International Maritime Forum
"Global Compass"
2024, Varna, Bulgaria

Under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Mayor of Varna, and the Municipality of Varna.

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Speakers 2024

Simon Bennett

International Chamber of Shipping, Deputy Secretary General

Luc Smulders

Paris MoU on Port State Control, Secretary-General

Anders Ivarsson

Grimaldi/Atlantic Container Line, Managing Director

Onur Turhan

Black Sea MoU, Secretary

Dimitar Dimitrov

PhD, Confederation of European Shipmasters’ Associations (CESMA), President

Deyan Dimitrov

PhD, Institute for the State and the Law - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Lecturer, Attorney at Law, Senior Assistant at New Bulgarian University (NBU)

Hristo Smolenov

PhD, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Honorary Professor, University Lecturer; Member of the Board and founder of Black Sea Research Fund (BSRF)

Delyan Hristov

PhD, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Associated Professor

Nick Shaw

International Group of P&I Clubs, CEO

Figen Ayan

MedCruise, Member Board of Directors; Galataport Istanbul, Chief Port Officer

Luciano Crapanzano

Grimaldi/Atlantic Container Line, DPA and Technical and Marine Director

Zaloa Sanchez Varela

University of Split, Professor Assistant, Faculty of Maritime Studies

Ivaylo Paskov

Bulgarian Shipmasters Association, Deputy Chairman; Navigation Maritime Bulgare, Senior Marine Superintendent

Dimitar Stoynov

PhD, Cultural Activities Advisor, Consular Correspondent of the Republic of Italy
Honored forum guest

Blagovest Belev

PhD. Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Professor; Belto Marine Ltd., Owner

George Parvanov

PhD, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, University Lecturer

Ron Crean

Windward Maritime AI, Vice President of Business Development & Growth; Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

Guglielmo Camera

Camera & Vernetti Law Firm, Partner

Marcello Pica

Monaco Chamber of Shipping, Vice President; Marine Partners Monaco, President & CEO; Grimaldi Group, HR Director

Giuseppe De Francesco

Honorary Consul of Italy in Bulgaria, a specially honored forum guest and event attendee

Yavor Velchev

SHIPPOSSIBLE INSURANCE, Founder

Andriyan Evtimov

Stargate Maritime Ltd., Managing Director

Georgi Dimitrov

Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Associated Professor, PhD

Stanimir Nachev

Aero Vision Ltd, General Manager and Laboratory Testing Engineer

Ian Teare

Hill Dickinson LLP, Partner

Wim Dillen

Port of Antwerp-Brugge, International Development Manager

Richard Francke

MAN Energy Solutions, Sales Manager

Stanislav Stoyanov

Bulgarian Shipmasters Association, Chairman; Navigation Maritime Bulgare, Deputy DPA

Milen Baltov

BFU and Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership BS basin node

Dimitar Karageorgiev

KRG Law, Attorney at Maritime Law

Nikolay Bedzhev

PhD, Marine Pilot, University Lecturer; NauticBlue, Owner

Organisers

Participants

Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) is a managing body of the Bulgarian public transport ports and provides vessel traffic and shipping information services.

Object of activity and status of BPI Co. are regulated by the Law on Maritime Spaces, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Head office of the BPI Co. is located in Sofia. In Burgas, Varna, Lom and Ruse are located four Branches - Territorial Directorates and three Specialized Divisions of the company.