Note: This agenda is tentative and may be subject to change.

Wednesday, August 10^th

10:00 AM                          4-Man Golf Scramble – Lakewood Golf Club, Dogwood Course
                                            Mr. Will Sanders, Tournament Coordinator

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM         Optional Event – Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals
                                            South East River Basin Meeting

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM        Registration Opens – Grand Ballroom Foyer

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM        Chairman’s Reception – Grand Ballroom Patio
                                            Host – the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council
                                            (Shorts and polo shirts acceptable)

Dinner on your Own

Thursday, August 11^th

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM        Bayside Breakfast Buffet – Azalea Ballroom

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM        Welcome – Mr. Mitch Mays, Administrator TTWDA and Mr. Josh Tubbs, Chairman, TTWDC

8:40 AM – 9:40 AM        Dr. Loren Scott – Southeast Economy Update
                                           Professor, Louisiana State University – Retired

9:40 AM – 10:00 AM      Brigadier General Jason Kelly, Commander
                                          South Atlantic Division, United States Army Corps of Engineers

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM    Break

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM    Industry Update – Steel Dynamics, Inc., Columbus, MS
                                           Mr. Dan Keown – General Manager, Steel Dynamics, Inc.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM    Port of Aberdeen (Mississippi) – Leveraging Grants for Port Infrastructure
                                           The Honorable Charles Scott – Mayor of Aberdeen
                                            Mr. Kevin Stafford – Neel Schaffer Engineering
                                            Mr. Bruce Lambert – MARAD, US Dept. of Transportation
                                            Mr. Tim Pickering – MARAD, US Dept. of Transportation

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM       Lunch on Your Own

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM    Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council Business Meeting

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM        Asian Carp on the Tenn-Tom Waterway
                                            Ms. Angie Rodgers – US Fish & Wildlife
                                            Mr. Clinton Jones – Tennessee Valley Authority

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM        Break

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM        Congressional Panel
                                           The Honorable Robert Aderholt – Alabama
                                           The Honorable Jerry Carl – Alabama
                                           The Honorable Barry Moore – Alabama
                                           The Honorable Trent Kelly – Mississippi

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM        Tennessee Riverline – America’s Next Great Regional Trail
                                           Mr. Brad Collett, Associate Professor – University of Tennessee, Knoxville

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM        Reception and Silent Auction – Grand Ballroom

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM        Dinner – Grand Ballroom
                                           Guest Speaker – Mr. Hank Ingram, the O.H. Ingram Whiskey Story

Friday, August 12^th

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM       Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM       Cybersecurity Threats to Inland Waterway User’s
                                           Mr. Jason Burt – Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM     US Army Corps of Engineers Update
                                           Col. Jeremy Chapman – Commander USACE Mobile District
                                           Mr. Nelson Sanchez – Chief of Operations Division, Mobile District
                                           Mr. Justin Murphree – Operations Manager, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
                                           Mr. Anthony Perkins – Operations Manager, Black Warrior Tombigbee
                                           Lt. Col. Joe Sahl – Commander USACE Nashville District

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM    Break

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM    Capt. Ulysses Mullins – Commander, USCG Mobile Sector
                                           USCG Update

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM    The Honorable Tate Reeves – Closing Comments
                                           Governor, State of Mississippi
                                           Chairman, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority

12:00 PM                        40th Annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference Adjourned

Did you miss our 2021 Conference? View the presentations below:

• Port of Mobile Update – John Driscoll, President & CEO, Alabama State Port Authority
• The Southern Economy – Michael Randle, Owner & Publisher, Southern Business & Development
• The Site Selection Process – Chad Chancellor, NextMove Group
• Let’s Travel: North Alabama – Tami Reist, Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourism Association (Part 1)
• Let’s Travel: North Alabama – Tami Reist, Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourism Association (Part 2)
• Ports and Waterways Cybersecurity Threats – Jason Burt, Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency
• US Army Corps of Engineers Update – Mobile District (Part 1)
• US Army Corps of Engineers Update – Mobile District (Part 2)
• US Army Corps of Engineers Update – Mobile District (Part 3)
• US Army Corps of Engineers Update – Nashville District
• US Coast Guard Update – Capt. LaDonn A. Allen, Commander, USCG Mobile Sector
• Harvesting High Flow Water for Industrial Use – Dr. Jonathan Pote & Dr. Charles Wax, Mississippi State University (Part 1)
• Harvesting High Flow Water for Industrial Use – Dr. Jonathan Pote & Dr. Charles Wax, Mississippi State University (Part 2)
• Conference Sponsor Powerpoint