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Revitalizing the Maritime Industry: A Maritime Forum May 7-8, 2012

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Luncheon Speaker: Day 1 (May 7)Hon. Helen Bentley President and CEO of Helen Delich Bentley & Associates, Inc.; Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives, State of Maryland, 2nd District

John Graykowski, Principal, Maritime Industry ConsultantsFormer Deputy & Acting Administrator of MARAD

Dinner & Reception Speaker: Day 1 (May 7)John PorcariDeputy Secretary of Transportation, DOT

Mark Ruge, Partner, K&L Gates; Counsel, American Maritime Partner-ship

Luncheon Speaker: Day 2 (May 8)Sean ConnaughtonVirginia Secretary of Trans-portation; Former Maritime Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration

The Conference Center at the Maritime Instititute, (CCMIT) Baltimore, Maryland692 Maritime Blvd. Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 www.ccmit.org

Allegretti Bohnert

Papavizas

Cook

Parker

Cox

Paxton Pyne

Kaskin

Reeve

Lee

Roberts

Marcus

Toohey

Marler

Yonge

O’Connell

Paine

Revitalizing the Maritime Industry: A Maritime Forum May 7-8, 2012

www.maritime-executive.com | 866 884 9034

Day 1: (Monday May 7, 2012)Day 1 Kickoff (9:00) Requirements & Realities: Do we have the resources to make America’s Marine Highway a reality? What are the major chal-lenges? (9:30 - 11:45)

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

• Percy Pyne, Chairman & Founding Partner, American Feeder Lines

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

Lunch: (12:00 - 1:30) 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? (2:00 - 4:30)

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

Dinner & Reception: (5:30 - 8:30) Speaker: John Porcari, John D. Porcari, Deputy Secretary of Transportation, DOT

Day 2: (Tuesday May 8, 2012)Day 2 Kickoff: (9:00) Opportunities & Feasibility: Why Short Sea Shipping Makes Sense Now. (9:30 - 11:45)

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

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

• John Reeve, President, Reeve & Associates

• Henry Marcus, Professor, Mechanical Engineering - Marine Systems, MIT

Lunch (12:00 - 1:30)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. (1:45 - 4:00)

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

• John Cullather, Former Staff Director, House Subcommit-tee on USCG & Maritime Transportation

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

• Dione Lee, President, QSE Solutions

Closing remarks (3:00-3:30) *Schedule is subject to change.

Moderators: John Graykowski, Principal, Maritime Industry Consultants, & former

Deputy & Acting Administrator of MARAD

Mark Ruge, Partner, K&L Gates; Counsel, American Maritime Partnership

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