Capital Link's 17th Annual International Shipping Forum will take place on Monday, March 20, 2023 at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. The Forum is held in partnership with Citi and in cooperation with NYSE and Nasdaq.
The Forum will examine the macroeconomic issues that are shaping and transforming the international shipping markets today, featuring a comprehensive review and outlook of the various shipping markets, made more relevant by the release of companies’ annual results. Discussions will include topics of critical relevance to the industry geopolitics, energy security, easing covid restrictions in China and its impact, environmental regulations, technology, sanctions and tariffs, access to capital and more.
1x1 meetings will be held between institutional investors and senior executives of shipping companies in parallel to the Forum. To sign up for 1x1 meetings please follow this link
Held in New York City every year the Annual International Shipping Forum, is known for its large attendance by investors, shipowners and financiers. It is a meeting place for C-level Executives from the maritime industry and the finance and investment communities involved with shipping.
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Attendance is free to investors & qualified attendees.
Please register at: https://forums.capitallink.com/shipping/2023newyork/agenda.html
AGENDA
WELCOME REMARKS
Mr. Nicolas Bornozis, President - Capital Link
OPENING REMARKS
Mrs. Christa Volpicelli, Managing Director & Head of Maritime Investment Banking – Citi
A US EQUITY MARKET UPDATE
Mr. Scott T. Chronert, Managing Director US Equity Strategist and Global Head of ETF Research - Citi Research
DRY BULK SHIPPING SECTOR
Moderator: Mr. Frode Morkedal, Managing Director, Equity Research – Clarksons
Panelists:
- • Mr. Gary Vogel, CEO and Director - Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE)
- • Mr. John Wobensmith, CEO & Director - Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GNK)
- • Mr. Edward Buttery, Founder, CEO & Executive Director – Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI)
- • Mr. Stamatis Tsantanis, Chairman & CEO - Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (SHIP)
- • Mr. Hamish Norton, President – Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK)
THE IMPACT OF CARBON INTENSITY INDICATOR (CII) ON VALUES>
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Mr. Simon Rowse, Head of Modelling and Data Science – VesselsValue
SHIPPING & ENERGY TRANSITION - WHAT’S NEXT
INTRODUCTORY KEYNOTE REMARKS
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Mr. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO - DNV Maritime
PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Mr. John Benson, Partner - Watson Farley & Williams
Panelists:
- • Mr. Mark O'Neil, CEO - Columbia Shipmanagement
- • Mrs. Semiramis Paliou, CEO – Diana Shipping (DSX); President - HELMEPA
- • Mr. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO - DNV Maritime
- • Dr. Loukas Barmparis, President – Safe Bulkers (SB)
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WEST LOUNGE - 1st Floor |
LIBRARY - 2nd Floor |
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SHIP FINANCE |
RUSSIAN OIL PRICE CAP |
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Moderator: Mr. Michael Timpone, Partner - Seward & Kissel
Panelists: • Mr. Evan Cohen, Managing Director & Group Head of Maritime Finance – CIT • Mr. Michael Parker, Chairman, Global Shipping, Logistics & Offshore – CITI • Mr. Andrew Shohet, Senior Vice President, Ocean Industries – DNB • Mr. Charles Haskell, Director, Maritime Decarbonisation Hub – Lloyd’s Register |
Moderator: Mr. John Bradley, Shareholder – Vedder Price
Panelists: • Mr. Daniel Tadros, Chief Operating Officer – American P&I Club • Mr. Christos G. Papanicolaou, Senior Vice President / Business Development – USA - SIMPSON | SPENCE | YOUNG • Mrs. Claire McCleskey, Assistant Director, Office of Foreign Affairs (OFAC) - U.S. Department of Treasury |
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INVESTING IN SHIPPING |
LPG SECTOR PANEL |
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Moderator: Mr. Robert Lustrin, Counsel, Transportation Industry Group – Reed Smith
Panelists: • Mrs. Christa Volpicelli, Managing Director & Head of Maritime Investment Banking - Citi • Mr. Espen Lysdahl, Co-Head, Shipping Investment Banking – Clarksons • Mr. Carl- Sigurd Synvis, Head of Fund Management | Portfolio Manager – Cleaves Securities AS • Mr. James Cirenza, Managing Director – DNB Markets • Mr. Larry Glassberg, Executive Managing Director, Co-Head of Investment Banking-Maxim Group |
Moderator: Mr. Ben Nolan, Head of Maritime Research – Stifel
Panelists: • Mr. Anders Onarheim, CEO – BW LPG (NO: BWLPG) • Mr. Theodore Young, CFO – Dorian LPG (LPG) • Mr. Randy Giveans, Head of Investor Relations and Business Development in North America - Navigator Gas (NVGS) |
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LNG SECTOR |
OFFSHORE WIND PANEL |
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INTRODUCTORY KEYNOTE REMARKS |
Moderator: Mr. James Doyle, Head of Business Development & Investor Relations – ENETI (NETI)
Panelists: • Mr. Turner Holm, Managing Director – Clarksons
• Mr. Ben Nolan, Head of Maritime Research – Stifel • Mr. Charlie Papavizas, Partner, Chair, Maritime Practice – Winston & Strawn LLP |
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The State & Outlook of the LNG Market Mr. Michael D. Tusiani, Chairman Emeritus - Poten & Partners
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PANEL DISCUSSION |
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Moderator: Mr. Roy Bleiberg, V. P. Business Development, North America – American Bureau of Shipping
