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Following the 4th and very successful conference held last year in Istanbul the leading players of the Turkish shipping, yachting and maritime Industries mixed with international colleagues will again gather for the “5th Mare forum Istanbul 2014” to explore and examine common challenges.
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Focus on 2023 and beyond. – At the 5th Turkish Mare Forum leading Turkish shipowners, shipbuilders, cruise destination managers, yacht builders and manufacturers, financers, shippers, regulators, brokers, journalists and entrepreneurs will come together with international shipowners and other members of the international maritime community to discuss, debate and learn about Turkey’s place in the maritime and shipping worlds by looking ahead and focusing on 2023 and beyond. |
| Analyzing Turkey’s role in the region and the world, and current and future shipping markets , the conference will examine the future of the promising Turkish Maritime Cluster. It will examine the Turkish dynamics of today and by focusing on 2023 explore how Turkey will look like in the next 10 years and beyond, and what strategies and goals for this sector including topics relating to shipping, logistics, taxes, shipping law, ship building, yacht building, ports and terminals and attendant service industries will come into play. | |
| The entire maritime chain will gather at this distinguished conference where the exchange of information and ideas will make this conference a great experience. The conference will take place in an open, stimulating, free-flowing and attractive environment combined with informal discussions which once again will demonstrate the successful hallmark of the Mare Forum formula. | |
| We look forward to welcoming you in Istanbul! | |
5th Mare Forum Istanbul 2014
Looking Ahead 2023 and beyond
26 November 2014
RADISSON BLU HOTEL & SPA, ISTANBUL TUZLA
Istanbul
The speakers and discussion panelists
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| Binali Yildirim | Past Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communications |
| Metin Kalkavan | Chairman, Turkish Chamber of Shipping |
| Sadan Kaptanoglu | Managing Director, Kaptanoglu Holding and Conference Chairman |
| Miltiadis Varvitsiotis | Minister of Shipping and the Aegean, Greece |
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Ugo Salerno |
President and CEO, RINA |
| Salih Zeki Cakır | Chairman, Istanbul Freight Index, ISTFIX |
| Ufuk Teker | General Manager, TURK P&I |
| Murat Kiran | President, the Turkish Shipbuilders Association (GISBIR) |
| Erhan Bayraktar | Board Member and CEO, Bayraktar Shipping Group |
| Kaan Gurgenc | Chairman of the Board, Ports Operators Association of Turkey (TURKLIM) |
| Başaran Bayrak | Chairman, Ship and Yacht Exporters’ Association |
| Deniz Eraydin | Chairman, Turkish Bunker Association |
| Dr. Anil Sharma | President, GMS |
| Capt. M. Alev Tunc | BORA Shipping Ind.&trd.co.inc.and Board Member of Turkish Chamber of Shipping |
| Burak Akdemir | Director, SPOT Shipping & Trading Limited |
| Ibrahim Karatas | President, Karataş Yacht Design, Member of External the Foreign Relations Commission of T.M.M.O.B Chamber of Naval Engineers (GMO) and the Turkish Shipbuilders’ Association (GISBIR) |
| Abdülvahit Şimşek | Chairman, AVS Global Ship Supply |
| Orkun Özek | Board Treasurer, the Turkish Shipbuilders’ Association (GISBIR) |
| Asaf Güneri | Executive Board Member, Zihni Group of Companies |
| George Tsavliris | Chairman, INTERMEPA and Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group |
| Vincenzo Romeo | CEO, Nova Marine Carriers |
| Theodosis Stamatellos | Area Manager, Lloyd’s Register |
| Mustafa Insel | Lecturer, Istanbul Technical University |
| Maurizio D’Amico | Director, D’Amico Società di Navigazione SpA |
| Michele Francioni | RINA Chief Executive Officer Services |
| Erkam Yildirim | President, Zealand Shipping B.V. |
| Fabrizio Vettosi | Managing Director, Venice Shipping and Logistics SpA, Investment & Advisory |
| Wendy Ye | Eurasia Maritime Consultants Co Ltd |
| Janos Koenig | Managing Director, Eurofin |
| Stefano Penco | Vice President, ABS Europe Southern Region |
| Enrico Paglia | Research Banchero Costa Research |
| Martin Bloem | Director, Bloem Doze Nienhuis |
| Stavros Niotis | Engineer, Technology & Business Development, ABS |
| Theo Xenakoudis | Worldwide Business Operations Officer, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry |
| Alexander Nicolai | Director, Zaurac Inc. |
| Dimitris Lyras | Director, Lyras Shipping Ltd. |
| Ioannis Alexopoulos | Director, Eurofin International Ltd. |
| Kenny Anderson | Business Development Manager, Port2port |
| Serra Aksakal | Partner, AKT Law Office |
| Suat Hayri Aka | Advisor |
| Lloyd’s Register | Representative |
| Turkish ship owing companies | Representatives |
| many more to be confirmed | |
Programme
| 08:00 | Registration |
Opening and Welcome |
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| 09:00 | Sadan Kaptanoglu Managing Director, Kaptanoglu Holding – Conference chair |
| 09:10 | Metin Kalkavan Chairman, Turkish Chamber of Shippin |
session 1: |
