April 17, 2018
Savannah, GA
This three-day program included topics on trends and new approaches in port financing; FASB/GASB updates, state funding of ports; customer bankruptcy; personnel administration; risk management and insurance; impact of environmental issues on port facility financing; capital planning and investment; bond issues; trends in tax exempt financing for ports; innovations in sourcing public port funding; and credit and collections issues.
04/17/2018
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Ed McCarthy, Chief Operating Officer, Georgia Ports Authority
04/17/2018
Economic/Financial Overview
04/17/2018
Impact, Recovery, and Lessons Learned from Cyber Attacks
Moderator:
Alherd Kazura, Chief Financial Officer, North Carolina State Ports Authority
Speakers:
Daniel Healy, Esq., Partner, Anderson Kill, Washington, DC.
Stephen R. Viña, Senior Vice President, Marsh, New York, NY
04/17/2018
Contracts and Agreements
Moderator:
Drew Heaphy, PPM, Executive Director, St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District, Chalmette, LA
Speakers:
Stephen Palley, Partner, Anderson Kill, Washington, DC
Timothy R. Moorhead, Esq., Wright, Fulford, Moorhead & Brown, P.A., Altamonte Springs, FL
Daniel Healy, Esq., Partner, Anderson Kill, Washington, DC
04/18/2018
Resiliency Planning
Moderator:
Matthew Clark, PE, CENG, PMP, Senior Project Manager, W.F. Baird & Associates, Madison, WI
Speakers:
Jennifer Ogrodnick, Engineer, W.F. Baird & Associates, Madison, WI
Katherine Touzinsky of USACE – ERDC
Jamie Springer, Partner, HR&A Advisors, Inc.
04/18/2018
Understanding Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Speaker:
Ruben Duran, Partner, Best, Best & Krieger, Attorneys at Law
04/18/2018
The Do’s and Don’t’s of Managing Your Port’s Bond Ratings, and Current Trends in Capital Markets
Moderator:
Andrew Palomares, Chairman AAPA Finance Committee, Deputy Executive Director, CFO/CAO, Port of Hueneme/Oxnard Harbor District
Speakers:
Kevin Archer, Associate, Infrastructure, S&P Global Ratings, Chicago, IL
Emma Griffith, Director, Fitch Ratings, Global Infrastructure & Project Finance, New York, NY
Ira Smelkinson, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY
04/18/2018
Public Private Partnerships
Moderator:
Wonza Spann-Nicholas, Director, Finance, Maryland Port Administration
Speakers:
Mary Francoeur, Managing Director, PFM Financial Advisors LLC, New York, NY
John Elliott, Senior Vice President, Strategic Rail Finanace, Philadelphia, PA
Henry W. Juan, Managing Director, Seabury Maritime PFRA LLC, New York, NY
04/19/2018
TIFIA & RRIF Programs: A Special Report
Speakers:
Jase Cabrera, Financial Policy Advisor, The Build America Bureau, U.S. Department of Transportation
David Miller, Managing Director, The PFM Group, Orlando, FL
04/19/2018
Financign Strategies and Resources: VPA Project(s)
Rodney Oliver, Chief Financial Officer, Virginia Port Authority
