| ACA Update – 4 Aug 16 : ACA Conference News

Three new speakers have been
added to the program for what is
shaping up to be an exciting ACA
20th anniversary conference.
Adding to the already confirmed
international line-up of Edie
Rodriguez, Crystal Cruises and
Bruce Anderson, Starcrest
Consulting is Captain Michael
McCarthy, chair of Cruise Europe
and commercial manager for the
Port of Cork Company, Ireland.
Michael will provide fascinating
insight into the European cruise
environment including the impact
of recent political developments
such as Brexit and increasing
security threats.
Cruise industry pioneer,
Ted Blamey, founder of Chart
Management Consultants and long
serving member of our Association
will look at the highly important
Asian market. Ted is an Asia-Pacific
expert and has authored white
papers on the Asian cruise market.
We look forward to him sharing his
extensive knowledge of this arena
as he updates the audience on what
we know one year on.
Closer to home, Earthcheck gm,
consulting, Mark Olsen will discuss
the importance of Destination
Development and how the brand
and identity need to deliver
on the promise to meet visitor
expectations.
The conference, themed “20
Years – Our People, Our Passion,
Our Success” will focus on how we
constantly evolve the delivery of
positive shoreside outcomes for
cruise passengers including the role
of ports, the welcome experience
and destination infrastructure.
To register for the conference, to
be held 07-09 Sep at Sydney’s Four
Seasons Hotel, visit www.australiancruiseassociation.com/conferences.

CONTRIBUTOR: Jill Abel, CEO, Australian Cruise Association