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9th Annual <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Money</strong> Gulf Ship Finance Conference<br />
Wednesday, 6th March 2013, Emirates Towers Hotel – Dubai<br />
AGENDA<br />
http://www.marinemoney.com/forums/Gulf13/index.htm<br />
“Is 2013 the year to invest in shipping?”<br />
Agenda, per 27 h February 2013<br />
MORNING<br />
09:00 <strong>Reg</strong>istration & Welcome Coffee<br />
10:00 Opening Remarks<br />
Mrs. Mia Jensen, Greek Director, <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Money</strong> International<br />
10:10 Keynote address<br />
HE. Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Vice Chairman, DP World<br />
10:20 Economic Outlook<br />
Mr. Shady Shaher, Senior Economist, Middle East and North Africa, Global Markets,<br />
Standard Chartered Bank<br />
10:45 Offshore supply: buoyant but growing. Is the demand keeping up with supply?<br />
Mr. Geir Sjurseth, Managing Director & Global Head Offshore Support Group, DvB Bank SE<br />
An industry expert; how best to invest in today’s offshore market?<br />
Mr. Fazel A. Fazelbhoy, Chief Executive Officer, Synergy Offshore FZ LLE<br />
11:25 Coffee Break<br />
11:55 Will 2013 be one year too many for companies embroiled in restructuring talks?<br />
Ms. Khalila Meggouh, Associate, Norton Rose (Middle East) LLP<br />
12:15 Islamic Finance for structured shipping<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Mr. Mustapha Boussaid, Chief Executive Officer, ARKAD Investment & Consulting FZE<br />
Mr. Andrew Baird, Partner, International Shipping Finance Group, Watson, Farley & Williams LLP<br />
Moderator : Mr. Marcus Machin, CEO, Tufton Oceanic (Middle East) Ltd.<br />
12: 45 Shipping finance at large and for Middle East based shipowners. Can the shipping industry<br />
still rely on commercial banks for finance?<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Mr. Shreyas Chipalkatty, Director, Global Shipping, Logistics and Offshore, Citigroup<br />
Mr. Felix Ulbricht, Director, Head of Deutsche Shipping Asia, Deutsche Bank AG<br />
Mr. Chris Phillips, Head of <strong>Marine</strong> Finance, National Bank of Fujairah<br />
Moderator: Mr. Erik Muthow, Partner, Head of Maritime, Transport & Trade, Hadef & Partners<br />
13:20 Lunch Break
9th Annual <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Money</strong> Gulf Ship Finance Conference<br />
Wednesday, 6th March 2013, Emirates Towers Hotel – Dubai<br />
AGENDA<br />
AFTERNOON<br />
14:30 Bonds for Growth; an alternative source of finance for Shipping<br />
Mr. David Palmer, CEO, Pareto Securities Asia Pte Ltd<br />
14:50 Is leasing a new way forward for bulk shipping in the new age of restricted capital?<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Mr. Nils Kristian Kovdal, Director, Ship Lease & Finance, Standard Chartered Bank<br />
Mr. Tobias Backer, Managing Director - Head of Shipping & Offshore, ICON Capital<br />
Mr. Fidaa Haddad, Managing Director, Structured Finance, Mubadala GE Capital PJSC<br />
Moderator: Mr. Ronan Nash, Tufton Oceanic (Middle East) Ltd<br />
15:20 Project finance for shipping : an example from NAKILAT<br />
Mr. Mohammad Siddiqui, Treasury Director, Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (NAKILAT)<br />
15:40 Ship Recycling : the balancing factor<br />
Mr. Keyur Dave, CFO, Wirana Shipping Corp.<br />
16:00 Coffee Break<br />
16:30 Challenges post the market collapse<br />
Mr. Ahmed Al Falahi, CEO, Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) PJSC<br />
16:40 Is 2013 the end of the shipping downturn?<br />
Will the supply side of shipping stabilize? And demand continue to grow?<br />
Will prices fall further? Will yards offer better deals?<br />
Can finance be found for the right transactions?<br />
Will leasing and PE become more prevalent in shipping?<br />
Is 2013 the year to invest in shipping?<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Mr. Amit Oza, Director, Astramar Management Consultancy FZE<br />
Mr. Domenik Nizet, Senior Vice president, Chemical, LPG & Product Tanker Group, DVB Bank<br />
Mr. Vijay Kamath, Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, FSL Trust Management Pte Ltd.<br />
Mr. Roberto Giorgi, President, V.Ships<br />
Moderator: Mr. Kevin Oates, Managing Director, <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Money</strong> Asia Pte Ltd.<br />
17:30 Closing Remarks<br />
17:40 Cocktail Closing Reception co-hosted by International <strong>Reg</strong>istries, Inc.<br />
Conference Organisers: Mia Jensen and Kevin Oates, <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Money</strong> International - Greek Office<br />
Kevin’s mobile: +65 9151 7036, Mia’s mobile: +30 697 22 100 69, mia@marine-marketing.gr
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