NAMEPA is Charting a Course to Houston on March 5th! Take a Look at Our Agenda So You Don’t Miss the Boat!

Join NAMEPA on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Houston Pilots Association for its annual Marine Operations Seminar, focusing on “Operations in a Period of Disruption.” Industry leaders will tackle key challenges, including cybersecurity, digitalization, alternative fuels, and maritime security. This isn’t just another industry conferenc- NAMEPA’s seminar is a space where maritime leaders can tackle today’s challenges head-on through collaboration. Discussions will cover cybersecurity, digitalization, alternative fuels, and maritime security, with exclusive perspectives from USCG RDML Wayne Arguin, Captain Clint Winegar, Joe Hughes, Keith Letourneau, Max Bobys, and more.

Explore collaborative solutions, workforce development, and the future of U.S. maritime leadership. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to hear from top industry experts who are helping shape the future of maritime.

Developing Agenda:

1130: Registration & Networking Lunch

1200: Welcome – Captain Clint Winegar, Second Officer, Houston Pilots

1215: Opening & Introduction – Joe Hughes, Chairman of The American Club and Chairman of NAMEPA

1230: USCG Keynote – RDML Wayne Arguin, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, United States Coast Guard

1245: Keynote – Between Rhetoric and Reality in Trump’s Administration – Keith Letourneau, Partner, Blank Rome

1300: Navigating Disruption – Cybersecurity, Digitalization, Automation, and Risk Management in Maritime Operations

Moderator: Angeliki Zisimatou, Director of Cybersecurity, ABS

• Cybersecurity – Max Bobys, Vice President and Practice Leader, HudsonCyber
• Digitalization
• Risk Management – Joe Hughes, Chairman of The American Club

1345: Alternative Fuels – Overcoming Challenges in Adoption and Infrastructure

• Laying the Foundation – David Cummins, President and CEO, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition
• Hydrogen Hub
• Hybrid-Electric Propulsion
• LNG

1430: Coffee Break

1500: Maritime Security = National Security: Repowering the US Maritime Industry

A Discussion with the authors of Zero Point Four – How US Leadership in Maritime will Secure America’s Future and other on the Stauts of the SHIPS Act

Carleen Lyden Walker, CEO and Co-Founder of NAMEPA

1545: Collaborations at Work – Workforce Development and PHPME

Moderator – Molly Dushay, Executive Director, NAMEPA

• Jacquie Young-Hall, Maritime Education Outreach Manager, Port Houston
• John Stauffer, Assoicate Vice Chancellor – Maritime, San Jacinto College
• Captain Nate Swerdlin, Maritime Instructor, Texas City Independent School District

1630: Houston Happenings – Captain Keith Donahue, Commander Sector Houston-Galveston, USCG

• Houston Maritime Center and Museum – Brian Cosgrove, Interim Executive Director at Houston Maritime Center & Museum
• NAMEPA On Deck: Adopt a Ship Program update and continuation – Meghan Reilly, Education and Outreach Manager, NAMEPA

1645: Wrap Up – Joe Hughes, Chairman of The American Club and Chairman of NAMEPA

Mar 05, 2025 12:00pm CT – Mar 05, 2025 04:30pm CTAdd to Google · Outlook Web · Outlook Mobile · Yahoo · iCal

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