Heraklion Crete, September 20th 2024
The MEDPorts Seminar on Island Ports is organized together by the MEDPorts Association and Heraklion Port Authoruty in Heraklion Crete on September 20th 2024 generously hosted by Heraklion Port Authority at Heraklion Chamber of Commerce & Industry with the support of Hellenic Ports Association.
The theme of discussion focused on:
The Role of Ports in Mediterranean Islands Economic Growth
Panel One: Regional and Overseas Connectivity: Key Factors for Island Long-Term Sustainability
Moderator: Jordi Torrent, General Secretary, MEDPorts Association
Flora Albano, EU Projects Manager, Western Sicily Sea Port Authority
Valeria Mangiarotti, Marketing Manager, Ports of Sardinia
Stella Manioudaki, Deputy General manager, Chania Prefacture Ports (Souda, etc)
Danique de Jonge, Senior Policy Advisor, European Sea Ports Organisation – ESPO
Panel Two: Sustainability of Passenger Traffic in Island Ports
Moderator: Theodora Riga, Chief Commercial Officer & Director of Strategic Communications, Port of Thessaloniki
Pino Musolino, President of MEDPorts Association and President of Ports of Rome
Antonis Michail, Technical Director, IAPH & WPSP
Minas Seimenis, Senior Management Consultant, Heraklion Port Authority SA
Spyridon Zervopoulos, CEO, Corfu Port Authority S.A.
Akram Soliman Elselmy, Dean, College of Engineering & Technology, AASTMT
Marco Muci, International Development & Country Manager, Escola Europea Italia
Presentation on BLUEPorts Project
Mrs Maria Frangou, Senior Expert in ReSEL@TUC