Port of the Future Virtual Conference 2021 | Energy Conference Network | 15 March 2021 | Virtual Event

The 2021 Port of the Future Virtual Conference will address the urgent and immediate issues facing ports of entry, regulators and associated industries, including (but not limited to):

• Decarbonization, sustainability and alternative fuels
• Port resiliency and security challenges and solutions (physical and cyber)
• Digitalization and data sharing
• Automation opportunities
• Advances in Biometrics

The 2021 Port of the Future Virtual Conference will offer corporate leaders, trade and logistics professionals, government officials, and leading researchers the opportunity to examine an expanding and evolving vision of future Ports of Entry.

The virtual platform will allow attendees, sponsors and speakers to:
• Watch presentations both live and on-demand
• View all attendees and network with them inside the platform
• See the latest technologies transforming ports of entry
And more!

2021 Speakers

Tanya Acevedo
Chief Technology Officer, Houston Airport System

Krishna Achuthanandan
Marine LNG Business Development Team Lead, Shell

Kevin Albano
Associate Partner, IBM Security X-Force

Scott Alexander
Director of International Relations, Houston Airport System

Tony Ambler
Dean, College of Technology

Mark Anderko
Director of Business Development Public Sector (Federal), Mutualink Inc.

Matt Arms
Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach

Jonathan Arneault
Chief Executive Officer, FuelTrust

William Ashley
Senior Consultant, Booz | Allen | Hamilton

Tom Atkin
Managing Principal, The Atkin Group

Joel Aud
Principal, Lean Tail Labs

Marco Ayala
Director | ICS Cybersecurity & Sector Lead, 1898 & Co., a division of Burns & McDonnell

Inspector J Bagley
Transportation Security Inspector, U.S. Transportation Security Administration

Domagoj Baresic
Research Associate, University College London

Eric Barron
Director of Strategic Asset Management Programs, Port Houston

Vivek Barve
Manager, Digital Performance,Kongsberg Maritime Inc.

Austin Becker
Assoc. Professor and Director of Graduate Programs, Dept. of Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island

Shawn Beddows
Vice President, Global Services, CT Strategies

Michael Benjamin, PhD
Principal Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Joshua Berger
Founder & Board Chair, Washington Maritime Blue

Alan Bersin
Senior Fellow, Belfer Center - Harvard Kennedy School

Amir Billones
Data Architect, Termont

Travis Black
Acting Director – Office of Ports & Waterways Planning, Maritime Administration

Scott Blough
CISO, Tiffin University

Ani Bose
Associate Professor, University of Houston

John Boyd
Assistant Director, Futures Identity, OBIM, Department of Homeland Security

Matthew Boyer
CEO, Zylter Solutions Lab

Mar Brettmann
CEO & Executive Director, Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking

Andrew Bruce
CEO, Data Gumbo Corp

Dominic Bucciarelli
Short-Range UAS Platform Manager Office of Aviation Forces, United States Coast Guard

Emel Bulat
Industry and Government Liaison Officer, ALERT (Awareness and Localization of Explosive Related Threats)

Bill Burket
Director, MIRT & Emergency Operations, Port of Virginia

Maria Burns
Faculty & Director LTPP, College of Technology, UH

Robert Butts
Manager, LNG Business Development,Pivotal LNG

Rich Byrnes
Chief Infrastructure Officer, Port Houston

Lacenia Calloway, CTL
Project Coordinator, deugro (USA) Inc.

Richard Cary
Protective Security Advisor, United States Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Katherine Chambers
Research Scientist, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Chett Chiasson, MPA
Executive Director, Greater Lafourche Port Commission/Port Fourchon

Capt. Anuj Chopra
V P Americas, RightShip Pty Ltd

Kevin Clement
Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships, College of Technology, University of Houston

RADM Kevin Cook, USCG (Ret)
Executive Advisor to GTT-North America, Cook Maritime Solutions

Tanya Cortez
Senior Production Planner/DX Project Manager, Kaneka North America, LLC.

