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JANUARY 11-13, 2017

THE RITZ-CARLTON

KAPALUA, MAUI, HAWAII

ASSOCIATION OF

PACIFIC PORTS 2017 WINTER CONFERENCE

PROGRAM

“Building

partnerships

throughout the

Pacific.”

www.PacificPorts.org

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2017

5:00 AM Optional Deep Sea Fishing Networking Outing (Hotel Lobby, RSVP Required)

Sponsored by EA Engineering, Science, and Technology

7:30 AM Optional Golf Networking Outing at The Plantation Course at Kapalua

(RSVP Required)

Sponsored by Port of Benton

12-3:30 PM Conference Registration / Check-In (Salon Pre-function)

1:30 PM Executive Committee Meeting (Lanai Room)

4:30 PM Welcome Sunset Dinner Cruise

(Meet in Hotel Lobby)

Sponsored by Port of Stockton

Bus Transportation Sponsored by Port of Long Beach

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017

8:00-9 AM Breakfast (Salon Pre-function)

Sponsored by Port of Longview

8:30 AM Conference Registration / Check-In (Salon 4)

9:00 AM Welcome to Hawaii (Salon 4)

CALL TO ORDER

Lisa Pomasl, Executive Director, Association of Pacific Ports

SELF-INTRODUCTIONS

9:15 AM Plenary Session

Moderator: Dick Dodge, Port of Redwood City Commissioner & APP Regional Rep.

TOP RISKS FOR 2017: MITIGATING AND/OR TRANSFERRING THOSE RISKS

David Bender, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP

MARINE PILE RESTORATION AND CORROSION PROTECTION SYSTEMS BY FIVE STAR PRODUCTS

Brian Jones, Partner, Schrader Co. Sales, LLC

PATH – THE NEW PACIFIC HUB

Zoran Knežević, President & CEO, Port Alberni Port Authority

10:45 AM Networking & Refreshments

Sponsored by Port of St. Helens


LATITUDE 48.50 NORTH: IMPROVING A PORT’S LOCAL ECONOMY BY THINKING GLOBALLY

Kevin Ware, Commissioner, Port of Skagit, Washington USA

TRUMP’S TRADE POLICY? A BEST GUESS

Stephen Craven, Past Chair, Hawaii Pacific Export Council

12:00 PM Lunch (Salon Pre-function)

Sponsored by Matson Inc.

1:15 PM Free Time (Dinner on your own)

ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC PORTS 2017 WINTER CONFERENCE

“Sharing creative

innovations and

solutions to

problems.”

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2017

8:00-9 AM Breakfast (Salon Pre-function)

Sponsored by Port Authority of Guam

9:00 AM Open Forum: Latest Pacific Port News and Developments (Salon 4)

Moderator: Bob Bagaason, Port of Longview Commissioner & APP Regional Rep.

Each port member will be given up to five minutes to introduce themselves and

briefly highlight current issues and developments.

10:30 AM Networking & Refreshments

Sponsored by Port of Redwood City


PORT MODERNIZATION AT A GLANCE

Joanne Brown, General Manager, Port Authority of Guam

A CASE OF PORT!

Richard Mitchell, Partner, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP

12:00 PM Lunch (Salon Pre-function)

Sponsored by Port of Hueneme

1:15 PM Plenary Session (Salon 4)

Moderator: Bob Larson, Port of Benton Commissioner & APP Regional Rep.

HAPI AND INDUSTRY TRENDS

Jon Young, Executive Director, Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry

MAUI’S HARBOR SYSTEM: AN OVERVIEW

Duane Kim, Harbors District Manager, Maui District, Hawaii DOT, Harbors Div.

PORTS AND PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

Todd Chase, Principal and Economist, FCS Group &

Scott Keillor, Senior Planner, BergerABAM

3:00 PM Networking & Refreshments

Sponsored by Majuro Stevedore & Terminal Co.

3:20 PM APP Full Board of Directors Meeting (Salon 4)

Pat Trapp, Port of St. Helens Executive Director & APP 3rd Vice President

Open to all, but only one representative from each port may vote.

4:15 p.m. Free Time

6:00 p.m. Closing Dinner Reception (Anuenue Room)

HOSTED BAR

HAWAIIAN MUSIC & HULA DANCING BY HOALOHA & MANAWALEʻA WESTCOTT

UPCOMING EVENTS PREVIEW

DOOR PRIZES

Dinner Sponsored by Miller Nash Graham & Dunn, LLP

Entertainment Sponsored by American Samoa Dept. of Port Admin.

