YES TO SEA TOURISM FORUM 2017

YES TO SEA TOURISM FORUM WILL BE CONDUCTED IN GREEK LANGUAGE EXCEPT FOR THE Speech and live debate with Young Executives by Ukko Metsola, Vice President, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd that will be in English.

13.00 Registration

13.00 – 14.00 Experience the International Exhibition of Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum

14.00 – 15.30 Yachting: An Underachieving Giant For The East Med (Skalkota Hall)

(free entrance to the registrants of YES to Sea Tourism Forum) 

15.45 – 18.00 YES to Sea Tourism Forum (Skalkota Hall)

Welcoming Adresses

Danae Bezantakou, Managing Director, Navigator Shipping Consultants, Founder, YES Forum

Dimitris Trifonopoulos, Secretary General of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) 

Panagiotis Kourouplis , Minister of Shipping & Insular Policy (TBC)

Evridiki Kourneta, Secretary General of Ministry of Tourism

Pafsanias Papageorgiou, General Secretary for Lifelong Learning and Youth

 Ilias Tsakiris , CEO, American Hellenic Hull Insurance Company Ltd.

Harris Daskalakis, Executive Director, BCA College

Presentation of YES to Sea Tourism Survey by Xenia Kourtoglou, Founder & Managing Partner, FOCUS BARI

Speech and live debate with Young Executives by Ukko Metsola, Vice President, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd

 Moderator:  

George Xiradakis, Managing Director of XRTC BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LTD. and President of THE PROPELLER CLUB (PORT OF PIRAEUS) 

Speakers:

Diogenis Venetopoulos, Partner – Vice President Sales, Variety Cruises

Emmanuel Vordonis – President, POSEIDONION GRAND HOTEL – Ex-Executive Director, Thenamaris

Dimitris Koutsolioutsos, CEO/Founder, INSTAYACHT and Farmers Republic

Chrissie Palassis, Partner, CTM Hellas 

Maria Theofanopoulou, Publisher, Greek Travel Pages

18:00 – 19:00 NETWORKING CORNERS 

1. Crew-Operations– Chartering Dept./ Shipping Company (Skalkota Hall)

1. Angie Hartmann, Crew Manager, STARBULK S.A.
2. Theofilos Haldezos, Dry Cargo / Container Chartering, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd
3. Irini Logotheti, Deputy Operations Manager, Karlog Shipping
4. Leonidas Manolis, Dry Operator / Operations Department, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd
5. Akis Mavronas, MIS & Chartering  Dept. All Seas Marine S.A.
6. Symeon Tsalikoglou,  Business Development, ADRIATICO CREWING

7. 2. Marine Insurance & Classification Societies (MC 3.2)

   Dorothea Ioannou, Global Business Development Director/Managing Director (Greece), American P&I Club

   Marina Papaioannou, Manager Maritime Academy, DNV GL Maritime 

   Ilias Tsakiris, CEO of American Hellenic Hull Insurance Company Ltd.

    

3. Technical & FinanceDept. / Shipping Company (MC 3.4)

1. Nikos Christou, Technical Superintendent, DYNACOM TANKERS MANAGEMENT LTD.
2. Athena Kanellatou, Managing Director, MACGREGOR Greece
3. Georgios Papamichalis,  Technical Superintendent / Technical Department , Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd
4. Katerina Stathopoulou, Executive Director, Investments & Finance

4. Innovation – Startups – Save time in Shipping Agencies (Main Entrance)

1. Dimitris Koutsolioutsos, CEO/Founder, INSTAYACHT and Farmers Republic
3. Dr. Panagiotis Nomikos, Business Development Director, DANAOS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS S.A.
4. Athina Ridaki, Transhipment & Booking Supervisor, ARKAS HELLAS
5. Stellios Stratidakis, Data Analyst, MARINETRAFFIC
6. Dimitris Sousoudis, Advertising Manager, MARINETRAFFIC
7. Markos Kiousseoglou, Co-founder and Board Member, Reload Greece