AGENDA
ICOMIA World Marinas Conference 2023
Big Challenges – Big Opportunities – Big Decisions
Conference and Marina Exhibition
Register Today Exhibition Floorplan
DAY 1 OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY
OPENING ADDRESS BY AUTHORITIES
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09:05 |
APPR President |
Isolete Correia |
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09:10 |
Mayor of Loulé |
Vitor Aleixo |
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09:20 |
Marina de Vilamoura |
Isolete Correia |
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09:30 |
ICOMIA President |
Darren Vaux |
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09:40 |
ICOMIA IMG |
Martinho Fortunato |
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09:50 |
Minister of Agriculture and Food |
Maria do Céu Antunes |
KEYNOTE BY BILL YEARGIN
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10:00 |
Keynote - “The Economics of Culture” |
Bill Yeargin |
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STATE OF THE INDUSTRY AROUND THE GLOBE
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10:45 |
Covid and post Covid - moderated panel |
Oscar Siches - moderating five regional experts |
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11:15 - 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
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11:30 |
ICOMIA briefing on the de-carbonisationstudy carried out by Ricardo UK |
Darren Vaux |
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11:45 |
De-carbonizing the leisure marine industry - how to align the industry |
Frank Hugelmeyer |
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12:00 |
How environmental programs are influencing marinas and boaters |
Jonathan White |
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12:15 |
Marine protected areas |
Tiago Pitta e Cunha |
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12:30 |
Sustainable best practices in marinas |
Johann Durand |
MARINA FAST FORWARD - MARINAS OF THE FUTURE - ROUNDTABLE
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12:45 |
Future of technology |
Elsa Nicol; Tone Britovsek; Idan Cohen |
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13:00 |
Future of equipment |
Oscar Siches; Patrick Lindley; Kim Haaning |
13:15 - 14:15 LUNCH & EXHIBITION
MARINA FAST FORWARD - MARINAS OF THE FUTURE - ROUNDTABLE
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14:15 |
Future marina services |
Stavros Katsikadis; Isolete Correia |
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14:30 |
Future of consumer behavior |
Femke Irik; Joana Glória; Arturo Gutierrez |
OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AND MITIGATIONS
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14:45 |
One year post-Hurricane Ian presentation |
Michael Shanley |
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15:00 |
A fire in a marina - lessons learned |
Areti Priovolou |
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15:15 |
Leading, Developing, Finding & Keeping marina employees |
Yiannis Kalogerakis |
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15:30 |
Maintenance tools - avoiding fast degradation |
Michael Sigvardsson |
FINDING YOUR NICHE IN THE MARINA WORLD
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15:45 |
Increasing marina profitability through Boat Clubs |
Arturo Gutierrez |
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16:00 |
Superyacht sector - Port Habacoa |
Ra'anan Ben-Zur |
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16:15 |
Superyacht sector - Balearic Marine Cluster |
Pedro Suasi |
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16:30 |
Floating possibilities - Smart Lifestyles |
Marco Ruggiero |
16:25 - 17:00 COFFEE BREAK
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS R&D
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17:00 |
Sustainable and ecological anchorage - Algarve University |
Óscar Ferreira |
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17:15 |
Developing sustainable solutions |
Pedro Ruão |
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17:30 |
Ocean Ecostructures: From Science and Technology to Marketable Nature based Solutions |
Albert Bargay |
17:45 CONFERENCE DAY 1 CLOSING
18:30 - 20:30 WELCOME COCKTAILS AT PURO BEACH CLUB
DAY 2 MARINA TOUR PROGRAMME
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08:30 |
Meeting point at Marina Vilamoura reception |
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08:30 - 10:00 |
Marina de Vilamoura visit |
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10:30 - 11:30 |
Bus trip to Lagos |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Marina de Lagos visit |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch and boat tour along the golden coast |
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15:30 - 16:30 |
Marina de Albufeira visit |
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18:00 |
Arrival back at marina de Vilamoura |
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20:00 |
Gala dinner and World Marina Awards - Golden Cleat Awards |
Conference lead & Gala dinner sponsor
Conference main sponsor
Marina Visit Sponsor
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Conference sponsors
Golden Cleat Award sponsor
Welcome Cocktail sponsor
DAY 3 TECHNOLOGY INTO THE SMART FUTURE
7:30 – 8:30 Industry breakfast dry stacks 2023
‘The evolution and future needs of generating places to store boats up to 50’ by ASAR
Industry trends
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09:00 |
Industry trends by Oliver Dörschuck |
Oliver Dörschuck |
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Keynote on SMART FUTURE: AI, Smart Technology & Smart People
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09:15 |
Keynote by Yiannis Kalogerakis |
Yiannis Kalogerakis |
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SMART MARINAS INITIATIVES - ROUNDTABLE
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09:45 |
Smart marinas initiatives - Roundtable |
Yonatan Bukhdruker; Victor Meyer; Philip Easthill; Mattias Gehring |
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10:30 - 10:45 COFFEE BREAK
TECH START-UP NEEDS
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10:45 |
Tech start-up needs - Algarve Tech Hub |
Vanessa Nascimento |
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11:00 |
Tech start-up needs - Blue Fund |
Rui Rodrigues |
EXAMPLES OUTSIDE THE MARINA WORLD
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11:15 |
Amorim Cork Composites - sustainable innovations |
João Pedro Azevedo |
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11:30 |
Roundtable |
João Pedro Azevedo; Vanessa Nascimento; Rui Rodrigues |
ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING FOR MARINAS - CHANGING CONSUMER TRENDS
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12:00 |
Brand of destination |
Alfonso Vargas-Sánchez |
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12:20 |
Marketing and communication of nautical events |
Petros Michelidakis |
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12:35 |
Portuguese Tourism Board - tourism marketing |
Nuno Madeira |
13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH & EXHIBITION
BIG MARINA CHAINS VS BOUTIQUE MARINAS - ROUNDTABLE
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14:00 |
Big Marina Chains vs. Boutique Marinas - Roundtable |
Dan Natchez; Dean Smith; Melanie Symes; Ingrid Fortunato; Roberto Perocchio |
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ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF FINANCING MARINAS
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15:00 |
Marina acquisitions and financing |
Gyozo Lantos |
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MARINA ADAPTATIONS TO NEW PROPULSION SYSTEMS
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15:15 |
Developments on electric propulsion |
Jon Partridge |
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15:30 |
Developments on hydrogen solutions |
Ruggero Morreale |
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15:45 |
Adapting a marina - PIANC |
Esteban Biondi |
16:00 - 16:15 COFFEE BREAK
CONCESSION REGULATIONS AND TAX REGIMES -ROLE OF NATIONAL MARINA ASSOCIATIONS
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16:15 |
Concession regulations and tax regimes - the role of National Marina Associations |
Jonathan White; Darren Vaux; Klaus Peters; Roberto Perocchio; Gary Groenewold |
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LARGE SCALE INNOVATIONS - NEOM
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16:30 |
Large scale innovations - NEOM |
Richard Bush |
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17:00 FINAL REMARKS
19:00 FAREWELL DRINKS & NETWORKING
NOTE: The agenda can still be adapted according to speakers & content confirmations.
