FORUM:

MARITIME ITALY 2006

- Style and Substance -

 Monday 15 May 2006
Sorrento - Italy
 

The speakers and discussion panelists
(as of 12 May)

For the programme see below.
 
The list of speakers will be updated daily

Nicola Coccia
President Confitarma
 

Giuseppe Bottiglieri
President, Giuseppe Bottiglieri di Navigazione SpA

Jannis Kostoulas

Managing Director, Mare Forum

Giuseppe Rizzo
President Young Shipowners Group, Confitarma

Enrico Pujia
Head of Department, Navigation, Maritime & Air Transport.

Ministry of Infrastructures & Transport, Italy

Christos Economou
Directorate Maritime Transport, European Commission

Jannis Kostoulas

Managing Director, Mare Forum

Pierluigi Cacioppo
Ammiraglio Comandante delle Capitaneria di Porto di Napoli

Giuseppe Mauro Rizzo
President Young Shipowners Group, Confitarma

 Zhang Jing
Strategic Planning Manager, COSCO CHINA

Sergio Paneni
Shipping Manager, Enel Trade Spa
 

Tullio Biggi
President V.Holdings

Patrick Decavele
Managing Director Brostrom

Arvid Sharma
Managing Director
Eurasia International (Europe) Limited

Paolo d'Amico
Chairman, d'Amico di Navigazione s.p.a.

Giuseppe Sassi
Industrial Systems Development, Fincantieri

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

Chiara de Poli
Managing Director, AR.CO.IN. SpA

Stefano Rosina
Managing Director, Premuda

Lorenzo Banchero
Chairman, Banchero Costa

Antonio Zacchello
Managing Director, MOTIA COMPAGNIA DI NAVIGAZIONE Spa

Mauro Balzarini
Managing Director Siba Ships

Angelo d’Amato
CEO, Perseveranza SPA

Ingmar Loges
Director, Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG (HVB)

Lorenzo Rosato
Bravo Tankers

Ugo Salerno
CEO RINA

Giorgio Martini
F.F.A.'s Department Director, Ifchor

Robert D. Somerville
Chairman and CEO American Bureau of Shipping
 

Harris Antoniou
Managing Director, Global Shipping Group FORTIS
 

Geert Dokter
Managing Director, MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Steamship BV

Fabrizio Vettosi
Head of M&A Advisory Division – Milan, Efibanca

Francesco Fuselli
Managing director Banchero Costa

Giampiero Soncini
CEO SpecTec Group

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

Bote de Vries
Head of Investment Management and agent of Navigation Finance Corporation and Deucalion
Aviation Funds

