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Wednesday, 5 July 2023
First Session: North African Arab Countries and Greece
Part A: Algeria, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Greece
Moderator: Christos Vardikos, Attorney at Law and the Consul a.h. for the Commonwealth of Dominica in the Hellenic Republic, Greece
Speakers:
- Adra Benboudiaf, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Economic and Commercial Attaché, Algerian Embassy, Greece
- Mohamed Abdellahi Yaha, Owner & CEO, Maurilog, Mauritania
- Nektarios Mitsokapas, Marine and Infrastructure Director, Archirodon NV, Greece
- Mohamed Najib Berriche, Chartering & Operations Manager, Africa Marine Company (AMC), Tunisia
Part B: Egypt, Libya, and Greece
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Khaled Hanafy, Secretary General, Union of Arab Chambers, Lebanon & Board Member, AHCCD, Greece
Keynote Speaker:
Admiral Ossama Rabiee, Chairman & Managing Director, Suez Canal Authority, Egypt
Speakers:
- Mohamed Sherine El Naggar, Group Chairman, A. K. Naggar & Co., Egypt
- Anastasios Vourgas, CEO of Antipollution Egypt, V Group, Greece
- Mohamed Ali Hmidan, Chairman, Libyan Ports Company.
- Nicolas A. Vernicos, Shipowner, President of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Member of the Board of Directors (BOD) of Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Greece
- Ibrahim Taher Arebi, General Manager, Manarat Almadina Shipping Co., Libya
Second Session: North Mashriq Arab Countries (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria) and Greece
Moderator: Dr. Saleh Jallad, Publisher of Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) & Board Member of AHCCD, Greece
Speakers:
- Leonidas Dimitriadis-Evgenidis, IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador in Greece
- Captain Moh’d Eldalabieh, General Secretary, Jordan Shipping Association, Jordan
- Omar Abdel Karim Itani, President Director General, Port of Beirut, Lebanon
- Dr. Salman Ahmad Raya, President, Syrian Chamber of Shipping
Special presentations
- Beisan AlSharif, ProjectSea, Co-founder, Jordan
- Dimitris K. Alexopoulos, Business Partnerships Manager, Enaleia, Greece
Thursday, 6 July 2023
Third Session: GCC Countries and Greece
Part A: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Greece
Moderator: George Laios, Deputy CEO, Intermodal Shipbrokers Co, Greece
Keynote Speakers:
- Sulaiman M. Ababtain, SVP & CEO, Sofon Holding, Saudi Arabia
- Panagiotis Tsonis, Deputy CEO, Piraeus Port Authority S.A., Greece
Speakers:
- Aisha Moubarek Al-Ajami, Supervisor of Economic Plans and Studies, General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development, Kuwait
- Rayan Al Bakri, President Advisor, Saudi Ports Authority- MAWANI, Saudi Arabia
- Michael Fan, Chief Technical & Innovation Officer, Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) Ltd, Greece
Part B: Oman, and Greece
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Orestis Schinas, Permanent Representative to the IMO-Union of Comoros and Associate Professor, University of the Aegean, Greece
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Evangelos Kyriazopoulos, Secretary General, Ministry of Shipping & Islands Policy, Greece
Speakers:
- Bader Saif Al-Ofi, Economic Advisor, Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Oman
- Sotirios Theofanis, Executive Director, MARLOGMIND PC, Thessaloniki and Professor of Practice, CITY College, University of York Europe Campus, Greece
- Antonis Stelliatos, President, Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Association, Greece
Fourth Session: Comoros, Somalia, Yemen, and Greece
Moderator:
Rashad Mabger, Secretary General, Arab-Hellenic Chamber, Greece
Speakers:
- Dr. Orestis Schinas, Permanent Representative to the IMO-Union of Comoros and Associate Professor, University of the Aegean, Greece
- Ismail Warsame, Senior Risk Analyst, Port of Portland, USA, Somalia
- Basam Soleiman Alsandi, CEO, Yemen Red Sea Ports Corporation, Yemen
- Nicholas Gerassimou, Lawyer LL.M (Soton) and Vice President of the Hellenic Association of Maritime Law, Greece