2011 AAPA Spring Conference

March 21, 2011
Washington, DC

The Spring Conference is one of AAPA's two general membership meetings each year, a gathering of port professionals from throughout the Western Hemisphere. The annual "Washington People" reception and luncheon, renowned for its outstanding speakers, brings together hundreds of legislators, federal agency staff, Congressional staffers, local maritime professionals and AAPA members.

03/22/2011
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kurt J. Nagle, President, American Association of Port Authorities
• Pete Reixach, Executive Port Director, Port Freeport, AAPA Chairman of the Board

03/22/2011
Opening Keynote Address

Speaker:

• Henrik Hololei, Head of Cabinet, EU Commissioner for Transport

03/22/2011
International Trade Outlook for the Western Hemisphere

Speakers:

• Robert West, Principal Strategist -- Ports, Coastal & Maritime, Latin American & the Caribbean, WorleyParsons Group Inc.
• Sarah Kutulakos, Executive Director, Canada China Business Council
  • Sarah Kutalakos (link to written remarks)

03/22/2011
Communicating the Importance of Ports and Infrastructure Investment in a Changing Political Climate

Speaker:

• Robert K. Dawson, President, Dawson & Associates, Inc.

03/22/2011
Annual Washington People Luncheon

Introduction:

• Pete Reixach, Executive Port Director, Port Freeport 

Speaker:

• Courtney Gregoire, Director of the National Export Initiative, International Trade Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce

03/22/2011
Cooperative Efforts to Promote U.S. Exports

Speakers:

• Courtney Gregoire, Director of the National Export Initiative, International Trade Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
• Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D., Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
• Gary P. LaGrange, PPM, President and CEO, Port of New Orleans
• Bruce J. Carlton, President, National Industrial Transportation League

03/22/2011
Briefing on U.S. Government Relations Issues

Introduction:

• Susan Monteverde, Vice President of Government Relations, American Association of Port Authorities

Speakers:

• Roger Cockrell, Professional Staff Member, Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Water
• Alexander R. Mrazik, Jr., Branch Chief, Transportation Infrastructure Security, FEMA Grant Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Jennifer L. Hall, Republican Counsel, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit