Held as part of the Hong Kong Maritime Week 2024 on Tuesday 19th November 2.30-7.30pm at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, this event is co-organised by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s UK Shipping Concierge and Maritime London in partnership with the British Consulate General Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Maritime Port Board.

The seminar will explore the complexities of counterparty compliance, how the industry is managing that risk, and the advantages of operating assets form mature maritime jurisdictions. The event will conclude with a networking drinks reception. This event is free to attend but by invitation only. If you would like to attend please register your interest using the provided link, we will be in touch to confirm your attendance separately.

AGENDA

1430 Registration/Refreshments on Arrival

1500 Organisers' Welcome by  Lars Lippuner, Director of UK Customer Maritime Services, Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)

1510 Keynote Addresses

• Ms Mable Chan, JP, Permanent Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Transport and Logistics Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• Jos Standerwick, Chief Executive, Maritime London

1530 Session 1 - Counterparty compliance in a complex trading environment
This panel will explore how counterparties can ensure compliance, in a world of regional and international decarbonisation regulation, increasingly onerous ESG requirements from stakeholders in the shipping value chain and ambitious, complex sanctions regimes.

Moderator: Mike Salthouse, Head of External Affairs, NorthStandard

Panellists:
Alexander Brandt, Partner, Transportation, Reed Smith
Vineet Puri, Director, Head of Shipping, Asia North and Asia South, Corporate Banking, Citi
Sandra Rosignoli, Group General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Clarksons
Martin Rowe, JP, Vice President, Anglo-Eastern Univan Group

1630 Refreshments Break

1700 Session 2 - The advantages of operating assets from a mature maritime jurisdiction
This panel will explore role of mature maritime jurisdictions in the current geopolitical context. Whether the need for enhanced transparency requirements and the changes in global tax norms are leading shipping interests to consider their corporate structures, and how shipping clusters can capitalise on these trends in the market.

Moderator: Jos Standerwick, Chief Executive, Maritime London

Panellists:
William Fairclough, Managing Director, Wah Kwong Maritime Services (UK) Company Ltd
Clarence KF Leung, Asset Finance and Leasing Tax Partner, PwC
Lars Lippuner, Director of UK Customer Maritime Services, Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
Sandra Rosignoli, Director, Maritime London & Group General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Clarksons
Benjamin Wong, Head of Transport and Logistics, InvestHK

1800 Closing Remarks by Chris Woodward, Director General, Trade & Investment, British Consulate-General Hong Kong

1810 Networking Drinks Reception

1930 Event Ends