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LISW was created by – and is coordinated by – commodity traders and brokers, ship suppliers,
Shipping Innovation (SI), a joint venture company port operators, shipping service providers,

that brings together two of the best-connected maritime security companies, and many more
publishing, PR and events organising companies in – have already conirmed that they will be in

the maritime sector. SI’s directors, Sean Moloney, London from 7-11 September.
founder of Elaborate Communications Ltd and There will be many highlights during the

Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, founder of Petrospot week, with more than 10,000 people – the

Ltd, sought and obtained the hugely important majority of them being major industry VIPs and
support of the main maritime, government and decision-makers – expected to attend numerous

City bodies to work together as the project’s conferences, seminars, training courses,
Steering Group (SG): The Baltic Exchange, meetings, receptions, dinners and other social

Maritime London, Maritime UK, the UK Chamber networking events, including a very popular
of Shipping, UK Major Ports Group, TheCityUK, Charity Golf Day on Monday, 7 September

and the UK Department for Transport (DfT).at Walton Heath and an exhilarating Charity
For LISW15, the SG is chaired by Jeremy Dragon Boat Race on the Thames on Friday, 11

Penn, Chief Executive of The Baltic Exchange. To September. This year, the hundreds of cultural
ensure that the SG at all times acts in the best events organised under the auspices of Totally

interests of LISW, a Board of Advisors composed Thames, the Thames Festival, will also form part

of 12 shipping industry grandees, has also beenof LISW15.

“London is and remains the global shipping

scene, not least because of the presence of

the IMO, the industry’s prime regulator”

Patrick Verhoeven, Secretary General, European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA)

appointed. It is chaired by Alderman There will also be some very important VIP

the Lord Mountevans of Chelsea, whoevents. As in 2013, LISW will be oficially opened
is Managing Director, Gas, at leading with a top-level invitation-only Shipping Summit at

international shipbroker Clarksons andNo 10 Downing Street, on Monday, 7 September.
Chairman of Maritime London and On Tuesday, 8 September, the UK Government

Maritime UK.and Maritime UK will host an exclusive reception
In 2013, LISW comprised 71 ‘oficial’ at Lancaster House, attended by HRH The

events plus more than a dozen unoficialPrincess Royal, who is the Royal Patron of London
events, such as impromptu high-level International Shipping Week 2015. On Wednesday,

meetings between the UK Government9 September, the Royal Navy will host a reception

and senior foreign oficials. This for ‘international’ guests onboard a Royal Fleet
year, over 100 ‘oficial’ events willAuxiliary vessel berthed in Greenwich.

be on offer and listed on the Event The lagship LISW Conference, held on Thursday
Calendar – some paid-for, some free,10 September at the Grosvenor House Hotel

some invitation-only – plus dozens on Park Lane, will offer a unique opportunity for
of unoficial or private meetings. several hundred delegates to see, hear and meet

Leaders across all sectors of thesome of the most powerful igures in UK and
international shipping industry – international shipping and government. To underline

regulators, charterers, ship owners,its importance as a world-scale thought-leadership
ship managers, bunker suppliers, event, BBC broadcaster Emily Maitlis, presenter of

lawyers, ship brokers, bankers,BBC Newsnight and the News Channel, will take on

insurers, insurance brokers,the key role of Professional Conference Moderator.

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