2026 Speakers
A New Era of Opportunity
Adam Sharp
Senior Director of Development
Cruise Terminals International (CTI)
Alvin Geoffrey Alphonso
CEO
Port Klang Cruise Terminal (PKCT)
Andrea Baigorria
Founder & CEO
The Tourism Lab
Andrea Zito
CEO
Swan Hellenic
Andrew Williams
President, Maritime
Informa Markets
Anthony Kaufman
Head of Commercial Strategies
Mitsui Ocean Cruises
Ben Bouldin
President, Greater China & Managing Director, Asia
Royal Caribbean International
Charles “Bud” Darr
President & CEO
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
Chitra Rajesh Kumar
Director, Cruise
Singapore Tourism Board
Chua Yee Ling
CEO
Tourism Selangor
Claudine Pohl
Founder & CEO
Lemoneight
Dato’ Sri Koh Yock Heng
Co-Founder, Group Managing Director
Apple Vacations, and Deputy President, Malaysia Cruise Industry Association (MCIA)
Datuk Nik Ezanee Bin Mohd Faisal
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Commander
Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS), Port Klang
Dickson Chin
Managing Director
Wallem Ship Agency
Grant Holmes
Global VP Cruise & Superyacht Sector
Inchcape Shipping Services
Gregory Tan
CEO
SATS-Creuers Cruise Services
Hirohito Ito
Director, Cruise Research Labatory
Central Consultant Inc.
Holly Payne
Editor, Video Production | Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review | Deputy Editor
Seatrade Cruise News
Jason Gelineau
Principal
JAG Hospitality
Jonathan Wilson
President & CEO
Aman at Sea
Marcus Puttich
Director, Destinations
TUI Cruises
Mary Bond
Group Portfolio Director
Seatrade Cruise
Michael Goh
President
StarDream Cruises
Michael Greve
Practice Lead, Cruise Port Development & Investment Advisory
Tourism Economics, An Oxford Economics Company
Michael Mihajlov
Director of Destination Development
Carnival Australia
Mohd Shairazi Nasir
Head of Company
Langkawi Cruise Terminal (LCT)
Naohiko Yamaguchi
Deputy Director General, Japan Cruise Research Institute
Waterfront Vitalization and Environment Research Foundation (WAVE)
Oliviero Morelli
President Japan, South-Korea, South East Asia Cruise Division
MSC Group
Paul Mifsud
Senior Director, Port Operations - Asia Pacific
Carnival Australia
Rob Kritzman
Director, Voyage Design
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Theo Dunkley
Director of Cruise Operations (Japan)
Destination Asia
Trevor Young
Founder & CEO
Ocean Ventures Advisory
Wattana Choksuvanich
Managing Director
E.A.S. Maritime Agencies (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. and Chairman, Thai Cruises Business Association
Wen Ciu Lee Koo
Head of Asia Pacific
Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services
Wendy Yamazaki
Regional Vice President, Government Relations (Asia),
Royal Caribbean Group
YB Wong Hon Wai
Penang State Executive Councillor for Tourism and Creative Economy
State Assemblyman for Paya Terubong