The session was presided by Shri Subhash Phaldesai, Minister for Social Welfare, River Navigation, Archives and Archeology , Government of Goa in the presence of Dr N. Vinodkumar, Chairman, Marmagoa Port Authority.
 
The esteemed speakers shared their views on various topics. The speakers were Deepak Narvekar Dy General Manager Mktg Hotels Goa Tourism Development Corporation  Chandresh Haldankar, Supritendent of Fisheries Shivram Ravindra Kamat, Dy Director, Institute of Maritime Studies Abhay Barve, Dy Hydrographic Surveyor, Captain of Ports Prasad Sawant, CEO, Buoyancy Consultants Hemant Arondekar, Founder and MD, Nautilus Sailing Ventures LLP, Konkan Maritime.