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Present

The 7th Annual

 

 

October 14-15, 2008

St. Regis Singapore

 

 Funding & Investment Opportunities

for the Asian Maritime Transport and Oil Services Industries

 

The two day forum will focus on current funding and investment opportunities for maritime transport and oil

service industries in Asia. The forum is developed for private & public shipowners, oil service providers,

financiers, private & public investors and other service providers involved in the Asian markets and

will include a dedicated deal room throughout both days sponsored by

 

 

October 14

 

09:30    Morning Coffee & Registration

 

10:00   Welcome Remarks from Organizer and Forum Chairman

             Ms. Nora Huvane Director, Marine Money Asia

             Mr. Stanislas Roger Global Head of Shipping Finance, SMBC

 

MACRO & MICRO REPORTS

 

10:10    Keynote Address

              Dr. Marc Faber – Editor & Publisher of “The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report”

 

10:55    Credit Outlook for Asian Ship Finance

              Mr. Rodricks Wong – Financial Analyst, Marine Money Asia

 

11:15    SHIPYARD UPDATE

              Mr. Matthew Flynn Managing Director, Worldyards

Ø       Status of the orderbook

Ø       Availability of finance

Ø       Costs and pricing

 

11:35    Refreshment Break

 

12:05    Commercial Banking in a Changing Market Environment

Ø       Will traditional banks have adequate capacity?

Ø       Flight to modern assets: Where does it leave older tonnage?

Ø       Will the equity markets provide equity needed for newbuildings?

                Mr. Tom Zachariassen – Senior Relationship Manager, Nordea Bank

                Mr. Kjell Erik Mjoes – Senior Advisor, Sr Vice President, DnB NOR ASA Asia

                Mr. Keishi Iwamoto – Head of Shipping - Asia, SMBC

                Mr. Pil-Joon Kim – Director of Ship Underwriting Team III, Korea Export Insurance Corporation

                Ms. Esther Lim, Vice President, DBS Bank Ltd

 

            Moderator:   Ms. Goh Mei Lin – Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams LLP

                 

12:55    Dubai Maritime City – A Strategic Location for your MARITIME Business

              Mr. Raveen Guliani – Regional Sales Manager APAC, Dubai Maritime City

                       

13:15    Networking Luncheon

14:15    award ceremony for Marine Money’s inaugural
             “Asian Ship Finance Deals of the Year”
 

14:30    Dry Bulk Shipping Market Outlook

              Mr. Peter Malpas - Group Manager Research, Australasia/Asia, Braemar Seascope

 

14:50    Dry bulk shipping: BACKBONE OF GROWTH

Ø       Current trends affecting liquidity, growth capital and debt finance

Ø       Aligning perspectives: investors and principals search for sustained growth

Ø       Strategies for maximizing value in a Global Economy

Mr. Klaus Nyborg – Deputy CEO, Pacific Basin Shipping [2343:HK]

Mr. Khalid M. Hashim – Managing Director, Precious Shipping Public Company Limited. [PSL:TB]

Mr. Shalabh Mittal – Managing Director & CEO, Mercator Lines (Singapore) Limited [MRLN:SG]

 

Moderator: Mr Leon Koay – Head of Structured Finance SE Asia, Standard Chartered Bank

 

15:40    Afternoon tea & coffee Break

 

16:10    Container Shipping Market Outlook

               Mr. Charles de Trenck – Head of Regional Transport, Transport Trackers Limited

 

16:25    Container Shipping: CRITICAL PARTNERS IN GLOBAL PROSPERITY

Ø       Asset Ownership: Approaches for sustaining growth

Ø       Strategies for maximizing value in a Global Economy

Mr. Ken Cambie – CFO, Orient Overseas (International)  [316:HK]

Mr. Ian Webber CEO, Global Ship Lease

Mr. Deng Huangjun – CFO / Mr.Wang Haimin - General Manager of Strategy Division

 Cosco Container Lines (COSCON) [1919:HK / 601919:CH]

 

Moderator: Mr. Teddy Tsai – Head of Research Transport Fund, CLSA (Singapore)

 

17:05    Case Studies of the Deals Defining Today's Dynamic Marketplace

       

      BLT's Landmark Acquisition and What it Means for the M&A Market

       Mr. Joachim Skorge – Head of Corporate Finance Asia, DnB NOR Markets

 

      Understanding Pacific Basin's Convertible Issue

       Ms. Eileen Yeo – Executive Director, Investment Banking Division, Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.

