2018 Greek Ship Finance Forum
Hilton Athens Hotel, ATHENS
ABOUT THE EVENT
Our Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum 2018 conference was held virtually on October 16th, 2018.
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EVENT HIGHLIGHT VIDEO
Opening Remarks - Greek Ship Finance Forum 2018
Ms. Mia Jensen
Greek Director
Welcome remarks from our Anchor Sponsor
Mr. Zhu Jiafeng
General Manager, Ship Leasing Dept.
October 2018: The five biggest issues in shipping- opportunities and concerns
Mrs. Belinda Adye
Partner
A roller coaster 20 years of Marine Money in Greece
Comments on Greek fleet growth over the past 20 years:
Ms. Angelica Kemene
Head of Market Analysis & Intelligence
A roller coaster 20 years of Marine Money in Greece
Panel Discussion
Mr. Harris Antoniou
Chief Executive Officer and Member of Executive Board
Mr. George J. Prokopiou
Founder & Chairman
Dr. John Coustas
President & CEO
Mr. Evangelos Pistiolis
Chief Executive Officer and President
Mr. Aristides Pittas
Chairman
Chairman and CEO
Mr. Ioannis Alafouzos
Where are we in terms of market cycles?
Ms. Angelica Kemene
Head of Market Analysis & Intelligence
In Focus: Chinese leasing for Greek shipowners
Panel Discussion
Mr. Vincent Xu
Partner
Mr. Jerry Kalogiratos
CEO
Mr. Stamatis N. Tsantanis
CEO & Chairman
Mr. Alexandros Tsirikos
CFO
Small and selective: does this banking model cater for the bulk of ship finance in Greece
Panel Discussion
Mr. George Paleokrassas
Partner
Mr. Elias Sakellis
Director
Mr. Markus Wenke
Head of Ship Finance
Mr. Iraklis Tsirigotis
Head of Shipping Finance, Director
Mrs. Eleni Vrettou
Managing Director, Head of Wholesale Banking Greece
Managing Director
Mr. Richard Moore
How are US tariffs and sanctions affecting shipping?
Mr. Matthew Thomas
Partner
2020 is just around the corner. What is the opinion of Greek shipping and what action is being taken?
The UGS View
Mr. Theodoros Veniamis
President
2020 is just around the corner. What is the opinion of Greek shipping and what action is being taken?
The BIMCO View
Mr. Anastasios Papagiannopoulos
President & Chairperson of the Board
2020 is just around the corner. What is the opinion of Greek shipping and what action is being taken?
Panel Discussion
Mr. Dylan Potter
Partner
Mr. John Platsidakis
Chairman of Intercargo and Managing Director
Mr. Anders Steen Soerensen
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Dieter Rohdenburg
CEO
Mr. Iraklis Prokopakis
Senior Vice President & COO
Chinese Financial Leasing: new structures and products
Interviewee: Mr. Thomas Kaas Christiansen
Mr. Thomas Kaas Christiansen
Chief Commercial Officer, Shipping, Offshore & Logistics – Europe
Mr. Christoforos Bisbikos
Partner
Raising debt and equity in New York and Oslo: bonds, equity and debt. Who can raise funds and what are the structures preferred by investors?
Panel Discussion
Mr. Edward Horton
Partner, Capital Markets Group
Mr. Trond Rokholt
Managing Director, DVB Corporate Finance
Mr. Todd Wilson
Managing Director
Mr. Alexis Stephanou
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Mick Borms
Executive Director - Structured Finance - Loan Markets
Corporate Development Officer
Mr. Harrys Kosmatos
M&A and the role of private equity and financial engineering
Panel Discussion
Mrs. Christina Anagnostara
Director, Investment Banking Division
Mr. Hamish Norton
President
Mr. Robert Perri
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. George Youroukos
Founder and Managing Director
Mr. Omer Donnerstein
Senior Vice President
Executive Director, Corporate Finance Advisory
Mr. Ronald Quik
AVIC LEASING: Reaching Beyond
Mr. Eric Yang
Director - European Business
New Technologies in Shipping
Mr. Jon Key
Director of Strategy, Innovation and Transformation
Technical due diligence. Delivering smarter ship inspections
Mr. Nick Owens
Managing Director
Looking into the crystal ball and the next 20 years in Greek shipping
An alternative way to raise your ship finance
Mr. George Cambanis
Managing Director
Looking into the crystal ball and the next 20 years in Greek shipping
Introduction
Mr. Chris Vartzis
Partner
Looking into the crystal ball and the next 20 years in Greek shipping
Panel Discussion
Mr. Antonios Xylas
Deputy Director
Mr. Frans van de Bospoort
Managing Director and Co-Divisional Head Shipping Finance Eastern Hemisphere
Mr. George Cambanis
Managing Director
Mrs. Ismini Panayotides
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Mrs. Marina Tzoutzouraki
Partner, Dagmar Navigation, co-founder and CFO, eShipfinance.com
Co-Founder & CEO
Mr. Roberto Coustas
