Working Session I
Globalization of World Economy and
its Impacts on Ports |
Neil Davidson
Research
Director
Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd.
London, England
|
World Container Cargo
Prospects |
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Tommy Stone
Vice
President of Operations and Engineering
Trunkline LNG Company, LLC
Houston, TX,
USA
|
World Energy Prospects ・LNG and
Ports |
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Yuji Hirano
Advisor to
President
NYK Line
Tokyo, Japan |
Emerging Trends and Challenges of
Shipping Industries |
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Michael
Gallis
Principal
Michael
Gallis & Associates, Inc.
Charlotte, North
Carolina, USA
|
Brazil, Russia, India and China's
Impact on the World Trade |
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Jagdip
Ahluwalia
Executive
Director
Indo American Chamber of Commerce of
Greater Houston
Houston, Texas, USA |
Brazil, Russia, India and China's
Impact on the World Trade |
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Renato
Bertani
President and
CEO
Thompson & Knight Global Energy
Services, LLC
Houston, Texas, USA |
Brazil, Russia, India and China's
Impact on the World Trade |
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Don
Wang
Chairman
MetroBank,
N.A.
Houston, Texas, USA |
Brazil, Russia, India and China's
Impact on the World Trade |
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Working Session II
Port Security and Risk
Management |
Peter Mollema
Director
of Strategy Port Infrastructure and Maritime
Affairs
Port of Rotterdam
Authority
Wilhelminakade, Rotterdam, The
Netherlands |
Overview of Supply Chain
Security |
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Jeff Siewert
Director
of International Logistics
The Home
Depot
Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
Logistics Efficiency and Security
(RFID Application) |
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Werner
Kruedewagen
Director - Sector
Sales
Siemens Building Technologies Group
Security Systems
Zug, Switzerland
|
Logistics Efficiency and Security
(RFID Application) |
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Gary
LaGrange
Executive
Director
Port of New Orleans
New Orleans,
Louisiana, USA |
Mitigating Risks as a result of
Natural Disasters (Hurricane) |
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Shigeo
Takahashi
Executive Researcher and
Director of Tsunami Research Center
Port and
Airport Research Institute
Yokosuka, Japan |
Mitigating Risks as a result of
Natural Disasters (Tsunami/Typhoon) |
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Rick Deel
Facilities
Protection Superintendent
Lubrizol
Corporation
Deer Park, Texas, USA |
Industry's Approach to Managing
Risk |
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Working Session III
Challenges to Port
Environment |
Dr. Geraldine
Knatz
Executive
Director
Port of Los Angeles
San Pedro,
California, USA |
Port: Overall Air Emission Control
Measures |
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Peter
Hinchliffe
General Manager
(Marine)
International Chamber of Shipping
(ICS)
London, England |
Shipping Industry Air Emission
Reduction Perspective |
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Roger Bedard
Ocean
Energy Leader
EPRI Renewable Program
Palo
Alto, California, USA
|
Cost Effective Solutions to Air
Emission Reduction |
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Dr. Paula
Kahumbu
General
Manager
LAFARGE Eco Systems
Mombasa, Kenya
|
Best Practices of Environmental
Mitigation and Community Involvement (3 Regional
Cases) |
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Greg Martin
Chief
Operating Officer
Sydney Ports
Corporation
Millers Point, New South Wales,
Australia
|
Best Practices of Environmental
Mitigation and Community Involvement (3 Regional
Cases) |
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Wayne
Grotheer
Director, Seaport
Finance & Asset Management
Port of
Seattle
Seattle, Washington, USA
|
Best Practices of Environmental
Mitigation and Community Involvement (3 Regional
Cases) |
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Working Session IV
Ports Adapting to Future Business
Development Opportunities |
John
Vickerman
Founding
Principal
TranSystems Corporation
Norfolk,
Virginia, USA |
Future Operations of Port Terminal
Adapting to the Growth of Container Trade |
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Mark Knudsen
Vice
President, Project Management and
Development
SSA Marine
Seattle, Washington,
USA
|
Future Operations of Port Terminal
Adapting to the Growth of Container Trade |
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Steve
Lautsch
Executive Vice
President
MTC Holdings Corporation
Oakland,
California, USA |
Future Operations of Port Terminal
Adapting to the Growth of Container Trade |
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John Verschelden
Vice
President and Head of Government and Regulatory
Affairs
APM Terminals International B.V.
The
Hague, The Netherlands |
Future Operations of Port Terminal
Adapting to the Growth of Container Trade |
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Michael Crye
Executive
Vice President
Cruise Lines International
Association (CLIA)
Arlington, Virginia, USA |
Overview Cruise Market
Growth |
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Philip
Crannell
President
Port
& Maritime Group International
Jupiter, Florida,
USA
|
Ports and Cities Relations:
Caribbean Port |
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Maurizio Bussolo
Port
Authority of Genoa
Genoa, Italy |
Ports and Cities Relations:
European Port |
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Working Session
V
Logistics Infrastructure and Port
Strategies |
Alberto Aléan Zubieta
Administrator
Panama
Canal Authority
Miami, Florida, USA
|
Traffic Forecast, Financial
Prospect, and Economic Impact of Trade in Response to
The Panama Canal Project |
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Robert West
Managing
Director, Global Trade and Transportation
Global
Insight, Inc.
Lexington, Massachusetts,
USA |
Economic Impact of Trade in
Response to The Panama Canal Project |
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Siyabonga
Gama
Chief
Executive
Spoornet
Johannesburg, South
Africa
|
Railway Corridor Project Connecting
to Ports |
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Captain
William Schubert
Former U.S.
Maritime Administrator
President, International
Trade & Transportation, Inc.
Pinehurst, Texas,
USA |
Modal Shift-Short Sea Shipping
Prospect |
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Jose
Luis (J. L.) Estrada
Planning and
Development Director
Puertos Del
Estado
Madrid, Spain |
Inland Port/Dry Port/Logistics
Port |
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Working Session VI
New Technological Innovations for
Port Operations |
James Brennan
Partner
Norbridge,
Inc.
Reston, Virginia, USA |
New Terminal Innovation and
Automation ・Case for America |
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Wolfgang
Hurtienne
Director / Head of Port
Planning Department
Hamburg Port
Authority
Hamburg, Germany |
New Terminal Innovation and
Automation ・Case for Hamburg |
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Goh Mia Hock
Senior
Vice President (Group Technical and Operations
Development/Group Media Liaison)
PSA
International PTE Ltd
Singapore |
New Terminal Innovation and
Automation ・Case for Singapore |
Santiago Mila
Deputy
Managing Director of Strategy and
Development
Barcelona Port
Authority
Barcelona, Spain |
Impact on Customer Service and Port
Competitiveness |
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John Cushing
President
eModal.com,
LLC
Irvine, California, USA |
Impact on Customer Service and Port
Competitiveness |
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Nouhoum Diop
Technical
Advisor to the Managing Director
Port Authority
of Dakar
Dakar, Senegal |
Impact on Customer Service and Port
Competitiveness |
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Boo-Won Kang
Director
of Marketing Team
Busan Port Authority
Busan,
Korea |
Impact on Customer Service and Port
Competitiveness |
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Alan Long
General
Manager
Port of Felixstowe
Felixstowe,
Suffolk, UK
|
Impact on Customer Service and Port
Competitiveness |
