Agenda
Wednesday,
June 4
7:30-8:00:
Breakfast
Monticello
Room, 1st Floor
8:00: Welcome Remarks
Monticello
Room, 1st Floor
John Isbell, Nike
8:15-9:00: Keynote Address
Monticello
Room, 1st Floor
Julie Nelson, U.S. Maritime Administration
9:10-9:45:
National Infrastructure Funding
Monticello
Room, 1st Floor
Robin Lanier, Waterfront Coalition
Get
an update on the national freight infrastructure
funding debate including efforts to impose
fees on international commerce.
9:45-10:00: Coffee Break
10:00-10:30 Virginia Port Authority
Monticello
Room, 1st Floor
Jerry Bridges, Virginia Port Authority
Get
an update on new investments and other initiative
to ensure that your freight moves efficiently
through one of the East Coast's important
load centers.
10:40-11:40:
Using East Coast Ports - Panel Presentation
Monticello
Room, 1st Floor
Dennis Kelly, TRAPAC
Pat Allred, The Home Depot
William Woodhour, Maersk
A
panel of industry insiders will give you an
in-depth understanding of all aspects of moving
trade through East Coast gateways.
12:00-1:30
Social Luncheon
Riverwalk
Room, 1st Floor
1:45-2:25
Business Resumption Planning
Monticello
Room, 1st Floor
Jeremy Luczkowski, Customs and Border
Protection
Get
the details on the coordinated efforts of
CBP, U.S. Coast Guard, Canada Border Services
Agency and Mexico Customs to ensure the continued
flow of trade at our shared borders during
and after an incident that significantly disrupts
the flow of international trade.
2:30
- 4:30: APM Norfolk Tour
You will be provided with a unique opportunity
to tour the recently completed automated APM
terminal in Norfolk.
5:00:
Cocktail Reception
The
Port of Virginia will host a sunset cruise
on the Carrie B, a 19th-Century Mississippi
Riverboat docked just behind the Sheraton
Waterside. Enjoy great Southern cuisine and
seafood as you spectacular city skylines and
breathtaking sights in the Hampton Roads Harbor.
Thursday,
June 5
8:30-9:00: Breakfast
Monticello
Room, 1st Floor
9:00-9:30: A Presentation of the Waterfront
Coalition On Its 2008 Agenda
Monticello Room,
1st Floor
Rick Gabrielson, Target Stores
John Isbell, Nike
The
Waterfront Coalition will present its policy
and industry affairs agenda to give you a
sense of the value we provide for our members
and what we plan to accomplish.
9:45-10:30: East Coast Landside Transportation
Services
Monticello Room,
1st Floor
Jeff Heller, Norfolk Southern
Adam Bridges, CSX
Edward O'Callaghan, Audax Transportation
Find
out what drayage providers and Class I railroads
are doing to ensure that international freight
moves through efficiently through the East
Coast.
10:50-11:30: The Future of Ocean Shipping
Monticello Room,
1st Floor
Peter Keller, NYK Line
Have
you heard that bunker prices this year may
raise your rate next year? Will an economic
slowdown impact your volumes and rates? Find
out what the future holds from a leading industry
expert.
11:45-2:00: Luncheon - Update on Canada and
Mexico Services
Monticello Room,
1st Floor
Howard Finkel, COSCO
Are you curious how investments in Canada
and Mexico designed to move U.S.-bound freight
is shaping up? Get the latest details on these
new services from a leading ocean carrier
representative.
