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Speakers invited: cruise line executives, itinerary planning, operation and shorex, ports, associations, ship agents, tour operators, etc...

Mark Robinson
Managing Director
INTERCRUISES SHORESIDE & PORT SERVICES
BIO

Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services is an experienced global business offering first class ground handling and port agency services to the Ocean and river cruise industry. Intercruises has over 300 port offices and operates in over 50 countries worldwide, providing turnaround, port agency, shore excursion and hotel reservation services.
After receiving a degree in tourism at the age of twenty, Mark embarked on his career overseas, working in Greece as a holiday rep for Thomson Holidays. Since then he has taken on a variety of different roles within the travel industry, including Regional Director Spain, Portugal & Cruise Operations for First Choice Holidays and Director of Ground Operations & Onboard Revenues for Festival Cruises. During his career Mark has been located in Spain, Africa, Portugal, Greece and Czechoslovakia. He now lives in Barcelona, Spain.
In 2003 Mark founded Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services as part of the TUI Travel PLC portfolio of brands. Since then Mark has overseen the growth of Intercruises from a one port ground handler to a global provider of cruise ship services.

David Selby
Managing Director
TRAVELYIELDS LTD
BIO

David Selby, former director of cruising at TUI UK (Thomson Cruises and Island Cruises) and Board member of the UK Passenger Shipping Association (PSA).
Before his involvement with cruising, he was a tour operator for 15 years and was responsible for holiday planning and destination promotion, becoming an expert on holiday product in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Greece and Turkey. Further projects included developing product concepts with hotels, and developing and implementing yield management strategies.
Since forming Travelyields in 2011, David has worked on assignments in Moscow, Miami and a number of places in-between.
David is also Visiting Lecturer in International Tourism at the University of Hertfordshire, and is a Fellow of the UK Institute of Travel and Tourism.

Emiliano González
Managing Director
MSC CRUISES SPAIN
BIO

Emiliano González is the Managing Director of MSC Cruises in Spain and was born in Madrid.
He studied "Director of Tourism Enterprises" at the Official School of Tourism in Madrid.
His career has always been linked to the tourism sector beginning  in 1967 in the historic CHAT Travel Agency , where he remained until 1980. Subsequently, he held various management positions at agencies  such as  Icab Travel, Atlanta Travel, Vincit,  Mapfre, over a period of 22 years.
Emiliano joined MSC Cruises in 2002 as its Commercial Director. In 2004, he became Managing Director of the company in Spain

Robert Ashdown
Director Technical, Environment & Operations
EUROPEAN CRUISE COUNCIL (ECC)
BIO

Rob Ashdown is the Technical Director of the EUROPEAN CRUISE COUNCIL (ECC) responsible for all matters to do with the environment and operations.
Rob joined the ECC in August 2010 after eight years at the UK Chamber of Shipping where he held a variety of roles with the last being ‘Head of Technical’. He is also immediate past Chairman of the European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA) Safety and Environment Committee. Rob has a deep knowledge and understanding of international shipping regulations and is widely experienced in negotiating on the industry’s behalf at the national, EU and IMO levels. Prior to joining the shipping industry, and after graduating from Cambridge University, Rob spent 5 years with Fujitsu in logistics. He is married with two children and shares his time between Brussels and the UK.

Kate O’Hara
Chair
CRUISEBRITAIN
BIO

Kate O'Hara (B.A.(Hons) Travel and Tourism; Dip. Marketing) started her 20-year travel career with Swallow Hotels before moving to drive growth at Teesside International Airport and Leeds Bradford Airport.
In 2002, Kate was appointed as Head of Commercial and Marketing at the port of Dover and has subsequently been appointed Head of Business Delivery responsible for the revenue-generating activities of the port across all market sectors. Dover is now a very successful brand and is the UK's second busiest cruise port with over 150 cruise calls booked for 2012.
Kate is very active in the cruise industry and was instrumental in the relaunch of CruiseBritain which she now chairs. The membership-based organisation of ports and service providers works to create an effective, consistent and visible cruise destination brand for Britain. In addition, Kate was elected to Cruise Europe's Council of Management in April 2012.

