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Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce

31st Annual Shipping Conference Panelists
Staying Afloat in a Dangerous World
IN-FORMATION

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Humera Ahmed
VP of Legal and Business Development
The Liberian Registry
Conference Co-Chair

Opening Remarks

Timothy Aquino
Windward

Panel: Technology & Innovation:
Monitoring Trends in Tech & AI

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Morten Arntzen
Member of the Board of Trustees of Maine Maritime Academy
Macquarie Bank Ship Finance & ECA

Panel: Developments in Maritime Finance:
It is the Best of Times, It is the Worst of Times

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Daria Avdeeva
Vice President,
Corporate Legal and IG Liaison

Panel: The Interplay of Sanctions Regimes between the US, EU, and UK
under the Trump Administration

Peter T. Bazos, Esq.
General Counsel
Southern Star Shipping Co., Inc.

Panel: Global Turbulence & Shipping

John Benson

Partner

Watson Farley & Williams

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David A. Brown

United States Naval War College

Keynote

Storm Advisory - Dangerous Seas &

the Weaponization of Everything

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Sophia Brown
General Manager
International Registries Inc.
Conference Co-Chair

Opening Remarks

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Michael Choina
ING

Panel: Developments in Maritime Finance: It is the Best of Times, It is the Worst of Times

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Alexandra Ciobotaru
Head of Automation Innovation for Maersk North America

Panel: Technology & Innovation - Monitoring Trends in Tech & AI

Eventhia Coffee
Gard

Panel: The Interplay of Sanctions Regimes between the US, EU, and UK
under the Trump Administration

Brian P. Devine
Head of Transportation, USA
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Moderator: Developments in Maritime Finance: It is the Best of Times, It is the Worst of Times

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James Doyle
Head of Corporate Development &Investor Relations
Scorpio Tankers Inc.

Panel: M&A- Consolidation in the Industry

Mark Filanowski
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Pangaea

Panel: M&A - Consolidation in the Industry

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Mark Friedman
Senior Managing Director
Evercore

Panel: M&A- Consolidation in the Industry

Marina Hadjipateras
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Moderator: Technology & Innovation: Monitoring Trends in Tech & AI

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Sturla Henriksen
Special Advisor, Ocean, UN Global Compact

Panel: Environmental Impact on Shipping in Uncertain War Risk Times

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Dorothea Ioannou
Chief Executive Officer at Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., Managers
The American P&I Club

Panel: Global Turbulence & Shipping

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Chris Johnsen
Walker

Panel: Global Turbulence & Shipping

Claire Jungman
Chief of Staff at United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)

Panel: Impact on Sanctions under the Trump Administration

Nick Katsanos
Seward & Kissel LLP

Panel: M&A – Consolidation in the Industry

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Senator Mark Kelly
United States Senate

Key Note

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Allan Krogsgaard
Business Development Director and Principal Surveyor, Maritime
DNV

Panel: Environmental Impact on Shipping in Uncertain War Risk Times

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Rob Lustrin
Reed Smith

Closing Remarks

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Paul Albert-Lebrun
Nodal Networks

Panel: Technology & Innovation:
Monitoring Trends in Tech & AI

Clay Maitland, Esq.
IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Conference Co-Chair

Marlene Daniels Award

Nick Makar

Senior Vice President, Maritime Administration / Regulatory Affairs

Panel: Environmental Impact on Shipping in Uncertain War Risk Times

Ole Christian Schrøder
Director of Environmental Compliance
Scorpio Group
Conference Co-Chair

Moderator: Environmental Impact on Shipping in Uncertain War Risk Times

Robert Shaw

Managing Director

Sea Trade Holdings Inc.

Marlene Daniels Award Presenter

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Sean Simmons
Venture Partner at NeverLift VC & CCO of Robot Toolworx

Moderator: Technology & Innovation - Monitoring Trends in Tech & AI

John C. Stratakis, Esq.
Partner
Poles, Tublin, Stratakis & Gonzalez
Conference Co-Chair

Moderator: Global Turbulence & Shipping

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Stian Svennebye

Senior Vice President

Co-Head Client Relations

Panel: Developments in Maritime Finance: It is the Best of Times, It is the Worst of Times

Daniel A. Tadros
Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc.
The American Club

Moderator: Impact on Sanctions under the Trump Administration

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David Tannenbaum
Director, Blackstone Compliance Services

Panel: Impact on Sanctions under the Trump Administration

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Lina Tenenbaum
International Seaways

Panel: Environmental impact on shipping in uncertain war risk times

Matthew Thomas
Maritime and International Trade Partner
Blank Rome LLP

Moderator: The Interplay of Sanctions Regimes between the US, EU, and UK
under the Trump Administration

George J. Tsimis, Esq.
Director, GJT Marine Consultants LLC / Secretary, Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.

Speaker: Impact on Sanctions under the Trump Administration

Gina Venezia

President & Head of Commercial, Americas

NorthStandard (Americas) Inc.

Panel: The Interplay of Sanctions Regimes between the US, EU, and UK
under the Trump Administration

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David Verlizzo
Chief Legal Officer
Auxilior Capital Partners

Panel: Developments in Maritime Finance: It is the Best of Times, It is the Worst of Times

For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact:

Live Sletten Diakolios (NACC) | 917-797-2421

Alexandra Spyrou-Mitsakis (HACC) | 646-797-1484

info@haccnaccshipppingconference.com

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