Programm – Tuesday, November 24 2026
9.00 am
Bus transfer
to the conference location
The Danube – Tourism in Romania
10.00 am
Partners in the river cruise industry
Gheorghe Marginean, Managing Director of Karpaten Turism and
Mircea Vladu, Managing Director of Rotours DMC
10.30 am
Current Challenges and Projects
on the Danube Waterway in Romania
Natalia Budescu-Sălceanu, Galati Lower Danube River Administration
Safety and sustainability
10.50 am
Safety – a complex challenge on river cruises
Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, international security adviser, former Director of State Security in Austria
11.15 am
Panel discussion: Safety
with Thomas Bogler, Viking Technical and IG River Cruise and Stanley Schuurman, Rivertech
12.00 pm
Networking Coffee & Table fair
12.30 pm
Legal Challenges Facing the Danube
as an International Waterway
Thomas Bogler, Viking River Cruise & President of IG River Cruise
12.50 pm
Update on sustainability projects
Brigitte Franz, Project Manager, CENTOURIS Institute, Passau
1.10 pm
The challenging low-water season of 2026: Background – Challenges – Measures
Dr. Gert-Jan Muilerman, viadonau, Strategy & International Affairs
1.30 pm
lunch
Potential markets
3.15 pm
Growth potential in Asian source markets
Outlooks and scenarios from the worlds of business and academia
Stephan Haller, Dr. Fried & Partner
4.00-4.30 pm
Public discussion
on the growth potential of Asian source markets
5.00 pm
Bus transfer
to the Radisson Blue Hotel
7.30 pm
Bus transfer
from the Radisson Blue Hotel to the gala evening
8.00 pm
Gala evening
at the Grand Hotel Bucharest
11.00 pm
Bus transfer
back to the Radisson Blue Hotel
