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32nd Annual Shipping Conference Panelists
US and Shaping the Future of International Shipping 
 

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Clay Maitland
The Marshall Islands Ship & Corporate Registry
Conference Co-Chair

Presenter of the Marlene Daniels Award

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Humera Ahmed
VP of Legal and Business Development LISCR
Conference Co-Chair


Opening Remarks

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Jeremy Borkowski
Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer
Auxilior Capital Partners, Inc.



Panel: Investments and Financing
in US Shipping

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Sophia Brown
General Manager 
International Registries Inc.
Conference Co-Chair


Opening Remarks

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Darrell Conner
Government Affairs Counselor
K&L Gates LLP


Panel: US Shipyards, The Ships for America Act

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Hew Crooks
Chief Executive Officer 
MTMM Maritime



Panel: Shipowners Perspective

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Thomas Damsgaard
Head of Americas
BIMCO


Panel: Operational Efficiency and Environmental Compliance: Finding the Balance

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Han Deng
Partner
Reed Smith 



Closing Remarks

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Brian P. Devine
Partner & US Head of Transport

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Conference Co-Chair


Moderator: Investments and Financing in US Shipping

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Laura Dibella (pending)
Commissioner
Federal Maritime Commission

 
Panel: US Shipyards, The Ships for America Act                                             

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Geoff Douglass
Co-Founder, Mythos AI
TEDx Talker



Panel: Technology & Innovation, AI

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Hugh Eden
Managing Director
Jefferies LLC

 

Panel: US Capital Markets and M&A

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Tamekia Flack
Director of U.S. Government Relations 
World Shipping Council



Panel: Global Turmoil

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Mark Friedman
Senior Managing Director
Evercore



Panel: US Capital Markets and M&A

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Brian Green
Vice President, Maritime
IRI/International Registries, Inc.



Panel: Global Turmoil

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Claire Grunewald
Clarity Compliance Consulting 


Panel: Sanctions and Shipping in Turbulent Times

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Marina Hadjipateras 
Co-Founder and General Partner
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Moderator: Technology & Innovation, AI

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Joe Hughes
Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc.
The American P&I Club



Introduction: Marlene Daniels Award

 

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Dane Inglis
Principal
Rystad Energy


Keynote Morning: Global Economic and Markets Outlook - Energy Perspectives

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Dorothea Ioannou
Chief Executive Officer of the Managers
The American P&I Club


Recipient of the Marlene Daniels Award

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Nick Katsanos
Partner
Seward & Kissel LLP



Panel: US Capital Markets and M&A

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Patrick Keffler
Regional Manager Americas
INTERTANKO


 
Panel: Operational Efficiency and Environmental Compliance: Finding the Balance

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Allan Krogsgaard
Business Development Director and Principal Surveyor, Maritime
DNV


Panel: Operational Efficiency and Environmental Compliance: Finding the Balance

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James Lightbourn
CFO
Stealth Maritime Start-Up 


Panel: Investments and Financing in US Shipping

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Ryan Lynch
President, Chief Executive Officer 
Hanwha Shipping 



Panel: US Shipyards, The Ships for America Act

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Daniel Moore
VP, Strategic Partnerships & Innovation American Bureau of Shipping  

Panel: Technology & Innovation, AI

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Kevin O'Hara
Investment Banking
Fearnley Securities



Panel: Investments and Financing in US Shipping

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Daniel Paige

Vice President & General Counsel

Centerline Logistics Corp.



Panel: US Capital Markets and M&A

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David Park (pending) 
Dept. of State 


Panel: Sanctions and Shipping in Turbulent Times

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Mads Petersen
Chief Executive Officer
Pangaea Logistics Solutions 

Panel: Operational Efficiency and Environmental Compliance: Finding the Balance

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Ryan Libhart Pereyda
Principal and CEO
Patriot Maritime
 

Panel: Shipowners Perspective

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Sean T. Pribyl

Partner

Holland & Knight LLP

Panel: Operational Efficiency and Environmental Compliance: Finding the Balance

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Tomer Raanan
Maritime Risk Analyst
Lloyd's List Intelligence

 

Panel: Sanctions and Shipping in Turbulent Times

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Sydney Redden

Associate Director of Global External Affairs
IP House 

Panel: Technology & Innovation, AI

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Ole Christian Schrøder

OSCO Maritime LLC

Conference Co-Chair



Moderator: Operational Efficiency and Environmental Compliance: Finding the Balance

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Josh Shapiro
President and CEO
Liberty Maritime

 

Panel: Shipowners Perspective

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Sean Simons
CCO of Robot Toolworx



Panel: Technology & Innovation, AI

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Peder Simonsen
Chief Executive Officer
Golden Ocean Group Ltd.


Panel: US Capital Markets and M&A

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

Conference Co-Chair


Moderator: Global Turmoil

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Daniel A. Tadros
Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., Managers of the American Club

Conference Co-Chair


Moderator: US Shipyards, The Ships for America Act

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Joshua Tallis
Principal Research Scientist
Center for Naval Analyses



Panel: Global Turmoil

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Alessandra Tebaldi
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
McAllister Towing


Panel: Shipowners Perspective

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Matthew Thomas 
Maritime and International Trade Partner
Blank Rome LLP


Moderator: Sanctions and Shipping in Turbulent Times

For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact: 

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917-797-2421

Alexandra Spyrou-Mitsakis (HACC)  | 646-797-1484

info@haccnaccshipppingconference.com
 

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