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The
speakers
(as of 22 February)
For the programme see below.
The list of speakers will be updated daily
 Lu
Haihu
Chairman, Shanghai International Port (Group) Co. Ltd
Li
Rong
Executive Director, Commercial Headquarters,
Cosco Shipyard Group
Hsu
Chih-Chien
Chairman, Eddie Steamship Corporation
and Director of American Steamship P&I Association
Hu
Ankang
President of Marine Design & Research Institute,
CSSC
Yuan
Yumin
Chairman of the Board,
Lonwon Port Group
Kingsley
Koo
Senior Vice President Southern Region ABS
Dong
Jianzhong
Partner, Welton Hazz shipbrokers
Liang
Xiaolei
President, Sino Pacific Heavy Industries
Tobias
König
Managing Partner, König & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG.
Roberto
Giorgi
President V.Ships
Hergen
Thielemann
Division Manager, Germanischer Lloyd
Arthur
Kroeber
Managing Editor, The China Economic Quarterly
Arthur
Bowring
Managing Director Hong Kong Shipowners Association
Nikolay
Kolesnikov
Vice President Sovcomflot
Basil
Papachristidis
Chairman, Hellespont Steamship Corp.,
Klas
Eklund
Chief Economist SEB, Sweden
Martin
Stopford
Board Member Clarksons
Dimitris
Koukas
Managing Director, Optima Shipbrokers
Denis
Petropoulos
Head of Tankers, Braemar Seascope
Ove
Røssland
President, Umoe Schat-Harding
Terry
Macalister
Columnist Tradewinds
Bernard
Dognaux
Secretary General
European Marine Equipment Council
Rob
Tustin
Busan Office, Lloyd's Register
Ugo
Salerno
CEO RINA
Paul
Leand
CEO & Managing Director, AMA Capital Partners LLC
Tor
Svensen
Chief Operations Officer, Det Norske Veritas
Sander
Scheepens
Head of Investment Management Asia DVB Bank AG & Agent
for the Shipping Funds in Asia
Jannis
Kostoulas
Managing Director, Mare Forum
Trond
Lillestolen
Publisher and editor-in-chief, Tradewinds
Representative
various Chinese Shipping & Shipbuilding Companies
and more to confirm.......
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The Programme:
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Wednesday 1st of
March 2006
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14:30-17:30 |
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Lloyd's Register Pre-conference
seminar:
LNG in China: The fuel of the
future |
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16:00 |
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REGISTRATION
SHIPPING CHINA 2006 CONFERENCE
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18:00 |
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WELCOME RECEPTION
hosted by V.Ships
MSI
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22:30 |
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Nightcap in the Jazz bar
hosted by
Ernst Russ
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Thursday
2nd
of March
2005
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08:00 |
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Registration
and coffee
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09:30 |
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Opening by the Conference
Chairman
Terry
Macalister
Columnist Tradewinds
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09:40 |
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Jannis
Kostoulas
Managing Director, Mare Forum
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09:45 |
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Trond
Lillestolen
Publisher and editor-in-chief, Tradewinds
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09:50 |
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Welcome
Lu
Haihu
Chairman, Shanghai International Port (Group) Co. Ltd
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Session 1
China and the
World
Economy
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How
do we perceive the current state of China’s relations
with India, Russia and other key trading blocks?
What
impact will changes to the way the Chinese currency is
linked to the dollar have on the country’s growth and
global trade?
How
will high energy prices affect the Chinese Economy?
Will
environmental or social factors constrain China’s
growth?
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Klas
Eklund
Chief Economist SEB, Sweden
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10:20 |
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Arthur
Kroeber
Managing Editor, The China Economic Quarterly
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10:30 |
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Break
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11:00 |
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discussion/debate between
speakers- discussion Leaders -audience participants on
the following themes:
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What
are the economic or political warning signs to look out
for?
Which
are the key geopolitical relationships to watch?
Is
China really a good place to invest in today?
A
look at vital commodity markets such as steel, coal, and
industrial products.
Do
artificial trade barriers risk stunting China’s growth?
What
impact will China’s oil investments abroad have on
tankers?
Will
fear of job losses in developed nations lead to more
trade barriers?
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Discussion panelists
Klas
Eklund
Chief Economist SEB, Norway
Arthur
Kroeber
Managing Editor, The China Economic Quarterly, P.R of
China
Martin
Stopford
Board Member Clarksons
Denis
Petropoulos
Head of Tankers, Braemar Seascope
Yuan
Yumin
Chairman of the Board, Lonwon Port Group
Arthur
Bowring
Managing Director, Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association
Hsu
Chih-Chien
Managing Director of Eddie Steamship and Director of
American P&I Club
Audience
participants
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12:00 |
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Lunch hosted by DNV
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session 2
Shipping markets and China
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What
are the medium and long term forecasts for the global
dry and liquid bulk sectors?
And
what can we expect particularly from Chinese-owned
fleets
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session chairman |
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Arthur Bowring
Managing Director, Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association
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14:05 |
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Martin
Stopford
Board Member Clarksons |
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14:30 |
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discussion/debate between
speakers- discussion Leaders -audience participants on
the following themes:
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How
do shippers see the outlook for freight rates?
How
confident are Chinese exporters and importers?
Is
there enough local tonnage to meet Chinese demand and
what role do foreign owners play?