Panelists: • Mr. Jerry Kalogiratos, CEO – Capital Product Partners (CPLP) • Mr. Richard Tyrell, CEO – Cool Co (CLCO) • Mr. Karl Fredrik Staubo, CEO – Golar LNG (GLNG) • Mr. Gordon Shearer, Senior Advisor – Poten & Partners |
Presidents' Room
LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Welcome Remarks:
Mr. Christian Wetherbee, Director - Airfreight, Surface & Shipping Research - Citi Research
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Shipping And Energy In The Context Of Transition And Disrupted Global Markets
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Bottom of Form
H.E. Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources - U.S. Department of State
Ms. Lois Zabrocky, CEO - International Seaways (INSW)
West Lounge - 1st Floor
ANALYST ROUNDTABLE
Moderator: Mr. Jerry Kalogiratos, CEO – Capital Product Partners (CPLP)
Panelists:
- • Mr. Christian Wetherbee, Director - Airfreight, Surface & Shipping Research – Citi Research
- • Mr. Frode Morkedal, Managing Director, Equity Research – Clarksons
- • Mr. Omar Nokta, Managing Director, Marine Shipping Equity Analyst – Jefferies
- • Mr. Ben Nolan, Head of Maritime Research – Stifel
- • Mr. Tate Sullivan, Managing Director & Partner, Head of Maritime Research – Maxim Group
CONTAINER SHIPPING SECTOR
Moderator: Mr. Tate Sullivan, Managing Director & Partner, Head of Maritime Research – Maxim
Group
Panelists:
- • Dr. Evangelos Chatzis, CFO – Danaos Corporation (DAC)
- • Dr. Anastasios Aslidis, CFO – Euroseas Ltd. (ESEA)
- • Mr. George Youroukos, Executive Chairman - Global Ship Lease (GSL)
- • Mr. Clemens Toepfler, Managing Director – Toepfler Transport GmbH
CRUDE OIL TANKER SHIPPING SECTOR
Moderator: Mr. Christian Wetherbee, Director - Airfreight, Surface & Shipping Research – Citi Research
Panelists:
- • Mrs. Lois Zabrocky, CEO - International Seaways (INSW)
- • Mr. Ted Petrone, Vice Chairman - Navios Corporation (NMM)
- • Mr. Robert Burke, Partner & CEO - Ridgebury Tankers
- • Dr. Nikos P. Tsakos, CEO – TEN Ltd (TNP); Chairman – INTERTANKO 2014-2018
PRODUCT TANKER SHIPPING SECTOR
Moderator: Mr. Christian Wetherbee, Director - Airfreight, Surface & Shipping Research – Citi Research
Panelists:
- • Mr. Anthony Gurnee, Founder and CEO – Ardmore Shipping Corporation (ASC)
- • Mr. Carlos Balestra Di Mottola, CFO - d'Amico International Shipping S.A. (DIS)
- • Mr. Mikael Skov, CEO – Hafnia (NO: HAFNI)
- • Mr. Christian Ingerslev, CEO – Maersk Tankers
- • Mr. James Doyle, Head of Business Development & Investor Relations - Scorpio Tankers Inc.
(STNG)
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1x1 Meetings – Participating Shipping Companies
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THE FORUM IS ORGANISED:
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: Citi
IN COOPERATION WITH: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) • NASDAQ
GLOBAL LEAD SPONSOR: TEN LTD. – TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION LTD.
GLOBAL GOLD SPONSORS: Columbia Shipmanagement • DNV GL
GLOBAL SPONSORS: CIT • DΝB • EY • Lloyds Register • The Marshall Islands Registry • Reed Smith • Seward & Kissel LLP • Vessels Value • Watson Farley & Williams
SPONSORS: American P&I Club • Clarksons Platou Securities • Cleaves • CoolCo (OSLO: COOL) • Maxim Group • Taylor Maritime Investments • Vedder Price • Winston & Strawn LLP
SUPPORTING SPONSORS: Ardmore Shipping Corporation (ASC) • Capital Product Partners (CPLP) • d'Amico International Shipping S.A. (BIT:DIS) • Danaos Corporation (DAC) • Diana Shipping • Dorian LPG (USA) LLC (LPG) • Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE) • Eneti Inc. (NETI) • Eurodry (EDRY) • Euroseas (ESEA) • Flot & Co. PC • Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GNK) • Global Ship Lease (GSL) • International Seaways Inc. (INSW) • MPC Container Ships (NO: MPCC) • Navigator Gas (NVGS) • Navios Corporation (NMM) • Pyxis Tankers (PXS) • Ridgebury Tankers • Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) • Scorpio Tankers Inc. (STNG) • Seanergy Maritime Holdings (SHIP) • United Maritime Corporation (NASDAQ: USEA) • Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK) • Toepfer Transport GbmH • Tsakos Energy Navigation (TNP)
SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS: The Maritime Association of New York – New Jersey • The Mission to Seafarers • NYMAR – New York Maritime Inc. • WLPGA
MEDIA PARTNERS: Actualidad Maritima • Athens Macedonian News Agency • All About Shipping • Baird Maritime • Elnavi • Marine Circle • maritimes.gr • The Maritime Executive • Marine Log • Maritime Reporter • Nafsgreen • Naftika Chronika • Port News • Ship Management International • World Oils • Xinde Marine News
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please contact:
NEW YORK // Mrs. Olga Bornozi & Mrs. Eleni Bej
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ORGANIZERS
Founded in 1995, Capital Link is a New York based investor relations, financial communications and advisory firm with a strategic focus on the maritime, commodities and energy sectors, MLPs, as well as Closed-End Funds and ETFs. In addition, Capital Link organizes high quality Investment Forums and webinars focusing on maritime transportation and U.S. investment products in the United States, Europe and Asia, in key industry centers, such as New York, London, Oslo, Hamburg, Athens, Limassol, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong all of which are known for combining rich educational and informational content with unique marketing and networking opportunities. Capital Link is a member of the Baltic Exchange. Based in New York City, Capital Link has presence in London, Athens & Oslo.
