MARE FORUM ISTANBUL 2009

- The Turkish Expansion -

seeking competitive advantages in a global shipping market

 Tuesday 10 March

Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Istanbul - Turkey

TURKEY.  How can it make the most of the credit crunch?

It is Europe’s new powerhouse. The credit crunch will slow everything down, but the direction is clear. Turkey is where European shipbuilding will grow, where demand for manpower, for consumer goods, for energy and for raw materials will grow, where shipowners will go global and where Europe can look for strong growth and strong people close to home. Energy costs and environmental pressures mean supply lines for everything must shorten, which will make Turkey even better positioned. It is one of the gatekeepers to Europe’s energy, it can be the new centre of Europe’s manufacturing, and it will certainly be Europe’s shipbuilding centre in the near future.

When Europe emerges from the credit crunch, hungry for goods and services, ships and shipping, will Turkey be ready to meet that demand? What do Turkish entrepreneurs, Turkish banks, Turkish political leaders have to do now to be ready?

Turkey is a fascinating country, full of potential, yet full of paradoxes. Full of hospitable people, full of ideas, full of energy. Now Turkey is again becoming a key piece of the global economic jigsaw. Now is the time to engage with Turkey and its shipowners, its shipbuilders, its port developers, its financiers and its movers and shakers. Credit crunches create opportunities, and Turkey is well placed to take those up.

Welcome to a new type of forum, one which Turkish people understand well, of free, open and often heated debate. This is not a conference with long papers and companies pushing products. It is a day of short, punchy presentations, the chance to talk to and meet the key people, the chance to listen and the chance to speak. Mare Forum is coming to Turkey to harness the energy of Turkish shipping and show how it fits into tomorrow’s world. This forum brings together Turkish and international CEO's from shipping, trading, brokerage and shipbuilding companies, politicians and regulators, charterers, key investors in shipping, bankers, consultants and entrepreneurs.

Join in, have fun, get a competitive advantage in a country that matters a lot now and soon will matter a lot more.
 

for the programme see below

The Speakers and discussion panellists

Metin Kalkavan
Chairman
Turkish Chamber of Shipping
 

Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu
Managing Director, Kaptanoglu Holding
Conference co-chair

Yavuz Kalkavan
General Manager
Besiktas Group

 Batu Aksoy
Executive Board Member, Petform
Vice Chairman, Turcas Petroleum

Servet Yardimci
President
YARDIMCI SHIPPING

  Esref Cerrahoglu

Cerrahgil Group of Companies

Asaf Guneri
Chairman, Zihni Holding A.S.
 

Prof. Dr Bayram Öztürk
TUDAV
President

Prof. dr. Oral Erdogan
Bilgi University
 

Prof.dr Yucel Odabasi
Istanbul Techinacl Univertsity, Naval Architecture

Turgut Guneri
Executive Board Member
Zihni Holding A.S.