 

      PST's Share Offering and Growth Prospects for Shipping Trusts

       Mr. Timothy Ross – Executive Director, Head of Transport & Infrastructure Asia, UBS Investment Bank

 

17:50    Closing Remarks

              Mr. Ng Teck Wee – Sales Manager, Marine Money Asia

 

18:00    Cocktail Reception celebrating the 60th anniversary for International Registries, inc

 

Throughout the day - deal room open for networking opportunities, brought to you by

 

October 15

 

09:30    Morning Coffee & Registration

 

10:00    Welcome Remarks from  Marine Money and Forum Chairman

              Ms. Nora Huvane - Director, Marine Money Asia

  Mr. Philip Clausius - President & CEO, FSL

 

10:15    Singapore Shipping Trust & Leasing Panel.

Ø       Two years later, where is the shipping trust?

Ø       Strategies for funding growth

Ø       Are investors interested in follow-on offerings?

Ø       Attributes of a successful shipping trust

Ø       Valuations versus other high yield equity markets

Mr. Philip Clausius - President & CEO, FSL Trust Management [FSLT:SP]

Mr. Alvin Cheng - CEO, PST Management [PST:SP]

Mr. Thomas Preben Hansen - CEO, Rickmers Trust Management [RMT:SP]

 

Moderator: Mr. Joachim Skorge - Head of Corporate Finance Asia, DnB NOR Markets

 

11:00   Unlocking Liquidity for Shipping Trusts: A Case Study

             Mr. Simon Rose, CEO, Dahlman Rose & Co. LLC

 

11:15    Refreshment Break

 

11:45    Accessing Finance in Turbulent Times: Keys to Overcoming the Credit Crunch

Ø       Equity to fund newbuilding commitments

Ø       Alternative debt finance

Ø       Investor appetite in Asia and elsewhere

Ø       What deals can be done?

Mr. Peter Wallace - Head of Shipping, Partner, Pareto Private Equity ASA

Mr. Harold L. Malone, III - Sr. Vice President, Jefferies & Company

Mr. Tobias König - CEO, König & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG

Mr. Mark Pankhurst - Vice President, General Industries Group Asia, Deustche Bank

Mr. Erik Valen - Head of Corporate Finance - Asia, Nordea Bank

             Moderator: Mr. Graham Porter, Seaspan

12:35    Strategies for Risk Management in Volatile Markets

              Mr. Michael Brinton - Head - South East Asia Rates Structuring, Corporate Clients, Deutsche Bank

 

12:55    Marshall Islands Registry – Your preferred jurisdiction for Offshore Companies

              Ms. Annie Ng - Managing Director, International Registries (Far East)

 

13:15    Networking Luncheon

 

14:30     award ceremony for Marine Money’s 2008 Rankings Award

 

14:40    LIBOR and Market Disruption Clauses

              Mr. Benjamin Rose, Senior Associate, Norton Rose (Asia) LLP

 

15:00    Crewing Market Outlook

              Mr. Jan Morten Eskilt - Chairman, OSM Group AS

 

15:20    Supply & Subsea Construction Market report

              Mr. Christian Løken - Senior Vice President, Pareto Group

 

15:40    The Offshore Drilling Market: Fundamentals & Finance

   The FPSO Perspective

       Mr. Sven Borre Larsen – CFO, ProSafe [PROD:NO]

   The OSV Perspective

       Mr. George Horsington General Manager - Business Development, Swire Pacific Offshore

    The Finance Perspective

       Ms. Lisa Rümelin- Head of E&P Assets, Shipping Finance, Standard Chartered Bank

     

 Moderator: Mr. Harald Paulsen Løvik – Partner/General Manager, Fearnley Offshore Supply

 

16:30            Afternoon Refreshment Break

 

17:00  Leadership in Unprecedented Times

Ø       How to weather the crisis

Ø       What the future might bring

Ø       Words to the wise and otherwise

Mr. Philip Clausius - President & CEO, FSL Trust

Mr. Graham Porter, Seaspan

Simon Rose, CEO, Dahlman Rose & Co. LLC

Mr. Ronny Bjørnådal - SVP & Global Head Syndicated Loans, Nordea Bank

Mr. Tobias König - CEO, König & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG

 

             Moderator: Ms. Nora Huvane, Director, Marine Money Asia

 

17:45    Closing Remarks

              Conference Chairs and Marine Money

 

18:00    Closing Cocktail Reception

 

Throughout the day - deal room open for networking opportunities, brought to you by

 

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