Marine Log Ferries 2024

All functions take place in the 3rd floor ballroom area. Program subject to change. 

October 28, 2024

3:00 PM Exhibitor Set-up

5:00 PM Attendee Registration / Badge Pick-up, Sponsored by Bay Ship & Yacht Co.

6:00 PM Welcome Reception

October 29, 2024

7:00 AM Exhibitor Set-up

8:00 AM Attendee Registration / Badge Pick-up, Sponsored by Bay Ship & Yacht Co.
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Area

9:00 AM Opening Remarks
Gary Lynch, Publisher, Marine Log

9:05 AM First Zero-Emission High Speed Ferries in the U.S.
Moderator: Tim Hanners, Operations & Maintenance Manager, San Francisco Bay Ferry / WETA
Mark Keneford, Managing Director, Wärtsilä Canada
Kaiya Levine, Senior Consultant, ARUP
Shaun Green, Principal, Aurora Marine Design
Speaker from Elliott Bay Design Group

10:05 AM Strategies for Ferry Operators to Access Green Funding
Kristen Kissinger, AICP, Associate/Planning Team Lead, KPFF

10:25 AM Topic to be announced

10:55 AM Coffee Break in the Exhibit Area

11:25 AM Sea Change: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Ferry Gets COI
Seamus Nolan, Director of Corporate Development, SWITCH Maritime

11:55 AM Innovation Spotlight – Siemens Energy
Speaker from Siemens Energy (platinum sponsor)

12:10 PM Subchapter T Designed Carbon Fiber Catamaran Passenger Vessel
Maggie McDonogh, Owner, Angel Island Tiburon Ferry
Michael Eaglen, Co-Founder & CEO, EV Maritime

12:40 PM Luncheon

2:10 PM Managing Chaos as a Small Ferry Operator
Bion Stewart, CAPT, USCG (ret.), Chief Operating Officer, Bald Head Island Transportation Inc.

2:40 PM Do You Have a Service Contingency Plan? You should.
John Vezina, Director of Planning, Customer and Government Relations, Washington State Ferries

3:10 PM Coffee Break in the Exhibit Area

3:40 PM Topic to be announced

4:10 PM Forging Ahead on Electrifying Washington State Ferries
Moderator: Morgan Fanberg, President, Glosten
Matt von Ruden, System Electrification Program Administrator, Washington State Ferries
Drew Orvieto, Vice President Sales – Americas, ABB Marine & Ports
Cassie Bradley, System Engineer, Siemens Energy
Speaker from Elliott Bay Design Group

5:10 PM Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Area

6:10 PM Day One Ends

October 30, 2024

8:00 AM Registration / Badge Pick-up, Sponsored by Bay Ship & Yacht Co.
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Area

9:00 AM Ferry Service Expansion and Transit Network Resiliency
Moderator: Jean Banker, Vice President – Transportation Delivery, Mott MacDonald
Ying Smith, Director – Mobility Programs, Contra Costa Transportation Authority
Gabriel Chan, Transportation Planner, WETA

9:50 AM Innovation Spotlight – Anchor Operating System
Nasi Peretz, President & Chief Technology Officer, Anchor Operating System (platinum sponsor)

10:05 AM Real-World Experiences with Norwegian Ferry Innovations
Markus Laurinen, Growth & Solution Director – Remote & Autonomous, Kongsberg Maritime

10:35 AM Coffee Break in the Exhibit Area

11:20 AM Leveraging Technologies in Ferry Operations
Moderator to be announced
Jonathan Figueroa, Vice President of Operations, Facilities and Support Services, Ferries & Transportation, Puerto Rico Ferry, City Experiences
Tim O’Brien, Senior Vice President – Ferries and Transportation, NYC Ferry, Hornblower
Nasi Peretz, President & Chief Technology Officer, Anchor Operating System

12:10 PM Conference Ends

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