2025 Port of the Future Conference

2025 Port of the Future Conference

Events Services

Houston, TX 1,260 followers

Creating and revitalizing our Nation’s seaports, infrastructure, and processes across maritime, land, and cyber domains.

About us

The 2025 Port of the Future Conference (April 1-3, 2025) will address the current and emerging issues facing ports of entry, regulators, and ports and maritime industries. Over 500 attendees, to include representatives from over 50 ports, will come together in Houston, and virtually, to network and learn - bringing their vast accumulated knowledge and experience to work together to formulate solutions and best practice to the port and maritime industry's most pressing challenges.

Industry
Events Services
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Type
Educational
Founded
2019
Specialties
Ports, Port Technology, Border Security, Maritime, Port Infrastructure, Maritime Cybersecurity, Port Tour, and Research

Locations

  • Primary

    Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute

    5000 Gulf Freeway, Building 7, Suite 100

    Houston, TX 77204, US

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Employees at 2025 Port of the Future Conference

Updates

  • Edward McNamara, CEO of Armada Risk Partners, will speak on “The Port of Tampa Bay – Port Disaster Insurance and Underwriting” at the 2025 Port of the Future Conference, to be held April 1-3, 2025, at the Hilton University Houston, in Houston, Texas. In the autumn of 2024, the Port of Tampa Bay weathered two disastrous storms, Hurricanes Helene and Milton, within the span of 13 days. While the port was able to quickly reestablish operations, the impact on port insurance and financing is pronounced. Insurance policies’ coverage is reducing while premiums are increasing. Extreme weather costs spiraling. Hurricanes, flooding and storm damage are becoming more common, exposing ports’ people, assets and operations to damage, disruption and third-party claims. Insured losses from natural catastrophes continue to be above the 10-year average of $81 billion, at $115 billion. Ports and terminals as a result, are at greater risk of being thrown into a lottery of being overcharged and underinsured. Annually, as much as $63 billion of trade is at risk due to climate change. Hence, ports across the world require rigorous preparedness planning, infrastructure upgrades and watertight insurance policies. Ed McNamara is the CEO of Armada Risk Partners, a Cleveland U.S.-based port insurance broker that was a winner of the 2022 Fast Brokerage Award. Ed has worked in the insurance industry for more than 15 years. Previously he ran his own technology company and has a lifelong interest in digital communication and is well versed in cyberattack planning. The 2025 Port of the Future Conference will host representatives from over 50 ports worldwide from North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. For the list of participating ports access https://lnkd.in/gE4Xua7n This year’s event includes tracks on Port Infrastructure 4.0, Developing Ports; Intermodal Connectivity; Decarbonization and Alternate Fuels; Port Energy and Sustainability; Enhancing Port Infrastructure Resilience; Port Security and Cybersecurity; and other relevant topics. Register for the 2025 Port of the Future Conference at https://lnkd.in/gN-zNqxc #portinsurance #disasterinsurance #cyberinsurance #underwriting #PortofTampaBay #criticalinfrastructure #sustainableports #ports #future #portofthefuture #portoperations #shipping #maritime #scports #irprt #porthouston #texasports #maritimeindustry #portassociationoflousiana @ShipNews #VirginiaMaritimeAssociation @PortoftheFutureConference  

