Morning session
Greeting speeches
Panagiotis Kouroumplis
Minister, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy
Chairman’s opening remarks: Present shipping market conditions – What to expect?
Professor Martin Stopford
Non-executive President, Clarkson Research Services Ltd.
Spotlight
Shipping, an old industry: The way things were, and the way things are – Changes and opportunities.
The weakest links and the greatest challenges – How shipping, and specifically Greek shipping, can
still thrive in a new market.
John Platsidakis
Chairman Intercargo, Managing Director, Anangel Maritime Services Inc.
interviewed by Yuri Bender
Editor-in-Chief, Professional Wealth Management at Financial Times
Welcome to the World of Modern Shipping Finance! A brief introduction
Basil M. Karatzas
CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.
Corporate Risk Management in the Shipping Industry
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Drobetz
Professor of Corporate Finance and Ship Finance Hamburg Business School, University of Hamburg
Back to the good ol’ days? The new regulatory environment of the banking sector and the impact on the shipping industry
Yves Kallina
Senior Vice President, HSH Nordbank’s Global Loan Syndicate, HSH Nordbank AG
Chinese Leasing: What it is; How it works; Could Chinese Leasing fill the funding gap left in the wake of shipping banks?
Cruise Chi
Executive Manager, Bocomm Shipping Leasing (Europe), an affiliate of Bank of Communications Finance Leasing Co., Ltd.
Forward Freight Futures (FFAs) and their Role in Structured Finance
Duncan Dunn
Incoming Chairman, Baltic Exchange, Senior Director, SSY Futures Ltd.
Noon session
The Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co. Panel Discussion
Shipping Banks, Credit Funds & Chinese Leasing – Traditional Ship Mortgages & Modern Shipping Finance activities, expectations, practices and future trends
- Morten Arntzen, Senior Shipping Industry Advisor, Macquarie Bank
- Cruise Chi, Executive Manager, Bocomm Shipping Leasing (Europe)
- Joseph Cipolla, Senior Vice President, WAFRA Capital Partners Inc.
- Yves Kallina, Senior Vice President, HSH Nordbank’s Global Loan Syndicate, HSH Nordbank AG
- Basil M. Karatzas, CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.
Moderator:
Yuri Bender, Editor-in-Chief, Professional Wealth Management at Financial Times
Panel Discussion
The current state of Shipping Finance: Expectations, experiences and useful tips
- George Gourdomichalis, Managing Director, Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A
- George Laios, Group’s Business Development Manager, NJ Goulandris Maritime Inc.
- Dr. Kostas Rokkos, Chairman & CEO, TST International S.A.
- Frithiof Wilhelmsen, Vice President, Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions
Moderator:
Professor Martin Stopford, Non-executive President, Clarkson Research Services Ltd.
Afternoon Session
Shipping in the Modern Era: Digitalization, Disruption, IoT, Compliance
Current technological developments and asset risks in today’s Shipping
Dr. Kirsi Tikka
Executive Vice President – Global Marine, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Spotlight
Show me the R.O.I.: An efficient Data driven Operational and Decision Management System
- George Christopoulos, Vice Admiral of the Hellenic Navy (Rtd), Marine Operations LAROS – Prisma Electronics
- Yuri Bender, Editor-in-Chief, Professional Wealth Management at Financial Times
Panel Discussion
Digital Disruption in the Shipping Industry
- Vangelis Asvestas, Distribution Account Manager/Cloud & IoT Lead, Cisco Greece, Cyprus, Malta
- Greg Atkinson, Director & Chief Technology Officer, Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. Fukuoka, Japan Managing Director of Ohori Capital Pty. Ltd.
- Christos Giordamlis, CEO, Prisma Electronics SA
- Constantine Komodromos, Co-founder & CEO, VesselΒot
- Dr. Kirsi Tikka, Executive Vice President – Global Marine, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Moderator:
Dr. Konstantinos Galanis, Director of Operations, Dido Shipping Co SA, Lecturer, Hellenic Management Centre – ICS Greek Branch
Late afternoon session
Spotlight
Credit Funds: What it is. How it works?
- Joseph Cipolla, Senior Vice President, WAFRA Capital Partners Inc.
- Nick Roos, Managing Director, Maritime Asset Partners
- Interviewed by Basil M. Karatzas, CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.
Panel Discussion
Public and Privately-held independent Shipowners assess the current status of the shipping market and investment opportunities
- Dr. George A. Gratsos, President, Standard Bulk Transport Corp.
- Basil M. Karatzas, CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.
- George A. Tsavliris, Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
- Nicolas A. Vernicos, Shipowner, Vernicos Maritime S.A., President, ICC-Hellas
- Emmanouel A. Vordonis, f. Chairman & Executive Director, Thenamaris Ship Management Inc.
Moderator:
Yuri Bender, Editor-in-Chief, Professional Wealth Management at Financial Times
