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Agenda
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Wednesday, October 15
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8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Registration – Open to all delegates
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8:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Annual General Meeting
(National WISTA Association Delegates Only – 3 per delegation)
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
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NWA Delegate Luncheon
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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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General Assembly (All Delegates)
- Welcome – Marita Scott, WISTA President
- Open Forum / Discussions
- Decisions from the Annual General Meeting
- Future conference presentations
- WISTA Personality of the Year
- NWA Presentations
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5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Depart Royal Sonesta for the Creole Queen
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5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Welcome Reception aboard the paddle-wheeler Creole Queen
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Thursday, October 16
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8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Registration
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8:00 am - 9:00 am
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Speed Networking Breakfast
- Moderator - Marjorie Murtaugh Cooke, Robson Forensic, Inc.,
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9:15 am - 9:30 am
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Welcome Speeches / Announcements
- Carleen Lyden-Kluss - Conference Facilitator
- Marita Scott, WISTA President
- Jeanne Grasso, WISTA USA President
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9:30 am - 10:15 am
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Keynote Address / Q&A
- Vice Admiral Vivien Crea, Vice Commandant,
United States Coast Guard
- Rear Admiral Mary E. Landry, Director of Governmental and
Public Affairs, United States Coast Guard
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10:15 am - 10:45 am
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Coffee Break
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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Plenary Session
Criminal Enforcement of Environmental Laws and the Marine Industry – Policies, Priorities, Cases, and Controversies
- Moderator – Jeanne Grasso, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
- Lana Pettus, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Crimes Section
- Katharine Newman, Senior Counsel, ConocoPhillips
- Claudia Botero-Götz, Claims Executive, Gard (North America)
- Elaine Heldewier, Environmental Director, Carnival Cruise Lines
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12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
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Luncheon/Speaker
- Clay Maitland, Managing Partner, International Registries, Inc.
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1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
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Transition Time
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
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Parallel Sessions
Regulatory / Legislative Developments
- Moderator – Susan Geiger, Partner, K&L Gates
- Federal Regulatory Update
(Ballast Water, Air Pollution, Incidental Discharges)
- Rear Admiral William D. Baumgartner, Judge Advocate General,
United States Coast Guard
- Regulatory Developments at the Maritime Administration
- Elizabeth Megginson, Chief Counsel, Maritime Administration
- Outlook in Congress
- Dabney Hegg, Professional Staff Member, Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation & Merchant Marine
Foreign Investment in the United States
- Moderator – Eileen Brown, Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP
- U.S. Government Review of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
- Marilyn L. Muench, former legal advisor for the U.S. Department of Treasury
- U.S. Citizenship and Control Requirements and for Registration of
Vessels in the United States
- Patricia Williams, Director, National Vessel Documentation Center,
United States Coast Guard
- Industry Perspective on Foreign Investment
- Peter S. Shaerf, Managing Director, AMA Capital Partners LLC
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3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
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Coffee Break
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3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
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Parallel Sessions
Seafarer Issues: Are We Making Progress?
- Moderator – Janice Weaver, Deputy Assistant Administrator,
Maritime Administration
- U.S. Crews on Foreign-Flag Ships
- Captain Tom Laird, American Maritime Officers
- Crew Treatment/Access to Ports
- Deborah Blanchard, Seamen's Church Institute
- Criminalization of Shipping from the Seafarer’s Perspective
- Mike Rodriguez, Executive Assistant to the
President, Masters, Mates & Pilots
- Recruitment and Retention
- Kimberly S. Patterson, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Hornbeck Offshore Services
Port Congestion and the Environment
- Moderator – Julie Nelson, Director, Chartering &
Fleet Optimization, BG Group plc
- Port Security and the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
- Dabney Hegg, Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science &
Transportation, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation & Merchant Marine
- Ports and the Environment
- Kathleen Bailey, Port Sector Liaison, Office of Policy,
Economics and Innovation Sector Strategies Program,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Public / Private Partnerships for Ports
- Linda Prudhomme, Director of Business Development, Port of South Louisiana
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6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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Networking Reception & Dinner – House of Blues
(Meet in Bienville Courtyard amidst Hurricanes!)
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Friday, October 17
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8:00 am - 9:00 am
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Breakfast
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9:00 am - 9:15 am
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Welcome and Announcements
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9:15 am - 10:15 am
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Raising the Profile and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Moderator – Carleen Lyden-Kluss, President, Morgan Marketing and Communications
- Janice Raburn, Senior Attorney, American Petroleum Institute
- Carla S. Limcaoco, Vice-Chairman Executive Managing Director, Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc.
- Lois K. Zabrocky, Senior Vice President and Head of International Product Carrier Strategic Business Unit, Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
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10:15 am - 10:30 am
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Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Concerns and Challenges of Raising Capital
- Moderator – Kathleen Haines, former Chief Financial Officer, OMI Corporation
- Randee E. Day, Managing Director, Head Maritime Finance, Seabury Transportation Holdings LLC
- Anna Kalathakis, Senior Vice President – Legal Risk Management, Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
- Deborah Butler, International Credit Manager, Caterpillar Financial Services
- Kevin S. Corbett, Partner, IFRS Advisory Services
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11:30 am - 12:15 pm
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Open Forum: Myth Busters! Misconceptions (or not) About Trading with the US
- Moderators – Jeanne Grasso and Carleen Lyden-Kluss
- Sarbanes Oxley
- Taxation
- Criminalization of seafarers
- Liability
- Litigation
- Any other topics of interest
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12:00 pm - 1:45 pm
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Take-Out or Eat-In Box Lunch
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1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
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Parallel Activities & Tours
- French Quarter Historical Walking Tour
- Now You're Cookin'!
- Southern Journey
- Swamp Romp
- Uptown On The Avenue
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6:45 pm - 11:00 pm
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Gala Dinner - Mardi Gras World
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