Event Speakers
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Eng. Abdel Hafiz Kayssi
Director General of Land and Maritime Transport, Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry
World Maritime University WMU President
Prof. Ismail AbdelGhafar Ismail Farag
President, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
Mr. Assem Abou Ibrahim
Head of QHSE Dept., Board Member of Lebanese Petroleum Administration LPA, Lebanon.
Eng. Nabil Ghazzawi
Head of Engineering Dept. Maritime Science and Technology Institute – MARSATI
Ms. Ranim Obeid
Managing Director of GMCG ME including Romania and Turkey
Ms. Bissar Sleiman
Founder & CEO - Tia Marine Services
Dr. Belma Bulut
Assistant Professor of Maritime Law, Head of Department of Maritime Safety and Security, Gend. and Coast Guard Academy, Ankara, Turkey
Mr. Bilal Malkawi
ITF Arab World Regional Secretary, International Transport Workers' Federation, Jordan
Captain (N) Mazen Basbous
Deputy Chief for Operations in Lebanese Navy
Eng. Jad Mouawad
CEO, Mouawad Consulting
His Excellency Youssef Finianos
Minister of Public Works and Transport
Dr. Ahmad Tamer
Director General of Port of Tripoli
Dr. Aref Fakhry
Associate Professor - World Maritime University
Mr. Pantelis Chinakis
President of the Board & Managing Director, INSB Class
Dr. Capt. Mohamed Dawood
Vice President for Maritime Affairs, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, (AASTMT)
Eng. Adib Abdel Massih
President & CEO Marine Core and Charter LLC.
Pierre Akl
Vice President, INDEVCO GROUP
Founder & Chairman Of International Maritime Academy Lebanon
Eng. Musa Gokalp Gundogdu
Naval Architect & Marine Engineer, Shipyard Famagusta Cyprus
Mr. Ghassan S Turk
Economics and Business Development Consultant, MMC Group Holding
Andreas Philippou
Co-Chief Executive Officer , Dromon Bureau of Shipping
Mr. Max Roger Zaccar
President of the Association of Insurance Companies in Lebanon, (ACAL)
Mr. Salih Zeki Çakır
President of the Assemble of Turkish Chamber of Shipping, Turkey.
Capt. Ali Haidar
Maritime Expert, Head of FSI Dept., IMO Auditor, Lebanese Bureau of Shipping
Capt.Tarek Shahin Aly Shahin
Chairman of Damietta Port Authority
Mr. Raymond Khawand
General Manager, BBS Greece
Capt. Abdallah Chehab
Director - Operations, MARCAP - Marine Capabilities
Dr. Abdelghani Benayoune
Head of Research & Graduate Studies, International Maritime College Oman, Oman
Mr. Adel Alghaberi
First Economic Affairs Officer at UN-ESCWA
Mr. Khoder Makki
Head of Business Section & Business Editor, Alkhaleej Newspaper, UAE
Prof. Akram Soliman Elselmy
Dean of Port Training Institute, AASTMT, Egypt
Dr. Eng. Samer Mohamad Raad
Operations/Studies Manager - Port of Beirut
Mr. Mohab Gadou
Head of Sales - ABB Turbocharging, Egypt
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