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2012 Symposium Program
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
10:00am – 3:00 pm Associated Organizational Meetings
- CALMITSAC
California Environmental Protection Agency - Room 620, 1001 I Street, Sacramento 95814
For more information please contact Robert Dockendorff.
HAIC
For more information please contact Monika Wegener.
Day One: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
All panel sessions held in Room 202 of the Sacramento Convention Center.
8:00 – 8:50 am Registration & Trade Expo Area Opens
Continental Breakfast in Expo Area
8:50 – 9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
David Hull, Chair, California Maritime Leadership Symposium
9:00 – 10:15 am 2012 “STATE OF THE STATE” MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Moderator: Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal, 54th District, California State Assembly
- Panelists: Robert Dockendorff, Chairman, CALMITSAC
- John A. Coleman, Executive Director, Bay Planning Coalition
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Jim Haussener, Executive Director, CMANC
- Tim Schott, Executive Director, California Association of Port Authorities (CAPA)
- Elizabeth Warren, Executive Director, FuturePorts
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10:15 – 10:20 am Keynote Speaker Introduction
Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal, 54th District, California State Assembly
10:20 – 10:45 am Keynote Address
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer
10:45 – 11:00 am Break (Coffee in the Expo Area)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm CALIFORNIA FREIGHT MOBILITY PLANNING INITIATIVES UPDATE
Moderator: Maura Twomey, Deputy Director, California Transportation Commission
- Panelists: Robert C. Leachman, Ph.D., Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California at Berkeley
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- Thomas O’Brien, Ph.D., Director of Research, Center for International Trade & Transportation, California State University, Long Beach
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12:00 – 1:30 pm NETWORKING LUNCH - “On Your Own” (Expo Area Open)
1:30 – 2:30 pm EMERGENT LEGAL ISSUES FOR THE MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
- Moderator: Gary L. Gregory, Manager, Consulting Services (West Coast), O'Brien's Response Management Inc.
- Panelists: Captain Keith Forrest Graham, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Naval Reserve, (Retired)
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- Frances Keeler, Attorney, Keesal, Young & Logan
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- Gary Lucks, Principal & Owner, Beyond Compliance, LLC
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2:35 – 3:30 pm MARITIME SECURITY TOPICS UPDATE
- Moderator: Brendan Murphy, Acting Undersecretary, California Emergency Management Agency
- Panelists: John Ostrander, Commander, SC, USN(ret), Managing Member, Professional Services, Maritime Transportation Security Associates, LLC
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- John MacIntyre, Program Manager, Homeland Security, Port of San Diego
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- Captain Lynn Korwatch, Executive Director, Marine Exchange, San Francisco Bay Region
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3:30 – 3:45 pm Break (Refreshments in the Expo Area)
- 3:45 – 4:45 pm PORT TECHNOLOGIES BRIEFING
- Moderator: Mary D. Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board
- Panelists: John Hummer, Northern California, Mid Pacific Gateway Director, United States Maritime Administration
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- Peter Dailey, Maritime Deputy Director, Port of San Francisco
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- Victor La Rosa, CEO/President & Co-founder, TTSI
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- Martin Schuermann, President & CEO, Vision Motor Corp
- John Powell,Manager, Emissions Control Systems, Advanced Environmental
- Group,LLC
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4:45 – 5:00 pm Daily Key Points Summary
- Capitol Rotunda
- 5:30 – 7:30 pm Symposium Reception and Presentation of the 12th Annual CMLS Honoree and the Gary L. Gregory Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation
Day Two: Thursday, February 2, 2012
8:00 – 9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast in the Expo Area
9:00 – 9:05 am Welcome
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom [via video presentation]
9:05 – 9:15 am Keynote Speaker Introduction
9:15 – 9:45 am Keynote Address
California State Controller John Chiang
9:45 – 10:45 am EMERGENT TRENDS AND ISSUES FOR RAIL AND TRUCKING IN CALIFORNIA
- Moderator: Keith Lesnick, Associate Administrator, Intermodal Systems Development, U.S. Maritime Administration
- Panelists: Richard Coyle, President, Devine Intermodal
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- Scott Moore, Vice President, Public Affairs (West), Union Pacific Railroad
- Juan M. Acosta, Regional Assistant Vice President, Government Affairs, BNSF Railway
10:45 – 11:00 am Break (Expo Area Open)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm CALIFORNIA’S MARITIME & TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES
Moderator: Traci Stevens, Acting Secretary, Business, Transportation & Housing Agency
- Panelists: Martin Tuttle, Deputy Director, Planning and Modal Programs, California Department of Transportation
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- Don Hermanson, Chief, Marine Facilities Division, California State Lands Commission
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- Charles Lester, Executive Director, California Coastal Commission
- Will Travis, Executive Director Emeritus, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
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- 12:00 – 1:30 pm NETWORKING LUNCHEON
- Co-Sponsored By: Maritime Transportation Security Associates, LLC and The California Maritime Academy, Department of Sponsored Projects and Extended Learning
- Luncheon Address:
Rear Admiral Joseph R. Castillo, Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District
1:30 – 2:45 pm MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Moderator: William B. Eisenhardt, RADM, USMS, President, The California Maritime Academy
- Panelists: Keith Clement, Planning Director, Council for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, California State University, Fresno
Robert Liening, Facility Security Officer, Chevron Richmond Refinery - View Presentation
- Captain Bruce Clark, Director of Maritime Security Projects, The California Maritime Academy / Krista Kamer, Ph.D., Director, CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology (COAST), San Francisco State University
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- Thomas O’Brien, Ph.D., Director of Research, Center for International Trade & Transportation, California State University, Long Beach
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- Berit Eriksson, Workforce Development Director, Sailors Union of the Pacific
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2:45 – 3:00 pm CLOSING ADDRESS & ATTENDEE PRIZE RAFFLE
David Hull, Chair, California Maritime Leadership Symposium

