Session content key: C Cruise F Ferry SY Super Yacht
Wednesday 18 October
0845 hrs Registration Coffee sponsored by Corsica - Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Ajaccio & South Corsica served outside conference rooms
Morning sessions – 1000-1215hrs (running concurrently)
The Mediterranean Ferry Market F
Welcome address:
FRANCESCO NERLI, President, Port Authority of Naples, & President, Assoporti
Participants:
RAFFAELE AIELLO, General Manager, SNAV SpA
NICOLA COCCIA, President, Confitarma (Italian Shipowners’ Association) and President, Terminal Napoli
EMANUELE GRIMALDI, Managing Director, Grimaldi Group Naples
UGO SALERNO, Chief Executive Officer, RINA SpA
Upscale Cruising in the Med C
Participants:
SEBASTIAN AHRENS, Managing Director, Hapag Lloyd Cruises
EMILIO FREEMAN, Senior Vice President, Operations, residenSea
ROBERTO GIORGI, President, V. Ships
CAROL MARLOW, President and Managing Director, Cunard Line Limited, and Chairman, Passenger Shipping Association
ALBERT PETER, Chief Executive Officer, Silversea Cruises Limited
STEFAN SHILLITO, Managing Director, The Sovereign Cruise Club1300 hrs Delegate Lunch sponsored by Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena in the lunch area adjacent to the exhibition hall
Afternoon sessions – 1430-1630hrs (running concurrently)
Ferry Design and Technology F sponsored by 
Participants:
GIORGIO ARENA, Executive Vice President, Merchant Ship Business Unit, Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA
NICOLA D’ABUNDO, President, Medmar SpA (panellist)
OSKAR LEVANDER, General Manager, Conceptual Design, Wärtsilä Corporation
MARCO PAVONCELLI, Fast Ferry Business Manager, Rodriquez Cantieri Navali SpA (panellist)
ROBERT SPENCER, Vice President Engineering, ABS
MIKE WAKE, European Sales Manager, Austal
Moderators:
ROBERT JAQUES, Editor, Seatrade Magazine
FREDERICK NAUMANN, Head of Corporate Relations and Public Affairs, Sartori & Berger (GmbH & Co. KG)
Destinations and Shore Excursions C
Introduction:
LAURENT MONSAINGEON, Chairman, MedCruise Association and Managing Director, French Riviera Ports Authority
Participants:
ARNE BAEKKELUND, Senior Vice President, Ocean Development Group
CARMINE BIANCARDI, Director, Mettle
YIANNIS EVANGELOU, President, Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies
GIOVANNI SPADONI, Executive Vice President, Porto Di Livorno 2000 Srl, and Board of Directors, MedCruise Association
BEN STUART, Executive Secretary, Malta Cruise Network (panellist)
Thursday 19 October
0900 hrs Registration Coffee sponsored by Corsica - Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Ajaccio & South Corsica served outside conference rooms Morning session – 1000-1215hrs
Guest of Honour:
FRANCESCO RUTELLI, Deputy Prime Minister, Italian Government in charge of Tourism will deliver the closing address
The Mediterranean Cruise Arena C
Welcome addresses:
NICOLA COCCIA, President, Confitarma (Italian Shipowners’ Association)
FRANCESCO NERLI, President, Port Authority of Naples, & President, Assoporti
Keynote address:
PIER LUIGI FOSCHI, Chairman, European Cruise Council, and Chairman & CEO, Costa Crociere SpA
Participants:
CORRADO ANTONINI, Chairman, Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA
DAVID DINGLE, Managing Director, Carnival UK
GIANNI ONORATO, President, Costa Crociere SpA
GEORGE STATHOPOULOS, Managing Director, Louis Hellenic Cruises
JOHN TERCEK, Vice President, Commercial & New Business Development, Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited
PIERFRANCESCO VAGO, CEO, MSC Crociere
Moderators:
CHRISTOPHER HAYMAN, Managing Director, Seatrade
TONY PEISLEY, Cruise Industry Analyst and Author "The Future of Cruising – Boom or Bust? A Worldwide Analysis to 2015"
1300 hrs Delegate Lunch sponsored by Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena in the lunch area adjacent to the exhibition hall
Afternoon sessions – 1430-1630hrs (running concurrently)
Shipbuilding and Refurbishment for an Expanding Cruise Fleet C
Participants:
GIUSEPPE CORONELLA, Head, Business System Development, Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA MARCO DE JORIO, Project Manager, De Jorio Design International
JOHN MARDEN, Fleet Services Director, P&O Cruises (panellist)
VESA MARTTINEN, Vice President, Aker Yards Lifecycle Services
TIM SKINNER, Executive Hotel Controller & Newbuilding Sanitation Compliance, Mediterranean Shipping Company, Cruise Shipping Department (panellist)
SYTZE VOULON, Regional Director Europe, Rolls-Royce Marine
Product Diversity in the Med C
Participants:
JOSÉ CAMPOS, Secretary General, MedCruise Association
WILLIAM GIBBONS, Director, Passenger Shipping Association
STELIOS HAJI-IOANNOU, Chairman, easyGroup
DAVID SELBY, Programme Director, Thomson Cruises
RICHARD J. VOGEL, Director Special Products, TUI AG
TOM WOLBER, Senior Vice President, Disney Cruise Line Operations
2030 hrs Gala dinnerhosted by MSC Crociere at the Maritme Station
Friday 20 October
0900 hrs Registration Coffee sponsored by Corsica - Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Ajaccio & South Corsica served outside conference rooms
Morning sessions – 1000-1215hrs (running concurrently)
Super Yacht Operations in the Med SY
Participants:
MARIO BABIC, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Sea, Tourism, Transport & Development, Croatia
GREG EVANS, Director, Safety Survey & Inspection, Cayman Islands Shipping Registry
DAVID LEGRAND, Charter Operations Director, Fraser Yachts Worldwide
FRANCESCO LUISE, Managing Partner, J. Luise & Sons Ltd
UMBERTO MASUCCI, Chairman, Federagenti (The Italian Federation of Shipagents and Shipbrokers) ALBERT POGGIO, Senior Vice President, MedCruise Association & Director, Port of Gibraltar (panellist)
Ship Operations in the Med C & F
Part I - Energy Management, Emissions Control and Fuel Savings
Participants:
ZABI BAZARI, Principal Consultant Engineer, Technical Investigations, Lloyd’s Register EMEA
FRANCESCA BONDINI, Head of Marine Services Development, RINA SpA
VINCENZO GALATI, Ship Superintendent, Costa Crociere SpA
EDDY VAN BOUWEL, Regulatory Advisor, IPIECA (International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association)
Part II - Port Security
DIMITRIOS THEOLOGISTIS, Head of Unit, Security Policy and Maritme Security, European Commission.