Shipping China 2012

Speakers

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  Sam Chambers

  Owner

  Sinoship
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  Ralph Leszczynski

  Research Manager

  Banchero Costa

  Ralph Leszczynski is in charge of the research department at Banchero Costa, the Italian shipbroking and shipping services group.
  
  He was born in Gdynia, Poland, and grew up between Italy and Britain. He graduated in Economics and Statistics from University College London, in the UK. He also holds a Masters degree in Financial Management from ESC Rouen, France.
  
  In 2001, Ralph joined Banchero Costa's ship finance and research department in Genoa. There he offered clients advise on financial structures and solutions, shipping market analysis and forecasting.
  
  Since 2005, he heads the research activities of the group. He is also in charge of Banchero Costa's research publications.
  
  Since 2008 he was based in Banchero Costa's Beijing office to help further strenghthen the company's focus on the increasingly important Asian market.
  
  Established in 1968, Banchero Costa is today one of the world's leading broking houses in the maritime sector, active in dry cargo, tanker and container chartering, sale&purchase and newbuildings, ship finance, insurance and p&i, ship agency, derivatives, logistics consulting and research.
  
  From the company's headquarters in Genoa, Italy, and offices in London, Monte Carlo, Geneva, Moscow, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore, Banchero Costa operates a true shipping service group in a manner which strives to be discreet, imaginative and professional.

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  Wang Chun Lin

  Executive Director

  Pacific Basin Shipping

  Mr. Wang Chunlin graduated from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing in 1986, and he holds an MBA degree from Murdoch University in Australia and an MSc degree in International Shipping and Transport Logistics from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He attended the Breakthrough Programme for Senior Executives at IMD Business School in 2010.
  
  Mr. Wang has been in shipping since joining the Sinotrans Group in Beijing in 1986. From 1993 to 1995, he served as managing director of Sinotrans’ joint venture International Container Leasing Company. In 2002, he was promoted to assistant president of Sinotrans Group and managing director of Sinotrans Shipping. In 2005, he joined IMC Group where he was managing direcor of IMC Marine Holdings (HK) Ltd & vice chairman of IMC-Yongyue Shipyard & Engineering. Mr. Wang joined Pacific Basin in March 2006 and was shortly appointed as an Executive Director with responsibility for group business development with particular focus on opportunities relevant to China.

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  John Payne

  Group Business Development Director

  Hallin Marine

  John Payne is the Group Business Development Director for Hallin Marine Subsea International Ltd. Currently based in Singapore; his responsibilities include mergers and acquisitions as well as developing the Groups’ technical capabilities and geographical expansion as a worldwide engineering and subsea services provider.
  
  A qualified Master Mariner with over 25 years Subsea and Marine experience, John commenced his seagoing career within the Cable and Wireless Group and has subsequently been involved in many aspects of construction finance, contracting and vessel build programmes.
  
  Since coming ashore in 1999 and prior to joining Hallin, John was Business Development Director for Global Marine and has held senior roles in General Management and Service Delivery in both the UK and Singapore. A Chartered Director he also has experience of developing and managing joint ventures in Asia and USA.

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  Giampiero Soncini

  CEO

  SpecTec

  Giampiero Soncini is the Chief Executive Officer of the SpecTec Group. His work career has always seen him involved in shipping, first as an Italian Navy Officer, then as a Technical Manager for a Research Vessel, followed by his long service in the SpecTec Group. In SpecTec, Giampiero occupied all roles from Sales Manager to Managing Director, Vice President of Sales and finally, for the last 6 years, as CEO.
  
  Throughout his whole career, Giampiero has always been involved in the use of Information Technology, Logistic Systems and Communication and Data transmission. During the period when SpecTec was owned by KPN, the Dutch Telecom giant, he was responsible to the sale and service of Inmarsat system in the South Europe region. In SpecTec he supervised the installation of the AMOS systems on hundreds of ships and oil rigs, acquiring a strong knowledge of the logistic and supply value chain. With his knowledge of IT systems on board, he is fully aware on how, when and where things can go wrong in the Communication chain linking IT systems on board and ashore.

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  David Wu

  President

  Grenland Group Asia

  • Educated and practiced in medicine as neurosurgeon
  
  • MBA from Rutgers University of USA, Leadership from IMD and Diploma in shipping management from RCI
  
  • Worked for various Norwegian shipping companies to set up operations in China in the past 15 yrs: coastal passenger transportation, new buildings, seaman training and river shipping et al.
  
  • President of Grenland Group Asia to set up offshore engineering operation in China

Panelists

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  Andrew Meadows

  Associate

  Clyde & Co. Clyde & Co.

  Andrew is a lawyer at Stephenson Harwood specialising in maritime and international trade matters.
  
  His main areas of work include general dry shipping matters (charterparty and bill of lading disputes), MOA disputes and particularly shipbuilding matters.
  
  Andrew speaks Chinese, having previously lived in Taiwan, and has spent significant periods of time working on site assisting yards in Fujian province where his language skills were of great assistance.
  
  The disputes in which Andrew has been involved have included a mixture of arbitration, mediation and English High Court work.

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  Peter Murray

  Partner

  Ince & Co.
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  Hsu Chih-Chien

  President

  Eddie Steamship / Courage Marine

  Chih-Chien Hsu is the Chairman of Eddie Steamship Corp., which was founded in Shanghai in 1927, and Courage Marine Group Ltd., founded in Hong Kong and Taipei in 2000 and was listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange in 2005. In his 30 years in the maritime industry, he has mainly concentrated in the drybulk trade, owning and operating ships ranging from handysize up to capesize bulkers. He has seen the worst shipping depression in history during the mid-1980’s and the most incredible bull market from 2003-2008. He has served in numerous maritime organizations including technical committees of Bureau Veritas and ABS and as a Director of the North of England P&I Assoc. Positions he currently holds includes Managing Director of China Shipbuilding Corp. of Taiwan; Director of China Corp. Register of Shipping; and Director of the American Steamship P&I Assoc.

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  Antoine Gustin

  Managing Director & Head – Export Finance

  BNP Paribas – Beijing

  Antoine has worked for BNP Paribas for more than 14 years. He is currently heading the Export Finance team of BNP Paribas for Greater China and acting as General Manager of Beijing branch. Prior to that, he was heading the Structured Export Finance team in Paris for 7 years until 2008. He has been heavily involved in many advisory and/or arranging mandates in Asia, Africa, Europe and Middle East working with most Export Credit Agencies.
  
  Antoine graduated in 1996 in Banking and Finance at the University of Paris Dauphine and speaks French and English.