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Discussion panelists:
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Martin
Stopford
Board Member Clarksons
Sander
Scheepens
Head of Investment Management Asia DVB Bank AG & Agent
for the Shipping Funds in Asia
Dimitris
Koukas
Managing Director, Optima Shipbrokers
Denis
Petropoulos
Head of Tankers, Braemar Seascope
Basil Papachristidis
Chairman, Hellespont Steamship Corp.
Hsu
Chih-Chien
Managing Director of Eddie Steamship and Director of
American P&I Club
Audience
participants
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15:30 |
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break |
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session 3
The
view from the bridge
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Top
executives tell us what to expect from their companies
and give their views on the wider shipping environment.
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16:00 |
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Session Chairman
Ugo
Salerno
CEO RINA |
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16:10 |
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Roberto
Giorgi
President V.Ships
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16:25 |
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Nikolay
Kolesnikov
Vice-President of Sovcomflot
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16:40 |
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Yuan
Yumin
Chairman of the Board, Lonwon Port Group
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16:55 |
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discussion/debate between
speakers- discussion leaders -audience participants on
the following theme:
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Is
there an official Chinese shipping policy and if so –
what does it mean for global shipping? |
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17:55 |
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Conclusions First day
by the conference chairman
Terry
Macalister
Columnist Tradewinds
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18:00 |
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Cocktail Reception |
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Friday
3rd
of March 2005
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session 4
Made in
China – the local shipbuilding bonanza
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speakers themes:
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Cooperation
between yard groups – Koreans investing in Chinese
building facilities. What will it mean?
Do
the Chinese genuinely welcome foreign investment in
their shipyards?
Shipowners
designing, building and owning their own shipyards. What
effect will this have?
Are
new building contracts not worth the paper they are
written on. Are the contracts enforceable?
Quality
standards in Chinese yards - what action is being taken
to improve them?
Will
competition from Vietnam and other low cost nations stem
the Chinese growth?
Can
China design and build the next generation of key ship
components?
Should
Chinese shipbuilders be investing in secure equipment
supplies?
What’s
the role of major equipment/systems providers for local
Chinese shipbuilders. Who holds the whip hand?
What
future for local Chinese repair yards?
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Session chairman:
Kingsley
Koo
Senior Vice President Southern Region, ABS
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09:00
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Hu
Ankang
President of Marine Design & Research Institute, CSSC
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09:15 |
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Basil
Papachristidis
Chairman, Hellespont Steamship Corp.
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09:30 |
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Tor
Svensen
Chief Operations Officer, Det Norske Veritas
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09:45 |
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Rob
Tustin
Busan Office, Lloyd’s Register
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10:00
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Bernard
Dognaux
Former Secretary General, European Marine Equipment
Council
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10:15 |
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Break hosted by
Germanischer Lloyd
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10:45 |
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discussion/debate between
speakers- discussion leaders -audience participants
Discussion panelists:
Li
Rong
Executive Director, Commercial Headquarters,
Cosco Shipyard Group
Even
Winje
Managing Director WINMAR
Dong
Jianzhong
Welton Hazz
Hergen
Thielemann
Division Manager, Germanischer Lloyd
Liang
Xiaolei
President, Sino Pacific Heavy Industries
Hu
Ankang
President of Marine Design & Research Institute, CSSC
Basil
Papachristidis
Chairman, Hellespont Steamship Corp.
Tor
Svensen
Chief Operations Officer, Det Norske Veritas
Rob
Tustin
Busan Office, Lloyd’s Register
Bernard
Dognaux
Former Secretary General, European Marine Equipment
Council
Audience
participants
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12:00 |
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Lunch hosted by WINMAR
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session 5
Joint ventures and strategic alliances –
the future?
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speakers themes:
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More
and more foreign companies are operating in China and
Asia, whether that be shipping companies, shipbrokers,
bankers, or marine insurers.
But will they all survive?
How
do you successfully integrate say Norwegian quality and
Chinese production methods?
What
are the perspectives for the marine insurers in China?
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Session Chairman: |
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Denis
Petropoulos
Head of Tankers, Braemar Seascope
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14:10
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Dimitris
Koukas
Managing Director, Optima Shipbrokers
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14:20 |
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Hsu
Chih-Chien
Managing Director of Eddie Steamship and Director of
American P&I Club
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14:30 |
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Ove
Røssland
President, Umoe Schat-Harding
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14:40 |
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discussion/debate between
speakers- discussion Leaders -audience participants on
the following themes:
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What
lessons have been learned so far from the Chinese
miracle and how can things be done better in the future
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Discussion panelists:
Dimitris
Koukas
Managing Director, Optima Shipbrokers
Hsu
Chih-Chien
Managing Director of Eddie Steamship and Director of
American P&I Club
Ove
Røssland
President, Umoe Schat-Harding
Dong
Jianzhong
Welton Hazz
Martin
Stopford
Board Member Clarksons
Audience
participants
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15:30 |
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Break |
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session 6
The new breed of Chinese
shipping entrepreneurs
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speakers themes: |
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How
to facilitate growth?
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Session chairman:
Terry
Macalister
Columnist Tradewinds
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Chinese opportunities –
the view from the money men.
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15:50
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Sander
Scheepens
Head of Investment Management Asia DVB Bank A | | 
