Development Conference Agenda
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Opportunities Conference
August 21st – 23rd, 2018
Grand Hotel Point Clear, Alabama
Agenda
(Times and speakers are subject to change.)
Tuesday, August 21st
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
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM – Council Chairman’s Reception – North Ballroom Patio Host – the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council
Dinner on your Own
Wednesday, August 22nd
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Breakfast Buffet – Sponsored by Yellow Creek Port, Mississippi Grand Ballroom North Foyer
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM – Opening of the Conference – Mr. Dale Pierce, Vice Chairman TTWDA Mr. Stephen Surles, Chairman TTWDC & Mr. Mitch Mays, Administrator
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM – Comments & Introduction of speakers – Mr. Robert Dexter Executive Director, Yellow Creek Port Authority Ms. Erica York and Ms. Nicole Kaeding – Tariff Impacts on the US Economy, The Tax Foundation, Washington D.C.
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Dr. Janaina Siegler – Taking the Plunge: Making a Modal Shift, Assistant Professor, Lacy School of Business – Butler University
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM – Break
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM – Congressional Update – The Honorable Robert Aderholt & The Honorable Bradley Byrne
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 – 2:30 PM – Ms. Kim Russo – Director of the America’s Great Loop Cruiser’s Association
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM – Break
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Mr. Tim Thomas – Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – Mr. Jim Murphy – US Maritime Administration
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Col. Sebastian Joly – Commander, Mobile District
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Reception and Silent Auction
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Dinner – Grand Ballroom South Foyer
Thursday, August 23rd
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 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 – Project Manager, Nashville District
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM – US Coast Guard Update – Capt. Rob McLellan – Commander, Mobile Sector
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM – Break
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Port of Mobile Update: Mr. Frank Fogarty – Alabama State Port Authority
11:30 AM – 12:00 AM – Barging 101 – Containers on Barge: Capt. John Farmer – SEO for NAVCAL
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 & Seafood Buffet
