2024 Annual Meeting Agenda
annual meeting, &
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar
Hyatt Regency
900 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
877.803.7534
Tuesday, DECEMBER 10
CLE SEMINAR from 1:00 - 5:00 pm
The CLE event is a separate cost from the Annual Meeting. You can register by clicking on the “registration” tab at the bottom of this page.
Wednesday, DECEMBER 11
7:00 – 4:00 Pm Registration Desk HOURS
8:30 - 11:45 am - COMMITTEE MEETINGS
8:30 – 11:30 am Legal
8:45 – 10:15 am Trade and Transportation
9:00 – 10:30 am Marina
10:00 – 11:30 am Environmental
10:30 – 11:45 am Aviation
10:30 – 11:30 am Communications
10:30 – 11:45 am Economic Development
Annual Meeting officially begins with luncheon at 12:00 pm
Keynote Speaker: Allison Camden, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy
General Session from 2:00 - 4:00 pm
State of the Industry Update: Boat Building & Repair in Washington State
Bailey Shewchuk- President, Mavrik Marine
Mike Nelson- CEO, Dakota Creek
Opportunities in Regional Air Mobility
Speakers Invited
ASSOCIATE MEMBER RECEPTION FROM 4:00 - 6:00 PM
All attendees and spouses are invited to enjoy some appetizers while networking with our Associate Members. You can use this opportunity to ask for some free advice or simply to get to know our Associate Members. Here’s a list of members who have reserved a table so far:
Evening: Dinner on your own
Thursday, DECEMBER 12
RISE-N-SHINE WALK!
OPTIONAL WALK AT 6:15 AM WITH your executive director eric ffitch!
7:30 – 4:30 Pm Registration Desk HOURS
PORTS ONLY BREAKFAST FROM 8:00 TO 9:00 AM
This breakfast is for registered Port Commissioners, Executive Directors, Port staff, and life members only
Legislative Report from 9:00 - 10:00 am
Mark Wilson, Port of Kalama Executive Director & Legislative Committee Chair
WPPA Legislative Staff
General Session from 10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Port of Seattle Cyber Attack: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
Steve Metruck, Executive Director, Port of Seattle
Chris Guizlo, Communications and Marketing Director, Port of Seattle
Ralph Johnson, Chief Information Security Officer, Washington State (WaTech)Overview of Hydropower in the Pacific Northwest
Austin Rohr, Deputy Executive Director, Northwest River Partners
Luncheon at 12:00 pm
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Panel: Lori Otto-Punke, Executive Director, Washington Council on International Trade
Speaker 2 & 3 Invited
Trade Policy in Two Washingtons: Partner Update from the Washington Council on International TradE
Port Reports 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Port of Wahkiakum No. 1 - Todd Souvenir
Port of Everett - Lisa Lefeber
Port of Ridgefield - Randy Mueller
Break 1:30 pm
Roundtable Discussions 2.0 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm
You asked, we heard you! We have made a few changes to our roundtables. You still choose two topics you are interested in and engage with each of those tables for 30 minutes. The difference is there is only 6 tables and each one will be in its own room! We hope you choose to participate!
First Amendment Auditors
Frank Chmelik & Tim Schermetzler, CSD Attorneys at Law
State Clean Building Initiatives
Jeff Rasmussen, Clean Buildings Unit, Washington Department of Commerce
Promoting Small and Micro Businesses through Partnership
Lisa Smith, Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA)
2025 Industrial Stormwater General Permit (ISGP)
Ross Dunning, Kennedy Jenks, Mindi Kellar, Northwest Seaport Alliance, & Carly Michiels, WPPA
Regional Infrastructure Accelerator – PNWER
Bruce Agnew, PNWER, & Tom Lange, PNWER, Rail & Freight Program ManagerCommercial Fishing, State of the Industry
Lori Steele, Executive Director, West Coast Seafood Processors Association
PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION AT 6:00 PM
Please join us as we celebrate our 2024 Association President, JC Baldwin. This is a great time to network with your peers while enjoying appetizers, dinner, and drinks.
Spouses are invited and encouraged to attend this event!
Friday, December 13
Reminder: Hotel checkout is 12:00 pm, please plan accordingly!
AWARDS BREAKFAST AT 8:00 AM
Please join us for breakfast and our Annual Meeting awards ceremony
WPPA Winter Scholarship
Lifetime Members
Port of the Year