May 22, 2025
The Higgins Hotel, New Orleans
PROGRAM AGENDA
8AM REGISTRATION
9AM WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
Mario Munoz, Turn Services, HSC Chairman
Moderator: Matt Lagarde, Ingram Barge Co.
Panelists: Beau Bethune, Blessey Marine
Jill Bessetti, American Waterways Operators
CDR Dan Velez, USCG Sector New Orleans
MARITIME REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS AND INDUSTRY ADVOCACY
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THE LMR
Moderator: Marc Hebert, LPWIC Chairman, Jones Walker LLP
Panelists: Beth Ann Branch, Port of New Orleans
Toby Wattigney, NOBRA Pilots
CAPT Gregory Callaghan, USCG Sector New Orleans
Julia Fisher-Cormier, LA DOTC Office of Multimodal Commerce
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
1PM MARINE CASUALTIES AND MARINER LICENSING
LCDR Chad Yeamans, USCG Sector New Orleans
Moderator: Harrison Crabtree, World Trade Center New Orleans
Panelists: Mark Wright, LA House of Representatives
Paul Matthews, Port of South Louisiana
Paul Chastant, Associated Branch Pilots
Christopher Kane, Adams & Reese
GLOBAL TRADE, COMMERCE, AND TARIFFS
2:30PM CLOSING REMARKS
Mario Munoz, Turn Services, HSC Chairman
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