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7:30 AM - 7:55 AM  ---- REGISTRATION
MORNING SESSIONS
WEST LOUNGE (1ST FLOOR)
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM
WELCOME REMARKS  Mr. Nicolas Bornozis, President & CEO -Capital Link  Video Webcast
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
OPENING REMARKS Mr. Theodore Jadick, Managing Director, CEO and President - DNB Markets, Inc. - Conference Chairman Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
8:05 AM - 8:55 AM
DRY BULK SECTOR PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Mr. Nicolay Dyvik, Head Shipping Equity Research, DNB Markets  Presentation/PDF Panelists: Mr. Ioannis Zafirakis, Director, COO & Secretary - Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) Mr. Gary Vogel, CEO - Eagle Bulk Shipping (NASDAQ:EGLE) Mr. Loucas Barmparis, President - Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) Mr. Stamatis Tsantanis, President & CEO - Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) Mr. Hugh Baker, CFO - Scorpio Bulkers (NYSE:SALT) Mr. Hamish Norton, President - Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
WEST LOUNGE (1ST FLOOR)	LIBRARY (2ND FLOOR)
8:55 AM - 9:30 AM	8:55 AM - 9:30 AM
BREXIT: IMPLICATIONS & IMPACT ON SHIPPING & NEW YORK Moderator: Mr. Clay Maitland, Chairman - NYMAR; Founding Chairman - NAMEPA; Managing Partner - International Registries Panelists: Mr. Michael Parker, Global Industry Head for Shipping - Citi Mr. Jeffrey Pribor, Managing Director & Global Head of Maritime - Jefferies Ms. Lindsey Keeble, Partner - Watson Farley & Williams Mr. Bryan Turley, Head of Investment Banking Debt and Structured Products – JonesTrading Institutional Services  Audio Webcast  Video Webcast	CONTAINER & LINER SHIPPING PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Mr. Gregory Lewis, Head of Maritime Research - Credit Suisse Panelists: Mr. Tasos Aslidis, CFO - Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) Mr. Peter Shaerf, Vice Chairman - Seaspan (NYSE:SSW) Mr. Howard Finkel, Executive Vice President - COSCO USA Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
9:30 AM - 10:05 AM	9:30 AM - 10:05 AM
BANK FINANCE & SHIPPING PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Mr. Tony Salgado, Partner - Blank Rome LLP Panelists; Mr. Adam Conrad, Group Head Maritime Finance - CIT Mr. Tor Ivar Hansen, Managing Director - DNB Markets, Inc. Mr. Ingmar Loges, Managing Director, Shipping Finance - Western Hemisphere - DVB Bank Mr. Martin Lunder, Head of Shipping, Offshore & Oil Services New York - Nordea Bank Audio Webcast  Video Webcast	LPG SHIPPING PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Mr. Christian Wetherbee, Director - Citi, Airfreight, Surface & Marine Transportation Research Panelists: Mr. Christian Andersen, CEO - Avance Gas Holding Ltd (NO:AVANCE) Mr. Ted Young, CFO - Dorian LPG (NYSE:LPG) Mr. Miguel de Potter, CFO, EXMAR (EBR:EXM) Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
10:05 AM - 10:40 AM	10:05 AM - 10:40 AM
CAPITAL MARKETS & SHIPPING Moderator: Mr. Brian Devine, Head of Transport, United States - Norton Rose Fulbright Panelists: Mr. Andrew Horrocks, Managing Director Investment Banking Department - Americas Global Head of Transportation and Autos - Credit Suisse Securities (USA)  Mr. Jae Kwon, Managing Director, DNB Markets, Inc. Mr. Marius Halvorsen, Chief Executive Officer, Partner - Fearnley Securities, Inc. Mr. Adam Vore, Investment Banking, Managing Director - Stifel Audio Webcast  Video Webcast	INVESTING FOR YIELD THROUGH SHIPPING Moderator: Mr. Douglas Mavrinac, Managing Director, Head of Maritime Equity Research Group - Jefferies LLC Panelists: Mr. Jerry Kalogiratos, CEO - Capital Product Partners (NASDAQ:CPLP) Mr. John Costain, CEO/CFO - KNOT Offshore Partners UK LLC (NYSE:KNOP) Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM	10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
