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The 15th Annual Capital Link Shipping & Marine Services Forum will take place on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 116 Pall Mall in London. The event is held in cooperation with the London Stock Exchange, and in conjunction with the 2023 London International Shipping Week.

This event aims to provide investors with a comprehensive review and current outlook of the various shipping markets and in addition, cover topics of critical interest to industry participants, financiers and investors.

Capital Link’s investment conferences, which are organized across New York, London, Athens, Limassol, Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Hamburg assembles a high quality line-up of speakers and attendees to debate the recent trends and developments in the shipping and marine services sectors, as well as, the financial and capital markets.

A High Caliber Audience of Shipping Professionals, Financiers & Investors
The Forum presents a unique opportunity to meet and network with a large, high-caliber audience of ship owning and offshore executives, institutional investors, research analysts, industry experts, commercial and investment bankers, risk advisors, private equity and venture capital firms, high-net worth investors, and financial media. The event will be open to the buy and sell side communities as well as the media. By attending, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the current state of the shipping and marine services industry, the subsequent effects on their investments, and a clear focus on the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Capital Link's Forums are known for combining rich informational content with unique marketing and networking opportunities.


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS



Baroness Vere of Norbiton , Parliamentary Undersecretary of State Minister for Aviation Maritime & Security Department for Transport
United Kingdom


Director, Marine Environment Division
IMO


Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security
Department for Business and Trade
Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit
Cabinet Office




WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Commercial and Investment Bankers • Charterers • Classification Societies • Commodity and Energy Traders • Finance Providers • Financial Advisors • Financial and Trade Media • Hedge Fund Managers • Institutional Investors • P&I Executives • Lawyers and Insurers • Market Analysts and Consultants • Private Equity Firms • Risk Advisors • Ship Managers • Ship Operators • Shipowners • Shipbrokers • Sovereign Wealth Funds • Venture Capital Firms

Contacts
For sponsorship and speaking opportunities, contact Nicolas Bornozis, Olga Bornozi or Anny Zhu at forum@capitallink.com or call +1 212 661-7566.

For further information, contact Eleni Bej at ebej@capitallink.com or +1 212 661-7566.





Forum Speakers[270]



Martin Stopford
Remco Jongkind
Managing Director
ABN AMRO
Christopher J. Wiernicki
Chairman and CEO
ABS
Richard Fulford-Smith
CEO
Affinity Shipping
Richard Fulford-Smith
CEO
Affinity Shipping
Bart Kelleher
CFO
Ardmore Shipping (ASC)
Philipp Wünschmann
Global Head of Shipping
Berenberg
Christoph Toepfer
Founder & CEO
Borealis Maritime
Nick Brown
Global Brand and Communications Director, Marine & Offshore
Bureau Veritas
Carlos Pena
CCO
C Transport Maritime
Mark O'Neil
President & CEO
Columbia Shipmanagement
Richard Tyrrell
CEO
Cool Co (CLCO)
Carlos Di Mottola
CFO
d'Amico International Shipping S.A. (BIT:DIS)
Nusrat Ghani
Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security
Department for Business and Trade
Christo Nikolov
Senior Vice President, Ocean Industries
DNB
James Cirenza
Managing Director
DNB Markets, Inc.
Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen
CEO
DNV Maritime
Brian Gallagher
Head of IR & Communications
Euronav (EURN)
Isabelle Monfort
Russia Sanctions Team Leader, Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)
European Commission
Knut Traaholt
CFO
Flex LNG
Achilleas Tasioulas
CFO
GasLog Ltd. & GasLog Partners LP.
Eduardo Maranhao
CFO
Golar LNG (GLNG)
Pankaj Khanna
CEO
Heidmar
Diana Syziu
Partner, Corporate & Ship Finance
Hill Dickinson International
Laura Harbidge
Lead, UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
HM Treasury, International Group
Edward Royle
Managing Director
IFCHOR GALBRAITHS
Emanuele Ravano
Co-CEO
IFCHOR GALBRAITHS (IG)
Emanuele Grimaldi
Chairman
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING
Jeffrey Pribor
CFO
International Seaways (INSW)
Nick Brown
CEO
Lloyd's Register
Panagiotis Mitrou
Global Gas Segment Director
Lloyd's Register
Michelle Bockmann
Senior Analyst, Lloyd's List Intelligence & Markets Editor
Lloyd’s List
Tom Attenborough
Head of International Business Development, Primary Markets
London Stock Exchange
Constantin Baack
CEO
MPC Container Ships (OSLO: MPCC)
Mads Peter Zacho
CEO
Navigator Holdings (NVGS)
Harris Antoniou
Founder & Managing Director
Neptune Maritime Leasing Ltd
Jan Rindbo
CEO
Norden
Carl-Johan Hagman
President & CEO
NYK Group Europe
Marco Fiori
CEO
Premuda SpA
Alastair McDonald
Chief Corporate Development Officer
Purus Marine
Panos Katsambas
Global Co-Lead Financial Industry Group, Partner
Reed Smith LLP
Ugo Salerno
Chairman & CEO
RINA
Ole Hjertaker
CEO
SFL Corporation Ltd
Claire Wright
General Manager Commercial Shipping & Strategy
Shell International Trading and Shipping Company
Simos Spyrou
Co-CFO
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK)
Ulf Bäcklund
General Manager Products & Chemicals
Stena Bulk
Sue Millar
Partner
Stephenson Harwood
Kirsty MacHardy
Partner
Stephenson Harwood
Edward Buttery
Founder, CEO and Executive Director
Taylor Maritime Investments (LONDON: TMI)
Nikos Tsakos
CEO
TEN Ltd (TNP)
Paulo Almeida
CIO
Tufton Investment Management Ltd
Claire McCleskey
Assistant Director, Office of Foreign Affairs (OFAC)
U.S. Department of Treasury
Martin Kjendlie
Managing Director
ViaMar (VesselsValue)
William Fairclough
Managing Director
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings
Kate Silverstein
Partner, Assets & Structured Finance Group
Watson Farley Williams
Friederike Hesse
CoFounder and MD
ZERO44


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With the support of the International Centre for Shipping, Trade and Finance

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