CRUISE SEMINAR April 24-26, 2013 San Francisco, CA

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1 CRUISE SEMINAR April 24-26, 2013 San Francisco, CA (Business Casual Attire) Wednesday, April 24, :00 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Kurt J. Nagle American Association of Port Authorities Alexandria, VA Armando Duarte-Pelaez Chairman, AAPA Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta Colombia 9:00 10:30 a.m. The State of the Cruise Industry Gary LaGrange Port of New Orleans Chairman, AAPA Cruise Committee Monique Moyer Executive Director, OR Peter Dailey Deputy Director, Maritime Port of San Francisco Cruise Industry Executives Discuss Key Cruise Issues and Their Relevance to the Port Industry Organizer: Mr. Peter Dailey 10:30 10:45 a.m. Break Invited Stein Kruse (confirmed - Peter) Holland America Line Seattle, WA Dean Brown (confirmed Peter) Executive Vice President, Corporate Services Princess Cruises Santa Clarita, CA Executive assistant: Mary Howarth: , mhorwath@princesscruises.com Sponsored by AECOM Gregg Michel (confirmed Peter) President Crystal Cruises 2049 Century Park East, Suite 1400 Los Angeles, CA GMichel@crystalcruises.com Debbie Hughlett Executive Assistant to Gregg Michel, President DHughlett@crystalcruises.com John Tercek (confirmed - Hydi) Vice President of New Business Royal Caribbean International Norwegian Cruise Lines (Hydi to invite)

2 AAPA Cruise Seminar Page 2 Wednesday, April 24, 2013 (continued) 10:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Regional Cruising and Tourism Part I Hear from Cruise Associations and Executives on Trends and Challenges in the Cruising Market in Different Regions Invited Giora Israel (confirmed) Senior Vice President Global Port and Destination Carnival Corp. Greg Wirtz (confirmed Kip) North West and Canada Cruise Association President Anchorage, AK Paul Hurlston Port Director Port Authority of the Cayman Island Betty MacMillan (confirmed) Port of Saint John Speaking on behalf of the Atlantic Canada Cruise Association 12:15 1:45 p.m. Luncheon Program 1:45-3:15 p.m. Regional Cruising Part 2: Cruising to Mexico and South America Challenges and Opportunities Possible Presenters: CarlosTorres Navarra (tentative invited - Brandy Christian, San Diego checking travel) Vice President, Commercial Port Operations Carnival Cruise Lines Brandy Christian (confirmed) Vice President, Strategy and Business Port of San Diego Eduardo Cid (waiting for reply as of Jan 29) Mexico (Rafael Diaz-Balart, Ralph Cowen, Brandy Christian, Kip Payne) Governor Roberto Borge Angulo (awaiting reply as of Jan 29 - Kip) (Rafael Diaz-Balart, Ralph Cowen, Brandy Christian, Kip Payne) Colombia Focus (Armando Duarte-Pelaez, Susan Monteverde) Marcos Nicocia (invited, asked to speak at conference) President Port of Madryn Chubut, Argentina

3 AAPA Cruise Seminar Page 3 Wednesday, April 24, 2013 (continued) 3:15 3:30 p.m. Break Sponsored by Port of New Orleans 3:30 5:00 p.m. MARPOL ANNEX VI - Emission Control Area Regulations and the Impact on United States and Canadian Cruising Hear from Regulators and Cruise Line Executives about the ECA Regulations Andrew Dixon Sr. Vice President, Planning and Saint John Port Authority Saint John, NB Tom Dow (confirmed) Vice President, Public Affairs Carnival Corp. Washington, DC Michael McNamara (confirmed) Assoc. Vice President, Energy Management Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 6:00 7:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception San Francisco Port s 150 th Anniversary Jim Blubough (letter invitation Susan) Deputy Director Or Jared Blumenfeld (Region 9, in SF) Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC Paul Topping Transport Canada (invited Susan; as of Jan 29 Kip left voic and ed; on Jan 31 sent formal invitation by and post awaiting a reply) Bud Darr (confirmed) Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Affairs CLIA Arlington, VA

