The program of the Jean Monnet Symposium on ‘The future of the European Port Policy” is now available.
The high-level list of speakers includes:
- Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director General, DG-Move, European Commission
- Christos Lambrides, Secretary General of Ports, Port Policy and Maritime Investment, Ministry of Shipping and Insular Policy, Greece
- Greta Marini, Director – Integration of ports with society, AIVP
- Manolis Vournous, Mayor, Chios Municipality
- Aris Batsoulis, Cruise Manager Corfu Port Authority & Senior Vice President MedCruise,
- Aziz Gungor, General Manager, Ege Ports
- Alan Lievens,Chairman, European Dredging Association (EuDA)
- Christina Kontaxi, Vice President, European Environmental Bureau
- Isabelle Ryckbost, Secretary General, European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)
- Livia Spera, Political Secretary – Dockers and Fisheries, European Transport Workers Federation (ETF)
- Lamia Kerdjoudj Belkaid, Secretary General, Federation of Private Port Operators (FEPORT)
- Kyriakos Loufakis, President, Greek International Business Association
- Kai Classen, Deputy Director – International Affairs, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA)
- Patrick Verhoeven, Managing Director – Policy and Strategy, International Association of Ports & Harbours (IAPH)
- Olaf Merk, Director – Ports and shipping, International Transport Forum at OECD (ITF at OECD)
- Christina Baboulakis, Deputy Manager – Strategic Planning and Management, Piraeus Port Authority SA
- Vasilis Korkidis, President, Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Jason Angelopoulos,President, Regulatory Authority for Ports
- Sotiris Theofanis, President & CEO, Thessaloniki Port Authority SA
- Theodore Kontoes, President, Union of Cruise Ship Owners & Associated members
- Thrassivoulos Stavrodopoulos, President & CEO, Volos Port Authority SA
- Dimitris Theologitis, Ex-Director (retired) – Ports & Inland Navigation, European Commission
The first day of the Symposium will bring together decision-makers, stakeholders and invited experts, who are expected to discuss the key themes, the prospects and the role of European level initiatives in reinforcing the competitiveness of European ports.
The second day of the Jean Monnet Symposium aims to stimulate intellectual discussion, between scholars studying aspects related to ports policy, allowing interactions between theory and practice.
Το read the program of the Symposium visit : EPPSymposium2018 Programme.
To register visit (Early Bird registration ends May 30th): EPPSymposium2018 Registration
