A to-do list for gender equality
May 18 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am BST
WISTA UK will be celebrating the very first International Women in Maritime Day, launched by the IMO on the 18th of May, 2022, by proudly supporting “A to-do list for gender equality.”
An inspiring keynote and stellar panelists come together to discuss why we still see the maritime sector employing approximately only 34% of women, 2% of which in Director roles and when it comes to seafarers only 2% of the more then 1.5 million seafarers globally and share an actionable target list on what needs to be done going forward.
Host: Gina Panayiotou, WISTS UK Secretary, Founder & CEO, Oceans Arena | Concept Founder, Ocean Arena Stage
Keynote: H.E. Eng. Hessa Al Malek, Advisor to the Minister for Maritime Transport Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure UAE
Panel:
- Guy Platten, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
- Sanjam Gupta, Maritime SheEo, Director, Sitara Shipping
- Capt. Radhika Menon, Sailing Captain with Synergy Maritime and the Co founder of International Women seafarers Foundation
- Sue Terpilowski, Diversity & Inclusion Expert and speaker I Managing Director of Image Line, WISTA International Press Officer
- Sofia Konstantopoulou, Global Head, Marketing & Events at IBIA, Founder, GIWA
The panel is also supported by the International Chamber of Shipping, Young Ship UAE, Maritime SheEO, IBIA and Maritime MENA Strategic Media Partner Marasi News and sponsored by Oceans Arena, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Sea Horizon Offshore Marine Services, ZMS (Zenith Marine Services), Watson Farley & Williams and Mubarak Marine.
