Agenda

October 16, 2025, Seattle Renaissance Hotel.

8:00 - 9:00am

Continental Breakfast and 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:

Stacey Crawshaw-Lewis, Pacifica Law Group

Madison Higginbotham, Accelerate Strategies

Amina Teouri, Gordon Thomas Honeywell Government Relations

10:30 - 11:00am

Coffee Break and Networking

11:00am - Noon

The Role of Ferries in Economic Development

• The case in New York
• The vision for San Francisco
• The legislative path forward

MODERATOR:

Emily Lubin Loper, Bay Area Council

PANELISTS:

Matt Robinson, Shaw Yoder Antwih Schmelzer & Lange

James Wong, NYC Ferry

Noon - 1:30pm

Hosted Lunch

1:30 - 3:00pm

Adapting Ferries to New Commuter 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:

Peter Philips, Colibri Northwest

Panelists:

Terry Federer, King County Metro Transit, Marine Division

Lauren Gularte, San Francisco Bay Ferries

Nousheen Rahman, Forward Pinellas

3:00 - 3:30pm

Coffee Break and 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:

CAPT Sean Meagher, Hy-Line Cruises

Panelists:

CDR Sarah Rodiño, USCG, Sector Puget Sound

David Tyler, Artemis Technologies

5:00 - 6:30pm

Hosted Reception