6th Annual Marine Money Gulf Ship Finance Conference
Monday, 8th March 2010, Grand Hyatt – Dubai
Arranged and Organised by Mia Jensen and Kevin Oates, Marine Money Greece
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09:00 |
Registration & Welcome Coffee |
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10:00 |
Opening Remarks
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Morning Conference Co-Chairman – Mr. Nigel Anton, Head of Shipping Finance, Standard Chartered |
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10:10 |
Keynote Address
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10:25 |
Economic Outlook
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The world -> The Middle East -> The UAE -> Dubai Dollar -> oil and commodities -> interest rates
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10:50 |
Dry & Wet Market outlook
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11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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11:45 |
The newbuild orderbook; Will it cripple the industry for years to come?
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mr. Kevin Oates, Marine Money Greek Office
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Capt. Jitendra Misra, Managing Director, Emarat Maritime
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Mr. Scott Jones, CEO, EShips
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Mr. M. Aziz S. Ansari, General Manager, D&K Holdings LLC
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Mr. Nigel Bell, Managing Director, Bell Shipping Limited
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Mr. John Ramage, Director, Worldwide Business Operations, International Registries Inc
 Complete Panel Discussion |
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12:30 |
An overview of debt finance to Shipping
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mr. Richard Briggs, Executive Partner, Hadef & Partners
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For how long will the focus of banks be on damage limitation?
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Which deals can get financed in today’s market?
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Is the Middle East shipping industry relatively better placed than shipping worldwide?
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Can Islamic Finance make a meaningful contribution to financing the shipping industry?
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Mr. Oliver Ebner, Senior Manager, Project and Structured Finance, National Bank of Abu Dhabi
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Mr. Nigel Anton, Head of Shipping Finance, Standard Chartered
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Mr. Dipak Karki, Head of Shipping Coverage, Middle East, Turkey & India, The Royal Bank of Scotland
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Mr. Vijay Kamath, Vice President and Head of Sales East of Suez, FSL Trust Management Pte. Ltd.
Complete Panel Discussion |
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13:15 |
Lunch Break |
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15:00 |
The OSV Market : the year ahead
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15:15 |
Offshore Support: a growing industry in the Middle East
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Finance, challenges and opportunities in Offshore Support
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Mr. Geir Sjurseth, Managing Director, Global Head – Offshore Support Group, DvB Bank SE
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mr. Russell Beardmore, Director, Structured Finance, Standard Chartered
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Mr. Mark Bell, Manager Maritime Services Middle East, Det Norske Veritas, Dubai
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Mr. Fazel Fazelbhoy, CEO, Topaz Energy and Marine Limited
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Mr Mustapha Boussaid, Managing Director, Waha Capital
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Mr. Geir Sjurseth,Managing Director, Global Head – Offshore Support Group, DvB Bank SE
Complete Panel Discussion |
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15:55 |
Derivatives in shipping : a safety net or over-indulgence
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16:15 |
Managing a downturn : Recent developments in UAE insolvency laws
Panel Discussion
Moderator:
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Mr. Erik Muthow, Partner, Hadef & Partners
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Ms. Jasamin Fichte, Managing Partner, Fichte & Co LLP
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Capt. Saleem Alavi, Maritime Advisor/Director UAE Ship Registry, National Transport Authority Government of UAE
Complete Panel Discussion |
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16:40 |
Coffee Break |
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17:00 |
Shipping : a capital intensive industry without the capital
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Is Middle East private equity available for shipping?
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Public markets and shipping: when will the opportunity to list revisit shipping?
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Are the local exchanges attractive to shipping companies?
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Islamic Finance: suitability for shipping
Panel Discussion
Moderators: Mr. Jonathan Hill, Managing Director– Shipping Funds, Tufton Oceanic (Middle East) Ltd.
Mr. Nigel Anton, Head of Shipping Finance, Standard Chartered
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Mr. Per Wistoft, CEO, Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC
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Mr. John Sinders, Senior Executive Officer, Clarkson Investment Services (DIFC) Ltd. [ cv ]
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Mr. Amir Maghami, Managing Director, Simatech Shipping LLC
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Dr. Demos Petropoulos,Head of Shipping, Global Shipping Investments Management Ltd.
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Mr. Tobias Koenig, Managing Partner, Koenig & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG
Complete Panel Discussion |
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17:35 |
Closing Remarks |
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17:45 |
Cocktail Closing Reception co-hosted by International Registries, Inc. |
