WISTA Hellas was established back in 1993 and currently numbers some 200 members, all women in management level positions in the shipping sector. It is a member of WISTA International, the holding association, founded in London in 1974, and currently consisting of 28 member-countries and more than 1200 individual members.

Through this Conference, WISTA again aims to promote the scopes of the organization, giving support to and facilitating the exchange of contacts and experience amongst its members and the international shipping community. Also, the Conference’s main target is to continue its educative role, expand the networking opportunities as well as dominate in its role of being the centre for the exchange of information among its members.

The subject of the Conference is: “Achieving Sustainability - Paving the Way to Shipping Excellence”. During this Conference, distinguished expert speakers will once again honour us with their presence and will present their papers on how sustainable progress can be achieved and shipping excellence can be reached by promoting and strengthening social, economical as well as environmental balance and stability.

We are delighted to announce that Mr. Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, Secretary-General of the IMO, will be participating as a keynote speaker.

The event will last 3 days and will give you the opportunity to listen to internationally recognized speakers, meet and exchange views with experts and decision-makers of the maritime industry and, of course, all this will be combined with informative visits and excursions to famous landmarks. At the end of each day you will be given the chance to socialize with old friends and new acquaintances during dinners to be held at prime locations of the Greek Capital.