Written by : marinemo | 13 Jul 2011

12th Annual Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum

Wednesday, 13th October 2010, Ledra Marriott, Athens

Arranged and Organised by Mia Jensen and Kevin Oates, Marine Money Greece

 
08:45 Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:45 Opening Remarks
10:00 The Economic Outlook for 2011: Greece, Europe and the World
10:25 Shipping Outlook: Is Greek dominance under threat?
10:45 The criminalisation of shipping
11:00 Coffee Break co-hosted by NewLead Holdings Ltd.
11:30 Shipping and finance: The happy couple

Panel Discussion
Moderators: Mr. George Paleokrassas, Partner, Head of Greek Office, Watson Farley & Williams
Mr. Frank Dunne, Chairman, Watson Farley & Williams

  • Mr. Ulf B. Andersson, Head of Shipping, Nordea Bank Finland Plc, London Branch [ cv ]
  • Mr. Ioannis Lazaridis, CEO & CFO, Capital Product Partners L.P. and President, Crude Carriers Corp.
  • Mr. Michel Bourgery, CFO, Pyxis Holdings
  • Mr. Vassilis Mantzavinos, Managing Director - General Manager Greece, UniCredit Bank AG [ cv ]
  • Mr. Michael Bodouroglou, Chairman and CEO, Paragon Shipping Inc

Complete Panel Discussion
12:25 Recent trends in Capital Markets
  • Mr. Hamish Norton, Managing Director & Global Head of the Maritime Group, Jefferies & Co
12:45 Shifts in Public Investor Sentiment
13:00 Lunch Break co-host: TEN Limited. Welcome by Mr. Nikolas Tsakos, CEO, TEN Limited
14:30 Is Greek shipping and ship financing immune to onshore Greece?
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mr. George Xiradakis, Managing Director, XRTC Business Consultants Ltd
  • Prof. Andreas Merikas Prof. of Shipping Finance and Head of Maritime department, University of Piraeus [ cv ]
  • Mr. Theo Xenakoudis, Managing Director, International Registries, Inc./ Marshall Islands Registry
  • Mr. Dimitris Anagnostopoulos Advisor and Board Member, Aegean Baltic Bank

Complete Panel Discussion
15:10 Can IPOs create value for Companies and Shareholders?
Given the under performance of IPOs what are the implications for those companies seeking to list? What IPO structures give deals the best chance of success?
Panel Discussion
Moderator:Mr. Mark Friedman, Senior Managing Director, Evercore Partners
  • Mr. Robert Lustrin, Partner, Capital Markets Group, Seward & Kissel [ cv ]
  • Mr. Stamatis Molaris, Chairman and CEO, Alma Maritime Ltd.
  • Mr. Brett Esber, Partner, Blank Rome LLP [ cv ]
  • Mr. Anthony Argyropoulos, Managing Director, Investment Banking Group, Cantor Fitzgerald
  • Mr. Christopher Georgakis, Investment Manager, Franco Compania Naviera SA

Complete Panel Discussion
15:45 Coffee Break
16:15 Institutional Equity Investor Panel - the positives and negatives of investing in the Maritime Sector
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mr. Chris Weyers, Managing Director-Maritime Transportation, FBR Capital Markets
  • Mr. Saket Kumar, Senior Research Analyst, Swank Capital, LLC
  • Mr. Shaumo Sadhukhan, Analyst, Meritage Group [ cv ]
  • Mr. Andrew Garcia, Institutional Investor, Pine River Capital

Complete Panel Discussion
16:55 Banking industry, BRICS and the Greenback
  • Mr. Emil Yiannopoulos, Assurance Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A.
17:10 Managing Legacy : Grasping Opportunities
Panel Discussion
Moderators: Mr. Urs Dur, SVP, Senior Equity Analyst, Lazard Capital Markets
Mr. David Herman, Director - Investment Banking, Credit Suisse
  • Ms. Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and CEO, Navios Maritime Holdings
  • Mr. Babis Mazarakis, COO, Excel Maritime Carriers Limited
  • Mr. Dale Ploughman, CEO, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
  • Mr. Evangelos Marinakis, Chairman & CEO, Crude Carriers Corp. [ cv ]
  • Mr. George Karageorgiou, CEO, Globus Maritime Limited
  • Mr. Akis Tsirigakis, CEO, StarBulk Carriers Corp
  • Mr. Evangelos J. Pistiolis, CEO, Topships Inc [ cv ]
  • Mr. Ion Varouxakis, CEO, FreeSeas Inc. [ cv ]
  • Mr. Michael Zolotas, President & CEO, NewLead Holdings Ltd.

Complete Panel Discussion
18:00 Closing Remarks
18:10 Cocktail Closing Reception co-host: International Registries, Inc./Marshall Islands Registry