ADRIATIC SEA FORUM – Cruise Ferry Sail & Yacht
Adriatic Sea Forum - Previous editions
The previous editions proved to be very successful: beside the great number of participants and speakers, the richness of the contents emerged from the debates has always been particularly appreciated.
Every single edition welcomed an average of more than 200 operators among enterpreneurs, managers, public administrators, researchers and European projects representatives. They all actively took part to the discussions and debates, beside developing new business relationships.
Among the speakers who took part in the previous editions:
*The positions linked to each speaker refer to the year in which they took part to the forum.
Airam Díaz – President, MedCruise – Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports
Alberto Cozzi – Project Manager,Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Alberto D’Alessandro – Head of Office, Council of Europe, Office in Venice
Aleksandar Bozovic – Adviser, Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro
Alessandra Priante – Head office, Head of International Affairs and Protocol, MIPAAFT (Ministry of Agricoltura, food and forestry policies and tourism)
Alessandro Carollo – Mediterranean Port Operations Manager, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Alessandro Gaetano – Marketing Director, TurismoFVG
Alfredo Malcarne – President, Assonautica
Aljoša Ota – Head of the Italian office, Slovenia Tourist Board
Anastasios Konidaris – Cruise Department Manager, Municipality Port Fund of Thira – Santorini
Andrea Tavella – Sales Manager & Marketing Director, Costa Cruises
Andreas Ntais – President and Managing Director, Igoumenitsa Port Authority
Andro Vlahusic – Mayor, City of Dubrovnik
Anton Gosar – Dean, Faculty of Tourism Studies – University of Primorska
Antoni Tiò – Presidente, Barcelona Clúster Nàutic
Antonio di Monte – General Manager, Global Ports Holding Italian Ports
Antonio Revedin – Strategic Planning and Development Director, North Adriatic Sea Ports Authority
Antun Asic – General Manager, Dubrovnik Port Authority
Arber Uka – Marketing Director, Albanian National Agency of Tourism
Ardit Çollaku – Director, Albania National Travel Agency of Tourism
Arianna Norcini Pala – Head of european and national programmes unit, RAM Logistica, Infrastrutture e Trasporti SpA
Attilio Dapelo – Senior Vice President Engineering & Design, Merchant Ship Division, Fincantieri
Bojan Babič – Vice President, MedCruise
Boris Rivic – Marina Director, ACI Rovinji
Braslav Karlic – Editor in chief, MORE
Carla Salvadò – Cruise Marketing Director, Global Ports Holding
Carlo Birrozzi – Director, Central Institut for Cataloguing and Documentation
Christos Economou – Head of Unit “Sea-basin strategies, Maritime Regional Cooperation and Maritime Security”; DG for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries – European Commission
Christos Lampridis – Secretary General Ports, Port Policy and Maritime Investments – Hellenic Ministry of Shipping Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy
Cinzia De Marzo – Tourism Unit – European Commission
Cristiano Radaelli – Commissioner, ENIT – Italian Agency of Tourism
Daniel Hauptfeld – Marketing Manager, Katarina Line
Dario Matoševic – Italy Director, Croatia National Tourist Board
Dario Rustico – Sales and Marketing Director Central Europe, Costa Crociere
Dorijan Dujmic – Managing Partner, BWA Yachting Croatia
Doris Perucic – General Manager, ACI Croatia
Dragan Krapovic – Mayor, Municipality of Budva
Dragoljub Markovic – Deputy Director, Coastal Zone Management Company
Dražen Nikolić – Member of the Board, ACI Croatia
Eduardo Santander – Executive Director, European Travel Commission
Emil Bilic – General Manager, Port of Zadar
Enrico Moretti– Marche Maritime Director and Rear Admiral, Ancona Harbour Office
Enrico Prunotto – Executive Director Operations & Development Ocean, Viking Cruises
Evisi Kopliku – Co-Coordinator for Albania with Croatia of Sustainable Tourism EUSAIR Pillar and Director of Integration, Coordination, Assistance and Agreements at Albanian Ministry of Tourism and Environment
Fabrizio Iarrera – CEO, Monte Carlo Yachts
Federica Seganti – Counciler Production Activities, Autonomous Regione of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Francesca Tudini – Head of Unit, “Tourism Policy” Unit, DG Grow of European Commission
Franco Napp – Managing Director, Trieste Terminal Passeggeri
Galliano Di Marco – Chairman & CEO, Venice Yacht Pier
Gianluca Pellegrini – Technical Director, Central Adriatic Ports Authority
Gino Sabatini – President, Chamber of Commerce of Marche Region and AIC Forum
