2011 Facilities Engineering Seminar

November 8, 2011
New Orleans, LA

This well-attended event attracts port professionals as well as vendors involved in significant port engineering projects throughout the world. The event also includes a table top trade show.

11/08/2011
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kurt J. Nagle. President & CEO, AAPA
• Jeff Florin, Deputy Executive Director, COO, Virginia Port Authority
• Gary P. LaGrange, PPM^®

11/08/2011
North American Economic Trade Outlook for the Port Industry

Moderator:

• Anthony J. Taormina, Manager, Portdirections LLC

Speakers:

• Robert West, Principal Strategist -- Ports, Coastal & Maritime, Latin America & the Caribbean, WorleyParsons Group Inc.
• H. Thomas Kornegay, P.E., PPM^®, Kornegay & Company, LLC
• John Vickerman, Jr., President, Vickerman & Associates, LLC

11/08/2011
The Challenge of Funding Port Development -- Status and Trends

Moderator:

• Steve Cernak, P.E., PPM^®, Port Director, Port of Galveston

Speakers:

• Bruce Lambert, Executive Director, Institute for Trade & Transportation Studies

11/08/2011
Terminal Automation

Speaker:

• Roy Schleicher, Executive Vice President, Jacksonville Port Authority

Speakers

• Larry Nye, Vice President, Moffatt & Nichol
• Shawn Tibbetts, Director of Operations, Virginia International Terminals
• Richard Ceci, VP Information Technology, Global Container Terminals - USA

11/08/2011
Emerging Sustainability and Greenport Practices for Future Ports

Moderator:

• Richard Cameron, Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach

Speakers:

• Douglas J. Sereno, P.E., Director of Program Management, Port of Long Beach
• Antonio (Tony) Gioiello, Chief Harbor Engineer, Port of Los Angeles
• Jay Jahangiri, REM, REA, CESM, REEW, Program Director, Ports, Maritime, and Coastal Programs, WorleyParsons Group, Inc.
• "New and Innovative Sustainability Practices at the Panama Canal Authority," Esteban Sáenz, Executive Vice President of Environment, Water, and Energy, Panama Canal Authority

11/09/2011
The Challenge of Dredging Deeper

Moderator/Discussion Leader:

• Rick Ferrin, PE, Vice President, TranSystems

Speakers:

• Joe T. Bryant, Vice President, Terminal Development, South Carolina State Ports Authority
• Wilson Tillotson, Senior Director of Engineering and Facilities Maintenance, Georgia Ports Authority
• Dwight Beranek, PE, Senior Advisor, Dawson and Associates, Inc.

11/09/2011
Strategic Asset Management -- The Business Case for Improved Capital Infrastructure Management and Investment Strategies

Moderator:

• Jeff Florin, PE, Deputy Executive Director, COO, Virginia Port Authority
   

Speakers:

• Erik Stromberg, Consultant
• "Airport Management Perspective," Carol M.F. Davis, Vice President, Asset Management, DFW International Airport

11/09/2011
Opportunities for Port Growth Through Marine Highway Development

Moderator:

• Eduardo A. Campirano, Port Director and CEO, Port of Brownsville

Speakers:

• Kristin Decas, Port Director and Harbor Dev. Commission Executive Director, Port of New Bedford
• Sonney Jones, Director of Transportation, Dal-Tile Corporation
• Wade M. Battles, Principal Project Director, Port and Coastal Engineering Practice, Atkins North America, Inc.

11/09/2011
Intermodal Linkage -- Ports Partnering with the Railroads

Moderator:

• Elizabeth Ogden, Chief, A/E Services, Port of Miami

Speakers:

• David Maas, TranSystems
• Robert Hatfield, FEC Railway
• Kevin T. Lynskey, Assistant Port Director, Business Initiative, Port of Miami
• James D. FitzGerald, Manager, Industry Initiatives Customer Relationship Marketing, BNSF Railway Company

11/10/2011
Design and Engineering Practices for Sustainable Future Ports

Speakers:

• "Sustainable CM Practices at the Port of L.A.," Shaun Shahrestani, Chief Harbor Engineer, Construction Division, Port of Los Angeles
• "Container Terminal Quality Optimization Index (CTQI)," Kieran Ring, CEO, Global Institute of Logistics
• "Case Studies in Sustainable Design and Engineering," John D. Pauling, PE, BCEE, Manager, Ports and Maritime, WorleyParsons Group Inc.
• "Case Studies on Sustainable Practices in Asian, European and Middle Eastern Ports," Luciano Corbetta, P. Eng. Group CEO, Cavotec Group

11/10/2011
Roundtable Discussion

Speakers:

• Jeff Florin, Deputy Executive Director, COO, Virginia Port Authority
• John Vickerman, Jr., President, Vickerman &  Associates, LLC
• Antonio (Tony) Gioiello, Chief Harbor Engineer, Port of Los Angeles
• E. Dan Allen, Vice President, Moffatt & Nichol