Program Agenda

The three-day conference featured general sessions, breakout session tracks (Marine, Rail, On-Road/Trucking, Infrastructure and Air Freight), tradeshow displays, receptions and off-site activities.

If you have any questions regarding the agenda please call 800.993.0302 or email your questions to info@ffcaeastcoast.com.
*This is the final agenda.

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Presentations can be viewed by clicking on the speakers name. Breakout Presentations are located on the individual breakout pages listed below.

DAY ONE: TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2008

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast Adjacent to the General Session Room
Registration counters open all day in the lobby

9:00 am
Welcome Address: Official Conference Opening
Anthony Coscia, Chairman, Port Authority Board of Commissioners, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner, New York City Department of Transportation

9:20 am
Host Welcome Panel:  Setting the Framework – Goals and Objectives
Moderator: Christopher Ward, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Panelists:
Peter King, Planning and Program Manager, New York State Department of Transportation
Bruce Schaller, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Planning & Sustainability, New York City Department of Transportation
Mark L. Stout, Assistant Commissioner, Planning and Development, New Jersey Department of Transportation

Q&A with Host Panel

10:00 am
Morning Keynote Address: An Innovative Approach to Infrastructure and Expansion
Alberto Alemán Zubieta, Administrator, Panama Canal Expansion Program, Panama Canal Authority

10:30 am
Coffee Break

10:45 am
Case Studies: Environmental Initiatives at East Coast Ports
Moderator: Arthur Marin, Executive Director, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM)

Panelists:
Susan Bass Levin,Deputy Executive Director, Port of New York and New Jersey
Deborah Hadden, Deputy Port Director for Properties and Transportation, MASSPORT
Kathleen Broadwater, Deputy Executive Director, Maryland Port Administration
Joe T. Bryant, Vice President of Terminal Development, South Carolina Port Authority
Heather L. Mantz, Director of Environmental Affairs, Virginia Port Authority

12:00 pm
Breakout Session 1: Goods Movement Sectors: Intro and Overview (PDF)
Sectors: Marine, Locomotive, On Road and Off Road

1:00 pm
Keynote Luncheon                                   

1:30 pm
Afternoon Keynote Address: Developing a National Strategy for Goods Movement Infrastructure and Sustainability
Patrick E. Quinn, Co-Chairman and President, U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. and Commissioner, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission

2:00 pm
Expo Hall Grand Opening

3:30 pm
Addressing Growth in Goods Movement
Moderator: Tom Valleau, Executive Director, North Atlantic Ports Association

Panelists:
Frank McDonough, President, New York Shipping Association
Jack Craig, Managing Director, Operations, APM Terminals Port Elizabeth
Lisa Mancini, Vice President-Strategic Infrastructure Initiatives, CSX Transportation Inc.
Tommy Hodges, Chairman, Titan Transfer; Vice Chairman, American Trucking Association and Chairman, American Trucking Association's Sustainability Taskforce 

Q&A with panel

4:30 pm
Funding and Incentives for Green Goods Movement Technologies and Programs
Moderator: Patrick Bolton, Senior Project Manager, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Panelists:
Gay MacGregor,Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Transportation and Air Quality , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Public/Private Partnerships: Kerry-Jane King, Manager of Transportation Program, New York Power Authority (NYPA)
Private Funding: Clay Corbus, Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, Clean Energy Fuels
User Fees: Mario Cordero, Treasurer, Port of Long Beach Harbor Commissioner – Funding the San Pedro Bay Clean Air Action Plan

Q&A with panel

5:30 pm
Day 1 Review / Day 2 Preview
Robert Varney, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental protection Agency (EPA), Region 1

5:45 pm – 7:00 pm
Expo Hall Evening Reception

DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008

7:30 – 8:30 am
Breakfast in the Expo Hall

8:30 am
Day Two Welcome Keynote Address

8:50 am
Day Two Host Welcome Panel:  A Vision for Green Goods Movement
Moderator: Anna Garcia, Executive Director, Ozone Transport Commission

Panelists:
Alan Steinberg, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 2
Jared Snyder, Assistant Commissioner for Air Resources, Climate Change and Energy , New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
Robert Callender, Vice President for Programs, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Lisa P. Jackson, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

