Port Finance Seminar

May 16, 2006
Baltimore, Maryland

Look no further if you are a port finance and administration officer, port planning professional, or other senior port executive. This is your opportunity to learn more about the complex issues relating to port finance. Topics will include: 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.

05/16/2006
Economic update

• Paul Bingham, Global Insight, Inc., Washington, DC

05/16/2006
Funding Update

* US Perspective:

• David C. Miller, Managing Director, Public Financial Management

* Latin-American Perspective:

• Natalia Urriza, Chief Financial Officer, Port of Bahia Blanca, Argentina

* Federal Perspective:

• Mark Sullivan, Chief, U.S. Department of Transportation

* Canadian Perspective:

• Donna Bartel, Manager, Security and Emergency Planning, Fraser River Port Authority

05/16/2006
What Does the Future Hold?

• John Vickerman, Principal, Transystems Corporation

05/16/2006
U.S. and Canadian Accounting Issues: “Sarbanes – Oxley in North America”

U.S.

• John Cavanaugh, Partner, Cavanaugh, Nelson & Co. PLC

Canada

• Paul Striowski, Manager, Business Risk Services, Grant Thornton LLP

Latin American Accounting Issues: “Determining the New Tariff Plan Based on Productivity”

• Rafael Gómez Lara, Manager of Maritime Port Projects, Felipe Ochoa Associates Consulting, MEXICO

05/16/2006
Economic Value Added as a Tool for Finance Decisions at Ports

• Raul Arenas, Chief Financial Officer, Port of Santa Marta, COLOMBIA

05/17/2006
Strategic Thinking Workshop

• Kevin Nourse, Principal, Leap Advocates

05/18/2006
Disasters – Katrina, Rita and Wilma

• Joe Abston, Manager of Finance & Administration, Port of Pascagoula

Disasters – Recovery from a Financial Perspective

• Lavelle Lemonier, Director Finance & Administration, Port of Beaumont

Disasters – Katrina, Rita and Wilma – the Result

• Steve Rudduck, Hugh Wood Inc., LONDON

05/18/2006
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Processes and Procedures Workshop for Disaster Recovery and Reimbursement

• Kathy Andress, Deputy Port Director, Port of Palm Beach District
• Faye Carter, Alabama State Port Authority
• Peggy Giandia, Port of Palm Beach District