Welcome to the 2021 Commissioners’ Seminar from WPPA, a program designed to bring the best education and information to port commissioners in Washington to make ports effective in their communities. This year, we are focusing on the nexus between commissioners and state legislators, and how commissioners can reach out to legislators for maximum effectiveness.

We have the agenda below, and the registration button at the bottom. The cost is $85 for the seminar, and will be billed to your port after the event.

After you register, an email confirmation is immediately sent to the registration email address provided. If you require confirmation of the registration, please take a screen shot of the confirmation page post-registration and save it to your computer files.

July 20, 2021

11:00am- Commissioners’ Seminar Tuesday Roundtable: How to talk so your legislators will listen, a conversation with three legislators on the most effective ways to reach out with your ports’ message Senator Ann Rivers and Representative Steve Kirby

11:45am- Break

12:00pm- State carbon policy: exploring new resources for ports with Victoria Lincoln, Deputy Director; Gerry O’Keefe, Senior Director of Environmental Affairs; and Chris Herman, Senior Director of Trade and Transportation

1:00pm- Direction, changes and the future of the Port of Portland Executive Director of the Port of Portland, Curtis Robinhold

July 21, 2021

1:00pm- Cybersecurity for ports: What do commissioners need to know about risk, exposure, and their ports’ vital functions? Michael K. Hamilton, Chief Information Security Officer, Critical Insight Security and Joe Davis, Director of Risk Management and Member Relations, Enduris

1:45pm Break

3:00pm- Funding our state’s critical transportation infrastructure keynote address with Senator Steve Hobbs

3:45pm- Adjourn