OPTIMIZING COSTS AND BOOSTING EFFICIENCY?  TIME FOR INVESTMENT IN BIG DATA AND NEW TECHNOLOGY OR WAIT FOR THE NEXT CYCLE? Moderator: Mr. Constantinos Spyrou, General Manager - Satlink Satellite Communications Ltd - TOTOTHEO GROUP Panelists: Captain Stephen Bligh, Senior Principal Consultant, Head of Section, Maritime Advisory - DNV-GL Mr. Andreas Hadjipetrou, Managing Director - Columbia Shipmanagement Mr. Martin Krafft, Senior Manager, Owned Fleet - FEDNAV Mr. Jonathan Dowsett, Senior Fleet Performance Manager - Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc Audio Webcast  Video Webcast	MARITIME ARBITRATION: GLOBAL TRENDS & DEVELOPMENTS NEW YORK AS MARITIME ARBITRATION CENTER Moderator:  Mr. LeRoy Lambert, President - Charles Taylor P&I Management (Americas)  Presentation/PDF Panelists: Mr. David Martowski, Former Head – Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc. Ms. Molly McCafferty, Counsel, Risk Manager – Clipper Bulk Shipping Mr. Richard Corwin, Former Regional Director – Gard Asia Mr. Jan-Willem van den Dijssel, Head – Cargill Americas Ocean Transportation Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM	11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
INVESTMENTS IN CONTAINER LEASING: LEMONS & LEMONADE IN A CHALLENGING MARKET Moderator: Mr. John E. Bradley, Shareholder - Vedder Price Panelists: Mr. John Burns, CFO - Triton International (NASDAQ:TRTN) Mr. Stephen Ponak, Managing Director - Touax Group (FP:TOUP) Mr. Scott Smith, President - Aquarius Equipment Finance Mr. Christoph Clauss, Senior Vice President - Shipping Finance Americas - DVB Transport (US) LLC Audio Webcast  Video Webcast	CURRENT TRENDS IN MARINE INSURANCE Moderator: Ms. Boriana Farrar, LL.M., VP, Senior Claims Executive - Counsel - The American Club Panelists: Mr. Joseph E.M. Hughes, Chairman & CEO - The American Club Mr. Greg O'Neill, Executive Partner - Hill, Betts & Nash LLP Mr. Christopher J. Maro, Vice President – JLT Specialty USA Ms. Molly McCafferty, Counsel, Risk Manager – Clipper Bulk Shipping Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
12:00 PM - 12:35 PM	12:00 PM - 12:40 PM
THE PORT OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY A MAJOR MARITIME & TRANSPORT HUB Moderator: Ms. Sue Lee, Senior Managing Director, Infrastructure Advisory Services - EY Panelists: Mr. John J. Degnan, Chairman - Port Authority of NY & NJ Mr. Patrick J. Foye, Executive Director - Port Authority of NY & NJ Mr. Michael D. Fascitelli, Commissioner - Port Authority of NY & NJ Audio Webcast  Video Webcast	ANALYST PANEL Moderator: Tasos Aslidis, CFO – Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA)  Presentation/PDF Panelists: Mr. Nicolay Dyvik, Head Shipping Equity Research, DNB Markets Mr. Douglas Mavrinac, Managing Director, Head of Maritime Equity Research Group - Jefferies LLC Mr. Ben Nolan, Director, Shipping Research - Stifel Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
12:35 PM – 12:50 PM
GLOBAL NEW YORK NEW YORK AS A BUSINESS & INVESTMENT DESTINATION   Mr. Howard Zemsky President & CEO Empire State Development & Commissioner of the New York State Department of Economic Development Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
1:00 PM – 2:20 PM
LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE ADDRESS Mrs. Kathleen C. Hochul Lieutenant Governor State of New York   Introductory Remarks by Mr. John Catsimatidis, Chairman and CEO - Red Apple Group   Audio Webcast Video Webcast
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
WEST LOUNGE (1ST FLOOR)	LIBRARY (2ND FLOOR)
2:40 PM - 3:15 PM	2:40 PM - 3:15 PM
