Hurricane Preparation and Response Workshop

December 6, 2012
Miami, FL

This special workshop addressed how to prepare for and recover from hurricanes. It provided specific training useful to port management, attorneys, engineers, operations personnel, communications staff and risk managers.

12/06/2012
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO, AAPA
• Hector M. Pesquera, Assistant Port Director for Safety & Security Division, PortMiami 
• Armando Duarte-Peláez, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta, AAPA Chairman of the Board

12/06/2012
Lessons Learned from Port Emergencies

Introduction:

• Mr. Nagle

Speakers:

• Joseph Woods, Jr., Manager, Cruise Operations & Security, Port Authority of the Cayman Islands
• Gary P. LaGrange, PPM, President and CEO, Port of New Orleans
• Marco Aurelio Santos Lopez, Assistant Director of Security, Administración Portuaria Integral de Manzanillo

12/06/2012
Port Fourchon: A Comprehensive Case Study on Hurricane Preparation and Response

Speakers:

• Chett Chiasson, Executive Director, Port Commission, Port Fourchon
• Davie J. Breaux, Director of Operations, Port Fourchon
• Jonathan C. Callais, Harbor Police Chief, Port Fourchon

12/06/2012
Hurricane Preparation and Response – Risk Management and Insurance; Finance, Administration and Personnel issues

Speakers:

• Cindi Heffernan, CPCU, First Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
• Rob Robbins, BELFOR Property Restoration 
• Cheryl Taylor, PPM, Deputy Director, InterPortPolice

12/06/2012
Hurricane Preparation and Response - Port Operations and Facilities, Legal and Security issues

Speakers:

• Thomas G. Schroeter, Associate General Counsel, Port of Houston Authority
• Alfonso García Cardona,Head of Security and Sanitation, API of Veracruz, México   
• Fred Wong, Director of Operations, Port of Miami
• Capt. Alfredo Ferrer,Miami-Dade Police Department

12/06/2012
Hurricane Preparation and Response - Leadership and Communications Issues

Speakers:

• Chris Bonura, Director of Industrial Development, Port of New Orleans
• Debra Bryant, The Ferguson Group, Washington, DC    
• Paul Vitro, Emergency Management Planner, Office of Emergency Management, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Dept

12/07/2012
Superstorm Sandy — the Experience of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Speaker:

• Andrew Saporito, Assistant Director for Port Business Development, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

12/07/2012
Recovery and Continuity of Operations

Moderator:

• Capt. Michael A. Morris, President, Texas State Pilots Association

Speakers:

• Marcus Woodring, Senior Managing Director, Port Security and Emergency Operations, Port of Houston Authority
• Allen Moeller, Deputy Port Director, Operations & Facilities, Port of Pascagoula

12/07/2012
Operational Response and Recovery Funding and Activities

Moderator:

• Eric Olafson, Manager, Intergovernmental Affairs/Cargo Development, PortMiami

Speakers:

• Bernard A. Curran, Director of Administration, Port of Galveston
• Kyle Ward, Southeast Navigation Manager, NOAA Office of Coast Survey
• Marcelo Z. Salles, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Liaison to USSOUTHCOM
• Dr. Teo A. Babun, Jr., Executive Director, Outreach Aid to the Americas
  • Presentation
  • Handout