Iron Ore & Coal
World Shipping Summit 2010

Discovering the future of the shipping markets - the need for innovation - and where should the smart investments go now?

Monday 4 October 2010
Divani Apollon Palace

Athens - Greece

Following the very successful first Iron Ore & Coal World Shipping Summit last year, Mare Forum together with OreCoal is pleased to announce the second conference to be held on Monday 4th of October 2010. The international iron ore, coal and shipping communities will gather in Athens to discuss, advise and network around the topical issues which affect the world’s largest seagoing commodities.

The conference will focus on the maritime transportation of iron ore and coal, making an attempt to forecast the trends of global economy; iron ore, coal and other commodities, production and distribution; the trading markets, shipping capacities, shipbuilding and shipping requirements; the financing and investment climate, shipping innovation effects on ship-values and the environmental imperatives.

This will be again a unique forum for the leading players of the shipping and mining industry to explore and examine common challenges. This summit will feature many high profile speakers from shipping companies, charterers, traders, mining companies, steel mills, shipbuilders, ports, classification societies, financial institutions, politicians, regulators, brokers and the media. The entire maritime chain will gather at this distinguished conference, where the exchange of information and ideas will make this an unforgettable experience.

Topics to be addressed are:

• Learn from the iron ore, coal, oil, gas and other commodities producers and end-users what their market perceptions and expectations are.

• Discuss who has the real hard information on current trends and how it should be valued.

• Debate with charterers, traders, brokers, operators and ship-owners on what the freight rates and the market will be, what ships will be needed and how shipping will be affected.

• Learn about shipping innovation needed for the future and debate with leading personalities how ship innovation will affect ship asset values

• Learn how to mobilize money in the current and future climate.

• Learn where the shipping money is now and how to find it

• Learn where the smart investments should go now?

Come to Athens and join the world’s shipping players there to discuss, debate and network in a true Athenian style at Iron Ore & Coal World Shipping Summit 2010.

for the programme see below

the SPEAKERS
AND DISCUSSION PANELLISTS
[as of 30 september]

The list of speakers and discussion panellists will be
updated daily.

Nicky Pappadakis
President, INTERCARGO
Spyros Polemis
President, International Chamber of Shipping and
President, International Shipping Federation
Philip Embiricos
Immediate Past President, BIMCO
Kevin Tang
Brazilian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Capt. Panayiotis N. Tsakos
Tsakos – Founder
George Economou
President
Dryships
Akis Tsirigakis
CEO, Starbulk
Michael Bodouroglou
Chairman & CEO, Paragon Shipping
Fred Gordon
Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs,
Navios Corporation
Dale Ploughman
Chairman of the Board of Directors
SeaEnergy
Shicheng Yang
Managing Director,
Cosco Europe
Leon Patitsas
Managing Director, Atlas Maritime
George Gratsos
President, Chamber of Shipping, Greece
Ugo Salerno
CEO RINA
Harilaos Psaraftis
Professor, National Technical University of Athens
Former CEO, Piraeus Port Authority
Maurizio d'Amico
Director, Business & Technology Development
D'Amico, Società di Navigazione S.p.A.
George Tsavliris
Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
Leonidas Polemis
President, Remi Maritime
Harris Vafias
President & CEO StealthGas Inc.
George Gourdomichalis
President/Managing Director, G. Bros Maritime S.A.
Seb Walhain 
Global Markets, Managing Director Energy, Carbon & Commodies ABN AMRO
Michalis Dalacouras B.Eng., M.Eng. MISC
Dalex Shipping Co. S.A.
Damir Lovrinov
Noble chartering
Peter Malpas
Group Research Manager (Asia/Australasia), Braemar Seascope
John Su
Keen Maritime Services Inc.

