Cruise & Ferry network meeting, May 2023
Connect with your industry colleagues, when we meet at Den Blå Planet in Copenhagen. You will learn about new and more sustainable ways of combining modern travel comfort with freight services, cruising with smaller and more sustainable ships and will get an update on the Danish cruise industry.
Tidspunkt
10.05.2023
10:00-15:00 hrs. (registration and breakfast from 9.30)
Sted
Den Blå Planet, Jacob Fortlingsvej 1, 2770 Kastrup
Pris
Member of Danish Export - Cruise & Ferry: 1.045,-
Member of Danish Export Association, but not Cruise & Ferry: 2.090,-
Non-member: 3.135,-
We have invited Finnlines to talk about their new Superstar class ro-pax vessels that will combine cargo and passenger services in an improved way with focus on passenger comfort and green values.
Thomas Westergaard is Strategic Advisor for Hurtigruten Group and Managing Director for Stay Tuned Hospitality. He will share his insights on the future of cruising with smaller and more sustainable ships.
Furthermore, CruiseCopenhagen will give an update on current status of the Danish cruise industry as well as the general development within the industry.
Program
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09:30
Arrival and breakfast
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10:00
Welcome and introduction to the program
by Mie J. Jakobsen, Head of Danish Export – Cruise & Ferry -
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Meet & Greet
Member to member presentation around the table and requests for input
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Coffee break
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Superstar class cargo-passenger vessels combining passenger and cargo services
by Marco Palmu, Head of Passenger Services, FinnlinesFinnlines’ new Superstar class ro-pax vessels, Finnsirius and Finncanopus, will significantly enhance the company’s passenger experience. The new ro-pax vessels are part of Finnlines’ EUR 500 million Newbuilding Programme. The investments of half a billion will not only bring new fleet capacity to the Baltic Sea, but will also develop and improve the company’s existing fleet.
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11:45-12:45
Lunch
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Status of the cruise industry
by Klaus Bondam, Director of Cruise, CruiseCopenhagenCruiseCopenhagen is a business-to-business network of cruise ports, destinations, attractions, hotels, and local suppliers in Denmark.
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Coffee break & around the table
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Future of cruising with smaller and more sustainable ships
by Thomas Westergaard, Managing Director, Stay Tuned HospitalityThomas Westergaard is a strategic and experienced leader in the international hospitality industry. He has several years of experience from leading positions at Hurtigruten and works currently as Strategic Advisor for Hurtigruten Group.
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Round up and closing comments
by Mie J. Jakobsen, Head of Danish Export – Cruise & Ferry -
15:00
Program ends
Contacts
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Mie J. Jakobsen
Head of Marine and Head of Cruise & Ferry+45 2173 6336 mjj@danishexport.dk -
Riikka Kuusilehto
Project Consultant+45 6020 8563 rik@danishexport.dk
Mie J. Jakobsen
Head of Marine and Head of Cruise & Ferry
Mie er frontfigur for Marine- og Cruise & Ferry-netværkene. Med stor erfaring inden for eksport og rådgivning af virksomheder på både strategisk og praktisk niveau kan hun hjælpe dig videre, hvis du vil øge din virksomheds eksport.
Mie har boet og arbejdet i Hamborg, inden hun blev projektleder hos Dansk-Tysk Handelskammer. Der arbejdede hun i seks år, hvor hun fik erfaring med en lang række brancher – blandt andet transport og logistik. Derudover har Mie rådgivet virksomheder i forbindelse med licitationer i FN-regi.
Riikka Kuusilehto
Project Consultant
Du møder Riikka, når du deltager i fremstød og aktiviteter med Marine samt Cruise & Ferry-netværkene.
Riikka er fra Finland, og hun er uddannet cand. mag. i nordiske sprog, litteratur og historie fra Helsinki Universitet herunder også et ophold på Århus Universitet.
