-- Tanker CEO Panel (Crude Oil and Products) moderated by Robert Bugbee,
with Capital Product Partners (Evangelos Marinakis), D'Amico International
Shipping (Marco Fiori), Omega Navigation (George Kassiotis) and Tsakos
Energy Navigation (Nikolas Tsakos).
-- Dry Bulk CEO Panel, moderated by Doug Mavrinac, Head of Shipping
Research at Jefferies & Co., with the CEOs of DryShips (George Economou),
Navios Maritime Holdings (Angeliki Frangou), Quintana Maritime (Stamatis
Molaris), Star Bulk Carriers (Akis Tsirigakis) and TBS International
(Joseph Royce).
-- Container CEO Panel moderated by Charles Rupinski, Sr. V.P. Equity
Research, Maxim Group, with Danaos Corporation (John Coustas), Euroseas
Ltd. (Aristidis Pittas) and Goldenport Holdings (John Dragnis, COO).
-- Consolidation -- M & A in Shipping, moderated by Bob Robison Senior
Partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, with senior executives from Deutsche
Bank AG (Graig Fuehrer) and Citigroup (Mary Amor), and the CEOs of Danaos
Corporation (John Coustas), DryShips (George Econonou), Navios Maritime
Holdings (Angeliki Frangou), Quintana Maritime (Stamatis Molaris)
(NASDAQ : QMAR ), and Tsakos Energy Navigation (Nikolas Tsakos).
-- Europe Listed CEO Panel moderated by Christopher Combe, Director
Equity Research, Jefferies International, with the CEOs of D'Amico
International Shipping (Marco Fiori), Hellenic Carriers (Fotini
Karamanlis), Global Oceanic Carriers (Michael Tartsinis), Globus Maritime
(George Karageorgiou), Goldernport Holdings (John Dragnis, COO) and Ocean
Tankers (Michael Ioannides).
-- Each panel will last 40 minutes. The panels will focus on industry
trends rather than individual company characteristics.
-- The Forum's attendees will have the opportunity to address their
questions to each panel participants.
-- Other analysts who also participate in the Forum include
-- Michael S. Pak, V.P. U.S. Equity Research, Banc of America Securities,
-- Daniel Burke, Shipping Analyst, Johnson Rice and Company,
-- Alex Chan, Analyst, NBG International,
-- Justin Yagerman, Director Equity Research, Global Transportation and
Shipping, Wachovia Securities
OTHER PRESENTATION TOPICS
In addition, there will be presentations on topics of interest such as:
-- Freight Forward Agreements (FFAs) by Michael Reardon, V.P. Research
and Marketing, IMAREX
-- SPACs by Clifford Teller, Managing Director, Maxim Group
-- Challenges in Ship Management by Roberto Giorgi, President, VShips
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS
There will also be company presentations, as follows by the CEOs and CFOs
of:
-- Capital Product Partners L.P. (ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH MANAGEMENT Participants in the Capital Link Shipping Forum may request to schedule one-on-one meetings with company management through the event page at www.capitallinkshipping.com or by emailing nyshippingforum@capitallink.com KEYNOTE SPEAKER The Keynote speaker at lunch is Dr. Mickey Levy, Chief Economist of Bank of America. ORGANIZERS The Forum is organized by Capital Link, a New York based Investor Relations and Financial Communications Firm with a strategic commitment to shipping. It is organized in cooperation with NASDAQ the New York Stock Exchange and the New York Maritime Inc. MEDIA PARTNERS The Media Partners include Barron's, Bloomberg, Fairplay, Institutional Investor, Lloyd's List, TradeWinds, The Maritime Executive, The Digital Ship, Maritime Information Systems and Elnavi. SPONSORSNASDAQ :CPLP ) -- D'amico International Shipping S.A. (Borsa Italiana: DIS) -- Danaos Corporation (NYSE :DAC ) -- DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ :DRYS ) -- Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ :ESEA ) -- Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE :EXM ) -- Global Oceanic Carriers Limited (AIM :GOC ) -- Globus Maritime Ltd. (LSE :GLBS ) -- Goldenport Holdings Inc. (LSE :GPRT ) -- Hellenic Carriers Limited (AIM :HCL ) -- Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE :NM ) -- Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE :NMM ) -- OceanFreight, Inc. (NASDAQ :OCNF ) -- Ocean Tankers Holdings (CYPRUS :OCT ) -- Omega Navigation Enterprises (NASDAQ :ONAV ) -- Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ :SBLK ) -- TBS International Limited (NASDAQ :TBSI ) -- Top Ships Inc. (NASDAQ :TOPS ) -- Tsakos Energy Navigation LTD (NYSE :TNP )
Bank of America is the Main Sponsor. Deutsche Bank AG and Jefferies are Sponsors. Citi Private Bank, Clarkson's, Imarex, Maxim Group, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, NBGI, Oppenheimer, V.Ships and Wachovia Securities are Supporting Sponsors. Top Ships Inc. sponsors the breakfast and Tsakos Energy Navigation sponsors the cocktail reception.REGISTRATION AND ATTENDANCE INFORMATION Please go to http://www.capitallinkforum.com/shipping/2008/main.html for the Forum's agenda and registration details. For more information on the forum, to register and to request one-on-one meetings with the participating companies, please go to Capital Link's website at www.capitallinkshipping.com or www.capitallink.com or contact:
Nicolas Bornozis President Capital Link, Inc. Tel. +1 (212) 661-7566 E-mail: nyshippingforum@capitallink.com http://www.capitallink.com www.capitallinkshipping.com http://www.capitallinkforum.comAbout Capital Link, Inc. Capital Link is a New York based Investor Relations and Financial Communications Firm also with offices in London and Athens. Capital Link has made a strategic commitment to shipping where it maintains a leadership position as provider of Investor Relations services to listed shipping companies. Capital Link organizes a series of CEO and Analyst Forums on Dry Bulk, Tankers and Containers aimed to enhance the information flow about shipping to the investment community. Also organizes annually two shipping conferences; one in New York (March) and one in London (November). In addition Capital Link maintains a website dedicated to listed shipping companies (www.CapitalLinkShipping.com) where investors have free access to news, company profiles and presentations, stock market data, industry reports, articles and interviews. Capital Link is a member of the Baltic Exchange.
Contact Information: Contact: Nicolas Bornozis President Capital Link, Inc. Tel. +1 (212) 661-7566 E-mail: nyshippingforum@capitallink.com http://www.capitallink.com http://www.capitallinkshipping.com http://www.capitallinkforum.com