2009 AAPA Cruise Seminar

February 18, 2009
Mazatlán, México

The cruise industry continues to grow as cruise lines expand their itineraries and look for and establish new ports of call. Those in the industry, port managers and marketers alike, must stay abreast of the current trends.

02/18/2009
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kurt J. Nagle, President, American Association of Port Authorities
• Steve Cernak, P.E., PPM®, Port Director, Port of Galveston
• Alfonso Gil Díaz, Director General, Administración Portuaria Integral de
     Mazatlán
• Antonio Ibarra, Secretary of Tourism for the State of Sinaloa

02/18/2009
Trends in Cruising
Moderator:

• Ross Gaudreault, President & CEO, Québec Port Authority

Speakers:

• Bill Johnson, Port Director, Port of Miami
• J. Robert Jumonville, Director, Cruise and Tourism, Port of New Orleans
• John Hansen, President, Northwest CruiseShip Association

02/18/2009
Cruise Line Executive Panel
Moderator:

• Mr. Cernak

Speakers:

• Terry Dale, President & CEO, CLIA
• Tom Dow, Vice President, Public Affairs, Carnival Corporation & plc
• Miguel Reyna, Manager of Commercial Development, Royal Caribbean International
• Crystal Morgan, Director, Market Planning, Deployment and Itineraries, Princess Cruises

02/18/2009
Mexican and Latin American Cruising
Moderator:

• Cesar Jauregui, Tour Operator, Administración Portuaria Integral de Ensenada, S.A. de C.V., MEXICO

Speakers:

• Ángel González Rul A., Grupo de Economistas Asociados (GEA), México
• Jorge González Olivieri, Consultant, Grupo PML, S.A. de C.V., México
• Carlos A. Marchiani, International Business Director, Consorcio Guaritico, Puerto Internacional El Guamache, Venezuela

02/18/2009
Moving People Faster
Moderator:

• Peter O. Lehman, PPM, Director, Planning & Business Development, SC State Ports Authority

Speakers:

• Anders G. Frick, President, FMT Aircraft Gate Support Systems Canada, Inc.
• Cheryl Peters, Admissibility and Passenger Programs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Luis Ajamil, President & CEO, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc.

02/19/2009
Destination Management and Sustainability
Moderator:

• Agustín Díaz, Managing Director, Curaçao Ports Authority

Speakers:

• Ms. Morgan
• Paul Beckman, Sendero México

02/19/2009
Environmental Issues Impacting the Cruise Industry
Moderator:

• Peter Dailey, Deputy Director, Maritime, Port of San Francisco

Speakers:

• Mr. Dow
• Michael Watts, Division Manager, Cochran, Inc.

02/19/2009
Marketing and Use of Cruise Facilities
Moderator:

• Rita Vandergaw, Director of Marketing, Port of San Diego

Speakers:

• Thomas Spina, Director of Cruise Operations, New York City Economic Development
  Corporation
• Bruno E. Ramos, President, BEA Architects, Inc.

02/20/2009
Disaster Recovery
Moderator:

• Mr. Cernak

Speaker:

• Rob Robbins, BELFOR
• Cindi J. Heffernan, CPCU, Managing Director, Hugh Wood Inc.