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

-Roger Bohnert, Deputy Associate Administrator, Intermodal System Development, MARAD

-Joseph Cox, President & CEO, Chamber of Shipping of America

-Paul Bea, Principal, PHB Public Affairs

-Mark Yonge, President & CEO, Intermodal Marine Lines, LLC

Introduction: Requirements & Realities

Roger Bohnert

Roger Bohnert
Deputy Associate Administrator, Intermodal System Development, MARAD

Joseph Cox

Joseph Cox
President & CEO, Chamber of Shipping of America

Session 1: Question & Answer

Paul Bea

Paul Bea
Principal, PHB Public Affairs

Mark Yonge

Mark Yonge
President & CEO, Intermodal Marine Lines, LLC

Session 1: Question & Answer Part 2

Lunch Time Keynote: Hon. Helen Bentley

Speaker: Hon. Helen Bentley, President and CEO of Helen
Delich Bentley & Associates, Inc.; Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives, State of Maryland, 2nd District

Fleet & Infrastructure: Who will build the next generation of Jones Act vessels and related infrastructure? Where will the funding come from?

Moderator: Michael Roberts, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Crowley Maritime Corporation

-Tom Allegretti, President & CEO, The American Waterways Operators

-Mike Toohey, President and CEO, Waterways Council, Inc.

-Matt Paxton, President, Shipbuilders Council of America (Invited)

-Richard Marler, CEO, Signal International

Tom Allegretti

Tom Allegretti
President & CEO, The American Waterways Operators

Mike Toohey

Mikey Toohey
President and CEO, Waterways Council, Inc.

Session 2: Question and Answer

Richard Marler

Richard Marler
CEO, Signal International

Matt Paxton

Matt Paxton
President, Shipbuilders Council of America

Session 2: Question and Answer Part 2

Dinner & Reception

Speaker: John Porcari, John D. Porcari, Deputy Secretary of Transportation, DOT

Opportunities & Feasibility: Why Short Sea Shipping Makes Sense Now

Moderator: H. Clay Cook Jr.

Jonathan Kaskin
Director, Strategic Mobility and Combat, Logistics Division, US Navy

John Reeve
President, Reeve & Associates

Henry Marcus
Professor, Mechanical Engineering - Marine Systems, MIT

Mark Yonge: Video Presentation

Mark Yonge
President & CEO, Intermodal Marine Lines, LLC

H. Clay Cook Jr

Moderator: H. Clay Cook Jr.
Counsel, Seward & Kissel LLP

Jonathan Kaskin

Jonathan Kaskin
Director, Strategic Mobility and Combat, Logistics Division, US Navy

John Reeve

John Reeve
President, Reeve & Associates

Henry Marcus

Henry Marcus
Professor, Mechanical Engineering - Marine Systems, MIT

Session 3: Question and Answer

Lunch

Speaker: Sean Connaughton,
Virginia Secretary of Transportation;
Former Maritime Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration

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

Marygrace Parker
Freight, Mobility, Safety & Security Coordinator, I-95 Corridor Coalition

Introduction: Public Opinion

Jack O’Connell

Moderator: Jack O’Connell
Senior Editor, The Maritime Executive Magazine

Session 4: Question & Answer

Dione Lee

Dione Lee
President, QSE Solutions

Arthur Solza

Session 4: Question & Answer Part 2

Closing Remarks

Tony Munoz
Editor-in-Chief of Maritime Executive Magazine and the MarEx Newsletter at Maritime Executive Magazine