2022 Marine Money Week Asia
Agenda
Sep. 27th - 28th, 2022
Day 1 – Tuesday, 27th September 2022
08:00 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 Opening Remarks
Andrew Oates, Business Development Manager, Marine Money Asia
09:10 Supply Chain Disruption, Inflation, Surging Dollar, Deglobalization and War: The economic landscape threatening growth
Despite supply and demand for shipping currently being strong and the expectation for firm markets in the coming period, there are macro issues at play driving inflation and threatening consumer demand. Should we be concerned that global politics and economics will dampen the prospects?
Moderator: Lisa Ortner-Ghouze, Global Head of Marketing, Financial Markets, Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered
Panel
Eric Robertsen, Global Head of Research & Chief Strategist, Standard Chartered
Abhishek Pandey, Global Head of Shipping Finance, Standard Chartered
James Marshall, CEO & Founder, Berge Bulk
09:40 State of the markets
Leading Maritime analysts discuss shipping fundamentals and the overall health and outlook for the Shipping sector.
Moderator: Heng Chih Chwen, Director, Shipping Finance, Standard Chartered
Panel
Arjun Batra, Executive Chairman, Drewry
Jianjun Wang, Regional Director, Asia, Maritime Strategies International (MSI)
Pietro Allevato, Capesize Dry Cargo Broker & Consultant, bancosta (oriente)
10:10 Shipping decarbonisation key challenges: what holds shipping decarbonisation back
Rasmus Bach Nielsen, Global Head of Fuel Decarbonisation, Trafigura
Interviewed by:
Chu Kheng Sin, Managing Director and Regional Head, Shipping Finance ASEAN and South Asia, Standard Chartered
10:30 Sustainability Outlook for the Containership Sector
John McDonald, Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer, ABS
10:40 Turning crisis into Opportunity: Collaborating to Achieve Shipping Decarbonization
The effort to decarbonise shipping is a team effort and all shipping stakeholders must cooperate to make meaningful progress. There are risks involved – supporting the wrong technology – but the team effort is greater than any individual let downs. The Singapore effort to contribute to decarbonisation collaboration.
Moderator: Olav Nortun, Chief Executive Office (CEO), Thome Group
Panel
Panos Koutsourakis, Sustainability Director, ABS
Yvette van der Sommen, Director, Asia Pacific, Value Maritime
Ingmar Loges, Managing Director, Newport Shipping
Jesper Bo Hansen, Chief Revenue Officer, ZeroNorth
Pierre Carassus, Co-Head of Maritime Industries, Asia Pacific, Societe Generale
Toby Forrest, Head of Chartering and Shipping Operations, Pavilion Energy
11:15 Sustainability in Shipping: Navigating the energy transition
Laurence Odfjell, Chair, Odfjell
Interviewed By: Kenneth Lam, Chairman & CEO, Credit Agricole Asia Shipfinance
11:35 Networking Break
12:00 China’s zero covid policy and its impact on shipping
Rahul Kapoor, Vice President & Global Head of Commodity Analytics & Research, S&P Global
Interviewed By: Gregory Xu, Partner, Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance
12:20 Balancing long term energy transition goals with short term energy needs
Recent global events have put greater focus on immediate energy security needs. Has this caused a pushback in the energy transition from hydrocarbons to alternative sources?
Moderator: Lizzie Roe, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
Panel
Alessandro Caroli, Senior Expert & Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
Martin Brown, Senior Legal Counsel, BW Offshore
Geir Bakkelund, Head of Shipping & Asset Finance Asia, Corporate Finance, National Australia Bank
12:50 Petredec – A Global Powerhouse in LPG Shipping and Trading
Jonathan Fancher, CEO, Petredec Global
Interviewed By: Joachim Jaeger Skorge, Managing Director & Regional Head of Asia-Pacific & Middle East, DNB Markets
13:10 Lunch
14:25 BSEA: A simple way to participate in the ever-changing decarbonisation movement
John Kartsonas, Managing Partner, Breakwave Advisors
14:40 Carbon Intensity Indicator – Impact Assessment
Alex Wright, Head of Singapore, VesselsValue
15:00 Financing the energy transition in shipping
How influential are a shipowner’s environmental criteria in the credit process?
Are there pricing benefits and favourable terms for compliant borrowers?
Will there be a two tier finance market going forward?
Only environmentally sensitive owners getting finance?
How to tap the green loan market?
How to refinance the existing fleet going forward?
Moderator: Sue Ann Gan, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright (Asia)
Panel
Logan Chong, Managing Director & Head of Shipping and Offshore, Greater China, BNP Paribas
Stephan Vetter, Vice President, Maritime Industries – Loan Origination & Structuring APAC, KfW-IPEX Bank
James Tong, Managing Director, Regional Head of Global Shipping & Logistics, Asia Pacific & Japan, Citi
Ting Zhang, Co-Head of Maritime Industries, Asia Pacific, Societe Generale
Philip Clausius, Founder & Managing Partner, Transport Capital
15:40 Interview with Gram Car Carriers
Georg Whist, CEO, Gram Car Carriers
Interviewed By: Stefan Rindfleisch, Partner, Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow
16:00 Navigating the complex ESG and sustainability issues from a compliance view point and which fuels will help that path?
