PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

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Note: Simultaneous translation from English to Mandarin will be available at all conference sessions.


DAY 1: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5

 

9:00am – 4:00pm
Pre-Tour: Hong Kong in a Day


5:00pm – 6:00pm
Reception for First-time Delegates

6:00pm –7:30pm
Welcome Reception


 

DAY 2: MONDAY, OCTOBER 6

8:45am

Session 1: Welcome

  • Welcome:
    Jen-Ning Wang – Interferry President
  • Moderator: Arthur Bowring – Hong Kong Shipowners Association
  • Special Guests
    Liang Jian Wei – Director General, Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration, China

    Susana, Wong Soi Man – Director, Maritime Administration, Macau

    Pansy Ho – Managing Director, Shun Tak Group, Hong Kong

    Roger Tupper – Director, Marine Department, Hong Kong
  • Opening Address: Major Issues Facing the Ferry Industry
    Pansy Ho – Managing Director, Shun Tak Group, Hong Kong

 

9:15am
Session 2: The Future of the Ferry Industry in Hong Kong

  • The Evolution of Ferry Service in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta
    Dr. Tsui Shung Yiu – Shun Tak/TurboJet, Hong Kong
  • Panel Discussion:
    Roger Tupper – Marine Department, Hong Kong
    Eric Chu – Discovery Bay Transportation, Hong Kong
    Dr. Tsui Shung Yiu – Shun Tak/TurboJet, Hong Kong

 

10:00am - 10:30am

Coffee Break

10:30am

Flash Presentation: DNV


10:40am
Session 3: Dealing With Labour Shortages

  • Sustainability for Healthy Business Development – The Need for Maritime Professionals
    Nelson Yu – RINA and IMarEST, Hong Kong
  • Ole Stene – Aboitiz Jebsen, Philippines
  • Shortage of US Licensed Officers, and its Affect on our Business
    John Waggoner – Hornblower Marine Services, USA
  • Question Period

 

11:50am
Flash Presentation: Current Corporation

 

12:00noon – 1:30pm

Lunch

 

1:30pm

Session Begins

  • Moderator: John Aitkenhead – IBS, Australia

 

Flash Presentation: Carus

 

1:40pm
Session 4: Asian Ferry Operations

  • Developments in the Singapore Regional Fast Ferry Industry in Today’s Heavily Regulated Environment – A Case for Rationalisation 
    Paul Gannaway – Batam Fast Ferry, Singapore
  • Outlook and Safety Supervision on High Speed Craft in China
    Li Huawen - Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration, P.R. China
  • Twenty Years with Jetfoil
    Seiichi Nishimura – Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan
  • Question Period

 

Flash Presentation: TurboJet


2:55pm
Session 5: Terminal Operations and Design

  • Ferry Terminals – What To Do When You Outgrow the Neighbourhood
    Ted Bell – Moffatt & Nichol, USA
  • Creating the ‘’Honeymoon Effect’’ in Passenger Access Systems
    Martin Westphal – TEAM, Spain
  • Terminal Plan for Hong Kong
    K. M. Fung – Marine Department
  • Question Period

 

3:50pm
Session 6: Interferry

  • AGM
  • Bangladesh Ferry Safety Project
    • Project Status Report
      Roberta Weisbrod – Partnership for Sustainable Ports, USA
    • Shipboard Training in a Ferry Environment
      Stephen Bond and Len Holder – Videotel Marine International, UK

 

 

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Happy Hour


7:00pm - 8:30pm

Cruise Reception on Hong Kong Harbour



 

 

 

DAY 3: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7

 

 

8:45am

Session Begins

  • Moderator: Stuart Ballantyne – Sea Transport Solutions, Australia


Flash Presentation: Damen Shipyards

 

8:55am
Session 7: Breaking Into New Markets

  • To Boldly Go…
    Stephanie Dawson – Sea SA, Australia
  • Breaking into New Markets - The Magical Effect of Patience and Perseverance
    John Garibaldi – Hawaii Superferry, USA
  • Shinji Koga & Robert Clifford – Higashi Nihon, Japan & Incat, Australia
  • Strategic Planning of Public Water Transport System in Dubai
    Dr. Khalid Al Zahed – Roads & Transport Authority Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Question Period


 

 

10:15am - 10:45am
Coffee Break

 

10:45am
Flash Presentation - Austal

 

10:55am
Session 8: The Finance Sector and Ferries

  • The Private Equity Merry-Go-Round
    Professor Alfred Baird – Napier University, Scotland
  • The Private Equity Perspective
    Steffen Thomsen – 3i Nordic, Denmark
  • An Operator’s Perspective
    Tom Docherty – Red Funnel Group, UK
  • Question Period

 

11:55am

  • How Big is the Ferry Industry?
    Klas Brogren – ShipPax Information, Sweden

 

12noon
Flash Presentation - Flensburger


12:05pm - 1:30pm
Lunch

 

1:30pm
Session Begins

  • Moderator: Wilco Van der Linden – Wärtsilä Power, The Netherlands


Session 9: Student Program

  • Sponsor: Andreas Ullrich – Germanischer Lloyd, Germany
  • Student #1 – TBD
  • Student #2 – TBD
  • Question Period

 

2:10 pm

Flash Presentation: IDO


2:20pm
Session 10: Opportunities from Regulations

  • Safe Return to Port
    Dr. Daniel Povel – Germanischer Lloyd, Germany
  • Air Emissions and Fuel Management: Opportunities and Challenges
    Torbjørn Lie – DNV, Singapore
  • Low Emission Diesel Engine Technology
    Stefan Mueller – MTU, Germany
  • Panel Discussion
    Richard Goodwin – Lloyds Register, UK
    Karl Morten Wiklund – DNV, Norway
    Håkan Enlund – Aker Yards, Finland

 

3:45pm
Session 11: Summing Up

  • Questions and Discussion
 

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Happy Hour

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Pre-Dinner Cocktails

7:30pm - 11:00pm
Gala Dinner

 

 

POST-CONFERENCE


October 8-10/11
Post-Tour: Discover Macau