Program

At the beginning Mrs. Pınar Kalkavan Sesel and Mr. Cihan Ergenç will give a short speech as host country representatives. Afterwards, the following guests will be invited to the stage for opening ceremony.

Host Country Representatives

Pınar Kalkavan Sesel,
Chair of Association of Turkish Coaster Owners and Operators

Cihan Ergenç,
Chair of Turkish Shipowners’ Association
Opening Ceremony Participants(Will be invited to the stage)

Dimitris J. Fafalios,
Chair of INTERCARGO and Representative of Union of Greek Shipowners (as guest country)

Charalampos Simantonis,
Chair of Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners’ Association (as guest country)

Abraham Jose Segovia de Leon,
Consul General of Panama

Ünal Baylan,
Director General of Maritime Affairs

Durmuş Ünüvar,
Director General of Coastal Safety

Tamer Kıran,
Chair of Turkish Chamber of Shipping

Funmi Folorunso,
Secretary General of African Shipowners’ Association

Figen Ayan,
President of the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports

Dr. Gaby Bornheim,
President of German Shipowners’ Association / GERMANY

Dott. Lorenzo Matacena,
Vice President of Confitarma /ITALY

M. Alain Mistre,
President of the Maritime Union of Marseille Fos /FRANCE

Futuristic approach for maritime economy and shipping in general
Martin Stopford,
Director and Teacher The Maritime Lectures

Discussing the decarbonization dilemma among uncertainties, regulations and international efforts

Moderator

Prof.Dr. Mustafa İnsel
Advisor to Turkish Chamber of Shipping

Speakers

Dr Nikolaos Liapis
HSSA BoD’s Member
Andreas Syrigos
HSSA Maritime Affairs Advisor
Charles Haskell
Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub Programme Manager

Future expectations in shipping markets and maritime economics

Moderator

Prof.Dr. Oral Erdoğan
Professor at Piri Reis University

Speakers

Angelica Kemene
Head of Market Analysis & Intelligence | Optima Research
Enrico Paglia
Research Manager | Banchero Costa
Niels Rasmussen
Chief Shipping Analyst
BIMCO

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Open Forum

Moderator

Harun Şişmanyazıcı,
Turkish Shipowners’ Association Principal Advisor

Speakers

Yüksel Yıldırım,
Chair & CEO of YILPORT Holding
Dimitris J. Fafalios,
Chairman of INTERCARGO
Funmi Folorunso,
Secretary General of African Shipowners’ Association

19:00 - 19:30

Song of Songs
Soprano Otilia İpek
Tenor Hüseyin Likos
Piano Yulia Bapova

At Divan Kuruçeşme In a fascinating place, among the traces of the past, sunsets are more magnificent and nights are more starry in a place that must immerse in to believe (in a view of İstanbul Straight)


with the songs of Seran Bilgi

At the gala dinner, Pınar Kalkavan Sesel, Cihan Ergenç, Charalampos Simantonis, Dimitris J. Fafalios and Tamer Kıran will give a speech on the name

Business Formal or Smart Casual