Venue
Miami Marriott Dadeland
Miami Marriott Dadeland, 9090 S Dadeland Blvd, Miami, FL 33156, USA

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Event Date Tue Nov 14 EST - Thu Nov 16 EST (about 1 year ago)
Location Miami Marriott Dadeland
9090 S Dadeland Blvd, Miami, FL 33156, USA
Region Americas
Details

To accompany our summit, the most established event in the industry, we’re delighted to announce due to great demand, the return of the this event. Our summit will look at the viability of LNG as a long-term solution, explore the viability of AMFs and provide insights that cannot be found anywhere else into the decision making, planning, development, operation, safety and training processes that are driving the LNG Bunkering market in the region forward. .

With industry-leading partners already on board and an incredible community built up over ten years of running the Global Summit, this inaugural event is not to be missed. Join us in Miami to discuss the future of the industry and gather in one place with the major players from the entire supply chain: Shipping companies, Law-makers, Ports, Terminals, Oil and Gas companies, Financiers, Classification Societies, Technology Providers and many more!

Agenda themes include:
• Regulations: Receive updates on regulatory developments from government officials from across the region and learn of new opportunity and how to prepare for the future appropriately
• Decision making: Hear predictions, forecasts and future trends to help understand commercial viability and suitability for LNG now and into the future
• Finance and funding: Discover alternative finance options and successful strategies to secure your investment
• Port perspectives: Avoid project pitfalls through understanding common challenges global ports overcame from planning through to operation
• Regional Opportunities: Hear from projects from all across the region - Canada, US, Central America and the Caribbean – on plans for the future, ongoing projects or operational facilities
• Shipping perspectives: Review alternative methods of Marine Fuel and discover how major shipping companies approached their conversion and vessel options
• LNG supply chain: Learn how North American ports are realizing their supply chain management process and associated LNG Infrastructure challenges
• Safety and Training: Discuss potential challenges for machinery operation, risk management and safety and learn how to develop, up-skill and manage your future workforce

Who will you meet?
• Ship Owners/ Operators/ Builders/ Designers
• Ports, Port Authorities & Terminals
• LNG Suppliers and Utilities
• Oil and Gas Classification
• Classification Societies
• Regulatory Bodies
• Technology & Equipment Suppliers
• Consultants
• Finance & Insurance
• COOs, CEOs, VPs, Presidents, MD’s
• LNG Leaders
• Business Development
• Maritime Operations Specialist
• Project Managers

Speakers

2023 Speakers

Rear Admiral Wayne R. Arguin Jr.
Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy (CG-5P), U.S. Coast Guard

Tahir Faruqui
General Manager & Global Head Downstream LNG, Shell

Edward Washburn
Senior Vice President, Fleet Operations, Pasha Hawaii

Aziz Bamik
General Manager, GTT North America

Maarten Poort
General Manager - Shipping & Maritime Americas, Shell

Anastasija Kuprijanova
Director of Maritime Business Development, Amogy

Captain Daniel Cost
Chief, Office of Design and Engineering Standards, U.S. Coast Guard

Sarah Smith
Director, Low Carbon Transportation and LNG Business Growth, FortisBC

Michael T. McNamara
Vice President, Global Fuel Sourcing, Carnival Corporation

LCDR Jason Y. Ryu
Detachment Chief Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise, US Coast Guard

Frederick P. Wong Jr.
Deputy Port Director, PortMiami

Roger Williams
Vice President Commercial LNG and Business Development, BHE GT&S & Chief Executive Officer, Pivotal LNG

Amy Andryszak
President & CEO, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America

Jennifer States
Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition

Captain Philip Bacon
Vice President Operations, Siem Shipping

Timothy E. Meyers
PE Technical Lead - LNG & Alternative Fuel Systems System Engineering Division, Office of Design & Engineering Standards, U.S. Coast Guard

Jim McVaney
Chief Commercial Officer, Head of Communications & Strategic Partnerships, Carbon Sink LLC

