The 15th Annual Capital Link Shipping & Marine Services Forum will take place on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 116 Pall Mall in London. This 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.
Investor Meetings
1x1 meetings with Executives of Shipping Companies are available upon request for institutional investors.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
H.E. Miltiadis Varvitsiotis Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Hellenic Republic
H.E. Charlotte Vere Baroness Vere of Norbiton – Parliamentary Undersecretary of State Minister for Aviation, Maritime & Security, Department for Transport, United Kingdom
Mr. Arsenio Dominguez Director Marine Environment Division IMO
Ms. Nusrat Ghani Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security Department for Business and Trade Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit Cabinet Office
CAPITAL RAISING IN LONDON
8:30 - 8:45 AM
Mr. Tom Attenborough Head of International Business Development, Primary Markets – London Stock Exchange Group
SHIPPING - NAVIGATING THROUGH INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION
8:50 - 9:30 AM
Moderator: Ms. Kate Silverstein, Partner, Assets & Structured Finance Group – Watson Farley Williams
- Mr. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO –DNV Maritime
- Mr. Constantin Baack, CEO –MPC Container Ships
- Mr. Jan Rindbo, CEO –Norden
- Mr. Carl-Johan Hagman, President & CEO –NYK Group Europe
- Ms. Claire Wright, General Manager Commercial & Strategy –Shell Shipping and Maritime
DRY BULK SECTOR
9:35 -10:15 AM
Moderator: Mr. Emanuele (Manu) Ravano, Co-CEO – IFCHOR GALBRAITHS
- Mr. Gary Vogel, Chief Executive Officer –Eagle Bulk
- Mr. Carlos Pena, CCO – C Transport Maritime; Director –GoodBulk Ltd
- Mr. Simos Spyrou, Co-CFO –Star Bulk Carriers
- Mr. Edward Buttery, CEO –Taylor Maritime Investments
- Mr. William Fairclough, Managing Director –Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings
ALL ABOUT CARBON - NAVIGATING THE WAVES OF CHANGE
10:20 - 10:55 AM
Moderator: Mr. Nick Brown, Global Brand and Communications Director, Marine & Offshore – Bureau Veritas
- Mr. Mark O'Neil, President & CEO –Columbia Shipmanagement; President - InterManager
- Mr. Mads Peter Zacho, CEO –Navigator Holdings
- Mr. Alastair McDonald, Chief Corporate Development Officer –Purus Marine
- Ms. Friederike Hesse, Co-Founder and MD –ZERO44
SHIP FINANCE - ADAPTING TO THE EVOLVING MARKET, REGULATORY & GEOPOLITICAL LANDSCAPE
11:00 - 11:40 AM
Moderator: Ms. Diana Syziu, Partner, Corporate & Ship Finance – Hill Dickinson LLP
- Mr. Remco Jongkind, Managing Director –ABN AMRO
- Mr. Philipp Wünschmann, Global Head of Shipping –Berenberg
- Mr. Vasilios Maroulis, Managing Director, Global Industry Head, Shipping, Logistics & Offshore –Citi
- Mr. Christo Nikolov, Senior Vice President, Ocean Industries –DNB
- Mr. Harris Antoniou, Founder & Managing Director –Neptune Maritime Leasing Ltd
INVESTMENT & CAPITAL ALLOCATION OPTIONS /STRATEGIES IN SHIPPING TODAY
11:45 - 12:25 PM
Moderator: Mr. Panos Katsambas, Global Co-Lead Financial Industry Group, Partner – Reed Smith LLP
- Mr. Christoph Toepfer, CEO –Borealis Maritime
- Mr. James Cirenza, Managing Director –DNB Markets
- Mr. Andrian Dacy, Managing Director & Group Head, Global Transportation Group –J.P. Morgan Asset Management
- Mr. Ole B. Hjertaker, CEO –SFL Corporation Ltd
- Mr. Paulo Almeida, CIO –Tufton Investment Management
MINISTERIAL & IMO KEYNOTE ROUNDTABLE SETTING THE PATH FORWARD
12:30 - 1:10 PM
Moderator: Mr. Nick Brown, CEO – Lloyd's Register
H.E. Miltiadis Varvitsiotis Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Hellenic Republic
H.E. Charlotte Vere Baroness Vere of Norbiton – Parliamentary Undersecretary of State Minister for Aviation, Maritime & Security, Department for Transport, United Kingdom
Mr. Arsenio Dominguez Director Marine Environment Division IMO
MANAGING CHANGE IN AN ERA OF TRANSFORMATION
1X1 DISCUSSION BETWEEN 2:10 - 2:30 PM
- Dr. Martin Stopford
- Mr. Christopher J. Wiernicki, Chairman & CEO –ABS
CRUDE OIL TANKER SECTOR
2:35 - 3:15 PM
Moderator: Mr. Edward Royle, Managing Director – IFCHOR GALBRAITHS
- Mr. Brian Gallagher, Head of IR & Executive Committee Member –Euronav
- Mr. Pankaj Khanna, CEO –Heidmar
- Mr. Jeffrey Pribor, CFO –International Seaways
- Dr. Nikolas Tsakos, CEO –Tsakos Energy Navigation
PRODUCT TANKER SECTOR
3:20 - 4:00 PM
Moderator: Mr. Martin Kjendlie, Managing Director – ViaMar (VesselsValue)
- Mr. Bart Kelleher, CFO –Ardmore Shipping
- Mr. Carlos Balestra di Mottola, CFO –d'Amico International Shipping S.A.
- Mr. Marco Fiori, CEO –Premuda SpA
- Mr. Ulf Bäcklund, General Manager Chartering, Crude & Fuel –Stena Bulk AB
SHIPPING - THE PATH FORWARD
1x1 DISCUSSION BETWEEN 4:05 - 4:25 PM
- Mr. Emanuele Grimaldi, Chairman –International Chamber of Shipping; President & MD – Grimaldi Euromed SpA; Managing Director – Grimaldi Group
- Mr. Ugo Salerno, Chairman & CEO –RINA
ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE UK MARITIME CLUSTER
4:30 - 4:40 PM
Ms. Nusrat Ghani Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security Department for Business and Trade Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit Cabinet Office
LNG SHIPPING SECTOR
4:40 – 5:20 PM
Moderator: Mr. Panagiotis Mitrou, Global Gas Segment Director – Lloyds Register
- Mr. Richard Tyrrell, CEO –CoolCo Ltd
- Mr. Knut Traaholt, CFO –FLEX LNG
- Mr. Achilleas Tasioulas, CFO –GasLog Ltd. & GasLog Partners LP.
- Mr. Eduardo Maranhao, CFO –Golar LNG
DO SANCTIONS WORK?
5:25 - 6:00 PM
Moderators: Ms. Kirsty MacHardy, Partner & Ms. Sue Millar, Partner – Stephenson Harwood
- Mr. Richard Fulford-Smith, CEO – Affinity Shipping
- Ms. Michelle Wiese Bockmann, Senior Analyst, Lloyd's List Intelligence & Markets Editor –Lloyd's List
- Ms. Laura Harbidge, UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) –HM Treasury, International Group
- Ms. Claire McCleskey, Assistant Director of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) –U.S. Department of Treasury
- Ms. Isabelle Monfort, Russia Sanctions Team Leader, Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)– European Commission
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