Marine Finance Forum
November 9, 2010
Harvard Club, New York City

Presentations

Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Francis X. Nolan, III, Shareholder, Vedder Price P.C.

Remarks

The Economic and Political Backdrop
Art Hogan, Managing Director & Director, Global Equity, Jefferies & Company, Inc.

Presentation Remarks

Historical and Projected Returns from Shipping & Offshore Investments
Pricing Risk in International Shipping - a Guide for Lenders and Investors

Dr. Arlie Sterling, President, Marsoft Inc.

Presentation Remarks

The Offshore Service Vessel Market – Today’s “Screaming Buys”
Geir K. Sandnes, RS Platou Markets AS

Presentation Remarks

Capitalizing on the Offshore Wind Market
Jack D. Barker, Director, Global Marine Systems Energy & Managing Director of The DC Capital Group

Presentation Remarks

Kevin Pearce, Director of Marine Engineering and Offshore Operations, Bluewater Wind

Presentation Remarks

Twan Voogt, Director, Sales & Marketing, IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine Division

Presentation Remarks

Session Moderator: John E. Bradley, Shareholder, Vedder Price P.C.

Wind Panel Intro Remarks

Wind Panel Remarks and Q&A

Case Studies of Successful Shipping and Offshore Deal Execution
Will there be Second Wave of Shipping Restructurings?

Mark Whatley, Vice President, Corporate Advisory, Evercore Partners Inc.

Presentation Remarks

Norwegian Bonds – Seadrill, Sevan, Ship Finance International
Niels Lyng-Olsen, Pareto Securities Inc.

Presentation Remarks

Initial Public Offerings for Shipping and Offshore – The Past, Present & the Future
Chris Weyers, Managing Director, FBR Capital Markets & Co.

Presentation Remarks

Offshore Drilling and Support: The Opportunities, the Challenges
Todd Hornbeck, Chairman, President & CEO, Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
Paul A. Bragg, CEO, Vantage Drilling Company
John Rynd, CEO, Hercules Offshore

Hilde Drønen, CFO, DOF ASA
Nancy L. Hengen, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP

Presentation Remarks

Moderator: Daniel Burke, Partner, Johnson Rice & Company

Presentation Panel Remarks

Generating Attractive Returns from Jones Act Assets
Robert Kurz, CEO, American Petroleum Tankers LLC
Marjorie Krumholz, Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP
Adam Blumenthal, Managing Director, Blue Wolf Capital Partners
Tobias König, CEO & Founding Partner, American Feeder Lines Holdings LP
Session Moderator: Brent Dibner, President, Dibner Maritime Associates LLC

Panel Remarks

Sourcing Financing from a Turbulent Capital Market
Debt Alternatives – From Bank Debt to Bonds

Tugrul Tokgoz, CEO, Geden Line
Michael Doyle, Managing Director, Maritime Business Unit, BTMU Capital Corp.
Sylvester Miniter, President, Durham Capital Corp.
Philip Baggaley, Managing Director & Head of U.S. Transportation Team, Standard & Poor’s

Presentation Remarks

Joseph Markey, Managing Director, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.

Presentation

Session Moderator: Anthony Salgado, Partner, Blank Rome LLP

Presentation Panel Remarks

Private Equity Deals: Strategies & Structures for Success
Brian J. Higgins, Principal, The Jordan Company, L.P.
Evan Behrens, Business Development Group, SEACOR Holdings Inc.
Matthew Ebbel, Director, New Mountain Capital LLC
Session Moderator: Gary Wolfe, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP

Panel Remarks

Chairman’s Closing Remarks
Francis X. Nolan, III, Shareholder, Vedder Price P.C.

Closing Remarks