The conference will be spread over four and half days and is intended to stimulate various debates with the scope of reaching conclusions and make proposals that would be presented to the various stakeholders for their consideration. Thus the theme “The Voice of the Industry”.
03/10/2022
Registration
Harbour Cruise
Opening Reception
Malta Maritime Awards
04/10/2022
Maritime Policy & Maritime Politics
| 08.00 – 08.30 | Registration | ||||
| 08.45 |
Inauguration of Maritime Art Exhibition in aid of Apostleship of the Sea – Artists Nikki Diacono & Joe Casapinta |
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| 09:00 | Opening Remark and Keynote Speeches | ||||
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| 09.30 | Session 1 – Does the industry require a Paradigm Shift? Part 1 – Political Side |
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| Moderator : | Prof George Theocharidis | ||||
| Panellists: | Hon Aaron Farrugia (Malta | ||||
| Hon Vassilios Demetriades (Cyprus) | |||||
| Hon Ioannis Plakiotakis (Greece) | |||||
| Jose Maria Costa – (Portugal) | |||||
| 10.30 | Session 1 – Does the industry require a Paradigm Shift? Part 2 – Industry Side |
| Moderators: | Ioanna Procopiou |
| Panellists: | Prof. George Theocharidis |
| Sotiris Raptis | |
| Prof. Gian Enzo Duci |
| 11.15 | Coffee break sponsored by Ganado Advocates |
| 11.45 | Session 2 – The impact of Sustainability and Digitalisation |
| Moderator: | Prof. Angelos Pantouvakis |
| Panellists: | Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou |
| Maja Markovčić Kostelac |
| 12.30 | Session 3 – Technocrats vs the Industry |
| Moderator: | Nigel Lowry |
| Panellists: | Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou |
| Ivan Sammut | |
| Ioanna Procopiou | |
| Spyridon Zolotas |
| 13.30 | Lunch sponsored by Thenamaris |
*The programme may be subject to change.
05/10/2022
The Environment – A Sustainable Shipping Industry & Blue Economy
| 08.00 – 09.00 | Registration |
| 09:00 |
Opening Remarks and Keynote Speeches |
| Comm. Sinkevičius | |
| Hon. Miriam Dalli | |
| Former Comm. Karmenu Vella KOM |
| 09.30 | Session 1 – The Impact of the Paris Agreement and the EU Green Deal on International Shipping |
| Moderator: | Andreas Chrysostomou |
| Panellists: | Dario Bochetti |
| Isabelle Ryckbost | |
| Paul Altena | |
| Tamara Ioseliani | |
| 10.15 | Session 2 – The Opportunities and Challenges of Digitalisation & Cyber Security |
| Moderator: | Panagiotis Gavalas |
| Panellists: | Leendert Bal |
| Thijs Timmerman | |
| Xanthos Kyriakou | |
| Dimitris Zisimopoulos | |
| Massimo Ghisleni |
| 11.15 | Coffee break sponsored by Ganado Advocates |
| 11.45 | Session 3 – Is Blue Economy a Myth or a Reality? Challenges and Opportunities |
| Moderator: | Karmenu Vella KOM |
| Panellists: | Paul Holthus |
| Mr Jason Joseph Agius | |
| Dr. Anastasia Kiritsi | |
| Marco Fiori | |
| Baochun Wang |
| 12.45 | Session 4 – The Impact of the EU Ship Recycling Regulations on the Industry |
| Speaker: | Presentations by Dr. Anil Sharma & Capt. Uday Yellapurkar, followed by discussion |
| 13.30 | Lunch sponsored by Grimaldi Group |
*The programme may be subject to change
06/10/2022
Financial & Legal demands – Post Covid, The Ramifications of the War & Geopolitics
| 08.00 – 09.00 | Registration |
| 09:00 |
Opening Remark and Keynote Speeches |
| Prof Edward Scicluna |
| 9.15 | Malta Enterprise: Interview with Kurt Farrugia |
| 09.30 | Session 1 – Environment, Sustainability, & Governance in Shipping |
| Moderator: | Prof. Andreas Merikas |
| Panellists: | Enrico Molisani |
| Dr. Christos Sigalas | |
| Xakousti Merikas |
| 10.15 | Presentation by Profs Enzo Duci on Post-pandemic and Ramifications of the War |
| 10.30 | Session 2 – Banking Regulations causing Disruption. How can the ECB improve its Regulations in order to facilitate Financial Operations? |
| Moderator: | Prof Gian Enzo Duci |
| Panelists: | Sarah Engerer |
| Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas | |
| Tania Carracelas Boubeta |
| 11.15 | Coffee break sponsored by Ganado Advocates |
| 11.45 | Session 3 – Alternative Finance Trends & Opportunities in 2022 |
| Moderator: | Jim R, Lawrence |
| Panelists: | Dr. Nick Curmi |
| Dr. Christos Sigalas | |
| Joseph Portelli | |
| Dr. Matthew Xerri |
| 12.45 | Session 4 – Legal Implications of Digitalisation: Framework, Responsibility, Cyber Security |
| Moderator: | Panagiotis Gavalas |
| Speakers: | Mr. Alberto Comitardi |
| Foteini Dimopoulou | |
| Dr. Ian Gauci |
| 13.30 | Lunch sponsored by Malta Enterprise |
*The programme may be subject to change.
07/10/2022
Yachting & Sea Tourism
| 08.00 – 09.00 | Registration | ||
| 09:00 |
Opening Remark and Keynote Speeches |
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| 09.30 | Session 1 – Synergies between Yachting and Cruise Industry |
| Moderator : | Dr Nicholas Valenzia |
| Panellists: | Phil Noad |
| Stephen Xuereb | |
| Theodoros Kontes | |
| Ing. Paul D. Cardona |
| 10.30 | Session 2 – Is there room for the Development of International Standard on Marinas |
| Moderator: | Mathieu Salomon |
| Panellists: | Niki Travers Tauss |
| Michael Mifsud |
| 11.30 | Coffee break sponsored by Ganado Advocates |
| 12.00 | Session 3 – Sustainability in the Yachting & Cruise Industry |
| Moderator: | Dr. Stephan Piazza |
| Panellists: | Dr Kurt Mizzi |
| Dr Matthew Attard | |
| Christophe Bourillion | |
| Marco Hurrle | |
| Michele Francioni |
| 13.30 | Lunch sponsored by Mamo TCV |
*The programme may be subject to change.
