The conference included the following notable participants and organizations: US Embassy in Athens, International Propellor Group, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Christos Styliandes, Minister, Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Koichi Ito Ambassador Embassy of Japan in Greece, Joe Hughes, American P&I Club, Christopher Wiernicki, Chairman and CEO American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Christian Berg, Managing Director Amogy, Nicholas Liapis, President, Hellenic Institute of Marine Technology, Wayne Arguin Jr., Rear Admiral and Carleen Lyden Walker, International Maritime Organization.
The event was focused on sustainable shipping, achieving the International Maritime Organization (IMO) carbon net zero targets and improving the global maritime industry.
Stephen Schueler, Chairman of Green Transition and Chief Operating Officer, “We at European Maritime Finance are proud to participate in such an important conference focused on improving the maritime industry with global leaders and experts. I was proud to be a Judge at this year’s Shark Tank event selecting the best up and coming companies in the industry. European Maritime Finance is committed to fostering collaboration across the marine industry, placing a strong emphasis on eco-focused investing. EMF supports the industry’s transition to greener and more sustainable vessels”.
Read Admiral Wayne R. Arguin
Koichi Ito, Ambassador of Japan to Greece
Chief Operating Officer, American P & I Club, Daniel Tadros J.D.
Chairman of the Green Transition and Chief Operating Officer, EMF, Stephen Schueler
- Erik Holmgren, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States of America
- Nikolaos Bakatselos, President, American – Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
- Costis Frangoulis, President, International Propeller Club Port of Piraeus & CEO, Franman
- George Alexandratos, Vice President, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
- Panos Xenokostas, President & CEO, ONEX Technology Systems & Business Solutions SA, President, Hellenix Shipyards S.A.
- Marinos Giannopoulos, Ph.D, CEO, Enterprise Greece SA
- Semiramis Paliou, CEO, Diana Shipping Inc., Chairperson, HELMEPA – Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association
- Stephen Schueler, Chairman of Green Transition and Chief Operating Officer, European Maritime Finance
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The Trading in U.S. Waters seminar has established itself as a leading forum for knowledge sharing on issues of interest for the shipping industry. Leading thinkers and doers—shipping industry experts and stakeholders, policymakers, and U.S. agencies’ representatives—from across Greece, and the United States, are participating to propose solutions and policy points for key issues facing the shipping sector.
