Agenda POST

Session #1: Ship Managers Session – Panel Discussion
Moderated by Mrs. Dorothea Ioannou, CEO Designate​, The American Club

• Andy Cook, Crewing Operations Director, V.Group
• Boriana Farrar, Vice President – Chief Legal Officer, Patriot Contract Services, LLC
• George D. Gourdomichalis, President & Managing Director, Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A.
• Sunil Kapoor, Director, FML Ship Management Limited
• Karin Orsel, Chief Executive Officer, MF Shipping Group

Session #2: The Ship Managers Perspective

• Capt. Sokratis Tigkos, Crew & Marine Manager, Omicron Ship Management Inc. – Crew Welfare: A key point in shipping – PEOPLE FIRST
• Katerina Somaripa, Crew Operator, Prime Marine – Overview of Crew Welfare Prime Initiatives
• Dimitris Fokas, Training Manager, Angelicoussis Group – Mental Health, Wellbeing, Training & Health Promotion 
• Dr. Theoharis I. Sinifakoulis, Fleet Medical Advisor, Angelicoussis Group – Mental Health, Wellbeing, Training & Health Promotion 
• Eirini Pirpili, Wellness/Gym Manager, Angelicoussis Group – Mental Health, Wellbeing, Training & Health Promotion
• Aristonis Trochanis, Soft Skills Expert, Angelicoussis Group – Mental Health, Wellbeing, Training & Health Promotion

Session #3: The Crew Manager Perspective

• Ambassador Carlos C. Salinas, PTC Founder and IMO Maritime Ambassador – Global Maritime Professionals at the HEART of PTC 
• Gerardo Borromeo, CEO, PTC – Global Maritime Professionals at the HEART of PTC
• Atty. Iris V. Baguilat, President, Döhle Seafront Crewing (Manila), Inc. – Best Practices: Easing back to the pre-pandemic norms

• Sophia Bullard, Director, Crew Health Programme, UK P&I Club
• Rich McLoughlin, Head of Maritime Engagement, Safetytech Accelerator

Session #5: Focus Presentations

• Rich McLoughlin, Head of Maritime Engagement, Safetytech Accelerator – Technology for Crew Wellbeing
• Dr.  William Moore, Senior Vice President, American Club – American Club’s Good Catch Initiative
• Bjarke Jakobsen, Partner & Senior Consultant, Green Jakobsen – Key soft skills a maritime leader must possess to enhance the crew welfare on board
• Junal Gatungay Jr., Learning and Development Consultant, Green Jakobsen – Key soft skills a maritime leader must possess to enhance the crew welfare on board
• Dr. Maria Progoulaki, Regional Representative and Senior Consultant, Green Jakobsen – Key soft skills a maritime leader must possess to enhance the crew welfare on board

Crew Welfare Awards Ceremony

• Crew Welfare Tanker Operator Award
• Crew Welfare Dry Bulk Operator Award
• Crew Welfare Management Award
• Crew Welfare Service Provider Award
• Crew Welfare Organisation Award
• Crew Welfare Diversity & Inclusion Award
• Crew Welfare Personality Award
• Crew Welfare Leadership Award

Program of day ends

Session #6: Industry Stakeholders Panel – Panel Discussion
Moderated by Mrs. Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder/Executive Director of NAMEPA and IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador

• Sara Baade, CEO, Sailors’ Society
• Jillian Carson-Jackson, President, The Nautical Institute
• Ismael Cobos Delgado, Head, Maritime Training and Human Element, International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• Simon Grainge, Chief Executive, International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN)

Session #7: Seafarer Rights, Diversity & Inclusion

• Frances House, Senior Advisor on Special Programmes, Institute for Human Rights and Business – Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights
• Andrew Stephens, Executive Director, Sustainable Shipping Initiative – Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights
• Xiwei Zhao, Product Manager, RightShip – The seafarers’ code of conduct and Crew Welfare Assessment
• Danielle Centeno, Vice President of Loss Prevention and Survey Compliance, American Club – Women at Sea: Career Interest, Challenges, and Stigmas

Session #8: Soft Skills – Panel Discussion
Moderated by Mr. Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

• Capt. John Dolan, Deputy Director, Loss Prevention, Standard Club
• Dimitris Fokas, Training Manager, Angelicoussis Group
• Bjarke Jakobsen, Partner & Senior Consultant, Green Jakobsen
• Aggeliki Saranti, Crewing Recruitment Officer, Euronav
• RAdm Bill Truelove, Managing Director, CSMART Training Center
• Capt. Parani VS, HSSEQ Manager, Tufton Asset Management Ltd.

Session #9: Mental Health

• Maris Cirulis, Managing Director, CleverPoint Marine – Managing Stress through Science and Technology
• Penelope Robotis, Clinical & Organizational Psychologist/Chief HR Officer, I.M.E.Q. Center – Rethinking Psychological Safety in the Workplace
• Connie S. Gehrt, Managing Director, CONOVAH – How can you support wellbeing through ship-shore communication?
• Dr. Rachel Glynn-Williams, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Glynn-Williams & Associates Ltd – Critical Incidents at Sea: Stress, psychological trauma and how best to respond
• Charles Watkins, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mental Health Support Solutions – How Leadership and Psychological safety are connected to mental health challenges on board
• Dr. Michela Terrei, Psychologist, I.M.A. Assessment and Training Center, Inc. – Maritime Education and Training: The role of maritime academies in building the awareness on mental health issues

Session #10: Seafarer Health

• Maris Cirulis, Managing Director, CleverPoint Marine – Relationship between Physiology and Performance
• Dr. Periclis Tzardis, Chief Medical Advisor, ShipMedCare – Pre-employment assessment and prevention for Seafarers
• Alex Ngai, General Manager, Impact Health Group – Telemedicine is a service, not a platform: Attempting to decifer telemedicine for the maritime industry
• Dr. Chia Yih Woei, Chief Executive Officer, Seacare Medical Centre (SMMC) – Telemedicine is a service, not a platform: Attempting to decifer telemedicine for the maritime industry

Crew Welfare Survey: Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

Session #11: Crew Welfare Best Practices

• Cheah Aun Aun, Director (Shipping), Marine, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) – Safeguarding Crew Welfare in the Pandemic
• Gisa R. Paredes, Chief Operating Officer, WellAtSea – Modernizing Crew Welfare Through The Power Of Community Management
• Capt. Hari Subramaniam​, Regional Head ‑ Business Relations, Shipowners’ Club – Seafarer Health and Wellbeing
• Martin Foley, Chief Executive Officer/European Regional Coordinator, Stella Maris – Holistic approach to crew welfare
• Konstantinos S. Galanakis, CEO, Elvictor Group – Social Crew Welfare: Challenges, Solutions, Pros & Cons, Lessons to be Learned
• Ersi Zacharopoulou, EMEA Business Development Manager, SGS SA – Crew Well-Being Monitoring Program

Session #12: Crew Abandonment

• Andrew Roberts, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, RightShip – Seafarer Abandonment: Cast Off and Set Adrift!

Session #13: Crew Welfare Panel – Panel Discussion
Moderated by Mr. Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

• Gabriele Dado, Commercial Director, Safetytech Accelerator
• Capt. Faouzi Fradi, Group Director Crewing and Training, Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd.
• Andrew Roberts, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, RightShip
• Nikos Toumazatos, Crew Manager, Latsco Marine Management Inc
• Ioanna Vernardou, DPA / CSO, Blue Planet Shipping Ltd

Session #14: Crew Travel

• George Kyvernitis, Managing Partner, Kyvernitis Travel – Crew Travel: Patterns for the future

Session #15: Crew Change

• Nikos D. Marmatsouris, Group Senior Marketing Manager, GAC Shipping SA GAC – Crew Changes in Covid times: A Global review

Session #16: Nutrition onboard

• Nichole Stylianou, Food Dietitian Nutritionist, MCTC Marine Ltd. – Nutrition On Board Ships
• Dr. Kate Pike, ISWAN – Social Interaction Matters (SIM) Project: The importance and role of food

Session #17: The Seafarers Perspective

Hear from ocean going seafarers their thoughts on Crew Welfare

Crew Welfare Week Closing: Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA