2013 AAPA Spring Conference

March 18, 2013
Washington, DC

The Spring Conference is one of AAPA's two general membership meetings each year, a gathering of port professionals from throughout the Western Hemisphere. At the luncheon program on Tuesday the association will present awards to the 2013 Port Persons of the Year, The Honorable Janice Hahn (D-CA) and The Honorable Ted Poe (R-TX), co-chairs and founders of the Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS)Caucus.

03/18/2013
Mission and Priorities of Border and Port Security in the Future

Speaker

• Thad Bingel, Principal, Command Consulting Group

03/18/2013
Cargo Growth Opportunities -- Containers and Beyond

Speaker

• Derrick Smith, Vice President, Emerging Markets, CSX - Transportation

03/18/2013
Transforming the Corps of Engineers to Meet Today's Needs

Speaker

• Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the Corps of Engineers, USACE

03/18/2013
The Outlook for Infrastructure Investment in the 113th Congress

Speaker

• The Honorable Bill Shuster, Chairman, House Comittee on Transportation and Infrastructure

03/19/2013
Ocean and Global Priorities in the 113th Congress

Speaker

• The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse, Chair, Senate Environment ad Public Works Subcommittee on Oversight, and co-chair, Oceans Caucus

03/19/2013
Global Finance Sources for Hemispheric Port Development

Speakers

• Ira Smelkinson, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
• Seth Lehman, Senior director, Fitch Ratings

03/19/2013
The U.S. Trade Agenda for President Obama's Second Term

Speaker

• Robert D. Manogue, Director, Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State

03/19/2013
The Rising Threat of Cyber Security

Speaker

• Marcus H. Sachs, P.E., Vice President, National Security Policy, Verizon Communications

03/19/2013
Keynote Address, Port Persons of the Year

Speakers

• The Honorable Janice Hahn (D-CA), Co-Chair and Founder, Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus
• The Honorable Ted Poe (R-TX), Co-Chair and Founder, Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus