5th IENE Energy & Shipping Seminar - “Energy Security, Energy Transition and the New Maritime Reality”

Programme

5th IENE Energy & Shipping Seminar
Energy Security, Energy Transition and the New Maritime Reality

April 29th, 2026
B & E Goulandris Foundation, Eratosthenous 13, 116 35 Athens


Seminar Programme

10.00 - 10.40 Opening Session

Moderator: Costis Stambolis, Chairman & Executive Director, IENE

Yannis Triphyllis, Board of Directors, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
George Xiradakis, Founder-Managing Director, XRTC Business Consultants, President – Association of Banking and Financial Executives of Hellenic Shipping
Dr. Nikolaos Liapis, Energy and Business Consultant, Managing partner ActaNonVerba, Chairman of IENE’s Downstream Committee (video message)
• Keynote Speech by Prof. Angelos Syrigos, Member of Parliament, Professor of International Law and Foreign Policy, Panteion University,

10.40 -  11.45 Session I: Energy Transportation and Fuels

Moderator: George Xiradakis, Founder-Managing Director, XRTC Business Consultants President – Association of Banking and Financial Executives of Hellenic Shipping

Costis Stambolis, Chairman & Executive Director, IENE
Captain Stylianos Dimouleas, CEO, ALMI Tankers SA
Panos Zachariadis, Technical Director, Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management 
Vasiliki Marianna Sourtzi, Fuel Transition Lead at LR Decarbonisation Hub
Marie-Athena Papathanasiou, Research Fellow IENE, Director, Ecoprosperity Capital Ltd, London

11.45  - 12:00 Coffee Break

12.00 - 12.45 Session II: – Vessel Certification for Energy Cargoes

Moderator: Panos Zachariadis, Technical Director, Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management

George Teriakidis, Regional Manager for Southeast Europe, DNV Maritime
Spyridon Zolotas, Vice President, South Europe, Marine, RINA Hellas Ltd.
Nicolas Vaporis, Chief Technical Officer, Capital Ship Management Corp, Member of BoD, MARTECMA

12.45  - 13.45 Session III: Global and Regional Crude Oil, LNG and LPG Markets

Moderator: Anastasios Tosios, Strategy Consultant, IENE Partner, Leader "Energy Innovation Programme" IENE

Dr. Charles Ellinas, Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center of the Atlantic Council, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, IENE (online)
Kostas Karathanos, Chief Operating Officer, GasLog
Prof. Michael Fan, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Tsakos Energy Navigation, TEN Ltd


13.45 - 14.30 Lunch Break

14.30 - 15.30 Session IV: Geopolitical Turmoil, Safety on Board, Insurance Cover and Shipping Freight

Moderator: George Tsavliris, Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group

Opening Remarks by George Alexandratos, President, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping

George Xiradakis, Founder-Managing Director, XRTC Business Consultant, President – Association of Banking and Financial Executives of Hellenic Shipping
Dr. Antonios Tsavdaridis, Partner – Head of Arbitration Practice, Rokas Law Firm
John N. Cotzias, President, Hellenic Shipbrokers Association (HSA)
Prof. Theodore Pelagidis, Deputy Governor, Bank of Greece - Prof. of Economics, University of Piraeus - Ex- Minister of Finance

15.30 - 16.30 Session V: The Greek Shipping Sector and Economic, Environmental and Geopolitical Challenges

Moderator: Dr. Philip-Mark Spanidis, Project Manager, ASPROFOS Engineering S.A.

Michael B. Christides, Ambassador (a.h.) Balkans and Black Sea Forum, Diplomatic Advisor, IENE
Thanassis Karlis, Chief Deputy Manager, Marketing Dept. Piraeus Port Authority SA
Prof. Charalambos Tsardanidis, Director, Institute of International Economic Relations, Honorary Professor of the Peloponnese University
Dr. Lykourgos Liakakos, PhD in International Law, Panteion University, Director General, “Mesonisos” Cultural & Development Center
Christodoulos (Christos) Dimas, Member of Executive Committee, IENE and Chairman of IENE’s Geopolitics Committee


16.30 The New Maritime Reality – Seminar Conclusions

17.00 End of Session

The event is being held under the auspices of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping

and with the Support of Association of Banking and Financial Executives of Hellenic Shipping

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