In a few days, Marine Tours is organising the “5th Maritime Trends Conference”

Marine Tours organizes for the 5th consecutive year the “Maritime Trends Conference 2017”, which will take place on May 6, 2017 at the Metropolitan Hotel, under the Academic Support of Deree – The American College of Greece and Alba Graduate Business School.

Like every year, the event aims at informing the executives of the Sector about recent developments and prospects in the ever-changing shipping environment, with particular emphasis on modern human resources management standards.

The conference panels will be honored with the attendance of the most acclaimed speakers, by the local and international community and more specifically by Mr. George Logothetis, General Manager of Mare Management SA, Mr. Theodore Chouliaras, President of the Institute of Maritime & Economic Studies, UPMARITIME LONDON Ltd., Mr.  Costas Constantinou, Senior Partner of Moore Stephens Greece, Mr. Dimitris Lyrakos, CEO of Filistos ACT, Mrs. Magda Pantelidu, Regional Director EMEA, Optimal HR Group, Mr. George Pitaoulis, Crewing Manager, ABCmaritime, Mr. David Granville, Etihad Sales Opportunities Manager, Etihad Airways, Mr. Nicolas Ferous, Regional Managing Director of Southern Europe, Global Navigation Solutions SA, Mr. Dimitris Theodossiou, Co-Founder & Managing Director of DANAOS Management Consultants SA and Cpt. Alexandros Vassiliadis, Chief Officer, Nautical Instructor of COSMOS Nautical Training Center.

In their speeches, important issues such as the latest economic data on the Maritime Market, recent developments in the dry cargo market and the catalytic role of Geopolitics in the future of the industry will be developed. In addition, the methods of sourcing and retaining a remarkable naval crew will be analyzed, while the conference will conclude with the highly interesting issue of new technologies and how they are drastically changing today and tomorrow in the world of shipping.

It is worth noting that the conference’s participation is offered free of charge to the shipping companies as the intended Conference consists of one of the various actions implemented by Marine Tours for the support and promotion of Greek Shipping Industry.

On the Conference’s website, interested parties can get detailed information about the program, as well as refer to the speakers’ CVs.