Wednesday26thNovember2025,AngelicoussisGroupAuditorium – Chios Marine Club organized an information and experience-sharing meeting on 26 November 2025 to discuss:
The Present and Future of Artificial Intelligence in Shipping.The meeting took place at the purpose-built Angelicoussis Group Auditorium, Athens, Greece, and was attended by over 80 members and friends of the club.
The President of Chios Marine Club,Capt. Antonis Pitsilos, opened the eventand welcomed all participants, emphasizing:΄΄This kind of event helps people of the shipping community to approach with realism and insight the prospects that Artificial Intelligence opens up for tomorrow’s Shipping Industry, without forgetting that: Human factor will always be the center of every decision and success΄΄.
1stPanel:΄΄Technology,applicationsandthepotentialofAIonboardseagoingvessels΄΄
The moderator of the first panel was Dr. Nikos Kakalis (Lloyd’s RegisterGlobalBulkCarriersSegmentDirector,Chios Marine Club Secretary Special) with panelists:ChristosGiordamlis,(ManagingDirector,PrismaElectronicsS.A),Capt. Konstantinos D. Geomelos (Navigation Manager, Chandris Hellas Inc, Chios Marine Club BoD), Dr. Stamatis Tournis (Managing Partner, Sigma Business Network) andAlkistis Kyriakopoulou (Chief Business Officer, DeepSea Technologies).
2ndPanel:΄΄Newtechnologies–challengesandopportunitiesforcrewandcrewtraining΄΄
Then the moderator of the 2nd PanelMariosBougioukas (LogisticsDirectorBCACollege,ChiefOfficer,2WayFerries,ChiosMarineClub BoD) took the floor followed by the panelists:Katerina Palla (Head of Marine Training,Rina), Simos Varias (CEO Crossworld Marine Services, Chios Marine Club BoD), Dr.IoannisPatiniotis (HumanCapitalEconomist,Founder&President at PYLI-NETHumanCentricTechnology), Capt. George Papanellopoulos (Head of Vetting, Training & Development Dept., Cyprus Sea Lines Co. Ltd and Academic Director, Saint Thomas Polytechnic) andPhilipNielsen (Co-Founder,OrianiHellas,Co-Founder,Health4Crew).
A lengthy discussion followed, with questions from the delegates attending the event, underlining the great interest and importance of theArtificial Intelligence in the ShippingIndustryin the days and years ahead.
The event was supported by:
