Participants list

  • Mr Spyros Vougious, Director, Shipping Programs, Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece
  • Mr Alexandros Karanasios, PRF Compliance Officer, Antipollution SA
  • Mr Lykourgos Kiassos, Regional Port Manager, Antipollution SA
  • Mr Michalis Vlatakis, President, Association of Cretan Tourism & Travel Agencies
  • Ms Calypso Diareme, Global Head Cruise, ATPI
  • Mr Theodoros Frantzeskakis, Director DLQs Monitoring & Analytics, Attica Bank
  • Mr Panos Dikaios, CEO, Attica Group
  • Mr Charis Chartosias, Commercial Manager, Baseblue Ltd
  • Mrs Maria Theodoridou, Trader, Baseblue Ltd
  • Mr Marios Bougioukas, Shipping Director, BCA College
  • Mrs Marie-Claire Boyes, Sales Director, C Teleport
  • Mrs Natascha Tielman, Head of Customer Success, C Teleport
  • Mr Nikolaos Chalkiadakis, CEO, Cactus Hotels
  • Mrs Ligia Balea, Product Manager, Shore Excursions, Carnival Cruise Line
  • Mr Alexios Economou, VP Hotel Manager & Passenger Services, Celestyal
  • Capt Vassilios Gazikas, VP Marine Operations, Celestyal
  • Mrs Eleni Karachaliou, Country Manager, Celestyal
  • Capt George Koumpenas, Chief Operating Officer, Celestyal
  • Mr Chris Theophilides, CEO, Celestyal
  • Ms Madeleine Madianou, Director of Sales, Chandris Hotels (Athens Marriott, The MET)
  • Mrs Eleni Symeoni Chatzelli, Communications & Public Affairs Officer, Greece-Eastern Mediterranean, CLIA
  • Mrs Maria Deligianni, Regional Director, Eastern Mediterranean, CLIA
  • Mrs Julie Green, Deputy Director General, CLIA
  • Mr Gregory Spourdalakis, Managing Director, Columbia Shipmanagement Greece
  • Mr Aristeides Batsoulis, Director of Technical Service, Corfu Port Authority SA
  • Mr Spyridon Zervopoulos, CEO, Corfu Port Authority SA
  • Mrs Barbara Buczek, Chief Destination Experiences Officer, Cruise Saudi
  • Mr Adam Sharp, Director of Development, Cruise Terminal International
  • Ms Frances Gannon, Editor & Publisher, Cruisetimes
  • Mrs Tatiana Hambas, President & CEO, Cruiseway Travel
  • Ms Adria Bono, Director, Destination Experiences, Crystal Cruises
  • Mr Nicholas Pagonis, Senior Vice President, Marine & Technical Operations, Disney Cruise Line
  • Mr Antonios Manias, Dev and Marketing Co Executive, DKPK
  • Capt George Chronakis, Marine Personnel Manager, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited
  • Mr Apostolos Kamarinakis, CEO, Elefsis Port Authority SA
  • Mr Seiichi Suzuki, First Secretary and Chief of Economic Section, Embassy of Japan in Greece
  • Mrs Konstantina Melanidi, Policy Assistant of Sustainable Transport and Tourism Cabinet, European Commission
  • Mrs Anna Panagopoulou, Head of Sustainable Transport and Tourism Cabinet, European Commission
  • Mr Kyriakos Samartzidis, Policy Assistant of of Sustainable Transport and Tourism Cabinet, European Commission
  • Mr Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, European Commission
  • Mrs Nektaria Girvalaki, Fire Major at a Land-Based Fire Station, Fire Fighting Brigade
  • Mr Ioannis Bras, CEO, Five Senses Consulting
  • Mrs Asli Deger, Guest Relations Asst. Manager, Galataport Istanbul
  • Mr Tolga Tuncay, Port Director, Galataport Istanbul
  • Mr Manos Aggelakis, Operations Manager, Gelasakis Group of Companies
  • Mr Antonis Gelasakis, CEO Travel & Hospitality Divisions, Gelasakis Group of Companies
  • Mr Yiannis Gelasakis, CEO – Maritime services Division, Gelasakis Group of Companies
  • Mrs Zoi Dalla, Cruise & Yachting Manager, Gelasakis Shipping Agency
