2014 AAPA Spring Conference

March 24, 2014
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. At the luncheon program on Tuesday, March 25, the association presented awards to the 2014 Port Persons of the Year, The Honorable Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and The Honorable Bill Shuster (R-PA), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

03/24/2014
The Role of Ports in Integrated Transportation Services

Luncheon Keynote Address

Introduction

• Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer, Port of Seattle, Seattle, WA

Speaker

• Scott M. Kelly, Vice President, Global Ocean Services Expeditors, Seattle, WA

03/24/2014
Keynote Address on U.S. Transportation Policy

Introduction

• Kurt Nagle, President and CEO, AAPA, Alexandria, VA

Speaker

• Hon. Victor Mendez, Acting Deputy Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Washington, DC

03/24/2014
The Political Pulse in Election Year 2014

Speakers

• Ed Goeas, President and CEO, The Tarrance Group, Alexandria, VA
• Celinda Lake, President, Lake Research Partners, Washington, DC

03/25/2014
Concurrent Roundtables on Critical Issues

Roundtable Discussions

Container Trade Issues

• Discussion Leader:  Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer, Port of Seattle, and AAPA Chairman of the Board

Noncontainer Trade Issues

• Discussion Leader: Jim Quinn, President & CEO, Saint John Port Authority, and Canadian Delegation Chairman-Elect

Cruise Trends

• Discussion Leader: Gary LaGrange, President and CEO, Port of New Orleans, and Chairman of the AAPA Cruise Committee

03/25/2014
The Challenge of Managing CyberSecurity

Moderator

• John M. Mohr, Executive Director, Port of Everett

Speakers

• Cecilia Anastos, Strategic Intelligence, MA, Meta Enterprises, LLC, Fredericksburg, VA
• Norma Krayem, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC
• Joseph Sokoly, Vulnerability Engineer, MAD Security, Baltimore, MD

03/25/2014
How Alternative Energies May Change the Face of Ports

Moderator

• Richard D. Cameron, Managing Director of Env'l Affairs and Planning, Port of Long Beach, Chairman, AAPA Environment Committee

Speakers

• Clay Sandidge, President, Muni-Fed Energy, Long Beach, CA
• Capt. John M. Holmes, Maritime Consultant, Palos Verdes Estates, CA
• Greg Roche, Vice President, National Accounts and Infrastructure, Clean Energy, Seal Beach, CA
• Charles Mitchell, Vice President, ABS Consulting, Arlington, VA

03/25/2014
Presentation of the AAPA 2014 Port Persons of the Year Award

Recipients

• The Honorable Bill Shuster, Chairman, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• The Honorable Barbara Boxer, Chairman, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

03/25/2014
Transforming the Corps of Engineers to Meet Today's Needs

Speaker

• Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC

03/25/2014
Keynote Address on Canadian Transportation Policy

Speaker

• Hon. Lisa Raitt, Canadian Minister of Transport, Ottawa, Ontario

03/25/2014
Luncheon Program

Speaker

• Fred P. Hochberg, Chairman & President, U.S. Export-Import Bank, Washington, D.C.
  -  Slides

03/25/2014
Latin American Economic Update

Speaker

• Antonio Ortiz Mena, Head of the Department for Economic Affairs, Embassy of Mexico, Washington, DC
• Jose Juan Ruiz, Chief Economist and Managerof the Department of Investigation, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC