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8^th Hydra Shipping Conference
Saturday September 9th 2017

"MONEY TALKS BUT WEALTH WHISPERS"

Chairman : George A. Tsavliris

9:30 – 10:00        Registration – Coffee

10:00 -10:05       Welcome Address – Introductory Comments
John Sahinis, President, Fraternity of the Athenian Hydriots

10:05-10:30        Welcome Addresses

Representative of Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy - Panagiotis Spanos,

Dr George D. Pateras, Chairman, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Managing Director, Aegeus Shipping S.A.

George A. Tsavliris, Chairman’s Welcome

10:30-11:45         Session I - The Future of the Shipping Industry
Capital Resources : Equity, IPO, Loan Finance, Leasing, Bareboat
The Pros & Cons of Above
The Banking Industry: Historical Background
What will be the role of Banking Institutions in the Future ? – Will they be there ?

Petros Doukas – Chairman, Capital Partners SA

Dr George Gratsos – Chairman, HELMEPA

Shipping facilitates 90% of world trade. We don’t see any change in the foreseeable future.
Ships are price takers, not market makers.
Understanding Shipping Supply Demand Dynamics.
Why do so many investors get it consistently wrong?
Why do they think it's a high risk business since it is the second oldest profession?

George Christopoulos – Vice Admiral of Hellenic Navy (Rtd) Marine Operations LAROS – Prisma Electronics

Smart Shipping : Maritime Big Data Shapes Decisions In Shipping

Session II - Operational Policies
Complying with Stringent Regulations
Tolerating the Inconsistencies of Law
Maintaining a Code of Ethics

Debate /Principal Panelists
Dinos Arcoumanis - Professor & Chairman of Academic Board Metropolitan College
Dr George Gratsos - Chairman, HELMEPA
Dr George Pateras - Chairman, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Managing Director, Aegeus Shipping S.A.

Session III - CSR Corporate Social Responsibility : The New Corporate Directive

Debate /Principal Panelists
Dinos Arcoumanis - Professor & Chairman of Academic Board Metropolitan College
Dr George Gratsos - Chairman, HELMEPA
Dr George Pateras - Chairman, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Managing Director, Aegeus Shipping S.A.

11:45-12:15         Coffee Break

12:15- 14:00        Session IV - Marine Environment Protection – The Paris Agreement Without Trump

Dinos Arcoumanis - Professor & Chairman of Academic   Board Metropolitan College

Environmental Regulations
Technical Development on Propulsion Systems
Future Fuels

Session V – Cyber Risks in Shipping

Babis Kalevrosoglou - Information Security Manager – Aspida

Maritime Cyber Security: The Reality

Dr George Pateras - Chairman, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Managing Director, Aegeus Shipping S.A.

Session VI – The Traditional Shipping Family Business
The Future
The Generation Gap
Live the Moment But Plan the Future

Dr Panikkos Poutziouris - Vice-rector of Academic Affairs & Head of School of Business and Management UCLAN, Cyprus

Family Business
Living & Planning for Legacy

Concluding Remarks

14:00 – 16:00      Lunch