Marine Terminal Management Training Program
Sheraton Inner Harbor
Baltimore, Maryland
October 20-24, 2008
(Business casual dress is recommended for all functions)
Monday, October 20
7:30 – 8:15 a.m.
(Lock Raven Gallery)
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 – 8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
(Lock Raven Room)
Jean C. Godwin
Executive Vice President
American Association of Port Authorities
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
SESSION I: Critical Issues Facing the Public Port Industry—The
North Atlantic Perspective
(Lock Raven Room)
M. Kathleen Broadwater
Deputy Executive Director
Maryland Port Administration
Speaker:
Ms. Broadwater
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
(Lock Raven Room)
SESSION II: Introduction to Program
Speakers:
Anthony Chiarello
Senior Vice President, Customer
Development
AMB Property Corporation
East Rutherford, NJ
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Erik Stromberg
Hatch Mott MacDonald
Wilmington, NC
Break
(Lock Raven Gallery)
10:15 a.m. – Noon
(Lock Raven Room)
SESSION III – Institutional & Public Policy Trends—Changing the
Context for Marine Terminal Operators
Speaker:
James R. Brennan
Partner
Norbridge, Inc.
Reston, VA
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
(Severn 1 Room)
1:15 – 2:30 p.m
SESSION IV: Trade & Economic Trends
(Lock Raven Room)
Speaker:
Scott Sigman
Principal
Global Insights
Boston, MA
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Monday, October 20 (continued)
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
(Lock Raven Gallery)
2:45 – 4:15 p.m.
(Lock Raven Room)
Break
SESSION V: The Role of Marine Terminal Operations in the Global
Supply Chain – Critical Factors and Requirements
Speaker:
Charles Clowdis
Managing Director of North American Markets
Global Insight, Inc. (fka DRI-WEFA)
Trade and Transportation Group
Washington, DC
4:15 p.m.
Tour of Port of Baltimore
(The bus will depart from the hotel at 4:30pm. The tour will last approximately 90 minutes.)
Tuesday, October 21
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
(Lock Raven Gallery)
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
(Lock Raven Room)
Continental Breakfast
SESSION VI: Trends in Container Terminal Operations
Speaker:
Ashebir Jacob
Senior Port Engineer
Moffatt & Nichol
Long Beach, CA
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break
(Lock Raven Gallery)
10:15 - 11:45 a.m.
SESSION VII: Trends in Cruise Terminal Operations
(Lock Raven Room)
Speakers:
Luis Ajamil
President & CEO
Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc.
Miami, FL
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
(Severn 1 Room)
1:00 – 2:15 p.m.
(Lock Raven Room)
Lunch
SESSION VIII: Sustainability and Green Port Initiatives-Changing the
Way Ports Operate
Speaker:
Meredith Martino
Manager of Government Relations
American Association of Port Authorities
Alexandria, VA
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
(Lock Raven Gallery)
Thomas Spina
Director of Cruise Operations
New York City Economic Development
Corporation
New York, NY
Break
Richard Sheckells, Jr.
Chief, Environmental Initiatives
Maryland Port Administration
Baltimore, MD
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Tuesday, October 21 (continued)
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
SESSION IX: Auto Port Operational Strategy
(Lock Raven Room)
Speakers:
Roy Schleicher
Senior Director
Jacksonville Port Authority
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
(Lock Raven Gallery)
James E. Butcher
President
HÖEGH AUTOLINERS INC
Jericho, NY
Break
3:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Session X: Trends in Bulk & Breakbulk Operations
(Lock Raven Room)
Speaker:
Trip Bailey
President
BalTerm, LLP
Baltimore, MD
F. Brooks Royster, II
Vice President
Merchants Terminal Corp.
Baltimore, MD
Wednesday, October 22
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
(Lock Raven Gallery)
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
(Lock Raven Gallery)
10:00 a.m. – Noon
(Lock Raven Room)
Continental Breakfast
Group Discussions
SESSION XI: Foundation Skills for Personal Interaction –
The Manager as Negotiator
Speaker:
Hal Movius
Principal
Consensus Building Institute
Charlottesville, VA
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
(Severn 1 Room)
1:00 – 5:30 p.m.
(Lock Raven Room)
Lunch
SESSION XI: continued
Thursday, October 23
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
(Camden Gallery)
8:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
SESSION XII: Expectations of Port Customers & Clients
(Camden Room)
Speakers:
Dan Sheehy
Director Operations/Terminals
NYK Line (North America) Inc.
Secaucus, NJ
David Hartman
Vice President
Steamship Trade Association
Baltimore, MD
Ted Prince
President
OCEMA
Richmond, VA
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Thursday, October 23 (continued)
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
(Camden Gallery)
10:30 a.m.– Noon
(Camden Room)
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
(Severn 1 Room)
Break
Group Discussions
Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
SESSION XIII: Information Technology and Terminal Operations
(Camden Room)
Speaker:
Steve Bushey
Partner
TransTech Partners, LLC
Mountainside, NJ
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
SESSION XIV: Terminal Safety Issues
(Camden Room)
Speaker:
Ron Signorino
President
The Blueoceana Co.
Basking Ridge, NJ
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
(Camden Gallery)
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
(Camden Room)
Break
SESSION XV: Surviving the Competitive Marine Terminal Industry—
Economics of Marine Terminal Operations
Speakers:
Mark Montgomery
Senior Vice President
Ports America Group
Iselin, NJ
Joe T. Bryant
Vice President
Terminal Development
South Carolina State Ports Authority
Friday, October 24
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
(Camden Gallery)
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
(Camden Room)
Continental Breakfast
SESSION XVI: Continuing Evolution of Marine Terminal Design and
Container Handling
Speaker:
M. John Vickerman, Jr.
Vickerman & Associates, LLC
Williamsburg, VA
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
(Camden Room)
SESSION XVII: Future Challenges and Strategies for the Marine
Terminal Industry—An Interactive Session With Workshop Teams
11:30 a.m.
Program Concludes