Opening Remarks from Marine Money, Keynote Address, Welcome remarks from Hellenic Bank, Global economic issues and the impact on Shipping, The challenging shipping fundamentals and outlook for the year ahead, Battening down the hatches or preparing for new opportunities, Cyprus Port Development, The benefits of the Cyprus tonnage tax system: a catalyst for growth for Cyprus as a maritime hub, Ship finance in Cyprus – potential, scale and geography, The Examiner (ship) Law: A restructuring tool for shipping companies in Cyprus, Maritime funding from external capital sources: portfolio acquisitions from exiting banks as an attractive investment opportunity, Private equity: Finding investment opportunities in shipping both at low asset prices and in distressed debt, LNG Shipping Market, Financing and Flagging, Ms. Amokeye Adede, LNG and Natural Gas Consultant, Poten & Partners, Challenging shipping fundamentals, geopolitical uncertainty and a reducing pot of bank lending to shipping. What all this means for Cyprus as a growing shipping and finance hub in the Eastern Mediterranean., Closing Remarks