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2013 ºÃÉ«TV Cruise Seminar

April 24, 2013
San Francisco, CA

The cruise industry continues to grow as cruise lines expand their itineraries and look for and establish new ports of call. Those in the industry, port managers and marketers alike, must stay abreast of the current trends. ºÃÉ«TV's cruise seminar is the place to hear about: •Cruise Line Executive Panel - The State of the Cruise Industry •Regional Cruising •Itinerary Planning and Destination Management •Challenges in Dealing with Crime and Safety Concerns •Sustainability Issues and Cruising •Lowering Ship Emissions •Improvements to Cruise Facilities Design •Financing Cruise Terminal Development •Port Congestion •Increasing Revenues from Cruise Facilities This seminar is a PPM® Elective.

04/24/2013
Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Kurt J. Nagle, President, ºÃÉ«TV
  • Armando Duarte-Peláez, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta S.A., Chairman of the Board, ºÃÉ«TV
  • Gary LaGrange, President and CEO, Port of New Orleans
  • Monique Moyer, Executive Director, Port of San Francisco

04/24/2013
The State of the Cruise Industry

Moderator:

  • Gary LaGrange, President and CEO, Port of New Orleans; Chairman, ºÃÉ«TV Cruise Committee

Speakers:

  • John Tercek, Vice President of New Business Development, Royal Caribbean International
  • Gregg Michel, President, Crystal Cruises
  • Stein Kruse, President and Chief Executive Oficer, Holland America Line Inc.
  • Dean Brown, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, Princess Cruises

04/24/2013
Keynote Address

Speaker

  • Juan José Martin Pacheco, Director General, Tourism Product Development, Secretariat for Tourism -- SECTUR, Mexico

04/24/2013
Regional Cruising and Tourism -- Part I

Moderator

  • Cathy McGrail, Manager, Cruise Development, Halifax Port Authority

Speakers

  • , Port Director, Port Authority of the Cayman Islands
  • , Manager, Business Development, Saint John Port Authority, Canada
  • , Senior Vice President, Global Port and Destination Development, Carnival Corp.
  • , President, NorthWest & Canada Cruise Association

04/24/2013
Regional Cruising -- Part 2: Cruising to Mexico and South America -- Challenges and Opportunities

Discussion Leader

  • , Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Port of San Diego

Speakers

  • , Presidente, Administración Portuaria Puerto Madryn, Argentina
  • Carlos Torres de Navarra, Vice President, Commercial Port Operations, Carnival Cruise Lines
  • Eduardo Gonzáles Cid, Presidente, Asociación Mexicana de Empresas para la Atención de Cruceros Turísticos -- AMEPAC

04/24/2013
MARPOL ANNEX VI -- Emission Control Area Regulations and the Impact on United States and Canadian Cruising

Moderator

  • Andrew Dixon, Senior Vice President, Planning and Development, Saint John Port Authority, Canada

Speakers

  • Tom Dow, Vice President, Public Affairs, Carnival Corp.
  • , Associate Vice President, Energy Management, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
  • , Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Affairs, CLIA
  • , Senior Advisor, Air Enforcement Division, EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
  • Sean Rogers, Director, Environmental Policy Analysis and Evaluation, Transport Canada

04/25/2013
Itinerary Planning and Destination Management

Moderator

  • Kevin T. Lynskey, Assistant Port Director, Business Initiatives, PortMiami

Speakers

  • , Manager, Customer Relations Unit, Panama Canal Authority, Panama
  • , Consultant, St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, QC, Canada
  • , Vice President, Commercial Port Operations, Carnival Cruise Lines

04/25/2013
Cruise Facility Design, Processing, Safety and Security

Moderator

  • Steve Cernak, Chief Executive/Port Director, Port Everglades

Speakers

  • , President, FMT Aircraft Gate Support Systems
  • , Interim CEO, Canaveral Port Authority
  • , Project Manager, San Francisco and New York City EDC, Cruise Terminal Projects B&M, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc.
  • , Director, Commercial Home Port Operations, Carnival Cruise Lines

04/25/2013
Shore Power

Moderator

  • , Manager of Regulatory & Environmental Affairs, Port of San Francisco

Speakers

  • , Manager, Cruise, Port Metro Vancouver
  • , Vice President, Public Affairs, Carnival Corporation
  • , Vice President, Business Development and Operations, Halifax Port Authority
  • , Vice President Cochran Marine, Cochran, Inc.
  • , Manager, Long Beach Cruise Terminal, Carnival Cruise Lines

04/25/2013
Multi-Use of Cruise Terminals and Financing

Moderator and Speaker

  • , Deputy Port Director, Sales and Marketing, Cruiseport Boston

Speakers

  • , President and CEO, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc.
  • , Cruise Market Director, Quebec Port Authority
  • , Marine South Region Market Lead, AECOM
  • , Senior Vice President, Planning and Development, Saint John Port Authority