Giorgio Bertoni – Italia Oggi
Goradz Skrt – Italy Director, Slovenian Tourist Board
Guerrino Lanci, President, PromoTrieste
Ida Simonella – Port councilor, Municipality of Ancona
Igor Borojevic – Market research & Strategic planning Director, Croatia National Tourism Board
Igor Butorac – Assistant Minister, Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure of Croatia
Ivan Aga Franicevic – Director, Agencija Za Obalni Linijski Pomorski Promet
Ivana Jelinic – President, FIAVET
Ivana Petrovic – Senior Adviser II, Maritime Safety Department of Montenegro
Jana Tolja – Mayor’s Advisor for International Affairs, City of Koper
Janez Maček – General Manager and Owner , Atlas Express
John Tercek – Vice President Commercial Development, Royal Caribbean Cruises
Joze Tomaš – President, Croatian Chamber of Economy Split County Chamber
Juan Gual de Torrella – President, Port Authority of Balears
Konstantinos Nikolouzos – Mayor, City of Corfu
Kristijan Pavic – President, ACI Club
Kyriakos Anastassiadis – Executive Board Member, CLIA Europe and CEO, Celestyal Cruises
Linda Haydon – Group Tourism Manager, ETOA
Lorenzo Aletti, Marketing and Communications Director, Tirrenia-CIN
Luca Ceriscioli – President, Marche Region
Luca Valentini – Commercial Director Italy, MSC Cruises
Luigi Pastena – Worldwide Port Operations Director, MSC Cruises
Maja Pak – Head of Research and Development Department, Spirit Slovenia
Marco Digioia – Director Governmental Affairs, CLIA Europe
Margit Waestfelt – Alternate Secretary General, Central European Initiative
Maria De Larratea – Secretary General, MedCruise
Marina Monassi – President, Trieste Port Authority
Marko Cicin-Sain – Member of the management board, Jadrolinija
Maro Saulovic – National Manager, Intercruises
Massimo Di Giacomo – CEO, Anek Lines Italia
Matjaz France – Marina Director, Marina Izola
Matteo della Valle – Business Development, Trade and Chartering Manager and Trade Managers Coordinator, Grandi Navi Veloci
Matteo Zaccagnino, Director, Yacht Capital
Michel Nestour – Vice President Global Ports & Destination Development Euromed, Carnival Corp.
Michele Witthaus – Editor, International Cruise And Ferry Review
Mihailo Vukić – Owner, Allegra Port Agent
Milan Blazevski – General Manager, Split Port Authority
Nikola Dobroslavic – President, Adriatic Ionian Euro Region
Nizar Tagi – Adriatic Yachting Association & Strategic advisor Porto Montenegro
Olivera Brajovic – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism of Montenegro
Olivera Brajović – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism of Montenegro
Paolo Dal Buono – Director, Assonautiche Adriatiche
Paolo Ferrandino – Secretary General, Assoporti
Paul Kyprianou, External Relations Manager, Grimaldi Group
Piero Formenti – President, European Boating Industry
Riccardo Strano, Director, Central Directorate IT Systems and General Affairs, ENIT
Robert Ashdown, Secretary General, CLIA Europe
Robert Marx – President, European Boating Industry
Robert Škifić –General Manager, Zadar Port Authority
Roberto Marchetti – Director, Fano Yacht Festival
Roberto Perocchio – President, Assomarinas
Roberto Sponza – President, Network Trieste Yacht Berths
Rodolfo Giampieri – President, Central Adriatic Ports Authority
Sedat Kara – General Manager, Bar Cruise Port
Serđo Kos, Dekanat, University of Rijeka – Faculty of Maritime Studies
Sergio Senesi – CEO, Traghettionline
Simone Masé – Chief Marketing Officer, Publicis Communications and Managing Director, Publicis Italia
Sinisa Horak – Senior Adviser, Institut Za Turizam
Sotir Ben Cipa – Owner, Sipa Tours and CEO of STI – Saranda Tourism Industry Association
Srecko Favro – President, Adriatic Expert
Stefano Pagani – Chairman, ICOMIA Superyacht Division
Thanos Pallis – Secretary General, MedCruise
Tito Vespasiani – Secretary General, Southern Adriatic Ports Authority
Tom Boardley – Secretary General, CLIA Europe
Tom Fecke – Secretary General, CLIA Europe
Tony Browne – Marina Director, Porto Montenegro
Valeria Mancinelli – Mayor, Municipality of Ancona
Vasco De Cet – Marina manager, Marina di Portisco
Vincenzo Spina, President, Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano
Vittorio Impallomeni – Board Consultant, Assomarinas
Vladan Radonjic – General Director, Directorate General of Maritime Transport – Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs
Vladimir Jokic – Mayor, City of Kotor
Zeljka Radak–Kukavicic – Director, Montenegro National Tourism Organisation
Zoran Brkic – CEO, Adriatic Sailing
Zoran Grubiša – Coordinator, ORC Central European Championship and Thousand Islands Race
Zoran Srzentic – Mayor, City of Bar