2014 Shifting International Trade Routes

January 23, 2014
Tampa, FL

Once again AAPA is providing this popular 1-1/2 day workshop, hosted by the Tampa Port Authority, in cooperation with the U.S. Maritime Administration. Speakers will address the international economic outlook and shifts in global trade. The program will also cover infrastructure needs from the perspective of cargo owners, ocean carriers, ports, terminal operators, warehouse and distribution centers, and rail interests, and will provide an update on the planned expansion the Panama Canal. This course is a PPM elective.

01/23/2014
Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speakers

• Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO, AAPA
• Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer, Port of Seattle, AAPA Chairman of the Board
• Paul Anderson, Port Director & CEO, Tampa Port Authority

01/23/2014
Keynote Address

Speaker

• Capt. Paul Jaenichen, Ret. Navy, Acting U.S. Maritime Administrator, Washington, DC

01/23/2014
International Economic Outlook

Speakers

• Paul Bingham, Economics Practice Leader, CDM Smith, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
• Steven C. Rothberg, Partner, Mercator International LLC, Kirkland, WA

01/23/2014
Ocean Carrier Issues and Perspectives

Discussion Leader

• James R. Brennan, Partner, Norbridge, Inc., Vienna, VA

Speakers

• Dean Rodin, Managing Director, Maersk Line Caribbean Sea Cluster, Panama City, Panama
• Carlos Urriola, Senior Vice President, Manzanillo International Terminal, S.A., Panama

01/23/2014
Shifting Trade Routes in the Automotive Sector

Moderator

• Billy Kerrigan, President, KGI, LLC Global Logistics Consulting, Mount Pleasant, SC

Speakers

• Steve Rand, President and CEO, AMPORTS, Jacksonville, FL
• Per Folkesson, Head of Region Americas, Höegh Autoliners, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

01/23/2014
Port and Marine Terminal Operator Perspectives

Speakers

• Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer, Port of Seattle
• Karen Oldfield, President & CEO, Halifax Port Authority
• Curtis J. Foltz, Executive Director, Georgia Ports Authority
• Patrick Burgoyne, President & CEO, Ceres Terminals Incorporated, East Brunswick, NJ
• John R. Carver, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Ports America, Jersey City, NJ

01/23/2014
Update on the Panama Canal Expansion

Speaker

• Oscar Bazán, Acting Executive Vice President for Planning and Business Development, Panama Canal Authority

01/24/2014
Highway and Rail Perspectives

Moderator

• Chris Smith, Intermodal Policy and Program Manager, AASHTO, Washington, DC

Speakers

• Leslie Blakey, Executive Director, Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors, Washington, DC
• Derrick Smith, Vice President, Emerging Markets, CSX - Transportation, Jacksonville, FL

01/24/2014
Shifting Trade Routes for Refrigerated Cargoes

Moderator

• Raul Alfonso, Executive Vice President and COO, Tampa Port Authority

Speakers

• Carlos Fernandez, Director Ocean Services, Latin America, C.H. Robinson, Miramar, FL
• Robert West, Principal Strategist -- Ports, Coastal & Maritime, Latin America & the Caribbean, WorleyParsons Group Inc., Waltham, MA

01/24/2014
Trade, Logistics & DC Site Selection Strategies -- Positioning Your Port for Growth

Moderator

• Richard Biter, Asst. Secretary, Intermodal Systems Development, Florida Dept. of Transportation, Tallahassee, FL

Speakers

• John Kaliski, Principal, Cambridge Systematics, Inc., Cambridge, MA
• John C. Morris, C&W Industrial Services Lead, Americas, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., Rosemont, IL