[ for the programme see below]

THE SPEAKERS & DISCUSSION PANELISTS
(as of 07 June)
 - the list of speakers will be updated daily -


Morits Skaugen
Chairman
Oslo Maritime Network
CEO, I. M. Skaugen ASA

Morten Arntzen
President & CEO
OSG

Kenneth Hvid
President
Teekay Shuttle Tankers and Offshore

George Economou

Chairman and CEO
DryShips Inc.

Jan Håkon Pettersen
Managing Director and CEO
BW Gas

Herman Billung
CEO
Golden Ocean Management AS

Felix Tschudi
Chairman
Tschudi Shipping Company AS

Sergey Burima
Vice-President
Sovcomflot

Emmanuel Vordonis
Executive Director, Thenamaris

Marianne Lie
General Director
Norwegian Shipowners' Association

Gilbert Brunner
Managing Director
FairEnergy

Peter Anker
Managing Partner
RS Platou Shipbrokers AS

Erik W. Jakobsen
Author of the paper
“The competitiveness of five European maritime industries

Per Olav Bucher-Johannessen
Head of Nordic Shipping Finance
SEB Merchant Banking

Per Sanderud
Secretary General
Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry

John Tzoannos
Secretary General
Ministry of Mercantile Marine
Greece

Jørgen Hammer Hansen
Director General
Danish Maritime Authority

John Astbury CBE
Former Acting Chief Executive, MCA, UK
International Maritime Policy Adviser

Dato' Jude Philomen Benny
Board member
SMF -Singapore Maritime Foundation-
 

Basil Mavroleon
Managing Director, Charles R. Weber Co., Inc.
Managing Director, WeberCompass (Hellas) S.A.

Aasulv Tveitereid
Offshore Analyst, SEB Enskilda

Klas Eklund
Chief Economist SEB
Sweden

Arnstein Wigestrand
Chief Oil Analyst
SEB Enskilda ASA

Torger Reve
Professor
Maritime studies, BI Norwegian School of Management

Dimitrios V. Lyridis
Assistant professor
National Technical University Athens and
Executive Consultant
Ocean Finance

John Ramage
Managing Director
International Registries (UK) Ltd.

Bote de Vries
Managing Director
NFC Shipping Funds

Paul Leand
CEO and Managing Director
AMA Capital Partners LLC, USA

Dagfinn Lunde
Member of the Board
DVB Bank and CEO Shipping Division

Sverre Bjørn Svenning
Director
Fearnley Consultants A/S

Ole Stenhagen
Chief Analyst
SEB Enskilsa

Hans Petter Henschien
CEO
Henschien insurance

Gilbert Brunner
Managing Director
FairEnergy

Halvor H. Kielland
Charles R. Weber

Jannis Kostoulas
Managing Director
Mare Forum

Trond Lillestolen
Publisher
TradeWinds

 

