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Economic Recovery in the Maritime Trade

IAPH Mid-Term Board Meeting Agenda
June 6 – 9, 2010

Sunday, June 6, 2010

5:30 p.m. Officers’ Meeting

Monday, June 7, 2010

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Technical Committee Chairs’ Meetings
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Coffee Break
10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Technical Committee Meetings

Group 1

  • Human Resources Development Committee
  • Communications and Community Relations Committee

Group 2

  • Port Safety and Security Committee
  • Port Environment Committee
  • Legal Committee

Group 3

  • Port Planning and Development Committee
  • Port Operations and Logistics Committee
  • Trade Facilitation and Port Community System Committee
10 a.m. – Noon Technical Committee Meetings
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Buffet Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Technical Committee Meetings
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
2:00 p.m. – 5 p.m. IAPH Member Registration
Location: Marriott Hotel
2:00 p.m. – 5 p.m. Technical Meetings continue
6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception at Jepson Center

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Officers’ Meeting with Exco Members
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Registration for Port Forum
Location: Marriott Hotel
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Opening Ceremony
Keynote Speech: Craig Lesser, Managing Partner, Pendleton Consulting Group, LLC
IAPH Group Photo Session
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. IAPH Port Forum
Moderator: Peter Leach, Senior Editor, Journal of Commerce
10:30 a.m. – Noon Port Forum Session 1
 
Transportation Forum: Trends and Economic Projections
How has the economic slowdown impacted the industry and changed the way logistics providers do business? Do logistics providers believe that we are in a recovery period? If so, will it last?
Speakers: Jack Gross, VP and General Manager of International Supply Chain, Schneider Logistics, Inc.
John Kaiser, Vice President and General Manager Intermodal, Union Pacific
Walter Kemmsies, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Moffatt & Nichol
Mike McClellan, VP Intermodal and Automotive, Norfolk Southern
 
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Panelist discussion
11:30 a.m. – Noon Q & A
Noon Lunchtime Keynote
 
Finding Business in a Down Economy and Moving Forward with Recovery: JCB’s Perspective
How did heavy equipment manufacturer, JCB, adjust its business model during the global economic slowdown? What is the outlook for the global manufacturing industry?
Speaker: Ken Bianco, VP of Commercial Operations, JCB
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Port Forum Session 2
 
Today’s Trends for U.S. Exports/Imports: What’s on the Horizon?
What are the long-term impacts of the shift in U.S. imports to exports? Where are the new global hot spots for global trade?
Speakers:

Terry Bunch, Director, Logistics & Customer Service, Rayonier
Bill Ralph, Maritime Economist, R. K. Johns & Associates
Mike White, President, Maersk North America
 

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Panelist discussion
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Q & A

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Coffee Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Port Forum Session 3

 

Protecting Global Maritime Trade
Are global ports prepared to combat the war on terror? How have advances in tactics and technology changed the way we protect global trade?
Speakers: Eng. Ahmed El Manakhly, Director of Planning & Research and Studies Department, Suez Canal Authority
Peter W. Mollema, Director, Port Planning and Development, Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Commander David Murk, Chief, Cargo and Facilities Division, U.S. Coast Guard
 
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Panelist discussion
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Q & A
4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Coffee Break
4:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Port Forum Session 4
 
World Ports Climate Initiative: Greening the Suply Chain
Are today’s “green” initiatives enough to curtail the long-term environmental impacts of the transportation industry? How do we change the global mindset?
Session Chair: Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D., Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
 
Speakers:

Casey C. Chroust, Executive Vice President, Retail Operations, Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
Fer van der Laar, Managing Director, International Association of Ports and Harbors on "Onshore Power Supply"
Guido van Meel, Senior Advisor, Antwerp Port Authority
Lisa Wunder, Environmental Specialist, Port of Los Angeles on "Carbon Footprinting"
 

4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Panelist discussion
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Q & A
7:30 p.m. Reception aboard Savannah River Queen

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast for Meeting Attendees
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Officers’ Meeting
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Full Board Meeting
Afternoon Bus Tour of Garden City Terminal

Revised 5/25/2010

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