Digital Ship Athens Conference – 13 & 14 November at the Marriott

Transforming shipping – role of IT leadership – cybersecurity – technical management
Digital Ship Athens – now in its 17th year – reviews the most important topics of maritime digitalisation, in the world’s largest centre of shipping and technology. We are at early stages with the agenda but here are some of the topics we might be discussing this year.
As well as engaging case studies covering Digital Transformation On-Board, The evolution of IT at Gourdomichalis Maritime, Positive Organisational Behaviour that ICT/IS use & PEOU (Perceived Ease of Use) could have on the Seafarers onboard.
Greece sets the tone for the international maritime industry for how it uses digital technology to move forward. Keep up to date with the latest trends and new technology by attending.
Join Interactive Workshops on November 14 and win free online MSc Shipping course provided by BCA College (2 Rounds x 45 min – Round 1 – 12:00-12:45 & Round 2 – 12:45-13:25)
1) Efficient ECDIS – how do you transform your navigation updates to digital age? Host: Sandro Delucia, Maritime Product Director, Speedcast
2) What CIOs need to know talking about ROI of technology to their management? Host: Dimitrios I. Dimitriadis, Chief Strategy Officer, Stalwart Management and S-Bulkers
3) MSc Shipping e-Learning: Continuous On board Training. Host: Harris Daskalakis, CEO, BCA College
** Join this workshop if you are interested to win free online MSc Shipping course
4) How do you use start-up incubators and accelerators for the best of maritime business? Host: Nikolas Pyrgiotis, Co-Founder, Athens Maritime Innovation Centre
5) Progress towards the Software Quality in Maritime Domain. The issues faced and how to achieve quality of marine software will be discussed. Hosted by: Dimitris Lyras, CEO, Ulysses Systems
Companies already registered to attend include: Adriatico Crewing – Ukraine, Aegean, Alcyon Shipping , Allseas Marine , Ancora Investment Trust , Andriaki Shipping , Angelicoussis Group, Anthony Giavridis Maritime, Arcadia Shipmanagement, Ariston Navigation, Athenian Sea Carriers , Attica Group , Avin International, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, Blue Marine Navigation, Carras (Hellas), Celestyal Cruises, Chandris Hellas, Common Progress, Confidence Shipping, Dalex Shipping , Danaos Shipping, Dodekanisos Seaways, Dorian LPG, Dynacom Tankers Management, Element Shipmanagement, Eletson Corporation, Elvictor Group, Enesel, Etterna Shipmanagement, Eurobulk, Euronav, Euronav Ship Management, Eurotank, Exmar Shipmanagement, Falcon Navigation Shipmanagement, Franco Compania Naviera, Gleamray Maritime, Globus Shipmanagement, Goldmar Management, Greek Ministry of Defense, Hellenic Navy, Hellespont Ship Management, Ionia Management, Ionic Shipping, J G Roussos Shipping, Karlog Shipping, Konkar Shipping Agencies, Kyklades Maritime, Kyla Shipping, Laskaridis Shipping, M/Maritime, Marine Management Services, Marlow Navigation, Minerva Marine, Naviera Ulises, Navigation Maritime Bulgare JSC, Neptune Lines, Nereus Shipping, Olympic Shipping and Management, Oskar Wehr, Paradise Navigation, Pleiades Shipping Agents, Plutofylax Shipping, Polembros Shipping, Prime Marine, Prime Tanker / Prime Gas, Prime Tanker Management, PrivatSea, Probulk Shipping & Trading, Probunkers, Queensway Navigation, RBD Armatori, Sea Traders, Seanergy Maritime Holdings, Sprongfield Shipping Panama, Status Maritime, Thenamaris Ships Management, TMS Bulkers, TMS Tankers, Tsakos Columbia, Shipmanagement, United Navigation, V.Ships, V.Ships Greece and many more ….
The exciting speakers line up includes:
- Stelios Sabanis, Head of IT, GasLog
- George A. Tsavliris, Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
- Elias Divris, Key Account Manager, Marlink
- Andreas Polidis, IT Advisor, Ionic Shipping
- Tasos Makris, IT & Usability Consultant, Gourdomichalis Maritime
- Pietro Amorusi, CIO, d’Amico Shipping
- George Efthimiou, IT Department & Security Expert, Gourdomichalis Maritime
- Chronis Kapalidis, Associate Fellow, Chatham House
- Thodoris Efstathiou, Marine ICT Engineer, Equinox Maritime
- Katerina Raptaki, IT Manager, Navios Group of Companies
- Rohit Tandon, Head of Operations, DPA/ CSO, FML Ship Management Ltd
- Matt Heider, CEO, Nautilus Labs
- Alessandro Pescetto, Marine Digital & Innovation Director, RINA
- Nadeem Khan, Director of M2M & Maritime, Thuraya Telecommunications Company
- Rajan Vasudevan, Founder and CEO, OceanManager
- Thrasyvoulos Tampakakis, Technical Solutions Engineer, OTESAT_MARITEL
- Sandro Delucia, Maritime Product Director, Speedcast
- Georgios Tsivgoulis, Electrical Supervisor, Thenamaris
- Yariv Zghoul, CEO, JiBe
- Gerrit Jan Konijnenberg, Strategic Development of Maritime Services, Vodafone Roaming Services
- Dimitris Lyras, CEO, Ulysses Systems
- Kostas Grivas, Information Security Officer, Angelicoussis Group
- Matthew Maheras, IT Manager, Metrostar Management Corp.
- Themistoklis Sardis, IT Manager, Costamare
- Eftihia Benaki, IT Manager / CySO, Minerva Marine
- Barry Lawrence Panter, Product Manager, Intellian Technologies
- Antonis Margaritis, IT Department, Prime Marine
- Nikolas Pyrgiotis, Partner, Athens Maritime Innovation Center
- Jens-Hallvard Klette, Platform & Engineering Manager, Telenor
- Dimitris Patrikios, CEO, Kyklades Maritime Corporation
- Antonis Valakas, Sales Engineer, Fortinet
- Nikos Pantazis, Technical Department, Equinox Maritime
- Alberto Perez, Director Business Development, Inmarsat
- Harris Daskalakis, CEO, BCA College
Venue:
Athens Marriott Hotel, Leof. Andrea Siggrou 385, Athina 175 64, Greece
No admission charge for ship owners, operators, managers and builders.
Still time to register: https://www.athens.thedigitalship.com/register/
Enquiries: narges@thedigitalship.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 3406
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