Monday, October 6 - Committee Meeting Schedule
Committee Meetings Open to All AAPA Members
Quebec Convention Center
8:30 AM Harbors & Navigation Environment Cruise
9:45 AM Break
10:00 AM Security T Public Relations
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Engineering, Construction & Information Finance & Admin + Economic Maintenance Technology Development
12:30 PM Lunch for Committee Meeting Attendees Only
2:00 PM Port of Quebec Port Tour (RSVP Required)
5:30 PM Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Monday, October 6 - Commissioners Symposium Agenda
Open to all Annual Convention Attendees
Hilton Hotel
8:45 AM Coffee & Networking
9:00 AM Welcome
Cary Davis, President & CEO, AAPA
9:10 AM From Stem to Stern: Clarifying Roles for Effective Port Governance Jason Hodge, Commissioner, Port of Hueneme
10:00 AM AAPA Legislative Update
John Bressler, Vice President of Government Relations, AAPA lan Gansler. Director of Government Relations, AAPA
Holden Haley, Legislative Associate, AAPA
Shawn Balcomb, Public Affairs Senior Manager, AAPA
10:45 AM Coffee & Networking Break
11:00 AM Session to be Announced
11:30 AM Session to be Announced
12:00 PM Session to be Announced
12:30 PM Lunch for Commissioners Symposium Attendees Only 2:00 PM Port of Quebec Port Tour (RSVP Required)
5:30 PM Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Tuesday, October 7 - Conference Day Two
*I - Canadian-Led Conversation** - Port Led Conversation 7:00 AM Breakfast & Exhibit Hall Hours
8:10 AM Main Stage: Welcome to AAPA's Annual Convention 8:40 AM Main Stage Keynote: Keeping up with the Evolving Trade Policy Katharine Tai, Former U.S. Trade Representative
9:50 AM Tide-Sized Talks
Thought Leadership Presentation by KALE Logistics, Inc. Exhibit Hall Hours 10:20 AM Tide-Sized Talks
Thought Leadership Presentation by Deloitte
Finance & Business Infrastructure Modernization Environment & Energy & Resilience Community
Stewardship
11:00 AM Developing Port Master Session To Be Announced Session To Be Energy Master Planning:
Plans as Roadmaps for Announced Charting the Course to Zero- Success Emission Port Operations
Rodger Rees, Port of avid Nguyen, Jacobs Engineerin
latt Wenham. Port of Clevlan
Galveston
11:50 AM More Than a Logo: The Modernizing Port A Crowded Shore: The 20 Years of the Green Port:
Strategic Power of Brand Infrastructure for Resilience Economic, Social, and How Sustainability is in Port Evolution and Redundancy in a Shifting Environmental Value Powering Long Beach's Karl Strauch, Port Tampa Bay Global Trade Landscape of Urban Ports* Economic and Community Sean Pierce, Logistec Simon Betsalel, Port of San Future Commissioner Max Vekich, Federal Francisco
Maritime Commissior
12:40 PM Lunch & Exhibit Hall Hours Supply Chain Partners Council Meeting 1:30 PM PPM Graduation Ceremony (Invite-only)
Finance & Business Infrastructure Modernization Environment & Energy & Resilience Community
Stewardship
2:10 PM Session To Be Announced Beyond Visual Inspections: Building Resilience: Powering Progress: The Satellite-Based Structural Creating a Hyper-Local Business Case for Health Monitoring for Marine Port Vulnerability Electrifying Port Operations Infrastructure Index at Port Corpus Behind the Fence
Daniel Hébert, Transport Canada Christi Bill Hamlin, Orange EV Jeff Pollack, Port Corpus
Christi
3:00 PM Tide-Sized Talks: The Business Case for Rebranding:
Lessons from the Port of Harlingen
Amy Lynch, IMPM, MPE, Port of Harlingen Exhibit Hall Hours 3:30 PM Tide-Sized Talks
Session To Be Announced
4:10 PM Main Stage: How Important is Outstanding Leadership in Ports? Sue Dvonch, Shey-Harding Executive Search
Susan Gardner, Georgia Ports; John Wolfe, NW Seaport Alliance; Phyllis Saathoff, Port Freeport 4:50 PM Main Stage: Session To Be Announced
5:30 PM Main Stage: Closing Remarks
5:40 PM Evening Reception
Wednesday, October 8 - Conference Day Three
I*I - Canadian-Led Conversation - Port Led Conversation 7:30 AM Breakfast & Exhibit Hall Hours
8:30 AM Legislative Policy Council Meeting Exhibit Hall Hours 9:30 AM John Bressler, Vice President of Government Relations, AAPA Tide-Sized Talks lan Gansler. Director of Government Relations, AAPA Session To Be Announced Holden Haley, Legislative Associate, AAPA
Shawn Balcomb, Public Affairs Senior Manager, AAPA
10:10 AM Main Stage: Welcome Back
10:20 AM Main Stage: Session To Be Presented by Truck N Hustle Labor Relations & Supply Chain & Logistics Canadian Spotlight Al, Cybersecurity & Workforce Technology Investments
11:00 AM Session To Be Announced How Ports Can Be More Session To Be Unlocking Federal Involved in Innovation Announced Cybersecurity Support: No- Cost Tools, Real-World
Pierre-Luc Gosselin, Quebec Impact
Port Authority Joseph Powell, MPE, Port Pascagoula
Roark, Clyde, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security
11:50 AM Investing in the Future: How Session To Be Announced Building Asset Session To Be Announced Ports Can Build High- Management
Impact Internship Programs Capability: Lessons
from the Port of
Yaremi Farinas, Public Montreal's Scalable
Information Officer, Port Approach I/
Of Palm Beach Bernard Gaudreault,
Norda Stelo Inc.
12:40 PM Lunch & Exhibit Hall Hours
1:30 PM PPM Graduation Ceremony
Labor Relations & Supply Chain & Logistics Canadian Spotlight Al, Cybersecurity & Workforce Technology Investments
2:10 PM Building Stronger Session To Be Announced Session To Be Session To Be Announced Communities Through Announced
Workforce Development
Cathy Vue, Port of Seattle
AJ McClure, Port of Seattle
3:00 PM Tide-Sized Talks
Scaling Shore Power: Lessons from PortMiami and the
Global Push for Port Electrification
Exhibit Hall Hours
Helga Sommer, Port Miami; Ralf Nielsen, PowerCon
3:30 PM Tide-Sized Talks
Session To Be Announced
4:10 PM Main Stage: Session To Be Announced
4:50 PM Main Stage: Session To Be Announced
5:00 PM Main Stage: Closing Remarks
6:30 PM Closing Reception at the Port of Quebec