  • Mr Angelos Samolis, Sales Manager, Giovanti Travel
  • Mr Aziz Gungor, Regional Director, East Med Ports, Global Ports Holding
  • Ms Chrysanthi Stefanou, Managing Director, Golden Star Ferries
  • Mr Ioannis Pappas, Director, Med Region & EU Sustainable Destinations, GSTC
  • Mr Michael Nomicos, Co-owner, Hardy Enterprises
  • Mr Spyridon Nomicos, Managing Director, Hardy Enterprises
  • Mrs Gina Polemi, President, HCPY/ ECPY Greece
  • Mr Lysandros Tsilidis, President, Hellenic Association of Tourist & Travel Agencies
  • Mr George Alexandratos, President, Hellenic Chamber Of Shipping
  • Mrs Katerina Founta, Chemical Engineer, Hellenic Environmental Center
  • Mr Vasileios Lambridis, Operations Manager, Hellenic Environmental Center
  • Mr Panagiotis Stamatogiannis, Chairman of BoD, Hellenic Environmental Center
  • Mr Akis Thomoglou, Commercial Manager, Hellenic Environmental Center
  • Mr Konstantinos Kefalogiannis, Member of Parliament, Hellenic Parliament
  • Mr Maximos Senetakis, Member of Parliament, Hellenic Parliament
  • Mr Thanos Liagkos, Chairman, Hellenic Ports Association
  • Mr Vasileios Mamalis, Executive Director, Hellenic Ports Association
  • Mr Panagiotis Stavropoulos, New Generation Project Manager, HELMEPA
  • Mr Karkanakis Evaggelos, President, Heraklion Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • Mr Georgios Merkoulidis, Corporate Lawyer, Heraklion Port Authority SA
  • Mr Ioannis Papadakis, Collaborator, Heraklion Port Authority SA
  • Mr Minas Papadakis, CEO, Heraklion Port Authority SA
  • Mr Andreas Seimenis, Collaborator, Heraklion Port Authority SA
  • Mrs Paraskevi Voulgaraki, Collaborator, Heraklion Port Authority SA
  • Mr Nikolaos Chartoudis, Heraklion Port Fire Department Commander, 3rd Heraklion Port Fire Station
  • Mr Kallergos Voulgarakis, President, Heraklion Urban Bus
  • Mr Sotiris Karantzias, Chief Operating Officer, ICTS Hellas
  • Mr Athanasios Porfyris, CEO, Igoumenitsa Port Authority SA
  • Mr Grant Holmes, Global Vice President, Cruise Solutions, Inchcape Shipping Services
  • Mr George Spirakis, Global Commercial Development Manager, Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services
  • Mr Michael Tsatsaronis, Vice President, Inter-Municipal Port Office of Chios
  • Mr Mark Haneke, Chief Business Development Officer, International Airport Crete
  • Mrs Mary Markou, Client Relations Manager, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
  • Mrs Lucy Mylonaki, Marketing Director, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
  • Mr Gregory Kekropoulos, Marketing and Technical Department, Kavala Port Authority SA
  • Mr Angelos Vlachos, CEO, Kavala Port Authority SA
  • Mr Gerhard Tost, Sales Director, KCL AS
  • Mrs Christina Bezantakou, CEO, KEFI SA
  • Mrs Frosso Zaroulea, Managing Director, Keyway Communications Specialists
  • Mrs Tatiana Tzartzou, Travel Designer, Kyvernitis Travel
  • Mr Georgios Kyvernitis, Managing Partner, Kyvernitis Travel and Shipping SA
  • Mr Cornilios Vintu, Sales Account Manager, Kyvernitis Travel and Shipping SA
  • Capt George Mavrogenis, Marine Manager, Latsco Marine Management
  • Mrs Nazli Hamitoglu, Marketing Officer, Marmaris Cruise Port, Turkiye
  • Mr Deniz Tugay, Port Innovate Operations Manager, Marmaris Cruise Port, Turkiye
  • Mr Murat Tugay, Marmaris Port Director, Marmaris Cruise Port, Turkiye
  • Mr Demosthenis Vernardakis, General Manager, Master’s Shipping Co.