Chris Wiernicki
President and Chief Operating Officer, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

Colin Cridland
Board Member Clarksons
John D'Ancona
Dry Cargo Research, Galbraith's
Jeremy Penn
Chief Executive, Baltic Exchange
Duncan Dunn
SSY Futures Ltd.
Apostolos Poulovassilis
Regional Marine Manager, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Lloyd's Register
Bernard Anne
Executive Vice President, Bureau Veritas
Spyros Zolotas,
RINA Hellas Country Manager
Guy Verberne
Head of Investment Strategy, ABN AMRO
John Palmisano
Carbon Positive
Peter Toombs
President, Marine Exhaust Solutions Inc. Canada
Francesca Romana Barbaro
Director PB Tankers Srl
George Vlachos
Secretary General
Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries Greece
Geert Dokter
Managing Director, Hanzevast Shipping
Theo Xenakoudis
Managing Director, International Registries, Piraeus, Greece
David Peel
European Manager, Rightship
John C. Pachoulis
President
Hellenic Shipbrokers Association
Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu
Managing Director, Kaptanoglu Holding
Nicholas Varvates
President, NAFTOTRADE Shipping and Commercial SA
Carleen Lyden-Kluss
Executive Director NAMEPA
Denys Pose
CEO, Indar Energy
Dean Tseretopoulos
Naval Architect-Marine Engineer, MBA Tripe Tee Intl. Ltd.
Rosa Abbate
Maritime Lawyer, Italy
George Arcadis
Chief Representative Greece, ABN AMRO
Thomas Kaas Christiansen
Chief Commercial Officer – Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd
Anthony Argyropoulos
Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co
Maro Varvate
Vice President Ocean Finance
Paal Monsen

Managing Partner, Marsoft International AS

Nikos Stratis
Senior Investment Manager, Northern Shipping Funds
Fabrizio Vettosi
Managing Director, Venice Shipping and Logistics S.p.A., Investment & Advisory
Janos Koenig
Managing Director Eurofin
Stathis Gourdomichalis
Managing Director, G. Bros Maritime S.A.
Jan Fransen / Karin  Struijk
Managing Director / Deputy Managing Director
Green Award Foundation
Basil Mavroleon

Managing Director

WeberSeas (Hellas) S.A.

Karen Kokabi
Managing Director, OreCoal

Jannis Kostoulas,
Managing Director, Mare Forum

Partner, OreCoal

The final programme with speakers and discussion panellists will be published soon
 

