Agenda | NHSC 2024

2024 NATIONAL HARBOR SAFETY COMMITTEE CONFERENCE AGENDA

Registration and Check In

08:30 - 09:00

Coffee and Networking

Opening Remarks

Capt. Mike McElroy

09:00 - 09:10

Introduction of the Commandant

RADM Jon Hickey (USCG)

09:10 - 09:15

Keynote Remarks

VADM Peter Gautier

09:15 - 09:35

Distinguished Harbor Safety Committee Award

VADM Peter Gautier

09:35 - 09:45

History of the National Harbor Safety Committee Conference

James Prazak

10:15 - 10:20

Break

09:45 - 10:15

Panel 1: Federal Agency Perspective

Panel Objectives: Provide a high-level scene-setter through federal perspectives on the most pressing challenges within the Marine Transportation System; Highlight issues that keep the agencies up at night and what Harbor Safety Committees can do to help address the most pressing challenges.

10:20 - 11:25

Moderator:

Panelist:

Racheal Dempsey

RADM Jon Hickey (USCG)

Kevin Sligh

The Chicago Model

Capt. Mike McElroy

11:30 - 11:50

Transition to Pier

11:50 - 12:05

Lunch onboard Odyssey Lake Michigan

12:05 - 13:05

Hosted by City Cruises

Panel 2: Harbor Safety Committee Management Best Practices

Panel Objectives: Highlight critical elements of Harbor Safety Committee (HSC) management to inform and inspire. Initiate conversation about how communications can be improved across HSCs to continually leverage expertise.

13:30 - 15:00

Moderator:

Panelist:

Capt. Bob Blair

Capt. John DeCruz

Capt Ann Kinner

John McDermott

J.J. Plunkett

Mike Emerson

Break

15:00 - 15:30

Panel 3: Challenges and Solutions for Managing a Congested Waterway

15:30 - 17:00

Moderator:

Panelist:

CAPT John Cameron (USCG, ret.)

Don Campbell

CAPT Greg Hitchen (USCG, ret.)

CAPT Ryan Manning (USCG)

Dan Plumley

Michael Borgstrom

Closing Remarks

Capt. Mike McElroy

17:00 - 17:05

Registration and Check In

08:30 - 09:00

Coffee and Networking

Introduction of the Commandant

RADM Jon Hickey (USCG)

09:10 - 09:15

Break

09:45 - 10:15

Break

10:30 - 11:00

Panel 5: Sharing Information to Reduce Waterways Incidents

Panel Objectives: Stimulate discussion with the audience on how to collect and share information on incidents that do not meet the threshold for existing reporting requirements, but still offer valuable opportunities to learn and improve harbor safety.

11:00 - 12:30

Moderator:

Panelist:

Michael Breslin

CAPT Eric Christensen (USCG, ret.)

Capt. David A. Foret, Jr.

CAPT Kip Louttit (USCG, ret.)

Todd Ripley

CAPT Kevin Kiefer (USCG, ret.)

Break

15:00 - 15:30

Panel 4: Emergency Response: Planning and Preparedness to Meet Emerging Challenges

Panel Objectives: Provide insight into emerging concerns and challenges that keep port partners up at night; Discuss the role of HSCs in developing port-level emergency and preparedness response plans to address local challenges.

08:30 - 10:00

Moderator:

Panelist:

Jim Elliot

Patrick Gallagher

Capt. Mike McElroy

CAPT Zeita Merchant (USCG)

CAPT Norman L. "Buddy" Custard (USCG, ret.)

Lunch

12:30 - 13:45

On your own

Panel 6: The Future of Navigation Safety

Panel Objectives: Highlight emerging technologies and capabilities being developed to manage waterways and shipping traffic within ports and harbors to establish a shared understanding of new navigation information products; Engage the audience in a discussion about what the vision for digital navigation means for them, and solicit user feedback on their priorities and requirements.

13:45 - 15:15

Moderator:

Panelist:

Aimee Andres

Capt. John Betz

David Lewald

CAPT Steve White (USCG, ret.)

Darren Wright

Brian Tetreault

Break

15:15 - 15:45

Panel 7:

Panel Objectives: Explore cases and identify current environmental protection goals or mandates that HSCs should understand, which have caused vessel safety concerns (i.e., unintended/unanticipated consequences); Discuss the importance of community engagement in environmental protection outside of the HSC when appropriate, given the connection to vessel safety and the valuable role HSCs can play in bringing stakeholders together to establish a shared understanding of port-level issues and identify mitigating strategies.

15:45 - 17:15

Moderator:

Panelist:

Clayton "Clay" Diamond

Kathi George

Dr. John Holmes (CAPT, USCG, ret.)

Carleen Lyden Walker

CAPT Daniel Cost (USCG)

Closing Remarks

RDML Wayne Arguin (USCG)

2024 NATIONAL HARBOR SAFETY COMMITTEE CONFERENCE AGENDA

Registration and Check In

08:30 - 09:00

Opening Remarks

09:00 - 09:10

Introduction of the Commandant

09:10 - 09:15

Keynote Remarks

09:15 - 09:35

Distinguished Harbor Safety Committee Award

09:35 - 09:45

History of the National Harbor Safety Committee Conference

10:15 - 10:20

Break

09:45 - 10:15

Panel 1: Federal Agency Perspective

10:20 - 11:25

The Chicago Model

11:30 - 11:50

Transition to Pier

11:50 - 12:05

Lunch onboard Odyssey Lake Michigan

12:05 - 13:05

Panel 2: Harbor Safety Committee Management Best Practices

13:30 - 15:00

Break

15:00 - 15:30

Panel 3: Challenges and Solutions for Managing a Congested Waterway

15:30 - 17:00

Closing Remarks

17:00 - 17:05

08:30 - 09:00

09:00 - 09:10

09:10 - 09:15

09:15 - 09:35

09:35 - 09:45

09:45 - 10:15

Break

10:20 - 11:25

11:30 - 11:50

11:50 - 12:05

Transition to Pier

12:05 - 13:05

13:30 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:30

Break

15:30 - 17:00

17:00 - 17:05

17:05 - 18:05