2016 Maritime Risk Symposium Program
Revision date: 10/27/16
Schedule
Day 1 (Nov 14)
| 7:15 | Light Breakfast/Registration | |
| 8:15 | Welcome: Co-Chairs |
Dr. Rick Luettich, Lead Principal Investigator, Coastal Resilience Center |
| Dr. Joe DiRenzo, Director of Research Partnerships at the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center | ||
| Master of Ceremonies: | VADM Rob Parker, USCG (Ret.) | |
| 8:30 | Keynote Speaker: | Donald Hornstein, Aubrey L. Brooks Professor of Law, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law (Slides not available) |
| 9:00 | Session 1 | |
| Topic: Enhancing Resilience of Coastal & Maritime Systems: Port Resilience | ||
| Moderators: | Dr. Gavin Smith, Director, Coastal Resilience Center | |
| Todd Davison, Manager, Gulf, Southeast and Caribbean Region for the NOAA Office for Coastal Management | ||
| Panelist #1: | Dr. Rachel Willis, Professor of American Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill View slides View abstract |
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| Panelist #2: | Dr. Betsy Smith, Senior Research Scientist Environmental Protection Agency’s National Exposure Research Lab View slides View abstract |
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| Panelist #3: | Dr. Robert Twilley, Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program / Lauren Morris, PhD candidate, Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University View slides View Morris abstract View Twilley abstract |
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| Panelist #4: | Dr. Austin Becker, Assistant Professor of Coastal Planning, Policy, and Design, University of Rhode Island View slides View abstract |
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| Panelist #5: | Adam Rose, Research Professor, University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy View abstract |
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| 10:30 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Session 2 | |
| Topic: Enhancing Resilience of Coastal & Maritime Systems: Houston/Galveston, TX | ||
| Moderators: | Tom Richardson, Transition Director, Coastal Resilience Center | |
| Jeff Lillycrop, Technical Director, Navigation R&D, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center | ||
| Panelist #1: | Dr. William Merrell, Chair of Marine Sciences, Texas A&M University at Galveston View abstract |
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| Panelist #2: | Len Waterworth, Col. (Ret.), Executive Professor, Maritime Administration, Texas A&M University at Galveston View slides View abstract |
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| Panelist #3: | John Kennedy, Commissioner, Port of Houston View slides View abstract |
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| Panelist #4: | Sheri Willey, Civil Engineer/Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Galveston District View slides View abstract |
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| 12:15 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Lunch Speaker: | U.S. Rep. David Price |
| 1:45 | Keynote Speaker: | Devon Streit, Deputy Asst. Secretary, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration, U.S. Department of Energy |
| 2:15 | Session 3 | |
| Topic: Enhancing Resilience of Coastal Infrastructure | ||
| Moderators: | Dr. Hudson Jackson, Section Chief & Program Chair, Civil Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy | |
| CDR Brian Maggi, Teaching Staff, Engineering Department, U.S. Coast Guard Academy | ||
| Brian Hill, Director, Western Gulf Gateway, U.S. Maritime Administration | ||
| Panelist #1: | Dr. Melissa Allen, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Computational Science and Engineering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory View slides View abstract |
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| Panelist #2: | Lisa Dickson, Associate Principal, Climate Risk and Resiliency, Arup View slides View abstract |
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| Panelist #3: | Randy Kee, Maj. Gen. USAF (Ret.), Executive Director, Arctic Domain Awareness Center View slides View abstract |
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| Panelist #4: | LCDR Mark Braxton, Construction Director, U.S. Coast Guard View slides View abstract |
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| 3:30 | Break | |
| 4:00 | Session 4 | |
| Topic: Resilience in a Complex Coastal System: Norfolk/Hampton Roads | ||
| Moderators: | Dr. Michelle Covi, Asst. Professor of Practice, Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University | |
| LCDR Blair Sweigart, Operations Research Analyst, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | ||
| Dr. Larry Atkinson, Professor of Oceanography, Old Dominion University | ||
| Panelist #1: | Jim Redick, Director of Emergency Management City of Norfolk, Va. (Slides not available) |
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| Panelist #2: | Ann Phillips, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) View slides |
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| Panelist #3: | Kit Chope, Vice President, Sustainability, The Port of Virginia View slides |
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| Panelist #4: | CAPT Richard Wester, Commander. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads View slides |
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| 5:15 | Adjourn for Day 1 | |
| 6:00 | Dinner – Great Room at Top of the Hill | 100 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC See map between event and parking |
Day 2 (Nov 15)
| 7:00 | APUS Student Breakfast | |
| 7:30 | Light Breakfast | |
| 8:15 | Day 2 Welcome: | Dr. Rick Luettich / Dr. Joe DiRenzo |
| 8:30 | Keynote Speaker: | Dr. Stephen Flynn, Professor of Political Science; Co-Director, Kostas Research Institute; Director, Center for Resilience Studies, Northeastern University |
| 9:15 | Session 5 | |
| Topic: Cyber Resilience in the Maritime Transportation System | ||
| Moderators: | CAPT David Moskoff, Professor, Marine Transportation, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | |
| Scott Blough, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice & Security Studies, Tiffin University | ||
| Panelist #1: | CAPT Alex Soukhanov, Vice President, U.S. Maritime Resource Center View abstract (Slides not available) |
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| Panelist #2: | CAPT Drew Tucci, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound View slides View abstract |
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| Panelist #3: | Kate Belmont, Associate, Blank Rome LLP View abstract (Slides not available) |
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| Panelist #4: | Dr. Cliff Wang, U.S. Army Research Office (alt.) (Slides not available) |
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| 10:30 | Breakout Sessions | See map |
| 11:30 | Report out from Breakout Sessions | |
| 12:00 | Symposium Wrap-up and Adjourn |