Thursday, 2 October 2025 |
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| 09.00-09.30 | Registration of Participants and distribution of the conference material – Eugenides Foundation |
| 09.30-10.00 | Opening of the Conference and Address to the Conference Participants by:
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| FIRST SESSION (morning) | |
| Chairperson: L.I. ATHANASSIOU, Professor – Athens Law School, President of the Organizing Committee | |
| 10.00-10.25 | George GERAPETRITIS, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor – Athens Law School Maritime Security, Marine Spatial Planning & Interconnectivity: Reflections and Challenges |
| 10.25-10.50 | Dimitrios FAFALIOS, Secretary – Union of Greek Shipowners, Honorary Chairman at INTERCARGO Contemporary Challenges in Global Shipping: The Greek Proposals |
| 10.50-11.15 | Tomas HEIDAR, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea The 2024 ITLOS Advisory Opinion on States Parties’ Climate Change Obligations under UNCLOS |
| 11.15-12.00 | Coffee break |
| SECOND SESSION (morning) | |
| Chairperson: Christos KONTOROUCHAS, Vice Admiral – First Deputy Commandant of the Hellenic Coast Guard | |
| 12.00-12.20 | Kiran KHOSLA, Principal Director (Legal), International Chamber of Shipping Erosion of flag state’s jurisdiction over ships by coastal state: an increasing risk for the shipping industry? |
| 12.20-12.40 | Beatriz VACOTTO, Head of Maritime Unit, International Labour Organisation Criminalisation and insecurity: How the MLC responds to the increasing risks faced by seafarers? |
| 12.40-13.00 | Apostolos KARAGKOUNIDIS, Professor of Commercial Law – DUTH Law School – President of the Aegean Institute of the Law of the Sea & Maritime Law The Implementation of ESG Rules in Shipping |
| 13.00-13.30 | Discussion |
| BREAK | |
| THIRD SESSION (afternoon) | |
| Chairperson: Stylianos KOUTNATZIS, Secretary General of the Prime Minister – Ass. Professor – DUTH Law School | |
| 15.30-15.50 | John KIMBELL KC, Barrister, Quadrant Chambers Is there a need to revise the 1910 Brussels Collision Convention? |
| 15.50-16.10 | Olivier CACHARD, Professor, Law Faculty of Nancy, Université de Lorraine Le droit applicable aux abordages survenant en haute mer |
| 16.10-16.30 | Gillian GRANT, IOPC Funds’ HNS Project Manager Why are we waiting to bring the HNS Convention into force? Reflections on recent incidents |
| 16.30-17.10 | Discussion |
| 17.10-17.40 | Coffee break |
| FOURTH SESSION (afternoon) | |
| Chairperson: Ioannis MARKIANOS, Attorney-at-law, President – Hellenic Association of Maritime Law (HMLA) | |
| 17.40-18.00 | Gaël PIETTE, Professeur – Université de Bordeaux Convention de Nairobi 2007 : Redéfinir la notion d’épave et son régime de responsabilité |
| 18.00-18.20 | Nikos KONSTANTINIDIS, Dr. Jur., Attorney-at-law, Legal Department – Piraeus Port Authority Current issues regarding the treatment of shipwreck claims |
| 18.20-18.40 | Ioannis IRIOTIS, Attorney-at-law, Vice-President of Hellenic Criminal Bar Association The criminal dimension of shipwrecks: involved persons and limits of liability under Greek Law |
| 18.40-19.30 | Discussion |
| 20.00 | Reception (Eugenides Foundation) |
Friday, 3 October 2025
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| FIFTH SESSION (morning) | |
| Chairperson: Francesca PELLEGRINO, Professor of Maritime and Air Law, University of Messina | |
| 09.30-09.50 | Martin HALL, Partner, Hill Dickinson Salvage and Liability for Misperformance |
| 09.50-10.10 | Adrian MOYLAN, Vice President, Claims, P& I Gard AS LOF and SCOPIC Clause: Legal issues relating to the salvage contract’s execution |
| 10.10-10.30 | Peter MACDONALD EGGERS KC, Barrister– at- law The impact of insurance on general average rights under shipping law |
