2014 AAPA Energy and Environment Seminar

September 16, 2014
Chicago, IL

AAPA's first Energy & Environment seminar will encompass a broad range of environmental issues and energy policy discussions of vital concern to port managers and other senior port executives. The program will focus on energy planning, wind power, the use of LNG in maritime applications, environmental certification programs, stormwater and water quality, wetlands restoration, climate planning and sea level rise, sustainability reports and metrics, community engagement, sustainable design guidelines and environmental compliance. Table top exhibits will also be presented, allowing seminar participants to network with companies offering the latest in technology, products and services.

09/16/2014
Welcoming Remarks

Speakers

• Jean Godwin, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, AAPA, Alexandria, VA
• Richard D. Cameron, Managing Director of Environmental Affairs and Planning, Port of Long Beach; Chairman, AAPA Environment Committee

09/16/2014
Energy Technology Deployment

*All presentations for this session have been combined into a single file

Moderator

• William H. Buchan, CEO, Energy and Environment, Market Potential, Inc., San Francisco, CA

Speakers

• Andrew Skok, Senior Director of Business Development, FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT
• Kat Janowicz, Senior Project Manager, Principal Consultant, WorleyParsons Group Inc., Fountain Valley, CA
• Jeff Keever, President, Keever Consulting, Virginia Beach, VA
  

09/16/2014
Sustainable Design Guidelines

*All presentations for this session have been combined into a single file

Moderator

• Tim Van Wormer, Project Manager, Port of Portland

Speakers

• John D. Pauling, Vice President of Transportation, WorleyParsons Group, Inc., Conshohocken, PA
• Mark Bierei, Assoc. Vice President, Env'l Manager, Ports & Harbors, ARCADIS, US, Inc., Long Beach, CA
• Jason E. Jordan, Director of Environmental Programs, Port of Tacoma
• Sarah Garza, Environmental Compliance Manager, Port Corpus Christi
  

09/16/2014
Stormwater Treatment: Technology Showcase

Moderator/Speaker

• Stephanie Jones Stebbins, P.E., Director, Seaport Environmental & Planning Programs, Port of Seattle

Speakers

• Matt Arms, Asst. Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
• Jason E. Jordan, Director of Environmental Programs, Port of Tacoma
• Danelle Peterson, Senior Water Quality Specialist, Port of Portland
• Barbara McMahon, Manager, Safety, Environment and Risk Management, Maryland Port Administration
• Ross Dunning, P.E., Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Federal Way, WA
• John L. Fiveash, Senior Counsel, Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., Tallahassee, FL
  

09/16/2014
Stormwater Treatment: Panel Discussion

Co-Moderators

• Jay R. Jahangiri (Principal Managing Director, TRE Consulting, Martinez, CA) and John L. Fiveash

09/16/2014
LNG

Moderator/Speaker

• Cliff Gladstein, President, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates, Santa Monica, CA

Speakers

• Amelia L. Pellegrin, Environmental Services Manager, Port of New Orleans
• Phil Morrell, Vice President, Marine & Terminal Operations, Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE), Tacoma, WA
• Charles Mitchell, Vice President, Global LNG, ABS Consulting Inc., Arlington, VA

09/17/2014
Dredging & Contaminated Sediments: Challenges and Solutions

*All presentations for this session have been combined into a single file

Moderator

• Matt Arms, Asst. Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Speakers

• Paul Meyer, Manager, Environmental Permitting and Compliance, Port of Seattle
• Kathryn Curtis, Marine Environmental Supervisor, Water Resources, Port of Los Angeles
• Holly Miller, Environmental Planner, Maryland Port Administration
• Marla Harrison, Environmental Planning Manager, Port of Portland
• Steve Cappellino, Partner, Anchor QUA, LLC, Mission Viejo, CA
• Amelia L. Pellegrin, Environmental Services Manager, Port of New Orleans
  

09/17/2014
Emerging Technologies and Strategies for Emission Reductions

Moderator

• Heather Tomley, Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Speakers

• Dorota Kwasnik, Energy Specialist, Port Metro Vancouver, Canada
• Luciano Corbetta, Sales Director, Group Market Unit Manager, Ports & Maritime, Cavotec Specimas SpA, Nova Milanese, Italy

09/17/2014
Environmental Benefits of Transportation Planning & Future Freight Policy

Moderator/Speaker

• William Jones, San Diego, CA

Speakers

• Heather L. Wood, Director, Sustainability, Virginia Port Authority, Norfolk, VA
• Dan Yuska, Maritime Administration, U.S. DOT, Washington, DC
• Meg Patulski, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC

09/17/2014
Moving Forward with Local Support: The Importance of Engaging Successfully with Local Environmental Groups

Moderator and Speaker

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

Speakers

• Elena Craft, Ph.D., Health Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund, Austin, TX
• Melissa C. Lin Perrella, Senior Attorney, Director of Western Air Quality and Env'l Justice, Natural Resources Defense Council, Santa Monica, CA
• David Bolduc, Executive Director, Green Marine, Québec, QC Canada
• Richard H. Sinkoff, Director, Environmental Programs and Planning, Port of Oakland

09/17/2014
Environment Performance Metrics for Ports

*Both presentations for this session have been combined into a single file

Introduction

• Richard D. Cameron, Managing Director of Environmental Affairs and Planning, Port of Long Beach

Speakers

• Lee Kindberg, Director, Environment, Maersk Line North America
• Michael Geller, Environmental Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC

09/17/2014
Energy Project Financing

*All presentations for this session have been combined into a single file

Moderator/Speaker

• Christopher Silkie, Government Services Division, CARDNO, Portland, OR

Speakers

• Peter Flynn, Managing Partner, Exec. Vice President, Bostonia Partners, Boston, MA
• Matthew Cohen, CEM, Program Manager, Energy Savings Performance Contracting, Connecticut Dept. of Energy & Env'l Protection, Hartford, CT
• L. Jean Dunn, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Structured Finance Associates

09/18/2014
Introduction -- Using Data to Solve Problems

*All presentations for "Big Data Day" have been combined into a single Prezi

Moderator

• Bruce Anderson, Air Quality Director/Principal, Starcrest Consulting Group, LLC, Poulsbo, WA

09/18/2014
Big Data on a Small Scale -- Port Facilities, Regional Goods Movement

*All presentations for "Big Data Day" have been combined into a single Prezi.

Speakers

• Gary Olszewski, Environmental Specialist, Port Metro Vancouver, Canada
• Heather L. Wood, Director, Sustainability, Virginia Port Authority, Norfolk, VA
• Gregory Alexander, Project Manager, E2 ManageTech, Inc., Long Beach, CA

09/18/2014
Getting a Little More Perspective -- National Freight Flows, Systems Modeling

*All presentations for "Big Data Day" have been combined into a single Prezi.

Speakers

• Rosalyn Wilson, Senior Business Analyst, Parsons, Tysons, VA
• Sam Fayez, Ph.D., Director, Transportation & Logistics, Productivity Apex, Inc., Orlando, FL

09/18/2014
From 50,000 Feet -- Industry-Wide, Around the Planet

*All presentations for "Big Data Day" have been combined into a single Prezi.

Speakers

• Stephen K. Gill, Chief Scientist, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD
• Bruce Anderson, Air Quality Director/Principal, Starcrest Consulting Group, LLC, Poulsbo, WA