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HONG KONG AS A LEGAL & ARBITRATION HUB - NEW INITIATIVESThe use of English Common Law has enabled HK to solidify its position as a main arbitration and legal jurisdiction hub in Asia. The panel will discuss developments and the outlook across main areas of the legal services (litigation, deal making, finance and admiralty law), arbitration.Introductory Remarks - Hong Kong Arbitration DevelopmentsMr. Benjamin Wong, Head of Transport & Industrial Sectors - InvestHKModerator: Mr. Dimitris Seirinakis, Head of Claims for Asia, Managing Director, Shanghai - American P&I Club Panelists:

Mr. Edward Liu, Legal Director - Hill Dickinson

Mr. Arthur Bowring, President - Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group

Ms. Rosita Lau, Partner - Ince & Co. 

Mr Lianjun Li, Partner - Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP

Mr. Andrew Rigden Green, Head of Arbitration (Greater China) - Stephenson Harwood

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Mr. Chan Fan, Frank JPSecretary for Transport & Housing - The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionChairman - Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board

MANAGING A GLOBAL FLEET OUT OF HONG KONG - WHAT'S NEXT FOR SHIPMANAGEMENTA discussion among leading third-party ship managers and shipping companies with inhouse management on how they are handling today's challenges and preparing for the future. The panel will also discuss the infrastructure, resources and advantages of Hong Kong as an operating center. It will address lessons learned from the COVID-19 experience and how these are likely to impact shipping operations after the pandemic. Also, the preparedness of the industry to meet rapid changes changing place across all areas of shipping operations, crewing, communications, procurement, port complications, shipyard delays, charter disputes, and more.Moderator: Mr. Mario Moretti, Asia Marine Senior Director - RINAPanelists:

Mr. Peter Cremers, Chairman - Anglo-Eastern Group; Vice-President - BIMCO

Captain Firoze Mirza, Managing Director – Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement 

Mr. Angad Banga, Chief Operating Officer - Caravel Group / Fleet Management Ltd. 

Capt Sanjeev Verma, Managing Director - Landbridge Ship Management (HK) Limited

Captain Zhou, Managing Director - Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings

WELCOME REMARKSMr. Nicolas Bornozis, President - Capital Link

HONG KONG’S MARITIME COMMUNITY – LOOKING THROUGH THE HOURGLASS – A JOURNEY IN TIMEA travel through time - Looking back before we look forward. Taking stock of how HK came to the present point, how and why it has become an international shipping center. Take lessons for the future. An introductory presentation and a roundtable discussion with owners who shared in the history and participated in the process.Introductory Presentation:Mr. Tim Huxley, CEO - Mandarin ShippingRoundtable Discussion:

Mr. Tim Huxley, CEO - Mandarin Shipping

Mr. Richard Hext, Chairman - Vanmar Shipping; Chairman - Hong Kong Maritime Museum

Mr. Kenneth C.K. Koo, Group Chairman & CEO – TCC Group

Mr. Hing Chao, Executive Chairman - Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings

HONG KONG AS A FINANCING & CAPITAL RAISING HUBHong Kong has been one of the world's most important financial centers. The panel will discuss Hong Kong's role as a financial hub where international shipping companies can tap into bank financing, alternative financing, leasing and private equity while international investors can tap into opportunitiesModerator: Mr. Edward Liu, Legal Director - Hill DickinsonPanelists:

Mr. James Tong, Managing Director, Head, Asia Pacific & Japan, Global Shipping & Logistics, Head of Diversified Industrials China - Citi

Mr. Jack Xu, Deputy Head of Shipping - CMB Financial Leasing Co.

Mr. Kenneth Lam - Managing Director - Credit Agricole CIB

Mr. Julian Proctor, Managing Director - EnTrust Global

Mr. Gautam Khurana, CFO - Precious Shipping

MANAGING A GLOBAL FLEET OUT OF HONG KONG - WHAT'S NEXT FOR SHIPMANAGEMENTA discussion among leading third-party ship managers and shipping companies with inhouse management on how they are handling today's challenges and preparing for the future. The panel will also discuss the infrastructure, resources and advantages of Hong Kong as an operating center. It will address lessons learned from the COVID-19 experience and how these are likely to impact shipping operations after the pandemic. Also, the preparedness of the industry to meet rapid changes changing place across all areas of shipping operations, crewing, communications, procurement, port complications, shipyard delays, charter disputes, and more.Moderator: Mr. Mario Moretti, Asia Marine Senior Director - RINAPanelists:

Mr. Peter Cremers, Chairman - Anglo-Eastern Group; Vice-President - BIMCO

Captain Firoze Mirza, Managing Director – Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement 

Mr. Angad Banga, Chief Operating Officer - Caravel Group / Fleet Management Ltd. 

Capt Sanjeev Verma, Managing Director - Landbridge Ship Management (HK) Limited

Captain Zhou, Managing Director - Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Mr. Chan Fan, Frank JPSecretary for Transport & Housing - The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionChairman - Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board

WELCOME REMARKSMr. Nicolas Bornozis, President - Capital Link

HONG KONG’S MARITIME COMMUNITY – LOOKING THROUGH THE HOURGLASS – A JOURNEY IN TIMEA travel through time - Looking back before we look forward. Taking stock of how HK came to the present point, how and why it has become an international shipping center. Take lessons for the future. An introductory presentation and a roundtable discussion with owners who shared in the history and participated in the process.Introductory Presentation:Mr. Tim Huxley, CEO - Mandarin ShippingRoundtable Discussion:

Mr. Tim Huxley, CEO - Mandarin Shipping

Mr. Richard Hext, Chairman - Vanmar Shipping; Chairman - Hong Kong Maritime Museum

Mr. Kenneth C.K. Koo, Group Chairman & CEO – TCC Group

Mr. Hing Chao, Executive Chairman - Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings

SEAFARERS & CREWING IN THE COVID 19 ERA & BEYOND - HONG KONG INITIATIVESModerator: Mr. Matthew Treadwell,  Vice President, Hong Kong & Taiwan - Lloyd's Register Panelists:

Mr. Bjorn Hojgaard, CEO - Anglo-Eastern Univan Group; Chairman - The Hong Kong Shipowners Association

Mr. Mark O'Neil, President - Columbia Shipmanagement

Captain T.T. Chung, General Secretary - Merchant Navy Officers' Guild - Hong Kong; Fair Practice Committee and FPC Steering Group Member - International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)

Mr. Stephen Cotton, General Secretary - International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)

Mr. Terence Zhao Wei, Founder & Managing Director - Singhai Marine Services

HONG KONG AS A FINANCING & CAPITAL RAISING HUBHong Kong has been one of the world's most important financial centers. The panel will discuss Hong Kong's role as a financial hub where international shipping companies can tap into bank financing, alternative financing, leasing and private equity while international investors can tap into opportunitiesModerator: Mr. Edward Liu, Legal Director - Hill DickinsonPanelists:

Mr. James Tong, Managing Director, Head, Asia Pacific & Japan, Global Shipping & Logistics, Head of Diversified Industrials China - Citi

Mr. Jack Xu, Deputy Head of Shipping - CMB Financial Leasing Co.

Mr. Kenneth Lam - Managing Director - Credit Agricole CIB

Mr. Julian Proctor, Managing Director - EnTrust Global

Mr. Gautam Khurana, CFO - Precious Shipping