Lady Washington Ship Sponsored by Western Wood Preservers Institute

8:00 p.m. Winter Conference Adjournment

www.PacificPorts.org


GUEST SPEAKERS:

David Bender, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP

David P. Bender, Jr. is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group in the Orange County office of Haynes

and Boone. His practice focuses on recovering his clients losses from their insurance companies and

third parties who contributed to the loss and/or the third parties insurance companies.

David has represented policyholders in international arbitration forums as well as European

organizations in U.S.-based insurance coverage disputes. He has also represented numerous private

and public entities in coverage disputes against insurance carriers and joint powers agencies. David

has recovered losses sustained by his clients as a result of environmental contamination, property

damage and business interruption, embezzlement, employment claims, construction defect and class

actions. His clients include hospitality companies, manufacturers, transportation companies, colleges and

universities, hospitals, tax exempt entities, municipalities and special districts such as port, airport and Affordable

Housing Authorities. David is a frequent presenter at Association of Corporate Counsel Chapters on insurance and

risk management issues as well as the ACC Value Challenge.

Brian Jones, Partner, Schrader Co. Sales, LLC

Brian has been a partner in Schrader-Co-Sales-LLC for 15 years specializing in pile protection and

repair systems. Representing Five Star Products, internationally recognized manufacturer of premier

epoxy and cementitious grouts, Schrader’s products are generally used in the marine market

including ports, military facilities, refineries, USACE and other private entities with waterfront

facilities. These products are also used for new construction and repair of boardwalks, bridge

fendering, bridge-pier support beams, sea walls, pile repair, ferry terminals, piers, docks, wharfs,

jetties, bulkheads, and concrete-steel-wood restoration.

Zoran Knežević, President & CEO, Port Alberni Port Authority

Zoran has over 25 years of experience in the shipping industry. He started his marine career at an

early age working for various merchant marine companies in the former Yugoslavia. Zoran sailed as a

ship’s Nautical Officer on various ships ranging from passenger vessels to large container ships. He

holds a degree in nautical science as well as an Unlimited Master Ticket. After moving to Canada in

1992 and over 20 years of working in numerous capacities within the shipping industry, Zoran joined

the Port Alberni Port Authority in 2012 and has achieved a number of landmark results including

negotiating a Collective Agreement with ILWU, reserving 750 hectares of land for port development

and expansion, executing a Protocol Agreement between PAPA and the Huu ay aht First Nations, developing a world

class port in Alberni Inlet, and fostering a partnership agreement between LNG Steelhead and Huu ay aht FN to build

an LNG export facility in Alberni Inlet, a project estimated worth of $30 billion dollars. Mr. Knežević is passionate

about shipping, Port Alberni and all of Vancouver Island. He believes that the entire region, province and nation as a

whole can benefit from the development of the Port Alberni Transshipment Hub (PATH).

Dr. Kevin Ware, Commissioner, Port of Skagit

Dr. Kevin Ware is the Senior Commissioner at the Port of Skagit County, having held that office for the

past 15 years. His educational background has included flight training leading to an FAA airline

transport pilot license and maritime training leading to a U.S. Coast Guard Masters License. In

addition, he has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Washington, a medical degree

from Des Moines University, and is board certified as a physician in family medicine. For most of the

past decade he has been employed as an emergency medicine and cruise ship doctor in addition to

flying corporate jets part time professionally.


Stephen Craven, Past Chair, Hawaii Pacific Export Council

Steve is a former American diplomat and small business owner. During his time in government he

was a U.S. negotiator in the Tokyo Round trade talks, managed the U.S. Commerce Department’s

trade negotiations division, and was a U.S. representative at meetings of the General Agreement on

Tariffs & Trade (the predecessor to the World Trade Organization). Steve served as a commercial

officer in American embassies (or equivalents) in Taiwan, Germany, Singapore, Austria and Slovakia.

