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The 6th Lloyd's Shipping Economist Greek Shipping & Ship Finance Conference 2009

Returning to Confidence: How Do We Get There?

Tuesday 19th & Wednesday 20th May 2009
Ledra Marriott Hotel, Athens

Overview

Analysis and Debate on Key Issues including:

Does Shipping Need a New Financial and Chartering Landscape?
World Economic Overview: The Immediate and Medium-Term Outlook
Key Shipping Sectors: Where are They Headed?
Ship Finance: Dead or Alive?
The Paper Market: Friend or Foe?
Public and Private Equity: Where's the Money Coming From?

PLUS - Insight from Leading Players Debating:

Strategies for Surviving the Downturn
Returning to Confidence: How Do We Get There?

PLUS

PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOP. Problem Shipping Loans: Exploring Solutions for Financiers and Owners

Monday 18th May 2009
Ledra Marriott Hotel, Athens

This one day session will provide an intensive and practically focused agenda examining the complexities surrounding problem shipping loans. Featuring informal lectures as well as an interactive case study session this workshop is not to be missed!

Workshop Leaders:

Matt Hannaford, CLYDE & CO LLP
Alex McIntosh, CLYDE & CO (GREECE) LLP

Led by Clyde & Co. (at the conference venue)

PLUS

POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: International Financial Reporting Standards in Shipping

Afternoon of Wednesday 20th May 2009

Led by Moore Stephens LLP (at the conference venue)

A Must Attend Event for:

Managing Directors and Finance Directors in shipping companies
Bankers
Maritime Lawyers
Accountancy Professionals
Shipping Consultants

Taking place immediately following the conference during the afternoon of Wednesday 20th May 2009 at the Ledra Marriott Hotel, Athens this post conference workshop, International Financial Reporting Standards in Shipping, really is a must attend event! This afternoon session offers an excellent opportunity to appraise yourself of the complexities surrounding the rules for international financial reporting in shipping.

Partners from Moore Stephens LLP will lead this intensive session through a series of informal lectures where your input and questions will be encouraged. Attend this workshop to gain a thorough understanding of the requirements for accounting for your ships and financial instruments as well as a briefing on developments that are likely in the near future.

Workshop Leaders from MOORE STEPHENS LLP, London:
Richard Greiner, Partner
David Chopping, Partner

A Message from Conference Chairman, John Xylas

Dear Colleague

This 6th Lloyd's Shipping Economist Greek Shipping & Ship Finance Conference 2009 provides an important and timely opportunity for the world's largest shipping community to come together to examine and debate the latest developments on the world economic stage and their impact on shipping.

Conference organisers, Lloyd's List events (Informa Maritime Events) have prepared an impressive programme of topics making this year's conference agenda unmissable. Featuring the participation of some of our industry's most dynamic players as well as leading experts from abroad, this event will provide an ideal opportunity to debate the hot topics affecting all of us in shipping, together with in-depth analysis and opinion that promise to provide a wealth of useful insights for our understanding of the state of the shipping business today.

Lloyd's Shipping Economist is known as one of the international shipping industry's most serious sources of information and business analysis. I look forward to welcoming you at this year's conference and to hearing your views.

Yours sincerely,

John Xylas, President,
Ariston Navigation Corp

"An excellent conference; the best event of the year"
T Petropoulos, Petrofin SA

"An exciting conference! The best forum to learn the latest trends and industry developments"
K Vouvoussiras, Thomas Cooper

"Strong presentations and up to date analysis"
S Gyftakis, DVB Bank AG