Digital Ship Cyprus 2005 Agenda

DAY 1: Wednesday, 26 January '05

9.00 Opening remarks by the Chairman of the Cyprus Shipping Council ICT Working Group Mr. Adonis Violaris

Address by the Minister of Communications and Works, His Excellency Mr. Charis Thrasou

Address by the president of the Cyprus Shipping Council Mr. Andreas Droussiotis

09:15 – 09:30 Visit of the exhibition stands by the Minister and the president of the Cyprus Shipping Council

9.30 SESSION:
Safety and Security
Moderator George Hoyt, managing director, Newslink Services

9.30 Themis Evriviades, marine surveyor of the Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping
Experiences on the application of the Ship Security Alert System

9.50 Herbert Mikesch Jr, electronic engineer, Columbia Shipmanagement
Experiences on SSAS with Iridium’s solution

10.10 Dimitris Lyras managing director of Lyras Shipping
ISPS Code - Another process restructuring exercise and not the last

10.30 Tim Charalambous, operations manager, Dobson Fleet Management

Questionnaire Findings on Experiences on ISPS Code - implementation from crew/vessels point of view

10.50 Coffee Break

11.20 SESSION:
Ship Security Alert System (SSAS)

11.20 Presentation by Giles Whitby Smith, sales director, Pole Star Space Applications
(subject to be announced shortly)

11.40 Chris Loizou, Cyprus manager, Transas

12.00 Thinus Svendsen, market manager safety and tracking, Thrane and Thrane
The Thrane & Thrane SSAS experience and the years ahead.

12.20 Panel discussion on ISPS Code and SSAS
CHAIRMAN: David Bell, safety and security officer- Hanseatic Shipping
PANEL:
Themis Evriviades, marine surveyor of the Department of Merchant Shipping
Andreas Alexandrakis, CSO, Marlow Navigation
Richard Lough, CSO, Columbia Shipmanagement
Giles Whitby Smith, sales director, Pole Star
Thinus Svendsen, market manager safety and tracking, Thrane & Thrane

12.45 LUNCH

14.15 SESSION:
Satellite Communications
Moderator: Gregor Ross, maritime satellite communications expert

14.15 Broström Shipmanagement AB, Per-Erik Holmberg, Group Manager Information and Communication Technology
Evaluation and Experiences with MPDS and VSAT onboard the Broström Fleet

14.40 Inmarsat – Chris Insall, maritime market manager
128K Full Speed Ahead, I4 Launch

15.05 Broadband Maritime, Mary Ellen Kramer, president
Cost effective VSAT for the online ship

15.30 Coffee break

16.00 Presentation by Don Thoma, vice president, Iridium

16.25 Connexion by Boeing, Richard R. Nordstrom, manager of business development – maritime
From Air to Sea

16.50 Intelsat – Peter Slade, vice president and managing director, EMEA, iDirect Technologies [Intelsat service provider]
Mobile and Wireless Solutions Product Management and Development, New Emerging Opportunities to leverage C-Band services and what it could mean for the shipping industry.

17.15 Telenor – Rico Argyris, customer care and sales support representative, Marlink
Experiences with VSAT on Louis Cruise Lines passenger ships

17.40 Panel discussion on Satellite Communications
CHAIRMAN: Asad Salameh, president, World-Link Communications.
PANEL:
Per-Erik Holmberg, Group Manager Information and Communication Technology Broström Shipmanagement
Londhe Shivaji, Operations Manager, Kotani Shipmanagement
Pawel Bury, IT manager, Intership Navigation
Chris Insall, Maritime Market Manager, INMARSAT
Mary Ellen Kramer, President, Broadband Maritime
Richard R. Nordstrom, Manager of Business Development - Maritime, Connexion by Boeing
Intelsat – Peter Slade, vice president and managing director, EMEA, iDirect Technologies [Intelsat service provider]
Telenor – Rico Argyris
Don Thoma, Vice President, Iridium AB

Cocktail reception in exhibition hall at 18.15 sponsored by Broadband Maritime

Dinner at 20:00



sponsored by Inmarsat