Speakers
ICS FOUNDER AND CEO
Virginia López Valiente
Founder and CEO Cruises News Media Group and International Cruise Summit
CONFERENCE DIRECTOR
Figen Ayan
Founder and CEO Ayan Consulting
OPENING REMARKS
Gustavo Santana Hernández
President
Puertos del Estado
SPEAKERS
Samantha Stimpson
Chief Executive Officer
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Julia Siebert
Chief Operating Officer
COLUMBIA blue
Ugo Savino
Senior Director, Deployment & Itinerary Planning
Carnival Cruise Line
Daniela Picco
Executive Director
MSC Foundation
Spyros Almpertis
Vice President of Port & Shorex Operations, Ground Operation
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Omar Al Jaber
Chief of the Tourism Development Sector
Qatar Tourism
Helen Beck
Managing Director - Global Commercial
Windstar Cruises
Yas McKechnie
Director of Sales UK, Ireland and EMEA
Princess Cruises
Leonardo Massa
Vice President Southern Europe Cruise Division
MSC Group
Kevin Bubolz
Vice President & Managing Director Continental Europe, Middle East & Africa
Norwegian Cruise Line
Juan Trescastro
Vice President, Itinerary Planning, Destinations and Government Relations
Virgin Voyages
Davide Truscello
Director of Itinerary, Pricing & Revenue Planning
Costa Cruises
Andrea Ferla
Manager, Global S.A.L.T. Destination Experiences & Special Projects
Silversea
Sandra Neffgen
Director Shore Excursion
AIDA Cruises
Justin Poulsen
Head of Itinerary Planning, Shore Experiences & Ground Handling
Explora Journeys
Anant Sharma
CEO
Matter Of Form
Janet Parton
Vice President of Marketing, PR and Customer Experience
Celestyal
Craig Everett
CEO and Co-Founder
Holibob
Virginia Quintairos
Managing Director
Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services
Jean-Charles Thillays
Cruises Managing Director
Club Med Exclusive Collection
Alessandra Cabella
Senior Business Development Manager Southern & Eastern Europe and Middle East
Oceania Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Michael Greve
Practice Lead, Cruise Port Development & Investment Advisory
Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company
Olga Piqueras
General Manager
Barcelona Port Terminal G (BPTG)
Dr. Anas Rakha
Senior Maritime Economist | Cruise Tourism Strategist
Suez Canal Authority
Beth Freedman
EVP, Global Integrated Marketing
MMGY Global
Carlos Torres de Navarra
Principal
AZUL Destinations
MODERATOR
Barbara Buczek
Ports, Cruise, Maritime & Tourism specialist
MODERATOR
David Selby
Managing Partner
Travelyields
MODERATOR
Mark Robinson
Managing Director
BC Cruise Services (Mobico & Alsa Group)
MODERATOR
Gemma Greenwood
Director
Content Inc.