David Barrow, Vice President, Marine & Offshore, Bureau Veritas
16:10 New Shipping Horizons and Landscapes: How to stay ahead of the curve and remain profitable
Leading companies are making pioneering moves to future-proof their fleets and finance providers are increasingly requiring exemplary ESG performance from their clients.
Moderator: David Barrow, Vice President, Marine & Offshore, Bureau Veritas
Panel
Michael Parker, Chairman Global Logistics, Shipping and Offshore, Citi
Caroline Yang, CEO, Hong Lam Marine & President, Singapore Shipping Association
Christian Nolting, Head of Banking & Lending Relationship, Purus Marine
Jan Wilhelmsson, Chief Commercial Officer, Nautilus Labs
Nitin Mehta, Group Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy, GMS
Andrew Nimmo, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
Day 1 Closing Cocktail
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Day 2 – Wednesday, 28th September 2022
09:00 – 09:55 Registration
10:00 Opening Remarks
Andrew Oates, Business Development Manager, Marine Money Asia
10:00 Opening Remarks
Mr. Kevin Oates, Managing Director, Marine Money Asia
10:10 A Different Approach towards Carbon Offsets – Nature Based Solutions and the Core Carbon Principles
John Chen, Head of Commodities Sales, ASEAN, Standard Chartered
10:30 Uncharted waters or familiar territory – which way next?
Adam Kent, Managing Director, Maritime Strategies International (MSI)
10:50 Optimum positioning to take advantage of rising tanker market fundamentals
The long awaited tanker recovery may have started but is not reaching peak rates. Longer term there remains the concern of oil being a diminishing source of energy. How to assess investment risks and what the next 48 months have in store?
Moderator: Anoop Singh, Regional Head, Tanker Research, Braemar
Panel
Eva Birgitte Bisgaard, Chief Commercial Officer, Maersk Tankers
Rohit Radhakrishnan, General Manager, Tanker & Gas, Pacific Carriers Limited
Matthew Blake, Director of Business Development, Teekay Tankers
11:20 Networking Break
11:50 How best to monetise the continuing strong Dry Bulk market
Demand has remained high for dry bulk at a time when few new vessels are being delivered and few newbuilds being ordered. The prospect for a strong market remain. When is the time to cash in on asset appreciation, or is it better to cash cow the freight market?
Moderator: Ajinkya Kadam, Head of Partnerships, RightShip
Panel
Michael Jorgensen, Senior Vice President, Head of Dry Bulk, Klaveness
Stamatis Tsantanis, CEO, Seanergy Maritime Holding Corp.
Su Yin Anand, Head of Shipping, South32
Capt. Chen Chang Zheng, Operations & Business Development Director, Wah Kwong
12:20 Interview with Ioannis Martinos
Ioannis Martinos, CEO, Signal Group
Interviewed By: Joshua Politis, Deputy Managing Partner, Transport Capital
12:40 The importance of inspection data for understanding asset risk
Nick Owens, CEO, Idwal
13:00 Lunch
14:20 Strategies for financing shipping cycles and the role of alternative finance
With many vessel sectors remaining strong and asset values high, how do banks and alternative finance providers balance the risk of financing against high asset value and strong cash flow and getting the loan down to historical averages in a timely manner?
Moderator: Simon Spells, Partner, Reed Smith LLP
Panel
Markus Wenker, Chief Financial Officer, FSL Trust Management
Jolene Chew, Co-Head, Origination and Structuring, Clifford Capital
Peter Wessel-Aas, General Manager, Fearnley Securities (Singapore)
Elias Sakellis, Chief Investment Officer, Borealis Maritime and Chief Executive Officer, Australis Maritime
Jon Jun-Hyung, Head of Overseas Investment Division & Director, KDB Infrastructure Investments Asset Management (KIAMCO)
James Stove-Lorentzen Jr, Managing Partner, NorthCape Partners
15:00 Should banks just focus on credit risk and let the industry handle the energy transition?
Is there an argument for letting the industry determine the best way forward for energy transition and decarbonization whilst banks do what they do best and focus on credit risk from clients, collateral and cash flow. Should banks be required to retool as part of their commitment to co-create the decarbonisation journey?
Moderator: Ji Woon Kim, Shareholder, Vedder Price
Panel
Jan-Philipp Rohr, Global Head of Shipping, Hamburg Commercial Bank
Quincy Chan, Director, Asset Finance & Leasing, National Australia Bank
Stephanie Leow Jinn Yiun, Managing Director and Regional Head, Shipping Finance Greater China North Asia, Standard Chartered
15:35 Leadership, Strategy and Tactics in a Changing Market
It takes strong leaders and clear vision to successfully run any business. In the case of shipping there are arguably more external variables at play currently then at any other time – the energy transition, rising interest rates, the decarbonisation challenge, many ESG issues. How the industry’s leaders view the future and make investment decisions today.