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2024 NATIONAL HARBOR SAFETY COMMITTEE CONFERENCE AGENDA

Coffee and Networking

08:30 - 09:00

Capt. Mike McElroy

09:00 - 09:10

RADM Jon Hickey (USCG)

09:10 - 09:15

VADM Peter Gautier

09:15 - 09:35

VADM Peter Gautier

James Prazak

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.
Moderator
TBD
Panelists
RADM Jon Hickey (USCG)
Kevin Sligh
Racheal Dempsey

Capt. Mike McElroy

On board Odyssey Lake Michigan
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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.
Moderator
Panelists
Capt Ann Kinner
Capt. Bob Blair
Capt. John DeCruz
John McDermott
J.J. Plunkett
Mike Emerson

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.
Moderator
Panelists
CAPT Greg Hitchen (USCG, ret.)
CAPT John Cameron (USCG, ret.)
Dan Plumley
Don Campbell
CAPT Ryan Manning (USCG)
Michael Borgstrom

Capt. Mike McElroy

09:35 - 09:45

09:45 - 10:15

10:15 - 10:20

10:20 - 11:25

11:30 - 11:50

11:50 - 12:05

12:05 - 13:05

13:30 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:30

15:30 - 17:00

17:00 - 17:05

Break

15:15 - 15:45

Coffee and Networking

08:30 - 09:00

09:00 - 10:30

10:30 - 11:00

11:00 - 12:30

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.
Moderator
CAPT Daniel Cost (USCG)
Panelists
Dr. John Holmes (CAPT, USCG, ret.)
Kathi George
Carleen Lyden Walker
Clayton "Clay" Diamond

Capt. Mike McElroy

On your own.

12:30 - 13:45

13:45 - 15:15

15:15 - 15:45

15:45 - 17:15

17:20 - 17:45

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.
Moderator
CAPT Norman L. "Buddy" Custard (USCG, ret.)
Panelists
Jim Elliot
CAPT Zeita Merchant (USCG)
Patrick Gallagher
Capt. Mike McElroy

Panel Objectives: Stimulate discussion with the audience on how to collect and share information that do not meet the threshold for existing reporting requirements but still offer valuable opportunities to learn and improve harbor safety.
Moderator
CAPT Kevin Kiefer (USCG, ret.)
Panelists
CAPT Eric Christensen (USCG, ret.)
Capt. David A. Foret, Jr.
Michael Breslin
CAPT Kip Louttit (USCG, ret.)
Todd Ripley

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.
Moderator
Brian Tetreault
Panelists
Aimee Andres
CAPT Steve White (USCG, ret.)
David Lewald
Capt. John Betz
Darren Wright

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