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Luncheon Keynote Address

Introductory Remarks by H.E. Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Development & Investments, of the Hellenic Republic

CAPITAL LINK GREEK SHIPPING LEADERSHIP AWARD CEREMONY

Honoring Mr. George Procopiou, Founder, Dynacom Tankers Management, Sea Traders, Dynagas 

 

CONQUERING THE NEXT FRONTIER – DECARBONIZATION – REDUCING GREEN HOUSE EMISSIONS

 The reduction of greenhouse emissions is the next challenge which will have transformational impact on the industry. Regulators, fossil and alternative fuel producers, engine manufacturers and shipbuilders, shipowners, charterers, financiers and a wider range of industry participants need to come up with a workable and sustainable framework. The panel will discuss strategies, options and initiatives in this direction as the industry sets out to address the complexities involved.

 Moderator: Mr. George Paleokrassas, Partner – Watson Farley & Williams

 Panelists:

Mr. Giorgos Plevrakis, Director, Global Sustainability Center – ABS

Mr. Andreas Hadjipetrou, Managing Director – Columbia Shipmanagement

Mr. Jason Stefanatos, M.Sc, Business Development Manager – DNV GL

Mr. Jeffrey D. Pribor, CFO – International Seaways

Dr. Michalis Pantazopoulos, Managing Director - Liberian Registry (LISCR Hellas)  

Mrs. Ioanna Procopiou, CEO - Prominence Maritime

INNOVATION & DIGITALIZATION TRANSFORMING SHIPPING

CYBERCRIME: TOWARDS A SOPHISTICATED SEABORNE CYBER THREAT LANDSCAPE

Mr. Fotis Sofronis, Manager – EY Advisory Practice

DIGITALIZATION OF THE FLEET FOR IMPROVED REVENUE;

Mr. Navneet Singh Rainu, Head of DCR - Tototheo Maritime

IMO 2020 – REALITY HIT – AND NOW WHAT?

Lessons learned – experience gained – scrubbers future? – HFO availability – status of compliant fuels market

Moderator: Mr. Stamatis Fradelos, Business Development Manager - DNV GL

Panelists:

Mr. Iraklis Prokopakis, COO – Danaos Corporation

Ms. Claire Wright, Business Economics Manager - Shell International Trading and Shipping Company

Mr. Hamish Norton, President - Star Bulk Carriers

Mr. George Saroglou, COO – Tsakos Energy Navigation

Mr. Anders Mjølsnes Sørheim, Technical Sales Manager – Yara Marine Technologies

Introductory Keynote Remarks: Greece as a Global Logistics & Transportation Hub

H.E. Ioannis Plakiotakis, Minister of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy –  Hellenic Republic

 Moderator:

Mr. Costas Paris, Senior Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Regulations & Shipping, IMO 2020 & Beyond, Technology & Shipping, Sanctions, Tariffs & Impact on Commerce & Trading, Access to Capital, Shipping Markets Outlook, and more

 Panelists:

Mr. Ioannis G. Zafirakis, Director, Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary – Diana Shipping

Mr. Aristides Pittas, CEO – Euroseas & Eurodry

Dr. Nikos Tsakos, President & CEO – Tsakos Energy Navigation, Chairman, Intertanko 2014-2018

Leading HK & International Shipowners will discuss opportunities and challenges for the shipping industry focusing shipping markets outlook, energy and commodity flows, investment opportunities, access to capital, operational and regulatory challenges and more.

Moderator: Mr. Nick Sansom, Chief Business Development Officer - Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority

Panelists:

Mr. Yongxin Wang, President -  China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd  

Mr. Mats Berglund, CEO/Executive Director - Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

Mr. Bing Chen, CEO – Seaspan

Mr. Jack Hsu, Managing Director- Oak Maritime (Hong Kong) Inc Limited

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

Is Private Equity an opportunistic short-term or a strategic long-term investor in shipping? Is there still appetite for shipping investments? What types of projects and deals attract Private Equity investments? Entry and exit strategies. On the other hand, several new platforms are ready to provide debt financing. AF is becoming a bigger source of capital and is open not just to bigger companies but also to smaller and mid-sized owners, who represent a big portion of the industry.

Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Silver, Partner – Maples Group

Panelists:

Mr. Andrew Hampson, Managing Director – Tufton Asset Backed Investment (ABI) Group

Mr. Jack Sun, Managing Partner –  SinoEnergy Capital

Mr. Ali Ben Lmadani, CEO – ABL Corporation

Mr. Alex Ponomarev, Director Business Development – GTLK Europe DAC

A Roundtable discussion among leaders from various aspects of the industry. The panel will discuss the evolution of the shipping industry, the main industry drivers, opportunities and challenges across the board – finance, technology, regulations, geopolitics and more. It will also discuss initiatives undertaken by companies and industry organizations to support and steer the industry to its next phase of development.

Moderator: Mr. Norbert Kray, Regional Manager for Greater China – DNV-GL

Panelists:

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

Mr. Martin Stopford, Non-Executive President – Clarkson Research Services Limited

Mr. Andreas Nordseth, Director General – Danish Maritime Authority

Is Private Equity an opportunistic short-term or a strategic long-term investor in shipping? Is there still appetite for shipping investments? What types of projects and deals attract Private Equity investments? Entry and exit strategies. On the other hand, several new platforms are ready to provide debt financing. AF is becoming a bigger source of capital and is open not just to bigger companies but also to smaller and mid-sized owners, who represent a big portion of the industry.

Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Silver, Partner – Maples Group

Panelists:

Mr. Andrew Hampson, Managing Director – Tufton Asset Backed Investment (ABI) Group

Mr. Jack Sun, Managing Partner –  SinoEnergy Capital

Mr. Ali Ben Lmadani, CEO – ABL Corporation

Mr. Alex Ponomarev, Director Business Development – GTLK Europe DAC

A Roundtable discussion among leaders from various aspects of the industry. The panel will discuss the evolution of the shipping industry, the main industry drivers, opportunities and challenges across the board – finance, technology, regulations, geopolitics and more. It will also discuss initiatives undertaken by companies and industry organizations to support and steer the industry to its next phase of development.

Moderator: Mr. Norbert Kray, Regional Manager for Greater China – DNV-GL

Panelists:

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

Mr. Martin Stopford, Non-Executive President – Clarkson Research Services Limited

Mr. Andreas Nordseth, Director General – Danish Maritime Authority