PRIVATE EQUITY PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Mr. John Imhof, Partner - Seward & Kissel LLP Panelists: Mr. Paulo Almeida, Portfolio Manager - Tufton Oceanic Ltd. Mr. Arthur Regan, Principal - Apollo Management Advisors Mr. Joseph J. Cipolla, Vice President - Wafra Capital Partners Inc. Mr. Jim Furnivall, Managing Partner - Alterna Capital Partners Mr. Stephen Majeski, Principal - Breakwater Capital Audio Webcast  Video Webcast	OVERVIEW OF NEW YORK'S MARITIME ECONOMY Moderator: Mr. Andrew Genn, Senior V.P., Ports & Transportation - New York City Economic Development Corporation Panelists:  Captain Tom Morkan, Deputy Captain of the Port, Sector New York - United States Coast Guard Ms. Eleni D. Janis, Vice President, Partners - New York City Economic Development Corporation Ms. Bethann Rooney, Assistant Director, Strategy & Innovation, Port Department - The Port Authority of NY & NJ Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM	3:15 PM - 3:50 PM
FUEL OIL & BUNKERING PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Mr. Casey Burlage, Associate – Clyde & Co LLP Panelists: Mr. Charles Davies, VP, Commercial Services - World Fuel Services (NYSE:INT) Mr. Gregg Schwartz, Director of Strategic Development - Aegean Bunkering USA (NYSE:ANW) Mr. Marc Refsoe Holm, Leader US Fuel Desk - Maersk Oil Trading Audio Webcast  Video Webcast	NEW YORK AS A LOGISTICS HUB Moderator: Mr. Edward J. Kelly, Executive Director - Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey Panelists: Mr. Buckley McAllister, President - McAllister Towing & Transportation Co., Inc. Mr. John J. Nardi, President - New York Shipping Association Captain Robert Flannery, President – Metro Pilots Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
3:50 PM - 4:25 PM	3:50 PM - 4:25 PM
LNG SECTOR PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Mr. Jeffrey Goetz, Managing Director - Poten & Partners Panelists: Mr. Tony Lauritzen, CEO - Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG)  Presentation/PDF Mr. Gordon Shearer, Senior Advisor - Poten & Partners Mr. Callum Ludgate, Managing Director - Sovcomflot UK Audio Webcast  Video Webcast	NEW YORK AS A MARITIME EDUCATION CENTER Moderator: Ms. Robin Bramwell Stewart, Manager Strategic Policy and Planning - The Port Authority of NY & NJ Panelists: Mr. Murray Fisher, President - New York Harbor School  Ms. Twinkle Familiare, CTE Chair - The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce Dr. Michael A. Alfultis, President - SUNY Maritime College Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
4:25 PM - 5:00 PM	4:25 PM - 5:00 PM
RESTRUCTURING PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Ms. Jane Freeberg Sarma, Counsel - Reed Smith LLP Panelists: Mr. Paul Leand, President - AMA Capital Partners Mr. Kevin Haggard, Managing Director - Miller Buckfire Mr. Robert Frezza, Managing Director - Deloitte Audio Webcast  Video Webcast	SHIPBROKING - ENHANCING THE S&P MARKET LIQUIDITY NEW YORK AS A SHIPBROKING CENTER Moderator:  Mr. Kevin Kilcullen, CFO – Team Tankers Panelists: Mr. Christos Papanicolaou, Director of Business Development - Charles R. Weber Company, Inc. Mr. Bruce Sullivan, Director - Poten & Partners Mr. Stefanos Kazantzis, Senior Shipping & Finance Advisor - McQuilling Partners, Inc. Mr. George Daskalakis, Director, Sales & Purchase Broker - Allied Shipbroking Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	5:00 PM - 5:35 PM
TANKER PANEL DISCUSSION (Crude & Products) Moderator: Mr. Ben Nolan, Director, Shipping Research - Stifel Panelists: Mr. Jerry Kalogiratos, CEO - Capital Product Partners (NASDAQ:CPLP) Mr. Marco Fiori, CEO - d'Amico International Shipping (Borsa Italiana:DIS) Mr. Jason Klopfer, COO - Navig8 Product Tankers (N-OTC:EIGHT) Mr. Hew Crooks, Partner & CFO - Ridgebury Tankers Mr. Harris Kosmatos, Corporate Development Officer - Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TNP) Audio Webcast  Video Webcast	MARITIME & ADMIRALTY LAW PANEL Moderator: Mr. John C. Stratakis Partner - Poles, Tublin, Stratakis & Gonzalez  Panelists: Mr. George Gaitas, Principal - Chalos & Co, P.C. Mr. Gerard White, Partner - Hill Rivkins LLP Mr. Francis X. Nolan, III, Shareholder - Vedder Price Audio Webcast  Video Webcast
5:45 PM - 7:00 PM --- COCKTAIL RECEPTION

 

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