2nd Annual Port Finance International London

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Port Finance International is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Port Finance International London conference is taking place on 19 & 20 October 2010 at One Victoria Street.

In 2009 delegates heard industry leaders tell them what they had learnt from the crisis and how to make it work for them. Come in 2010 to hear from over 35 leading experts who will offer insights into their experiences and will share their secrets.

Speakers are confirmed from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Brazil, the USA, the UK, Germany, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands - including:

* H.E Dr. Khalid Bubashait, President, Saudi Ports Authority
* Srour M. Al-Otaibi, Director of Consultancy Studies Department in the Mega Projects Sector, Ministry of Public Works, State of Kuwait
* Christian Moller Laursen, CFO, Vice President, APM Terminals
* Capt. Almass, Acting Chairman, Qatar Ports Management Company
* Alistair Mackie, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan
* Richard A-Y Anamoo, Director of Port, Port of Tema, Ghana
* David Levenson, Senior Vice President, Brookfield Asset Management
* Charles Hammond, CEO, Forth Ports
* David Whitehead, Director, BPA (British Ports Association)
* Jerome Ntibarekerwa, Secretary General, Port Management Association of Eastern & Southern Africa (PMAESA)
* George Kieffer, Chairman, Haven Gateway Partnership
* Nikhil Bhandari, Vice President, The Louis Berger Group
* Keshav Vallabhaneni, Director, Project Development, Eurochem Corporation
* Neil Davidson, Senior Advisor – Ports, Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd
* Dr. Rainer Scholl, Partner, Technical Assistance and Port Management, Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH
* Charles Schramm, Head of PPP Unit, State Department of Planning and Management, Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil
* Andrew Webster, Partner, Energy & Marine Division, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Limited
* Renato Mazzola, Investment Officer, Structured and Corporate. Finance Department, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
* Richard Szuflak, Partner, Continuum Principal Investments (Pty) Limited
* Jose Luis Almazan Palomino, CEO, General Manager, Port Authority of Melilla
* Dr. Gianluca Barletta, Senior Consultant, Strategic Consulting, Parsons Brinckerhoff
* Richard Hill, Associate, Ports & Maritime, Atkins
* Dr. Khalid Bichou, Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London
* Alan Stacey, Associate, Scott Wilson
* Mark Wandless, Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams LLP
* Ulrich Stark, Transportation Finance, Head of Infrastructure – EMEA, HSH Nordbank AG
* Mike Pinkney, Global Maritime Practice Leader, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd.
* Ghislain Lorthois, President, The Port Fund
* Jamie Simpson, Director, GHK International
* Paul van Eulem, Director, Maritime Transport Business Solutions (MTBS)
* Richard Clarke, Director Global Ports and Marine, AECOM
* Chris Wall, Business Specialist – Brazil, UK Trade & Investment
* John Martin, President, John C. Martin Associates, LLC

with more names to be announced...

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Once again, this conference will bring together leading experts involved in the development and financing of the world's ports, to allow them to discuss the opportunities and challenges of doing business in the industry today and to give you ideas and contacts you can use in your own business straight away.

This year's event will place a particular emphasis on port activities in key countries in Africa, the Middle East and Brazil with key government and port speakers to be announced, while other sessions will review issues surrounding privitisation in the ports sector, risks, due dilligence, port performance drivers, port infrastructure and superstructure and efficiency matters, as well as case studies from ports around the world.

Click here to review the full line up of speakers

*(subject to final confirmation)

The price to attend is just £895 per person, with a special 20% discount for 2 or more delegates from the same organisation. To find out more, or to discuss how you might be able to join the distinguished alumni of experts who have participated in Port Finance International Conferences, please contact dima@portfinanceinternational.com or click here to register on this website now.

There are also a select number of opportunities for companies to sponsor Port Finance International London 2010. If you are interested in learning more about the options available to qualifiying companies, please contact Dima Sabe on +44 20 7253 2700, or click here to download the sponsorship document.

Delegate Information

We are very pleased to have secured a preferential rate at the Grosvenor Hotel, just a short distance from the conference venue and within the heart of London.

Address: The Grosvenor Hotel, 101 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W OSJ

Please click here to download the hotel brochure.

Guests wishing to take advantage of this rate should contact the hotel and quote MHFOR181010 to access the room block.

