TTW Conference Agenda
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference
August 27th – 29th, 2019
Grand Hotel Marriott
Point Clear, Alabama
Agenda
Tuesday, August 27th
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals – Southeast Rivers Basin Meeting
(Optional Event)
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Registration Opens – North Ballroom Foyer
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Council Chairman’s Reception – North Ballroom Patio
Host – the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council
(Shorts and polo shirts acceptable)
Dinner on your Own
Wednesday, August 28th
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM Breakfast Buffet – Sponsored by Yellow Creek Port, Mississippi
Grand Ballroom North Foyer
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Mr. Kevin Stafford, Chairman TTWDC and Mr. Mitch Mays, Administrator TTWDA
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Opening of the Conference – The Honorable Matt Bevin, Chairman TTWDA
Introduced by the Honorable Kenny Imes, Vice Chair TTWDA
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Dr. Loren Scott – Professor of Economics, LSU, retired
Introduced by Mr. Robert Dexter, Executive Director, Yellow Creek Port Authority
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM The Honorable Robert Aderholt – Congressional Update
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Mr. Eddie Belk – Chief of Integration and Programs, HQ USACE
USACE Update and Future Priorities
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch on Your Own
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council Business Meeting
and Board Meeting and User’s Board Meeting
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Major General Dianna Holland, Commander – South Atlantic Division, USACE
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Ms. Emily Walz – SOS International
China Belt & Road Initiative – How the U.S. Should Respond
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Break
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM Ms. Mandy Gunasekara – Energy45
Policy on Inland Waterways
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Mr. Timothy Pickering – US Dept. of Transportation MARAD
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Mr. Joseph Snowden and Mr. David Clark – City of Mobile Waterfront
Coordinator
Bringing Riverboat Cruises to the Tenn-Tom
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Reception and Silent Auction – Grand Ballroom South
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Dinner – Grand Ballroom South
Thursday, August 29th
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM The Honorable Bradley Byrne, US House of Representatives
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Dr. John Christy – Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Break
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM US Army Corps of Engineers Update
Mr. Wynne Fuller – Chief of Operations Division, Mobile District
Mr. Justin Murphree – Operations Manager, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Mr. Adam Walker & Mr. Jaime James – USACE Nashville District
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Coast Guard Update
Capt. LaDonn A. Allen – Commander, Coast Guard Sector Mobile
12:00 PM 36th Annual TTW Development Opportunities Conference Adjourned
Lunch on Your Own
1:00 PM 4-man Golf Scramble – Lakewood Club, Dogwood Course
6:00 PM Reception
