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Agenda

7:15 AM - 7:55 AM REGISTRATION
MORNING SESSIONS
West Lounge - 1st Floor
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome Remarks Mr. Nicolas Bornozis, President - Capital Link
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Opening Remarks Mrs. Christa Volpicelli, Managing Director & Head of Maritime Investment Banking - Citi, Conference Co-Chairman
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM A US Equity Market Update Mr. Tobias Levkovich, Managing Director - Citi
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM Dry Bulk Shipping Sector
Panel Discussion		 Moderator:
Mr. Randy Giveans, Maritime Shipping Group Head, Equity Analyst - Jefferies

Panelists:
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM The Maritime Industry - Game Changers
Panel Discussion		 Moderator:
Mr. John Keough, Partner - Clyde & Co

Panelists:
9:55 AM - 10:10 AM HK - Greater Bay Area: China-Belt and Road & Beyond - The Maritime Context Mr. Benjamin Wong, Head of Transport & Industrial - InvestHK
10:10 AM - 10:45 AM Shipping & Bank Finance 
Panel Discussion 		 Moderator: 
Mr. Brett Esber,  Senior Partner - Blank Rome LLP 

Panelists:
MORNING SESSIONS 
West Lounge - 1st Floor		 MORNING SESSIONS
Library - 2nd Floor
 10:45 AM - 11:20 AM  New & Alternative Sources of Finance for Shipowners 
Panel Discussion		 Moderator: 
Mrs. Jane Freeberg Sarma,  Partner - Reed Smith LLP 

Panelists: 		10:45 AM - 11:20 AM
Containers 
Panel Discussion		 Moderator: 
Mr. Fotis Giannakoulis Executive Director - Morgan Stanley Research

Panelists:
    • Mr. Howard Finkel, Executive Vice President – COSCO Shipping Lines (North America) Inc.
    • Mr. Aristides Pittas, CEO - Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESEA)
    • Mr. George Youroukos, Founder, Managing Director - Technomar Shipping Inc.; CEO - Poseidon Containers
    • Mr. Peter Shaerf, Deputy Chairman – Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW)
 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM  Shipping & Capital Markets 
Panel Discussion		 Moderator: 
Mr. Daniel Rodgers,  Partner - Watson Farley Williams 

Panelists: 		11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Offshore Sector  Mr. Truls Olsen,  Managing Director & Head of Research - Fearnley Securities
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Higher commodity prices & its impact on the Shipping Markets Mr. Jan Edelmann, Commodity Analyst, Economics - HSH Nordbank AG
MORNING SESSIONS
West Lounge - 1st Floor
12:00 PM - 12:35 PM Private Equity & Shipping
Panel Discussion		 Moderator:
Mr. Michael Timpone, Partner - Seward & Kissel LLP

Panelists:
LUNCHEON, KEYNOTE ADDRESS & AWARD PRESENTATION
Presidents' Room - 3rd Floor
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
“INTERTANKO – Challenges Ahead & Industry Response - A view from the Chairman”
  Dr. Nikos P. Tsakos
  Chairman - INTERTANKO; CEO – Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TNP)

 Welcome Remarks
Mr. Christian Wetherbee
Director - Airfreight, Surface & Shipping Research – Citi Research 

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
2018 CAPITAL LINK SHIPPING LEADERSHIP AWARD PRESENTATION 
  
 
  Honoring
  Mr. Peter Evensen
  Former President & CEO - Teekay Corporation 


Introductory Remarks
Ms. Christa Volpicelli
Managing Director - Citi
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
West Lounge - 1st Floor
2:20 PM - 2:55 PM LNG Shipping Sector
Panel Discussion		 Moderator:
Mr. Christian Wetherbee, Director - Airfreight, Surface & Shipping Research - Citi Research

Panelists:
2:55 PM - 3:30 PM LPG Shipping Sector
Panel Discussion		 Moderator: 
Mr. Ben Nolan, Managing Director – Stifel Financial Corp.

Panelists:
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM The New DryShips
Company Presentation		 Mr. Anthony Argyropoulos, Capital Markets Advisor, DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS)
3:45 PM - 4:40 PM Product Tanker Shipping Sector
Panel Discussion		 Moderator: 
Mr. Amit Mehrotra, Director & Senior Research Analyst – Deutsche Bank

Panelists:
4:40 PM - 5:25 PM Crude Oil Tanker Shipping Sector
Panel Discussion		 Moderator:
Mr. Christian Wetherbee, Director - Airfreight, Surface & Shipping Research - Citi Research

Panelists:
    • Ms. Lois Zabrocky, CEO - International Seaways (NYSE:INSW)
    • Mr. Ted Petrone, Vice Chairman - Navios Corporation (NYSE:NNA)
    • Mr. Robert Burke, Partner & CEO - Ridgebury Tankers
    • Mr. Christian Waldegrave, Head of Research - Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK)
    • Dr. Nikos P. Tsakos, CEO - Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TNP), Chairman - INTERTANKO
5:25 PM - 6:05 PM Analysts Roundtable
Panel Discussion		 Moderator:
Mr. Clay Maitland, Chairman - New York Maritime (NYMAR); Managing Partner - International Registries

Panelists:
6:05 PM - 7:00 PM   COCKTAIL RECEPTION  

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