This year's 7th Greek Shipping & Ship Finance Conference will take place at the Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel, Athens on Wednesday 12th & Thursday 13th May.  Supported by Lloyd's List this leading industry event is an essential date for your professional diary!

Greek shipping's premier shipping and ship finance event brings together leading players from Greece as well as industry specialists from overseas.  Under the Chairmanship of Mr. Yannis Triphyllis, Director, Gourdomichalis Maritime, this 7th event promises a first class opportunity to examine and discuss the most important issues affecting Greek shipping today. 

This Lloyd's List conference features the following programme sessions:

Setting the Scene: the outlook of Greece as a shipping nation and world economic outlook and prospects for seaborne trade. 

Prospects & Challenges for Tanker, LNG & LPG, Container and Dry Bulk Markets.

Raising Capital: Where Next? Presentations looking at ship and shipping values, how shipping has performed in the capital markets and whether 2010 will support a new spate of IPOs.

Banks & Beyond: Will the Finance be There? Chinese ship finance opportunities and alternative sources of finance plus presentations looking at what to expect from the banks in 2010 and 2011 and how bankers are re examining their risks in today's climate. 

ALSO - Industry Panel Discussions debating raising capital in today's tight credit market and emerging from the crisis: the next phase. 

Networking opportunities during this year's Lloyd's List Greek Shipping & Ship Finance Conference will be by way of extended refreshment breaks, lunch, networking breakfast and drinks reception.  Our pre conference workshop provides a unique opportunity to gain a grasp on the complexities of successfully navigating and managing today's financial and shipping relationships in this tough climate. 

We look forward to seeing you at this premier shipping and ship finance event between 11th and 13th May!