Provisional Agenda - Marine Money
Provisional Agenda - Marine Money
Provisional Agenda - Marine Money
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<strong>Agenda</strong> (per 8 September 2011pm)<br />
13 th Annual <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Money</strong> Greek Ship Finance Conference<br />
Wednesday, 12 th October 2011, Ledra Marriott – Athens<br />
AGENDA - PRELIMINARY<br />
08:45 Registration and Welcome Coffee<br />
… and we thought we were over the worst!<br />
http://www.marinemoney.com/forums/GR11/index.htm<br />
09:45 Opening Remarks<br />
Ms. Mia Jensen, <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Money</strong> – Greek Office<br />
Mr. Kevin Oates, <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Money</strong> – Greek Office<br />
10:00 Economic Outlook 2012<br />
Is the world on track for economic growth? Will the west drag behind the burgeoning east? Is the<br />
Chinese miracle slowing?<br />
Mr. Nick Kounis, Head Macro Research, ABN AMRO Bank<br />
10:20 Restructuring and recapitalising a shipping company: the tools, the players and the benefits<br />
Mr. Elliott Etheredge, Managing Director, Dahlman Rose & Co. LLC<br />
Mr. Flip Huffard, Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group<br />
10:40 Ship Finance:<br />
New finance or new problems. The dilemma facing the worlds shipping banks.<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Dr. Klaus Stoltenberg, Managing Director, Global Head Ship and Aircraft Finance, NORD/LB<br />
Mr. Ulf B Andersson, Head of Shipping, Nordea Bank Finland Plc, London Branch<br />
Dr. Carsten Wiebers, Senior Director, Global Head Ship Finance, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH<br />
Mr. Vassilis K. Mantzavinos, Managing Director, Head of Global Shipping Athens, UniCredit Bank AG<br />
Mrs. Karianne Tieleman, Head of Risk & Portfolio Management Energy & Transportation, ABN AMRO<br />
Moderators: Mr. Dimitri Sofianopoulos, Head of Banking and Ship finance, Norton Rose LLP<br />
Mr. Anthony Salgado, Partner, Blank Rome LLP<br />
11:25 Coffee Break<br />
11:55 What is the real value of a shipping company?<br />
Mr. John Coustas, President & CEO, Danaos Corporation<br />
12:15 Capital markets: trends and prospects: Are they still appealing for shipping companies?<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Mr. Jae Kwon, Managing Director, Investment Banking, DnB NOR Markets, New York<br />
TBA, Jefferies & Company Inc.<br />
Mr. George Karageorgiou, CEO, Globus Maritime Limited<br />
Mr. Socrates Lazaridis, CEO & Managing Director, Athens Exchange S.A.<br />
Mr. Elliott Etheredge, Managing Director, Dahlman Rose & Co. LLC<br />
Moderator: Mr. Robert Lustrin, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP<br />
12:45 Impact of US GAAP / IFRS convergence on shipping companies and their charterers?<br />
Mr. Shawn Frost, US Capital Market Partner, and<br />
Mrs. Elly Denoudsten, Senior Manager - Shipping Group, Ernst & Young<br />
13:15 Lunch co-hosted by TEN Limited. Welcome by Mr. Nikolas Tsakos, CEO, TEN Limited<br />
14:35 The tanker market. Over supply, slow steaming, paying back the bank<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Mr. Evangelos Marinakis, Chairman & CEO, Crude Carriers Corp.
Mr. Stamatis Tsantanis, CFO, Target <strong>Marine</strong> S.A.<br />
and more<br />
Moderator: Ms. Natasha Boyden, Managing Director - Equity Research, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.<br />
15:10 The container market<br />
How slow can the vessels steam in order to compensate for the order book.<br />
Is this sector more inclined to succeed on the world’s stock markets ?<br />
Are the latest mega-ships a threat or an opportunity?<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Mr. Iraklis Prokopakis, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Office, Danaos Corporation<br />
Mr. Michael Bodouroglou, Chairman, President & CEO, Box Ships Inc.<br />
Mr. Aristides J. Pittas, Chairman and CEO, Euroseas Ltd.<br />
and more<br />
Moderator: Mrs. Dina Karsas, Audit Partner, Deloitte. Hadjipavlou Sofianos & Cambanis S.A.<br />
15:40 Can scrapping help the shipping imbalance?<br />
Mr. Rakesh Khetan (Billu), President and CEO, Wirana Shipping Corporation<br />
15:55 Structuring shipping transactions to make them appealing to finance. The role of alternative<br />
finance.<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Mr. Philip Clausius, President & CEO, FSL Trust Management Pte. Ltd<br />
Mr. Nikos Stratis, Senior Investment Manager, Northern Shipping Funds<br />
Mr. Flip Huffard, Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group L.P.<br />
Mr. George Paleokrassas, Partner, Head of Greek Office, Watson, Farley & Williams LLP<br />
Moderator: Mr. Francis Nolan, Partner, Vedder Price P.C.<br />
16:35 Coffee Break<br />
17:05 Chinese banks and Greek shipping: A preview of the next three years.<br />
Mr. Derek Wu, Director of Division I, Shipping Finance Dept. The Export-Import Bank of China<br />
Mr. Vincent Xu, Partner, Shanghai, Ince & Co.<br />
17:35 The dry bulk cavalcade<br />
How concerning is the order book? Is ordering new tonnage today unethical?<br />
Will the industrial shipping companies dictate terms with their mega move into shipowning?<br />
The smart deals: who can find them, who can finance them.<br />
Consolidation in a weak market. Why don’t we see more?<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
TBA, Excel Maritime Carriers Limited<br />
Mr. Polys Hajioannou, CEO, Chairman of the Board and Director, Safe Bulkers, Inc.<br />
Mr. Ted Petrone, President, Navios Corporation<br />
Mr. Spyros Capralos, President & CEO, Star Bulk Carriers Corp.<br />
Mr. Dale Ploughman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.<br />
Mr. Michael Bodouroglou, Chairman and CEO, Paragon Shipping Inc.<br />
Moderator: Mr. John Sinders, Senior Executive Officer, Clarkson Investment Services (DIFC) Ltd.<br />
18:15 Closing address<br />
18:30 Cocktail Closing Reception co-hosted by International Registries, Inc./Marshall Islands Registry<br />
****** Audio & visual presentations will be available on the Internet after the event ******<br />
Organisers: Mia Jensen & Kevin Oates, <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Money</strong> – Greek Office<br />
Tel: +30 210 9858 809, mia@marinemarketing.gr and koates@marinemoney.com
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