Presentations

  I SESSION
The cruise and ferry-cruise market

Moderator

Speakers

Rosa Castejon, Professor Department of Regional Geography,
University of Barcelona (Brief presentation)
Peter Wild, Consultant and Owner G.P.Wild (Int.) Ltd, Haywards Heath
The Cruise Industry and the Land-Sea Interface
Jacques Charlier, Professor Institute of Geography, University of Louvain, Louvain La-Neuve
Cruise shipping sub-areas in the Mediterranean and seasonal ship migrations

ROUND TABLE
The Cruise and Ferry-Cruise Market

Moderator

Bob Jaques, Deputy Editor Seatrade Cruise Review, Colchester

 

II SESSION
The New Passenger Terminals: the Urban Dimension

Moderator

Speakers

José Manuel Viegas, Professor Technical University of Lisbon and CEO Transportes Inovaçao e Sistemas, Lisbon
Joana Barcelo Martì, President Insular Council of Minorca, Mahon
Emilio Sacchi, President Stazioni Marittime Spa, Genoa
Genoa: the influence of cruise terminal on tourism
Sandra Yunta, Cruise Manager Barcelona Port Authority
Barcelona: samples of interesting terminals
Discussion
 
The New Passenger Terminals: Architecture and Layout

Moderator

Speakers

Rinio Bruttomesso, Director Centro Internazionale Città d'Acqua, Venice
Tim Stonor, Managing Director Space Syntax, London
Where the land meets the sea designing the passenger terminal that integrates the city and the ship
Giuseppe Fabbro, Managing Director Venezia Terminal Passeggeri, Venice
Venice and its passenger terminals: future developments and perspectives
Stephen McGrane, Senior Associate and Project Director HOK, London
Cruise ship terminals - making the connections

 

III SESSION
Passenger Terminal, an urban junction between port and city

Moderator

Speakers

Michèle Collin, President Scientific Committee International Association Cities and Ports, Paris
João Figueira de Sousa, Consultant Area Metropolitana di Lisboa, Lisbon
The importance of the passenger terminal within the urban planning process
Philip Crannell, Chairman of the Board, Gee & Jenson, West Palm Beach
Passenger Terminals as a catalyst for urban waterfront development
Discussion
 
Rete 2001 and Portus presentation by International Centre Cities on Water
with the participation of
Joan Alemany, Director Portus, Barcelona
ROUND TABLE
Cruise ships: opportunities and constraints for the cities
Moderator

Mariano Maugeri, Correspondent Il Sole24Ore, Milan

 
16.00 - 17.30
IV SESSION
ROUND TABLE
Ports and Cruises in the future
Moderator

Karina Santini, General Secretary MedCruise, Genoa

17.30

End of conference
Chairman of the conference
Alfredo Biondi, Vice President Chamber of Deputies, Rome