Tuesday 4 - Thursday 6 October 2022 ~ Programme

Standard Rate:  £1,695

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The MWA Conference pass includes an optional visit to Port Everglades (Tuesday 4 October) and an optional Networking Boat Trip on Fort Lauderdale’s beautiful Intracoastal Waterway (Thursday 6 October). 

Please note: Both trips are open to all conference delegates, but places may be limited. In order to secure your place please email events@petrospot.com.

Programme details are updated regularly and are subject to change as new speakers are confirmed and themes developed.

If you feel you could make a significant contribution to the programme, please email Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes at LBH@petrospot.com or call +44 1295 814455 to discuss this further.

TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER 2022
10:00 onwards	MWA Registration
11:00 - 12:30	ship.energy Roundtable - 'Road to Zero' Maximum 45 places - open to MWA delegates	Roundtable Sponsor
14:00 - 17:00	Tour of Port Everglades  (Optional - register your interest on the link above)
19:00 - 21:00	Welcome Reception (Open to all delegates)	Platinum Sponsor
WEDNESDAY 5 OCTOBER 2022
08:00	MWA Conference Registration
08:00	Welcome Coffee	Silver Sponsor
SESSION ONE
This session will introduce Port Everglades, one of the busiest and most dynamic ports in North America. It will examine shipping and bunker markets as the post-Covid recovery picks up pace.
09:00	Chair's Opening Remarks Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd
	Welcome to Port Everglades Jonathan Daniels, CEO and Port Director, Port Everglades
	Shipping Overview Barbara Troner, Senior Managing Editor - Americas Freight Markets, S&P Global Commodity Insights
	Keynote James Stapleton, Vice President, Global Marine, Parkland Marine
	Panel Discussion / Q&A
10:30	Networking Coffee Break	Silver Sponsor
SESSION TWO
This session will look at the challenges with fuel supply and fuel quality issues in the Americas.
11:00	Moderator: Lesley Bankes-Hughes, Publishing Director, Petrospot Ltd & ship.energy
	Bunker Quality Update Hauk Larsen Wahl, Business Development Manager, Intertek Lintec
	Resolving Fuel Quality Issues Jack Grogan, Account Manager, Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS)
	When Things Go Wrong Wajdi Abdmessih, Founder & President, Seahawk Services
	Navigating Endemic Issues Rob Leventhal, Business Development Manager Americas, Marine Fuel Services, Bureau Veritas
	The Bunker Buyer's Perspective Lory Urdaneta, Fuel Procurement Manager, Global Fuel Sourcing and Operations, RCCL
	Panel Discussion / Q&A
12:45	Networking Lunch	Gold Sponsor
SESSION THREE
This session will look at commercial transparency in bunkering, from credit and finance, to pricing and risk management. It will also look at sanctions and compliance issues, and will examine the role of digitalisation and electronic documentation.
14:00	Moderator: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd
	Bunker Pricing Tom Sosnowski, Associate Director, Global Marine Fuels, OPIS
	Ship Arrest Alan Swimmer, Co-Owner, National Maritime Service
	Legal Issues Adolfo Jimenez, Partner, Holland and Knight LLP
	E-BDNs and other Electronic Documentation Jeff Mildner, Founder, Vortex Development Group
	Risk Management and Digitalisation Darren Shelton, Chief product Officer / Co-Founder, FuelTrust
	Panel Discussion / Q&A
15:30	Networking Coffee Break	Silver Sponsor
SESSION FOUR
This session will look at developments in key bunker markets throughout the Americas, assessing fuel availability and supply infrastructure as well as progress towards establishing supply chains for cleaner fuels.
16:00	Moderator: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd
	Caribbean Jinelle Spagnuolo-Walker, Business Development Manager / Trader, Parkland Marine
	Canada  Marc Gawthrop, Managing Director, Arbutus Point Marine Ltd
	South America Sara Brady, Team Leader, Senior Broker & Trader, Dan-Bunkering (Connecticut) LLC
	Panel Discussion / Q&A   Lory Urdaneta, Fuel Procurement Manager, Global Fuel Sourcing and Operations, RCCL Michael McNamara, Vice President Global Fuel Supply, Carnival Corporation Eric Evans, Evans Advisory LLC
17:30	End of Day One Conference Sessions F RH UHLS
	MWA Gala Reception	Diamond Sponsor
THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER 2022
08:00	Welcome Coffee	Silver Sponsor
SESSION FIVE
This session will focus on the green revolution, looking at the role of biofuels, the use of offsetting to reduce carbon emissions and how transparency should be a cornerstone in shipping's energy transition.
09:00	Moderator: Lesley Bankes-Hughes, Publishing Director, Petrospot Ltd & ship.energy
	Outlook of the North American Biofuels Fred Ghatala, Director of Carbon and Sustainability, Chair of the ABFC Marine Caucus, Advanced Biofuels Canada
	Carbon Offsetting Lana Rjedkin, Bunker & Lubricant Broker/ Trader, KPI OceanConnect Inc.
	The importance of Transparency in the New Fuels Value Chain Sandi Ennor, President, Transparensea Fuels, LLC
	Panellist: Michael McNamara, Vice President Global Fuel Supply, Carnival Corporation
10:30	Networking Coffee Break	Silver Sponsor
SESSION SIX
This session will focus on the evolution of LNG bunkering throughout the supply chain, from ports and terminals to supplier, trader, barge operator, distributor and shipping company end-user.
11:00	Moderator: Lesley Bankes-Hughes, Publishing Director, Petrospot Ltd & ship.energy
	LNG Bunkering from a Supplier's Perspective Matthew Fisher, Vice President of Corporate Development and Sustainability, Eagle LNG
	LNG Bunkering from a Trader's Perspective John Lindquist, Head of LNG Bunkering, GAC Bunker Fuels
	LNG Bunkering from a Supply Chain Perspective Arturo Cruz, Director, Business Development, Crowley LNG
	LNG Bunkering from a Transmission & Storage Perspective Robert Butts, Manager, LNG Business Development, Pivotal LNG
	Panellist:  Kim Westmoreland, Senior Director, Global Marine Operations, Parkland Marine
	Chair's Closing Remarks Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd
12:45	Closing Lunch	Gold Sponsor
14:00 - 16:00	MWA Finale Intracoastal Waterway Boat Trip
	End of Maritime Week Americas