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CRUISES www.travelweeklyweb.com Trailblazing the Pan-Asian cruise market SINGAPORE – A line-up of great speakers, who are key industry leaders themselves, will be making an appearance at the upcoming Cruise Shipping Asia-Pacific 2013 Conference next month. Slated for October 9 to 10, 2013, the conference has been revamped for its third installation, angling more on ways to capitalise on the burgeoning Asia cruise market. Developed as an opportunity to assess the pace and direction of growth in Asia, the conference will also serve as a platform to share industry knowledge and gain insights from a panel of regional and international industry experts. Speakers will cover key topics such as "The State of the Cruise Industry in Asia: The Next Step Forward", "Cruise Operations in Asian Waters" and "Supplying the Cruise Industry in Asia" which will be tabled on Wednesday, October 9. Pier Luigi Foschi, chairman and chief executive officer, Carnival Asia, is one of the invited speakers at Cruise Shipping Asia-Pacific Conference On Thursday, concurrent morning sessions will tap into the subject of "Building Asian Source Markets" and "Cruise Ship Terminal Development" whereas the afternoon talks will cover issues on "The Cruise Geography of Asia" and "Shipbuilding and Refurbishment in Asia". Among the speakers spearheading the conference are names like Michael Bayley, president and chief executive officer of Celebrity Cruises, Pier Luigi Foschi, chairman and chief executive officer, Carnival Asia, Steve Odell, president, Europe and AsiaPacific, Silversea Cruises Ltd, William Ng, chief operating officer, Cruise, Genting Hong Kong Ltd and Christina Siaw, chief executive officer for Singapore Cruise Centre Pte Ltd. Cruise Shipping Asia-Pacific 2013 will be held at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore and is jointly organised by UBM Live and UBM Asia in partnership with Seatrade. ITB ASIA – YOUR KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM 23 – 25 October 2013, itb-asia.com, Suntec Singapore The Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market Conference Program in Partnership with: Business Meetings micenetASIA Philip Wolf Opportunities Travel Hotels hidden costs of business travel Future Leaders Know how PhocusWright China Outbound Medical Tourism PATA Risk Mitigation Keynote LGBT Services Mix! MICE the future of online travel NATAS Corporate Travel Human capital development Serviced Business Apartments Travel Report 2013-2017 Crisis Management GBTA Business Travel Forum AMEX Supported by: Business 3D: data, distribution, demand TTG Held in: www.travelweeklyweb.com SEPTEMBER 2013 | TRAVELWEEKLY ASIA ■ | 17

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