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CLICK HERE TO VIEW PRESENTATION ARCHIVE Download Agenda 7:00 AM - 7:55 AM REGISTRATION MORNING SESSION 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome Remarks Nicolas Bornozis, President, Capital Link, Inc. 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM Global Economy & World Trade Presentation Nick Kounis, Head Macro Research, ABN AMRO - Group Economics 8:20 AM - 9:00 AM Container Sector  Panel Moderator: Michael Webber, Senior Analyst, Director, Equity Research - Global Shipping, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Panelists: Evangelos Chatzis, CFO, Danaos Aristides Pittas, CEO, Euroseas Hermann Klein, CEO, E.R. Schiffahrt Michael Kastl, Senior Director Treasury & Finance,Hapag Lloyd Claes Devantier, SVP, Containers, Maersk Broker 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM LNG Sector Panel Moderator: Harris Antoniou, Managing Director, Energy, Commodities & Transportation, ABN AMRO Bank Panelists: Paul Young, Chief Marketing Officer, EXMAR George Saroglou, COO, Tsakos Energy Navigation Tony Lauritzen, CEO, Dynagas 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM Tanker Sector Panel Moderator: Herman Hildan, Shipping Analyst - RS Platou Markets AS Panelists: Marco Fiori, CEO, d'Amico International Shipping Fred Gordon, VP, Corporate Affairs, Navios Maritime Holdings Robert Bugbee, CEO, Scorpio Group Nikolas Tsakos, CEO, Tsakos Energy Navigation 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM Ship Recycling in Today's Market Conditions Presentation Evan Sproviero, Trader and Projects & Finance Specialist, Global Marketing Systems (GMS) 10:40 AM - 11:20 AM Dry Bulk Sector Panel Moderator: Douglas Mavrinac, Shipping Analyst, Jefferies Panelists: Tom Beney, Head of Ocean Transportation - Cargill Americas Fred Gordon, VP, Corporate Affairs, Navios Maritime Holdings Polys Hajioannou, CEO, Safe Bulkers Spyros Capralos, CEO, Star Bulk Carriers George Economou, Chairman, President and CEO, DryShips Inc. 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Off Shore Drilling Panel Moderator: Truls Trøan, Head of Corporate Finance, RS Platou Markets AS Panelists: George Economou, CEO, Ocean Rig Ole B. Hjertaker, CEO, Ship Finance International Ltd. Paul Bragg, CEO & Director, Vantage Drilling Scott Kerr, CEO, Sevan Drilling Robert W. Rose, President & CEO,Prospector Offshore Drilling 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM Banking & Shipping Panel Moderator: Socrates Leptos-Bourgi, Partner, Global Shipping & Ports Industry Leader - PwC Panelists: Harris Antoniou, Managing Director, Energy, Commodities & Transportation, ABN AMRO Bank Michael Parker, Global Head of Shipping, Citi Evan Cohen, Managing Director, Global Head of Dry Bulk Ship Finance and Strategic Management and Restructuring Team, DVB Transport (US) LLC COMPANY PRESENTATIONS Introduced by: Jonathan Chappell, VP Transportation Analyst Evercore Partners  12:00 pm - 12:20 pm George Saroglou, COO  Tsakos Energy Navigation  12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Marco Fiori, CEO d’Amico International Shipping  12:40 pm – 1:00 pm Paul Young, CMO Exmar 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Luncheon & Keynote Address Katharina Stanzel, Managing Director, INTERTANKO AFTERNOON SESSION 2:30 PM - 3:10 PM Capital Markets Are Open to Shipping Panel Moderator: Allan Reiss, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Panelists: John Sinders, Chief Executive Officer - Clarkson Capital Markets Philippe Chryssicopoulos, Managing Director, Head of Shipping EMEA - Bank of America Merrill Lynch Erik Helberg, Chief Executive Officer - RS Platou Markets AS Eric Schless, Managing Director - Wells Fargo Securities COMPANY PRESENTATIONS Introduced by: Ben Nolan, Director of Shipping Research Knight Capital  2:30 pm - 2:50 pm Polys Hajioannou, CEO Safe Bulkers  2:50 pm - 3:10 pm Spyros Capralos, CEO Star Bulk  3:10 pm - 3:30 pm Ole Hjertaker, CEO Ship Finance International Ltd. 3:10 PM - 3:50 PM Private Equity Panel Moderator: John F. Imhof Jr., Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams (New York) LLP Panelists: Sofia Kalomenides, Partner, Ernst and Young, Central & Southeast Europe - Markets Leader Hamish Norton, Head of Corporate Development - Oceanbulk Maritime (USA) Inc. Jasvinder Khaira, Principal, Tactical Opportunities - Blackstone Group LP John Sinders, Chief Executive Officer - Clarkson Capital Markets 3:50 PM - 4:30 PM Restructuring Panel Moderator: Robert Burns, Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani Panelists: Jeffrey Pribor, Global Head of Shipping Investment Banking - Jefferies & Company, Inc. Mark Friedman, Managing Director, Evercore Partners Alexander Tracy, Managing Director - Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC COMPANY PRESENTATIONS Introduced by: Seth Lowry,  Senior Associate Citi Research  3:30 pm - 3:50 pm Michael Kastl, Senior Director, Treasury & Finance Hapag-Lloyd  3:50 pm - 4:10 pm Evangelos Chatzis, CFO Danaos Corporation  4:10 pm - 4:30 pm Aristides Pittas, CEO Euroseas 4:30 PM - 5:10 PM Analyst Panel Panel Moderator: Clay Maitland, Managing Partner, International Registries; Founding Chairman, NAMEPA Panelists: Douglas Mavrianc, Shipping Analyst - Jefferies Ben Nolan, Director of Shipping Research - Knight Capital Americas, L.P. Fotis Giannakoulis, Shipping Analyst - Morgan Stanley Herman Hildan, Shipping Analyst - RS Platou Markets AS Michael Webber, Senior Analyst, Director, Equity Research - Global Shipping - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION