| 9:15 AM - 9:50 AM |
REGISTRATION - BREAKFAST RECEPTION SPONSORED BY: 
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| 9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
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Welcome Remarks
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Mr. Nicolas Bornozis - President, Capital Link, Inc.
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| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
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INAUGURAL SPEAKER
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Mrs. Louka Katseli
Minister of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping of the Hellenic Republic
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| 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
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Dry Bulk Commodities/Global Oil and Energy: Market Outlook
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Mr. Casper Burgering, Vice President, ABN AMRO Economics
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| 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
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The New Normal in Shipping Finance
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Mr. Harris Antoniou, Global Head Energy, Commodities & Transportation, Fortis Bank Nederland
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| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Opportunities and Challenges in the Current Market Environment
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Mr. Socrates Leptos-Bourgi - Partner, Global Shipping & Ports Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mr. Elias Sakellis - Executive Director, Goldman Sachs International
Mr. Jim Karp - Managing Director, Financing Group, Goldman Sachs
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| 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
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Bank Financing Panel
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Moderator:
Mr. George Cambanis - Senior Partner, Global Shipping Leader, Deloitte Hadjipavlou Sofianos & Cambanis
Panelists:
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| 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
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Vessel Scrapping
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Dr. Anil Sharma - Founder, President and CEO, Global Marketing Systems, Inc.
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| 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
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Forecasting the Future: Shipping and Financial Markets
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Mr. Clay Maitland - Managing Partner, International Registries, Founding Chairman of NAMEPA (North American Marine Environment Protection Association)
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| 12:50 PM - 1:10 PM
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Raising Capital for Shipping Today: Options and Alternatives - A Market Overview
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Mr. Loli Wu - Managing Director, Investment Banking Head of Americas Transportation & Infrastructure, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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| 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM
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Raising Capital Through Private Equity
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Mr. Roland Peeters - Managing Director, Axia Ventures Group
Mr. Dimitrios Athanasopoulos - Managing Partner, Axia Ventures Group
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| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
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LUNCHEON &
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
SPONSORED BY:
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Global Shipping and Finance:
From One Decade to the Next
Professor Costas Th. Grammenos
Pro Vice-Chancellor, City University London
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| 3:00 PM - 3:10 PM
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Raising Capital in the U.S. Capital Markets - Legal Considerations
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Ms. Vasiliki Tsaganos - Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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| 3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
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Raising Capital in the Equity Markets
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Moderator:
Mr. Emil Yiannopoulos - Partner, Assurance Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Panelists:
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| 3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
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Raising Capital in the Bond Markets
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Moderator:
Mr. Stuart Gelfond - Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Panelists:
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| 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
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Shipping Funds - Current Opportunities and Structures
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Mr. Michael Newell - Partner, Norton Rose LLP
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| 4:50 PM - 5:30 PM
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Raising Capital in the Public Markets Through Alternative Financing (Reverse Mergers, SPACs, 144A etc.)
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Moderator:
Mr. Manos Pelidis - Senior Partner, Deloitte Hadjipavlou Sofianos & Cambanis
Participants:
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| 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Investor Attitudes in Shipping Today
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Moderator:
Mr. Harry Wong - Managing Director, Head of Transportation Banking, Knight Capital Markets , Director / Trustee of the Glenmede Funds
Panelists:
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| 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM |
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