CJ Cowlin, Psy.D., Ph.D.
CEO, Platinum East - Disabled American Veteran Led Consortium for the Removal of Explosive Remnants of War

Rep. Dan Crenshaw
U. S. Congressman, Texas's 2nd Congressional District

David H. Cummins
Consultant, Sole Proprietor, Shade BGF

Thomas Damsgaard
Founding partner, Vimar Consulting

Jevon Daniel
Program Manager, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Bud Darr
Executive Vice President, Maritime Policy and Government Affairs, MSC Group

Mark Dawson
Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, Houston, TX, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Thomas W. Derry
Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Supply Management

Cris DeWitt
Managing Director, Cyber Mariner

Paula S. deWitte
Associate Professor of Practice, Texas A&M University

Christopher DiVeglio
Maritime Services Program Manager, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS)

Floyd Dixon
Managing Director, Corporate Security, FedEx Freight

Mark R. DuPont
Executive Director, National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy

Mike Edgerton, CSyP, CPP, CISM
Manager, Port Security, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Dave Edwards
Director and Advocate for Hydrogen Energy, Air Liquide Hydrogen Energy

Brad Etter
Chief Intelligence Officer, Homeland Security Investigations (Houston), Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Michael P. Farrell
CAPT, USCG(ret)

Andrew Farrelly
CEO, CT Strategies

LT Nicholas M. Fredericksen
Deputy, Maritime Cyber Readiness Branch, United States Coast Guard

Manuel Garza, Jr.
Director, CTPAT Program, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Patricia J. Gaynor, PE
Engineering Supervisor, Maritime Administration - USDOT

Julio Gonzalez
Protective Security Advisor, Region VI / Southeast Texas, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Wanda Gordon
Director, Global Security Strategy, International Association of Certified ISAOs (IACI)

Gary A. Gordon, Ph. D., P.E.
Senior Adjunct Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Chris Graves
Associate Director on Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence, Mayor’s Office of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence

Roger Guenther
Executive Director, Port Houston

Dr. Noel Hacegaba
Deputy Executive Director/COO, Port of Long Beach

LCDR Eric Hanson
National Technical Advisor, United States Coast Guard/Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise

Tony Hayes
Manager, Marine Terminals Group, Galway, Ireland, Wood

Brian Hill
Western Gulf Gateway Director, U.S. Maritime Administration

Richard Hine
Chief Operating Officer, ThayerMahan

Berit Hinnemann
Senior Innovation Project Manager, Maersk

Richard Jenkins
CEO & Founder, Saildrone Inc

Geir-Eilif Kalhagen
Director of Maritime, TxDOT

Dean Keck
Acting Associate Director for Unmanned Aviation Systems (UAS), Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence and Innovation

Randy “Church” Kee (MG, USAF, Ret)
Executive Director, Arctic Domain Awareness Center

Gary C. Kessler
President, Gary Kessler Associates

Margaret Kidd
Program Director, University of Houston

Carrie Kinsler
CEO, TXR Logistics

James Kniestedt
President & CEO, Gravick Group

Norbert Kouwenhoven
TradeLens Platform, IBM

Dmitry Kurouski
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University

Lori Ann LaRocco
CNBC Sr. Editor of Guests, CNBC

Mike Leahy
Minister-Counsellor and Regional Director of the America’s, Canada Border Services Agency

Jason Lim
Identity Management Capability Manager, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Lonnie Ludwig
VP, Solution Development, CBT

Sotirios Mamalis
Manager, Sustainability – Fuels & Technology, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

Bruce Mann
Director of Freight Mobility, Port Houston

Ron May
Senior Advisor, Trusted Partnership Programs, CT Strategies

Dave Morgan
President, Cooper/Ports America, LLC

Jeremy Morgan
Principal Risk and Solutions Consultant, Industrial Defender

Craig Moss
Sr. Program Manager, National Security Programs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Janakiram MSV
Industry Analyst

Jud Murdock
Director, Field Operations, Houston Field Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Charles Myers
President, Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition

Patrick Nemeth
Director, Identity Operations Division, OBIM, Department of Homeland Security

Piet Opstaele
Innovation Lead, Manager Innovation Enablement, Port of Antwerp

Thomas Overacker
Executive Director, Cargo and Conveyance Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Nick Parham
Security Specialist, US Coast Guard Outer Continental Shelf Division

Pinakin Patel
President, T2M Global

Brett Perlman
CEO, Center for Houston’s Future

Dr. Oscar Pernia Fernandez
Director, Automation and Digitalization, Terminal Investment Limited (part of MSC Group)

Sandra Pinel, Ph.D.
Engagement Lead and Regional Planner, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Department of Homeland Security

Liliana Rambo
Chief Terminal Management Officer, Houston Airport System

Martha Ramos-Gomez
Low Carbon Initiatives Lead – DNV GL O&G – North America, DNV GL

Tom Reynolds
SR Director, Business Development - Unmanned Systems, Huntington Ingalls Industries

Stephen Ribuffo, AMPE
Director, Port of Alaska

Alan A. Robb
President, SAGCD, ILA, International Longshoremen’s Association

Dr. Steve Roop
Founder/CEO, FSX

Selwyn Rowley
Director of Sales & Marketing, BLOK Container Systems Limited

Hady Salloum
Director, Maritime Security Center, Stevens Institute of Technology

Rohit Saxena
Director, Facility Planning, Port Houston

Rick Schiappacasse
Director, Forest Products and Specialty Cargo Sales, JAXPORT

Captain Bill Schubert
President, International Trade & Transportation, Inc.

