Conference programme Registration at Palazzo Cavalli

Conference programme
Registration at Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti, Venice
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8.30-9.00
Opening session 9.00-9.45
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Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
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Dario Franceschini, Minister of Culture and Tourism, Italy
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Paola Imperiale, Minister Plenipotentiary, Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Italy.
Managing Competition and coexistence between tourism and other maritime activities 9.30- 11.00
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Piero Formenti, Vice President, European Boating Industry, Italy
 View from the boating industry (space needs for boating, marinas etc.)
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David Adams McGilp, Regional Director, VisitScotland, UK
 Managing priorities in the use of marine space
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Christina Albrecht, Project Manager, German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation
 Impact and synergies between offshore wind energy and tourism
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Emmanuel Garland, Senior Environmental Adviser, TOTAL, France
 Coexistence between touristic activities and offshore exploration and
exploitation
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Anders Carlberg, Maritime Coordinator, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden
 Blue Master Plan: bridging marine and land planning for the benefits of
maritime tourism
Coffee break 11.00-11.30
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Maritime Spatial Planning and the cruise sector
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11.30-12.45
Robert Ashdown, Secretary General, Cruise Lines International Association
 Development of the cruise industry and impact of maritime spatial planning
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David Johnson, Director, Seascape Consultants; Emeritus Professor in Coastal
Management, Southampton Solent University, UK
 Environmentally sustainable cruise tourism and MSP
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Roberto Perocchio, Director, Venezia Terminal Passeggeri, Italy
 The management of cruise ships in the Lagoon of Venice
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Francesco Musco, Associate Professor in Urban and Environmental Planning, IUAV
University of Venice
 Mapping cruise ships with other maritime activities, the example of ADRIPLAN
Lunch 12.45-14.00
4. The integration of economic and environmental interests through Maritime Spatial Planning
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14.00-15.15
Albert Salman, Director Sustainable Development, Coastal & Marine Union Europe, The
Netherlands
 Best practices in sustainable tourism and its impact on coasts
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Siân Rees, Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer, Marine Institute, Plymouth
University, UK
 Value of marine biodiversity to the leisure and recreational industry and its
application to MSP
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Marco Costantini, Marine Programme Coordinator, WWF Italy
 Integration between MSP and MPAs
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Rob Williams, Marine Conservation Biologist, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
Canada
 Mapping cumulative noise on cetaceans to inform maritime spatial planning
Coffee break 15.15-15.30
5. The establishment of maritime spatial plans as an opportunity for new touristic activities
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15.30-16.45
Luís Brites Pereira, Deputy Director, Center for Globalization & Governance, Nova School
of Business and Economics, Lisbon; Former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and
Cooperation, Portugal
 Value of waves and ocean culture: the creation of surfing reserves
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Christopher Pater, Head of Marine Planning, English Heritage, UK
 Management of underwater cultural heritage and integration within MSP
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Kathy Belpaeme, Marine Advisor, Province of West Flanders, Belgium
 MSP & small scale and recreational fisheries
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Jan Ekebom, Senior Adviser, Heidi Arponen, Conservation Biologist, and Kevin O’Brien,
Conservation Biologist , Metsähallitus, Natural Heritage Services, Finland
 MSP and the creation of underwater trails
Conclusions
16.45-17.00
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George Alexakis, Vice-President of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of
Europe; Crete Regional Council, Greece
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