Eero Mäkinen
Senior Vice President Marketing
STX FINLAND OY
BIO

Eero Mäkinen is Senior Vice President, Marketing at STX Finland Oy. His additional functions are Vice Chairman of EEIG Euroyards, Brussels and Chairman of Finnish - Korean (South Korea) Trade Association in Helsinki, Finland.
 Eero Mäkinen has a M.Sc, Naval Architecture from Helsinki University of Technology in 1970. Since 1969 he was employed by STX Finland Oy (previous names of the the company Wärtsilä, Wärtsilä Marine Industries, Masa-Yards, Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Aker Finnyards and Aker Yards) and held various functions over the time in the field of ship design, icebreaking/arctic research, sales and marketing.
His previous posts within the group include among other things: President of the engineering subsidiary Wärtsilä Arctic. in Vancouver, B.C., Canada from 1983 to 1989 (present name of the company STX Canada Marine Inc.); Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Aker Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA in 2000 and SVP of Aker Yards, Cruise and Ferries, covering the marketing of all yards of Aker Yards in France and Finland, office in Saint Nazaire, France in 2006 - 2008.
STX Finland Oy has three shipyards in Finland: Turku Shipyard, Rauma Shipyard and Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Oy, of which STX Finland Oy owns 50 percent. The Turku Shipyard is the experienced builder of cruise ships and other technically demanding specialized ships and offshore units. The Rauma Shipyard is known for ferries, research vessels, naval ships and multipurpose vessels. The shipyard in Helsinki is specialized in ice-breaking and ice-going offshore and arctic vessels.

Jacqui Nobile
Port & Shore Excursion Operations Manager
THOMSON CRUISES AND ISLAND CRUISES
BIO

Jacqui Nobile is the Port and Shore Excursion Operations Manager for Thomson Cruises. Jacqui started her career with Thomson Holidays over 18 years ago, after graduating from the University of Bournemouth with a degree in Tourism Studies. Following a stint as an overseas representative in Menorca, Mallorca and Tenerife, she then spent 3 years working onboard Thomson Cruises vessels managing their shore excursions and all aspects of the customer service operation. In 2000, she returned to the UK where she worked with Britannia Airways (now Thomson Airways) at Gatwick Airport in ground operations.
 Finally, in 2004, she took up her current role of Port and Shore Excursion Operations Manager for Thomson Cruises - with responsibilities including shore excursion contracting, programme and delivery, and port operations for the 5 vessels Thomson Cruises operates. She is also heavily involved in the itinerary planning and port selection for all deployment areas.

Eduardo Lopez Puertas
Land Operations Vice President
PULLMANTUR
BIO

 Eduardo López-Puertas is 43 years old, married with 3 children.
He holds an Industrial Engineer degree with a major in Industrial organization, and MBA Warwick University and PDD IESE (Navarra University).
Eduardo is vice-president of Land Operations at Pullmantur since 2010. Before holding this position he worked for almost 20 years experience in the Logistic Sector, as Logistics Director at Carrefour Spain and Operations Director at TNT Express, also in Spain.
His actual responsibilities as vice-president of Land Operations at Pullmantur involve Port Operations, Ground Operations, Shorex, Bunker, Logistics, Purchasing, Procurement and Travel Agency.

Bernardo Echevarría
Managing Director
COSTA CRUCEROS
BIO

Bernardo Echevarria (Vosges, France, 1960) is a business professional with two University degrees in Law and  Philology and 23 years’ experience in the tourist business.
He is a firm believer in the importance of leadership and teamwork when applied to business and currently holds the position of Managing Director of Costa Cruises for Spain and Portugal.
He has an active presence in tourism and a great knowledge of the key European markets, including  Spain, France and Portugal, in addition to his recognized leadership. During his long career, before joining Costa Cruises in 2008, he held senior positions in Pullmantur, Latitude Sud, Royal Caribbean France , U.S. Airways Spain and American Airlines.
He is an avid family man who enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.