David Walker
Vice President, ABS

LCDR Kimberly Glore
Chief of Inspections, USCG Sector Miami, US Coast Guard

Mauricio Lacayo
AVP, Fuel Supply Chain, Royal Caribbean Group

Peter Keller
Chairman, SEA\LNG

Christopher King
Director of Operations, Petro-Nav Desgagnés

Mihaly Wekler
Director of Biogas Services, Anew

Rear Admiral John Nadeau
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)

Tim Casey
Chief Executive Officer, Seaside LNG

Brett Hewitt
Senior Vice President - Marine Group, Wells Fargo

Adi Aggarwal
General Manager, SEA-LNG

Gerben Dijkstra
Head of Business Development, Anthony Veder

Dain Detillier
Executive Vice President – LNG Operations, Harvey Gulf International Marine

Chris Rye
Vice President of Operations, TOTE Maritime Alaska

Deborah Gholson
Gas Business Development Manager, BHE GT&S

Joe Pitcher
Commercial Director, Americas, V. Group

Arturo Cruz
Director of Business Development, Crowley

Lana Piterova
Fuel Procurement Manager, Global Fuel Sourcing and Operations, Royal Caribbean Group

Catherine Huneault
Head of Commercial Operations, Petro-Nav Desgagnés

Justin Slater
Director of Sales and Marketing, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding

Kevin Warner
Chief Technology Officer, Mustang Sampling

Blake Littauer
Director, Business Development, Puget LNG

David Porco
Training Specialist, Coast Guard Headquarters, Traveling Inspection Staff, U.S. Coast Guard

Elbert “Ellie” Hepburn
President and Chief Executive Officer, Elnet Maritime and Elnet Lightering, The Bahamas

Ricardo Schiappacasse
Director Forest Products & Special Cargos, Jacksonville Port Authority

Simon Zielonka
Director, New Build and Marine Projects, Royal Caribbean Group

David McCusker
Marine Transportation Specialist, Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance, U.S. Coast Guard

Jake Digel
Vice President - Business Development, REV LNG

Matt Richardson
Global Business Development Manager, Trelleborg Fluid Handling Solutions

Henrik Thunborg
Business Developer LNG Solutions, MannTek

Margaret Doyle
Manager, T-Sea Green Alternative Fuels Program, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition

Sunny Xiangyang Xu
Partner, C-LNG

Marvin L. Gilliard
Marine Inspection Training Officer for Sector Jacksonville, US Coast Guard

LCDR Jake Lobb
Advanced Journeyman Marine Inspector, US Coast Guard

Dr. Cynthia Woodlock
USCG Hazardous Materials Division (CG-ENG-5) Office of Design and Engineering Standards, US Coast Guard

LCDR John D. Dinino
National Technical Advisor Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise, US Coast Guard

Ian McIver
President, Seaspan Energy

Jorge Lobo
Senior Manager, LNG Commercial and Industrial Projects, FortisBC

Megan McCurdy
Director Marine Sales, Eagle LNG Partners

Phil Morrell
Vice President of Marine Operation, TOTE Services

Saheera Ahmad
Head of Business Development - Marine LNG, Shell

Jeff Tounge
Director - Marine Development, Stabilis

Daniel Gage
President, Natural Gas Vehicles Association America

Fraser Bennie
Marine Director - Hydrogen & LNG, Chart Industries Inc.

Sponsors & Partners

2023 Sponsors

OFFICIAL HOST PARTNER:
• Shell

LEAD SUSTAINABILITY PARTNER:
• Pivotal LNG

LEAD LNG FUELING PARTNER:
• Seaside LNG

LEAD SHIPYARD PARTNER:
• Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding

LEAD EPC PARTNER:
• Matrix Service Company

CHAIR PARTNER:
• FortisBC

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Rotoboost

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS:
• ASR
• C-LNG Solutions Pte. Ltd
• Chart Industries
• Crowley
• GTT
• MannTek
• Mustang Sampling
• Puget LNG
• REV
• Stabilis
• Trelleborg Fluid Handling Solutions

EXHIBITOR SPONSORS:
• CryoSys
• Nikkiso
• Stirling Cryogenics
• WMT