15th Annual Capital Link Shipping & Marine Services Forum

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.

MINISTERIAL & IMO KEYNOTE ROUNDTABLE – SETTING THE PATH FORWARD

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

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.

For more information, contact Eleni Bej at ebej@capitallink.com or call 212.661.7566.

 

CAPITAL RAISING IN LONDON
8:30 – 8:45 AM

Mr. Axel Kalinowski, Head of Central and Southern Europe – London Stock Exchange Group

SHIPPING – NAVIGATING THROUGH INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION
8:50 – 9:30 AM

Moderator: Mr. Simon Petch, Partner, Maritime 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

• • Mrs. Anastassia Tcherneva, Global Head of Shipping – ABN AMRO
  • Mr. Philipp Wünschmann, Global Head of Shipping – Berenberg
  • Mr. Evan Cohen, Managing Director & Group Head of Maritime Finance – CIT
  • Mr. Christo Nikolov, Senior Vice President, Ocean Industries – DNB

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

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 Investor Relations & Executive Committee Member – Euronav
• Mr. Pankaj Khanna, CEO – Heidmar
• Mr. Jeffrey Pribor, CFO – International Seaways
• Mr. Ted Petrone, Vice Chairman – Navios Corporation
• Dr. Nikolas Tsakos, CEO – Tsakos Energy Navigation

SHIPPING – THE PATH FORWARD  1×1 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

LNG SHIPPING SECTOR

4:30 – 5:05 PM

• 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?
5:10 – 5:50 PM

Moderator: 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