Luis Grau
Deputy General Manager
IBEROCRUCEROS

BIO

Steven Young
Head of Port Operations and Services
CARNIVAL UK (P&O CRUISES AND CUNARD LINE)
BIO

Steven Young is the Head of Port Operations and Services for Carnival UK. In this position he is also responsible for Port and Agency relationships worldwide for both the P&O and Cunard brands and assists with Itinerary planning.
Steven has had a career of 35 years in the Ports and Marine industry having also worked as Harbour Master and Port Manager in a number of international ports, including Deputy Port Director at the Port of Southampton in the UK and Executive General Manager for Sydney Ports Corporation in Australia.
A Master Mariner, Steven started his career with P&O Princess before coming ashore in to port management in1990.

Emilio R. Freeman
Destinations & Land Discoveries
AZAMARA CLUB CRUISES
BIO

Mr. Freeman is currently serving as a Destination Architect with Azamara Club Cruises and has been instrumental with the development of new evening excursions and events for Azamara. Azamara has positioned itself as the true destination immersion cruise brand within the cruise industry.
Previously he served as Vice President, Global Destinations with ResidenSea for over 10 years and was responsible for planning their worldwide itineraries, Destination Services, Tours, and Enrichment activities for the residents and guests onboard the ultra-luxury vessel The World. He also served as Vice President, Marketing Planning during the company’s first four years of operation.
Prior to ResidenSea, Mr. Freeman has served in various finance, marketing and sales planning positions for several cruise lines including NCL, Royal Viking and Royal Caribbean. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Mr. Freeman is of Peruvian-American descent. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Florida and a Master of International Business degree from Florida International University. Mr. Freeman has also served on the Executive Committee and Finance Committee of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators and is a member of the Explorers’ Club in New York.

Alfredo Serrano
Managing Director
IBEROCRUCEROS
BIO

Alfredo Serrano is currently the General Manager of Iberocruceros, company belonging to Carnival Group. He is attached to the company since its founding in 2002 and since then has been responsible for its successful management and company spectacular growth.
Serrano, 49 years old and born in Madrid acquired his position at Iberocruceros after a very relevant career in business IBM, ABB and Honeywell.
At Honeywell, he served as European Director of Business Development for five years and established their base of work in their European headquarters based in Brussels, Belgium.
The last position held before boarding, at Iberocruceros was Director of Integrated Services in Southern Europe for the company Asea Brown Bovery (ABB) in Madrid and being responsible for 5 markets within Southern Europe.
Mr. Serrano possesses a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering studied at Polytechnic University of Madrid as well as a Master in Business Administration from INSEAD Fontainebleau, France. From his International career he speaks English, French and Italian fluently.

Nadine Palatz
Manager
ATLANTIC ALLIANCE
BIO

Nadine Palatz (31) is the manager of the Atlantic Alliance and since five years already the marketing manager of the Hamburg Cruise Center, which promotes the local cruise business and strengthens the destination as such.
During her studies she wrote her diploma about the cruise industry and did a market research about the passenger satisfaction with a cruise terminal.
As the manager of the Atlantic Alliance, she is responsible for the marketing activities with the aim to create a higher awareness of the cruise destination along Europeans West Coast from Lisbon to Hamburg.

Belén Wangüemert
Managing Director Spain
ROYAL CARIBBEAN - CELEBRITY CRUISES - AZAMARA CLUB CRUISES
BIO

Sonia Prieto Marqués
VP & General Manager Sales,
Marketing & Revenue
PULLMANTUR CRUISES
BIO

Cecilia Abert
Sales & Marketing Director, UK & Europe
REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES
BIO

Having worked within the cruise industry for almost 10 years, Abert joined what was then Radisson Seven Seas Cruises in 2003, part of the Carlson Group, where she was responsible for developing a marketing strategy in the UK. In 2008, as European functions were centralised to the UK office, her remit expanded when she became responsible for sales and marketing for the French market.  Since then, her remit has grown substantially and since 2010 has included a wider Europe and MENA, with Abert directing all sales and marketing functions across the territory; delivering innovative, pertinent and cost-effective campaigns to drive Regent’s added value, all inclusive and ultra-luxury attributes through a vast network of Preferred Partners and GSAs.
Prior to joining the cruise industry, Abert worked for 10 years in the luxury cosmetics industry in various roles in Europe. 
Born in Western Africa, Abert has lived in many countries across the Middle East, Asia and Europe. She is currently based at Regent’s Europe office in Southampton.

