Dr. George Vaggelas is Partner and Managing Director at “Ports and Shipping Advisory” and a Research Fellow at Research in Shipping and Ports Laboratory at the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of the University of the Aegean (Greece). He is also a member of the Greek Regulatory Authority for Ports as well as an Editorial Advisor at “Naftika Chronika” the leading shipping magazine in Greece. He has previously been an advisor to the President and CEO of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (Greece) and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of the Aegean. George has more than 10 years of experience in consulting and research on port and shipping issues and he has been involved also in European and national projects examining the port and maritime industries. A specialist in passenger ports, port management, port economics and port policy issues, George has authored several papers published in international scientific journals and international conferences examining seaport economics and politics of seaports. George Vaggelas holds a BSc (Shipping & Enterpreneurship), an MSc in Shipping Trade and Transport (STT), and a Phd (2008), from the School of Business, University of the Aegean, Greece. George’s PhD thesis examines the interface of the public and private sectors involvement in the port sector. The research has been financed by the Greek Ministry of Development, the Port of Piraeus SA, and the Organisation for Public Transport in Athens (OASA). George has also contributed as a Teaching Assistant (TA), to the undergraduate and programme of the Department. He is active in the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) a member of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), and of the ‘Hellenic Association of Maritime Economists’ (ENOE).

Managing Director @ Ports & Shipping Advisory (P&SA) was founded in 2014. Based on its member’s special know-how and experiences from the port and maritime industry, P&SA aims at providing to its customers consulting services based on their peculiar needs. P&SA has been engaged in several projects in the port and maritime industry including among others projects for Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A., MTBS BV., Municipal Port Fund of Chios, and E&Y Cyprus Ltd. http://www.psadvisory.eu/ From January 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) Piraeus-GreeceAdvisor @ From November 2013 to Present (2 years) AthensResearcher @ Researcher at the PORTOPIA Project (FP7). From September 2013 to Present (2 years 2 months) Athensmember @ Research on port economics and port policy. Participation in research programmes. (co) author of several scientific papers published in international scientific journals and international conferences. From 2005 to Present (10 years) External Advisor @ Consulting: - Cruise Development - Strategic Planning - Environmental Issues - Port-City Relations - Representing the port at the Hellenic Ports Association's Cruise Committee From February 2014 to January 2015 (1 year) AthensAdvisor to the President and CEO @ Responsibilities: Managing the ports’ passenger terminal Development and attracting cruise traffic at the port Development of a marina in the port area Supervision of the new organization chart Supervision of port services cost accounting Managing the Port Development Board International Public Relations Monitoring Investments Strategic Analysis and Planning Marketing Submission of the port authority’s proposal for the 2011 ESPO Award. From October 2010 to January 2014 (3 years 4 months) Thessaloniki port, GreeceGeneral Manager @ General Manager at the Hellenic Institute for Port Training. The Institute aims at fdeveloping and applying educational programms and seminars based on the peculiar needs of the employees of the Greek port industry. From December 2011 to November 2013 (2 years) Thessaloniki port, GreeceAdjunct Lecturer @ Teaching of the undegraduate course "Port Planning" and of the MSc course "European Port Policy". From February 2012 to August 2012 (7 months) Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, Chios Island, GreeceSpecial Advisor @ Submission of proposals for EU funded programmes. strategic development planning From May 2009 to December 2010 (1 year 8 months) Associate Academic Personnel @ Evaluator of MSc Thesis in the Master Programme “Tourism Business Administration”. From September 2009 to August 2010 (1 year) Adjunct Lecturer @ Teaching of courses: a) Maritime Economics and Policy, b) Port Economics and Policy. From January 2009 to August 2009 (8 months)

PhD, Port policy and port economics @ Aegean University From 2004 to 2008 MSc, Shipping, Trade and Transport @ Aegean University From 2003 to 2004 BSc, Shipping @ Aegean University From 1998 to 2002 George Vaggelas is skilled in: Research, Shipping, Ports, Maritime, Lecturing, English, Teaching, Analysis, Project Planning, Statistics, Economics, Public Relations, Transportation, International Relations, Strategic Planning, Management, Mathematical Modeling, Maritime Operations, Marketing, International Shipping, Policy, Operations Management, Training, Science, University Teaching, Logistics, Proposal Writing, European Union, Energy, Management Consulting, Business Strategy, Sustainability, Negotiation, International Trade, Navigation, Sailing, Data Analysis, Business Planning, Maritime Security, Freight, Marine Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Risk Management