Speaking Engagement

Shipping & Bank Finance

Blank Rome is pleased to sponsor the 12th Annual Capital Link International Shipping & Offshore Forum. Partner Brett M. Esber will moderate a panel at the event, which will be held at the Metropolitan Club in New York City on Monday, March 12, 2018.

Brett’s panel, “Shipping & Bank Finance,” will take place from 10:10 to 10:45 a.m. and the panelists will be:

• Amit Wynalda, Head of Shipping Americas – ABN AMRO Holdings USA LLC
• Michael Parker, Global Industry Head for Shipping – Citi
• Martijn Van Tuyl, Managing Director, Shipping Finance – Western Hemisphere - DVB Bank
• Bill Guo, Executive Director, Shipping – ICBC Financial Leasing

For more information or to register, please visit the event website.

About the Forum

The Forum features 33 Shipping Companies and is known for its large attendance by investors, owners and financiers. It is a meeting place for C-level Executives from the industry and the finance and investment communities involved with shipping. Held in New York City every year, the Forum examines the macroeconomic issues that are shaping and transforming the international shipping markets today.

Delivering the Keynote Address is Nikos P. Tsakos, Chairman – INTERTANKO; CEO – Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TNP).

Mr. Peter Evensen, Former President & CEO of Teekay Cooperation is the Honoree of the 2018 Capital Link Shipping Leadership Award.