American Maritime Forum

Miami
October 24-25 | 2023
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Our Venue

American Maritime Forum will be held at the The award-winning Miami Beach Convention Center. The MBCC’s immediate proximity to lively South Beach, Lincoln Road, Ocean Drive, and many other Miami Beach cultural arts attractions make it an ideal venue for the event.

Address: 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Recommended Hotels

We offer two hotels nearby the event venue with special rates applied for our participants.

Two Effective Days Of Finding New Suppliers, Meeting New Contacts, Starting New Partnerships

Two day international maritime event that will bring together various types of leaders and experts across the value chain. Two days of dynamic presentation and intense panel discussions willl allow the participants to share their knowledge, good practices and to introduce new strategies

Participants

200+


Among Speakers And Delegates

Chairman

JON STEWART

President, International Maritime Technology Consultants

LOUIS E. SOLA

Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission

OLIVER-ANDREAS LESZCZYNSKI

Global Lead Artificial Intelligence (Design Transformation), Meyer Werft GmbH & Co. KG

CLAUDIO ABBATE

Group Vice President, Maritime Policy and Government Affairs, MSC Group

TOMOAKI ICHIDA

Managing Executive Officer responsible for Americas Area, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

MAIJA HARJU

Director of Operations, Fassmer Technical Projects

ANDREW MURPHY

Chief, Environmental Standards Division (CG-OES-3), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters

SHAUN DAVISON

Chief Development Officer, Pilot LNG

MICHAEL KACZMAREK

Vice President, Corporate Shipbuilding, Carnival Corporation

ANSHUL TUTEJA

Associate Vice President, Fleet Optimization, Global Marine Operations, Royal Caribbean Group

LISA DRAKE

Americas Manager Marine Field Services & Monitoring, SGS

JASON KLING

Detachment Chief, Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise, U.S. Coast Guard

ANDRE NORTON

PFSO & Health & Safety Officer, GPH(Antigua) LTD

JENNIFER STEWART

Executive Director, Seafarers' House

DIANA QUINTERO

Senior Director IT Development, Virgin Voyages

CHRISTIAN SAVELLI

Director of Cruise Analytics, Tourism Economics

NEIL KUTCHERA

Assistant Port Director - Energy and Innovation, Port Everglades

MARCEL GONCALVES

Director - Marine Technology, Carnival Corporation

JACK FAULK

Team Leader, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

ANOOP MOHANDAS

Technical Product Manager, Crowley

Honorable Guest

ANDERS AASEN

Senior Vice President, Royal Caribbean Group

Honorable Guest

NITIN NAYYAR

Vice President- Energy Business Unit- LNG Operations, Offshore & Tanker Business Development, MOL (Americas) LLC

IOANNIS MAROULIS

Business Development Director, ABS Consulting

Honorable Guest

RUTH RICHEBACHER

Director, Port Services, American Queen Voyages

Honorable Guest

TOM TAKASE

Vice President, COSCO Shipping Lines

Honorable Guest

MARCO FANTASIA

Vice President Safety & Compliance, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

STUART GOODWIN

Startegic Business Manager, PPG Protective and Marine Coatings

GLENNETT FOWLER

President & CEO, Fowlco Maritime & Project Services

JAKOV BOBO RADENOVIC

Lead Consultant America, Safinah Group

DAVID GONZALEZ

Director of Business Development - North America, Rina USA

BERNARD VAN HAERINGEN

Commercial Manager, FincoEnergies | GoodFuels

BEN THOMAS

Director - Marine Technology, Datum Electronics

JASON TURNER

CEO, Bethel Products

HERNANDO GIRALDO 

President, Sea.AI

ANDREW CERRICARTE

CEO, Ideagen Tritan

MARK CHIVERTON

Managing Director, OEMA

MARTIN COX

Company Director, AMI Marine Ltd

Lukasz Maras

Export Director, AxPro Concept

TON VAN MIDDELKOOP

Business Development Manager, Cruise & Ferries- North America, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore

ARNAUD MENS

Country Manager USA, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore

Honorable Guest

MATTHEW L. OSCAR

Director of Global Accounts, Crowley

Honorable Guest

SEBASTIAN SANTANDREA

Director, Safety Compliance and Audit Programs, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

Honorable Guest

ALBERTO NOVERSA

General Manager, Virgin Voyages

Honorable Guest

ANDREW DAVIS

VP Operations, Crowley

Honorable Guest

BARBARA REYES

VP of Food and Beverage, Princess Cruises

Honorable Guest

OLIVIER BUTON

Senior Vice President Marine/Technical & New Build Supply Chain, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

Honorable Guest

SASCHA LANG

Vice President Architecture & Design, Royal Caribbean Group

GEOFF DOUGLAS

Co-Founder, Mythos AI

ADAM PARNELL

Director, Maritime, Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Program (CHIRP)

