On the agenda
Chinese Maritime Market · Trade Growth · Shipbuilding · Business Opportunities
Programme
Frederick Tsao, John Guy, Terry Macalister
09:00
Tanker seminar
session
Pre-conference seminar organised by Intertanko.
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14:00
British Marine Equipment Association seminar
session
UK maritime excellence - world leaders in high-tech and innovative products and services, organised by BMEA.
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14:00
A quality ship delivered on time
session
How newbuilding project management can give owners confidence, organised by Lloyd's Register Asia.
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16:00
Registration
break
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18:00
Welcome reception
social
Hosted by V.Ships.
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08:00
Registration and coffee
break
Morning coffee hosted by König & Cie.
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09:00
Opening
session
Jannis Kostoulas, Trond Lillestølen
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09:20
Welcome
session
Lu Haihu
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09:30
Behind the scenes: what can international shipping expect from the Chinese government?
session
What are the reactions from international governments and industry leaders?
Jacques Michaux, Igor Ponomarev, Bruce Carlton
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10:20
China today and tomorrow
session
Long and short term requirements in trade and energy.
Martin Stopford, Arthur Kroeber
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11:00
Break
break
Hosted by Lloyd's Register.
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11:30
Short and long term market forecast (up to 5 years)
session
Forecasts on container, dry bulk and oil and gas - is more new tonnage needed to serve the Chinese routes?
Nick Hubbard, Nicolai Hansteen, Gary Smith, Mohammad Souri, Stephen van Dyck, Wang Chunlin
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13:10
Lunch
break
Hosted by DNV.
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14:30
China and the world: global cooperation, joint ventures and strategic alliances
session
What are the challenges and opportunities in joint ventures and strategic alliances between foreign and Chinese shipowners?
Lars Nilssen, Jian Xu, Øystein Meland, Denis Petropoulos, Arthur Bowring, Junshan Zou
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15:30
Break
break
Hosted by Fortis Bank.
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16:00
Financing China
session
Ship finance: where will the money come from to finance China's shipping development?
Gao Yanming, Tobias König, Gust Biesbroeck, Chris Williams, Graham Porter, Dagfinn Lunde, Tom Kuhnle
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17:30
First day conclusions by the conference chairmen
session
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17:40
Cocktail reception
social
Hosted by International Registries.
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19:00
Dinner
social
Hosted by Braemar Seascope.
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08:00
Morning coffee
break
Hosted by Wärtsilä.
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09:00
Made in China
session
Chinese ships, Chinese crew, Chinese equipment.
Brian Martis, Rajaish Bajpaee, Christoph Vitzthum, Ugo Salerno
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10:10
Break
break
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10:50
Shipbuilding China
session
Is China changing the world shipbuilding map?
Tan Zuojun, Even Winje, Liang Xiaolei, Bernard Anne, Guo Jian Feng, Hans Payer, Atle Jebsen
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12:40
Lunch
break
Hosted by Winmar.
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14:00
How competitive is China's ship-recycling industry?
session
What's happened in the last 12 months, and what will happen in the next 12 months?
Kam K.M., Yan Heming, Peter Swift, Robert C. North
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15:20
Break
break
Hosted by Bureau Veritas.
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15:50
A focused agenda for industry and government executives round table
session
Quo vadis maritime China - is China tomorrow a threat or an opportunity for the global economic and shipping market?
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16:40
Conclusions by the conference chairmen
session
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17:00
Farewell reception
social
Hosted by Softmar.
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Speakers & panel
Panelist
Rear Admiral Robert C. North
President
North Star Maritime, Inc.
Former Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety & Environmental Protection
U.S. Coast Guard
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Panelist
Yan Heming
President
China National Shipscrapping Association
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Thomson Kam
General Manager
Airmington Holdings Ltd.
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Panelist
Bjorn Haugland
Operation Manager Region Great China
DNV
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Panelist
Li Kejun
Chairman
China Classification Society
President
IACS
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Panelist
Hans Payer
President
Germanischer Lloyd (on behalf of IACS)
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Panelist
Alan Williams
GM for PR China Marine Business
Lloyd's Register Asia
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Panelist
Guo Jian Feng
Managing Director
Oldendorff Carriers Shanghai
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Panelist
Liang Xiaolei
President
Sino Pacific Heavy Industries
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Panelist
Tan Zuojun
Vice-President
China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC)
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Christoph Vitzthum
President
Wärtsilä Propulsion Group
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Panelist
Rajaish Bajpaee
Ex-Chairman
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
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William Gallagher
President
IRI / Marshall Islands
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Panelist
Dagfinn Lunde
Chairman and Co-Founder
eShipfinance.com
Co-Founder
DagMar Navigation Ltd
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Panelist
Graham Porter
Managing Director
Seaspan Container Lines
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Chris Williams
Director Corporate Finance
Graig Shipping Plc, UK
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Benjamin Bao
Senior VP Corporate Banking, Transport & Logistics
HSBC
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Panelist
Tobias König
Managing Partner
König & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG
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Panelist
Gao Yanming
President
Hebei Ocean Shipping Co (HOSCO)
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Panelist
Junshan Zou
General Manager Operations
P&O Nedlloyd (China) Ltd
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Panelist
Arthur Bowring
President
Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group
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Panelist
Denis Petropoulos
Head of Tankers
Braemar Seascope
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Panelist
Mohammad Souri
Chairman
National Iranian Tanker Co. NITC, Iran
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Panelist
Wang Chunlin
Executive Director
Pacific Basin Shipping
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Panelist
Gary Smith
Director, LNG
Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited
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Panelist
Nicolai Hansteen
Business Director – Bulk Carriers and Tankers Sales & Marketing Maritime
DNV
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Panelist
Arthur Kroeber
Managing Editor
The China Economic Quarterly, China
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Panelist
Martin Stopford
Managing Director
Clarksons Research
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Keynote
Bruce Carlton
Acting Deputy Maritime Administrator
MARAD (MTC)
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Keynote
Igor Ponomarev
Permanent Representative
Russian Federation to the IMO
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Keynote
Jacques Michaux
Deputy Head of Unit
European Commission DG TREN
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Keynote
Lu Haihu
Chairman
Shanghai International Port (Group) Co. Ltd
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Organizer
Trond Lillestolen
Publisher
TradeWinds A.S.
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Organizer
Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas
President
Mare Forum
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Chair
John Guy
Consulting Editor, Conference Chairman
The Maritime Advocate
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3 March 2005
Shanghai, China
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Morning programme at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Marina Hotel, followed by lunch hosted by the Cayman Registry.
300
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Full participation as a discussion panellist, networking breaks and the evening reception.
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Full participation as a discussion panellist, networking lunch and the closing drinks reception.
560
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Full-day access, networking lunch and the financiers’ reception.
700
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Full afternoon programme, networking break and the 'Celebrating Hong Kong's Maritime Community' drinks reception.
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