The “Trading in US Waters: Priorities and Solutions” Seminar, took place on Thursday, June 7 during Posidonia 2018 International Shipping Exhibition (June 4-8, 2018), at the Metropolitan Expo Center (Central Seminar Room).
The seminar was organized by the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), in cooperation with the Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassy, the Int’l Propeller Club of the United States, Int’l Port of Piraeus and the Maritime Hellas Shipping Cluster of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping and was held under the auspices of the Embassy of the United States of America in Athens.
More than 350 distiguished guests, representatives from the global shipping and business community participated at this special seminar designed to assist the local shipping community and maritime stakeholders to acquire a fully integrated approach to U.S. requirements for vessels visiting U.S. ports.
We thank our distinguished speakers and associates from Greece and abroad who have honored us with their presence and the seminar sponsors and supporters for their help and support.
Sponsors & Supporters Company Profiles
AMCHAM President, Simos Anastasopoulos &
NAMEPA President, Joe Hughes
SEMINAR SPEECHES & PRESENTATIONS
Elias Spirtounias, Executive Director, AMERICAN-HELLENIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Simos Anastasopoulos, President, AMERICAN-HELLENIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Keith Silver, Senior Commercial Officer, Embassy of the United States in Athens
Joe Hughes, CEO, American Club/Chairman, NAMEPA
George Pateras, President, HELLENIC CHAMBER OF SHIPPING, Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder/Executive Director, NAMEPA, IMO Maritime Ambassador
George Xiradakis, President, INT’L PROPELLER CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES – INT’L PORT OF PIRAEUS
RADM John Nadeau, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard
Jeanne Grasso, Partner, BLANK ROME
Simon Hall, Sales Manager, Viswa Group
Tom Perlich, Founder and President, ECOCHLOR INC.
Chronis Kapalidis, Cyber Security Consultant, HudsonAnalytix
Dorothea Ioannou, Chief Commercial Officer, the American P&I Club
Lucy Sofronis, Business Development Director, International Division, Future Care Inc.
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- June 7, 2018
10:30 am - 2:30 pm