NWC, Inc. Events

NWC, Inc. 2008 Annual Meeting Presentations.

Welcome/Introduction

Mr. Gary LaGrange
President & CEO
Port of New Orleans, and Chairman NWC

Major General Merdith W.B. (Bo) Temple
Incoming Deputy Commanding General of Civil and Emergency Operations (DCG-CEO)

First Session "Report On the Corps"

Moderator:
Mr. Keith Garrison
Executive Director
Arkansas Waterways Commission

Mr. Gary Loew
Chief, Programs Integration Division, Civil Works Directorate,
Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
"Developing & Maintaining Our Water Resources Infrastructure Today and in the Future"

Mr. Duane Smith
Executive Director
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
“The Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan Partnership for Navigation”

Second Session "Where the Waterways Go, Regions Grow"

Moderator:
Mr. Jerry Sailors
President
Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Associaton and
President, IRPT

Ms. Erika Young
Transportation Director, National Association of Regional Councils (NARC)
"Erika Young's Presentation"

Mr. J. Scott Hercik
Transportation and International Trade Advisor,
Appalachian Regional Commission
"Running Fast -Access to Opportunity In the Global Economy Of the 21st Century"

Luncheon

Keynote Speaker:
Mr. Steven L. Stockton
Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Presentation Unavailable)

Third Session "Public Values of Waterway Projects"

Moderator:
Mr. Rob Vining
Vice President, Federal Govt. Relations
HNTB

Brigadier General Michael J. Walsh
Commander, Mississippi Valley Division, President-designee,
Mississippi River Commission, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
"General Walsh's Presentation"

Mr. Dirk H. Cook
Principal - Transportation,
Southern Company Generation
"Power Generation on U.S. Waterways"

Ms. Susan Gilson
Executive Director
National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies
"Susan Gilson's Presentation"

Fourth Session "Regional Issues"

Moderator:
Ms. Karin Jacoby
Division Manager
Kansas City Water Services Department, and
Executive Director
Missouri-Arkansas River Basin Association

Rear Admiral-Select John Korn
U.S. Coast Guard, Eighth District
"An Oil Spill and Two Hurricanes"

Closing Session "Looking Ahead"

Moderator:
Mr. Fred Caver
President
Caver and Associates

Ms. Angie Giancarlo
Professional Staff Member
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
"Selected Infrastructure Issues in the 111th Congress"

Mr. Bruce Lambert
Executive Director
Institute for Trade & Transportation Studies
"Observations on Future Infrastructure Needs"

Mr. Mark K. Knoy
President
AEP River Operations
"Looking Ahead: The User's Perspective"