Panel Webinar
AI in Maritime: How Industry Leaders are Experimenting, Executing, and Seeing Success
A practical discussion on where AI is delivering real value and what it takes to get there
June 24, 2026: 9:00 AM EDT | 2:00 PM BST

What to expect
AI is transforming how commercial maritime operations get done, from organizing market communications and automating claims processes to accelerating voyage profitability analysis.
This webinar will bring together senior technology leaders from across the maritime industry to discuss what AI adoption looks like in practice: where the real value is, where organizations are getting stuck, and what separates companies with true AI advantage from those caught in a cycle of experimentation.
What You’ll Learn
- Where AI is creating real change in maritime
- How teams can unlock value in unstructured data
- Why AI needs quality data to succeed
- How to operate workflows built on an AI-powered foundation
Who should attend
Whether you are relatively new to AI or actively use it every day, this panel is perfect for anyone looking for ways to leverage AI in commercial maritime workflows and operations. This includes those in chartering, operations, claims or general management, IT, and logistics.
Featured speakers

Ana Margarida Lima
Head of Trading Operations

Ana Margarida Lima is Head of Trading Operations at Moeve Trading, where she leads a global team responsible for commercial, logistics, and shipping operations, demurrages and claims across oil, gas, bunkers, and renewable liquids desks. Prior to joining Moeve, she spent 14 years at Galp, where she held progressive leadership roles across the energy trading value chain. She led large, cross-functional teams spanning Oil Trading Operations to LNG and Power; and later drove the Commercial B2B digital and analytics strategy and transformation.

Michalis Michaloliakos
Group Head of ICT and Cyber-Security

Michalis Michaloliakos is the Group Head of ICT and Cyber-Security at TMS, where he leads the development of secure, resilient digital environments with a people-first philosophy. With deep expertise in strategic risk management, security culture building, and cross-functional collaboration, he focuses on embedding cybersecurity into everyday business operations as an enabler of trust, innovation, and growth.

Sean Riley
President and COO
As Veson’s President and COO, Sean is responsible for driving and managing company operations including Sales, Marketing, Professional Services, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Veson’s regional offices.

Ben Thurecht
Chief Technology Officer
Ben joined Veson Nautical in 2020 and today oversees the company’s Global Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Operations, and Data Science functions. In this role, Ben is responsible for ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of Veson’s platforms and internal systems, while driving innovation across the organization. Before joining Veson, Ben built his career in the financial services and technology sectors in the UK, US, and Australia. Most recently, he helped develop a SaaS platform for hedge funds at SS&C Eze. Earlier in his career, he held engineering roles at NYSE Euronext in London and Dimension Data in Australia.


