Organized for the 3rd consequent time by Slide2Open Communications, the Slide2Open Shipping Finance 2020 aimed at producing tangible results, while providing delegates with valuable financial and commercial insight into activities, offerings, best practices and trends.
The conference organizers, speakers, presenters and panelists all had considerable expertise and success stories to share.
The conference took place in Athens, Greece at Divani Caravel Hotel and included:
Slide2Open Shipping Finance 2020 Conference
Thursday 30 January 2020, 09.00 am – 20.00 pm Athens
Conference Chair: Dr Martin Stopford, President, Clarkson Research Services Ltd
Chair of Organizing Committee: Despina Travlou, Managing Director, Slide2Open Communications
Moderator: Yuri Bender, Editor-in-Chief, Professional Wealth Management at Financial Times
Key topics of the Conference
- Assessing global political and economic developments
How China’s One Belt One Road vision boosts emerging Ports / Hubs in global trade
Shifting trade dynamics for key exports including oil, grain, soya and other agri-goods
Investing in infrastructure/terminals to profit from changing trade patterns
New trade agreements
Europe: Brexit, elections and new political players
The roles of Turkey, Russia and Iran in navigating regional ‘choke-points’ - Mastering Sustainability & Compliance
HFO LSFO, LNG, Poseidon Med and renewable sources of energy
The Economics of Sustainability and Compliance
Is Slow Steaming an alternative?
Projecting IMO 2020 into 2022 and beyond
The transformative change – impact of sustainability, and investment in research and development - Developing Future-Proof Strategies
- Can Shipping Finance become attractive again to Banks?
What can we expect from Banks in the near future?
Can technology play a key role in reviving Shipping Finance from Banks?
Poseidon Principles and the Green Charter
Commercially viable proposals from stakeholders
Trends and perspectives
- Mapping Shipping Finance opportunities
Investment scope & Market outlook from the perspective of:
Traditional banks and new-entrants
Credit funds
Asian-sourced shipping finance
Fintech in Shipping
Opportunities & treats for Greek shipowners
- Digital Transformation as the new source of competitive advantage
New business models: online booking platforms, higher-margin services of the supply chain, real-time cargo tracking and visibility throughout the shipping journey, monitoring cargo condition
Digitalization of the core business: revenue management, advanced analytics to minimize system costs, blockchain technology to streamline and secure the documentation process, digital lead management through connected market intelligence, ERP interfacing, control tower fleet monitoring, multi-modal collaboration
Internal digital foundation across the organization to attract talent, modernizing systems, swift development of solutions, maximizing efficiency
- The Shipowners Panel – Brighter days ahead?
Are we changing our course? How the trade wars affect us?
What will it take to make shipping attractive to banks again?
Funds currently hold substantial exposures that they have bought at heavy discounts from banks. What impact will such off-loading have for shipping?
As such, do you foresee joint ventures being formed between owners and funds?
Has over-regulation created a better shipping? Do you see the pendulum swinging back into balance any time soon?
One-to-one meetings
Wednesday 29 / Thursday 30 / Friday 31 January 2020
- Pre-arranged private meeting schedule
- Participation upon request prior to the conference, subject to availability and approval
Parallel events
Organized in association with the sponsoring companies
