Port-City Planning Tools: Integrating Territory, Land Use and Waterfront Development

Carl LABERGE

Président Directeur Général

PORT DE SAGUENAY

Trained as a civil engineer, Carl Laberge has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Saguenay since 2015. With more than 25 years of experience in engineering, management, and project development, Carl Laberge is recognized for his leadership and strategic vision, which have greatly influenced the growth and strategic positioning of the Port of Saguenay, which is preparing to develop one of the largest industrial-port areas in Canada. 
Carl Laberge holds a master's degree in engineering as well as a master's degree in business administration. He has chaired the Canadian delegation of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the Association des administrations portuaires canadiennes (AAPC). In addition, he sits on several boards of directors, including that of the Société de développement économique du Saint-Laurent (SODES). 

Scott LAGUEUX

VP Waterfront Planning

MOFFATT & NICHOL

Scott Lagueux is a global waterfront and maritime strategist with more than three decades of experience helping ports, coastal communities, and tourism destinations plan for the future. As Director of Waterfront Planning at Moffatt & Nichol, he has led projects in more than 80 countries focused on cruise tourism, port resilience, waterfront redevelopment, blue economy initiatives, and destination development. Scott's work centers on balancing infrastructure, environmental stewardship, economic growth, and community identity to create places that are both operationally effective and memorable. He frequently advises public and private sector clients on emerging trends shaping maritime destinations worldwide. 

Alberto CAPPATO

Dirigente Area Mobilità

COMUNE DI GENOVA - Direzione Mobilità Urbana

With a PhD in Transport Engineering and Economics, Alberto Cappato currently serves as Director of Urban Mobility for the City of Genoa and Director of Innovation, Development and Sustainability at Porto Antico di Genova. He is Vice-President of the IIC – International Institute of Communications and served as President of Confindustria’s Tourism Committee from 2013 to 2020. He has also worked as a consultant for several international organisations, including the OECD and the Plan Bleu. An expert in spatial planning and territorial development, regional economics and transport economics, he taught for several years at the University of Genoa as an adjunct professor.

Moderator

Théo FORTIN

Consultant maritime et portuaire

INDDIGO CATRAM

Théo Fortin is a consultant at Inddigo, where he supports public-sector stakeholders in their port development projects. He has advised port authorities in France, Spain, South Africa, Tanzania and various other countries on port strategies, master plans and climate change adaptation plans. A graduate of Sciences Po Lille, he specialises in port governance, sustainable port development and international cooperation.

He previously worked at AIVP, where he led international projects with port cities and institutions on the challenges of the ports’ ecological transition.