He also conducted bilateral trade negotiations with Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Colombia,

Uruguay, Argentina and others. Steve operated his own international consulting firm, Kekepana

International, for ten years, advising clients about trade policy developments and how to cope with

them. He is an associate member of the National Steering Committee of District Export Councils, and a member (and

former chair) of the Hawaii Pacific Export Council. Steve spends his free time paddling outrigger canoes in Hawaii. It

is ancient history, but Steve’s first government assignment was with the U.S. Maritime Administration, where he

worked on things like promoting double bottoms for tankers, port development in Vietnam, maritime subsidies, and

the effectiveness of the Jones Act.

Joanne M.S. Brown, General Manager, Port Authority of Guam

After graduating with numerous awards from Notre Dame High School, the University of Guam, and

the University of Hawaii at Manoa where she received her M.A. in Political Science in 1988, Joanne

began her career as a Staff Assistant to Governor Joseph F. Ada and Executive Director for the Guam

War Reparations Commission. She was then appointed as Deputy Administrator for the Guam

Environmental Protection Agency in 1991. During this time Joanne also served as an adjunct instructor

for Political Science at UOG. In 1994 Joanne was elected to her first term in the Guam Legislature. She

went on to serve six consecutive terms and served as the Vice Speaker in the Twenty-Eighth Guam

Legislature and Chairperson for the Committee on Natural Resources, with oversight for the Guam Waterworks

Authority and the Guam Power Authority. Joanne was also elected during this time to serve as a two term President

for the Association of Pacific Island Legislatures. Since completing her legislative term in December of 2006, Joanne

returned to the University of Guam and served as the Assistant Director for Soil & Water Conservation with the

College of Natural and Applied Sciences. In January of 2011, Governor Eddie Baza Calvo appointed Joanne to serve as

the Director for the Department of Public Works and she was unanimously confirmed to serve as the DPW Director

by the 31st Guam Legislature. In December of 2012, Joanne was then appointed by the Board of Directors of the Port

Authority of Guam to serve as General Manager

Richard Mitchell, Partner, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP & General Counsel, Port of Longview

Richard represents public entities as their outside general counsel and specialty counsel. As the

former General Counsel to Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, Richard provided advice to

Washington’s Chief Executive Officer and her staff on a wide range of matters. He has served as a

Special Assistant Attorney General representing the Washington State Department of Transportation,

and as a Special Advisor to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Richard has substantial

experience in complex commercial litigation, as well as in government affairs and public policy. His

practice focuses primarily on municipal law, real estate, land use, and construction-related

transactions. He is an equity partner at Miller Nash, and serves on the firm’s six-person Executive

Management Committee.

Jon Young, Executive Director, Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry (HAPI)

Serving as the Executive Director of the Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry (HAPI – note, please

pronounce it as ‘happy’) for the past six years, Jon’s goal is to lead industry efforts to raise awareness

of best practices and the latest technologies available in asphalt paving to improve the condition of

Hawaii’s roads, airports, and harbors. To accomplish his goal he draws on his experiences as a design

consultant engineer, most recently with Belt Collins Hawaii, and as a site work construction manager

for Gentry Homes, a Hawaii master planned residential development company. Jon is a graduate of

the University of Hawaii with a BS degree in civil engineering. He also obtained an MBA from Chaminade

University. He is a licensed engineer, a LEED AP, and an Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP). In addition to

his job duties and responsibilities, Jon also serves as an American Society of Civil Engineers volunteer, leading several

committees including the Hawaii Civil Engineering Clubs for High School.


Duane Kim, Harbors District Manager, Maui District, Hawaii Dept. of Transportation, Harbors Division

Prior to serving at the Hawaii DOT beginning in 2008, Duane worked in many capacities at

transportation-related organizations. Duties included Port Operations Manager at Hawaii Superferry,

General Manager at Island Movers, Research & Technology Center Manager at the Maui Economic

Development Board, and District Manager at Matson. Duane graduated from Washington State

University in 1977 and participates in numerous community involvement organizations such as Big

Brothers Big Sisters, Boy Scouts of America, Hawaii Transportation Association, Maui Contractors

Association, Maui Fair Alliance, Maui United Way, and Rotary Club of Kahului.

