MM Reg Form - Marine Money

9th Annual Marine Money Gulf Ship Finance Conference
Wednesday, 6th March 2013, Emirates Towers Hotel – Dubai
AGENDA
AFTERNOON
14:30 Bonds for Growth; an alternative source of finance for Shipping
Mr. David Palmer, CEO, Pareto Securities Asia Pte Ltd
14:50 Is leasing a new way forward for bulk shipping in the new age of restricted capital?
Panel Discussion
Mr. Nils Kristian Kovdal, Director, Ship Lease & Finance, Standard Chartered Bank
Mr. Tobias Backer, Managing Director - Head of Shipping & Offshore, ICON Capital
Mr. Fidaa Haddad, Managing Director, Structured Finance, Mubadala GE Capital PJSC
Moderator: Mr. Ronan Nash, Tufton Oceanic (Middle East) Ltd
15:20 Project finance for shipping : an example from NAKILAT
Mr. Mohammad Siddiqui, Treasury Director, Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (NAKILAT)
15:40 Ship Recycling : the balancing factor
Mr. Keyur Dave, CFO, Wirana Shipping Corp.
16:00 Coffee Break
16:30 Challenges post the market collapse
Mr. Ahmed Al Falahi, CEO, Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) PJSC
16:40 Is 2013 the end of the shipping downturn?
Will the supply side of shipping stabilize? And demand continue to grow?
Will prices fall further? Will yards offer better deals?
Can finance be found for the right transactions?
Will leasing and PE become more prevalent in shipping?
Is 2013 the year to invest in shipping?
Panel Discussion
Mr. Amit Oza, Director, Astramar Management Consultancy FZE
Mr. Domenik Nizet, Senior Vice president, Chemical, LPG & Product Tanker Group, DVB Bank
Mr. Vijay Kamath, Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, FSL Trust Management Pte Ltd.
Mr. Roberto Giorgi, President, V.Ships
Moderator: Mr. Kevin Oates, Managing Director, Marine Money Asia Pte Ltd.
17:30 Closing Remarks
17:40 Cocktail Closing Reception co-hosted by International Registries, Inc.
Conference Organisers: Mia Jensen and Kevin Oates, Marine Money International - Greek Office
Kevin’s mobile: +65 9151 7036, Mia’s mobile: +30 697 22 100 69, mia@marine-marketing.gr