HIMC 2023 Agenda
Our comprehensive schedule of events features an exciting lineup of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and networking opportunities designed to inform and inspire attendees and to help them stay ahead of the latest trends and developments in the industry.
With a focus on the future of shipping, our conference is the perfect platform to learn from experts, network with peers, and explore innovative solutions to the maritime industry’s challenges. So take a look at our agenda and schedule, and get ready to chart a course for success at the HIMC23!
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Jump to: Monday, October 30, 2023 | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Monday, October 30, 2023
| 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM | Golf Outing (this is a Closed Event) 8:00 AM – Registration & Driving Range 9:30 AM – Shotgun 2:30 PM – Awards Presentation |
| 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | Welcome Happy Hour Cocktail Reception at Holman Draft Hall |
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
| 7:30 AM | Registration |
| 7:45 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | Opening Remarks – Roger Guenther, Executive Director, Port Houston |
| 8:45 AM | State of the Economy Speaker: Patrick Jankowski – Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research, Greater Houston Partnership |
| 9:15 AM | Technology: The Key to the Supply Chain of the Future Moderator: Shaun Leone – CEO, Sunburst Truck Lines, Inc. Panelists: Scott Holland, Chief Product Officer, Navis Gene Gander, General Manager Global Sales, WiseTech Global |
| 10:00 AM | Networking Break |
| 10:15 AM | Workforce Development: The Next Generation of the Logistics Workforce Moderator: John Hark, Chartering Director, Bertling Logistics, Inc. Panelists: Eloy Cortez – South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District Representative, ILA Dr. Cassia Galvao, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M at Galveston Kevin Sykes, Talent Acquisition Manager, Seafarers International Union |
| 11:00 AM | Successful Strategies to Manage Growth and Risk on the Busiest Ship Channel in the US Moderator: JJ Plunkett, Chief Operating Officer/Port Agent, Houston Pilots Association Panelists: Lori Brownell, Director, Channel Improvement, Port Houston Darren Shelton, Chairman, Lone Star Harbor Safety Committee Alberto Hernandez, Director, Vessel Traffic Service, US Coast Guard Houston-Galveston Sector |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Shippers and BCO’s – Import Distribution, Network Planning, Warehouse and Distribution Moderator: Tom Hughes, Executive Vice President of Imports, MSC Panelists: TBA |
| 1:45 PM | Sustainability on the Seas Moderator: Anthony Fullbrook, President, OEC Group Panelists: George Goldman, Executive Chairman, Greenabl Shippers Association Other Panelists: TBA |
| 2:30 PM | Networking Break |
| 2:45 PM | Keynote Speaker TBA |
| 3:15 PM | Steel and Project Cargo Moderator: TBA Panelists: Richard Chriss, Esq., President & International Trade Counsel, AMSCI Jacob Swanson, Regional Vice President, Head of Americas Region, Industrial Projects, DHL Industrial Projects |
| 4:30 PM | Partner of the Year/Lonestar Awards |
| 4:45 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn |
| 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Evening Reception at the Hilton Americas Houston |
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
| 7:45 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | OSRA 22 Speaker: Commissioner Carl Bentzel, Federal Maritime Commission |
| 9:00 AM | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, Administrator, Panama Canal Authority |
| 9:30 AM | Terminal Fluidity (trucking/chassis/rail) Moderator: Davey Miller, Director of Southwest & Mid-South Operations, MRS-CMC Panelists: Jeff Davis, Chief Port Operations Officer, Port Houston Dustin Aaron, Senior Vice President of Operations, Quantix |
| 10:15 AM | Networking Break |
| 10:30 AM | Resins/Chemicals/Liquids Moderator: Amy Hark, Director, Americas & Global Logistics Purchasing, Huntsman Corporation Panelists: TBA |
| 11:15 AM | A Conversation With the Carriers, Riding the Waves of Container Shipping Moderator: Ken O’Brien, CEO and President, Gemini Shippers Group Panelists: Peter Levesque, CMA CGM North America and American President Lines Narin Phol, Executive Vice President – President, North America, A.P. Moeller Maersk Stuart Sandlin, President, North America, Hapag-Lloyd AG |
| 12:00 PM | Breakbulk Ocean Carriers Moderator: Dave Morgan, President & CEO, Cooper/Ports America Panelists: Scott Krantzcke, Managing Director, Atlantic, G2 Ocean Peter Svensson, Senior Vice President, Clipper Group |
| 12:45 PM | Grab and Go Lunch + Networking |
| 1:45 PM | FTZ Program |
| 3:45 PM | Closing Remarks |