When booking credit card details will be required. For more information please contact:

Telephone: 0871 977 0218
Fax: 0207 206 7561
Email: groups.grosvenor@guoman.co.uk
 

Event Program

19 October 2010 - Day One Agenda

0800: Registrations and Welcome Tea/Coffee

0830: Opening Notes from Conference Chair
Andrew Webster, Partner, Energy & Marine Division, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Limited

Regional Sessions: Opportunities and Challenges in the World’s Ports

Middle East Session – moderated by Richard Hill, Associate, Ports & Maritime, Atkins

0940: Key Note Address
H.E Dr. Khalid Bubashait - President, Saudi Ports Authority

0905: Boubyan Island Development Project
Srour M. Al-Otaibi, Director of Consultancy Studies Department in the Mega Projects Sector, Ministry of Public Works, State of Kuwait

0930: Development of New Doha Port
Capt Almass, Acting Chairman, Qatar Ports Management Company (QPMC)

0955: The Importance of Choosing the Right Strategic Partners
• Increasing competitive nature of ports and terminals in the MEA region
• Importance of location
• Specialist ports and regional needs
• How investments can be made
• Benefits to local market
Alistair Mackie, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan

1020: Development of New Doha Port
Capt. Almass, Acting Chairman, Qatar Ports Management Company (QPMC)

1045: Short Tea/Coffee Break for all Delegates and Speakers

1100: Port Privatisation in the Red Sea - Between Efficiency Gains and Monopoly
• Recent developments
• Private monopoly
• Case study
Dr. Rainer Scholl, Partner, Technical Assistance and Port Management, Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH

1125: Panel Session – including all Session Speakers

1140: Global Overview of the Container Port and Terminal Sector
• Forecast demand - what is the "new normal"?
• Forecast capacity - is congestion a thing of the past?
• Terminal ownership and profitability - business as usual?
• M&A and valuations - what are the new benchmarks?
Neil Davidson, Senior Advisor – Ports, Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd

Brazil Session – moderated by Chris Wall, Business Specialist – Brazil, UK Trade & Investment

1205: Investments in Brazilian Ports Infrastructure - Opportunities & Challenge
Chris Wall, Business Specialist – Brazil, UK Trade & Investment

1230: Title to be confirmed
Renato Mazzola, Investment Officer, Structured and Corporate. Finance Department, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

1300: Lunch for all Delegates and Speakers

1400: Title to be confirmed
David Levenson, Senior Vice President, Brookfield Asset Management

1425: Port of Rio Grande - Accessing the Market in the South of Brazil
• Regional competitiveness to attract new investors
• The role of PPP in Rio Grande do Sul State and Brazil
• Ports and waterways - Investments opportunities in the South of Brazil
Charles Schramm, Head of PPP Unit, State Department of Planning and Management, Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil

1450: Panel Session – including all Session Speakers

1500: Short Tea/Coffee Break for all Delegates and Speakers

Africa Session – moderated by James Sutcliffe, Director, Port Evolution Management UK and Chairman, UKTI Ports Sector

1515: Financing Southern Africa's Growth with Infrastructure
• Overview of the infrastructure transport market
• Vision to implement solutions
• The example of Northern Mozambique
Richard Szuflak, Partner, Continuum Principal Investments (Pty) Limited

1540: Challenges of Eastern and Southern African Ports
• Traffic trends in Eastern and Southern African region
• Factors driving traffic growth in the region
• Challenges facing regional shipping
• Strategies to address challenges
• Investment opportunities in our port sector
• Success factors for attracting investments for the eastern and southern Africa region ports
Jerome Ntibarekerwa, Secretary General, Port Management Association of Eastern & Southern Africa (PMAESA)

1605: Development of a Greenfield Deep Seaport in Nigeria
• Description of the project with overall timeline
• Project status and implementation plan
• Business case
• Financing opportunities
Nikhil Bhandari, Vice President, The Louis Berger Group & Keshav Vallabhaneni, Director, Project Development, Eurochem Corporation

1630: Port Financing in Africa
Paul van Eulem, Director, Maritime & Transport Business Solutions (mtbs)

1655: Melilla: European Port in Africa
• Boundary conditions of the Port of Melilla, competition from African ports
• Competitive strategy of the Port Authority of Melilla, based on the pillars: excellence, protection and its strategic plan
• Conclusions
Jose Luis Almazan Palomino, CEO, General Manager, Port Authority of Melilla

