This bi-annual event brings together public and private shipping company executives, investors, analysts, financiers, and other industry participants who are visiting Athens from all over the world for a major biannual maritime event taking place at that time. The Forum will feature sector roundtable discussions dedicated to the drybulk, tanker, container, LNG/LPG, and offshore sectors.
Forum Agenda
9:00 am – 9:25 am Registration
9:25 am – 9:30 am Welcome Remarks Mr. Nicolas Bornozis President , Capital Link, Inc.
9:30 am – 10:15 am Dry Bulk Panel Moderator: Mr. James Johnston, Braemar ACM Panelists:
Mr. John Platsidakis , Managing Director, Anangel Maritime Services Inc. Mr. George Wells , Global Head, Dry Freight Derivatives Energy, Transportation & Metals Ocean Transportation, Cargill Ocean Transportation Mr. George Achniotis CFO , Navios Maritime Holdings Mr. Pankaj Khanna , CEO , Pioneer Marine, Inc. Mr. Stamatis Tsantanis , CEO , Seanergy Maritime Holdings Mr. Hamish Norton , President , Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
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10:15 am – 10:55 am Container Panel Moderator: Mr. Costas S. Bardjis, Marsoft Inc.
Panelists:
Mr. Evangelos Chatzis , CFO , Danaos Corporation Mr. Aristides Pittas , CEO , Euroseas Ltd Mr. Achim Boehme, CEO , Lomar Shipping Dr. Hermann Klein , COO , CPO Holding GmbH & Co KG (Offen Group) Mr. George Youroukos , CEO, Poseidon Containers
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10:55 am – 11:35 am LNG / LPG Panel Moderator: Mr. Nicolay Dyvik, Head of Shipping Research, DNB Markets Panelists:
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11:35 am – 12:15 pm Bank Finance Panel Moderator: Mr. Mark Russell, Partner , Stephenson Harwood LLP Panelists:
Mr. Gust Biesbroeck , ABN AMRO Mr. Shreyas Chipalkatty , Managing Director, EMEA Head of Shipping, Logistics and Offshore , Citi Ms. Kristin H. Holth, Global Head of Shipping, Offshore & Logistics , DNB Mr. Bart Veldhuizen Member of the Board of Managing Directors , DVB Bank SE Mr. Christian P. Nieswandt, Managing Director, Global Head Shipping , HSH Nordbank AG
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12:15 pm – 1:20 pm Business & Investment Opportunities Across Shipping Sectors - Panel Discussion Moderator: Mrs. Sofia Kalomenides , Partner, Central & Southeast Europe Accounts, Business Development Leader & Capital Markets Leader , EY Panelists:
Dr. John Coustas , CEO , Danaos Corporation Mr. Evangelos Marinakis , Chairman, Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. Mr. George Economou , Chairman, President & CEO, DryShips Inc. Mr. George Procopiou , Chairman, Dynagas LNG Partners LP Mr. Athanasios Martinos , Managing Director , Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited (EASTMED) Dr. Nikolas Tsakos , President & CEO, Tsakos Energy Navigation; Chairman, Intertanko
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1:20 pm – 1:55 pm Capital Markets & Alternative Sources of Capital Moderator: Mr. Panos Katsambas , Partner, Reed Smith Panelists:
Mrs. Christa Volpicelli, Managing Director , Citi Investment Banking Mr. Theodore Jadick Jr., CEO , DNB Markets, Inc. Mr. Wiley Griffiths , Managing Director, Global Transportation, Morgan Stanley Mr. Paulo Almeida, Portfolio Manager , Tufton Oceanic Ltd.
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1:55 pm – 2:45 pm Tanker Panel Moderator: Mr. Bobby Mitropoulos Managing Director , Weberseas (Hellas) SA Panelists:
Mr. Vassilis Kertsikoff, Vice Chairman , Eletson Holdings Mr. Paddy Rodgers , CEO , Euronav Mr. Leonidas Vrondissis , CFO & Executive V.P. , Gener8 Maritime Mr. Nicolas Busch , CEO , Navig8 Group Mr. Robert P. Burke CEO, Ridgebury Tankers Dr. Nikolas Tsakos , President & CEO, Tsakos Energy Navigation; Chairman, Intertanko
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2:45 pm - 3:30 pm Networking Snacks
