Trends in Shipfinance 4

Our panel, consisting of leading Capital Providers, Shipowners and Services Providers (to be announced soon), will guide you through a web of questions about the trends and practices of alternative ship financing.

THE PANEL:
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- Pieter van der Burg, Managing director, NESEC Ship Finance (MODERATOR)
- Ed van Aalst, Manager, ABN AMRO Bank
- Nienke Blans, Chief Financial Officer MSEACAPITAL
- Wilhelm Christian Magelssen, Partner, NRP Maritime Asset Management
- Tom Softeland, Chairman, Spinnaker AS (Norway)
- Caspar van Overklift, Business Development & Manager ESG, ForestWave Navigation B.V.
- Katalin Dobranszky Director, Finance & Fiscal Affairs, European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA)
- Marina Tzoutzouraki, Partner, Dagmar Navigation Limited and Co-Founder & CFO at eShipfinance

AGENDA:

The topics that will be discussed are:

- What will the future role of the European and global banks be in the industry (in the context of the increased role of alternative finance providers)
- What are the owner's requirements from the capital providers?
- What is the long/short-term impact of the current geopolitical situation on shipping and shipfinance?
- How do shipping companies choose an appropriate lender?
- Are there any positive tailwinds in the financing space?
- What are the benefits of the features of Alternative Finance to the global shipping industry?
- Which shipowners are attractive to alternative ship finance capital providers?
- Will pension fund money flow into the international shipping debt markets, and what is required for this to happen?
- Will the maritime green trend accelerate if the role of alternative finance in shipping increases?
- Or does an increased role of alternative finance in shipping not impact the pace of the green trend?
- Will alternative finance focus more on new-build financing or second-hand?
- Lending has become highly diverse; what are the most common structures in alternative financing?
- How do alternative financiers navigate through the regulations, and how can they remain flexible?
- What are the uncertainties/concerns around alternative financing?
- To what extent do you think alternative financing is becoming mainstream?
- Is there competition between banks and alternative capital providers?
- How about technology? What do alternative finance and fintech mean for the shipping industry?
- What are the thoughts of alternative ship financiers on the EU taxonomy?
- More topics to be included

Rest assured, the Mare Forum and NESEC Ship finance online roundtable will be an inspiring and enriching experience.

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We look forward to your participation.

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