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Tuesday, April 20 |
| 3:30 - 7:30 P.M. |
REGISTRATION - Outside Exhibit Hall - Grand Salon C-D, 1st Floor |
| 6:00 - 7:30 P.M. |
WELCOMING RECEPTION
Location:
Exhibit Hall Grand Salon A-D 1st Floor
Entertainment:
James Andrews and the
Crescent City
All -Stars
Special Guest Singer:
Diana Langer Marcus |
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 |
| 7.00 - 5.30 P.M |
REGISTRATION - Outside Exhibit Hall - Grand Salon C-D, 1st Floor |
| 7.00 - 8.30 A.M. |
BREAKFAST - Exhibit Hall |
| 7.00 - 6.00 P.M. |
CONFERENCE OPENING - Grand Ballroom D, 1st Floor |
| 8.30 A.M. |
WELCOMING REMARKS -
Gary LaGrange, President & CEO, Port of New Orleans
Eric Hansen, Conference Chairman, Vice President,
Cooper/ T. Smith |
| 8:45 A.M. |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS : Jim Letten, United States Attorney, Eastern District of Louisisana |
| 9:30 - 10.30 A.M. |
IRON and STEEL: BLUE SKIES, FULL MOON RISING - WHEN?
Moderator: Dave Phelps - President, American Institute for International Steel
Keynote Panelist -
P. S Venkataramanan, CEO (USA & Canada Long Products) Arcelor Mittal.
World View Panelist - Peter Marcus, Managing Partner,
World Steel Dynamics.
Steel Raw Materials Panelist - Rick Dougherty, Vice President, Cargill Ferrous International
Scrap Panelist - Joel Dupre', President, Southern Recycling |
| 10:30 - 11.00 A.M. |
COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Hall |
| 11:00 - 12.00 P.M. |
ENERGY: ALL INTERTWINED AND ALL IMPORTANT
Moderator - Dan Packer, President and C.E.O., Urban Solutions LLC
Oil & Gas Exploration - Archie R Thompson, Jr., President, SEMPCheck Services, Inc.
International Oil & Gas (Norwegian Energy Partners)-
John Hurter, Country Manager, INTSOK
Solar Power Panelist - Uwe Schmidt, Chairman and C.E.O. of Solar Trust of America.
Electrical Energy Panelist - Lance Brown, Executive Director, PACE
Hydro-Electric Power – John Guidroz, Director of Project Development, Free Flow Power Corporation
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| 12:00 - 1.00 P.M. |
LUNCHEON - Grand Ballroom C, 1st floor Keynote Speaker: Sherri LeBas, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |
| 2:00 - 2.45 P.M. |
WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Rick Blume, Director, Sales and Marketing, Nucor Corporation |
| 3.00 P.M |
COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Hall |
| 3:30 - 5.00 P.M. |
AGRIBUSINESS - FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND THOUGHTS ON OTHER ESSENTIALS
Moderator - Dan Borne', President, Louisiana Chemical Association
Louisiana Food panelist - James Warshaw, CEO, Farmers Rice Milling Co.
Fresh Fruit panelist - Jose Perez Jones, Senior VP, Seaboard Marine
Poultry Exports - Mark Blanchard, President, New Orleans Cold Storage
Grain panelist - Matt Bruns, Vice President, ADM.
Forestry Panelist - Bill Parrilla, Managing Director, Anticosti
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| 5:30 - 7:00 P.M. |
RECEPTION – Location: Compass Room, 1st Floor, Hilton Riverside |
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THURSDAY, APRIL 22 |
| 7:30 - 10.30 A.M. |
REGISTRATION - Outside Exhibit Hall - Grand Salon C-D, 1st Floor |
| 7.30 - 2.30 P.M. |
REGISTRATION AND EXHIBIT HALL OPEN |
| 7:00 - 8:30 A.M. | BREAKFAST - Exhibition Hall |
| 8.45 A.M. |
WELCOME - Eric Hansen, Conference Chairman |
| 9.00 - 10.15 A.M. |
INFRASTRUCTURE: ARE WE SHOVEL READY NOW?
Moderator: Jeff Sweeney - Martin Associates
Blue Water and Inland Ports - David A. Wagner, Port Professionals
Highways - Charles F. Potts, CEO, Hertiage Construction and Materials
Locks & Dams - Cornel Martin, CEO, Waterways Council
International Terminals - Angus R.Cooper II, Chairman, Cooper T. Smith |
| 10.15 - 10.45 A.M. |
COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Hall |
| 10.45 - 12.00 P.M. |
TRANSPORTATION SHOWDOWN - THE REALITY SHOW BEGINS - WHO SURVIVES?
Moderator: Erik L. Johnsen, President, International Shipholding Corporation
American Railroads - Mike Haverty, C.E.O., Kansas City Southern Railway
Barging - H. Merritt Lane III - President and C.E.O., Canal Barge Company
General Cargo Operations - Peter Svensson, Clipper Steel Services
Container Vessel Operation - Giancarlo Morgera, Senior Vice President, M.S.C
Motor Freight - Randy Guillot, President, Triple G Express |
| 12.15 PM |
LUNCHEON - Grand Ballroom C, 1st floor
Keynote Speaker: Greg Bensel, Vice President of Communications, New Orleans Saints
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| 2.30 P.M. |
EXHIBIT HALL CLOSES |
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