Q&A with Host Panel

9:50 am
Keynote Address: Federal Efforts to Reduce Emissions from the Modes of Goods Movement  
Margo Oge, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

10:20 am
Breakout Session 2: Innovative Technologies and Programs (PDF)
Sectors: Marine, Locomotive, On Road and Off Road

11:40 am
Expo Hall Luncheon

1:00 pm
Industry Case Studies: Shrinking Carbon Footprints by Moving Freight Faster and Cleaner
Moderator: Edgar Blanco, Executive Director, Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation, Massachusettes Institute of Technology (MIT)

Panelists:
Mike Payette, Fleet Equipment Manager, Staples
Steve Wysmuller, Corporate Director of Environmental Affairs,  IBM
Glenn P. Goldstein, Principal, Emisstar, “Live Lab for Sustainable Transportation”

2:00 pm
Keynote Address: The Future of Freight: Improving Environmental, Economic, and Energy Dimensions of Goods Movement
James J. Corbett, Interim Director and Associate Professor, Marine Policy, University of Delaware

2:30 pm
Coffee Break

2:45 pm
Meeting the Future Energy Needs for the Goods Movement Industry
This timely panel will address current world energy supplies and pricing, with a specific focus on the fuels required to continue to drive the goods movement industry.
Moderator: Jim Cannon, President, Energy Futures

Rudolph Kassinger, Technical Consultant, DNV Petroleum Services
Steven J. Levy, Director of Business Development, Sprague Energy
David Manning, Executive Vice President Government Affairs, National Grid USA
 
3:30 pm
Seeing the Future of Freight Movement Technologies
Moderator: Rich Kassel, Senior Attorney and Director, Clean Fuels and Vehicles Project, National Resource Defense Council (NRDC)

2010 Clean Diesel, SCR and Urea Infrastructure:
Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Tug Boats:
Michiel A. Wijsmuller, President, WorldWise Marine Holding B.V. (Member of Offshore Ship Designers Group B.V.)

Maglev and Linear Motor Technologies for Freight Movement:
Michael Simon, Director, Commercial Business Development, General Atomics

Natural Gas for Port Drayage, Regional Trucking and Off Road Applications:
Ron Gulmi, NGV Program Manager, National Grid USA
Jon Lear, Consultant, National Grid USA

The E/S Orcelle, An Environmentally Sound Ship Design:
Michael S. Derby, General Manager, North Atlantic Operations Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Americas LLC

4:45 pm
Conference Wrap Up & Closing Remarks
Moderator: Tom Valleau, Executive Director, North Atlantic Port Association (NAPA)

Panelists:
Bill Nurthen, General Manager, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Bill Jones, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 3
Mel Peffers, Project Manager, Environmental Defense
Dr. Lee Kindberg, Director of Environment, Maersk, Inc.

5:15 pm
Adjourn

DAY THREE: THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008

Off-Site Tours

TOUR 1: New York Container Terminal and GREEN Locomotives
Take a bus tour of the New York Container Terminal and witness first-hand their newly constructed, premier on-dock rail operation. On display nearby will be state-of-the-art advanced locomotive technologies from CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern’s fleet, including such a National Rail Equipment Corporation (NREC), multi-gen-set locomotive, a Railpower genset locomotive and others.

TOUR 2: A GOODS MOVEMENT SHOWCASE
Take a bus tour to New Jersey to view some of the East Coast’s most advanced goods movement
facilities, including a marine container terminal, an auto marine terminal, and an on-terminal warehouse
facility.

• Container Terminal: APM Terminal, Elizabeth PA Marine Terminal, will showcase, among other things: on-dock rail operations; "green" cargo handling equipment; and electrified gantry cranes.
• Auto Terminal: Foreign Auto Preparation Services, (FAPS), Port Newark, will showcase, among other things: expanded on-dock-rail auto import/export operations; on-terminal auto preparation services; and roll on/roll off (RO/RO) vessel unloading operations.
• Warehouse: East Coast Warehouse, Elizabeth PA Marine Terminal, will showcase the largest "green" power generating roof in North America and temperature controlled operations