AAPA Cruise Seminar to Explore, Assess Industry Issues
April 24-26 event in San Francisco to cover new developments and opportunities in cruise management, planning and compliance
The American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) 2013 Cruise Seminar in San Francisco, April 24-26, will kick off with a candid look inside the cruise industry from the perspective of four key cruise line executives and end with a tour of the Port of San Francisco to see the impact of the America’s Cup on port operations. In between these bookend sessions, seminar participants will be treated to a host of presentations ranging from new international regulations on ship air emissions to itinerary planning, cruise facility design, financing and joint-use terminal opportunities.
Hosted by the Port of San Francisco as part of its 150th anniversary, the two-and-a-half-day program—much of which will be held in the port’s historic Ferry Building facing San Francisco Bay—will feature discussions with cruise line industry leaders and port executives from throughout the Western Hemisphere, including the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Among the varied session titles in this year’s Cruise Seminar agenda are “The State of the Cruise Industry,” “Regional Cruising and Tourism,” “Shore Power” and “Cruise Facility Design, Processing, Safety and Security.”
Seminar presenters include (in alphabetical order):
Luis Ajamil, President and CEO, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc., Miami, FL
Lori Baer, Marine South Region Market Lead, AECOM, Coral Gables, FL
Nick Billows, Deputy Port Director, Sales and Marketing, Cruiseport Boston
Dean Brown, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, Princess Cruises, Santa Clarita, CA
Steve Cernak, P.E., PPM, Chief Executive/Port Director, Port Everglades (FL)
Brandy Christian, Vice President, Strategy and Business. Development, Port of San Diego
Bud Darr, Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Affairs, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Arlington, VA
Marianela Dengo. Manager, Customer Relations Unit, Panama Canal Authority (Panama)
Andrew Dixon, Senior Vice President, Planning and Development, Saint John Port Authority (Canada)
Tom Dow, Vice President, Public Affairs, Carnival Corp., Washington, DC
Armando Duarte-Peláez, Board Chairman, AAPA, and Past Board Member, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta S.A. (Colombia)
Anders G. Frick, President, FMT Aircraft Gate Support Systems , Toronto, ON, Canada
Nancy Houley, Cruise Market Director, Quebec Port Authority (Canada)
Paul Hurlston, Port Director, Port Authority of the Cayman Islands
Giora Israel, Senior Vice President, Global Port and Destination Development, Carnival Corp., Miami, FL
Stein Kruse, President and Chief Executive Officer, Holland America Line Inc., Seattle, WA
Gary LaGrange, Chairman, AAPA Cruise Committee, and President and CEO, Port of New Orleans
Kevin T. Lynskey, Asst. Port Director, Business Initiatives, PortMiami
Betty MacMillan, Manager, Business Development, Saint John Port Authority (Canada)
George Malec, Vice President, Business Dev. & Ops, Halifax Port Authority (Canada)
Heather McManus, Manager, Public Relations, ExpediaCruiseShip.com (owned by Expedia), Vancouver, BC, Canada
Michael T. McNamara, Assoc. Vice President, Energy Management, Royal Caribbean International, Miami, FL
Gregg Michel, President, Crystal Cruises, Los Angeles, CA
Monique Moyer, Executive Director, Port of San Francisco
Kurt J. Nagle, President and CEO, AAPA, Alexandria, VA
Carmen Ortega, Cruise Manager, Port Metro Vancouver (Canada)
Jim Rowe, Project Manager, San Francisco and New York City EDC, Cruise Terminal Projects B&M, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc., Miami, FL
Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas (invited), Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Hidalgo, D.F., México
John Tercek, Vice President of New Business, Development, Royal Caribbean International. Miami, FL
Mike Watts, Vice President, Marine Development, Cochran, Inc., Seattle, WA
Greg Wirtz, President, NorthWest & Canada Cruise Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada
