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Leading commodities producers, traders, buyers, charterers, shipowners, shipmanagers, bankers, investors, market strategists, ship brokers, analysts, ports and terminals, logistics providers, insurers, maritime lawyers, class societies, and many more professionals, will actively take part in the conference program; by discussing, debating, networking, learning and sharing knowledge on commodities supply and demand, the changing trade patterns, freight rates, ships and assets, port and terminal logistics, geopolitician and business related risks, investments and finance of the agricultural, metal and energy commodities. Mare Forum is pleased to announce the 1st Mare Forum Commodities 2015 to be held on Tuesday 23 June 2015, at the Hilton Hotel in Rotterdam. With the Port of Rotterdam being one of the world’s biggest ports and commodities hub, where millions of tons of cargo from all over the world pass through each year, Mare Forum decided to host its first annual Commodities Forum in Rotterdam. Leading commodities producers, traders, buyers, charterers, shipowners, shipmanagers, bankers, investors, market strategists, ship brokers, analysts, ports and terminals, logistics providers, insurers, maritime lawyers, class societies, and many more professionals will actively take part in the conference program; by discussing, debating, networking, learning and sharing knowledge on commodities supply and demand, the changing trade patterns, freight rates, ships and assets, port and terminal logistics, geopolitician and business related risks, investments and finance of the agricultural, metal and energy commodities. In the morning sessions we will look at topics pertaining to agricultural, metals and iron ore commodities such as wheat, corn, soybeans, sugar, coffee, cocoa, iron ore, steel and metals while the afternoon session will deal with topics on energy commodities such as oil, gas, coal, chemicals, bio energy and fuels bunkering. High level speakers, moderators, panelists and audience participants will contribute to a day packed with knowledge transfer, exchange of visions, experience and stimulating discussions. The openly approach of this type of Mare Forum conferences produce a wonderful environment for brainstorming, sharing and improving knowledge and intelligence. If you are interested in commodities and maritime and shipping business, and if you want to know what’s next in 2016 and beyond we invite you to attend the 1st Mare Forum Commodities 2015. You will find your answers here. Together with a very high level local and international audience, participants will plunge in a pool of booming business and new network opportunities with the focus on global shipping and commodities production, trade and transportation. We look forward to welcoming you in in Rotterdam, MARE FORUM
1st Mare Forum Commodities 2015
Oil, Gas, Chemicals, Bio energy, Bunkering fuels, Iron ore, Steel, Coal, Metals, Agriculturals
Commodities trade, freight market outlook trade patterns and trends, ships, ports, logistics, investments and finance
23 June 2015
Rotterdam, Hilton Hotel
The speakers and discussion panelists
Suzanne Larsson | ABN AMRO, Global Head Agri Commodities Clients |
Jannis Kostoulas | President, Mare Forum |
Guy Verberne | Senior macro-economic Analyst, Investment Management, PGGM |
Rob de Wijk | Director, The Hague Center of Strategic Studies |
Maarten Struijvenberg | Alderman City of Rotterdam |
Ronald Backers | Business Intelligence Liquid Bulk, Port of Rotterdam |
Hans Feringa | President, Stolt Nielsen |
Patrick Kulsen | Managing Director, PJK International |
Wouter Jacobs | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Colin Cridland | Board Member and Director Research Clarksons |
Stefan Albertijn | Chairman of Baltic Exchange Information Services Ltd |
Philip Embiricos | Past President BIMCO |
John Su | Managing Partner & CEO, Erasmus Shipinvest |
Cees Jorissen | International Tax Partner, Deloitte |
Enrico Paglia | Analyst, Banchero Costa Research |
Dr. Leo Drollas | Past Director and Chief Economist, Centre for Global Energy Studies, UK |
Jeroen Kuyper | Chairman, Rotterdam Maritime Service Community (RMSC) |
Paul Govaart | President, Govaart and VTTI Energy Partners LP |
