Written by : marinemo | 13 Jul 2011

1st Annual Marine Money London Ship Finance Forum

Thursday, 21st January 2010, London Marriott, Grosvenor Square

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

 
08:45 Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:45 Opening Remarks
10:00 Keynote Address
10:15 Shipping Market Outlook
10:40 Restructuring the world’s shipping debt.
  • Ms. Randee Day, Managing Director, Head of Maritime Investment Banking, Seabury Advisors
  • Mr. Albert Stein, Managing Director (Feb 2010), AlixPartners
  • How long can banks be patient in a weak market?
  • Will waivers maturing Q1 2010 be extended?
  • Is it good for the industry when all efforts are made to save even the weakest companies?
  • Restructuring techniques and strategies

Moderator: Mr. Frank Dunne, Chairman, Watson, Farley & Williams

  • Mr. Keith McRae, Head of Shipping Asset Management, DvB Bank SE
  • Mr. Robin Perkin, Head of Global Shipping Coverage, Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Mr. Bart Veldhuizen, MD, Head of Ship Finance, Lloyds Banking Group
  • Mr. Richard Blood, Partner, Corporate Finance, Moore Stephens LLP

Complete Panel Discussion
11:40 Coffee Break
12:10 Capital Markets: London poised to make a mark in the next upturn?
  • Valuation: Critical mass: Analyst Coverage: Investor interest

Moderator: Mr. Chris Randall, Partner, Norton Rose LLP

  • Mr. Robin Byde, Global Head of Transport Research, HSBC Bank plc
  • Mr. Pratyush Chakravarty, Managing Director, Clarkson Investment Services

Complete Panel Discussion
12:40 Qualitative security for shipping loans
  • Is a time charter a suitable comfort?
  • FFAs: A risk or a comfort?
  • Do paper products serve owners or financial traders?

Moderator: Mr. Michel Bourgery, Managing Director, MB Finance

  • Mr. Vassilis Karakoulakis, Member of Freight Derivatives Desk, Clarkson Securities Ltd.
  • Mr. Jeremy Penn, Chief Executive, The Baltic Exchange
  • Mr. Michael Saverys, Head of Freight Derivatives, Bocimar International

Complete Panel Discussion
13:10 Lunch Break
14:15 M&A opportunities in a depressed shipping market
14:30 Debt Capital Markets: Disintermediation is Back
14:45 High Yield
  • Mr. Hamish Norton, Managing Director and Global Head of Maritime Group, Jefferies & Co
15:00 Filling the black hole. Where is the finance to come from to finance shipping over the next few years?
  • Is finance available for shipping? Where is it and who is providing it?
  • Is shipping attractive to private equity?
  • Is Islamic Finance a real source for shipping?
  • Can Norwegian Bonds make a contribution?

Moderator: Mr. John Forrester, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan

  • Mr. Erik Helberg, Chief Executive Officer, RS Platou Markets
  • Mr. Andrew Hampson, Managing Director, Asset Backed Investment Funds, Tufton Oceanic
  • Mr. Andreas Povlsen, Managing Director, Global Shipping, BTMU Capital Corporation
  • Mr. Einar Wold, Senior Vice President - High Yield Bonds, DnB NOR Markets
  • Mr. Ronald Dal Bello, Senior Vice President, First Ship Lease (Switzerland) AG

Complete Panel Discussion
15:45 Coffee Break
16:15 Is it only the brave who will invest in shipping in 2010?
  • The orderbook: will cancellations and delays make it go away? How good is the data?
  • Finance: when will the banks be able to lend again?
  • Will we see real distress during 2010 and what impact will this have on asset values?
  • What are the unforeseen wild cards?
  • The environmental issue: can shipping afford the increased costs?

Moderator: Mr. Brian P. Devine, Partner, Blank Rome LLP

  • Mr. James Lawrence, Chairman and Founder, Marine Money International
  • Mr. Nigel Anton, Managing Director & Head Shipping Finance, Standard Chartered Bank
  • Mr. Jan Morten Eskilt, CEO, OSM Group Ltd.
  • Mrs. Sadan Kaptanoglu, Shipowner, Kaptanoglu Holdings
  • Mr. Stergios Souyoutzoglou, Partner, SafeShip Investment Company

Complete Panel Discussion
17:30 Closing Remarks