The agenta of the Slide2Open shipping Finance 2019 (Thursday 24 January 2019 - Divani Caravel Hotel Athens) has as follows:
Conference Chair: Dr. Martin Stopford, President, Clarkson Research
Chair of the Organizing Committee: Basil M. Karatzas, CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co. Moderator: Yuri Bender, Editor-in-Chief, Professional Wealth Management at Financial Times
Morning Session – Fundamentals is King
08:30 Registration and Coffee
09:00 Welcome
Despina Travlou, Managing Director, Slide2Open Communications
09:05 Greeting Speeches
Fotis Kouvelis, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy
Ioannis Plakiotakis, Maritime Affairs Coordinator and Former President of New Democracy Party
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
09:35 Opening remarks
Waypoints - The Current State of the Shipping Industry Basil M. Karatzas, CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.
09:45 Speech
Why are we still in Business? Does Investing in Shipping Pay Off?
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Drobetz, Professor of Corporate Finance and Ship Finance,
Department of Business Administration, University of Hamburg
10:00 Speech
Dr. George D. Pateras, Deputy Chairman, Contships Management Inc.
President, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
10:10 Speech
What Keeps Shipowners up at Night
Anastasios V. Papagiannopoulos, f. President BIMCO, Principal, Common Progress Co Na S.A.
10:25 Spotlight
Captains of the Industry
George Prokopiou, President, Dynagas LNG Partners, talks with Costas Paris, senior reporter for The Wall Street Journal
10:40 Speech
How International Trade and Trade Wars Impact Shipping Finance Dynamics Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst, BIMCO
10:55 Q&A
11:00 Coffee Break
Noon Session – Money Matters
11:30 Speech
Changing Landscape of Shipping Finance and New Financing Opportunities Basil M. Karatzas, CEO, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.
11:45 Speech
Publicly Listed Lessors
Fredrik Bock-Hagen, Managing Director, Ocean Yield Malta Ltd.
12:00 Speeches and Discussion
Shipping Finance & Capital Markets, SPACs, Capital Pool Companies (CPCs) and other Emerging Shipping Finance Models
Kyle Shostak, Director & CEO, Navigator Principal Investors LLC Shafiq Nazerali,
Partner, ValorInvest Ltd
12:20 Speech
The Challenges of IFRS9 & IFRS16 in Shipping Finance and their Treatment with the use of Data Analytics
Panos Michalopoulos, Managing Partner, WEMETRIX
12:30 Panel Discussion
Current State of Shipping Banking Industry and Emerging Ship Financing Trends
Michael Frisch, Chief Commercial Officer & Member of the Executive Board Danmarks Skibskredit (Danish Ship Finance)
Martin Hugger, Managing Director, Meerbaum Capital Solutions Yves Kallina, SVP Global Loan Syndicate, HSH Nordbank
Markus Wenker, Head of Ship Finance, Hellenic Bank
Gina Panayiotou, Head of Shipping, Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC.
Moderator: TBN
13:10 Speech
Negotiation Challenges for Sustainable Financing Yannis Dimarakis, Managing Partner, Scotwork Hellas
13:20 Q&A
13:30 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session – From Physical to Digital
14:30 Keynote Speech
Freightos: How the New World Allows Disruptors to Innovate Ruthie Amaru, Chief Marketplace Officer
Freightos – Amazon FBA Shipping Calculator
14:50 Speech
Eirini Liadi, ICT Key Account Manager, OTE Group
15:05 Speech
Blockchain in Customs & Taxation
Charalampos Saperas, Lead Engineer, INTRASOFT International
15:15 Speech
How to Monetize your Fleet Data
George Christopoulos, Vice Admiral (Engineer) Hellenic Navy, retired Marine Operations LAROS by Prisma Electronics
15:20 Panel Discussion
Shipping & Technology: Living in a modern day “Clipper Vessel to Steamship” Revolution?
Greg Atkinson, Director & Chief Technology Officer, Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd., Fukuoka, Japan Managing Director, Ohori Capital Pty. Ltd.
John N. Cotzias, Projects & Finance, Xclusiv Shipbrokers President, Hellenic Shipbrokers Association
Gerasimos Michalitsis, New Ventures Senior Manager, INTRASOFT International Christos Giordamlis, CEO, Prisma Electronics S.A.
Carlos Sanchez Vinas, Vice-president of Business Development, LATAM at Intercash
CEO, CosmoPay Card Mexico
Moderator:
Constantine Komodromos, Co-founder & CEO, VesselBot
16:15 Coffee Break
Late Afternoon Session – Shipowners’ Time 16:30 Shipowners’ Panel Discussion
Where there is a Will, there is a Way
George D. Gourdomichalis, Managing Director, Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A.
Stavros Gyftakis, Chief Financial Officer, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
Spyros Kapralos*, Chairman of the BoD, Star Bulk
Harry Kosmatos, Corporate Development Officer, Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.
John Platsidakis, f. Chairman, INTERCARGO, Managing Director, Anangel Maritime Services Inc. George A. Tsavliris, Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
Moderator:
Yuri Bender, editor-in-chief, Professional Wealth Management at Financial Times
17:30 Spotlight
Captains of the Industry
Costas Paris, senior reporter for The Wall Street Journal, talks with prominent shipowner TBN
17:50 Panel Discussion
The New Wave: The Next Generation in Shipping
Alexander C. Hadjipateras, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Dorian LPG (USA) LLC
Amalia Miliou-Theocharaki*, Chartering Manager at TEO Shipping Corporation Phrixos Papachristides, Chief Executive Officer, Hellespont Group
Isabelle Rickmers, Managing Director, Zeaborn Ship Management
Moderator:
Danae Bezantakou, CEO, Navigator Shipping Consultants
18:35 Spotlight
In market fundamentals we trust
mmanouel A. Vordonis, f. Chairman & Executive Director, Thenamaris Ship Management Inc. 18:45 Concluding Remarks
19:00 Cocktail Reception
Note:
This agenda is updated as of January 14th 2019. It is still developing and subject to changes