Port Days 2009 Business Session Outline
The Business Session will be held on Thursday, September 17.
Diverse Investment for Port Growth
7:30 a.m.
Chairman's Breakfast
Welcome remarks from Mark MacDonald, Chair
Breakfast remarks from Premier Darrell Dexter
9:00 a.m. Business Session One: Successful Non-Containerized Operations
Moderator: Patrick Bohan, Manager, Business Development, Halifax Port Authority
- Madeleine Paquin, President & CEO, Logistec
- Dan McCarthy, Director Marketing & Planning, Canada Steamship Lines, Inc.
- Bruce Hodgson, Director, Marketing Development, St. Lawrence Seaway Management
- Rob Bryson, Director, Eastern Canada Grain Operations, Parrish & Heimbecker
10:35 a.m. Coffee Break
10:50 a.m. Business Session Two: Emerging Opportunities for Port Growth
Moderator: Michele Peveril, Manager, Communications & Public Affairs, Halifax Port Authority
Panelist:
- Robin Shaw, Export Seafreight Manager, Kuehne & Nagel Limited
- Steve Morrison, Distribution Supervisor - Inbound, Mattel Canada
- Wes Armour, President & CEO, Armour Transportation Services
- Bill Drew, Executive Director, Churchill Gateway Development Corporation
12:00 p.m. Halifax Gateway Luncheon
Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Rear Admiral Paul Maddison, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic / Joint Task Force Atlantic
