Elisabeth Cosmatos
CEO The Cosmatos Group
2E50-F51
Elisabeth Cosmatos has been working in the shipping, forwarding and logistics sectors for the past 28 years. In 2000, she was appointed managing director of The Cosmatos Group of Companies and leads business activities across a portfolio of well-known industry brands which include Hub Logistics, Fairplay Forwarding and Cosmatos Shipping Services.
Elisabeth’s expertise in the project cargo and heavy lift sectors embraces all aspects of multimodal transportation, in diverse industries such as industrial, oil & gas, and defence logistics. She has extensive experience in the renewables sector, having managed more than 30 wind energy projects since the early 2000’s –continually adapting to larger components, heavier loads and increasingly complex supply chains.
Elisabeth is currently the president of The Heavy Lift Group (THLG), having been part of the Association’s Executive Committee for the past nine years. Founded in 1987 by a consortium of western-European heavy-lift operators in anticipation of the Single European Market, THLG has expanded to include companies from North and South America, Asia, Africa and other parts of Europe.
A fluent English and Greek speaker, Elisabeth is a well-known personality in the forwarding and logistics sector, both in Greece and internationally. She is a WISTA Hellas member (and WISTA Ambassador for northern Greece), and an active member of the shipping community.
Women in Breakbulk Breakfast Sessions
We’ve gathered women working in energy projects from across the supply chain to provide updates and outlooks for transitional and green energy, representing an enormous pipeline of work in engineering, transportation, infrastructure and logistics. The conversation will then turn to other forms of energy, both personal and for teams, to help you sustain yourself and your colleagues through your most challenging project work.
Tuesday 16 June 09:50 - 10:20 Rotterdam Ahoy
We’ve gathered women working in energy projects from across the supply chain to provide updates and outlooks for transitional and green energy, representing an enormous pipeline of work in engineering, transportation, infrastructure and logistics. The conversation will then turn to other forms of energy, both personal and for teams, to help you sustain yourself and your colleagues through your most challenging project work.
Rotterdam Ahoy Europe/Madrid2026 Event Agenda Sessions
Aligned with The Heavy Lift Group’s recently launched THLG Next Gen initiative, this interactive workshop explores how the industry can become more accessible and engaging for young talent while strengthening knowledge transfer and long-term career development.
Designed as an informal, conversation-driven session, the workshop will focus on practical skills development, mentorship, cross-generational collaboration and the growing impact of AI and digitalization across project logistics. Participants will have the chance to ask questions, exchange ideas and gain practical insight from senior professionals working across the global THLG network.
THLG is a global alliance of 72 specialized transport and logistics companies across 57 countries, with expertise spanning industrial project forwarding, crane operations, oversized transport, vessel chartering and engineering.
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Tuesday 16 June 14:00 - 14:45 Women in Breakbulk Lounge
Women in Breakbulk
Designed as an informal, conversation-driven session, the workshop will focus on practical skills development, mentorship, cross-generational collaboration and the growing impact of AI and digitalization across project logistics. Participants will have the chance to ask questions, exchange ideas and gain practical insight from senior professionals working across the global THLG network.
THLG is a global alliance of 72 specialized transport and logistics companies across 57 countries, with expertise spanning industrial project forwarding, crane operations, oversized transport, vessel chartering and engineering.
Women in Breakbulk Lounge
Europe/Madrid
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