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The Propeller Club of Northern California & Society of American Military Engineers (S.F. Post) present:

STORMS, FLOODING & SEA LEVEL DEFENSE 2025 CONFERENCE VIA ZOOM

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19^TH, 2025 

Speakers include:

• Kristi McKenney, Executive Director, Port of Oakland
• Mike Jacob, President, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
• Joel Whitehead, Rear Admiral (USCG Ret), Executive Vice President, International Propeller Club
• Arvind Acharya, Past President, Society of American Military Engineers (S.F. Post)
• Joost de Nooijer, Port Resilience Director, Port of Rotterdam
• Kristine Zortman, Executive Director, Port of Redwood City
• Brad Benson, Waterfront Resilience Program Director, Port of San Francisco
• Colleen Liang, Environmental Programs and Planning, Port of Oakland
• Adrienne Newbold, Assistant Chief Harbor Engineer, Port of Los Angeles
• Debra Calhoun, Senior Vice President, Waterways Council Inc
• Emily Parker, Senior Route Analyst, Storm Geo
• Sean M. Duffy, Sr., Executive Director, Big River Coalition
• Summer Bundy, Director of Project Management, San Mateo County Sea Level Rise and Resiliency District,  OneShoreline
• Jessica Fain, Director of Planning Bay Conservation Development Commission (BCDC)
• Dr. Noel Hacegaba, Chief Operating Officer, Port of Long Beach
• Robert Butchart, Ports & Harbor Emergency Services Coordinator at the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
• Sarah Atkinson, Hazard Resilience Policy Manager, San Francisco Bay Area Planning & Urban Research Association (SPUR)
• Scott Humphrey, Executive Director, Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region
• Matthijs Bos, Leading Professional Flood Risk International at Haskoning

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PCNC PRESENTS “THE THREE PORT DIRECTORS REPORT” ELAINE FORBES, KRISTINE ZORTMAN & CHARLES GERARD @ PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH FROM 1130-1330

ELAINE FORBES, PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO • KRISTINE ZORTMAN, PORT OF REDWOOD CITY • CHARLES GERARD, PORT OF RICHMOND

ELAINE FORBES, KRISTINE ZORTMAN AND CHARLES GERARD WILL PROVIDE 2025 UPDATES OF THEIR PORTS’ PERFORMANCE &  ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE PROJECTIONS  FOR 2026

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PCNC Welcomes Port of Oakland Annual Review With Kristi Mckenney Tuesday December 2nd 1130-1330 @ Scott’s Seafood Oakland

Port of Oakland Executive Director Kristi McKenney and Maritime Director Bryan Brandes will discuss:

• Cargo Volume in 2025

• Exports in 2025

• Imports in 2025  

• Impact of Tariffs on Trade

• Updates on Infrastructure Improvements
  

MORIYASU WILL DISCUSS:

• TRUMP TARIFFS RESPONSES FROM JAPAN
• RESPONSES FROM JAPANESE COMPANIES
• RESPONSES FROM OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES
• PROSPECT FOR U.S. EXPORTERS IN ASIA IN 2025 
• WHAT COMPANIES MIGHT BE LOCATING PRODUCTION TO THE UNITED STATES
• SHOULD THE U.S. GREENLIGHT NIPPON STEEL’S ACQUISITION OF U.S. STEEL?

BACKGROUND: Ken Moriyasu is a diplomatic correspondent for Nikkei Asia based in Washington, D.C. Nikkei Asia is the English-language arm of Japanese media group Nikkei, which also owns the Financial Times. When Nikkei acquired the FT in 2015, Ken was deeply involved in the process, serving as translator, speech writer and personal aide to Nikkei Chairman Tsuneo Kita. As a journalist, Ken is a six-time foreign correspondent for Nikkei, based in Washington, Cairo, Beijing, Dalian (China), New York and Washington again. He covers the intersection of geopolitics, economy and business, focusing on the people who make the decisions. 

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THE PROPELLER CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (PCNC) WELCOMES WINSTON & STRAWN’S CHARLIE PAPAVIZAS: “THE PROPOSED SHIPS ACT: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S. MARITIME INDUSTRY,” THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025 @1100 HRS U.S. PACIFIC COAST TIME VIA Z00m

JOEL WHITEHEAD, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL PROPELLER CLUB WILL INTRODUCE PAPAVIZAS & URGE ENACTING THE SHIPS ACT

Charlie Papavizas is a Partner and the Chair of Winston & Strawn’s maritime and admiralty practice. He is a nationally recognized U.S. maritime expert who is known for his experience with Jones Act laws and the U.S. offshore wind industry. He is based in Washington, D.C.

PAPAVIZAS WILL DISCUSS:

• Provisions in the Proposed SHIPS ACT
• Benefit to U.S. Carriers & Mariners
• 250 New U.S. Ships
• Benefit to U.S. Military Sealift
• New U.S. Shipbuilding & Shipyards
• Shipbuilding Partnerships with U.S. Allies Such as Japan & South Korea
• Challenges in the House & Senate in 2025
• The Need for Increased U.S. Political Support
• How Propeller Clubs Can Help

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PCNC: HOW TAIWAN CHALLENGES COULD IMPACT GLOBAL SHIPPING & THE UNITED STATES: BRIEFING BY PETER ENAV, TAIWAN STRAIT RISK REPORT, TUESDAY JANUARY 21^ST, 2025 @ 1100 HRS U.S. PACIFIC TIME VIA ZOOM 

PLUS:

• INTRODUCTION: VICE ADMIRAL MICHAEL DUMONT USN (RET) & PRESIDENT CSU MARITIME ACADEMY
• COMMENTARY CHRISTOPHER CHIEGO PROFESSOR CSU MARITIME ACADEMY

TAIWAN BRIEFING AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS:

1100 WELCOME: STAS MARGARONIS, PROPELLER CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

1105 INTRODUCTION: VICE ADMIRAL MICHAEL DUMONT, USN (RET) & PRESIDENT CSU MARITIME ACADEMY: “THE UNITED STATES & THE PACIFIC”

1115 COMMENTARY: CHRISTOPHER CHIEGO PROFESSOR CSU MARITIME ACADEMY: “BLOCKADE THREATS TO TAIWAN”

1125 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: PETER ENAV, TAIWAN STRAITS REPORT: “HOW TAIWAN CHALLENGES COULD IMPACT GLOBAL SHIPPING & THE UNITED STATES”

1150 Q & A

1210 CONCLUSION

ENAV’S KEYNOTE BRIEFING WILL COVER:

• POSSIBLE BLOCKADE BY CHINA
• POLITICAL SITUATION IN TAIWAN
• U.S. RESPONSE SO FAR
• IMPACT ON GLOBAL SHIPPING
• IMPACT ON GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET
• U.S. ALLIES
• NATIONAL SECURITY IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES

PETER ENAV IS THE FOUNDER AND EDITOR OF TAIWAN STRAIT RISK REPORT. HE HAS SPENT 17 YEARS LIVING AND WORKING IN ASIA, INCLUDING NINE (2005-2014) AS THE HEAD OF THE TAIPEI BUREAU OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, WHERE HE CLOSELY MONITORED TAIWAN DEFENSE ISSUES AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN STRATEGIC TRIANGLE.

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