Schedule of Events
Evening of event: Speaker Reception at Marina
Day One - October 8, 2008
8:15AM-8:45AM: Opening Remarks
8:45AM-9:15AM: Opening Keynote – Dr. John Husing, Ph.D, Economics and Politics, Inc.
A Southern California Regional Infrastructure Economic Forecast and Perspective
8:45AM-9:45AM: Session One
Southwest Green Intermodal Challenges and Successes
The Southern California shipping environment is more challenging than ever, but the industry is getting proactive on green initiative improvements in order to better balance the need for smoother, efficient intermodal operations with environment stewardship.
Session Leader: George Cunningham, Executive Editor, Cunningham Report
Speakers:
Matthew Schrap, Manager of Environmental Affairs, California trucking Association
Greg Roche, Director, Ports Business Development, Clean Energy Fuels
Barry Michaels, Vice President of Premium Operations, Union Pacific
Mark Stehly, AVP, Technical Research and Environmental Engineering, BNSF
T.L. Garrett, Vice President, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
9:45AM-10:00AM: 15-minute break
10:00AM-11:45AM: Session Two
A Clear Pathway – Road and Rail Corridor Improvements from
Asia through the Pacific Southwest
Private and Public Sector representatives and experts discuss plans and projects to clear
the inland decks for more productive road and rail freight mobility from Asia through to
the Pacific Southwest.
Session Leader: Larry Keller, Kennedy Jenks
Speakers:
Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) - Southern California’s Transport Infrastructure Improvement Pathway
MK Wong, Director of Reefer Trade, OOCL – China’s Transport Infrastructure Improvement Pathway
12:30PM-2:00PM: Lunch and Keynote – Michelle Foss, Chief Economist and Head of Center For Energy Economics, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin – How will we fuel transportation’s future?
1:45PM-3PM: Session Three
Land is at a Premium - Industrial Property
and Distribution in the Pacific Southwest
Shippers and their industrial real estate, distribution and third party logistics partners
discuss the viability, acquisition, development and supply chain connectivity of the land
and structures needed to temporarily store and re-distribute their inventories.
Session Leader: Leonard Sahling, First Vice President, Global Research, ProLogis
Speakers:
Dan Smith, Principal, Tioga Group
John Carver, Executive Director, Multimodal Services Group, Colliers International
Richard Allen, Chief Executive Officer, The Allen Group
More speakers TBA Shortly
4PM-6PM: Intermodal Facilities Tour
Day Two – October 9, 2008
9AM-9:30AM: Special Presentation: Susan Hayman, Vice President, Corporate Development, Foss Maritime: The Green Tug - World’s first hybrid ship-assist vessel in San Pedro Harbor
9:30AM-10:45AM: Session Four
Pacific Southwest Rail Carrier Forum
Top executives of Class One Railroads discuss current, and future issues impacting their intermodal business models, and yours.
Session Leader: Art Goodwin, PE, Director of Planning, Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
Speakers:
Barry Michaels, Vice President of Premium Operations, Union Pacific
Thomas J. Naso, Assistant Vice President, Kansas City Southern
Paul Tonsager, Managing Director, China, Canadian National Railways Worldwide
Pat Kinne, General Director, International Marketing, BNSF
10:45AM-11AM – 15-minute break
11AM-12:15PM: Session Five
The Blue Sky Southwest Port
A more far-flung look at intermodal gateways in Southern California and Mexico, and what they might look like 20-30 years from now.
Session Leader: Mark Sisson, PE, DMJM-Harris
Speakers:
Ken James Ph.D, Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies
Walter Romanowski, Executive Vice President, Ports America
Stacey G. Jones, P.E. , West Coast Regional Director - North America, Halcrow; President, Board of Directors, Futureports
More speakers TBA Shortly
12:15PM -2PM: Closing Reception (food served with host-bar)
Conference Ends