Jesús Juárez López de Coca
Managing Director
HALCONVIAJES.COM - VIAJES ECUADOR
BIO

Jesus Juarez Lopez de Coca, married, 38 years old, is a professional with 20 years’ experience in the tourist sector. He has worked in a number of leading Spanish groups. He began as Director of Sales in Halcon Viajes. After that he started working in Marsans as  Regional Director of Groups and finished his career in this company as National Director of  Groups.  In July 2009 he was hired as Commercial Director of Halcon Viajes / Viajes Ecuador and is currently Managing Director of Halconviajes.com / Viajes Ecuador.

Mª Angels Marin
Operations Director
BC TOURS & SHIPPING
BIO

Even if Maria Angels studied a degree in “English Language & Literature”, soon after her first experiences with cruise ships at the port, she realized that tourism was the industry where she wanted to develop her professional career. After some years working as Ground Operator, she decided to complement her academic profile and studied a master degree on International Tourism in Edinburgh. Soon afterwards she joint BC TOURS where she was given the responsibility to ensure best practices in turnaround operations and develop new tours program, until last 2009 when she became the Director of the Barcelona office.

Bo Nylandsted Larsen
Director
CRUISE BALTIC AND CRUISE CONPENHAGEN NETWORK
BIO

Bo Larsen enjoyed a 20-year career in the airline business, before becoming Director for Cruise Baltic in 2007.
For 42 year-old Dane Bo, the move was into a completely new field but it proved a seamless switch due to his managerial as well as sales and marketing skills, which were exactly what were required to take Cruise Baltic forward.
Since becoming Director, Bo has established Cruise Baltic as a brand to be reckoned with in the global cruise industry. Under his leadership Cruise Baltic has won the prestigious Seatrade Insider ‘Destination of the year award’ twice as well as the Baltic Sea Award 2010.
In 2010, Bo Larsen took charge of Cruise Copenhagen Network, and is now heading two major cruise networks in Northern Europe, consisting of 100 partners in total.
Cruise Copenhagen Network won the prestigious Seatrade Insider ‘Destination of the year award’ in 2011, only one year after Bo took on the leadership role.
Bo Larsen is a CBA graduate from AVT Business School as well as a Stanford Executive Program graduate.
Bo lives in the very heart of Wonderful Copenhagen, Denmark together with his 11 year old son Frederik.

Gabriel M. Subías Cano
CEO
BARCELO VIAJES
BIO

Born in Palma de Mallorca on August 18, 1966, he studied law at the University of the Balearic Islands.
In 1987 he began his professional career in the Iberostar Group's Legal Department, a position he held until 1992. That year he moved to London to join the team of Sunworld, a tour operator in the same group, gaining experience in all departments such as Procurement, Products and Pricing.
He returned to Spain in 1993 where he was appointed Secretary of the Group. After a year, he joined Iberojet, a tour operator in Grupo Iberostar where he served successively in the posts of Assistant Manager, General Sales Manager, Director of Operations and General Manager, a position he reached in October 1996.
From that date until 2006 he was CEO of Iberojet, Iberworld Airlines Aerobalear, Viajes Iberia, Turavia, Viva Tours and Solplan companies that formed the Broadcast Division of Grupo Iberostar. This period includes the unique creation in 2001 of the Rail Division, and the acquisition in 2004 of Viva Tours, Turavia and Tui Spain. In 2006 he drove a LBO process, being a pioneer in this field, through which the division of Grupo Iberostar station became the Orizonia Corporation and where he continued to lead as CEO.
In 2007 he founded Kirunna Travel, a travel tour operator specializing in long distance journeys and Orbest airline, based in Portugal. He also achieved the acquisition of Condor Travel, the leading terrestrial tour company in Europe and online sales portals Viajar.com and Rumbo.es. Subsequently, in 2009 he managed the acquisition of Journeys, a tour operator specializing in travel to the Walt Disney theme parks.
He left the Orizonia Corporation in April 2010. In November 2011 he joined the Barceló Group as CEO of Travel reporting directly to the Co-Chair of the Group, with a mission to return the group to the first line of vertical integration. As head of the travel division he controls and addresses the various companies that consist of:
- Barceló Travel agency - network leaders in innovation and value creation.
- PlanB - quality gift boxes and travel experiences of reference.
- American Express Barceló Viajes - a joint venture created to develop travel and related services for the corporate sector.
- National Geographic Store, a leading international retail project.
In addition he has been leading the creation and implementation of the new Barceló tour operator division, consisting of the general brands and Jolidey Quelónea and la Cuarta Isla focused on long journeys.

