American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

⚓ The 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 is underway at , bringing together maritime leaders, policymakers, experts, and innovators to discuss key developments shaping global shipping.

Discussions focus on regulatory developments, geopolitical risk, energy security, AI, innovation, sustainability, and international cooperation, highlighting the importance of dialogue and collaboration in an evolving maritime landscape.

With the participation of:
🔹 Vassilis Kikilias, Minister, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy
🔹 Sydney Plante, Acting Associate Administrator for Strategic Engagement, MARAD, U.S. Department of Transportation
🔹 Aristidis Kourkoumelis, Assistant Secretary, Trade & Economic Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
🔹 Thanos Dokos, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister
🔹 John D. Saracakis, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
🔹 Joseph Hughes, Chairman, North American Marine Environment Protection Association - NAMEPA; Board Member, American P&I Club
🔹 Costis Frangoulis, President, Propeller Club of the U.S. International Port of Piraeus
🔹 The Honorable Sang Yi, President & CEO, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)
🔹 Carleen Walker, Co-Founder/CEO, North American Marine Environment Protection Association - NAMEPA; Chief Evolution Officer, SHIPPINGInsight, Fmr. IMO Maritime Ambassador
🔹 Panos Xenokostas, Founder & President, ONEX Technologies; President, Hellenic Shipyards Association
🔹 Georgios Plevrakis, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Hanwha Group
🔹 Yuri Ann Arthur, Commercial Counselor, U.S. EMBASSY ATHENS
🔹 Joshua Divin, Senior Vice President, Marine Business Development, American Bureau of Shipping - ABS
🔹 Stratos Desypris, Chief Operating Officer, Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
🔹 Daniel Tadros, Chief Operating Officer, The American P&I Club
🔹 Elias Spirtounias, Executive Director, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
🔹 Themis Vagiakos, Director, Global Sustainability, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
🔹 Kirk Kaiser, Chief Technical Officer, Airglide AI
🔹 Georgios Kokosalakis, Executive Director, Center of Excellence in Shipping , Logistics and Energy; Associate Professor, School of Business and Economics, Deree
🔹 Maria Kolitsida, Founder & CEO, signalfusion.ai
🔹 Cynthia Hudson, President, Shoreline Hudson
🔹 Robert Obayda, Chief of Staff to the CEO, Davie Shipbuilding; Former Director of Maritime Industrial Policy, White House National Security Council
🔹 Dr. Mariniki Psifia, ALBA Visiting Faculty; Economist; Head Shipping Market Analyst, Latsco Marine Management
🔹 Dana Merkel, Partner, Maritime, Blank Rome LLP
🔹 Matthew Thomas, Partner, International Trade Maritime, Blank Rome LLP

🔗 Information: https://shorturl.at/dIVxi

⚓ 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿

As co-organizer of the 5th Trading in U.S. Waters Seminar, North American Marine Environment Protection Association - NAMEPA continues to play a key role in advancing dialogue, innovation, and best practices across the maritime sector.

We thank NAMEPA for its longstanding partnership and commitment to fostering collaboration between industry leaders, policymakers, and maritime professionals.

📅 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 | 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔗 Registration: https://shorturl.at/bktFV
🔗 Agenda: https://shorturl.at/BZFkN
🔗 Information: https://shorturl.at/dIVxi

⚓ 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿

We thank ONEX Technologies, Gold Sponsor of the seminar, for supporting this important initiative and contributing to the dialogue shaping the future of global shipping.

We are also pleased to welcome Panos Xenokostas, Founder & President, ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group and President, Hellenic Shipyards Association, who will participate in a discussion with Georgios Plevrakis, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Hanwha, on Thursday, June 4, from 14:15–14:35.

📅 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 | 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔗 Registration: https://shorturl.at/bktFV
🔗 Agenda: https://shorturl.at/BZFkN
🔗 Information: https://shorturl.at/dIVxi

⚓ 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿

Proud to have 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗟.𝗣. among the Gold Sponsors supporting this year's seminar.

Through the participation of leading organizations from across the maritime ecosystem, the event continues to serve as a valuable platform for dialogue, innovation, and transatlantic cooperation.

📅 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 | 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔗 Registration: https://www.eventora.com/en/Events/5th-trading-in-us-waters-seminar
🔗 Agenda:https://www.amcham.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Trading-in-U.S.-Waters-Seminar-and-Shark-Tank-Draft-Agenda-140526-and-Final.pdf
🔗 Information: https://www.amcham.gr/events/event/5th-trading-in-u-s-waters-seminar/

🤝🏻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲–𝗨.𝗦. 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝘀

The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce welcomed a distinguished delegation of U.S. Congressional staff members, alongside senior officials from the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for a high-level discussion on strengthening Greece–U.S. economic and strategic cooperation.