Anthony Zolotas
Managing Director Eurofin

Hugo T. Modderman
Dolfinance, Agents for DVB Bank America NV

Francesco Lauro
 Managing Partner, Studio Legale Lauro

Bruno Dardani
Journalist Sole 24 ore

Simon Chattrabhuti
Senior Analyst, Galbraith's Ltd

Francesco Ceccarelli
Managing Director, CNL

Ennio Cecchini
Chairman Board of Directors
Cantiere Navale di Pesaro

Simultaneous translation in Italian and English will be provided

		Sunday 14  May 2006
19:00		Welcome Drinks hosted by EFIBANCA
20:30		Welcome Dinner hosted by
		Monday 15  May 2006
08.00		Registration
08:50		Opening by the conference chairman Giuseppe Bottiglieri President, Giuseppe Bottiglieri di Navigazione SpA Jannis Kostoulas Managing Director, Mare Forum   Nicola Coccia President Confitarma   Enrico Pujia Head of Department, Navigation, Maritime & Air Transport. Ministry of Infrastructures & Transport, Italy   Christos Economou Directorate Maritime Transport, European Commission   Pierluigi Cacioppo Ammiraglio Comandante delle Capitaneria di Porto di Napoli Giuseppe Mauro Rizzo President Young Shipowners Group, Confitarma
		session 1   Setting the Scene: The Shipping Markets, Italy and the World
		The world economic picture and trends, shifts in employment/skills/capital/where does Italy stand as an economic power and trading nation in global terms The world shipping market picture as it affects Italy Italy the big picture -what have we got as a nation - are we just pasta and tourism? Italy the shipping/maritime picture - what does it consist of today? Session chairman: Giuseppe Bottiglieri President, Giuseppe Bottiglieri di Navigazione SpA
09:30		Dagfinn Lunde Member of the Board of DVB Bank and CEO of the Shipping Division Forecasting the Liquid Bulk market
09:40		Simon Chattrabhuti Senior Analyst, Galbraith's Ltd Forecasting the Dry Bulk market
09:50		Zhang Jing Strategic Planning Manager, COSCO CHINA The container market from our point of view
10:00		Lorenzo Banchero Chairman Banchero Costa The Italian Shipping Market
10:10		Giorgio Martini F.F.A.'s Department Director, Ifchor The FFA’s Market
10:20		Discussion between speakers, discussion panellists and audience participants under the following theme:
		Maritime Italy - seeking competitive advantage in a global shipping market? Discussion panelists: Patrick Decavele Managing Director Brostrom Sergio Paneni Shipping Manager, Enel Trade Spa Antonio Zacchello Managing Director, MOTIA COMPAGNIA DI NAVIGAZIONE Lorenzo Rosato Bravo Tankers Pierre Aury Managing Director, Clarkson Capital Limited
11:10		break hosted by CONFITARMA
		session 2   The Shipowners/operators debate: consolidation vs. diversification - globalisation vs. regionalism. Can Italian ship-owners / operators compete in today's global shipping market?
		Is there a future for family run shipping companies? What is the motivation of the new generation of shipowners – the sea or the money? Tax regimes  - consolidations vs. diversifications Globalisation vs. regionalism
		Session chairman: Stefano Rosina CEO Premuda
11:30		Antonio Zacchello Managing Director, MOTIA COMPAGNIA DI NAVIGAZIONE Consolidations vs. diversifications
11:40		Mauro Balzarini Managing Director Siba Ships How to become a world leader in a niche market
11:50		Angelo d’Amato CEO, Perseveranza SPA Expansion
12:00		Tullio Biggi President of V.Holdings Operating
12:10		Discussion between speakers, discussion panellists and audience participants under the following theme:
		Threats and opportunities facing the ship operating sectors of maritime Italy Discussion panelists: Paolo d’Amico CEO d'Amico di Navigazione Arvid Sharma Managing Director Eurasia International (Europe) Limited Francesco Lauro  Managing Partner, Studio Legale Lauro Bruno Dardani Journalist Sole 24 ore
13:10		Lunch hosted by
		session 3   The Metal bashing debate: What should be done to sharpen the competitive advantages?
		How to survive building ships today and how about tomorrow Can we compete and win other shipbuilding nations? What are our strategies for the future? What has to be done to improve technological advantages in Italy? Advantages achievable with the Information Technology Tools in the Italian Shipping Companies Session chairman: Ugo Salerno CEO RINA
14:30		Giuseppe Sassi Industrial Systems Development, Fincantieri
14:40		Robert D. Somerville Chairman and CEO American Bureau of Shipping
14:50		Giampiero Soncini CEO SpecTec Group
15:00		Francesco Ceccarelli Managing Director, CNL
15:10		Ennio Cecchini Chairman Board of Directors Cantiere Navale di Pesaro
15:20		Forum discussion between speakers and audience participants on the following theme:
		Threats and opportunities facing the metal bashing and engineering sectors of maritime Italy
15:50		break hosted by SpecTec
		session 4   The catalysts debate: Shipowners vs. Brokers & Capital providers
16:10		Chiara de Poli Managing Director, AR.CO.IN. SpA What are the owners requirements from the capital providers?
16:20		Harris Antoniou Managing Director, Global Shipping Group, Fortis Bank The second home for Italian Shipowners: Holland
		What are the capital providers products to facilitate expansion
16:30		Fabrizio Vettosi Head of M&A Advisory Division – Milan, EFIBANCA
16:40		Bote de Vries Head of Investment Management and agent of Navigation Finance Corporation and Deucalion Aviation Funds
16:50		Ingmar Loges Director, Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG (HVB)
17:00		Paul Leand CEO and Managing Director, AMA Capital Partners LLC,USA
17:10		Pierre Aury Managing Director, Clarkson Capital Limited Financial players and hedge funds : The next wave of volume providers in the freight derivatives market?
17:20		Forum discussion between speakers, discussion-members and audience participants on the following theme:
		How creative is Maritime Italy? Discussion panelists: Francesco Fuselli Managing director Banchero Costa   Geert Dokter Managing Director, MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Steamship Anthony Zolotas Managing Director Eurofin Hugo T. Modderman Dolfinance, Agents for DVB Bank America NV
		session 5   The General debate
18:00		What must we do to maintain the mutual support cluster which has been the backbone of Maritime Italy? Can Italian shipowners, shipyards, ports and support industries compete in today's global shipping economy? What should they do to sharpen their competitive advantages? What are their key skills and strong points, and how can they retain them? What are the threats? Should we be celebrating a great tradition or fearing for the future?
18:30		Conclusions by the conference chairman Giuseppe Bottiglieri President, Giuseppe Bottiglieri di Navigazione SpA
19:30		Drinks hosted by
20:30		Conference Dinner hosted by DVB BANK

We look forward to welcoming you in Sorrento,

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