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2014 AAPA Executive Management Conference

May 5, 2014
Tampa, Florida

This seminar is a PPM® Requirement. The challenges facing port leaders today -- including trade growth, enhanced security, and competing stakeholder interests -- call forth a new level of leadership capability. Not only do port leaders need to think more strategically about the challenges they face to identify innovative solutions, they also need to be resilient in coping with and leading change. AAPA's Executive Management Conference, offered since 1969, is designed to address timely port leadership issues and trends. The program features a host of experienced port executive directors, senior line department managers, and other maritime industry professionals to share the essentials of port leadership and management.

05/05/2014
Welcoming Remarks/Orientation

  • Kurt Nagle, President & CEO, American Association of Port Authorities

05/05/2014
Port Management – Part One

The Evolving Role of Ports and Port Authorities

  • Ron Brinson, PPM®, Past President and CEO, AAPA, North Charleston, SC

Strategic Port Management

  • Tom Kornegay, P.E., PPM®, Past AAPA Chairman of the Board, Houston, TX

05/05/2014
Broadening Industry Awareness – Part One

Planning for Future Transportation Realities

  • John Vickerman, President, Vickerman & Associates, LLC, Williamsburg, VA

Effective Communications and Outreach

Team Workshops Assignment #1

05/06/2014
Leadership Skills -- Part One

Team Reports on Assignment #1

Preparing the Port Leaders of Tomorrow

  • Dr. Geraldine Knatz, Past AAPA Chairman of the Board

05/06/2014
Broadening Industry Awareness -- Part Two

Key Issues Impacting Ports -- AAPA and Industry Priorities

  • Kurt Nagle, President and CEO, AAPA

05/06/2014
Port Management -- Part Two

Trends in Facilities Engineering

  • Donald J. Brinkman, Jr., Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District; Vice Chairman, AAPA Facilities Engineering Committee

Waterside Infrastructure Challenges

  • Joe R. Miller, Jacksonville Port Authority

Alternative Energy and What It Means for Ports

  • David Stubbs, Jacksonville Port Authority

Ports as Environmental Stewards

  • Dr. Geraldine Knatz for Richard D. Cameron, Port of Long Beach; Chairman, AAPA Environment Committee

05/07/2014
Leadership Skills -- Part Two

Ports and Local Communities -- Social License to Operate

  • Dr. Geraldine Knatz, Past AAPA Chairman of the Board

Experiences and Lessons Learned in a Port Career

  • Dr. Geraldine Knatz, Past AAPA Chairman of the Board
  • Ron Brinson, PPM®, Past President and CEO, AAPA, North Charleston, SC
  • Tom Kornegay, P.E., PPM®, Past AAPA Chairman of the Board, Houston, TX

05/07/2014
Port Management -- Part Three

Financial Considerations for Public Ports

Team Workshops Assignment #2

05/08/2014
Leadership Skills -- Part Three

Leadership in Preparing for and Responding in Times of Crisis

  • Ron Brinson, PPM®, Past President and CEO, AAPA, North Charleston, SC

05/08/2014
Port Management -- Part Four

Effective Board Management Relations -- A Key to Any Port's Success

  • Tom Kornegay, P.E., PPM®, Past AAPA Chairman of the Board, Houston, TX

Enhancing Maritime Economic Development In and Around Your Port

  • Molly Campbell, Port of Los Angeles; Chairman, AAPA Maritime Economic Development Committee

Information Technology -- Enhancing Productivity and Securing Against Cyber Attacks

  • April Danos, Port Fourchon; Chairman, AAPA Information Technology Committee

Port Security -- Evolving Threats and Best Practices in an Uncertain World

  • Mark F. Dubina, CFE, CPE, Vice President - Security, Port of Tampa Bay

Final Team Workshops on Assignment #2

05/09/2014
Meeting Conclusions

Workshop Team Presentations

  • Ron Brinson, PPM®, Past President and CEO, AAPA, North Charleston, SC
  • Tom Kornegay, P.E., PPM®, Past AAPA Chairman of the Board, Houston, TX

Key Takeaways and Open Forum With Industry Leaders

  • Ron Brinson, PPM®, Past President and CEO, AAPA, North Charleston, SC
  • Tom Kornegay, P.E., PPM®, Past AAPA Chairman of the Board, Houston, TX

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