Conference Programme - 25 June 2013
09:00-09.15 SESSION 1:
WELCOME – Robert Ashdown, Secretary General CLIA Europe
KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio, Chairman CLIA Europe and Chairman Silversea Cruises
9.15-10.00 SESSION 2: THE GLOBAL RATIONALISATION OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY WITHIN A GLOBAL TOURISM INDUSTRY
Chair: Robert Ashdown, Secretary General CLIA Europe
Christine Duffy, President and CEO CLIA Global
Dr Michael Frenzel, Chairman WTTC
10.00-11.00 SESSION 3: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL CRUISE INDUSTRY IN EUROPE
Chair: Chris Ashcroft, Managing Director Ashcroft & Associates
Michael Thamm, Chief Executive Officer Costa Cruises
Bernard Meyer, Senior Partner Meyer Werft
Manuel Arana, Deputy Director of Planning and Infrastructure Projects, Puertos del Estado
Laurent Monsaingeon, Managing Director French Riviera Ports Authority
11.00-11.30 COFFEE BREAK
11.30 – 12.45 SESSION 4: STATE OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
Moderator: Barbara Muckermann, Communications Adviser CLIA Global
Pierfrancesco Vago, CEO MSC Cruises and vice-chairman CLIA Europe
David Dingle, Chief Executive Officer Carnival UK
Michael Thamm, Chief Executive Officer Costa Cruises
12.45-14.00 LUNCH
14:00-14:30 SESSION 5: VISA ISSUES
Moderator: Maria Pittordis, Partner Hill Dickinson
Anne-Marie Soerensen, European Commission Visa Unit, DG Home Affairs
Adam Sharp, Manager Port Operations EMEA RCCL
14.30-15:00 SESSION 6: CLIA EUROPE TRAVEL AGENT TRAINING STRATEGY
Moderator: Didier Scaillet, Vice President Business Development CLIA Global
Michel De Blust, Secretary General ECTAA
15.00-15.30 SESSION 7: ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
Moderator: Jamie Sweeting, Chairman Sustainable Travel International
Elena Višnar Malinovská, Member of Cabinet of DG Environment European Commission
Tom Strang, SVP Maritime Development and Compliance Costa Cruises
15.30-16.00 COFFEE BREAK
16.00-16.45 SESSION 8: OPERATIONAL SAFETY
Moderator: Robert Ashdown, Secretary General CLIA Europe
Theresa Crossley, Head of Implementation, European Maritime Safety Agency
Bud Darr, Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Affairs, CLIA Global
Capt. Giancarlo Buono, Assistant Director Safety and Operations, IATA
16:45-17:45 SESSION 9: CLIA EUROPE AND THE REGULATORS
Chair: Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio, Chairman CLIA Europe and Chairman Silversea Cruises
Pierfrancesco Vago, CEO MSC Cruises and Vice-chairman CLIA Europe
Andy Winbow, Deputy Secretary General International Maritime Organisation
Stephen Hammond MP, UK Secretary of State for Shipping
Brian Simpson MEP, Chairman of the Transport and Tourism Committee, European Parliament
Maximilian Strotmann, Member of Cabinet of Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission
17.45 CLIA Europe Chairman to give closing remarks.
**Programme topics, timing and speakers subject to change. |