Honorable Guest

DOMINGO SANTANA

Director, Digital Strategy & Optimization, Virgin Voyages

Honorable Guest

MARIO STAIANO

Senior Manager Energy & Fuel Optimization, Virgin Voyages

RYAN ALLAIN

Senior Associate, Gallagher Marine Systems

SOREN WANDY PEDERSEN

VP Business Development, Frese A/S

EUGENE ZAMASTSYANIN

Director Carbon Solutions, 1PointFive

MAURICE ZARMATI

Former President and CEO, North America, Costa Cruises

JASPER VAN DE KANT

Commercial Director, MarFlex

STANISLAW SCHMAL

Director Data Analytics & AI, Lufthansa Industry Solutions

Honorable Guest

DANIEL JUNIOR

Assistant Director, Safety and Security Division, PortMiami

ALEX KERN

Director Sales - Robotics-as-a-Service, GreenseaIQ

GARETH PROWSE

Head of Decarbonisation, Svitzer

JØRGEN THUESEN

Vice President Technical, Newbuildings & Projects, Hafnia

Honorable Guest

HENDERIKUS RICK GROEN

COO, Port Services, Seabulk

ALEXANDER VARVARENKO

CEO & Founder, Shipnext

Honorable Guest

MORGAN MCCALL

Director, Energy Conservation, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

STIG MORTEN HELLAND

Managing Director, OSM Maritime Group

Honorable Guest

ANTONIJ ZECEVIC

Projects & Technical Development Director, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

EGIL HUSBY

Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Western Bulk

RUTGER VAN DAM

Sales Manager Green Solutions, DAMEN Shipyards Group

STEPHAN MARTINUSSEN

Head of HSSEQ & Marine Operations, Svitzer

Honorable Guest

SERGIY BONDARENKO

Director Technical Management, Saltchuk Marine

ROSS KANZLEITER

Chief Operations Officer, FMM & VP Operations Improvement and Planning, Fincantieri S.p.A.

Topics

Global Maritime Sector:

Today / 2030 / 2050

  • Overview of the current market situation in the maritime sector;
  • Fresh overview of the implementation process of IMO regulations;
  • Enforcement of the existing regulations;
  • Update on the maritime policies in the United States;
  • Forecast 2030/2050;
  • Regional, national and international environmental projects and initiatives: best practices;

Getting To Zero Emissions

  • Greenhouse gas regulations – where are we headed?;
  • LNG as a marine fuel;
  • Alternative fuels;
  • Combination of fuels;
  • Ship propulsion power – how to supply the consumption?;
  • Power of collaboration;
  • EEXI and CII;

Challenges And Opportunities For The Cruise Industry

  • Latest Tendencies in F&B Segment;
  • Smart, Efficient and Cost-effective Hotel;
  • Expectations and Requirements for the Cruise Ship Supplier;
  • Making an Efficient and Compliant Fleet;
  • Main Criteria for Choosing the Destination Port;
  • Creating Captivating Experiences for the Guests;
  • Lastest updates and inovations in ships interior segment;
  • Latest ships interior solutions;
  • Ships refurbishment practices;

Smart, Efficient And Compliant Ship

  • Focus on scrubbers;
  • Effective propulsion technologies;
  • BWTS: Challenges while compliying;
  • MRV and DCS and the decarbonization journey;
  • Solutions for effective fleet performance management;
  • General maintenance, cleaning and disinfection solutions;

Safety And Wellbeing Of The Crew

  • Mental health matters – what’s your strategy?;
  • Safety of the crew – latest trends and biggest issues;
  • Crew training – latest methods and technologies in this field;

Cybership: Improve Vessels With The Latest Technology

  • Autonomous and remotely operated ships;
  • Maritime simulators;
  • Latest electronics, IT, AI, cyber security solutions;
  • Implementation of blockchain technology in maritime

Ship Design / Build / Retrofit / Repair

  • Latest innovations in shipbuilding sector;
  • Ship design of the future;
  • Improvements in hull design;
  • Ensuring safe and timely supplies: spare parts, provision, etc.;
  • Retrofitting, repairing and recycling a ship.

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    About American Maritime Forum

    American Maritime Forum will bring the maritime industry together to discuss the current situation in the industry, identify the best practices and evaluate the necessary technologies in order to be competitive and move forward!

    Dedicated team behind the project

    American Maritime Forum is organized by IGGS Group. Our overall priority is to provide our clients with the most effective networking platform in the world. Based on references we are moving faster than expected.
    We base our work on honesty, integrity and true dedication to the maritime industry. 
    We believe that maritime industry needs to work together to ensure sustainable future. 
    We take great pride that our services facilitate this mutual goal.


    We base our work on honesty, integrity and true dedication to maritime industry.


    We believe that maritime industry needs to work together to ensure sustainable future.


    We take great pride that our services facilitate this mutual goal.