  • Mr Nicky Guerrero, Secretary General, MedCruise
  • Mrs Anne-Marie Spinosi, Senior Vice President, MedCruise
  • Ms Theodora Riga, President, MedCruise & Corfu Port Authority SA
  • Mr Manolis Koutoulakis, Secretary General, Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy
  • Mr Francois Lafond, Balkan Expert, Hellenic Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation
  • Mrs Anna Karamanli, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism
  • Mr Loukas Sigalas, CEO, Minoan Lines
  • Ms Elisabetta De Nardo, Vice President, Port Development, MSC Cruises
  • Mr Gianluca Suprani, Senior Vice President Port Development, MSC Cruises
  • Mr Shant Krikorian, Corporate Communication Senior Manager, MSC Cruises
  • Mrs Rosana Morillo, Group VP Government Affairs, MSC Group
  • Mrs Marika Deligianni, Technical Director, Municipal Harbour Treasury of the Southern Dodecanese Region
  • Mr Vasilios Vagianakis, President, Municipal Harbour Treasury of the Southern Dodecanese Region
  • Mr Emmanouil Menegakis, Mayor, Municipality of Agios Nikolaos
  • Mr George Christakis, Mayor for Development, Entrepreneurship, Maritime Affairs & Tourism, Municipality of Chios
  • Mr Georgios Agrimanakis, Deputy Mayor of Economics and Tourism, Municipality of Heraklion
  • Mrs Despoina Dialyna, Head Officer of the Tourism Department, Municipality of Heraklion
  • Mr Alexis Kalokairinos, Mayor, Municipality of Heraklion
  • Mr Zacharias Doxastakis, Mayor, Municipality of Hersonissos
  • Mr Georgios Athanasakis, Mayor, Municipality of Lasithi Plateau
  • Mr Emmanouil Chronakis, Special Advisor to the Mayor, Municipality of Lasithi Plateau
  • Mr Emmanouil Perisinakis, Vice Mayor, Municipality of Lasithi Plateau
  • Mrs Eugenia Spanaki, President of the City Council, Municipality of Lasithi Plateau
  • Mrs Vasiliki Velivasaki, Special Advisor to the Mayor, Municipality of Lasithi Plateau
  • Mr Menelaos Bokeas, Mayor, Municipality of Malevizi
  • Mrs Chrysanthi Lyroni, Vice Mayor, Municipality of Malevizi
  • Mr Tasos Konidaris, Special advisor to the Mayor, Municipality of Thira
  • Mr George Vaggelas, Associate Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Mrs Olga Bezantakou, VP Legal, Navigator Shipping Consultants
  • Mr Andreas Stylianopoulos, President, Navigator Travel LTD
  • Mr Stephanos Taioglou, Director Sales, Cruise Dept, Navigator Travel LTD
  • Mrs Sandi Weir, Sr. Director, Global Government Affairs, NCLH (Covers NCL, Oceania & Regent Seven Seas)
  • Mr Panagiotis Psalidas, Operations Manager, Nestos Piraeus S. Agency
  • Mr Aristidis Zias, General Manager, Network Business Solutions
  • Mr Nikolaos Mavrikos, President, Panhellenic Ship Suppliers & Exporters Association
  • Mr Panagiotis Anastassopoulos, CEO, Patras Port Authority SA
  • Mr Konstantinos Achladitis, Vice President, Piraeus Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • Mr Konstantinos Gargaropoulos, Member of PCCI’s Administrative Council, Piraeus Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • Mr Vasileios Korkidis, President, Piraeus Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • Mr Dimitrios Lemonakis, Member of PCCI’s Working Group for Extroversion, Piraeus Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • Mr Nektarios Demenopoulos, Deputy Manager, PR-IR Department, Piraeus Port Authority SA
  • Mrs Chrysanthi Kamoulakou, PR Sector, Piraeus Port Authority SA
  • Mr Thanasis Karlis, Deputy Manager, Marketing Department, Piraeus Port Authority SA
  • Mrs Maria Spyridaki, Legal Department, Piraeus Port Authority SA
  • Mr Panagiotis Tsonis, Deputy CEO, Piraeus Port Authority SA
  • Mrs Patritsia Zigou, Manager, Cruise and Ferry Department, Piraeus Port Authority SA
  • Mr Atilla Akkaya, Student, Piri Reis University
  • Mr Rauf Ali Ates, Student, Piri Reis University
  • Mrs Alexandra Tougia, CEO, Plus 10X
  • Mr Michele Bosco, Manager, Shore Excursions and Operations, Princess
  • Mr Alessandro Carollo, Associate Vice President, Government Relations, RC Group
  • Mr Manolis Alevropoulos, Vice President, Marine Operations, Royal Caribbean Group/Celebrity
  • Mr Ioannis Anastasakis, Deputy Governor, Climate Change and Urban Mobility, Region Of Crete
  • Mr Stavros Arnaoutakis, Governor, Region of Crete
