Ferries Conference is produced by Colibri Northwest.  Happening October 16, 2025.

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October 16, 2025, Seattle Renaissance Hotel.

As of May 14, 2025.

2025 Ferries Conference: WEB AGENDA

8:00 - 9:00am

Continental Breakfast & Registration

9:00 - 10:30am

Legislative Overview and Public Sector Funding:

  • State and Federal Legislative Updates
  • Federal and State Financing Programs
  • Private Sector Financing Tools
Moderator:

Justin LeBlanc, DeSimone Consulting Group

Panelists:

Madison Hite, Accelerate Strategies

Washington State Representative Greg Nance, 23rd Legislative District

Matt Robinson, Shaw Yoder Antwih Schmelzer & Lange

Amy Volz, Federal Transit Administration, USDOT

10:30 - 11:00am

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00am - Noon

Ferries as Economic Development Drivers

  • Economics
  • Demand Study: quality of life enhancement
  • Streamlining the permit process

INTRODUCTION:

Peter Philips, Colibri Northwest

SPEAKERS:

Emily Loper, Bay Area Council

Noon - 1:30pm

Hosted Lunch

1:30 - 3:00pm

Evolving Usage of Ferries to Meet Evolving Transportation Patterns

  • Evolution Case Study (King County, WA)
  • Modeling the Future (Pinellas County, FL)
  • Ferries as a Community Asset: Mobility, economic development and enhanced public safety
Moderator:

TBA

Panelists:

Misty Bayerl, Diedrich RPM

Terry Federer, King County Metro Marine Division

Lauren Gularte, San Francisco Bay Ferries

3:00 - 3:30pm

Coffee Break & Networking

3:30 - 5:00pm

Ferries in the Transit Mix: Intermodality, Technology and Best Practices

  • Electric, Alternative and Traditional Propulsion
  • Multimodal Connections
  • Planning and managing costs
Moderator:

TBA

Panelists:

CAPT Sean Meagher, Hy-Line Cruises

Brian Shalk, PE Power Engineering

5:00 - 6:30pm

Hosted Reception

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