Ferries Conference 2023 is produced by Colibri Northwest.

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Agenda

October 3, 2023, Seattle Renaissance Hotel.

Accommodating the New Commuter.

8:00 - 9:00am

Continental Breakfast & Registration

9:00 - 10:30am

Opening Remarks: Peter Philips, Colibri Northwest

Legislative Overview and Public Sector Funding

  • Federal and State financing programs
  • Legislative update
  • Private sector financing tools
Moderator:

Stacey Crawshaw-Lewis, Pacifica Law Group 

Panelists:

Amanda Wyma-Bradley, US Senator Patty Murray

Ray Bucheger, FBB Federal Relations

Stephanie Bowman, Washington State Dept. of Commerce

10:30 - 11:00am

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00am - 12pm

Electric and Hybrid Ferries: An Overview of Options

How to choose the right power sources for different applications, and how the private sector can participate in public sector investment in alternative fuels for use in marine transit.

  • Demand and feasibility studies
  • Organizing an administrative structure to manage the system
  • Determining routes, terminals and vessels
  • Long range planning
Moderator:

To be announced

Panelists:

Mark Keneford, Wärtsilä Canada Inc.

  • Shoreside charging solutions
Noon - 1:30pm

Hosted Lunch

Speaker to be announced

1:30 - 3:00pm

Infrastructure Projects: Terminals and Uplands Projects

  • Developing a construction management model
  • Engaging development partners
  • Siting the facility (parking considerations; landside connections)
Moderator:

Seamus Murphy, WETA

Panelists:

To be announced

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Coffee Break & Networking

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Case Studies

Panelists will discuss existing and proposed service around the country, explaining how they used demand and feasibility studies to quantify demand, implement the right service and integrate the right service into their community.

  • Sea Change Hydrogen Demonstration
  • Ferry services as a local economic development driver
  • State and Federal public sector support for local ferry service Panelists to be announced
Moderator:

Divip Trivedi, Moffatt & Nichol

Panelists:

A Discussion of the Treasure Island, California Project

James Jaber, PROPSF

David Mik, Power Engineering

Sea Change Hydrogen Demonstration

Tim Hanners, San Francisco Bay Ferry /WETA

 

Additional panelists to be announced

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Hosted Reception

Details to follow

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