8TH GREEK-BRITISH SHIPPING FORUM

The 8th Greek British Shipping Forum, co-hosted by Maritime London and the British Embassy in Athens, will be held on Wednesday, 25 June, 2025 at 10:30–13:30 (arrivals from 10:00) at the Piraeus Marine Club (Akti Miaouli 51). The event will mark the IMO's Day of the Seafarer and conclude with a networking lunch.

The Forum will consider the outlook for the shipping markets, discuss how Greece and the UK can collaborate to ensure the next generation of seafarers are equipped to manage an increasingly complex operational environment and will showcase on how technology and data can improve operational performance and commercial risk management in shipping. View the detailed agenda here.

Speakers will include:

• George Alexandratos, President, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
• Vicky Apostolopoulou, Head of Career, Employability and Alumni, Metropolitan College
  
• Henry Curra, Head of Global Research, Braemar
• Kathleen Elward, Sales Director, Silverstream Technologies
• Haralambos Fafalios, Chair, Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee
  
• Ajit Jacob, Director Seafarer Services, Chief Examiner, UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency
  
• Venetia Kallipolitou, Commander HCG (Rtd), Cross-Departmental HR and Training Manager, Tsakos Group
• Captain Kostas Karavasilis, Regional Director, Loss Prevention, UK P&I Club
• Matthew Lodge, HM British Ambassador to Greece
• Dr Maria Progoulaki, Senior Consultant and Facilitator, Green-Jakobsen Representative Greece
  
• Paddy Rynders, Marine Director, BMT
  
• Stefan Schrijnen, Chief Commercial Officer, Insurwave
  
• Evita Souri, Commercial Director, Greece, Department for Business & Trade, British Embassy Athens
  
• Jos Standerwick, Chief Executive, Maritime London

This event is strictly by invitation only. By registering your interest on this website you are requesting an invitation, we will email you separately if a space is available. Please send any enquiries here.