
June 22-24, 2010
The Pierre Hotel, New York City

Tuesday Afternoon, June 22, 2010
Marine Money Excellence in Marine Financing Awards: Case Studies
Session Co-Moderators
Nigel Thomas, Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams LLP
Daniel C. Rodgers, Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams (New York) LLP
Presentations:
Mergers and Acquisitions – S. Goldman Advisors LLC and Investment Bank of Greece for Grandunion/NewLead Holdings
Sheldon M. Goldman, Sr. Managing Director, S. Goldman Advisors LLC
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Efthymios Bouloutas, CEO, Marfin Popular Bank (Investment Bank of Greece is a member of Marfin Popular Bank Group)
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Export Finance – Nordea Bank for Seadrill
Ronny Bjørnådal, SVP & Global Head Syndicated Loans, Nordea Bank Norge ASA
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Leasing – Northern Shipping Funds / Pareto for Eitzen Chemical ASA, Parchem II
Sean Durkin, President, Northern Shipping Funds
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Equity Follow-on – Citi for multiple issuers
Gerrit Parker, Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets, Citi
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Equity Linked - Deutsche Bank for DryShips
Craig Fuehrer, Managing Director & Head of Shipping Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
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Panel Discussion: Is Access to the Capital Markets Essential
for Success?
Panelists:
Sheldon M. Goldman, Sr. Managing Director, S. Goldman Advisors LLC
Ronny Bjørnådal, SVP & Global Head Syndicated Loans, Nordea Bank Norge ASA
Sean Durkin, President, Northern Shipping Funds
Gerrit Parker, Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets, Citi
Craig Fuehrer, Managing Director & Head of Shipping Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Simon A. Rose, CEO, Dahlman Rose & Co. LLC
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Global Macro Economic Outlook
François Trahan, Vice Chairman, Head of Portfolio Strategy & Quantitative Research, Wolfe Trahan & Co.
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Outlook for the Bulk and Container Markets – Is Now the Time to Invest?
Paul Dowell, Director of Research & Consultancy, Howe Robinson Shipbrokers Research
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Mark Williams, Director of Consultancy, Maritime Strategies International Ltd.
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Keynote Address
Peter C. Georgiopoulos, Chairman, General Maritime Corporation
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Never Waste a Good Crisis
Morten Arntzen, President & CEO, Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
Frank G. Jensen, Chairman & CEO, Clipper Group Ltd.
Ted C. Petrone, President, Navios Corporation
Ralf Bedranowsky, Managing Director / Global Head of Deutsche Shipping, Deutsche Bank AG - Deutsche Shipping
Moderator: Simon A. Rose, CEO, Dahlman Rose & Co. LLC
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Opportunities for Container Lines, Tonnage Providers& Box Lessors
Jakob Tolstrup-Møller, CEO, TCC (The Containership Company)
Ban-Huat Quah, CFO, Rickmers Trust Management Pte. Ltd.
Brian M. Sondey, President & CEO, TAL International
Dr. Johann Killinger, Chairman & CEO, BUSS Group
Dr. John Coustas, President & CEO, Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd.
Moderator: Loli Wu, Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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Luncheon speaker:
Threats from Pirate Attacks and their Effects on Global Supply Chain Operation
Patrick J. Garvey, Brigadier General (Ret) USMC,
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The Wild Ride Continues; Understanding 150 Years of Shipping Cycles
Dr. Andreas Vergottis, Head of Research - Oceanic Hedge Fund, Tufton Oceanic Ltd.
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Small Cap Shipping Stocks Poised to Profit
Michael Bodouroglou, Chairman & CEO, Paragon Shipping Inc.
Dale Ploughman, CEO, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
Felipe Menéndez Ross, President & CEO, Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Ltd.
Allan L. Shaw, CFO, NewLead Holdings Ltd.
Moderator: Simon G. Smith, Managing Director, UBS Investment Bank
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The Global Banking Industry
Paul Miller, Managing Director, Friedman, Billings & Ramsey
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The State of Commercial Banking – Competition Returns
Gust Biesbroeck, Managing Director & Global Head Transportation, Fortis Bank Nederland
Ronny Bjørnådal, SVP & Global Head Syndicated Loans, Nordea Bank Norge ASA
Kristin H. Holth, Exec. Vice President & General Manager, DnB NOR Bank
Brett M. Esber, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Guillaume Deve, Head of Shipping & Offshore, Americas, BNP Paribas
Moderator: Peter Evensen, Exec. Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, Teekay Corporation
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The Dry Bulk Market
Alan Ginsberg, CFO, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
Morten Hay Ingebrigtsen, Director, Asset Management, Pacific Basin Shipping Limited
Pankaj Khanna, COO, DryShips Inc.