Francis Riley
Vice President & General Manager International
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
BIO

Since May 2011, Francis Riley heads Norwegian Cruise Line’s international sales and marketing efforts as Vice President & General Manager International. Prior to re-joining Norwegian in August 2010 as Director of Sales for Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Riley most recently was responsible for the cruise development at Tourico Holidays. He previously worked for Norwegian in the United Kingdom, having joined in 2004 and was appointed General Manager of the company’s London office in June 2006.
 Riley relocated to Miami in October 2007 to oversee the international business development for the company.
Riley began his career with Thomas Cook in a variety of roles including reservations, sales, marketing and commercial relations before joining British Airway’s Air Miles Travel Company where he spent five years directing Air Miles supplier agreements. He also worked in the loyalty marketing sector with Nectar, the UK’s largest loyalty programme.

Fraser Ellacott
Managing Director
THOMSON CRUISES & ISLAND CRUISES
BIO

Fraser was appointed Managing Director for Thomson & Island Cruises in April 2011. There are five ships in the fleet and since his appointment, Fraser has completed a strategic review of the business and is currently implementing a plan to modernise Thomson Cruises.
Prior to his appointment, Fraser held the position of Director of Engineering for First Choice and then, following the merger of TUI Tourism and First Choice Holidays in 2007, for Thomson Airways. As a board director for Thomson Airways, Fraser played a key part in successfully merging the two airlines Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways delivering significant synergy benefits.
Fraser started his career as a Graduate Trainee with British Airways, where he spent 15 years climbing the management ladder with roles in Engineering, Commercial and Operations, before joining First Choice Airways in 2005.

Andrew Baldwin
Costumer Care & Communication Manager
CARNIVAL UK & CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
BIO

Andrew Baldwin is the Customer Care and Communications Manager for Carnival UK, responsible for P&O Cruises and Cunard Line.
Andrew started his career with P&O Cruises 14 years ago and in 2007 created the Customer Care Team at Carnival UK which comprises over 220 shore staff volunteers and 4000 ships staff who can be called upon to assist customers and crew worldwide during difficult and often traumatic circumstances. More recently Andrew and his team have led the implementation of similar Care support for the organizations employees both at sea and ashore.
Additionally, he oversees the development and implementation of the organisations passenger emergency plan to ensure that the business is capable of responding to situations onboard its ships.

Tom Wolber
Senior Vice President Operations (COO)
DISNEY CRUISE LINE
BIO

In that role, Tom is responsible for shipboard operations, including purchasing, logistics, onboard entertainment and youth activities, operations integration and marine and technical operations, and Disney Cruise Line’s London office. He joined Disney Cruise Line in 1999 and led the launch of the Disney Wonder.
Tom joined The Walt Disney Company in November 1989 and he has led several worldwide projects.  In Europe, he was responsible for opening Ranch Davy Crockett at the Disneyland Paris Resort and for establishing the presence of the Disney Vacation Club in Europe.
In the United States, Tom worked with the Disney Vacation Club, leading resort operations and the development of early Disney Vacation Club properties.  He also served as the Vice President of Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park at Walt Disney World.
Prior to joining The Walt Disney Company, Tom worked for the Libema BV development company in the Netherlands, leading strategic planning and acquisition efforts.
Born in Essen, Germany, Tom attended the Leeuwarden Institute for Technology, Architecture, and Construction and the Institute for Tourism and Leisure Studies in Europe. He is fluent in Dutch, German, French and English.

