Keynote speaker and opening session speakers announced for Seatrade Europe

London/Hamburg, 30 May 2019

Mr Michael Thamm – Chairman, CLIA Europe and Group Chief Executive Officer, Costa Group and Carnival Asia – has confirmed that he will lead the keynote session of the opening day of Seatrade Europe taking place in Hamburg this 11-13 September. He will discuss his views on the significant role Europe’s integrated cruise community is playing in the industry and how it can continue to drive across multiple platforms whilst facing the demands of changing legislation and other global and localised challenges.

Thamm will then be joined on stage by a strong panel of industry personalities that include: Capt. Michael McCarthy, Chairman, Cruise Europe; Wybcke Meier, Chief Executive Officer, TUI Cruises GmbH; Gianni Onorato, CEO, MSC Cruises; Karl J. Pojer, Chief Executive Officer, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises; and Gavin Smith, SVP of International, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Also participating in the Seatrade Europe conference programme is Figan Ayan, Vice President - Cruise Operation, Galataport Istanbul; Claus Bodker, Director, Cruise Baltic; Luis De Carvalho, CEO, Bermello Ajamil & Partners Europe; Arantxa Garcia, Head of Sustainability, Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services; Mark Ittel, Sr. VP Ports and Maritime, Bermello Ajamil & Partners Europe; Esther Mallach, Partner, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein; Thomas Mielke, MD, AETHOS Consulting Group with many more speakers to be announced.

As well as the opening session, the following topics will be discussed during the three-day event:

There will also be two sessions focusing on interiors and design hosted by the co-located MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo:

To find out more about the full programme, and for regular updates, please visit www.seatrade-europe.com/programme/conference

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Contact – Victoria Stokes, Marketing Manager – Seatrade Cruise Portfolio, EMEA

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 (0)1206 201517

For more information please go to www.seatrade-europe.com

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About Seatrade Europe

Seatrade Europe, the leading trade event of the European cruise and river cruise industry, organised by Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH, in partnership with Seatrade (Informa Markets), is held in Hamburg, Germany's famous seaport on the Elbe River. Industry decision-makers and professionals will meet to exchange ideas, set new trends and expand their business networks. Exhibitors include shipyards, ship chandlers, food and beverage suppliers, classification societies, cruise ports and shipbrokers, among others. From small-scale on-board hospitals to huge restaurant kitchens, from waste disposal to entertainment equipment, operations on board a cruise ship are highly complex, requiring perfect logistics. At the conference held in parallel with the exhibition, high-level experts will discuss current industry topics. Seatrade Europe will open doors from Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 September 2019 and will be co-located with the MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo.

For full details about Seatrade Europe, visit www.seatrade-europe.com

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