Navigating the Future of Sea Passenger Travel
23.4.2025 | FUTURE OF SEAPAX - Helsinki
Explore the vital role of sea passenger businesses in regional and national economies. This session dives into the challenges and opportunities for sustainable and profitable growth, drawing insights from air, rail, and inland waterway travel to uncover best practices for the industry's future.
MORNING PROGRAMME
8.30 High Quality Business Breakfast
DRESS CODE BUSINESS FORMAL OR BUSINESS CASUAL, DEPENDING WHERE YOU GO AFTER
(POWER OF YOUTH BUSINESS CASUAL)
Location: RAKE HALL
Erottajankatu 4 C floor 3, 00100 Helsinki
8.50 Opening
ULLA KEINO
CEO
SeaFocus, Finland
8.55 Anchor's Briefing to the Theme
KRISTA ORVOMAA
Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Manager
Finnlines, Finland
Anchor of the Morning Programme
9.05 PANEL: Balancing the Scales: Economic Benefits vs. Environmental Trade-offs
Anchor KRISTA ORVOMAA
Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Manager, Finnlines, Finland
PIIA KARJALAINEN
CEO, Finnish Ports Association, Finland
KAJ TAKOLANDER
VP Passenger Services, Port of Helsinki, Finland
MARGUS SCHULTS
Group CFO, Member of Management Board, Tallink Group, Estonia and CEO, TallinkSilja Oy, Finland
NINA VESTERINEN
Tourism Director, Head of Tourism and Destination Management Unit, City of Helsinki, Finland
9.55 Tourism as a Catalyst: Unlocking Economic Growth and Innovation in Urban Travel
JOHANNA JÄKÄLÄ
Executive Director, Finland Promotion Services
Business Finland
10.10 The Current State of the Cruise Industry in Northern Europe and Critical Issues Impacting the Operations Today
SIMONE MARACHI
Managing Director of Cruise Gate Hamburg
Chair of Cruise Europe and
the Cruise Committee of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), Germany
10.25 Corporate Human Aspects in Shaping the Future of Maritime Travel, from Luxury Cruises to Sustainable Ferry Transport
IRENE ROSBERG
Programme Director, Blue MBA,
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
10.40 Innovating Maritime Tourism: What can Ship Technology and Digitalisation Bring to the Table?
GOLAM MORTUJA
Senior Superintendent, Technical & Machinery
Royal Caribbean Group, Finland
10.55 Port of Call - How a City Can Capture the Economic Potential of Sea Travel
KAJ TAKOLANDER
Vice President, Passenger Services
Port of Helsinki, Finland
11.15 Closing Remarks
KRISTA ORVOMAA
Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Manager
Finnlines, Finland
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