Stavros Hatzakos
President
MEDCRUISE (Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports)
BIO

Stavros Hatzakos, is the President of MedCruise (Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports) and General Manager of Piraeus Port Authority SA. From March 2012 he is Chairman of the “The Global Coalition Of Cruise Ports Associations”.
He is working in the Port of Piraeus for the last 30 years and has served the Port in various managerial positions:
Director of the Administration Directorate of PPA SA, with duties concerning Strategic planning, Marketing, Public and International relations, Environmental policy and Investors relations.
Head of the Cruise Department and Coastal Shipping Department., responsible for the total reorganization of the port facilities.
Head of the E.U Department of PPA SA, responsible for the management of EU funded works and projects at Piraeus port as well as for the representation of PPA to international Bodies and Fora.
He was the Olympic Games 2004 coordinator and supervisor of the project for the Venue in the Port area following the works from the designed face until the completion of the works.
Since 1993 he was responsible for the international relationships of the Port. In the context of his duties he was a founding member of MedCruise (Mediterranean Association of Cruise Ports) and vice President of MedCruise. In 2011 he was elected as president of MedCruise
He is also the representative of Piraeus and Greece in the Executive Committee of E.S.P.O (European Sea Ports Organization), where he follows the works since its establishment in 1993. He was also elected twice as President of the Transport Committee of ESPO

Leonardo Massa
Commercial Director South Europe and Country Manager Italy
MSC CROCIERE
BIO

Leonardo Massa was born in Naples on Nov. 18, 1967. He graduated in Economics and Commerce from the Università degli Studi of Naples Federico II and obtained an MBA from Bocconi University in Milan.
After completing a successful career as a professional athlete in rowing, he now has over ten years’ experience in  the tourist sector.
He began working at an external consultant, Uniglob Travel Italy SRL, and subsequently developed his career during the next ten years with the company Fratelli Cosulich SPA, agents and global navigation airlines, where he gained rapid promotion, moving from Area Sales Manager of the central southern region to company CEO.
In April 2005, he joined MSC Cruises, the world leader in the cruise industry. During his first year he held the position of Sales Director for Italy, the company's main market, with seven offices spread between Milan, Genoa, Venice, Rome, Naples, Bari and Palermo, and with more than 400 staff reporting to him including  area managers, vendors, reserves and operators.
From July 2006, he held the post of Southern Area Sales Manager Europe. This includes the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese markets. With offices in Madrid, Spain is the fourth largest market for the company globally. Moreover, Portugal has its own office in Lisbon. In September 2010 Massa was appointed Country Manager of the Italian mark.

Raynel Gonzalez
Costumer Care & Communication Manager
CARNIVAL UK & CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
BIO

Ray Gonzalez, an 8 year veteran of Carnival Cruise Lines, manages Carnival’s award winning CareTeam, comprised of 450 company volunteers who are activated to assist guests and shipboard team members who may be experiencing some type of crisis vacationing or employed with Carnival.
This team, who has received formal training ranging from the handling of displaced guests caused by itinerary deviations, to the grief and trauma resulting from a more devastating event, was formed in 1999 and travels to different homeports and ports of call to help guests in various emergency situations. In 2011 Carnival’s CareTeam assisted approximately 300 guests, crew and family and friends.
In addition to the responsibility of recruiting and maintaining this team, Ray oversees and facilitates all CareTeam related training programs for shipboard and shore side employees, port agents, tour operators and ground handlers. Ray is also involved in the day to day operational decisions concerning the level of care that is extended to individuals in their time of need with the support of three Family Support Specialists under his direct supervision. Additionally, Ray continues to work closely with his counterparts in other cruise lines in an effort to establish a wide network of support.
Ray is licensed by the Family Assistance Foundation to facilitate Human Services Response training for Shoreside and shipboard employees. He is also certified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Advanced Skills in Disaster Family Assistance.

Andrew Stuart
Executive Vice President, Global Sales & Passenger Services
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
BIO

