HIGH IMPACT NETWORKING EVENT
IN ATHENS AND ALL AROUND THE WORLD
• Α unique experience where keynote presentations, interviews, and panel discussions blend with musical performances by esteemed shipping industry members, culminating in a concert and gala dinner.
• Τhe premier 2025 gathering of top shipping executives, where exclusive networking opportunities abound.
• A portion of the proceeds will benefit charitable causes, adding purpose to your participation.
Slide2Open Shipping Finance is proud to host its 8th annual conference on January 22, 2025, bringing together more than 1200 participants and a growing online audience of 28,000 viewers from 133 countries.
Key figures from the shipping, banking, financing, trade and IT industries, as well as representatives of the State, regulatory authorities and Academia have already confirmed their participation in the Slide2Open Shipping Finance 2025 Conference and Concert.
There is never a dull moment in shipping. And Slide2Open aims to live up to this adage by constantly acting as an incubator of ideas within the shipping community and beyond.
Our Advisory Board and Working Groups have been tirelessly engaged throughout the year, contributing to discussions, shaping pioneering standards, generating influential green and white papers, thereby making a lasting impact on the global shipping community.
The 8th Slide2Open Shipping Finance aims to be a 360 Compendium of Shipping, where Conference and Concert unite for the first time ever in such context. Shipping has talent! Dialogue and Innovation combined with a strong Artistic Inspiration.
Mark your calendars for a day of forward-thinking discussions, networking opportunities, and musical performances, as we gather in Athens with the aim to continue the constructive transformation of the shipping industry, the exchange of ideas and, why not, have some fun in between!
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to charity.
8th Slide2Open Shipping Finance 2025 Conference & Concert
Wednesday 22 January 2025, 10:00 – 22:00 (ΕΕΤ)
Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall, Banqueting Hall
Chairman of the Advisory Board: Leonidas Dimitriadis-Evgenidis, IMO Ambassador in Greece, President of Eugenides Foundation
Conference Chair: Angelos Roupas Pantaleon, Founder, Second Wind & Partners
Concert Director: George P. Lemos, Shipowner, Composer, Musician (http://www.gplemos.com/en/index.php)
Concert Producer: Leonidas Tzitzos, Musician, Producer
Event Organizer: Despina Travlou, IEEE Standards Association Maritime Ambassador, Managing Director, Slide2Open Communications, Founder & SG, AI IA NPO (CA U.S.A.)
