Gina Panayiotou
Founder & CEO Oceans Arena
Gina Panayiotou is an ESG Strategist, with a background in maritime law and an MBA focused on change management and ethical leadership. She has held senior roles mainly within shipowning organisations and founded her consultancy firm Oceans Arena, aimed at leading industry stakeholders through their transformational ESG journey, from strategy formulation to brand positioning, while she currently leads the global ESG Strategy at West of England P&I Club.
Furthermore, Gina has also acted as a Communications Consultant of the IMO-UNEP-Norway Innovation Forum. Based in London, she is the UK Chair of the G100 Network Sustainable Brand Creation & Marketing, the Secretary of WISTA UK and the Co-Chair of the WISTA International Environment Committee, while she also supports the World Ocean Council as an Associate on Law & Ocean Sustainable Development and is an Associate Tutor at MLA College.
Gina has been featured among the “Top Maritime Influencers you should follow” by Marine Traffic, shortlisted for the Inspirational Influencer Awards in the Global Impact category for her work on youth and female empowerment, leading the initiative “Brand women as leaders’ aimed at helping women build their personal brand to shine for success. She has also been ranked by Legal 500, GC Powerlist Greece and Cyprus as one of the Top 100 in-house counsel driving innovation within their sector, has been featured in the Top 100 Women in Shipping list for 4 consecutive years and successfully hosts a broadcast “Oceans Arena Stage” which is committed to branding the industry that makes the world go round, while has recently been appointed UK Ambassador of Seatrade Maritime Club.
Breakbulk Europe Main Stage Sessions
ESG Across the Supply Chain
ESG initiatives are now a critical aspect of any organisation’s business model. Frameworks and requirements continue to be developed and implemented, however tensions between different criteria have led to a lack of ‘best-practice’ guidelines and standards in monitoring and disclosure This session will bring together industry experts and regulatory bodies to tackle the big questions, summarising key areas of focus from reporting to accountability and helping everyone understand what ESG means for them and how they can begin making their mark.
Thursday 08 June 13:45 - 14:30 Main Stage
Main Stage
ESG initiatives are now a critical aspect of any organisation’s business model. Frameworks and requirements continue to be developed and implemented, however tensions between different criteria have led to a lack of ‘best-practice’ guidelines and standards in monitoring and disclosure This session will bring together industry experts and regulatory bodies to tackle the big questions, summarising key areas of focus from reporting to accountability and helping everyone understand what ESG means for them and how they can begin making their mark.
Main Stage Europe/London
