April 17, 2018
Savannah, GA
This three-day program included topics on trends and new approaches in port financing; FASB/GASB updates, state funding of ports; customer bankruptcy; personnel administration; risk management and insurance; impact of environmental issues on port facility financing; capital planning and investment; bond issues; trends in tax exempt financing for ports; innovations in sourcing public port funding; and credit and collections issues.
04/17/2018
Welcome and Opening Remarks
04/17/2018
Economic/Financial Overview
04/17/2018
Impact, Recovery, and Lessons Learned from Cyber Attacks
Moderator:
Alherd Kazura, Chief Financial Officer, North Carolina State Ports Authority
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04/17/2018
Contracts and Agreements
Moderator:
Drew Heaphy, PPM, Executive Director, St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District, Chalmette, LA
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04/18/2018
Resiliency Planning
Moderator:
Matthew Clark, PE, CENG, PMP, Senior Project Manager, W.F. Baird & Associates, Madison, WI
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04/18/2018
Understanding Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
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04/18/2018
The Do’s and Don’t’s of Managing Your Port’s Bond Ratings, and Current Trends in Capital Markets
Moderator:
Andrew Palomares, Chairman ºÃÉ«TV Finance Committee, Deputy Executive Director, CFO/CAO, Port of Hueneme/Oxnard Harbor District
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04/18/2018
Public Private Partnerships
Moderator:
Wonza Spann-Nicholas, Director, Finance, Maryland Port Administration
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04/19/2018
TIFIA & RRIF Programs: A Special Report
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04/19/2018
Financign Strategies and Resources: VPA Project(s)