08:00		Registration
09:00		Opening and welcome
		The Organisers Jannis Kostoulas Managing Director, Mare Forum   Trond Lillestolen Publisher, TradeWinds Per Olav Bucher-Johannessen Head of Nordic Shipping Finance SEB Merchant Banking
		Session 1 Heading for the High Seas - Where are our shipping companies headed for? A critical examination of the ever-shifting background of incentives to develop the maritime clusters and attract the shipowners to relocate their headquarters What is the competitiveness of the major maritime hubs in the world? Is shipping a global industry or a series of global villages? Are we in Norway selling the crown jewels – ending the concept of having a national maritime fleet?
		Session chairman: Morits Skaugen Chairman Oslo Maritime Network CEO, I. M. Skaugen ASA
09:15		Setting the scene - attracting the winners. The competitiveness of maritime clusters Erik W. Jakobsen Managing Partner, Menon AS Author of the paper “The competitiveness of five European maritime industries” What do the Regulators require from the maritime industry?
09:30		Shipping and maritime industries - the Norwegian perspective Per Sanderud Secretary General Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry
09:40		The Greek Experience - our strategies John Tzoannos Secretary General Greek Ministry of Mercantile Marine
09:50		The Danish Maritime Cluster – an agenda for growth: our experiences Jørgen Hammer Hansen Director General Danish Maritime Authority
10:00		Our strategies for a successful maritime cluster - Singapore Jude P. Benny Board member of SMF (Singapore Maritime Foundation) Managing Partner, Joseph Tan Jude Benny - Advocates & Solicitors
10:10		The British Experience John Astbury CBE Former Acting Chief Executive, MCA, UK International Maritime Policy Adviser
10:20		Modern Registries as an Industry Regulator – Working Together to Achieve a Balanced Approach John Ramage Managing Director International Registries (UK) Ltd.
10:30		Break hosted by TOP TANKERS
11:00		What does the maritime industry require from the regulators? Emmanuel Vordonis Executive Director, Thenamaris
11:15		DISCUSSION between speakers, discussion panelists and audience participants on the following themes: Is shipping a national or an international industry and which maritime policy is required? Can the markets be regulated in a global economy? Will the competition between maritime authorities /registries competition end or will they all go down together? The never ending incentives-war; is it accepted by other industries? discussion panelists: Torger Reve Professor Maritime studies, BI Norwegian School of Management Felix Tschudi Chairman Tschudi Shipping Company AS Kenneth Hvid President Teekay Shuttle Tankers and Offshore Marianne Lie General Director Norwegian Shipowners' Association
12:30		Lunch hosted by WINMAR
		Session 2 Shipping Investment Forum The Markets: Predicting the unpredictable
13:45		Geopolitics: The world of today and tomorrow What’s really going on in the world and what will be the effects in trade and shipping? Global economic and trade forecast The energy forecasts Biofuels is the name of the game The Shipping Markets – Buy Sell or Hold? Liquid Bulk market Dry bulk market Offshore supply boats and rigs Predicting the unpredictable - Maritime intelligence forecasting Global Ship Finance Trends: Towards ending the Banks role
		Session Chairman: Basil Mavroleon Managing Director, Charles R. Weber Co., Inc. Managing Director, WeberCompass (Hellas) S.A.
13:45		Global economic and trade forecast Klas Eklund Chief Economist SEB, Sweden
14:00		The energy forecast Arnstein Wigestrand Chief Oil Analyst, SEB Enskilda ASA
14:15		Biofuels is the name of the game Gilbert Brunner Managing Director, Fair Energy The Shipping Markets – Buy Sell or Hold?
14:30		The Tanker market Morten Arntzen President & CEO, OSG
14:45		The Dry bulk market Sverre Bjørn Svenning Director, Fearnley Consultants A/S
15:00		Offshore supply boats and rigs Pål Holdø Dahl Equity Research Analyst , SEB Enskilda
15:15		Predicting the unpredictable - Maritime intelligence forecasting Dimitrios V. Lyridis Assistant professor, National Technical University Athens and Executive Consultant, Ocean Finance
15:30		Global Ship Finance Trends: Towards ending the Banks role Bote de Vries Managing Director, NFC Shipping Funds
15:40		Break hosted by DVB
16:10		DISCUSSION between speakers, discussion panelists and audience participants on the following themes: Can we predict the shipping markets? Where to invest your money today – any fresh ideas? discussion panelists: Herman Billung CEO, Golden Ocean Management AS George Economou Chairman and CEO, DryShips Inc. Jan Håkon Pettersen Managing Director and CEO, BW Gas Sergey Burima Vice-President, Sovcomflot Paul Leand CEO and Managing Director, AMA Capital Partners LLC, USA Dagfinn Lunde Member of the Board, DVB Bank and CEO Shipping Division Ole Stenhagen Analyst SEB Enskilsa Hans Petter Henschien CEO Henschien insurance Peter Anker Managing Partner, RS Platou Shipbrokers AS Halvor H. Kielland Charles R. Weber
17:20		Conclusions by the Conference Chairmen
17:30		Reception hosted by SEB Enskilda
19:00		End

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