Dr Annie Koh | Professor Singapore Management University |
Lucien Lesuis | Director, Charterama |
Sander Scheepens | Vice President, Standard Chartered Bank |
Erkam Yildirim | President, Zealand Shipping |
Representatives | from trading companies have been invited as attendees |
Programme
Tuesday 23 June 2015 – Hilton Hotel Rotterdam | |
Opening and Welcome | |
09:00 | * Jannis Kostoulas President, Mare Forum |
The Big View: | |
09:10 | * Guy Verberne Senior macro-economic Analyst, Investment Management, PGGM; World Economy and Trade |
09:20 | * Rob de Wijk Director, The Hague Center of Strategic Studies; Geopolitics; the multipolar world in motion and the effect on trade |
09:30 | * Maarten Struijvenberg Alderman City of Rotterdam: City, Port and Commodities; the world’s hub for trade and Logistics |
09:40 | Signing the MOU between the Smartport en International Trading institute (ITI) and the Singapore Management University (SMU) |
09:50 | * Cees Jorissen International Tax Partner, Deloitte; Commodity Trading: towards a new fiscal playing field |
session 1: |
The Agricultural and Metal commodities markets |
Part I | The Agriculturals Market |
Wheat, Corn, Soybeans, Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa | |
Global Supply and Demand - Trade Patterns, freight - Ships and assets - Ports, Terminals and Logistics- Investments and Finance and Derivatives | |
SESSION CHAIRMAN: | |
10:00 | * Suzanne Larsson ABN AMRO, Global Head Agri Commodities Clients; Introduction |
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10:10 | *Colin Cridland Board Member Clarksons: Global Supply and Demand - Trade Patterns and the Shipping market outlook |
10:20 | * Stefan Albertijn Chairman of Baltic Exchange Information Services Ltd; Baltic Exchange Index Renewal in an IOSCO framework: Securing the Future |
10:30 | Discussion between the speakers, discussion panelists and audience participants on the following themes: |
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11:30 | Break |
Part II | Iron Ore , Steel, Metals, Commodities Market Outlook |
Global Supply and Demand - Trade Patterns, freight - Ships and assets - Ports, Terminals and Logistics- Investments and Finance and Derivatives | |
SESSION CHAIRMAN: | |
11:50 | * John Su Managing Partner & CEO, Erasmus Shipinvest B.V.; Introduction |
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12:00 | * Enrico Paglia Analyst,Banchero Costa Research: Global Supply and Demand - Trade Patterns; |
12:10 | * Philip Embiricos Past President BIMCO: Quests on the Shipping market outlook |
12:20 | Discussion between the speakers, discussion panelists and audience participants on the following themes: |
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13:10 | Short Speech before lunch by: * Jeroen Kuyper Chairman, Rotterdam Maritime Service Community (RMSC)Lunch hosted by The Rotterdam Maritime Services Community (RMSC) |
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session 2: |
The Energy Commodities Market outlook |
Oil, Gas, Fuels bunkering, Bio energy, chemicals, coal | |
Global Supply and Demand - Trade Patterns, freight - Ships and assets - Ports, Terminals and Logistics- Investments and Finance and Derivatives | |
SESSION CHAIRMAN: Philip Embiricos Past President, BIMCO | |
14:10 | Introduction |
SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS: | |
14:20 | * Dr. Leo Drollas Past Director and Chief Economist, Centre for Global Energy Studies, UK; Energy forecast supply and demand, exploration, refinement and trade |
14:30 | * Colin Cridland Board Member Clarksons: the Liquid Shipping market outlook |
15:40 | * Ronald Backers Business Intelligence Liquid Bulk, Port of Rotterdam; Ports, terminals and logistics; challenges and opportunities |
15:50 | Break |
16:20 | Discussion between the speakers, discussion panelists and audience participants on the following themes: |
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17:10 | Synthesis and Conclusions |
17:30 | Drinks reception hosted by |
The Rotterdam Maritime Services Community (RMSC) | |
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For further information on the conference please contact:
MARE FORUM
Coolsingel 104
3011 AG Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31.10.842 57 97
Fax:+31.10.844 99 69
global@mareforum.com