Andrew Stuart is Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Passenger Services for Norwegian Cruise Line, responsible for global sales, revenue management and passenger services. In this role, Stuart directs the Company’s global distribution strategy, ensuring Norwegian continues to enhance and strengthen its relationships with travel partners as its primary distribution system. He introduced Partners First in 2011, the company’s corporate philosophy of always putting its travel partners first in three key areas: investment in long-term travel partner success; a complete focus on being easy to do business with; and a commitment to travel partners on direct business. He was appointed to this position in November 2008.
Most recently, Stuart was Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, responsible for delivery of the Freestyle Cruising product across the Norwegian fleet, ensuring that it provided exceptional value and quality for guests and was consistent with the marketing and brand positioning of the company.
Stuart joined Norwegian in 1988 and served as the company’s sales and marketing director in the United Kingdom until December 1996. He was named vice president of sales planning and relocated to the company’s Miami headquarters in January 1997. He was promoted to senior vice president of passenger services in 1998, and in 1999, named senior vice president of Norwegian sales. In 2000, he was promoted to senior vice president of marketing and sales. In 2003, Stuart was named executive vice president of marketing, sales and passenger services.
Stuart has also served as Chairman of the Cruise Lines International Association. He is an active participant on Twitter for the cruise line and can be found @nclandy.

Luis de Carvalho
CEO
CONSULT DC
BIO

Luis the Carvalho is the CEO of port and destination development consulting firm Consult DC - offering a full menu of services including planning and design of new infrastructures, market analysis, training programs, marketing and promotion support.
Consult DC is currently active in Northern Europe, Baltic Sea Region, Atlantic islands, Central America and Africa.
Luis started his career in 1986 with Premier Cruise Lines and RCCL in Miami.
He then spent 12 years with Crystal Cruises, being their LA based Corporate Port Coordinator overseeing shore side operations globally while inspecting new ports and destinations.
From 2005 on he served as: National Director Cruise Operations in Ultramar Express / TUI Spain based in Barcelona, Director of Cruise Operations in Tumlare Corporation and Director of Cruise Operations in Kuoni Destination Management based in Copenhagen.
After gathering knowledge and experience from all angles of the industry he started his own consulting firm Consult DC in 2009 to better serve the global cruise community.
Luis is also a regular organizer, speaker and moderator in international conferences, cruise seminars and workshops.

Eugenio de Quesada
President
GRUPO NEXO
BIO

Eugenio de Quesada, Spanish businessman, entrepreneur, and journalist (Jaén, 1961) is President and Director of the Group NEXO 'Nexotur' and the Newspapers and Digital publications 'Conexo', 'NexoHotel' and 'Nexobús'.
- Chairman of Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Tourism and Entrepreneurs CIMET.
- Chairman of the Forum for Environmental Sustainability FUTURALIA Tourism,
- President of the trade fairs TurNexoMadrid, TurNexoCatalunya, TurNexoAndalucía, and TurNexoValencia TurNexoEuskadi and NexoBusiness Hall.
- Chairman of the Editor’s committee of Professional Publications of Spain.
- Vice president of AEEPP, attached to CEOE and CEPYME.
- Director of the National Congress and Director of the Awards to the editor of the Year.
- Chairman of the Committee on Tourism Journalists of AIPET-Spain.
- VP AIPET, International Association of Journalists. attached to the UNESCO.
- Vice President of the Bureau of Tourism (Spanish Tourism Business Lobby), and former Vice AECIT (Spanish Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism).

Alam Lam
Journalist specialised in cruise and tourism
CRUISE BUSINESS REVIEW
BIO

 Travel writer for 20 years.
In the past 3 years I have been writing almost exclusively about passenger shipping, publishing a good deal on cruise and ferries in Spain and Latin America. Currently mainly cover international conferences for Cruise Business Review.

Marco Frigoli
Regional Manager Mediterranean
INTERCRUISES SHORESIDE & PORT SERVICES
BIO

After receiving a Marketing & Public Relations degree in 2003, Marco embarked on a career in the travel industry and worked onboard in the Shorex Department for Princess Cruises, before taking on the role of National Cruise Coordinator for Ultramar Express (TUI Spain) in Barcelona. In 2008, he become Operations & Product Executive West Med for Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services and then relocated to Athens in 2009, where he worked as National Manager Intercruises Greece. Marco returned to Barcelona in 2011 as Regional Manager Intercruises Mediterranean, where he supports the growth of Intercruises in the Mediterranean region.