Ismini E. Panayotides, Business Dev. Officer, Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd.
Moderator: Elliott K. Etheredge, Managing Director, Dahlman Rose & Co. LLC
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Simon A. Rose, CEO, Dahlman Rose & Co. LLC
Outlook for the Tanker Market
Key supply side elements
Key demand side elements
Erik Helberg, CEO, R.S. Platou Markets AS
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The Tanker Market
Wilmer Ruperti, CEO, Maroil Trading Inc.
Paul Durham, CFO, Tsakos Energy Navigation
Jeffrey D. Pribor, CFO, General Maritime Corporation
Randee E. Day, Acting CEO & Director, DHT Holdings, Inc.
Iannis E. Lazaridis, CEO & CFO, Capital Ship Management Corp.
Moderator: Urs M.F.E. Dür, Senior Vice President / Senior Equity Analyst, Lazard Capital Markets LLC
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Tanker Panel Q&A
| Panel Q&A |
Making Sense out of the U.S. Gulf Accident:
Moderator: Charles Fabrikant, Chairman, President & CEO, SEACOR Holdings Inc.
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Robert J. MacKenzie, Man. Director, Energy & Natural Resources Research, FBR Capital Markets & Co.
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Kevin Book, Managing Director, ClearView Energy Partners LLC
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Peter Bjerager, Ph.D., Sr. Vice President, Director of Operations, DNV Energy North America
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Panel Q&A
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Keynote Address: The Seadrill Success Story
Tor Olav Trøim, Vice President & Director, Seadrill Ltd.
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Alf Thorkildsen, CEO, SeaDrill Management AS
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External Equity: How to Make Deals Work
Søren Truelsen, Vice-Chairman & Partner, Dannebrog Invest A/S
Andreas N. Papathomas, CEO, Synergy Marine Limited
Richard Hurowitz, CEO, Octavian Advisors, LP
Gary J. Wolfe, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP
Graham Porter, Chairman, Tiger Group Investments
Moderator: Wiley Griffiths, Executive Director, Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley
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New Opportunities in the Offshore Market - Offshore Wind Installation Market Outlook
Christian Nerland, Head of Department, Cleaner Energy Americas, Det Norske Veritas
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Hot Topics in the Capital Markets
The US and International Equity Markets Today
Hamish Norton, Managing Director, Jefferies & Company, Inc.
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The State of the German KG Market
Tobias König, Managing Partner, König & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG
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High Yield Bonds – State of the Market for Shipping
Stathis Karanikolaidis, Executive Director, Syndicated & Leveraged Finance, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
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Panel Discussion Moderated by
Jovi Tenev, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
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Panel Q&A
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Buy, Sell or Hold? Who Will the Winners Be?
Omar Nokta, Managing Director, Equity Research, Dahlman Rose & Co. LLC
Douglas J. Mavrinac, Managing Director, Equity Research, Jefferies& Company, Inc.
Ken Hoexter, Managing Director, Bank of America Securities-Merrill Lynch
Urs M.F.E. Dür, Senior Vice President / Senior Equity Analyst, Lazard Capital Markets LLC
Natasha L. Boyden, Sr. MD, Equity Research, Cantor Fitzgerald & Company
Jonathan B. Chappell, Executive Director, Small-Mid Cap/Marine Transportation Analyst, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Gregory Lewis, Vice President, Equity Research, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Justine B. Fisher, Vice President, High Yield Research, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Fotis Giannakoulis, Vice President, Oil Services & Commodity Shipping Equity Research, Morgan Stanley
Anders R. Karlsen, Senior Analyst, Shipping, Nordea Markets
Moderator:
Robert Bugbee, President, Scorpio Group
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Chairman’s Closing Remarks
Simon A. Rose, CEO, Dahlman Rose & Co. LLC
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SPECIAL BREAKOUT SESSION
A Special Executive Briefing – Wedgwood Room
The Arctic: The Next Frontier for Shipping and Offshore Energy Investment
Economic Prospects - Long and Short Term oil, gas, shipping, offshore wind
Why Now is an Opportune Time - Climate change, new technology, resources, geopolitics
Political and Environmental Advances and Issues
Financing Opportunities and Challenges
The Owner Perspective
Moderator: Christian Nerland, Head of Department, DNV Cleaner Energy Americas
Dr. Olav Orheim, Senior Adviser to the Norwegian Ministry of Environment and Head of the International Polar Year Secretariat at the Research Council of Norway
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Dr. Kim Jørgensen Mørk, Director of Operations, DNV Cleaner Energy Americas
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Sven Rong, CEO, GC Rieber Shipping ASA
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Panel Q&A
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