland, Esq., IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Conference Co-Chair, Master of Ceremonies
8:35 am Remarks
Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, IMO
8:45 am 2021 Global Economic and Markets Outlook
Thomas Joyce, Mitsubishi UFG Financial Group (MUFG)
9:25 am Strategic & Political Turbulence
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
Moderator: John Stratakis Esq., Poles, Tublin, Stratakis & Gonzalez
10:05 am Environmental & Regulatory Challenges
Impact on Present Industry Structure
Panelists: Nick Makar, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
David Morant, Scorpio UK
Semiramis Paliou, HELMEPA
Charlies Papavizas, Winston Strawn
Nick Prokopuk, DNV GL
Moderator: Ole Christian Schroder, Scorpio Group
10:45 am Seaworthiness in the aftermath of COVID-19
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
Moderator: George Tsimis Esq., GJT Consulting
11:25 am Break-out Session: Port State Control and Flag State Inspections
Hosted by IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Rear Admiral Kevin S. Cook
Hans Krijger
Brian Poskaitis
11:45 am Ship Finance - Which Way Does the Current Flow?
Panelists: Michael Kirk, RMK Capital
Martin Lunder, Nordea
Michael Parker, Citi
Christopher Rex, Danish Ship Finance
Moderator: Larry Rutkowski, Esq., Seward & Kissel
12:25 pm Digitization in the Shipping and Logistics Industry
Panelists: Karyl Fowler, Transmute Industries
Matt Heider, Nautilus Labs
Kyle Henderson, Vizion
Moderator: Marina Hadjipateras, TMV
1:05 pm Shipowner Conversation
Panelists: Elisabeth Grieg, The Grieg Group
Alexander Hadjipateras, Dorian LPG
Moderator: Robert Shaw Esq., Sea Trade Holdings
1:45 pm Closing Remarks
Marina Hadjipateras, TMV
1:50 pm Break-out Sessions:
-“Foreign Policy in the Biden Administration"
Hosted by Blank Rome
Stefanos Roulakis
-"U.S. Offshore Wind: Revolution not Evolution"
Hosted by DNV GL
Nick Prokopuk
Platinum Sponsor
The Marshall Islands Registry
Gold Sponsors
Blank Rome
DNV GL
Silver Sponsor
Navios Group
Bronze Sponsors
Core Assurance CR Marine
Dorian LPG
Jacq. Pierot Jr. & Sons
Jotun
M&N Management
NextWave Hellas
Nordea
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Poles, Tublin, Stratakis & Gonzalez, LLP
Seward & Kissel LLP
Skuld
Southern Star Shipping
The American P&I Club
The Liberian Registry
Watson Farley Williams
Winston Strawn
Partners
Lloyd's List
Maritime TV
NYMAR
For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact:
Live Sletten Diakolios (NACC) | Live.Diakolios@naccusa.org | 917 797 2421
Alexandra Spyrou Mitsakis (HACC) | aspyroumitsakis@gmail.com