4 AAPA Cruise Seminar Page 4 Thursday, April 25, :00 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 10:00 a.m. Itinerary Planning and Destination Management Hear from Cruise Lines, and Tour Operators About What s New wise in Itinerary Planning, Bill Johnson PortMiami Potential Heather McManus(confirmed Nancy) Marketing Manager PR ExpediaCruiseShip.com owned by Expedia Chris Allen (invited Hydi) Royal Caribbean Terry Thornton (Hydi to invite) Senior Vice President Itineraries and Revenue Planning 10:00 10:30 a.m. Keynote Address 10:30 10:45 a.m. Break Mrs. Marianela Dengo (Confirmed) Manager, Customer Relations Unit Market Research and Analysis Office Panama Canal Authority mdengo@pancanal.com Alt contact: Marisabel de González Secretary Panama Canal Authority Executive Vice Presidency for Planning and Business Phone: / Ernesto Orillac (invited) Deputy Administrator Panamanian Tourism Authority Phone: (507) , (507) Fax: (507) subgerencia@atp.gob.pa Lic. Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas (invited, awaiting reply as of Jan 29 - Kip) Mexican Secretary of Tourism Sponsored by Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc.

5 AAPA Cruise Seminar Page 5 Thursday, April 25, 2013 (continued) 10:45 12:15 p.m. Cruise Facility Design, Processing, Safety and Security Case Study and Run-Down of U.S. Terminals Recently Developed and Those Upcoming, and an Overview of the Current Design Standards Process for CBP; Speakers Will Also Discuss Designing Safety and Security Features. Organizer: Mark Ittel Panel on CBP issues Invited Port Everglades (pending) Everglades, FL Jim Rowe (confirmed) Project Manager San Francisco and New York City EDC Cruise Terminal Projects B&M Debra Totten (not able to go because of travel expenses. Suggested we talk to her supervisor David Sanders at Kip left a message for him on Feb 6) Field Operations Facilities Program Management Office Facilities Management & Engineering, Office of Administration U.S. Customs and Border Protection Desk: BB: Debra.K.Totten@cbp.dhs.gov Name (Peter) Title (CBP Rep) Port of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 12:15 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Potential speaker: Oncam Grandey on port security (Jackie Hutman is contact) 1:30 3:00 p.m. Shore Power 3:00 3:15 p.m. Break Hear About the Latest developments for Ports Transitioning to Shore Power for Cruise Ships Speaker Power Utility Organizers: Mike Watts (confirmed) Peter Dailey Marine Division Manager Jay Ach Cochran, Inc Jay.ach@sfport.com Aurora Ave. North - PO Box Seattle WA mwatts@cochraninc.com Possible Carmen Ortega (Confirmed) Manager, Cruise Port MetroVancouver Vancouver, BC Sponsored by FMT Aircraft Gate Support Systems Canada, Inc. Port of Halifax Tom Dow or Princess

6 AAPA Cruise Seminar Page 6 Thursday, April 25, 2013 (continued) 3:15 4:45 p.m. Multi-Use of Cruise Terminals and Financing Roundtable Discussion on Experiences, Challenges and Options With Joint Use and Financing Cruise Terminals Nancy Houley (confirmed) Cruise Market Director Quebec Port Authority Nick Billows (confirmed) Deputy Port Director, Sales and Marketing Cruiseport Boston Boston, MA Luis Ajamil (confirmed) Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc. Lori Baer (confirmed) Marine South Region Market Lead AECOM Sunrise, FL Andrew Dixon (confirmed) Sr. Vice President, Planning and Saint John Port Authority Saint John, NB Friday, April 26, :30 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00 10:00 a.m. America s Cup (Peter to invite) 10:00 10:20 a.m. Break and hotel check out 10:20 a.m. Noon Port Tour See the Impact of the America s Cup on Port Operations