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Thursday 27 October |
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OPENING by the
Conference Chairman |
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09:00 |
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 JOHN
GUY
Partner, Merlin Corporate Communications
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WELCOME |
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09:10 |
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TACO
VAN DER MAST
Managing Director NIB CAPITAL BANK
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09:20 |
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AART
KORTELAND
Chairman, Royal Association of Netherlands’ Shipowners Association
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Session
1
The Markets
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09:30 |
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The
history of forecasting – a vale of tears or useful signposts?
MARTIN
STOPFORD
Board Member Clarksons
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09:45 |
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Dry
and Liquid Bulk
SIMON
CHATTRABHUTI
Senior Analyst, Galbraith's Ltd.
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10:00 |
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The
market of FFA's
PHILIPPE
VAN DEN ABEELE
Managing Director, Clarkson Derivatives
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10:15 |
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debate between speakers, discussion
panelists and audience participants on the theme:
What use is a
market forecast?
Discussion panelists:
ADRIAAN
AARTS
Head of Shipping Group Rotterdam, ABN AMRO BANK
ZHANG
JING
Research COSCO, Bejing China
Dimitris
Lyras
Managing Director, Lyras Shipping
GEERT
DOKTER
Managing Director, MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Steamship BV
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10:50 |
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break
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Session 2
"The Perfect
Storm" - The capital markets and shipowners the day after shipping goes
bust
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11:10 |
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Winners
& Losers
PAUL
SLATER
Chairman, First International Corp
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11:20 |
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Can
the deal makers be made to carry the can when the next (imminent) down cycle
arrives
JEAN
RICHARDS
Executive Chairman, Quantum Shipping Services
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11:30 |
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Is
now the time (to prepare) for restructuring?
PAUL
LEAND
CEO and Managing Director, AMA Capital Partners LLC, USA
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11:40 |
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Do
investors realise what they are in?
RAGNHILD
WIBORG
CEO Pecunia
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11:50 |
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Public
companies’ perspectives and how to manage expectations.
KATHLEEN
HAINES
CFO OMI Corporation
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12:00 |
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debate between speakers, discussion
panelists and audience participants on the theme:
Lessons not
learned?
Discussion panelists:
Basil
Mavroleon
President Charles R. Weber, USA
PETER
BERGMAN
Vice President,
DVB Bank
Janos
Koenig
Managing Director, Eurofin
more
discussion panelists to be announced
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12:40 |
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Lunch
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Session 3
Who is afraid of the future?
Shipowners vs. capital providers
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14:00 |
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Will
the KG system run out of steam?
ANDREAS
OPATZ
Managing Director, König & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG.,
GERMANY
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14:10 |
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What
next from shipping banks?
GUST
BIESBROECK
Deputy Director, Global Shipping Fortis Bank
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14:20 |
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EVAN
COHEN
Head Continental Europe, DVB bank
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but..what
will owners actually need next? |
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14:30 |
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ANTONIO
ZACCHELLO
Managing Director, Seaarland Ship Management
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and ...what about the
younger generation? |
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14:40 |
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MARIELLA
BOTTIGLIERI
Managing Director, Giuseppe Bottiglieri di Navigazione
SpA
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14:50 |
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debate between speakers, discussion
panelists and audience participants on the theme:
What will ship
finance people and shipowners be worrying about in five years time?
Discussion panelists:
HERMAN
MARKS
Commercial Director, Vroon BV
CESARE
D'AMICO
CEO, d'Amico di Navigazione
BART
VELDHUIZEN
Associate Director Transport and Energy NIB CAPITAL Bank
ADRIAAN
AARTS
Head of Shipping Group Rotterdam, ABN AMRO BANK
TOM
KUHNLE
Director Product Unit, Shipping oil and offshore, Nordea
Representative
Global Shipping Fortis Bank
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15:30 |
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break
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Session 4
Custom made finance needs
for the replacement of European short sea ships
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Two
proposals to discuss |
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15:50 |
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ALKIS
CORRES
Vice Chairman, Union of Short Sea Operators in Greece
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16:00 |
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NIKO
WIJNOLST
Chairman Dutch Maritime Network
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16:10 |
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How can we finance these ideas?
JAN
VERSCHOOR
Managing Director, ING Global Shipping
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16:20 |
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Discussion and debate
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16:50 |
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break
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Session 5
Hot and cold – new areas for
ship finance
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17:10 |
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Financing the Russian oil export boom
HANS
SIMONS
Vice President, Corporate
Finance - Transport & Energy
NIB Capital Bank
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17:20 |
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Burning
your fingers in icy waters?
SERGEY
BURIMA
General Manager Chartering, Fleet Management and Operations, Sovcomflot
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17:35 |
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Where
is next big thing.
Where will the next ships be built, the next crews come from, the next
source of demand and finance arise?
MARTIN
STOPFORD
Board Member Clarksons
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17:50 |
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General debate |
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18:30 |
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…and they lived happily even after
by the conference chairman
JOHN
GUY
Partner, Merlin Corporate Communications
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18:40 |
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DRINKS
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19:30 |
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DINNER hosted by ABN AMRO Bank,
NIB CAPITAL Bank, FORTIS Bank, ING Bank, DVB Bank, MARE FORUM
JAN
VERSCHOOR
Managing Director, ING Global Shipping
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