
February 6, 2024

Hellenic-American & Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce
30th Annual HACC-NACC
Shipping Conference
Clean Energy in a Changing World
PROGRAM (in formation)
9:00 am Opening Remarks
Sophia Brown, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
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9:05 am Key Note
Dorothea Ioannou, The American P&I Club
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9:30 am Environmental Panel
Speakers:
Jeanne Grasso, Blank Rome
Nick Makar, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Hamish Norton, Star Bulk
Moderator:
Ole Christian Schrøder, Scorpio Group
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10:05 am Technology, Innovation, and Ship Design
Speakers:
Robert Galinsky, Kongsberg Maritime
Christina Liviakis Gianopulos, American Ship Repair
Moderator:
Allan Krogsgaard, DNV
10:40 am Coffee Break
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11:00 am Market Overview
Speaker:
Robert Savage, BNY Mellon
Moderator:
Sophia Brown, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
11:25 pm Developments in Maritime Finance
Speakers:
Morten Arntzen, Macquarie
Paul Leand, Macquarie
Moderator:
Sophia Agathis, Seward & Kissel
12:00 pm KEYNOTE
Speaker:
Geoffrey Pyatt
Assistant Secretary at US Department of State
Introduction:
Dan Tadros, The American P&I Club
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1:00 pm Luncheon Keynote
Speaker:
Robert Burke, Ridgebury Tankers
Introduction:
Brian Devine, Norton Rose Fulbright
2:10 pm Alternative Marine Fuels and Carbon Management
Speakers:
Jan Hagen Andersen, DNV
Thomas Damsgaard, BIMCO
Lydia Ntousopoulou, Seamar Management SA
Carrol Hand, APL Logistics
Moderator:
Stephen Laino, POTEN & PARTNERS
2:45 pm Offshore Wind
Speakers:
Charlie Papavizas, Winston Strawn
Alessandra Tebaldi, McAllister Towing
Moderator:
George Tsimis, GJT Marine Consultants LLC
3:20 pm Coffee Break
3:40 pm Geopolitical Considerations
Speakers:
Jen Chalmers, US Department of State
Rear Admiral William G. Dwyer, USCG
Victoria Kataoka, The Arkin Group
Claire McCleskey, Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC
Moderator:
John C. Stratakis, Poles Tublin Stratakis & Gonzales
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4:15 pm Shipowners' Perspective
Speakers:
Mark Filanowski, Pangaea
Ted Petrone/ Anna Kalathakis, Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
Kalli Livanos, Kyla Shipping
Art Regan, Energos LNG
Moderator:
Peter Bazos, Southern Star
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5:00 pm Closing Remarks
Humera Ahmed, LISCR
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Times subject to change
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For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact: info@haccnaccshippingconference.com
Alexandra Spyrou-Mitsakis (HACC) | info@hellenicamerican.cc | 212-629-6380 or
Live Sletten Diakolios (NACC) | info@naccusa.org | 646-883-1760
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