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 The Oslo Shipping Forum 2008

 

Climate change for shipping?
Rates, returns and going offshore


10 June

The Grand Hotel 0slo



For the programme see below
 

The list of speakers and discussion panellists will be daily updated

The speakers and discussion panellists
(as of 09 June)


Morits Skaugen
Chairman
Oslo Maritime Network
CEO
I. M. Skaugen SE
Conference Chairman

 

Elisabeth Grieg
President
Norwegian Shipowners' Association
CEO
Grieg International AS


Per Olav Karlsen
Managing Partner
Glitnir Marine Finance AS

Herman Billung
CEO
Golden Ocean Management AS

Kim Ullman
Executive Vice President & COO
Stena Bulk AB


Thomas Preben Hansen
Chief Executive Officer
Rickmers Trust Management Pte. Ltd.

 

Eric H. Namtvedt
President
FloaTEC, LLC

 

Peter Shaerf
Chairman
NYMAR
Managing Director
AMA Capital Partners

 

John Ewing
Chief Commercial Officer
Dubai Maritime City

 

Anthony Zolotas
Managing Director
Eurofin

Sverre Bjørn Svenning
Director
Fearnley Consultants A/S

Geir Sjurseth
Managing Director and Global Head
DVB’s Offshore Support Group

Tor Svensen
COO
DNV Maritime

Nicolai  Heidenreich
Partner
Pareto Private Equity AS


David Roberts
Head of Syndications
FORTIS

Arild Nodland
Adm.Dir./CEO
Bergen Risk Solutions

Ragnhild Wiborg
Portfolio Manager, Partner
Consepio, Wiborg Kapital Mgt.

Jannis Kostoulas
Managing Director
Mare Forum

Trond Lillestolen
Publisher
TradeWinds

 

and many more to confirm..

 

 


 


 

     
08:00   Registration
 
09:00   OPENING AND WELCOME
    THE ORGANISERS
Jannis Kostoulas
Managing Director, Mare Forum

Trond Lillestolen
Publisher, TradeWinds

THE CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
Morits Skaugen
Chairman Oslo Maritime Network
CEO, I. M. Skaugen SE
 
09:10   Keynote speaker
Elisabeth Grieg
President, Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
CEO, Grieg International AS
 
    Session 1
SHIPPING INVESTMENTS FORUM:
The shipping and offshore markets - in focus
 
     
09:30   The dry bulk and tanker market oulook
Sverre Bjørn Svenning
Director, Fearnley Consultants A/S
 
10:00   The Offshore Support Market - Is it ripe for consolidation?
Geir Sjurseth
Managing Director and Global Head of DVB's Offshore Support Group
 
10:15   break hosted by


 
10:45   Opportunities and challenges in the offshore oil production sector - What is Driving Today’s Deepwater Market?
Eric H. Namtvedt
President, FloaTEC, LLC
 
11:00   Environmental Footprint of Ships and the Future Asset Value
Tor Svensen
Managing Director, DNV Maritime
 
11:15   Geopolitics
Arild Nodland
CEO, Bergen Risk Solutions
 
11:20   Discussion

Discussion panellists:
Kim Ullman
Executive Vice President & COO, Stena Bulk AB

Herman Billung
CEO, Golden Ocean Management AS

Elisabeth Grieg
President, Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
CEO, Grieg International AS

Per Olav Karlsen
Managing Partner, Glitnir Marine Finance AS
Chairman, Aries Maritime

Peter Shaerf
Chairman, NYMAR
Managing Director, AMA Capital Partners

Sverre Bjørn Svenning,
Director, Fearnley Consultants A/S

Tor Svensen
Managing Director, DNV Maritime

Eric H. Namtvedt
President, FloaTEC, LLC

Geir Sjurseth
Managing Director and Global Head of DVB's Offshore Support Group

Arild Nodland
CEO, Bergen Risk Solutions

Audience Participants
 

12:30   Lunch hosted by


 
    Session 2
Investment dilemmas and the investment climate for marine transportation
 
    The capital markets - Where to list and where to invest. Is Oslo still attractive?
What is the competitiveness of the major maritime and financial hubs in the world?

 
13:45   New York
Peter Shaerf
Chairman, NYMAR
Managing Director, AMA Capital Partners
 
14:00   Singapore
Thomas Preben Hansen
Chief Executive Officer
Rickmers Trust Management Pte. Ltd.

 
14:15   Dubai
John Ewing
Chief Commercial Officer, Dubai Maritime City
 
14:30   Oslo
Representative
Oslo Maritime Network
 
14:45   break
 
    The Capital Providers in turbulent waters?
 
15:10   Is the appetite for shipping company stocks changing?
Ragnhild Wiborg
Portfolio Manager, Partner
Consepio, Wiborg Kapital Mgt.

 
15:20   The Credit crunch - How long will affect shipping and the shipping banks
David Roberts
Head of syndications, FORTIS
 
15:30   Credit Crunch - Repercussions on the Ship Financing Industry
Anthony Zolotas
Managing Director, Eurofin
 
15:40  

Is the Norwegian Private Equity market for Shipping & Offshore open for business?
Nicolai  Heidenreich
Partner, Pareto Private Equity AS
 

15:50   Discussion on the following theme:

Where to invest your money today?

Discussion panellists:

Per Olav Karlsen
Managing Partner, Glitnir Marine Finance AS
Chairman, Aries Maritime

Kim Ullman
Executive Vice President & COO, Stena Bulk AB

Herman Billung
CEO, Golden Ocean Management AS

Peter Shaerf
Chairman, NYMAR
Managing Director, AMA Capital Partners

Ms. Ragnhild Wiborg
President, Concepio

Eric H. Namtvedt
President, FloaTEC, LLC

John Ewing
Chief Commercial Officer, Dubai Maritime City

Anthony Zolotas
Managing Director, Eurofin

David Roberts
Head of syndications, FORTIS

Nicolai 
Heidenreich
Partner, Pareto Private Equity AS

Thomas Preben Hansen
Chief Executive Officer
Rickmers Trust Management Pte. Ltd.

Representative
Oslo Maritime Network

Audience Participants

more discussion panellists to be announced
 

17:10   Conclusions by the Cpnference chairman

Morits Skaugen
Chairman, Oslo Maritime Network
CEO, I. M. Skaugen SE
 
17:15   BBQ on the roof terrace/Christian Radich suite
hosted by DNV



 
     

 


We look forward to welcoming you to Oslo,

 

Trond Lillestolen

 

JANNIS KOSTOULAS

 

Publisher

TradeWinds A.S.
 

 
Managing Director
Mare Forum B.V.
 


 


 

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