The 26th Annual HACC NACC Shipping Conference

Shipping Beyond 2020:
Adaptation and Innovation

8:15 am  Registration and Breakfast | Sponsored by the Royal Norwegian  Consulate General of New York

9:00 am  Opening Remarks
Ole Christian Schroder, Director of Environmental Compliance, Scorpio Group

9:05 am  Macro Shipping and Economic Overview

Thomas Joyce, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

9:40 am  Environmental & Other Regulations – IMO 2020

Panelists:
Jan Hagen Andersen, DNV GL
Fred Gordon, Navios
Nils Chr. Høy-Petersen, Clean Marine
Jeremy Osborne, Boundary Layer Technologies
Capt. Jason Tama, Port Captain, Port of New York/New Jersey

Moderator:
Ole Christian Schroder, Director of Environmental Compliance, Scorpio Group

10:20 am  Regulatory & Corporate Governance: The Impact of OECD, EU & OFAC in Shipping

Panelists:  
Molly McCafferty, Guardian Navigation
Irina Nossova, Liberian Registry
Daniel Tadros, The American P&I Club
Gina Venezia, Freehill, Hogan & Mahar

Moderator: 

Matt Thomas, Blank Rome

11:00 am  Coffee Break | Sponsored by Navios Group

11:25 am   The Poseidon Principles & the Rise of Alternative Financing

Panelists: 
Marsila Karpida, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Michael Kirk, RMK Maritime
Martin Lunder, Nordea
Michael Parker, Citi
Paul Taylor, Societé General

Moderator: 

Larry Rutkowski, Seward & Kissel

12:10 pm  Pre-Luncheon Reception | Sponsored by The Liberian Registry

12:45 pm  Luncheon 

Speakers: TBA

Moderator: 

Brian Devine, Norton Rose Fulbright

2:15pm  Impact of Technology and AI in Shipping

 
Panelists:
Semiramis Assimakopoulou, The Signal Group
Alex Donger, Wine Dark Sea
Tobias Gröger, StormGeo

Michael G. Johnson, Sea Machines Robotics

Moderator: 

George Lentzas, Springfield Capital Management

3:00pm Cybersecurity in the Maritime Industry
Panelists:
Ian Bramson, ABS Group
Sarah Brennan, US Coast Guard
Chris Clott, SUNY Maritime
Bill Nugent, International Seaways

Moderator:
George Tsimis, GJT Marine Consultants

3:35 pm  Strategic Decision-Making & Political Turmoil 

Panelists:
Thomas P. Sheehy, Quinella Global
Eric Stern, SUNY Albany

Moderator: 

John Stratakis, Poles, Tublin, Stratakis & Gonzalez, LLP

4:10 pm  Coffee and Networking | Sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright

4:30 pm  The Next Generation of Shipowners

Panelists:
Irene Marinakis Cabezas, Marinakis Chartering
Stefanos Kasselakis, SwiftBulk
George Mangos, Interunity Management

Moderator:
Hara Gisholt, Core Assurance CR Marine

5:05 pm  Closing Remarks

Hara Gisholt, Core Assurance CR Marine

5:15 pm  Cocktail Reception