		SUNDAY 3 OCTOBER 2010
20:00		Welcome Dinner hosted by The Marshall Islands and COSCO
		MONDAY 4 OCTOBER 2010
08:00		Registration and coffee
		Opening and welcome
09:00		The Conference Organisers Jannis Kostoulas Managing Director, Mare Forum and Partner, OreCoal       Karen Kokabi Managing Director, OreCoal
09:05		WELCOME Nicky Pappadakis President, INTERCARGO Spyros Polemis President, International Chamber of Shipping and President, International Shipping Federation Philip Embiricos Immediate Past President, BIMCO George Vlachos Secretary General Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries Greece
		session 1
		The big picture: The post-credit crunch global economy and the outlook for commodities Outlook of the global economy energy and trade; China Brazil India Australia Europe USA; The Iron Ore, Coal and Steel supply and demand and its effect on maritime transport.
09:40		session chairman: Ugo Salerno CEO RINA Speakers: Kevin Tang Brazilian - Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Guy Verberne Head of Investment Strategy ABN AMRO Philip Embiricos Immediate Past President, BIMCO Peter Malpas Group Research Manager (Asia/Australasia), Braemar Seascope Colin Cridland Board Member Clarksons Discussion panelists: John Su Keen Maritime Services Inc. Akis Tsirigakis CEO, Starbulk Michael Bodouroglou Chairman & CEO, Paragon Shipping George Gourdomichalis President/Managing Director, G. Bros Maritime S.A. Damir Lovrinov Noble chartering Seb Walhain  Global Markets, Managing Director Energy, Carbon & Commodies ABN AMRO John C. Pachoulis President Hellenic Shipbrokers Association John D'Ancona Dry Cargo Research Galbraith's
10:40		Discussion between speakers, discussion panellists and audience participants on the following theme: What are the market perceptions and expectations for iron ore, steel and coal production and consumption and how will it affect the maritime transport?
11:10		break
		session 2
		The outlook for the shipping markets - is the profit back? Perception and reality about the shipping markets recovery Dry bulk forecasts, per ship type The Derivatives market The Shipbuilding Market outlook - Who has the real hard information on the current situation and how should it be valued? The order book: How much has been cancelled and how much will be cancelled next? The Ship Recycling Market outlook - Is scrapping enough to rebalance the fleet? The Russian Coal maritime transportation; opportunities
11:30		session chairman: Chris Wiernicki President and Chief Operating Officer, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Speakers: Shicheng Yang (Simon Young) Managing Director Cosco Europe John D'Ancona Dry Cargo Research Galbraith's Fred Gordon Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Navios Corporation Jeremy Penn Chief Executive Baltic Exchange Duncan Dunn SSY Futures Ltd. Discussion panelists: Capt. Panayiotis N. Tsakos Tsakos – Founder George Economou President Dryships Spyros Polemis President, International Chamber of Shipping and President, International Shipping Federation Paal Monsen Managing Partner, Marsoft International AS Michalis Dalacouras B.Eng., M.Eng. MISC Dalex Shipping Co. S.A. Basil Mavroleon Managing Director WeberSeas (Hellas) S.A. Colin Cridland Board Member Clarksons more discussion panellists to be announced
		Discussion between speakers, discussion panellists and audience participants on the following themes: Is the profit back? Where should the smart investments go now? Any fresh ideas?
13:20		Lunch hosted by
		session 3
		Shipping Imperatives Innovations: how will they affect the ship-asset value? How much will clean air and fuel regulation add to ship costs? Sustainable shipping - Green Shipping -reduction of gas emissions - speed limits at sea for ships - optimisation global logistics and trade - efficient port infrastructure/capacity and port facilities- Ship Maintenance - Carbon trade.
14:20		Session Chairman: Nicky Pappadakis President, INTERCARGO Speakers: Apostolos Poulovassilis Regional Marine Manager, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Lloyd's Register Spyros Zolotas, RINA Hellas Country Manager Harilaos Psaraftis Professor, National Technical University of Athens Former CEO, Piraeus Port Authority John Palmisano Carbon Positive Peter Toombs President, Marine Exhaust Solutions Inc. Canada Bernard Anne Executive Vice President, Bureau Veritas Discussion panelists: George Gratsos President, Chamber of Shipping, Greece Francesca Romana Barbaro Director PB Tankers Srl Geert Dokter Managing Director, Hanzevast Shipping George Tsavliris Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group Leonidas Polemis President, Remi Maritime Seb Walhain  Global Markets, Managing Director Energy, Carbon & Commodies ABN AMRO David Peel European Manager, Rightship Maurizio d'Amico Director, Business & Technology Development Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu Managing Director, Kaptanoglu Holding Ozgur Cilli Director, Desan Shipyard Nicholas Varvates President, NAFTOTRADE Shipping and Commercial Theo Xenakoudis Managing Director, International Registries, Piraeus Carleen Lyden-Kluss Executive Director NAMEPA Rosa Abbate Maritime Lawyer, Italy Denys Pose CEO, Indar Energy Dean Tseretopoulos Naval Architect-Marine Engineer, MBA Tripe Tee Intl. Ltd. Jan Fransen / Karin  Struijk Managing Director / Deputy Managing Director Green Award Foundation George Vlachos Secretary General Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries
		Discussion between speakers, discussion panellists and audience participants
16:00		Break hosted by Bureau Veritas
		session 4
16:20		Ship Finance and Investments: Where is the shipping money and how can we get it? Where should the smart investments go now? How much will banks lend and who are they lending to at the moment? Is trust back in shipfinance of global shipping banks. How big is the new role of Chinese banks in shipfinance? Is private equity an alternative in shipping and commodities investments today and is public equity interested in shipping in the next two year? What are the shipowners requirements to capital providers?
		Session chairman: Philip Embiricos Immediate Past President, BIMCO Speakers: Michael Bodouroglou Chairman & CEO, Paragon Shipping Thomas Kaas Christiansen Chief Commercial Officer – Excel Maritime Carriers George Arcadis Chief Representative Greece ABN AMRO Discussion panelists: Akis Tsirigakis CEO, Starbulk Dale Ploughman Chairman of the Board of Directors, SeaEnergy Harris Vafias President & CEO StealthGas Inc. Leon Patitsas Managing Director, Atlas Maritime Stathis Gourdomichalis Managing Director, G. Bros Maritime S.A. Janos Koenig Managing Director Eurofin Anthony Argyropoulos Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co Maro Varvate Vice President Ocean Finance Nikos Stratis Senior Investment Manager, Northern Shipping Funds Fabrizio Vettosi Managing Director, Venice Shipping and Logistics S.p.A., Investment & Advisory more discussion panellists to be announced
		Discussion between speakers, discussion panellists and audience participants:
17:40		Conclusions
17:45		Cocktail