MARE FORUM SHIPFINANCE
2007

SHIPOWNERS VERSUS CAPITAL PROVIDERS
 
"shipping in context"
A lively debate between Shipowners and Capital Providers
 

Thursday 1 November 2007
The Grand Hotel

AMSTERDAM - THE NETHERLANDS



[ for the programme see below ]

The Speakers and Discussion panelists:
(as of 22 October)

The list of speakers and discussion panelists will be updated regularly
 

AART KORTELAND
Chairman, Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners

DOMINIQUE MOÏSI
Deputy Director Institut Francais des Relations Internationales

PROF. MICHAEL J. ECONOMIDES
Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston
Managing Partner, Dr. Michael J. Economides Consultants, Inc.
Editor-in-Chief, "Energy Tribune"

 

COCO VROON
Managing Director, Vroon BV

 

MARIELLA BOTTIGLIERI
Managing Director
Giuseppe Bottiglieri di Navigazione SpA

JAN VALKIER
Managing Director, Anthony Veder Group N.V


GEORGE TSAVLIRIS
Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group

MAURIZIO D’AMICO
D'Amico Società di Navigazione SpA

 

Laurent Bozzoni

Director, SOCATRA

 

PAUL SLATER
Chairman, First International Corp
Managing Director Griffin Hodings Group LLC

 

Julian Bray
Editor in Chief, Lloyd’s List

 

Dr Gillian Reynolds
Principal Environmental Specialist
Lloyd's Register

 

STEPHEN FEWSTER
Global Head, ABF Shipping, ING Bank

 

TACO VAN DER MAST
Managing Director, NIBC Bank

 

PAUL LEAND
CEO, AMA Capital Partners, USA

Professor NIKO WIJNOLST
Chairman, Dutch maritime Network

HARRIS ANTONIOU
Managing Director, Global Shipping Group and Transportation FORTIS

GEIR SJURSETH
Managing Director and Global Head of DVB's Offshore Support Group.

 

FABRIZIO VETTOSI
Head of M&A Advisory Division

Efibanca


PHILIP ROGERS
Group Head of Research Galbraiths, UK

 

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

Paul Dowell
Container research
Howe Robinson & Co. Ltd

PETER BERGMAN
DVB Bank

BOTE DE VRIES
Managing Director, NFC Shipping Funds

JACCO SMIT
MPC

ADRIAAN AARTS
Head of Shipping Group Rotterdam
ABN AMRO BANK

JOEP GORGELS
FORTIS

 

JANOS KOENIG
Managing Director
Eurofin

 

JOHN GUY
Partner, Merlin Corporate Communications
Conference Chairman

JANNIS KOSTOULAS
Managing Director, Mare Forum
 


    Wednesday 31 October
18:00   Registration
19:30   Welcome Dinner hosted by
ING - FORTIS - DVB BANK - ABN AMRO BANK -
NIBC Bank- MARE FORUM

 
    Thursday 1 November
08:00   Registration
 
09:00   Opening
JOHN GUY
Partner, Merlin Corporate Communications
Conference chairman
 
09:04   Jannis Kostoulas
Managing Director, Mare Forum
 
09:05   Welcome
AART KORTELAND
Chairman of the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners
 
09:15   Global Ship Finance Trends - the role of capital providers today
TACO VAN DER MAST
Managing Director, NIBC Bank

As representative of
FORTIS, ABN AMRO BANK, NIBC Bank, DVB BANK, ING
 
    session 1

The world today and tomorrow
Exploring the risks and rewards

 
09:30 Geopolitical considerations – one year later
DOMINIQUE MOÏSI
Deputy Director Institut Francais des Relations Internationales
 
09:45 The Energy tensions - suply and demand - prices
PROF. MICHAEL J. ECONOMIDES
Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston
Managing Partner, Dr. Michael J. Economides Consultants, Inc.
Editor-in-Chief, "Energy Tribune"
 
10:05 Shipping in the turbulent waters of the Capital Markets!
PAUL SLATER
Chairman, First International Corp
Managing Director Griffin Hodings Group LLC
 
10:15 break
 
10:45 Global warming – what will it mean to shipping?
AART KORTELAND
Chairman, Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners
 
11:00 The bigger picture - environmental risks and opportunities for the shipping industry
Dr Gillian Reynolds
Principal Environmental Specialist
Lloyd's Register
 
11:10 Environmental Footprint of Ships and the Future Asset Value
Professor NIKO WIJNOLST
Chairman, Dutch maritime Network
 
11:20 Carbon trading and how you can make money
from it
HARRIS ANTONIOU
Managing Director, Global Shipping Group and Transportation FORTIS
 
11:30 Discussion between speakers, discussion panellists and audience participants

What will shipping gain or lose from global pressures?

discussion panelists:


GEORGE TSAVLIRIS
Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
MAURIZIO D’AMICO
D'Amico Società di Navigazione SpA

Laurent Bozzoni
Director, SOCATRA

STEPHEN FEWSTER
Global Head, ABF Shipping, ING Bank
Julian Bray
Editor in Chief, Lloyd’s List
PETER BERGMAN
DVB Bank

PAUL LEAND
CEO, AMA Capital Partners, USA
 

12:45 Lunch hosted by Lloyd's Register


 
session 2

Predicting the unpredictable
The Shipping Markets


 
14:00 The liquid and dry bulk market
PHILIP ROGERS
Group Head of Research Galbraiths, UK

 
14:30 Containers
Paul Dowell
Container research
Howe Robinson & Co. Ltd

 
14:40 Offshore Support - doom and gloom?
GEIR SJURSETH
Managing Director and Global Head of DVB's Offshore Support Group
 
14:50 Predicting the unpredictable
Dimitrios V. Lyridis
Assistant professor
National Technical University Athens and
Executive Consultant Ocean Finance

 
15:00 Discussion between speakers, discussion panellists and audience participants
 
15:40 break
 
16:00 Global Ship Finance Trends: Towards ending the Banks role
BOTE DE VRIES
Managing Director, NFC Shipping Funds
 
16:10 How will capital market turbulence impact private equity?
JACCO SMIT
MPC Shipping & Logistics BV
 
16:20 Public Equity
PAUL LEAND
CEO, AMA Capital Partners, USA

 
16:30 What are the owners requirements from the capital providers today and tomorrow?
MARIELLA BOTTIGLIERI
Managing Director
Giuseppe Bottiglieri di Navigazione SpA
 
16:40 Discussion between speakers discussion panellists and audience participants under the following themes:

Credit Crunch ? have the banks closed their doors to shipping?

Where to invest your money today?
Any fresh ideas?


discussion panelists:
 

COCO VROON
Managing Director, Vroon BV

JAN VALKIER
Managing Director, Anthony Veder Group N.V

FABRIZIO VETTOSI
Head of M&A Advisory Division

Efibanca
ADRIAAN AARTS
Head of Shipping Group Rotterdam
ABN AMRO BANK

TACO VAN DER MAST
Managing Director, NIBC Bank

JANOS KOENIG
Managing Director
Eurofin
JOEP GORGELS
FORTIS

 

17:20 Conclusions
 
17:30 Drinks
 

 

INFORMATION
For further information on the conference please contact:

MARE FORUM
Beurs - World Trade Center
P.O. Box 30027
3001 DA Rotterdam
The Netherlands

T: +31.10.281 06 55  -  F: +31.10.270 98 70

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We look forward to welcoming you in Amsterdam,
 

 

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