Ozgur Cilli
Desan Shipyard

Maurizio Nigito
Regional Manager Europe
RINA

Representatives
Turkish Shipowning Companies

Ralph Leszczynski
Head of Research
Banchero Costa – China

Sergey Burima
Vice President, Executine Board member
Sovcomflot

Geert Dokter
Managing Director
Hanzevast Shipping

Didier Chaléat
SVP Bureau Veritas
Managing Director Marine Division

Roberto Giorgi
CEO
V.Ships

Theo Xenakoudis
Managing Director
International Registries, Piraeus

Henk Hoornaert
Shipowner
Lauranne Shipping

Bote de Vries
Managing Director
Finamar

Janos Koenig
Managing Director
Eurofin International Ltd., UK

Fransesco S. Lauro
Managing Partner
Studio Legale Lauro

Maurizio D’Amico
Director
D'Amico Società di Navigazione SpA
 

Representatives
Turkish Shipbuilding Companies

John Guy
Partner, Merlin Corporate Communications
Conference co-chair

Jannis Kostoulas
Managing Director
Mare Forum
 

and more to confirm

Tuesday 10 March 2009 Summary and Conclusions
08:00		Registration
		session 1  OPENING AND WELCOME
09:00		Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu Managing Director Kaptanoglu Holding John Guy Partner Merlin Corporate Communications Turgut Guneri Executive Board Member Zihni Holding A.S.
09:30		The world economic picture and trends and where Turkey stands as an emerging economic power and trading nation in global terms Metin Kalkavan Chairman Turkish Chamber of Shipping
		session 2  TURKEY & THE WORLD TURKEY & THE (INTERNATIONAL) SHIPPING MARKETS SHIPS DEMAND AND SUPPLY FORECASTS
09:50		World Geopolitics and Turkey - Turkey between east and west Europe, USA and Turkey - Common challenges, goals and interests Turkey and the world of Energy - Oil and Gas; Realities of Today and Future Developments Oil and Gas Pipelines potential from central Asia, Middle East and North Africa to Turkey and Europe The Offshore plans/strategies for exploring oil and gas Wet bulk trades and Dry bulk trade forecasts China, India and World Economy variables
		Discussion and Debate  between speakers , discussion panellists and audience participants on the following theme: The Turkish shipping picture: what does it consist of today and what can it be tomorrow? Is Turkish shipping ready to take on the energy supply challenge? Where should Turkish and foreign investors be putting their shipping money?
		SPEAKERS: Batu Aksoy Executive Board Member, Petform Vice Chairman, Turcas Petroleum Ralph Leszczynski Head of Research Banchero Costa – China DISCUSSION PANELLISTS: Yavuz Kalkavan General Manager of Besiktas Group Servet Yardimci President YARDIMCI SHIPPING Esref Cerrahoglu Cerrahgil Group of Companies Asaf Guneri Chairman, Zihni Holding A.S. Prof. dr. Oral Erdogan Bilgi University Ozgur Cilli Desan Shipyard Sergey Burima Member of the Board, Sovcomflot Henk Hoornaert Shipowner, Lauranne Shipping Maurizio d’Amico d’Amico Societa di Navigatione John Guy Partner Merlin Corporate Communications Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu Managing Director Kaptanoglu Holding Fransesco S. Lauro Managing Partner Studio Legale Lauro Representative Energy Industries Audience participants
11:00		Break
12:00		Lunch hosted by Bureau Veritas     Lunch speaker:   Ms. Sharon Wiener USA Consul General
		session 3  THE TURKISH MARITIME CLUSTER IN MOTION Ship building – crewing - flag, tax, legal environment, ports and terminals debate
14:00		Shipbuilding in Turkey – how will it cope with the credit crunch? The competitiveness of Turkish yards in the present turmoil of world wide shipbuilding Crewing – where will Turkish shipping companies source their manpower? The Turkish Flag – improvements made and improvements needed Tickling up Turkish Tax Foreign flags facilitating the Turkish expansion
		Discussion and Debate  between speakers , discussion panellists and audience participants on the following theme: What should be done to develop further competitive advantages? SPEAKERS: Didier Chaléat SVP Bureau Veritas Managing Director Marine Division Session Chairman Maurizio Nigito Regional Manager Europe RINA Prof.dr Yucel Odabasi Istanbul Techinacal Univertsity, Naval Architecture Roberto Giorgi CEO, V.Ships Theo Xenakoudis Managing Director International Registries, Piraeus DISCUSSION PANELLISTS: Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu Managing Director Kaptanoglu Holding Ozgur Cilli Desan Shipyard Henk Hoornaert Shipowner, Lauranne Shipping Sergey Burima Member of the Board, Sovcomflot Bote de Vries Managing Director, Finamar Fransesco S. Lauro Managing Partner Studio Legale Lauro Janos Koenig Managing Director, Eurofin International Ltd., UK Ralph Leszczynski Head of Research Banchero Costa – China Maurizio d’Amico d’Amico Societa di Navigatione Prof Dr Oral Erdogan Bilgi University Turgut Guneri Executive Board Member, Zihni Holding A.S. Audience participants
15:30		Break
		session 4 HOW CAN THE CAPITAL PROVIDERS FACILITATE THE TURKISH EXPANSION? THE CATALYSTS DEBATE - FINANCE & INVESTMENTS Shipowners vs. Capital Providers
16:00		What are the Turkish-owners requirements from the capital providers? What are the capital providers doing to facilitate expansion? Will capital providers see opportunities in Turkey in a credit crunch, or will they turn their backs and look to more traditional markets? Turkish banks or Foreign banks? Private Equity – Opportunities in Turkey?
		Discussion and Debate  between speakers , discussion panellists and audience participants on the following theme: What is provided - What is really needed? SPEAKERS: Prof. dr. Oral Erdogan Bilgi University Bote de Vries Managing Director, Finamar DISCUSSION PANELLISTS: Janos Koenig Managing Director, Eurofin International Ltd., UK Turgut Guneri Executive Board Member, Zihni Holding A.S. Francesco S. Lauro Managing Partner Studio Legale Lauro Roberto Giorgi CEO, V.Ships Didier Chaléat SVP Bureau Veritas Managing Director Marine Division Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu Managing Director Kaptanoglu Holding John Guy Partner Merlin Corporate Communications Representatives Turkish Banks Audience participants
17:15		General Discussion and Debate  between all speakers , all discussion panellists and audience participants on the following theme: How can Turkey expand its maritime position in the world?
17:45		Conclusions by the conference moderators Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu Managing Director Kaptanoglu Holding John Guy Partner Merlin Corporate Communications Jannis Kostoulas Managing Director Mare Forum
18:00		Cocktail Reception hosted by
		Conclusions