THE STATE OF SWITCHING
FORUM 2019

8:30 am

Registration & breakfast

9 am

Welcome & introduction

Simon Wilson
Global Head of Oil Markets
Refinitiv

9:05 am

IMO 2020 – Shipping Challenge & Opportunity

• Past sulfur ceiling cuts a lesson for the future?

• Compliance options and ship owner choices

• Bunker price impact on freight and cost recovery strategies

• Opportunities for shipping markets

Barbara Troner
Managing Editor, Americas Tankers
S&P Global Platts

9:50 am

The fundamentals and key drivers of the fuel oil market

• How are the markets for 0.5% marine fuel taking shape so far?

• What impacts will 0.5% marine fuel blending have on the gasoline and distillate markets?

• How is scrubber adoption responding to the fuel oil/gasoil curves?

Beth Brown
Managing Editor, US Fuel Oil, Bunkers & Forward Curves
S&P Global Platts

10:30 am

Coffee Break

10:45 am

Impacts of the unknown

• What could be the financial implications outside of the oil industry?

• Will ports not only be ready to handle the new fueling requirements, but also will they be ready for ships retrofitted with scrubbers?

• How will the global economy react to price shocks and what will this mean to the geopolitical landscape?

Carl Larry
Head of Business Development - Oil Markets
Refinitiv

11:30 am

Panel Q&A

11:50 am

Closing remarks