Agustín Quesada
Director
MUNDOMAR - CUNARD LINE
BIO

Paul Nuyens
Business Development Director
SEADREAM YACHT CLUB
BIO

 Paul Nuyens started his career in tourism in 1989. During the summer holidays of his studies he worked for Iberotel in Mallorca, Spain. After graduating in Applied Communication in Antwerp he continued in Mallorca, Tenerife and Turkey.
With Best Tours (Belgian Tour Operator) he worked in Benidorm and opened up Mallorca for the first clients of this family owned company.
Looking forward to explore more destinations he applied and started for Thomas Cook in 1994. Unusual for beginners in this holding he was sent right away to Egypt. Gran Canaria, Rhodos, Almería, Jamaica, Israel/Jordany, Sri Lanka and Mykonos followed with growing responsabilities.
After returning to Belgium he worked as Sales and Marketing Manager for a newspaper publisher but ended up in tourism again starting to represent Cunard, Seabourn and Princess Cruises in the Benelux market. After a side kick as Delegado for Benelux region of Transhotel, leading hotel online provider, he found his way back to what he likes the most: “It’s Yachting, not cruising”. Paul Nuyens represents SeaDream Yacht Club for Benelux, Spain and Portugal.

Carolina B. Palazón
Councilor for Tourism and Environment
CARTAGENA CITY COUNCIL
BIO

 After obtaining a degree in English philology Carolina then gained considerable experience working in tourism and convention businesses in addition to operating as a tour guide, in travel agencies and also as a technical reporter in the Youth Space of the Youth Council.
She is currently a member of the Neighborhood Council of  “Pozo Estrecho” (Narrow Well) , where as a city councillor she has made a significant contribution to the social and cultural life of the city. Since May 2011, her main areas of responsibility are the municipal disciplines of Tourism and Environment.

Simon Pickup
Sustainable Tourism Manager
ABTA LTD. (ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH TRAVEL AGENTS)
BIO

Simon is the Sustainable Tourism Manager for ABTA Ltd – the travel association. He started working in the tourism industry in 2005 when he took up a role with the Federation of Tour Operators working on both responsible tourism and health and safety. In 2007 he was offered the chance to specialise in sustainable tourism which back then, was a relatively new area of tourism engagement and was promoted to Operations and Services Coordinator and took a leading role in helping to ensure that the industry’s activities in this area ran smoothly from project conception to delivery. Simon started working on a number of European Commission funded projects including one which saw the creation of the Travelife Sustainability System which today is the preferred system of choice amongst UK, Dutch, Belgian and German tour operators enabling them to work with hotels all around the world on social and environmental best practice principles.
In 2008 FTO and ABTA Ltd merged to form one organisation representing the UK travel and tourism industry. Following the merger and office relocation, Simon was offered the chance to help shape a wider sustainability agenda for the UK travel and tourism sector and develop industry activities outside of hotel sustainability. In 2010, Simon was promoted to Sustainable Tourism Manager for ABTA and is now responsible for delivering initiatives with a sustainability focus designed to reach ABTA’s large and diverse members of tour operators and travel agents. More recently he has also started to work with a number of tourist destination governments to identify the role that they must play in ensuring the sustainability of tourism in their countries.
Having witnessed first-hand the impacts tourism has on destinations and the growth in the importance afforded to sustainability issues, Simon firmly believes that the future for travel and tourism has to be a sustainable one. He is convinced that sustainability in tourism will continue to expand in coming years and that for future tourism employees, it will simply be part of day-to-day business activities.

Silvia Semeria
Manager Sales France, Monaco, Spain & New Markets
SILVERSEA CRUISES
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Félix González
Journalist - Cruise Specialist - Editor
INFOCRUCEROS.COM
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Juergen Stille
Director Sales Continental Europe
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
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Jürgen Stille joined Norwegian Cruise Line at its Continental Europe office in Wiesbaden on April 1, 2006 and as Director of Sales Continental Europe is responsible for the cruise line’s sales activities in 34 European countries.
Before taking up his position with Norwegian Cruise Line, Jürgen Stille worked for AIDA Cruises where he held different executive positions, the latest being Vice President Touristic & Services. Prior to his positions in the cruise business he also fulfilled managerial tasks with Deutsche Lufthansa AG, ITS/Jet Reisen as well as Club Méditerranée Germany where he gathered substantial knowledge in the areas Sales, Marketing and Product Management.

Julio Lopez Astor
Deputy General Director for Planning and International Network
TURESPAÑA
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