CRUISE SEMINAR April 24-26, 2013 San Francisco, CA (Business Casual Attire) Wednesday, April 24, 2013 8:00 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 Gary LaGrange Port of New Orleans Chairman, AAPA Cruise Committee Monique Moyer Executive Director, OR Peter Dailey Deputy Director, Maritime Port of San Francisco 9:00 10:30 a.m. The State of the Cruise Industry Cruise Industry Executives Discuss Key Cruise Issues and Their Relevance to the Port Industry Mr. Gary LaGrange glagrange@portno.com (504) 528-3203 Invited Stein Kruse (confirmed) Holland America Line Seattle, WA (206) 281-3535 Assistant Deegan dkeegan@hollandamerica.com Dean Brown (confirmed) Executive Vice President, Corporate Services Princess Cruises Santa Clarita, CA Executive assistant: Mary Howarth: 661-753-1602, mhorwath@princesscruises.com Gregg Michel (confirmed) President Crystal Cruises 2049 Century Park East, Suite 1400 Los Angeles, CA 90067 310-785-9300 GMichel@crystalcruises.com Debbie Hughlett Executive Assistant to Gregg Michel, President 310-203-4309 John Tercek (confirmed) Vice President of New Business Royal Caribbean International 1050 Caribbean Way 33132 (305) 539-6071 jtercek@rccl.com John Tercek, Vice President, Commercial Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 1050 Caribbean Way, 6th Floor 33132 Email: apalma@rccl.com
AAPA Cruise Seminar Page 2 Wednesday, April 24, 2013 (continued) 10:30 10:45 a.m. Break Sponsored by AECOM 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 Cathy McGrail (confirmed) Halifax Port Authority (902) 426-4069 cmcgrail@portofhalifax.ca Other Giora Israel (confirmed) Senior Vice President Global Port and Destination Carnival Corp. (902) 426-4069 cmcgrail@portofhalifax.ca Greg Wirtz (confirmed) North West and Canada Cruise Association President Anchorage, AK gwirtz@nwcruiseship.com (604) 681-9515 Betty MacMillan (confirmed) Port of Saint John (506) 636-5015 bmacmillan@sjport.com Paul Hurlston (confirmed) Port Director Port Authority of the Cayman Island phurlston@caymanport.com (345) 949-2055 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 This will be a roundtable discussion on this region. 3:15 3:30 p.m. Break Sponsored by Port of New Orleans
AAPA Cruise Seminar Page 3 Wednesday, April 24, 2013 (continued) 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 (506) 636-4021/adixon@sjport.com Tom Dow (confirmed) Vice President, Public Affairs Carnival Corp. Washington, DC TDow@carnival.com (202) 347-7150 Michael McNamara (confirmed) Assoc. Vice President, Energy Management Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. mmcnamara@rccl.com (305) 539-6010Transport Canada (invite Andrew Dixon) Bud Darr (confirmed) Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Affairs CLIA Arlington, VA bdarr@cruising.org (754) 201-2122 6:00 7:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception San Francisco Port s 150 th Anniversary
AAPA Cruise Seminar Page 4 Thursday, April 25, 2013 8:00 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 10:00 a.m. Itinerary Planning and Destination Management Hear from a cruise line, port authority official and consultant about what s new in itinerary planning and how to successfully plan locally to attract cruises. Kevin Lynskey (confirmed) Assistant Port Director, Business Initiatives Port of Miami ktl@miamidade.gov(305) 347-5503 Carlos Torres de Navarra Confirmed Vice President, Commercial Port Operations Carnival Cruise Lines (305) 406-8693 ctorres@carnival.com 10:00 10:30 a.m. Keynote Address 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: 507-272-1417 / 507-272-7961 Mr. Ross Gaudreault Consultant Saquenay 91, rue des Cîmes St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, QC G0A 3R0 CANADAross.gaudreault@sympatico.ca (418) 559-4631 cell Lic. Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas (in discussions) Mexican Secretary of Tourism 10:30 10:45 a.m. Break Sponsored by Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc. 10:45 12:15 p.m. Cruise Facility Design, Processing, Safety and Security Hear about 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. Steve Cernak (confirmed) Chief Executive/Port Director Port Everglades Fort Lauderdale, FL scernak@broward.org/ (954) 468-3516 Jim Rowe (confirmed) Project Manager San Francisco and New York City EDC Cruise Terminal Projects B&M Remco Buis (confirmed) Director, Commercial Home Port Operations Carnival Cruise Lines (305) 406 4999/ Rbuis@carnival.com Anders Frick, President (confirmed) FMT Aircraft Gate Support Systems Canada, Inc. Toronto, ON Canada (416) 252-9378/ anders@fmta.ca
AAPA Cruise Seminar Page 5 (212) 334-2050/ jrowe@bermelloajamil.com Thursday, April 25, 2013 (continued) 12:15 1:30 p.m. Luncheon 1:30 3:00 p.m. Shore Power Mr. John Walsh (confirmed) Deputy Executive Director Infrastructure Canaveral Port Authority 445 Challenger Road, Suite 301 Cape Canaveral, FL 32920-0267 (321) 783-7831 x 217 Hear About the latest developments for Ports Transitioning to Shore Power for Cruise Ships Organizers: Peter Dailey Jay Ach 415-274-0562 Jay.ach@sfport.com Carmen Ortega (confirmed) Manager, Cruise Port MetroVancouver Vancouver, BC carmen.ortega@portmetrovancouver.com (604) 665-9043 George Malec (confirmed) Vice President, Business Dev. & Ops Halifax Port Authority gmalec@portofhalifax.ca (902) 426-3652 Mike Watts (confirmed) Marine Division Manager Cochran, Inc. 12500 Aurora Ave. North - PO Box 33524 Seattle WA 98133 206-368-3257 mwatts@cochraninc.com Tom Dow (confirmed) Vice President, Public Affairs Carnival Corporation & plc TDow@carnival.com (202) 347-7150 Wilkin Mes (confirmed) Manager - Long Beach Cruise Terminal Carnival Cruise Lines (604) 665-9043 wilkin.mes@metsteco.com 3:00 3:15 p.m. Break Sponsored by FMT Aircraft Gate Support Systems Canada, Inc. Thursday, April 25, 2013 (continued)
AAPA Cruise Seminar Page 6 3:15 4:45 p.m. Multi-Use of Cruise Terminals and Financing Discussion on Experiences, Challenges and Options With Joint Use and Financing Cruise Terminals Moderator and Speaker: Nick Billows (confirmed) Deputy Port Director, Sales and Marketing Cruiseport Boston Boston, MA nbillows@massport.com (617) 946-4428 Nancy Houley (confirmed) Cruise Market Director Quebec Port Authority nancy.houley@portquebec.ca (418) 648-3640 Luis Ajamil (confirmed) Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc. lajamil@bermelloajamil.com (305) 859-2050 Lori Baer (confirmed) Marine South Region Market Lead AECOM Sunrise, FL lori.baer@aecom.com (305) 447-3509 Andrew Dixon (confirmed) Sr. Vice President, Planning and Saint John Port Authority Saint John, NB 506) 636-4021/adixon@sjport.com Friday, April 26, 2013 8:30 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