London
Thursday, 20 January 2011
The Dorchester, Park Lane

Presentations

Opening Remarks 
Ms. Mia Jensen, Marine Money - Greek Office
Mr. Kevin Oates, Marine Money - Greek Office

Jensen Audio Jensen Presentation

Keynote address
Alderman and Sheriff, Fiona Woolf CBE, City of London

Audio  

Keynote address
Mr. Spyros M. Polemis, Chairman, International Chamber of Shipping 

Audio Presentation

Shipping Market Outlook. Is tanker demand growing fast enough? 
Mr. Henry Curra, Head of Research, ACM Shipping Ltd.

Audio Presentation

Bank finance to the shipping industry – the world at large. 
Part 1: Is Restructuring still the focus of the world’s shipping banks?

Panel Discussion 
Mrs. Jean Richards, CEO, SecondWind Shipping Ltd. 
Mrs. Kathleen Haines, Principal, Holbridge Capital Advisors 
Moderator: Mr. Frank Dunne, Chairman, Watson Farley & Williams

Panel Audio Dunn Presentation

Part 2: New entrants and deals that can get done.
Panel Discussion
Mr. Christos Tsakonas, Executive Director, Head of Greek Shipping, DnB NOR Bank ASA
Mr. Ulf B. Andersson, Head of Shipping, Nordea Bank Finland Plc, London Branch 
Mr. Mark Long, Head of Global Shipping, HSBC Bank plc 
Moderator: Mr. Harry Theochari, Partner, Norton Rose LLP

Panel Audio  

Where is the value for companies and shareholders in going public?
Panel Discussion

Mr. Chris Weyers, Managing Director, Maritime Transportation, FBR Capital Markets & Co.
Mr. Philippe Chryssicopoulos, Head of Shipping EMEA Investment Banking, BOFAMerrill Lynch
Mrs. Randee Day, President & CEO, Day and Partners, Inc. 
Mr. Michael Bodouroglou, Chairman & CEO, Paragon Shipping LLP 
Mr. Hamish Norton, Managing Director & Global Head of the Maritime Group, Jefferies & Company, Inc.
Moderator: Mr. Brian Devine, Partner, Blank Rome LLP

Panel Audio  

What are the funding options for shipowners in today's market?
Panel Discussion

Mr. George D. Gourdomichalis, President/Managing Director, G. Bros Maritime S.A.
Mr. Erlend Torsen, Head of Markets and Analysis, Ness Risan & Partners 
Mr. Carl Stefan Glaebe, Managing Partner, Campi D’Oro Shipping and Financial Advisors
Moderator: Mr. Stephen Drury, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP

Panel Audio Torsen Presentation Drury Presentation

Korea – a dawning Ship Finance exporter
Ms. Mee Young Choi, Managing Director, Meriel Partners

Audio Presentation

Indexing the container market? 
Panel Discussion

Mr. Arthur Worsley, Senior Broker, Container Freight Derivatives, Freight Investor Services
Ms. Isabella Kurek-Smith, Director, Head of Energy and Freight, LCH Clearnet
Mr. Lars Jensen, Director of Marketing and IT, The Containership Company
Mr. Michael Rainsford, Container Freight Trader, Morgan Stanley Commodities 
Moderator: Mr. Neville Smith, International Commentator on the Maritime Industry

Panel Audio  

Institutional Investor Appetite for Shipping 
Panel Discussion 

Mr. James Keane, Founder & Managing Director, Beia Capital
Mr. Michel Bourgery, CFO, Pyxis Holdings Inc. 
Mr. Constantinos Herodotou, Executive Director and Head of EMEA Shipping, UBS Investment Bank
Mr. Nanakjeet Singh Bajwa, Vice President, Fortress Investment Group 
Moderator: Mr. Andrew Hampson, Director, Tufton Oceanic

Panel Audio  

US taxation and it’s impact on shipping companies, private equity and individual investors.
Mr. Stephen Flott, Managing Director, Flott & Co. PC

Audio Presentation

Too many ships? Too much capacity?
Panel Discussion

Mr. Pierre Aury, Partner, RS Platou LLP
Mr. Johnny Plumbe, CEO, ACM Shipping Group PLC
 
Mr. Alan Marsh, CEO, Braemar Shipping Services plc 
Mr. Robert Clancy, Managing Director, Arrow Shipping (Monaco) SAM
Moderator: Mr. Robert Bugbee, President, Scorpio Tankers Inc.

Panel Audio