2019 Greek Ship Finance Forum
Hilton Athens Hotel, ATHENS
ABOUT THE EVENT
Our Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum 2019 conference was held October 15th, 2019.
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EVENT HIGHLIGHT VIDEO
Opening Remarks - 2019 Greek Ship Finance Forum
Ms. Mia Jensen
Greek Director
Growth and Trade Disruptors
Mrs. Sofia Kokkinis
Deputy Managing Director
A Changing Shipping Landscape
Owners and finance providers will consider how regulation and changing trade patterns, variable finance sources and banking restrictions, have affected how they see their business, choose their business partners, and analyse risk and reward.
Mr. Harris Antoniou
Chief Executive Officer and Member of Executive Board
Dr. John Coustas
President & CEO
Mr. Harry Vafias
Founder and CEO
Mr. Stamatis Molaris
Chairman
Mr. Basil Sakellis
Managing Director
Choosing the sector and identifying the cycle
For owners and their financiers is the investment decision a formula, a continuation of a company strategy or a bet? Which sectors are now hot for investment?
Mr. George Lazaridis
Head of Market Research and Valuations
Mr. Elias Constantinou
G Group CFO and Member of the Board
Mr. Alexis Stephanou
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Passchier Veefkind
Head of Athens Representative Office
Mr. Nicholas Petrakakos
Managing Director, Real Assets Group
Captains of Industry: Interviewed by Mr. Kevin Oates
They started their shipping careers together and have since been pioneers in building fleets and financial structures and partnerships. Two of Greek shipping’s most successful entrepreneurs discuss origins, triumphs and challenges, and the years ahead.
Mr. George Economou
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Petros Pappas
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Kevin Oates
Managing Director
The Rebirth of Ship Repairing and Ship Building in Greece
Mr. Panos T. Xenokostas
President & CEO
Financing scrubber retrofits
Mr. Anders Gerlach Nielsen
Senior Vice President – Head of Team Shipping
The World Economy and its Impact on Shipping: a view from the East
Mr. Kelvin Tay
Chief Investment Officer APAC
Financing the shipping industry in times of change.
Ask any owner and financier and nobody is completely satisfied with the current finance terms, pricing, time taken and clarity of future prospects.
Mr. Chris Vartzis
Partner
Mr. Markus Wenker
Head of Ship Finance
Mrs. Katerina Eleftheriou
Head of Shipping
Mr. Aristidis Pittas
Chairman
Mr. Iraklis Tsirigotis
Head of Shipping Finance, Managing Director
Regional Customer Manager
Mr. Channing Wang
Is there anything to excite shipping in the capital markets in the year ahead?
Mr. Edward Horton
Partner
About a Captain of Industry: Interviewed by Mr. George Paleokrassas
The growth of the Capital Group and the influence of its Founder Mr. Evangelos Marinakis
Mr. Jerry Kalogiratos
CEO
Mr. George Paleokrassas
Partner, Head of Greek Office
The finance mix from Asia to Wall Street – where Greek shipping can find optimal finance
Dr. George Panagopoulos
Partner - Athens
Mr. Axel Siepmann
Managing Director
Ms. Astero Kampisiou
Director
Mr. George Cambanis
Managing Director
Mr. Evangelos Chatzis
CFO
Head of Tanker Sector
Mr. Daniel Xu
New Energy and the rise of LNG amongst Greek owners
Many leading Greek shipowners have foreseen the increased demand for cleaner energy sources and have invested heavily in LNG and LPG shipping.
Dr. Hauke Kite-Powell
Head of Gas Tanker Markets Team
New Energy and the rise of LNG amongst Greek owners
Panel Discussion
Dr. Hauke Kite-Powell
Head of Gas Tanker Markets Team
Mr. Jerry Kalogiratos
Director
Mr. Robert Perri
CFO
Mr. Achilleas Tasioulas
Chief Risk Officer, Financial Controller and Head of Tax
Mr. Harrys Kosmatos
Corporate Development Officer
Greek Shipping Staying Ahead
Adjusting and adapting to new market requirements whether in technology, finance or operations is the forte of the owning community in Greece.
Mr. Manos Pelidis
Senior Partner
Mr. Aris Koropoulis
Managing Director
Mr. Periklis Stasinopoulos
Managing Director
Mrs. Korinna Tapaktsoglou
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. George Alexandratos
Managing Director
Director & CFO
Mr. Nikolaos Ch. Emmanouil
