Panel Outline & Agenda Announced for Upcoming "Rebuilding America & Creating Jobs: A Maritime Forum"
The Maritime Executive will host a national Maritime Forum, "Rebuilding America and Creating Jobs," in Baltimore on October 12 & 13, 2011, the beginning of a national campaign to jumpstart the American economy that will continue throughout 2012 and right up to Election Day in November.
Rebuilding America & Creating Jobs – A Maritime Forum will be a 2 day forum with four panels of discussion:
Master of Ceremonies: John Graykowski, Principal, Maritime Industry Consultants, & former Deputy and Acting Administrator of MARAD
Opportunities & Feasibility: Why Short Sea Shipping Makes Sense Now.
Moderator: H. Clayton Cook Jr., Counsel, Seward & Kissel LLP
• Jonathan Kaskin, Director, Strategic Mobility and Combat, Logistics Division, US Navy
• John Reeve, President, Reeve & Associates
• Marygrace Parker, Freight, Mobility, Safety & Security Coordinator, I-95 Corridor Coalition
• Henry Marcus, Professor, Mechanical Engineering - Marine Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Requirements & Realities: Do we have the resources to make America’s Marine Highway a reality? What are the major challenges?
Moderator: Charlie Papavizas, Partner, Winston and Strawn LLP
• Percy Pyne, Chairman & Founding Partner, American Feeder Lines
• Roger Bohnert, Deputy Associate Administrator, Intermodal System Development, MARAD
• Eric Deans, Director of Shipping and Policy Research, Maritime Authority of Jamaica
• Matt Paxton, President, Shipbuilders Council of America
Fleet & Infrastructure: Who will build the next generation of Jones Act vessels and related infrastructure? Where will the funding come from?
Moderator: Mike Roberts, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Crowley Maritime Corporation
• Tom Allegretti, President & CEO, The American Waterways Operators
• Mike Toohey, Chairman & President, Inland Waterways Council
• H. Clayton Cook, Jr., Counsel, Seward & Kissel LLP
• Richard Marler, CEO, Signal International
Public Opinion, Government Policy & Maritime Education: Public/private partnerships are the key to nurturing job creation and economic renewal.
Moderator: Jack O’Connell, Senior Editor, The Maritime Executive Magazine
• John Cullather, Former Staff Director, House Subcommittee on USCG & Maritime Transportation
• Glen Paine, Executive Director, MITAGS
• Mike Jewel, President, Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Schedule of Events
Wednesday October 12, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Keynote
9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Panel 1
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Panel 2
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Dinner
Thursday October 13, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Keynote
9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Panel 3
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Panel 4
*Schedule is subject to change.
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To take part in this important initiative, please join us in Baltimore on October 12 & 13, 2011 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Instititue.
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