  • Mr Kyriakos Kotsoglou, Vice Governor For Tourism, Region Of Crete
  • Dr Antonios Papadakis, Public Health Supervisor of the Region of Crete, Region of Crete
  • Mr Georgios Pitsoulis, Deputy Regional Governor – Supervisor of Health Sectors and Mobile Units, Region of Crete
  • Mr Michael Vamvoukas, Vice Governor, Region of Crete
  • Mr Nikolaos Sirigonakis, Vice Governor – Regional Unit of Heraklion, Region of Crete
  • Mrs Anastasia Adamopoulou, Vice Governor, Tourism, Region of Thessaly
  • Mr Ioannis Anastasiou, Vice Governor, Digital Governance & Citizen Services, Region of Thessaly
  • Mr Anastasios Konstantaros, CEO, Rhodes Tourism Promotion Organisation
  • Mr Yiannis Rogan, Deputy Managing Director, Rogan Associates
  • Dr Christos Solomonidis, Chairman of the BoD, Partner, Rogan Associates
  • Mr Athanasios Roussakis, CEO, Roussakis Supplies IKE
  • Mr Alastair Clifton, Director of International Communications, Royal Caribbean Group
  • Mrs Ana Karina Santini, Associate Vice President, International Destination Development, Royal Caribbean Group
  • Mrs Karen Martin, Global Band Ambassador, ShipMoney
  • Mrs Roula Zachariou, VP Business Development S. Europe, ShipMoney
  • Mr Georgios Baliouskas, B2B Sales & Distribution Director, SKY express
  • Mrs Magda Karanikola, Sales Manager, SKY express
  • Mr Yiannis Lidakis, Commercial Director, SKY express
  • Mr Alexandros Michalopoulos, Key Accounts Project Manager, SKY express
  • Mr Nikos Raggos, Sales Executive, SKY express
  • Mr Nikos Baltas, Procurement, Support, SmartMarinas
  • Mrs Aggeliki Drakou, Office Support, SmartMarinas
  • Mr Antonis Kalamakidis, General Manager, SmartMarinas
  • Mr Tasos Oikonomidis, Software Development, SmartMarinas
  • Mrs Maritina Oikonomidou, Office Support, Smartmarinas
  • Mr Maxime David, Senior Advisor – Business Development, SmartSea
  • Mr Simon Fotakis, Director, Technology Sales, SmartSea
  • Mrs Evangelia Benaki, Financial Employee, Souda Port / Chania
  • Mrs Styliani Manioudaki, Director, Souda Port / Chania
  • Mrs Olga Mavropoulou, Financial Officer, Souda Port / Chania
  • Mr Dimitrios Virirakis, President, Souda Port / Chania
  • Mr Alexander Bieniek, Vice President, Marine Operations, Star Clippers
  • Mr Akis Konstantinidis, HR Manager, Technomar
  • Mr Nikolaos Mouses, Managing Director, Terraco LLC
  • Mrs Alexandra Kaoni, Senior Director of Graduate and Online Enrollment, The American College of Greece
  • Mr Spiros Almpertis, Vice President, Port and Destination Operations, Guest Port Services, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
  • Mr Angelos Frantzetis, Head of Cruise & Ferry, ThPA SA – Port of Thessaloniki
  • Mr Spyros Hambas, CEO, Travelway Tourism & Shipping
  • Mr Marcus Puttich, Director, Destinations, Incident Commander, TUI Cruises
  • Mrs Georgia Doui, Port Operations Manager, Greece, TUI Hellas/Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services
  • Mr Dimitris Bekos, Head Of Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Malta, UAE, TUI Musement
  • Mr Henri Brown, Economic Officer, U.S. Department of State
  • Mr Thanos Pallis, Professor, Port & Maritime Economics Policy, University Of Piraeus
  • Mr Ioannis Perris, Student, University of the Aegean, Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport
  • Mrs Georgia Linaraki, Vice Chairwoman, V Group
  • Mr George Sarigiannis, Director of Communications & Marketing, V Group
  • Mr Filippos Venetopoulos, CEO, Variety Cruises
  • Ms Isabelle Cote, International Terminal Operations – Management Consultant, Virgin Voyages
  • Mr Sokratis Anagnostou, CEO / General Secretary of Hellenic Ports Association, Volos Port Authority
  • Mr John Efstathiou, Cruise Operations Manager, Wilhemsen Port Services
  • Mr Christos Makrialeas, Head of Cruise Sector, Wilhemsen Port Services
  • Mrs Stamatia Giasirani, Executive Director, WIMA – Worldwide Industrial & Marine Association
  • Mr Elias Hajiefremidis, President, WIMA – Worldwide Industrial & Marine Association
  • Mr George Xiradakis, Founder, XRTC
  • Capt Stelios Sarafoglou, Board Of Directors / Captain Class A, Yacht Masters Club
  • Ms Danae Bezantakou, Founder, YES Forum
  • Mr Kyriakos Saridis, Sales Manager, Zacharioudakis G Inc
  • Mrs Maria Zacharioudaki, CEO, Zacharioudakis G Inc

updated as of 1 May 2025