1720: Panel Session – including all Session Speakers - with further contribution from Mike Pinkney Global Maritime Practice Leader, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

1740: The Dynamics of the US Container Market and its Implications on US Port Infrastructure Development
• Changes in the US container market
• Factors that have driven the growth in all-water services at East and Gulf Coast US ports
• Potential impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal on Port Capacity
• Impact of increased all water services at Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports (for Asian Cargo vs. Intermodal Cargo via West Coast ports)
• Infrastructure needed to handle the increased size of vessels and how this infrastructure will be provided—primarily through public- private partnerships; and the development of the long term concession agreements that have and are occurring at the US ports
• The economic impact of these investments on the local communities
John Martin, John C. Martin Associates, LLC

1800: Close of Conference Day 1 followed by Drinks Reception until 1930

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20 October 2010 - Day Two Agenda

0850: Opening Notes from Conference Chair
Richard Clarke, Director Global Ports and Marine, AECOM

Session: Analysis and Outlook – Port Financing in the Current Climate

0900: Investing in and Operating Ports in Developing and Emerging Markets
• What are the special opportunities for port operators presented by emerging markets?
• What are the risks involved?
• What does it take to successfully develop and manage ports in emerging markets?
Christian Moller Laursen, CFO, Vice President, APM Terminals

0930: Creating Value from Port Assets
• How ports can revise their business investment models to cope with the downturn and,
• How ports can maximise their value from a property perspective using land and renewables
Charles Hammond, CEO, Forth Ports

1000: Corporate/Financial Structure of Ports in the UK
• Relationship with government
• Codes of Practice in areas such as navigational safety
• Trust ports
• Dealing with the Immigration Services and the Vehicle Inspectorate
David Whitehead, Director, BPA (British Ports Association)

1030: Mobilising Support for Port Developments – the Role of a Private/Public Sector Partnership
• Promoting – the need for support from the public
• Opportunities – highlighting the opportunities for the local and wider economy
• Regulatory – complexity of planning applications
• Trends – recognising new trends and advocating their benefit to ports and the locality
• Support – ensuring the level playing field
George Kieffer, Chairman, Haven Gateway Partnership

1100: Tea/Coffee Break for all Delegates and Speakers

1130: To be confirmed

1200: Analysis of the Increased Risks in the Port & Terminals Sector Following the Recession
• Business risk and legal risk and how to deal with them
• A focused analysis of financial risk
Mark Wandless, Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams LLP

1230: Prospects for the Provision of Rail Services to Container Ports: Towards JVs or M&As?
• The role of vertical and horizontal integration in logistic services
• Vertical integration: operational agreements or M&As?
• Regulatory issues
• North America v. Europe prospects comparison
Dr Gianluca Barletta, Senior Consultant, Strategic Consulting, Parsons Brinckerhoff

1300: Lunch for all Delegates and Speakers

Session: Practical Concerns – How to Approach Port Financing

1400: Overview of PPP/PSP in ports: contractual options, actors, mechanisms, regulation and performance
• Competition and contestability in port markets
• PPP contractual options and applications in ports
• Typology of private players and the emergence of global port operators
• Tariff setting, pricing, and payment mechanisms
• Performance indicators for contract regulation
Dr. Khalid Bichou, Port and Transport Logistics Consultant, Co-Founder of PORTeC, Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London

1430: Port Due Diligence: Key Issues Lessons learnt
• Key issues to be addressed
• Changing market expectations
Alan Stacey, Associate, Scott Wilson

1500: Port Performance Drivers: Efficiency Matters
Jamie Simpson, Director, GHK International & Professor Robert Cochrane, Visiting Professor, Imperial College

1530: Tea/Coffee Break for all Speakers and Delegates

Session: Port Investment Strategies

1600: Port Infrastructure and Port Superstructure
• Cash flow based financing
• How to come to bankable cash flows
Fred Vossen, External Consultant to PricewaterhouseCoopers Performance Improvement Consulting

1630: Title to be confirmed
Ghislain Lorthois, President, The Port Fund

1700: Closing Notes and Close of Conference
 

Timings and sessions may be subject to change - Further speakers to be announced.
 

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