FRIDAY
May 30th

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
John Cummins M.P.
Delta Richmond East

Conference opening: Wayne Cammell, CMC Board Chairmen

SESSION ONE
Marine Construction – Building Our Future

Overview of today’s marine movement of construction materials.
Terry Griffin
General Manager, Lafarge Canada

 
Building the Canada Line bridges together
Scott Hanna
VP Environmental and Regulatory Affairs, Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc

Pacific Gateway Related Construction Project
Ewan D. Moir
President & CEO, Fraser River Pile and Dredge

The Future of marine movements of construction material in BC
Speaker from the aggregat producers of B.C.

SESSION TWO
Containers and Port Development in BC

Challenges of Seizing the Asia Pacific Gateway Opportunities from a Container Terminal Perspective
Morely Strachan
Executive Vice President
Terminal Systems Inc.
                                      

Increasing Capacity and Efficiency: Examining Port Infrastructure Challenges and Successes to Date
Tom Winkler
Chief Strategic Development Officer

Challenges in Container Shipping
Dave Bedwell
Executive Vice President
COSCO Container Line, Canada

SESSION THREE
The Power we need

Fiber Fatigue in High performance synthetic ropes for ship escort and berthing tugs
Chris Volpenhein 
Applications Engineer
Samson Rope

GE Medium Speed Diesel Engine presentation
John Lynch
Application Engineering Manager
General Electric

SATURDAY
May 31ST

SESSION FOUR
The Towboating Trilogy: Design, Regulation and Compliance

Tug Designs in the 21st Century:  New Roles, New Responsibilities
Robert Allan
President
Robert Allan Ltd.

Class Experiences with Delegations and Recommendations for Strengthening the Partnership
Bud Streeter
VP and Marine Business Manager for Canada,
Lloyds Register

Marine Safety’s vision of a performance-based Inspection Regime
Bill Nash
Director General
Transport Canada
Marine Safety

WCB interaction with Marine Industry
Thomas Hawkins & Lorna Pawluk
Bernard & Partners

Closing Remarks
Mike Hodder
Conference Chair