Τhe SMART4SEA Forum is unique innovative event to discuss smart shipping issues and operational challenges, due on Monday, 22nd of February in Eugenides Foundation. This is an afternoon event (15:00 to 19:00) followed by cocktail reception (19:00 – 20:00).
This is a PRO BONO/ NON PROFIT event aiming at a target group of approx 750 Delegates / 350 Organisations (Technical, Operations, Safety & Environmental departments of shipping operators and relevant industry experts and organisations.)
Event Timetable
Registration & Welcome coffee (14:00 – 15:00)
Session 1: Smart Shipping Perspectives (15:00 – 16:30)
Forum Opening: Apostolos Belokas, Founder & Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA – Smart Shipping Challenges and the way forward
Dimitris Theodosiou, Managing Director, Danaos Management Consultants A.– Big Data & Smart Shipping
Ioannis Arabatzis, Managing Director, NanoPhos Marine SA & HEMEXPO – Smart technologies for shipping
Spyros G. Leloudas, Technical Director, SGL Engineering Ltd – Smart use of 3D laser Scanning and inspections by drones
Hyuk-Soon Kwon, Vice President, SWANNET – Vessel Indoor Positioning Technology based on SWAN (Shipboard Wireless Area Network)
Panos Yannoulis, President, Oceanking S.A. – ESSF Smart Financing Tools
30 min Panel Discussion & Questions Open to the floor
Coffee Break (16:30 – 17:00)
Session 2: Operational Challenges (17:00 – 19:00 )
Yannis Papaefthimiou, Managing Director, FURUNO HELLAS S.A. – ECDIS use in the modern era
Willy Zeiler, Marketing & Communications Manager, NAVTOR – e-navigation solutions in the smart shipping context
Panagiota P. Chrysanthi, DPA & QSE Manager, Andriaki Shipping Co Ltd. – Transition from paperless to digital: lessons learned and the way forward
Themistoklis Sardis, IT manager, Costamare Shipping Company S.A. & AMMITEC – Maritime Cyber Security & Risks
Paul R. Walters, Assistant Chief Engineer, ABS – Software Quality and Cyber Safety
Michael Servos, Energy Manager, Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement Corporation (TCM) – Smart Focus on Big Data, Hull & Propeller Performance
George Dimopoulos, Principal Research Engineer, DNV GL Maritime – Energy efficiency optimisation in practice
30 min Panel Discussion & Questions Open to the floor
Cocktail Reception (19:00 – 20:00)
