Cruise and Mobility

Ignacio REVILLA ALONSO

Jefe del Departamento Delegación de Ibiza y La Savina

AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA DE BALEARES - Delegación de Ibiza y La Savina

Anne-Marie SPINOSI

Promotion Croisière

CCI DE CORSE

She holds a degree in International Business and Foreign Languages from the Aix en Provence University.

Based in Bastia, France, she serves from 2009 as Cruise Manager at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Corsica, port authority of the 6 commercial ports of the island, actively contributing to the development of the cruise activity, with a special focus on luxury and premium cruises and sustainable guest experiences. 

Previously, she has been working in TV production for 9 years, mainly in news and discovery channels for French national TV channels, M6 and France Televisions.

From 2021 to 2024, she was a member of the Board of Directors of Medcruise, the largest cruise ports association in the world representing 158 ports and 59 associate members, as Director of Events and Ports Together activities.

In September 2024, she’s been appointed Senior Vice President, in charge of PR, Events and MedCruise Partnership Programme for the 2024-2027 mandate.

Peter V. HALL

Professor of Urban Studies and Associate Dean, FASS

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Peter V Hall is Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Academic, and Professor of Urban Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. He is also an associate member of the Geography Department. His research examines the connections between port cities, seaports, and logistics, as well as community, local economic, and employment development. The Expert panel will benefit from his expertise in city and regional planning.

Helena GOMES FERNANDES

Director of the Commercial, Marketing and Comunication Department

ADMINISTRAÇAO DOS PORTOS DO DOURO E LEIXOES

Helena Gomes Fernandes joined the Port Authority of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo in 1997 and is currently Commercial and Marketing Manager.

With a degree on International and Cooperation Affairs and an MBA on Marketing, Helena also undertook a post-graduate in Port Management and Strategy.

Helena has been responsible for the Cruise sector at Port of Leixões (Porto Cruise Terminal), for the last 25 years, in what concerns trade, promotion and coordination of transnational cooperation projects, such as Cruise Atlantic Europe.

Helena is currently a Counsellor of Porto Municipality Tourism Council and in June 2024 was elected President of the Atlantic Region of the Cruise Europe Association.

Marta SA LEMOS

Head of Marketing and Communication

ADMINISTRAÇAO DOS PORTOS DO DOURO E LEIXOES

Serge MAMMARELLA

Urbaniste

MAP-oi

Christophe GAIGNEUX

Regional Sales Manager

WABTEC - FRANCE

Christophe Gaigneux Joined Stemmann-Technik, a Wabtec company, in 2020 as Ports & Maritime Regional Sales and Product Manager.
He leads sales into the French Territory, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Before joining Wabtec, he worked for seven (7) in Schneider Electric France acting on Onshore Shore Power (OPS), also well known as Cold Ironing Business as a consultant with main activities such as: Business Development, Sales, Project Management.
Open minded & customer oriented are the main skills to support on daily basis valuable customers & partners.
Christophe holds degrees in Automation, Robotics, he is also a Mechanical Engineer with MS in Accounting.
He is also Co-Founder & Member of European Onshore Power Supply Association (EOPSA).

Alessandro VACCA

Senior Director

SYSTEMATICA

Alessandro Vacca is a transport engineer working with Systematica since 2010. He is Senior Consultant and Project Manager and has broad knowledge of transportation planning and policy assessment and appraisal, stemming from an involvement in a wide variety of transport and mobility-related projects. In 2015 Alessandro Vacca earned his PhD in Transport Engineering, focusing in route choice behaviour and modelling through the use of Big Data.

Duarte CABRAL

General Manager

LISBON CRUISE PORT

Duarte Cabral, Lisbon Cruise Port General Manager, is an experienced professional with a global background in the cruise industry. Having lived and worked in diverse countries such as Greece, Algeria and China, Duarte's career has been shaped by adaptability and cultural fluency. As the General Manager of an award-winning cruise terminal, Duarte has played a pivotal role in its success through strategic local advantages and collaborative partnerships.

Julie GREEN

Deputy Director General

CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC

As Deputy Director General in Europe, Julie Green represents the cruise industry in Europe as a vital and responsible part of the travel and tourism sector. With a focus on active public engagement with key stakeholders, her responsibilities encompass government affairs, public affairs, and public relations in the execution of CLIA’s work program and priorities in the region on behalf of CLIA’s members.

Julie joined CLIA in January 2020 as Vice President of Strategic Communications in Europe. She is an expert communicator with a strong background and combined experience in corporate public relations and public policy. Prior to joining CLIA, Julie headed up global communications for the infrastructure business at the engineering firm Bechtel, where she helped to transform the company’s approach to reputation management. During her time at Bechtel, she introduced and ran strategic communications and thought leadership programs across multiple markets, including central and eastern Europe, and the Middle East.

Moderator

João Pedro COSTA

Professor

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

João Pedro Costa is an Architect, PhD in Urbanism, and full professor of Urbanism at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon. He is the President of CIAUD – the Research Centre of Architecture, Urbanism and Design: https://ciaud.fa.ulisboa.pt/index.php/en/

He is currently engaged in research activities, coordinating, and participating in international teams and networks focusing on urban and spatial planning policies, and adaptation to climate change. This research effort is complemented by university extension activities, notably recent contributions to the development of Timor-Leste's spatial planning system. A significant milestone was achieved in 2016 with the approval of the Spatial Plan for the Island of Ataúro, marking the country's inaugural regulatory planning instrument. By 2023, the Municipal Spatial Plans (PMOT) for Bobonaro and Ermera were ratified under the new Land Use Planning Framework Law, while the PMOTs for Baucau, Lautém, and Viqueque are in their final stages of development. He represents CIAUD at the IFoU (International Forum on Urbanism) network, and earned 8 national and 3 international awards, including the Scientific Prize of the University of Lisbon in Architecture in 2013, 2018 and 2023.

He served as the director of the Portuguese professional journal 'Arquitecturas' from 2005 to 2015. In the 2017 municipal elections in Portugal, he ran as a candidate for Vice-President of the City of Lisbon, representing the Social Democrat Party. He subsequently served as a Councillor at the City Council without executive functions. Prior to this, he held positions as an Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State for Spatial Planning between 2002 and 2004.