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April 2nd to April 4th, 2024
Hilton University of Houston
Houston, TX

Speakers

Thiago Bacic

Thiago Bacic

Business Development Manager
Radix US

CAPT. NDI Mendugena Bertrand

CAPT. NDI Mendugena Bertrand

Harbour Master/Maritime
Pilot/PSO
Port Authority of Kribi

Christina R. Billingsley

Christina R. Billingsley

Senior Program Manager,
Community Engagement
Port of Seattle

Pablo Bowen-Bobenrieth

Pablo Bowen-Bobenrieth

Associate Partner & Business Development Manager Americas HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH

Felipe Fray Buschinelli

Felipe Fray Buschinelli

Logistic Access Control manager
Santos Port Authority

Matthew Butram

Matthew Butram

Strategic Ports Program & MARAD NATO Support Office of Sealift Support (MAR-630) Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Rich Byrnes

Rich Byrnes

Chief Infrastructure Officer
Port Houston

Kevin M. Clement

Kevin M. Clement

Executive Director, 2023
Port of the Future Conference
Division of Technology
University of Houston

David Cummins

David Cummins

Executive Director, President and CEO Blue Sky Maritime Coalition

Daniel Dagenais

Daniel Dagenais

Vice President, Port Performance and Sustainable Development Port of Montreal

Thomas Damsgaard

Thomas Damsgaard

Head of Americas
BIMCO

Duane Davis

Duane Davis

Section Chief, Port Security Grant Program U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, FEMA

Jeffrey DeCoux

Jeffrey DeCoux

Chairman
Autonomy Institute

Dr. Joe Direnzo III

Dr. Joe Direnzo III

Director of Research Partnerships
U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center

Captain Keith M. Donohue

Captain Keith M. Donohue

Deputy Commander,
Sector Houston-Galveston
U.S. Coast Guard

Mark Dubina

Mark Dubina

Vice President, Security
Port Tampa Bay

Mike Edgerton

Mike Edgerton

Manager, Port Security
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Dr. Nima Fathi

Dr. Nima Fathi

Assistant Professor
Department of Marine Engineering Technology Texas A&M University at Galveston

Emily A. Federer

Emily A. Federer

Sustainability Manager Port of New Orleans

Gelson Filho

Gelson Filho

Senior Consultant
Radix US

David Foster

David Foster

Homeland Security Program Manager
Port of San Diego

Tim Gale

Senior Industrial Cybersecurity Consultant 1898 & Co., Part of Burns & McDonnell

Geoffrey Gauthier

Geoffrey Gauthier

Commercial and New Business Development Manager, Shipping and Maritime Shell

Julio R. Gonzalez

Julio R. Gonzalez

Supervisory Protective Security Advisor- Gulf of Mexico U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Dorothe Görtz

Dorothe Görtz

Terminal Planning Expert HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH

James Helliwell

James Helliwell

R&D Engineer
Shell Shipping and Maritime

Lawrence Henesey

Dr. Lawrence Henesey

Vice President, North America HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH

Alfred B. Henson PhD

Alfred B. Henson PhD

Instructional Assistant Professor University of Houston

Brian Hill

Brian P. Hill

Director, Western Gulf Gateway U.S. Maritime Administration Dept. of Transportation

Matthew Jacobs

Matthew Jacobs

Manager
Deloitte

Geir-Eilif Kalhagen

Geir-Eilif Kalhagen

Director of Maritime Texas Dept. of Transportation

Nick Karim

Nick Karim

General Manager
VMH Terminals – a Vopak Moda JV

Darrell Keach

Darrell Keach

Business Systems Manager Port of Corpus Christi

Stephen Kelly

Stephen Kelly

President of Sales & Business Development Carver Companies, Port of Coeymans

Irfan Khan

Irfan Khan

Assistant Professor Texas A&M University at Galveston

Margaret A. Kidd

Margaret A. Kidd

Program Director/Instructional Associate Professor, Supply Chain & Logistics University of Houston

Vesa Koivumaa

Vesa Koivumaa

Head of Growth
Wartsila Voyage

Robert Le Monde

Robert Le Monde

Policy Analyst
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans

John D. Mccown

John D. McCown

Non-Resident Senior Fellow Center for Maritime Strategy

Capt. Mustapha Mohamed

Capt. Mustapha Mohamed

Head of Safety and Security Department Port Authority of Kribi

Jon Nass

Jon Nass

Executive Director & CEO
Mississippi State Port Authority

Colin Nelson

Colin Nelson

Senior Sales Executive, Certified Port Executive WAV Systems, Innovative Signal Analysis Inc.

Shashank Panchangam

Shashank Panchangam

Chief Product Officer Crowley Solutions

Timothy Pickering

Timothy Pickering

Office of Ports & Waterways Planning Maritime Administration U.S. Department of Transportation

Marco Poisler

Marco Poisler

Chief Operating Officer – Global Energy & Capital Projects UTC Overseas, Inc.

John Reinert

John Reinert

Senior Maritime Consultant
ABS Group

Steve Ribuffo

Steve Ribuffo

Director
Port of Alaska

Clark Robertson

Clark Robertson

Chief Operating Officer
Port of Corpus Christi Authority

Christine Schlenker

Christine Schlenker

Vice President
Greater Houston Port Bureau

Joshua Singer

Joshua Singer

Offshore Wind Port Lead
Moffatt Nichol

Joel Thigpen

Joel Thigpen

General Manager,
Marine New Build Sales
Wärtsilä

Richard Tuebner

Richard Tuebner

Vice President
Seacor AMH

Graham Vanderschelden

Graham Vanderschelden

Environmental Project Manager
The Northwest Seaport Alliance

Dr. Alok Verma

Dr. Alok Verma

Department Head and Professor Texas A&M University – Galveston

David A. Walker

David A. Walker

Vice President
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

Matt Wartian PhD

Matt Wartian PhD

Ports & Maritime National
Business Development Manager
Burns & McDonnell