International Conference Ships in the City

Programme

Friday 12 October 2001 - Genoa

14.00 - 21.00	Check in and registration of participants at the Genoa Cruise Terminal, Ponte dei Mille
16.00	Visit to the Cruise Terminal and the Ferry Terminal
18.00	Embarkation on the ‘FANTASTIC’
18.30	Official openings and Welcome remarks Chairman of the conference Alfredo Biondi, Vice President Chamber of Deputies, Rome Giuliano Gallanti, President Genoa Port Authority Bruno Gabrielli, Alderman for Urban Planning Genoa City Council Emilio Sacchi, President Stazioni Marittime Spa, Genoa Rinio Bruttomesso, Director Centro Internazionale Città d'Acqua, Venice
18.45 - 21.00	I SESSION The cruise and ferry-cruise market
Moderator Speakers	Rosa Castejon, Professor Department of Regional Geography, University of Barcelona 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
19.15	ROUND TABLE Consolidation and development conditions for the cruise market
Moderator	Bob Jaques, Deputy Editor Seatrade Cruise Review, Colchester Francesco Nerli, President Naples Port Authority and Assoporti Franco Pellicari, Senior Vice President Sales and Commercial Costa Crociere, Genoa Karina Santini, General Secretary MedCruise, Genoa John Turgoose, General Manager, Shipping Port of Dover
21.00	Dinner on board
22.00	Ferry departs from Genoa for Barcelona

Saturday 13 October 2001 (at sea, between Genoa and Barcelona)

8.00 - 9.30	Breakfast
9.30 - 13.30	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
11.00 - 11.30	Coffee break
	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
13.30 - 15.00	Lunch
16.00	Arrival at the port of Barcelona. Address by the Authorities
16.30 - 18.00	Visit to the Passenger Terminal in Barcelona
18.00 - 01.00	Free time in Barcelona
01.00 am	Embarkation deadline
02.00 am	Departure of the ferry from Barcelona for Genoa

Sunday 14 October 2001 (at sea, between Barcelona and Genoa)

8.00 - 9.30	Breakfast
9.30 - 13.30	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
10.45 - 11.15	Coffee break
	Rete 2001 and Portus presentation by International Centre Cities on Water with the participation of Joan Alemany, Director Portus, Barcelona
11.45	ROUND TABLE Cruise ships: risks and opportunities for the host cities
Moderator	Mariano Maugeri, Correspondent Il Sole24Ore, Milan Julio Coppola Alonso, Managing Director Administracion Nacional de Bruno Gabrielli, Alderman for Urban Planning Genoa City Council Olivier Lemaire, Executive Manager, International Association Cities and Ports, Le Havre Francesc Triay Llopis, President Balears Port Authority, Palma de Mallorca
13.30 - 15.00	Lunch
15.00 - 16.00	Free time on board
16.00 - 17.30	IV SESSION ROUND TABLE Ports and Cruises in the future: choices for a sustainable growth
Moderator	Karina Santini, General Secretary MedCruise, Genoa Emilio D’Alessio, Alderman for the Environment and European Programs Ancona City Council Ricardo Del Valle, President Buenos Aires Port Authority and SurCruise Remo Di Carlo, President Ravenna Port Authority José Luis Estrada Llaquet, Director of Planning Puertos del Estado, Madrid Abdel Tawab Haggag, Director Planning & Research Dept., Suez Canal Authority Transiting The Suez Canal: How to attract cruise vessels to transit Suez Canal
17.30	End of conference Chairman of the conference Alfredo Biondi, Vice President Chamber of Deputies, Rome
20.30	Arrival at the port of Genoa