Admiral Karl Schultz
Commandant, United States Coast Guard

Travis Sheehan
Lead for City Solutions, Shell New Energies

Darren Shelton
Quality Systems Director, Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc.

Henry Sienkiewicz
Educator, Technologist, Author

Steve S. Sin
Director, Unconventional Weapons & Technology Division, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), University of Maryland

Alex Soukhanov
Managing Director, Moran Cyber, and division of Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc.

Bob Spanoghe
Innovation platform manager, Port of Antwerp

Jennifer States
Director for Blue Economy, DNV

Andy Steinhubl
Vice Chair, Center for Houston’s Future

Jane Stricker
Senior Relationship Manager, bp p.l.c.

Erik Stromberg
Executive Director, Center for Advances in Port Management, Lamar University

Greg Stuart
LNG Engineering Manager, TOTE Services

Quentin Stubbs, PhD
Regional Navigation Manager - Texas, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey (OCS)

Erick Tello
Delivery Operations Area Manager, Amazon

Inspector Ryan Thomas
Transportation Security Inspector, Transportation Security Administration

Jason Thompson
Assistant Chief, United States Border Patrol

Ben Toby
Senior Vice President, Direct Sales and Customer Service, FuelCell Energy

Victor Todorov
Manager, USCBP Port of Los Angeles /Long Beach, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Karrie Trauth
General Manager, Shipping & Maritime Americas, Shell

Dana S. Tulis
Director, Emergency Management, USCG

Diana Urelius
Senior Manager Trade Compliance, Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc.

Ranga Vadlamudi
Principal Program Manager Azure IoT, Microsoft

Didier Van Osselaer
Program Manager Sustainable Energy, Port of Antwerp

Erwin Verstraelen
Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Port of Antwerp

Greg Villano
Senior Principal Specialist, aeSolutions

Mark Waddleton
Vice President of Corporate Development, First Genesis

Carleen Lyden Walker
Co-Founder/Executive Director, North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA)

Rhyner Washburn
Cyber Intelligence Researcher, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), University of Maryland

William H. Watson
Managing Director, William Watson Group, LLC (WatsonGroup)

Brian Weeks
Senior Director, Business Development, Gas Technology Institute

Robert Welch
Director, Advanced Transportation Solutions, Black & Veatch

Inspector Elyssa Wetcher
Transportation Security Inspector, U.S. Transportation Security Administration

Martin Whitmer
Partner, Whitmer & Worrall LLC

Matt Williams
Manager | Indirect Tax Global Trade, EY

Chris Wolski
Director, Information Security Officer, Port Houston

Muge Wood
Microsoft Houston Technology Center Director, Microsoft

Marcus Woodring
Chief PSEO Officer, Port Houston

Richard R. Young, Ph.D., FCILT
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Supply Chain Management, The Pennsylvania State University

Michael Ziesemer
Security Manager – FSO Turning Basin, Woodhouse, Old Manchester Terminals, Port Houston

ADVISORY BOARD:

Niels A. Aalund
Senior Vice President, West Gulf Maritime

Tom Atkin
Managing Principal, The Atkin Group

Jeffrey Baldwin, Sr
President, Baldwin Liaison Consulting

Rich Byrnes
Chief Infrastructure Officer, Port Houston

Beth Jones, M.A.
Managing Director U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence (COE) Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE), Global Security Initiative Arizona State University

Geir-Eilif Kalhagen
Director of Maritime, TxDOT

Francisco de Jesus Riveros Garcia
Attorney at Law, UNAM

Darren Shelton
Quality Systems Director, Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc.

Henry Sienkiewicz
Educator, Technologist, Author

Filip Vandenbussche
North America Business Development, Port of Antwerp

2021 Sponsors and Partners

FOUNDATION SPONSORS:
• Port Houston
• Port of Antwerp
• Moran Shipping Agencies
• Innovative Signal Analysis
• Center for Port Management Lamar University

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• 1898 & Co., a division of Burns & McDonnell
• Black & Veatch
• CBT
• IBM
• Industrial Defender
• Mutualink

PARTNERS:
• Center for Houston's Future
• Greater Houston Port Bureau
• Ports Association of Lousiana
• Texas Commercial Airports Association
• Port Strategy