Todd Chase, Principal and Economist, FCS Group

Todd has 30 years of experience in management consulting, financial analysis and economic analysis

for public-and private-sector clients. He has managed over 150 impact studies, annexation studies,

funding strategies, and capital facility plans, with emphasis on growth management and sustainable

“green” infrastructure. One of his specialties is providing detailed economic and fiscal impact

assessments of the costs and strategies for implementing public and private improvements. Todd has

successfully managed dozens of large-scale land use/transportation plans with capital facility and

funding elements; he has assisted dozens of cities, counties, and states in adopting new

transportation financing mechanisms to implement strategic projects. Recently, Todd assisted several

ports in the development of strategic and economic plans. A recognized leader in Oregon on economic development

policy issues, he is an appointed member of Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development Economic

Development Planning Advisory Committee, and the Clackamas Economic Development Commission. Todd is

certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners and is a LEED Accredited Professional.

Scott Keillor, Senior Planner and Project Manager, BergerABAM

Over the past decade, Scott has focused on strategic planning for northwestern U.S. ports, including

the completion of a dozen strategic business plans for Oregon ports and several comprehensive

schemes for harbor improvements for Washington ports. These plans provide a 20-year project and

policy basis for economic expansion for major Pacific ports, including plans for a future marine

terminal and major rail capacity expansion at the International Port of Coos Bay and a proposed deep-

water terminal access for the Port of Woodland on the lower Columbia River. Scott leads

BergerABAM's Strategic Planning and Communications Team, combining technical skills and public

outreach methods to better understand port and tenant needs and develop effective port strategic

plans, including priority policies, public/private funding strategies, and project development.

2016 – 2017 APP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OFFICERS

Claire Poumele, President - American Samoa Department of Port Administration

Elizabeth Blanchard, First Vice President - Port of Stockton, California USA

Ian Marr, Second Vice President - Nanaimo Port Authority, British Columbia Canada

Pat Trapp, Third Vice President - Port of St. Helens, Oregon USA

Mary Anne Rooney, Past President - Port of Hueneme, California USA

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Dick Dodge - Port of Redwood City, California USA

Doug Drummond - Port of Long Beach, California USA

Maria Taitano - Port Authority of Guam

Bob Bagaason - Port of Longview, Washington USA

Robert Larson - Port of Benton, Washington USA

Tien-Kuei Kuo - Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Ltd., Taiwan

AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVE

Kim B. Puzey - Port of Umatilla, Oregon USA

Randa Coniglio - Port of San Diego, California USA


APP EVENT PREVIEW: 104TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

COMPANION PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2017

5:00 AM Optional Deep Sea Fishing Networking Outing (Hotel Lobby, RSVP Required)

Sponsored by EA Engineering, Science, and Technology

7:30 AM Optional Golf Networking Outing at The Plantation Course at Kapalua

(RSVP Required)

Sponsored by Port of Benton

4:30 PM Welcome Sunset Dinner Cruise (Meet in Hotel Lobby)

Sponsored by Port of Stockton

Bus Transportation Sponsored by Port of Long Beach

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017 8:00-9 AM Breakfast with Delegates (Salon Pre-function)

Sponsored by Port of Longview

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2017

8:00-9 AM Breakfast with Delegates (Salon Pre-function)

Sponsored by Port Authority of Guam

9:30 AM Optional tours of the Baldwin Home, Wo Hing Temple, and lunch in Lahaina

(Meet in Hotel Lobby)

Sponsored by Port of Umatilla

2:00 AM Arrive back at Hotel / Free Time

6:00 p.m. Closing Dinner Reception with Delegates, Hosted Bar, Hawaiian Music,

Upcoming Events Preview, Door Prizes (Anuenue Room)

Dinner Sponsored by Miller Nash Graham & Dunn, LLP

Entertainment Sponsored by American Samoa Department of Port Administration

Lady Washington Ship Sponsored by Western Wood Preservers Institute

Please join us for APP’s 104th Annual Conference on the tropical island of Tutuila in American

Samoa hosted by the American Samoa Department of Port Administration on July 16-19, 2017.

Take home valuable information that will benefit your port or business. There will be plentiful

networking time to learn what's new and build stronger partnerships with your Pacific port

colleagues. Your companion is welcome to join you in Pago Pago. In addition to Conference events,

you and your companion will enjoy informative tours of port facilities as well as historic sites.

Our hotel room block will be at Sadie’s by the Sea Resort, a full service beachfront hotel, which

offers amazing views of Pago Pago Harbor and excellent conference facilities.

Stay tuned to www.PacificPorts.org for updated information on registration,

travel information, guest speakers, and more.


A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS


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