Documents from the event

Programme (232 KB)

Conference conclusions (344 KB)

Photos of the event

Some statistics from the event (65 kB)

Presentations and speeches

Opening speech

Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

Keynote speakers

Santiago Garcia-Milà (74 kB), Deputy CEO, Port of Barcelona, Chairman of the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO)

Antonio Deudero (2 MB), Director General for Ports and Airports of the Regional Government of the Balearic Islands, on behalf of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR)

Session 1: Ports for the future - managing congestion and other challenges, building solutions for the future

Adam Sharp (2 MB), Northern Europe Port Services Manager, Royal Caribbean, Chairman of CLIA Europe Ports and Destinations Sub-Committee

Stavros Hatzakos (2 MB), Director-General, Port of Piraeus, Chair of the ESPO network for cruise ports

Carla Salvadó (443 kB), Marketing and Cruise Director, Port of Barcelona, President of MedCruise

Michel Nestour (2 MB), VP Global Port and Destination Development, Carnival Corporation

Mihail Juc (960 kB), Senior Engineer, Projects Directorate, Environment and Regional Development Department, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Session 2: Environmental sustainability - greener solutions for the cruise sector

Tom Strang (669 kB), Senior Vice President Costa Crociere Spa, Chairman of CLIA Europe Environment, Safety and Security Sub-Committee

Monika Stankiewicz (2 MB), Executive Secretary, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission, Helsinki Commission (HELCOM)

Geert Smit (184 kB), Senior Consultant, International Department, Panteia BV

Guido Van Meel (2 MB), Secretary-General, Euroshore International

Hrvoje Carić  (6 MB), Institute for Tourism, Zagreb, Croatia

Session 3: The shared return - cruise tourism opportunities for coastal economies

Sotiris A. Bouzeas (4 MB), CEO Greek Challenge, America’s Cup

Giuliano Gallanti (302 kB), President of the Port Authority of Livorno, Member of the Board of the Italian Ports Association (Assoporti)

Evaggelia Stefanidaki (2 MB), Senior Researcher, University of Aegean

Amanda Jane Maciver (2 MB), Maciver Business Development Services Ltd, Cruise Scotland

Session 4: A new impetus for regional cooperation in cruise tourism

Dolors Rodriguez (2 MB), Director for Ports, Government of Catalonia

Christian de Barrin (798 kB), CEO, Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes in Europe (HOTREC)

Olivier Lemerle (66 kB), Director, Chambers of Commerce and Industry, member of the Network of the Insular Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the EU (INSULEUR)

Zacharias Siokouros (2 MB), President, Maritime Institute of Eastern Mediterranean

Jan Korthoudt (2 MB), Tourism Director of Flanders International Department, Executive Committee Member of Network of European Regions for a sustainable and Competitive Tourism (NECSTOUR)

Workshops:

(1) Challenges and opportunities for cruise tourism in the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Arctic

Steven Young (2 MB), Director of Port Services and Government Affairs, Carnival UK

Jens Skrede (818 kB), Managing Director, Cruise Europe

Andreia Fernandes Ventura (4 MB), Chairman of the Board of Directors, Port of Lisbon

Ilja Leo Lang (2 MB), Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO)

(2) Challenges and opportunities for cruise tourism in the Baltic Sea

Claus Bødker (5 MB), Director, Cruise Baltic

Nyrki Tuominen (2 MB), Director, Economic Development Division of the City Executive Office of Helsinki

Ingrid Berezin (4 MB), Business Manager, Cruise and Ferry, Port of Tallin

Sylvia Bretschneider (474 kB), Chairman of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC)

(3) Challenges and opportunities for cruise tourism in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea

John Portelli (2 MB), General Manager, Roma Cruise Terminal

Francesco di Cesare (5 MB), President, Risposte Turismo

Thanos Pallis (2 MB), Secretary-General, MedCruise

Georgios Tsalonis (2 MB), Regional Councillor of Central Macedonia in charge of Tourism, on behalf of CPMR