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WEB Agenda

October 8, 2024, Seattle Renaissance Hotel.

As of July 16, 2024.

2024 Ferries Conference Agenda

8:00 - 9:00am

Continental Breakfast & Registration

9:00 - 10:30am

Welcoming Remarks: Peter Philips, Colibri Northwest

Legislative Overview and Public Sector Funding

  • State and federal legislative updates
  • State and federal financing programs
  • Private sector financing tools
Moderator:

Stacey Crawshaw-Lewis, Pacifica Law Group

Panelists:

Amy Volz, Federal Transit Administration, USDOT

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Stephanie Bowman, Washington State Dept. of Commerce

Ray Bucheger, FBB Federal Relations

Justin LeBlanc, Justin LeBlanc Government Relations, LLC

Amanda Wyma-Bradley, US Senator Patty Murray

10:30 - 11:00am

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00am - Noon

Issues Facing the Private Operator

  • Grants and funding for the public and private operator
  • The on-call model: retainer as an operating subsidy

Ray Bucheger, FBB Federal Relations

Joe Burgard, Red and White Fleet

Michael Eaglen, EV Maritime

Mark Keneford, Wärtsilä Canada Inc.

Noon - 1:30pm

Hosted Lunch

1:30 - 3:00pm

Planning & Partnerships

  • Demand studies
  • The operator/client relationship
  • Regulatory compliance: working with the US Coast Guard
Moderator:

Peter Philips, Colibri Northwest

Panelists:

Graham Balch, Green Yachts

Liz Diedrich, Diedrich RPM: Feasibility Studies

CDR Kira Moody, USCG: Regulatory Compliance

Panelists:

Brent Baker, WSP

Mark Bandy, Kimley-Horn

David Sowers, PE., Washington State Ferries

Marsha Tolon PLA, ENV-SP, Washington State Ferries

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Coffee Break & Networking

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Case Studies: Successful Public and Private Operations

  • Engaging the community
  • Route management
  • The Regulatory Interface: state, county and local collaboration
  • The Economics of Electrification
Moderator:

Seamus Murphy, WETA

Panelists:

David Tyler, Artemis Technologies: the Artemis Belfast to Bangor pilot project

John Hildreth, PhD, PE, West Carolina University

OTHER PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Neil Bowles, Artemis Technologies

Tim Hanners, San Francisco Bay Ferry/WETA

David Mik, Power Engineering

Dr. Dilip Trivedi, PhD, PE, Moffatt & Nichol

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Hosted Reception

The above schedule, topics, and speakers are subject to change.

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