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2022 Korea Ship Finance Forum
Agenda
Nov. 2, 2022

09:10 Opening Remarks
Andrew Oates, Business Development Manager, Marine Money Asia
09:20 Keynote Address
Yang-soo Kim, CEO, Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC)
09:25 Welcome Remarks – Busan Metropolitan City
Park Jin-seok, Chief of Finance & Start-up Policy Bureau, Busan Metropolitan City
09:30 Welcome Remarks – Marine Finance Center
Kuk Jin Yang, General Manager, Maritime Finance Department, The Korea Development Bank (KDB)
MACROECONOMIC TRENDS AFFECTING SHIPPING
09:40 Macro View – Near the tipping point
Dr. Chong Hoon Park, Head of Research – Korea, Standard Chartered
10:00 Shipping Market Outlook – What to buy and sell
Hongbeom Park, Head of Korea, VesselsValue
10:20 Which responsible or affected parties in shipping and shipbuilding are impacted by decarbonization
Dr. In Hyun Kim, Captain & Professor, Korea University

FINANCE OPTIONS FOR GLOBAL SHIPPING
11:05 Korean Ship Finance and Global Shipping
Challenges of the Korean Maritime Industry for Ocean Carbon Neutrality
Yang Jong-seo, Ph.D, Senior Research Fellow, The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)
Make Your Ship Finance Sure
Yun Jang Won, Senior Manager, Maritime Finance Department (Tanker & Offshore Team), K-SURE
Global Ship Finance Market Trends
Kim Dae Jin Ph.D, Research Fellow, Industry & Technology Research Center, The Korea Development Bank (KDB)
Introduction of the Korean Tax Lease Model
Jeon Kihwan, Team Leader, Business Strategy Team, Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC)
Moderator
Mee Young Choi, Head of America and Korea, Transport Capital
Panel
Kim Yeon Sik, Head, Shipping Finance Team, The Korea Development Bank (KDB)
Kim Nam Eung, Director, Maritime Finance Department (Container Team), K-SURE
Ahn Seon-woo, Director, The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)
12:00 International Banks and Korean Ship Finance
With some traditional banks focusing on core clients, how are international banks interacting with the Korean owners, operators and ECA financiers.
Moderator
Benjamin Rose, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Panel
Philip Clausius, Founder & Managing Partner, Transport Capital
Heng Chih Chwen, Head of Maritime Research, Standard Chartered
Woon Aw Yong, Managing Director, Newport Shipping
Mark Zhang, Senior Manager, Shipping Leasing Dept., Commercial Team, CMB Financial Leasing

AFTERNOON
13:40 Korean Capital Market Update: How Korean Asset Manager successfully provided investment capital to global alternative investment areas, especially energy & transportation
• Overview of recent Korean capital market
• Showcases of DAOL Asset Management
• Key points for fund raising
Woo-song Jung, Managing Director & Head of Global IB Division, DAOL Asset Management
13:55 Junior Finance: The unique ingredient of Korea ship financing deals
Jon Jun-hyung, Head of Overseas Investment Division & Director, KDB Infrastructure Investments Asset Management (KIAMCO)
Woo-song Jung, Managing Director & Head of Global IB Division, DAOL Asset Management
Joen Keun Soo, Director, Infrastructure Investment Team, Multi Asset Global Investments
Interviewed By:
Gregg Johnston, Partner, Stephenson Harwood LLP
14:25 Views from a financing perspective on Korea’s push for shipping decarbonisation
Mark Teng, Executive Director, Credit Agricole CIB Interviewed By:
Ricky Kim, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
14:50 Three Challenges and Opportunities for Shipping in the Current Macro Economic Environment
Daejin Lee, Lead Shipping Analyst, S&P Global
15:10 The World at Large: Shipping Challenges and Opportunities in the 2020s
The world is under a degree of stress from geopolitics, rising energy prices and inflation, and shipping is in the midst of the energy transition and increased regulation. The years ahead will be full of challenges but disruption always creates opportunities for forward thinkers and industry leaders.
Moderator
Tim Smith, Director, Maritime Strategies International (MSI)
Panel
Christian Nolting, Head of Banking & Lending Relationships, Purus Marine
Alan Hatton, CEO, Foreguard Shipping
Daejin Lee, Lead Shipping Analyst, S&P Global
Closing Address
Kevin Oates, Managing Director, Marine Money Asia

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