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2008 Port Property Management & Pricing Seminar

June 25, 2008
Toronto, Ontario

The ��ɫTV Maritime Economic Development and Law Review Committees joined forces to plan the association’s biennial Port Property Management and Pricing Seminar in Toronto on June 25-27. The program featured a full day discussion on “The Pros and Pitfalls of Public-Private Partnerships and Private Equity Investment,” highlighting case studies in the port industry and featuring an interactive exercise designed to assist ports in identifying the decision points and questions to be asked in considering PPP options.

06/25/2008
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO, ��ɫTV
• Lisa Raitt, President & CEO, Toronto Port Authority
• Tom Tanaka, Senior Port Counsel, Port of Seattle, Chairman, ��ɫTV Law Review Committee
• Ron Popham, PPM^®, Senior Director, Maritime Division, Port of San Diego, Chairman, ��ɫTV Maritime Economic Development Committee

06/25/2008
The Changing Market – Would a Public-Private Partnership Benefit My Port?
Discussion Leader:

• Gary LeRoux, Executive Director, Association of Canadian Port Authorities

Speakers:

• Piyush Mishra, Director, KPMG Corporate Finance, Dallas, TX
• , Esq., Partner, Saul Ewing LLP, Washington, DC

06/25/2008
Case Studies in Port PPPs
Moderator:

• Tim Van Wormer, Project Manager, Port of Portland

The Canadian Experience
Current and proposed port expansion and infrastructure renewal P3 projects at Prince Rupert and other major Canadian ports.

• , Partner, Transportation Group
• y, Partner, Projects Group
  • , The case for public-private partnerships in infrastructure
• McMillan Binch Mendelsohn, Toronto, Ontario

Port of Everett-Port Gardner Wharf
Ongoing transformation of a former 65-acre industrial site into a collection of condos, town homes, professional office space, unique shops, destination restaurants, inns, etc. to be developed in stages while the port concurrently constructs supporting infrastructure.

• , Chief Administrative Officer, Port of Everett
• , Partner, K&L Gates, Seattle, WA
  • "Ports Partnering With Private Developers: A Public Approach To Real Estate Deals"

06/25/2008
Luncheon
Speaker:

• Richard Norment. Executive Director, The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, Washington, DC

06/25/2008
Analyzing Private Capital Options for Public Ports
Moderator:

• Tom Schroeter, Associate General Counsel, Port of Houston Authority

Speakers:
Port of Corpus Christi - La Quinta Trade Gateway
Private investment is being sought to develop an 1,100 acre greenfield parcel into a state-of-the-art container terminal.

• , Director of Engineering Services, Port of Corpus Christi
• , Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., New York, NY

Port of Oakland Outer Harbor Terminal Area
The port is identifying and evaluating alternative business and financial arrangements relating to the operation and further development of certain marine terminal parcels.

• , Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA
• , Port Attorney, Port of Oakland

06/25/2008
What Does My Port Need to Know?
Discussion Leader:

• Mr. Tanaka

Speakers:

• Laurie Mahon, Principal Consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Rumson, NJ
• Cynthia Weed, Partner, K&L Gates, Seattle, WA
• Carla L. Kelley, General Counsel, Port of Portland

 

06/26/2008
Developing and Maintaining Vital Road and Rail Corridors

Moderator:

• Erik Stromberg, Practice Leader, Ports and Harbors Hatch Mott McDonald, Wilmington, NC

Speakers:

• t, President & CEO, Saint John Port Authority
• , Vice President, RBC Capital Markets, New York, NY
• , Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority

06/26/2008
Critical Port Property Management Issues
Discussion Leader:

• Wade Battles, Managing Director, Port of Houston Authority

Speakers:

• , President and Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
• , Director, Real Estate, Port Metro Vancouver
• , Executive Director, Port of Redwood City

06/26/2008
Preserving Scarce Waterfront/Land Resources
Moderator:

• Mr. Popham, PPM^®

Speakers:
Transition Zones

• , Vice President of Operations, Port of San Diego

Creating a Working Waterfront Coalition

• . Associate Planner, Port of Portland
• , Director Business Develop., NW Terminals Kinder Morgan, Portland, OR

06/26/2008
Creative Financing Opportunities
Moderator:

• Mr. Popham, PPM^®

Speakers:

• , Senior Vice President, First Southwest Company, Santa Monica, CA (Presented by Christine Anderson)
• , President and COO, Integrated Concepts & Research Corporation, Alexandria, VA

06/27/2008
Pricing Port Services and Facilities—Is it Still a Seller's Market?
Speaker:

• , Norbridge, Inc., Reston, VA

06/27/2008
Valuation of Port Property for Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Speaker:

• , Vice President and CFO, Toronto Port Authority

06/27/2008
How to Maximize Port Property Value
Speaker:

• , Managing Director, Aegir Port Property Advisers, Miami Beach, FL