Ferries Conference is produced by Colibri Northwest. Happening October 8, 2024.

Agenda

October 8, 2024, Seattle Renaissance Hotel.

As of September 25, 2024.

2024 Ferries Conference Agenda

Continental Breakfast & Registration

Welcoming Remarks: Peter Philips, Colibri Northwest

Legislative Overview and Public Sector Funding

State and federal legislative updates
Federal and state financing programs
Private sector financing tools

Moderator:

Stacey Crawshaw-Lewis, Pacifica Law Group

Panelists:

CDR Xochitl Castañeda, Maritime Administration, USDOT

Georgia Gann Dohrmann, Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Amy Volz, Federal Transit Administration, USDOT

Stephanie Bowman, Washington State Dept. of Commerce

Ray Bucheger, FBB Federal Relations

Justin LeBlanc, Justin LeBlanc Government Relations, LLC

Amanda Wyma-Bradley, US Senator Patty Murray

Coffee Break & Networking

Issues Facing the Private Operator

Grants and funding for the public and private operator
The on-call model: retainer as an operating subsidy

Ray Bucheger, FBB Federal Relations

Joe Burgard, Red and White Fleet

Michael Eaglen, EV Maritime

Mark Keneford, Wärtsilä Canada Inc.

Hosted Lunch

Planning & Partnerships

The operator/client relationship
Demand studies
Engaging the community

Moderator:

Peter Philips, Colibri Northwest

Panelists:

Graham Balch, ZeroMar

Liz Diedrich, Diedrich RPM

Steve Sego, Waterman Mitigation Partners

Panelists:

Brent Baker, WSP

Mark Bandy, Kimley-Horn

David Sowers, PE., Washington State Ferries

Marsha Tolon PLA, ENV-SP, Washington State Ferries

Coffee Break & Networking

Case Studies: Successful Public and Private Operations

Route management
The regulatory interface: state, county and local collaboration
The economics of electrification

Moderator:

Seamus Murphy, WETA

Panelists:

John Hildreth, PhD, PE, West Carolina University

David Tyler, Artemis Technologies

Washington State Representative Greg Nance, 23rd Legislative District

Neil Bowles, Artemis Technologies

Tim Hanners, San Francisco Bay Ferry/WETA

David Mik, Power Engineering

Dr. Dilip Trivedi, PhD, PE, Moffatt & Nichol

Hosted Reception

The above schedule, topics, and speakers are subject to change.

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