9th Slide2Open Shipping Finance 2026 Conference
The Shipping Nexus – The Era of Convergence

4 March 2026
Eugenides Foundation

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HIGH IMPACT NETWORKING EVENT

• Engage in a unique experience where keynote presentations, interviews, and panel discussions seamlessly blend with workshops, and networking breaks.

• Join a gathering of top shipping executives and take advantage of exclusive networking opportunities throughout the event.

• Make a difference by participating in an interactive conference featuring innovative, insightful, and thought-provoking content.

OVERVIEW

Shipping stands at a pivotal crossroads. As trade routes shift, energy transitions accelerate, and global power balances evolve, shipping becomes the strategic nexus where finance, innovation, and geopolitics converge.

Geopolitical uncertainty, economic realignments, regulatory mandates for decarbonisation, and the accelerating pace of technological innovation are redefining the fundamentals of the maritime industry.

As global trade patterns shift and investment flows are reshaped, the shipping sector faces the challenge — and the opportunity — to reinvent itself.
“The Shipping Nexus – The Era of Convergence” will bring together shipowners, charterers, financiers, policymakers, shipyards, port authorities, classification societies, and technology leaders to exchange views, align perspectives, and chart a unified course for the future of global shipping.

This is where ideas converge, strategies align, and the next chapter of maritime transformation begins.

ADVISORY BOARD

Chairman

Leonidas Dimitriadis-Eugenides

Chairman of the Advisory Board - Speaker
IMO Ambassador in Greece
President of Eugenides Foundation

George Sp. Alexandratos

Keynote Speaker
General Manager
Apollonia Lines SA
President
Hellenic Chamber of Shipping

Dr Dimitrios J. Fafalios

Advisory Board Member - Speaker
President/Director, Fafalios Shipping SA; Secretary of the BoD, Union of Greek Shipowners; Honorary Chairman, Intercargo

Prof. Ioannis Golias

Advisory Board Member - Speaker
Governor of Eugenides Foundation
Emeritus Professor, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

Prof. Dr Ing. Konstantinos Karachalios

Advisory Board Member - Speaker
Special Advisor to the CEO and former Managing Director of IEEE Standards Association

Dr George D. Pateras

Advisory Board Member - Speaker
Deputy Chairman, Contships Management Inc., f. Chairman of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping

Prof. John Prousalidis

Advisory Board Member - Speaker
Professor, ΝTUA; Head of the Industrial Connection Activity Sustainable Maritime of ΙΕΕΕ; Chairman of IMarEST MESIG

Angelos Roupas Pantaleon

Conference Co-Chair
Greek Representative, EUROMAR; Founder, Second Wind & Partners

Rudi Schubert

Advisory Board Member - Speaker
Director - New Initiatives at IEEE Standards Association

Alpesh Shah

Advisory Board Member - Speaker
Managing Director, IEEE SA Standards Association

Despina Travlou

Organizer
IEEE Standards Association Maritime Ambassador
Managing Director, Slide2Open Communications

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