| 10.30-11.00 | Discussion |
| 11.00-11.20 | Coffee break |
| SIXTH SESSION (morning) | |
| Chairperson: Christos MASTROKOSTAS, Professor, DUTH Law School | |
| 11.20-11.40 | Philippe DELEBECQUE, Professeur – Université Paris I-Panthéon -Sorbonne Assurance des nouveaux risques |
| 11.40-12.00 | Dimitris CHRISTODOULOU, Associate Professor – Athens Law School Loss and abandonment in marine insurance |
| 12.00-12.20 | Baris SOYER, Professor – University of Swansea, Director of the Institute of Shipping and Trade Law How AI will change insurance practice? What is in store for Shipowners? |
| 12.20-13.00 | Discussion |
| BREAK | |
| SEVENTH SESSION (afternoon) | |
| Chairperson: Nikos GERASSIMOU, LLM, Vice-President HMLA | |
| 15.30-15.50 | Miriam GOLDBY, Professor – Queen Mary University of London Damage caused by IA malfunctions or incidents on AI-powered vessels: Strict liability or a general average principle? |
| 15.50-16.10 | Henrik RINGBOM, Professor of Marine Law, Åbo Academi University, Finland Filling Liability gaps exposed by MASS in the context of international uniform rules |
| 16.10-16.30 | George LELOUDAS, Professor – University of Swansea The role of uncrewed Aircraft systems (UAS)/drones in shipping operations- legal and insurance complications |
| 16.30-17.10 | Discussion |
| 17.10-17.40 | Coffee break |
| EIGTH SESSION (afternoon) | |
| Chairperson: Regina ASARIOTIS, Chief (a.i.), Trade Logistics Branch, Chief, Policy and Legislation Section, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD | |
| 17.40-18.00 | Stefano POLLASTRELLI, Professor – University of Macerata Risks and liability issues from the use of smart containers |
| 18.00-18.20 | Konstantinos GALANIS, PhD MIT, Chairman Int’l Association of Ship Recyclers Key Challenges in the Ship Recycling Chain |
| 18.20-18.40 | Manolis KONSTANTINIDIS, Dr.jur., Attorney-at-law Liability of the Shipowner and Cash Buyer in Ship Recycling: Reflections in view of the entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention |
| 18.40-19.30 | Discussion |
Saturday, 4 October 2025
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| NINTH SESSION (morning) | |
| Chairperson: Chrissoula PLATIA, Vice-President of the Supreme Court | |
| 09.30-09.50 | George SCORINIS, Attorney-at-law, LLM, Dep. Secretary General – HMLA Wrongful arrest of ships: Ongoing debate and the Greek law after the new Private Maritime Law Code |
| 09.50-10.10 | George THEOCHARIDIS, Professor of Maritime Law & Policy – World Maritime University (Malmö, Sweden) Certificate of Judicial Sale: Legal Nature and Function in the Beijing International Convention |
| 10.10-10.30 | Alkiviadis FERESIDIS, Judge, Athens Court of Appeal, LLM (UK, Athens) Elissavet SPYROPOULOU, Judge, LLM, member of the Board of Administration of the Piraeus Court Challenges in the Incorporation of the Beijing Convention within the Greek Legal Order |
| 10.30-11.15 | Discussion |
| 11.15-11.30 | Coffee break |
| TENTH SESSION (morning) | |
| Chairperson: Leonidas DEMETRIADES-EUGENIDES, President-Eugenides Foundation | |
| 11.30-11.50 | Lia I. ATHANASSIOU, Professor – Athens Law School Contractual clauses, liability, and the treatment of claims arising from the decarbonization regime in shipping |
| 11.50-12.10 | John KOKARAKIS, Technical Director, SEEBA Zone, Bureau Veritas EU Maritime Fuel Regulation and IMO Net Zero Framework: Compliance Difficulties |
| 12.10-12.30 | Henning JESSEN, Professor – World Maritime University (Malmö, Sweden) EU Laws and Acts on Artificial Intelligence: What is the Relevance of Data and Technology Governance for Shipping? |
| 12.30-13.30 | Discussion |
| 13.30 | End of the Conference |
