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Programme Day Two

11 May 2011
 

Streamed Sessions
Conference opens with two streamed sessions. Delegates can choose to attend break out session 3 or break out session 4

09.00 Break Out Session 3
Marina Management and Operations


Chaired by:
Tony Rice, Secretary General, ICOMIA

09.00 Break Out Session 4
Marina Development


Chaired by:
Dan Natchez, President, Natchez and Associates
   
08.30    Refreshments
08.30    Refreshments
   
09.00   Case Study: How Marinas Benefit from Hosting Events
  • Utilising marketing and branding opportunities
  • Understanding requirements to host boat shows and regattas
  • Investigating the economic impact the events bring to the economy

 

Jonathan Levy, Director of Business Development,  Clipper Ventures, UK

   
09.00   Mitigating Environmental Impacts by Considerations in Design and Policy
‘A realistic approach to environmental practices in Asia’
  • Investigating and comparing environmental data to be obtained before and after marina construction
  • The Environmental Impact Assessment process

 

Oscar Siches, Consultant, Marina Matters, Spain
Ian McAndrew, CEO, Australian Marina Management Pty Ltd, Treasurer, Marina Industries Association of Australia (MIAA), IMG Vice Chairman

   
09.30   Environmental Best Practices: Developing a Proactive Response to Marine Environmental Issues
  • Applying appropriate techniques and identifying environmental practices that can be implemented at your marina
  • Reinforcing the ‘green’ message to the public, boating community and government to ensure a sustainable future
  • Investigating initiatives, including the Clean Marinas program and Low Carbon Marinas

 

Moderator: Geert Dijks, Divisional Manager, HIWSA
Panellists:
Malcolm Powell, Member of the Executive Board, Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), Blueflag
Trevor Fong, General Manager, Keppel Bay Marina
Colin Bransgrove, Executive Officer, MIAA (Australia)

09.30   Marina Valuation: Putting a Price on  Your Marina
  • Are all marina/boatyard revenue sources considered equal by lenders and investors?
  • What are typical marina/boatyard income and expense ratios?
  • Is financing available for marina’s/boatyards in today’s economic climate?
  • Are the extra revenue streams worth it, what is a marina/boatyard really worth?


Get advice on the above from a marina valuation expert!

   

10.15 Networking Refreshment Break, Sponsor Booth Viewing

   
  Overcoming and Understanding Legal Issues for Marinas
11.00  Marina Insurance
  • How much should marinas invest in protecting against natural disasters?
  • What protection methods can be put in place to mitigate the damage?
  • What are the liability insurance implications for the above? 
     

Paul Miller, Director of Underwriting, Underwriting Risk Services Ltd

   
11.00   Case Study: Delivering Sports & Leisure Developments through Public Private Partnerships
  • The Singapore Sports Hub PPP as a case study
  • Understanding the conditions required for successful PPP implementation
  • Working together to ensure successful, sustainable, community development; ensuring legacy and vibrancy for the development
  • Considering end user requirements and life of asset considerations; performance specifications versus technical specifications?

 

Keith Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Global Capital and Investment, Project Director, Singapore Sports Hub PPP

   
11.30   Ensure limited Liability for Your Marina
  • Understand your insurance policy and contracts to protect your business from claims

 

Tony Goldsmith, Partner & Master Mariner, Hill Dickinson LLP

11.30   Case Study: Waterfront Rejuvenation to Provide New Opportunities for the Economy
  • Exploring the strategies taken to develop the waterfront
  • Investigating opportunities to support future growth positioning yourself as a global city
  • Examples of bold and imaginative urban planning and redevelopment
  • Making more efficient use of the land, to maximise optimise its economic value
  • Case studies of waterfronts of little or no economic value that have been transformed into valuable estates


Edward Wong, Managing Director, AWP Pte Ltd

   
12.00   Effectively Promote Your Marina Online: How Social Networks and Digital Media Can Impact Your Marina’s Revenues

Listen to real life examples of how using social media trends as a key part of your strategy, boosts income.

12.00   Floating Wave Attenuation – How Does It Work?
Developers are having to work with increasingly challenging sites with exposed wave climates.
  • How does wave attenuation work?
  • Is a floating breakwater effective enough?
  • Or do you have to splurge on a fixed breakwater?


Elio Ciralli, Owner, Civil and Coastal Engineering Office, Italy, President, AIOM, Associazione Ingegneria Off-Shore e Marina

   

12.45 Networking Lunch, Sponsor Booth Viewing

   

DELEGATES JOIN TOGETHER IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE PLENARY SESSION


14.00 Plenary Session

14.00

Conducting an Economic Impact Assessment

  • New methods and models for assessing economic impacts
  • Governments won't or can’t do it for you
  • What type(s) of data do marinas industries need to collect on an on-going basis
  • The barriers to getting it done. It all begins with engaging marinas!


Ed Mahoney, Co-Director, RMRC Recreational Marine Research Centre, Professor, Michigan State University, US

14:45 Keynote Speech: The US Grow Boating Campaign - the Importance of a Unified Effort to Increase Boat Sales
  • Promoting the boating lifestyle on a long term basis
  • A new marketing strategy and analysis
  • The response to the economic challenges faced – facts and figures


Thom Dammrich, President, NMMA, National Marine Manufacturers Association

15.30

Networking Refreshment Break and Sponsor Booth Viewing

Panel Sessions: Marina Associations
16.00

Marina Industry Education and Training

  • Does the Marina industry offer a career path for employees and managers?
  • How is education and training in the industry structured?
  • What are the new global initiatives for industry education and training?


Moderator:
Tony Rice, Secretary General, ICOMIA
Panellists:
Mick Bettesworth CMM, Chairman, Global Marina Institute (UK)
Andrew Chapman CMM, Chairman, Marina Industries Association of Australia (MIAA)
Francis Lee, President, Raffles Marina, Singapore
Gary Groenewold, VP, Westrec Marinas, Association of Marina Industries, AMI (US)

16.30

The Role of the Marina Associations

  • Case-studies of marina associations that have successfully accomplished programs/partnerships/activities
  • What is the way ahead for marina associations, where do we go from here?


Moderator:
Tony Rice, Secretary General, ICOMIA
Panellists:
Julian Goldie, Chairman, TYHA, The Yacht Harbour Association
Geert Dijks, Division Manager, HISWA
Jean-Michel Gaigné, CMM, Délégué International Representative for International Affairs, Director FFPP, French Federation of Yacht Harbours
Colin Bransgrove, Executive Director, Marina Industries Association of Australia (MIAA)

17.15

Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Conference Summary
Session Chairs Report Summary from Management and Operations Track and Development Track

17.30

Close of Conference


click here to view Programme Day One