During the meeting, AmCham Greece President John D. Saracakis and Executive Director Elias Spirtounias presented the Chamber’s strategic priorities and key initiatives supporting the Greek-American business and investment landscape.

Discussions focused on opportunities to further enhance bilateral trade, investment, innovation, energy, healthcare, and technology cooperation, reaffirming the strong and enduring partnership between Greece and the United States.

⚓ 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿

Proud to have The American College of Greece among the platinum sponsors supporting this year's seminar.

Through the participation of leading organizations, the event continues to serve as a valuable platform for dialogue, innovation, and transatlantic cooperation.

📅 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 | 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔗 Registration: https://www.eventora.com/en/Events/5th-trading-in-us-waters-seminar
🔗 Agenda:https://www.amcham.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Trading-in-U.S.-Waters-Seminar-and-Shark-Tank-Draft-Agenda-140526-and-Final.pdf
🔗 Information: https://www.amcham.gr/events/event/5th-trading-in-u-s-waters-seminar/

🌐 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Ambassador Alexandridis on how the Embassy, the Diaspora, and AmCham Greece are contributing to advancing Greece-US economic and strategic ties

In this exclusive interview with Business Partners Magazine, Antonis Alexandridis, Ambassador of Greece to the United States of America, discusses the next chapter of Greece-US relations, highlighting investment, energy, technology, defense cooperation, and the role of Greece as a stable and strategic partner at the crossroads of three continents.

The interview also explores the Embassy’s role in strengthening economic ties, the contribution of the Greek-American business and diaspora communities, and how organizations such as AmCham Greece help turn high-level diplomatic agreements into real-world business partnerships.

🔗 Read the full interview here: https://www.amcham.gr/business-partners/the-interview/investments-growth-and-transatlantic-cooperation/

Investments, Growth, and Transatlantic Cooperation Ambassador Alexandridis on how the Embassy, the Diaspora, and AmCham Greece are contributing to advancing Greece-US economic and strategic ties In February 2026, Antonis Alexandridis, the newly appointed Ambassador of Greece to the United States of America, formally presented his credentials to US P...

𝗔𝗺𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗮, 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮

The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce is proud to co-organize the 3rd AmChams Regional Economic Summit (ARES 2026), together with the AmCham Bulgaria and AmCham Turkiye.

This year’s Summit will feature high-level participation from key institutional representatives of the Republic of Bulgaria, including:

🎙️ Alexander Pulev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investment and Industry
🎙️ Iva Petrova, Minister of Energy
🎙️ Velislava Petrova, PhD, Minister of Foreign Affairs
🎙️ Ivan Vasilev, Minister of Innovation and Digital Transformation

continues to strengthen regional dialogue and cross-border cooperation, bringing together government officials, business leaders, innovators, and institutional stakeholders from across the wider region.

📍 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗮 | 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗮, 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮
📅 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔗 Register & explore the Summit: https://www.b2match.com/e/3rd-amchams-regional-economic-summit/components/66339

🚀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗺𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿

In the latest issue of Business Partners Magazine, John D. Saracakis, President of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, reflects on the first months of his presidency and the strategic foundations being set for the Chamber’s next phase of growth, relevance, and impact.

The article outlines AmCham Greece’s evolving strategic direction, including the launch of six strategic verticals, the modernization of committee structures, enhanced member engagement, stronger institutional positioning, and the continued development of the Chamber’s presence in Washington DC.

As AmCham Greece enters a year focused on ex*****on, the priority remains clear: translating vision into measurable results and strengthening the Chamber’s role as a modern, forward-looking institution that supports its members, advances transatlantic economic dialogue, and contributes to Greece’s economic progress.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://www.amcham.gr/business-partners/viewpoint/from-vision-to-ex*****on/

📣 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆, bringing together representatives from government, business, academia, and the broader tax community for a full day of insightful discussions on the evolving role of taxation in business development and regional competitiveness.

Organized by the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with its Taxation Committee, this year’s Forum explored key topics including tax policy, digital transformation, compliance, investment incentives, labor taxation, cross-border activity, and fiscal transparency.

As Northern Greece’s leading tax-focused conference, the Thessaloniki Tax Forum continues to serve as an important platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange, and forward-looking perspectives for the business and institutional community.

🙏🏻 We sincerely thank all speakers, moderators, sponsors, and attendees for contributing to another impactful Forum.

🔗 Explore the Forum: https://www.amcham.gr/events/event/14th-thessaloniki-tax-forum/