PORTCON LA LB 2019 Program Schedule and PDF Presentations
Program Schedule and PDF Presentations from October 28th to the 30th at the Port of Long Beach California from the PORTCON LA LB 2019 Conference
Monday October 28th 2019
Maritime Exchange of Southern California Tour 3:30-5:30
3601 South Gaffey Street, Building 803, San Pedro, CA, 90731
Visit the Marine Exchange of Southern California (MX) and observe a complex technology driven vessel traffic service for the ports of Los Angles, Long Beach, Port Hueneme, El Segundo and San Diego. This tour will demonstrate the evolution of the service to a modern technology enabled, data driven organization with multiple stakeholders in Southern California.
Opening Reception – 5:30 – 7:00 Expo Open
Join your colleagues in the industry, new and old, for a casual event that encourages informal conversations and networking.
Tuesday October 29th 2019
MORNING COFFEE – 8:00-9:00 – Expo Open
8:45-9:00 Welcome
Ralston MacDonnell, M.Eng, P.Eng, PORTCON 2019 Conference Chair
Theme I – Leadership
9:00-9:30 
Leadership Opportunities in the Next Decade
Dr. Noel Hacegaba, CPE, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach
9:30-10:00 Seaport Credit Drivers and Emerging Risks
Kurt Forsgren, Managing Director, US Public Finance Group, Standard and Poor’s, Boston, MA and Kevin Archer, Associate Director, US Public Finance Group, Standard and Poor’s, San Francisco, CA
Understand how credit ratings are arrived at for seaports and the emerging consideration of environmental, security, social and governance impacts.
10:00-10:30 Port of Baltimore’s Strategic Vision; Making the Case for Port Sustainability
Jill Lemke, CPE, Manager of Strategic Planning and Special Projects, Maryland Port Administration, Baltimore, MA
With Baltimore as background, this session will examine what sustainability means to the future of ports and the maritime shipping industry, particularly how can we all make the business case for the types of investment sustainability will require.
NETWORKING BREAK – 10:30 – 11:00 – Expo Open
11:00-11:30 West Coast Ports Creating the Future with GE Port Optimizer Solution
Brian Hill, Sr. Product Manager, GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company, Raleigh, NC
Learn important information about the implementation of this new digitalization project. Port Optimizer is a cloud-based software solution that enhances supply chain performance and predictability by delivering real time data-driven insights through a single portal to partners across the supply chain.
11:30-12:00 Infrastructure and The Port of Quebec Expansion Plans
Don Krusel, Managing Director, the Laurentia Project, Quebec Port Authority, Quebec, QC
The Laurentia Project at the Port of Quebec, one of the most significant port expansions on the east coast, is in the planning stages. The project is a strategic game changer that will set a new standard of intermodal logistics. By creating a new North American deep water gateway, Laurentia will greatly enhance the competitiveness of the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes corridor.
The Managing Director of the Laurentia Project, Don Krusel, will be speaking on their capital investment plan, including the deal with Hutchison Ports and CN Rail to develop a new $775 million deep water container terminal, Laurentia.
LUNCH – 12:00-1:00 – Expo Open
1:00-1:30 Marine Exchange Delivers Efficiency, Security and Safety
Captain Kip Louttit, Executive Director, Marine Exchange of Southern California, Los Angles,
The Marine Exchange of Southern California (MX) operates a complex technology driven vessel traffic service for the ports of Los Angles and Long Beach and provide active shipping reports for Port Hueneme, El Segundo and San Diego. It is a unique public-private partnership with the US Coast Guard, the State of California, an both the ports of LA/LB and their respective pilot organizations.
This now includes live data input to GE’s Port Optimizer project. This session will explain the relationship and how they do business. It also includes the relationship between the MX, the Area Maritime Security Committee and the Harbor Safety Committee and how the structure benefits everyone.
Anyone working in or with shipping in these ports should attend and learn more about how this system/structure works to ensure a safe, secure, efficient, reliable and environmentally sound maritime transportation.
Theme II – Security and Technology
Finding solutions to emerging vulnerabilities in the complicated web of a technology empowered industry.
1:30-2:00 Cyber Security Trends
Edward Galang, Chief Information Security Officer, Port of Long Beach, CA
2:00-3:00 PANEL Cyber Security and Threat Intelligence Management
Practical Exercise: Threat-Zero
Moderator; Darnell Washington, President/CEO, SecureXperts, Incorporated, Kennedy Space Center, Fl
Panel
Paul Forney, CSSLP, CISSP, CCSP, CISSP-IAM, CTO-Securiosity
Mohan Reddy, CCIE, – President Securiosity
Renna Vaswani, President- E.K. Associates
Information sharing and practical exercises strengthen your cybersecurity defense; join the exercise, participate and learn. The Pinnacle Group and Securiosity will demonstrate its next generation cyber-threat management platform applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms to provide unprecedented visibility over traffic and events in your network.
