2012 AAPA Annual Convention

October 21, 2012
Mobile, Alabama

This 4-day long Annual Convention is AAPA's largest membership meeting of the year. It includes technical and policy committee meetings, business sessions and social networking opportunities for port professionals and others in the marine transportation industry.

10/23/2012
Opening Ceremonies

Speakers

• Hon. Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama
• Hon. Sam Jones, Mayor, City of Mobile
• James K. Lyons, Director & CEO, Alabama State Port Authority
• Kurt J. Nagle, President and CEO, AAPA
• Jerry Bridges, Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority, AAPA Chairman of the Board

Delegation Responders

• United States: Wayne Darbeau, President & CEO, Port of San Diego
• Canadian: Bernie Dumas, President & CEO, Nanaimo Port Authority
• Caribbean: Capt. Orlando Forbes, Port Director, Freeport Harbour Company
• Latin American: Armando Duarte-Peláez, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta, Santa Marta, Colombia, AAPA 2012-13 Chairman of the Board

10/23/2012
The Global Financial and Trade Outlook

Introduction

• Jerry Bridges, Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority

Keynote Speaker

• Charles V. Payne, Founder & CEO of Wall Street Strategies, and Fox Business Network Contributor

10/23/2012
Luncheon Program: Keynote Presentation

Speaker

• Winston Groom, Award-Winning Author

10/23/2012
Fostering Economic Development and Jobs in Port Communities and Beyond in Today's World

Moderator

• Kristin Decas, Executive Director, Port of Hueneme/Oxnard Harbor District, Chairman, AAPA Maritime Economic Development Committee

Speakers

• J. Stanley Payne, Chief Executive Officer, Canaveral Port Authority
• Rachel Vandenberg, Vice President, North American Intermodal Practice, AECOM, Los Angeles, CA

10/24/2012
Innovative Approaches to Port Challenges

Moderator

• Mark L. McAndrews, Port Director, Port of Pascagoula

Awards Presentations

• Communications Awards:  Heather Morris, Director of Communications & Community Relations, Port of Long Beach
• Environmental Award:  Brian D. Lynch, Vice President of Planning & Development, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
• Facilities Engineering Award:  Gary LaGrange, President & CEO, and Deborah Keller, Director, Port Development, Port of New Orleans

10/24/2012
Ports' Role in Enhancing Global Supply Chain Security & Resiliency

Moderator:

• William D. Friedman, President & Chief Executive Oficer, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority

Speakers

• Sean Strawbridge, Managing Director, Trade Development & Port Operations, Port of Long Beach
• Raymond Monzon, Supply Chain Security Specialist, C-TPAT National Training Coordinator, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Miami, FL
• Mauricio Suárez, Gerente General, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta, Colombia

10/25/2012
A Congressional Outlook

Speaker

• The Honorable Jo Bonner (AL-1), United States House of Representatives

10/25/2012
What's the Encore for Ports Heading Into the Next 100 Years?

Moderator

• Armando Duarte-Peláez, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta, Santa Marta, Colombia, AAPA 2012-13 Chairman of the Board

Speakers

• Robert Sappio, CEO, Rickmers Americas
• Mark Simon, Assistant Vice President of International Marketing, Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, NE

10/25/2012
Chairman's Address

Speaker

• Jerry A. Bridges, Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority, AAPA Chairman of the Board

10/25/2012
Keynote Presentation on the Critical Need for Infrastructure Investment

Speaker

• Hon. Edward G. Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania, 2003-11; Co-Chair, Building America's Future