8:15 AM - 8:55 AM REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
MORNING SESSIONS
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Remarks Mr. Nicolas Bornozis, President - Capital Link, Inc.
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Outlook & Opportunities in Shipping Mr. James Frew, Director of Consultancy - Maritime Strategies International
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9:20 AM – 10:00 AM Bank Finance & Shipping Moderator:
Mr. Jasel Chauhan, Partner - Holman Fenwick Willan 

Panelists:
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Internationalization of China & Chinese Shipping
Mr. Zhang Ye, President - Shanghai Shipping Exchange
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10:30 PM – 10:40 AM "One Belt - One Road" - The New Silk Road and How it Will Affect Shipping Mr. Georgios Teriakidis, Regional Business Development Manager - DNV GL – Region South East Europe & Middle East
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10:40 PM – 10:45 AM   Mr. Fedon Tomazos, Managing  Director - Cass Technava
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10:45 AM – 11:25 AM Alternative Finance Moderator:
Mr. Robert Wilkins, Partner - Reed Smith

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11:25 AM – 12:05 PM Capital Markets Moderator:
Mr. Robert Lustrin, Partner - Seward & Kissel

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12:05 PM – 12:35 PM Restructuring Moderator:
Dr. Stefan Rindfleisch, Partner - Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow

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12:35 AM – 1:15 PM Private Equity Moderator:
Mr. Stuart McAlpine, Partner - Clyde & Co. LLP

Panelists:
  • Mr. Costas Karagiannis, Operating Partner - Apollo Management International
  • Mr. George Elliott, CEO - Naftilia Asset Management
  • Mr. Rolf Wikborg, Partner - Sino Energy Capital Management, Hong Kong
  • Mr. Fredrik Falch, Head of Shipping Corporate Finance – Arctic Securities

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LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE ADDRESS
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM CAPITAL LINK GREEK SHIPPING LEADERSHIP AWARD

Honoring


Professor Costas Th. Grammenos

CBE DSc LRF Chair in Shipping, Trade & Finance

Chairman, Costas Grammenos Centre for Shipping, Trade & Finance
Cass Business School, City, University of London
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Introductory Remarks by

Dr. Anthony Papadimitriou
President to the Board of Directors of
Alexander S. Onassis Foundation
&
Dr. Nikos P. Tsakos
Chairman - INTERTANKO;
President & CEO - Tsakos Energy Navigation
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AFTERNOON SESSIONS
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM Regulatory Developments & Geopolitical Factors Affecting Shipping Moderator:
Mr. George Paleokrassas, Partner - Watson Farley Williams

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3:40 PM – 4:20 PM Optimizing Technical Management & Fleet Performance Moderator: 
Dr. Michalis Pantazopoulos, Managing Director - LISCR (Hellas) S.A.

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4:20 PM – 5:00 PM Analyst Panel Moderator:
Mr. Nicolas Bornozis, President - Capital Link, Inc.

Panelists:
  • Mr. Herman Hildan, Shipping Analyst -Clarskons Platou Securities
  • Mr. James Jang, Senior Analyst, Vice President, Equity Research - Industrials and Maritime - Maxim Group LLC
  • Mr. Michael Webber, Senior Analyst, Managing Director, Shipping, Equipment Leasing & Marine MLPs, Equity Research - Wells Fargo Securities
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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