

CSN celebrates the Day of the Seafarer with a conference on “Maritime HR challenges in a world of changes”
Date: 21 June 2023
Time: 09:00-15:00
Venue: Carob Mill Conference Centre
We would like to invite you to our 1st CSN Cyprus Crewing Conference. Recruitment and crew wellbeing will be at the heart of the copnference this year. Let us hear what other industries with same challenges as we have in the maritime HR sector are doing. We have invited speakers from high-tech companies with many specialists and expert staff members to learn how they cope with talent acquisition and retention. We have also invited speakers from airlines to hear how they cope with HR in a highly regulated business with a lot of crew members. We combine this with hands-on experts within our own industry to have valuable discussions.
- We are not alone: A perspective from other industries. Other industries are also in hard competition about the talent
- Factors influencing Crew Welfare
- The Future – Technology
The above and more, will be discussed at the 1st CSN Cyprus Crewing Conference “Maritime HR challenges in 2023”. The conference will take place on 21st June 2023 in Limassol at the Carob Mill Conference Centre. The attendance of the conference is free of charge for all employees of shipping and shipping related organisations in Cyprus, but we welcome anyone who wants to contribute to the charity foundation supported by the conference by indicating it at the registration. The Limassol event is under the auspices of the Shipping Deputy Ministry of Cyprus and supported by the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, the Cyprus Marine Club, CYMEPA, WISTA Cyprus, YoungShip Cyprus and ICS Cyprus Branch.
The Charity Sponsor is Petronav Ship Management and the money will go directly from the sponsor to the charity foundation ISWAN (International Seafarers’ Welfare & Assistance Network). The attendance of the conference is free for all employees of shipping and shipping related organisations in Cyprus, but we welcome anyone who wants to contribute to the charity foundation by indicating it at the registration.
Save the date in your calendar for this promising conference ”Maritime HR challenges in 2023″ where together with key industry experts from industry bodies, shipowners, ship managers, airlines, traveling agencies, HR Recruitment agencies and Crewing companies etc. we will look at the operational aspects impacting the shipping sector. The conference will bring together various key industry stake-holders including but not limited to: ship owners, ship managers and associated solution providers such as maritime technology providers, consultants and cross-cultural experts.
This is going to be the first event of CSN for Crewing in Limassol and we would like to invite you to support the conference. There are still available sponsorships and some speakers slots and those interested please contact us at csn@cyprusshippingnews.com .
Looking forward to a very successful event in Limassol in June 2023.
Confirmed speakers, Chair Person, Moderators, Panellists include:
- Adonis Violaris, Managing Director, Cyprus Shipping News
- Henrik Jensen, CEO, Danica Crewing Specialist
- Ioannis Typaldos, Director/ Integrated Maritime Ecosystem Directorate – Shipping Deputy Ministry
- Andreas Hadjipetrou, Vice Chairman – Cyprus Shipping Chamber
- Eurico Ortiga, Senior Policy Advisor, Social & Legal Affairs– ECSA
- Elias Stavropoulos, Technology Partner Architect – IBM
- Maria Georgiou – Director, Head of PwC Academy – PWC
- Uta Steffen, Managing Director – Saltgate Shipmanagement
- Stella Kazamias, Group HR Manager – Interorient Shipmanagement
- Lazaros Charalambous, CEO – Mare Magna Shipmanagement
- David Tropp Hag, Vice President, EMEA Sales – KVH
- Nicolas Adami, Training Director/Fleet Auditor – Mastermind
- Simon Grainge, Chief Executive – ISWAN
- Captain Kyriacos Olympiou – Training and Safety Consultant
- Barbara Loyal, Joint CEO – Esmeralda Shipmanagement
- Panagiotis Bousounis, Operations Manager – DNV Cyprus
- Christoph Koenig, Business Development Director – OTG
- Andreas Chrysostomou, CSO – Tototheo Maritime
- Capt. Thomas Reppenhagen, Sales and Client Relations Director – Uniteam Marine
- Demetris Charalambous, Managing Director, Petronav Shipmanagement
- Stella Violari, Editor, Cyprus Shipping News
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