Day 1 Wednesday, 22 March 2017

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1 Day 1 Wednesday, 22 March :00 Opening Session Organiser s welcome Keynote Address(es) The state of the maritime sector against the backdrop of the world economy o Global trends o Turkish perspective Representative from the Government, Republic of Turkey Metin Kalkavan, President, Turkish Chamber of Shipping (IMEAK) Tomas Avila, Secretary General, Panama Maritime Authority 11:10 Refreshments break 11:30 12:00 Market outlook Dry cargoes Fotios Katsoulas, Analyst, Affinity Research LLP MR & LR tankers Luke Hartley, Braemar ACM Shipowners forum 13:00 Lunch Panel discussion, during which a panel of shipowners will exchange views on topical issues affecting their businesses and shipping as a whole, such as: Low freight rates, consolidation within the industry, continuing commercial pressures in current post-hanjin times - how do shipowners deal with the prolonged downturn? Where will new opportunities come from? Is it time a good time to invest? Eco-friendly ships: efficiencies, economies and rewards to shipowners; to build anew or to retrofit? Moderator : Mark O Neil, President, Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd (CSM) Dr Sadan Kaptanoglu, Owner, Kaptanoglu Shipping Abdülvahit Simsek, Owner of AVS Global Supply. 14:00 Ship construction, repair & maintenance Global commercial orderbook Retrofits & conversions scale and demand Niche markets Use of new technologies Panel discussion: Turkish yards are well placed to benefit from the incoming environmental regulation: where new opportunities will come from? Representative fromturkish Shipbuilders Association (GISBIR) Ozgur Cilli, Marketing Manager, Desan Shipyard Prof Dr Oral Erdogan, Rector, Piri Reis University 15:30 Refreshments break 15:45 Regulatory environment The shipowner and the regulatory landscape an overview of upcoming deadlines Ballast Water Convention update 2020 sulphur cap & EU MRV Regulation Panel discussion: in light of COP 22, is the industry is doing enough? Measurement of emissions and enforcement of regulations and can maritime players turn the avalanche of environmental regulation to their advantage? Moderator : Dr Sadan Kaptanoglu, Chairperson, TURMEPA Serdar Faik Atukeren, Manager, ClassNK Istanbul Tomas Avila, Secretary General, Panama Maritime Authority Erhan Esinduy, Regional Manager, LISCR Jan Fredrik Gulbrandsen, Sales Manager, Clean Marine Mike Hasson, Technical Director, Ecochlor, Inc

2 Lars Robert Pedersen, Secretary General, BIMCO (presentation) Ivo Petrov, Regional Sales Manager Middle East, India, East Mediterranean & Black Sea, Optimarin AS 16:45 Finance & the maritime sector The state of ship finance Effects on shipping from traditional banks exiting the sector Stock exchange listing and private equity as a source for growth & access to capital State backing and government subsidies Panel discussion: Who is investing and where? How and where to access capital? Moderator: Dr Sadan Kaptanoglu, Owner, Kaptanoglu Shipping Mark O Neil, President, Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd (CSM) Beatrice Russ, Partner, Ince & Co Day 1 Wednesday, 22 March :00 Day 1 Ends

3 Day 2 Thursday, 23 March :00 Ship of the future Smart shipping, big data & cyber security SOLAS - ECDIS and BNWAS requirements Eco-ships, ship engines and fuel types overview and uptake LNG a green fuel of choice but its availability remains a concern Ship designs & new materials that save money Discussion: Autonomous ships myths and realities; Big data is said to transform shipping but what s holding us back? Serdar Faik Atukeren, Manager, ClassNK Istanbul Lars Robert Pedersen, Secretary General, BIMCO (presentation) Erhan Esinduy, Regional Manager, LISCR 11:30 Refreshments break 11:50 13:00 Lunch Human element Education and training CSR & retention of human resources Criminalisation of seafarers & MLC update Discussion: Future of Turkish seafaring Moderator: TBC Capt Özgür Alemdag, Founder & Managing Director, Maritime Trainer Dr Oktay Cetin, Lecturer, Piri Reis University Jan Meyering, Joint Managing Director, Marlow Navigation 14:00 Ports & Infrastructure Overview of the sector: global trends and regional perspectives Changes in trading patterns and routes Logistics Green port Port equipment Panel discussion: how may the sector effected by the China s OBOR strategy and geopolitics. Julien Dufour, CEO, Verifavia Shipping Tansel Erkmen, Lecturer, Piri Reis University 15:30 Refreshments break 15:45 Ship recycling Hong Kong Convention & EU ship-recycling regulation overview A shipowners perspective A cash buyer s perspective A yard s perspective Discussion: can Turkey become a green ship-recycling destination of choice? Participants : Vagelis Chatzigiannis, GMS (Hellas) Chintan Kalthia, General Manager, R.L.Kalthia Ship Breaking Pvt Ltd Stephan Piazza, Associate, Dingli & Dingli

4 16:45 Maritime services 17:30 Event Ends Development of the maritime cluster in Turkey Marine insurance P&I Legal services Brokerage Panel discussion: how can Turkey boost the development of its maritime sector? Nazli Selek, Senior Partner, NSN Law Firm Day 2 Thursday, 23 March 2017

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