Digital Ship conference returned to Athens in November 13-14, 2019, for the 17th Annual Maritime Conference & Exhibition.
Industry experts took the podium to speak about the industry hot topics like Satellite communications, Digital transformation, Cyber security, Fuel Efficiency and presented new cutting-edge products and at the same time, case studies and use cases from Shipping companies.
The event included also interactive Roundtable Sessions focused on ECDIS solutions, the role of CIO, Software Quality and e-learning.
At the end of the first day, the Annual General Assembly meeting of AMMITEC took place, followed by the Elections for the new Board of Directors.
During the assembly, which was attended by the association’s most active members, the activity of the outgoing BoD was presented by the President Mr. Stelios Sabanis and in particular:
- Cyber Security Seminar held at the Hellenic American Union in 3 sessions
- Ammitec participation at the NATO annual Cyber Security Conference in Chania
- Ammitec visit at the OTE SOC / NOC
- 5th ShipIT Conference at Benaki museum
- Several events co-organized with sponsors
- …and of course our traditional Pita Cutting
The AMMITEC Treasurer Mr. Tasos Makris presented the financial results which were approved by the members.
Furthermore, there was a vivid dialog and exchange of views about the future activity of the Association and ideas on how to enhance the members’ participation through working groups and other activities.
It has also been decided to donate an amount from the Treasury to some charity.
The elections results are as follows:
The new B.o.D. gathered to elect the new President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary and the results are as follows:
STELIOS SABANIS PRESIDENT
THEMIS SARDIS VICE PRESIDENT
TASOS MAKRIS TREASURER
MATTHEW MAHERAS SECRETARY
KATERINA RAPTAKI MEMBER
ACHILLEAS CHOURSOGLOU MEMBER
EYTYCHIA BENAKI MEMBER
YANNES FILIPPOPOULOS ALTERNATE MEMBER
DIMITRIS MAKRIS ALTERNATE MEMBER
We wish them a good start of term and also every success in their new roles!