BBC World News presenter and anchor, Lucy Hockings, will be joining the conference programme at Seatrade Cruise Med which takes place this September in Lisbon, Portugal.
Lucy, who has interviewed global opinion leaders and influencers and covered some of the major news events of the past decade, will put her skills into action as moderator for the State of the Industry panel on day one and the Upscale Market session on day two of this high profile event.
The State of the Industry session will bring together some of Europe’s most senior cruise line executives in addition to the president of MedCruise. Lucy will moderate this critical discussion, which will cover key issues facing the cruise market; future challenges and key growth opportunities.
This high profile panel includes:
Airam Diaz Pastor, President, MedCruise
David Dingle, Chairman, Carnival UK
Stuart Leven, VP EMEA and MD of RCL Cruises Ltd., Royal Caribbean International
Gianni Onorato, CEO, MSC Cruises
Neil Palomba, President, Costa Crociere
Richard J. Vogel, President & CEO, Pullmantur Group
Lucy’s second moderating task will be for the popular Fireside Chat – an informal session between three experts to discuss “How new-build luxury yachts are impacting the Upscale Market in the Med”, including:
Douglas Prothero, CEO, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Stephen Winter, International Sales Director, Ponant
Anne-Sophie Peyran, Head of Marketing, Commercial, Communication, Riviera Ports
Over the years Lucy has interviewed numerous high-profile figures, from presidents and prime ministers to film stars and decision makers. She has anchored major European events on location, bringing live and breaking news from the very heart of the story.
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