THE world financial markets may have suffered a wobble over the last few months, but so far most sectors of shipping are still making more money than anyone ever expected. So ship financiers should be happy, with record newbuildings to finance and the general consensus that the good times can roll on a little longer.

But can they, and what are the costs and crises which shipping can look forward to?

Come to Amsterdam and join leading shipowners and financiers in a very personal rolling discussion of where shipping is going, what challenges and opportunities it must face up to and where the smart money is going next.

Now in its seventh year, this Mare Forum Ship Finance conference attracts a very high level audience who appreciate the dynamic format and honest debate which has become its hallmark.

Join them, meet the top bankers and owners, and discuss money and ships with market makers and industry shapers.
 

The Speakers and Discussion panelists:
(as of 22 October)

The list of speakers and discussion panelists will be updated regularly
 

AART KORTELAND
Chairman, Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners

DOMINIQUE MOÏSI
Deputy Director Institut Francais des Relations Internationales

PROF. MICHAEL J. ECONOMIDES
Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston
Managing Partner, Dr. Michael J. Economides Consultants, Inc.
Editor-in-Chief, "Energy Tribune"

COCO VROON
Managing Director, Vroon BV

MARIELLA BOTTIGLIERI
Managing Director
Giuseppe Bottiglieri di Navigazione SpA

JAN VALKIER
Managing Director, Anthony Veder Group N.V

GEORGE TSAVLIRIS
Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
 

MAURIZIO D’AMICO
D'Amico Società di Navigazione SpA

Laurent Bozzoni

Director, SOCATRA

PAUL SLATER
Chairman, First International Corp
Managing Director Griffin Hodings Group LLC

STEPHEN FEWSTER
Global Head, ABF Shipping, ING Bank

TACO VAN DER MAST
Managing Director, NIBC Bank

PAUL LEAND
CEO, AMA Capital Partners, USA

Professor NIKO WIJNOLST
Chairman, Dutch maritime Network

HARRIS ANTONIOU
Managing Director, Global Shipping Group and Transportation FORTIS

FABRIZIO VETTOSI
Head of M&A Advisory Division

GEIR SJURSETH
Managing Director and Global Head of DVB's Offshore Support Group

PHILIP ROGERS
Group Head of Research Galbraiths, UK

Dimitrios V. Lyridis
Assistant professor
National Technical University Athens and
Executive Consultant
Ocean Finance

Paul Dowell
Container research
Howe Robinson & Co. Ltd

PETER BERGMAN
DVB Bank

BOTE DE VRIES
Managing Director, NFC Shipping Funds

JACCO SMIT
MPC

ADRIAAN AARTS
Head of Shipping Group Rotterdam
ABN AMRO BANK

JOEP GORGELS
FORTIS
 

JANOS KOENIG
Managing Director
Eurofin
 

JOHN GUY
Partner, Merlin Corporate Communications
Conference Chairman

JANNIS KOSTOULAS
Managing Director, Mare Forum