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1 The Executive Meeting brought to you by 18th January 2018 Conference from 09:00 to 17:00 Läppstiftet, Lilla Bommen 1, Gothenburg Dinner: 19:00 The Royal Bachelors Club, Skyttegatan 1

2 Event Speakers Chair: Richard Clayton Chief Correspondent, Lloyd s List Christopher Pålsson Managing Director, Lloyd s List Intelligence Consulting Niklas Bengtsson Director, Lloyd s List Intelligence Consulting Who should attend The Executive Meeting? Business operatives Strategic decision makers Marketing executives Business developers Luisa Rodriguez Economic Affairs Officer, Trade logistics branch UNCTAD Martin Jansson Senior Commodity Strategist, Handelsbanken Capital Markets Jonas Engström Managing Director, Wisby Tankers Henrik Kristensen Managing Director, APM Terminals Gothenburg Morten Möller Weisdal Managing Director, MSC Sweden Philip Bannerman Vice President Strategic Marketing, Trident Maritime Systems

3 Conference Agenda 08:30 Registration 09:00 Welcome address Richard Clayton, Chief Correspondent, Lloyd s List Christopher Pålsson, Managing Director, Lloyd s List Intelligence Consulting 09:00 Macro-economic development & hot topics Drivers of seaborne trade and port development The UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport has been published annually since The Review is a recognized United Nations source of statistics and analysis on seaborne trade, the world fleet, freight costs, port traffic and trends in the legal and regulatory environment for international maritime transport. Luisa Rodriguez, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade logistics branch UNCTAD Blue gold at the end of the rainbow? Key commodities outlook The demand for oil derives from the transportation sector. Hybrid and electric vehicles are perceived as disruptive, but as of yet electric vehicles only make up 0.2% of the global fleet of cars. Battery price and technology are crucial in this development and the availability of the blue gold (cobalt) and lithium are key. What is the outlook for oil, lithium, blue gold and some of the other commodities? Martin Jansson, Senior Commodity Strategist, Handelsbanken Capital Markets GDP, energy, trade and global fleet development to 2021 The Emerging Market Economies (EME) with China and India in the driving seat continue to propel economic growth and seaborne trade. How will that develop the next 5 years and what is the impact on the world fleet? Christopher Pålsson, Managing Director, Lloyd s List Intelligence Consulting 10:30 Coffee & tea 11:00 New pieces in the product tanker puzzle Carbon capture and fuel cells - fossil fuel salvors? The end of the fossil fuel era may not be in sight if the progress with carbon capture and fuel cells accelerates and costs come down. TBD Diesel and dust on the global product tanker markets Mixed messages on the future demand. Closures of refinery capacity in the West, expansion in the East. Mounting demand for low sulphur products. Which are the biggest challenges? A balancing act. TBD Product tanker regional market opportunities There are niche opportunities in most markets. Trading conditions in emission control areas differ somewhat from those outside. Jonas Engström, Managing Director, Wisby Tankers 12:30 Lunch 13:20 The general cargo championship Global and regional general cargo trade What is left outside the box? Where is the growth and what drives it? Niklas Bengtsson, Director, Lloyd s List Intelligence Consulting The port as a trade enabler Many argue that the highest efficiency improvement potential is to be found in the interface between sea and land. Henrik Kristensen, Managing Director, APM Terminals Gothenburg Container ship operations in a challenged market The supersize trend continues, propelled by the quest for the lowest cost-per-slot position. Profit margins are thin or absent. Efficiency improvements in energy use, in utilisation and in operations are crucial differentiators. Morten Möller Weisdal, Managing Director, MSC Sweden 14:45 Coffee & tea 15:15 Shipbuilding outlook Meeting ships need to upgrade to comply with global regulation Ballast Water Management Systems, scrubber installations and engine upgrades are on the agenda for most ship owners. The related costs and time out of service feed into the should I stay or should I go decision, ie an extended trading life or scrap n replace. TBD Clever solutions for complex problems How to strategically adapt your capabilities to ever changing demands. Philip Bannerman, Vice President Strategic Marketing, Trident Maritime Systems Global shipbuilding market outlook to 2021 Five-year outlook for new ship ordering, deliveries, removals and fleets Christopher Pålsson & Niklas Bengtsson, Managing Director and Director, Lloyd s List Intelligence Consulting 16:40 Closing remarks Richard Clayton, Chief Correspondent, Lloyd s List 17:00 End of conference 19:00 Dinner at the Royal Batchelors Club

4 Venue and Accomodation Conference Venue: Läppstiftet Located by the river east of the Göta Älv bridge, a 10 minute walk from the central railway station. For those travelling by car, due to heavy construction work in the area we recommend the parking house at Nordstan. 2 Dinner venue: Royal Bachelors Club The dinner is at the Royal Bachelors Club, Skyttegatan 1. From Läppstiftet, you can get to the RBC by bus 18 from stop Lilla Bommen, located on Östra Hamngatan to Götaplatsen from where there is a 3-minute walk. The alternatives are taxi or a 30-minute walk. Local Hotels Gothia Towers Hotel Elite Park Aveny Hotel Lorensberg Scandic Rubinen Avalon Hotel Elite Plaza Hotel Hotel Riverton Hotel Royal Radisson Blu Scand. Clarion Hotel Post Grand Hotel Opera Scandic Europa Hotel Pigalle

5 Registration How to register You can register is any one of the following ways: 1. with your contact details, invoice address and VAT-number 2. Call Rory Proud on +44 (20) Visit info.lloydslistintelligence.com/executivemeeting and request more information and our team will get in touch with you When registering, please indicate if you have any special dietary needs. Price of Attendance Register by Thursday 21st December 2017 and pay just 595 Register after Thursday 21st December and pay 695 Registration closes on Tuesday 9th January 2018

6 About The Executive Meeting The Executive Meeting Lloyd s List Intelligence As a premier event for business leaders in the maritime cluster, The Executive Meeting addresses a multitude of opportunities for growth as well as challenges facing their businesses. Over the years, Executive Meeting has been the place for key insight into the drivers of maritime business. Between 1993 and 2014, Executive Meeting was arranged by SAI, the Institute of Shipping Analysis. Now, the Executive Meeting is brought to you by Lloyd s List Intelligence. Our customers rely on the business advantage our products deliver, by deriving intelligence from live vessel movements, credit reports, sanctions information, casualty reports and fleet forecasting, to drive their businesses forward and minimise risk. To find out more about Lloyd s List Intelligence and how we enable our customer to mitigate risk and discover new business opportunities, visit info.lloydslistintelligence.com. Here you can see our full portfolio of solutions including bespoke, market-leading data and consultancy services that can help grow your business.