Turkey and the World Geopolitics, the World and Turkish economy, trade and shipping in a global and regional context |
| 09:20 | Michele Francioni RINA Chief Operating Officer – session chairman |
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| 09:30 | Metin Kalkavan Chairman, Turkish Chamber of Shipping |
| 09:50 | Miltiadis Varvitsiotis Minister of Shipping and the Aegean, Greece |
| 10:00 |
Robert Schuddeboom Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; Sea trade between Turkey and the Netherlands |
| 10:10 | Janos Koenig Managing Director, Eurofin |
| 10:20 | Binali Yildirim Past Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communications |
| 10:30 | DISCUSSION between speakers, conference discussion panelists and audience participants |
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| 11:00 | Break hosted by |
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session 2: |
Trade and Shipping Markets outlook – restoring trust The global and Turkish, Liquid, Dry Bulk, Containers Market, yachting outlook. What is the new reality of the Turkish fleet? |
| 11:20 | Stefano Penco Vice President, ABS Europe Southern Region |
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| 11:30 | Enrico Paglia Research Banchero Costa Research |
| 11:40 | Dr. Anil Sharma President GMS |
| 11:50 | Başaran Bayrak Chairman, Ship and Yacht Exporters’ Association |
| 12:00 | Salih Zeki Cakır Chairman, Istanbul Freight Index, ISTFIX |
| 12:10 | Martin Bloem Director, Bloem Doze Nienhuis |
| 12:20 | DISCUSSION between speakers, conference discussion panelists and audience participants |
| DISCUSSION PANELISTS: (see session 1 list of panelists) | |
| 13:10 | Lunch hosted by The Marshal Islands Registry |
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session 3: |
The Maritime innovations and infrastructures - looking ahead: The Istanbul channel, Ports and terminals plans, offshore , Oil and Gas, investments, new ships, new fuels. |
| 14:10 | Murat Kiran President, the Turkish Shipbuilders Association (GISBIR) |
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| 14:20 | Kaan Gurgenc Chairman of the Board, Ports Operators Association of Turkey (TURKLIM) |
| 14:30 | Massimo Volta RINA General Manager Central & Eastern Europe Region |
| 14:40 | Theodosis Stamatelos Area Manager, Lloyd’s Register |
| 14:50 | Stavros Niotis Engineer, Technology & Business Development, ABS (LNG) |
| 15:00 | Fabrizio Vettosi Managing Director, Venice Shipping and Logistics SpA, Investment & Advisory (investments) |
| 15:10 | Kenny Anderson Business Development Manager, Port2port |
| 15:20 | Vincenzo Romeo CEO, Nova Marine Carriers |
| 15:30 | Speaker to be announced (the Istanbul channel) |
| 15:40 | DISCUSSION between speakers, conference discussion panelists and audience participants |
| Discussion panelists (see session 1 list of panelists) | |
| 16:10 | Break hosted by Zealand Shhipping B.V. |
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session 4: |
The Turkish Maritime Cluster in Perspective |
| This session will examine the Turkish dynamics of today and by focusing on 2023 explore how Turkey will look like in the next 10 years and beyond. Which strategies and goals for this sector including topics relating to shipping, logistics, taxes, shipping law, ship building, yacht building, ports and terminals and attendant service industries will come into play? | |
| Innovative Approaches , Ship-building, yacht-building, ship-repair, Eco Ships-Sense and nonsense, Yachting, The Human factor, Education and Manning, Maritime Law, taxes, Regional & International Cooperation, Investment Opportunities, for Turkish and International shipowners and maritime entrepreneurs | |
| 16:30 | Metin Kalkavan Chairman, Turkish Chamber of Shipping – session chairman |
| 16:40 | PANELISTS DISCUSSION |
| Murat Kiran President, the Turkish Shipbuilders Association (GISBIR) | |
| Başaran Bayrak Chairman, Ship and Yacht Exporters’ Association | |
| Kaan Gurgenc Chairman of the Board, Ports Operators Association of Turkey (TURKLIM) | |
| Ibrahim Karatas President, Karataş Yacht Design, Member of External the Foreign Relations Commission of T.M.M.O.B Chamber of Naval Engineers (GMO) and the Turkish Shipbuilders’ Association (GISBIR) | |
| Orkun Özek Board Treasurer, the Turkish Shipbuilders’ Association (GISBIR) | |
| Abdülvahit Şimşek Chairman, AVS Global Ship Supply | |
| Serra Aksakal Partner, AKT Law Office | |
| more panelists to be announced | |
| 17:00 | DISCUSSION between speakers, conference discussion panelists and audience participants |
| Discussion panelists: (see session 1 list of panelists) | |
| 17:40 | Conclusions by the conference chair |
| Sadan Kaptanoglu Managing Director, Kaptanoglu Holding | |
| 18:00- 19:00 | Drinks cocktail hosted by The Marshal Islands Registry |
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| 19:00 – 21:00 | Dinner hosted by Nova Marine Carriers S.A. |
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A great number of high level executives form the following top companies have already registered and confirmed their attendance: (as of 25 November)
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Transport options:For further information on the conference please contact:
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