Culture and governance

Bookda GHEISAR

First Senior Director for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

PORT OF SEATTLE

Carl LABERGE

Président Directeur Général

PORT DE SAGUENAY

A civil engineer by training and a seasoned manager, Carl Laberge has been President and CEO of the Port of Saguenay since 2015. With more than 25 years' experience in engineering, management and project development, Carl Laberge is recognised for his leadership and development vision, which have greatly influenced the growth and strategic positioning of the Port of Saguenay in recent years. 
He has in-depth knowledge of the maritime sector, as well as having previously worked on construction projects in the energy and industrial sectors. 
Carl Laberge holds a master's degree in engineering and a master's degree in business administration. Involved in his community, he chaired the Saguenay-Le Fjord Chamber of Commerce and Industry between 2019 and 2021. He is also very involved in the maritime industry. He chaired the Canadian delegation of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the Association of Canadian Port Authorities until 2023.  

Christophe HUSSER

Directeur Général Adjoint - Département Espaces publics et Aménagement urbain

VILLE DU HAVRE

Irina GORBATIKOVA BONDARENKO

Director of Administrative Department

FREEPORT OF RIGA AUTHORITY

I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Philology and Literature  by Latvian State University; and M.D. in Translation & Interpretation, Faculty of Humanities, by University of Vigo, Spain;
Since 1998 I have been working  for the Freeport of Riga Authority in the same position as today being responsible for maintaining and fostering corporate long term relationships with  international governmental state and municipal entities, port of Riga sister ports,  international port organizations, foreign embassies located in Latvia.
I am also in charge of receiving foreign business commercial delegations and port trade promoting and cultural events organization;
I serve for many years as :
Alternative Director for Latvia in International Association of Ports and harbours (IAPH);
Member of General Assembly for Latvia in European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO);
Representative for Latvia in International Association of Ports Cities (AIVP)

Florian WEYER

Directeur Général Délégué du Grand Port Fluvio-Maritime de l'Axe Seine

HAROPA PORT DU HAVRE

Ronnie YAMBAO

Senior Deputy Administrator

SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY

Moderator

Hilda GHIARA

Tenured Researcher and Professor in Maritime Traffic, Ports and Regional Economies

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA

Hilda Ghiara, is Aggregate Professor and Tenured Researcher in Applied Economics, DIEC (Department of Economics, - University of Genoa Italy and member of the scientific board of the Italian Centre of Excellence for Integrated Logistics (CIELI). Responsible of a full module (Department of Economics), University of Genoa (Maritime and Port Economics). Author, co-author or editor of several scientific international publications, she is regularly a speaker/session chairman at scientific and professional conferences. She is Project manager of international research programs financed by the European Union and other private and public institutions. Since 2009 she has been a main promoter and project manager of the project Genoa Port Center (Port of Genoa Exhibition & Education Center), an initiative aiming to advance port communication and port knowledge exchange. The project won in 2009 a Special mention for ESPO award and in 2012 the Port of Genoa who has been chosen to receive the ESPO Award for societal integration dedicated in 2012 to the theme of Youth.