3:00-3:30 CyberSecurity Panel; Case Studies and Practical Solutions
Cyber attacks have been occurring at an alarming rate. This session will contain several case studies with practical learning from those that have experienced ransom and other forms of attack.
NETWORKING BREAK – Expo Open – 3:30 – 4:00
4:00-5:00 The CPE Certified Port Executive Round Table
FACILITATOR Joseph Keefe, Editor, Maritime Logistics Professional, Marine News Magazine, New York, NY.
Eight to ten seasoned managers who have participated in the Certified Port Executive Program will discuss five contemporary topics and a dynamic facilitator will introduce us to key issues relating to the seaport industry today and how they are being approached.
CPE Certified Port Executive Networking Reception – 5:00 – 6:30 – Expo Open
All attendees welcome!
Wednesday October 30th 2019
MORNING COFFEE – 8:00-9:00 – Expo Open
Theme III – Climate Change and LNG as a Fuel
9:00-9:30 Are you 2020 Ready? LNG and Alternate Fuels
Anthony Teo, Technology and LNG Business Development Director, DNV GL, Houston, TX
The IMO Sulphur Cap is about to become law and set in motion far-reaching technical, operational and commercial consequences for seaports and their business.
Learn important information about the status and trends for uptake of alternative fuels in the shipping industry, how it will affect seaports and marine terminals and how to prepare.
Which alternative fuels are likely to be more competitive in the long term are revealed from DNV GL’s new research about energy mix forecasts for shipping looking towards 2050.
9:45-10:00 Bunkering Operations in Jacksonville
View the Clean Jacksonville Video 
Majorie Zoretic, General Manager, Foss Atlantic, Jacksonville, Fl
Learn how a shipper, terminal operator and service provider is transforming a fleet.
10:00-10:30 Atmospheric Monitoring in Port Operations
Gilad Shpitzer, CEO, Atmosfir, Israel
Petrochemical and LNG terminals monitoring needs are evolving with the uptake of new fuels. Learn about Atmosfir Optics, PortsD-fenceline System, advanced remote sensing to dramatically improve monitoring and response to hazardous material emission events, for better safety and security and public relations.
NETWORKING BREAK – 10:30 -11:00 – Expo Open
Theme IV- Automation, Optimization & Digitalization
Artificial Intelligence, the IoT (Internet of Things) and Big Data are topics all senior port management need to become very comfortable with, as these fundamental concepts are rapidly changing how we go about managing seaports.
11:00 – 11:45 The Evolution of AIS Data – Vessels on a Map No Longer Cutting It
Joel Box, Sales Director, Tracking & Monitoring Solutions, GateHouse Maritime, Tampa, Fl
The entire port community should now have an interest in the value of AIS data. Real-time display of vessels on a map has its place, but the maritime industry and authorities are understanding the potential applications and value of the underlying AIS data.
This presentation will provide an overview of the volume and contents (including limitations) of AIS data, options for the structuring and storage of the data for analytics purposes and the use of standard protocols for incorporating the data and information in existing business systems. Real world examples and potential applications of the information that can be analyzed and extracted from the AIS data and incorporated into business processes will be offered.
LUNCH – 12:00-1:30 – Expo Open
Theme V – Infrastructure-Port Planning, Design and Construction
1:30-2:00 Advanced Methods for Risk Management to Prevent and Resolve Disputes During Construction Using Dispute Review Boards
Elizabeth A. Tippin, Esq., LEED AP, Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator, Facilitator, San Francisco, CA and James L. St.Martin, President, JAC & Associates, San Diego, CA.
Disputes and claims have been a part of construction projects for many years and oftentimes drag out well after the completion of the project, tying up valuable resources and adding costs. Actively managing the dispute or claim, or, even better yet, helping avoid the claim or dispute entirely, saves time and money for all parties involved.
This panel will discuss case studies of how Dispute Review Boards (DRBs) have been used by complex construction projects to reduce and eliminate disputes. By having a DRB start at the beginning of a construction project, the DRB can often help involved parties avoid a dispute by being proactive with the parties in getting issues and disputes resolved while the project is on-going, so at the end of the project there are no remaining disputes.
This panel will also present best practices for developing DRBs for port projects.
2:00-2:30 Funding Security Infrastructure; Port Security Grant Program Funding Opportunities
Kerry Thomas, – Branch Chief, Transportation Infrastructure Security, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
NETWORKING BREAK – Expo Open
Closing Remarks – Conference Chair