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  • Sean Plankey, Cybersecurity Leader for WTW, will present on “Modernizing Incident Command with Artificial Intelligence,” at the 2025 Port of the Future Conference to be held April 1-3, 2025, in Houston, Texas. “Modernizing Incident Command With Artificial Intelligence” is an intriguing presentation focused on methods used to incorporate AI in incident response, using actual hurricane incidents and oil spill use cases in a port environment to demonstrate the possibilities for today and tomorrow. Sean Plankey currently serves as the Global Leader for Cybersecurity Software at WTW, a world leader in insurance brokering and consulting. He previously held senior roles in multiple venture back start-ups and at BP, the world leading energy company. In government, Sean served at the U.S. Department of Energy as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response. Here he led energy sector engagement, preparedness and response activities and research development to better protect the U.S. energy infrastructure. Earlier, Sean worked for the National Security Council as the Director for Maritime and Pacific Cybersecurity Policy, where he co-authored the National Maritime Cybersecurity Plan and multiple Presidential Directives on Offensive Cyberspace Operations signed by the President. Sean is a veteran, serving after twenty one years in the Pennsylvania National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard, including providing cybersecurity leadership at the U.S Cyber Command and deployed with US Forces Afghanistan. Sean has a Master of Science degree in Computers and Information Technology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The 2025 Port of the Future Conference will host representatives from over 50 ports worldwide from North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. For the list of participating ports access https://lnkd.in/gE4Xua7n This year’s event includes tracks on Port Infrastructure 4.0, Developing Ports; Intermodal Connectivity; Decarbonization and Alternate Fuels; Port Energy and Sustainability; Enhancing Port Infrastructure Resilience; Port Security and Cybersecurity; and other relevant topics. Register for the 2025 Port of the Future Conference at https://lnkd.in/gN-zNqxc #AI #artificialintelligence #ICS #IncidentCommand #IncidentResponse #criticalinfrastructure #sustainableports #ports #future #portofthefuture #portoperations #shipping #maritime #scports #irprt #porthouston #texasports #maritimeindustry #portassociationoflousiana @ShipNews #VirginiaMaritimeAssociation @PortoftheFutureConference

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  • We welcome Port Pascagoula to the 2025 Port of the Future Conference, to be held April 1-3, 2025, at the Hilton University Houston in Houston, Texas. The 2025 Port of the Future Conference will host representatives from over 50 ports worldwide from North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. For the list of participating ports access https://lnkd.in/gE4Xua7n This year’s event includes tracks on Port Infrastructure 4.0, Developing Ports; Intermodal Connectivity; Decarbonization and Alternate Fuels; Port Energy and Sustainability; Enhancing Port Infrastructure Resilience; Port Security and Cybersecurity; and other relevant topics. Register for the 2025 Port of the Future Conference at https://lnkd.in/gN-zNqxc #decarbonization #zeroemissions #netzerocarbon #greenenergy #airquality #cybersecurity #criticalinfrastructure #sustainableports #ports #future #portofthefuture #portoperations #shipping #maritime #scports #irprt #porthouston #texasports #maritimeindustry #portassociationoflousiana @ShipNews #VirginiaMaritimeAssociation @PortoftheFutureConference

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  • The Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute, a DHS Center of Research Excellence in Countering Human Trafficking, and the Center for Immigration Studies will host the 2024 Conference to Combat Human Trafficking: Research and Technology, from July 23-24, 2024, at the Harris County Department of Education Conference Center, located at 6300 Irvington Boulevard in Houston, Texas. The purpose of the conference is two-fold: 1.   To present new research and innovative techniques that may be used in efforts to halt human trafficking; and 2.   To identify areas for future research and to develop viable solutions through technologies and enhanced capabilities to counter human trafficking and smuggling. The conference is open to law enforcement, fire marshals, Health and Human Services, intelligence analysts, selected researchers, and members of Non-Government Agencies involved in combating human trafficking, and solution providers. All applicants will be vetted. The Conference is free. Seating is limited. Interested individuals must register prior to 1 July 2024, at: https://lnkd.in/gN9pZCTp Training. This year’s conference is followed by training in “Interdiction for the Protection of Children,” provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety. This training is designed to make front-line officers and investigators aware of the variety of resources available to assist them in establishing the status of a child who may be missing, exploited or at risk of exploitation and what courses of action are immediately available. Training is free. Register for training at: https://lnkd.in/gudPSjEy For questions, contact Kevin Clement, Executive Director Strategic Partnerships at the Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute at KClement@uh.edu | +1 512.626.5413

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  • Fritz Kuebler is the Director of Business Development for RPower, an energy solutions company located at The Woodlands, Texas. He is a retired Coast Guard Officer with an extensive background in port security, resilience, emergency management, and continuity of operations. Now, he has a passion for helping organizations harden their most critical assets, improving their bottom line, and furthering their ESG objectives all while strengthening our collective national security. The 2024 Port of the Future Conference will host representatives from over 50 ports worldwide. For the list of participating ports access https://lnkd.in/gsKZUcNW . This year’s event includes tracks on Port Infrastructure 4.0, Developing Ports; Intermodal Connectivity; Decarbonization and Alternate Fuels; Port Energy and Sustainability; Terminal Operations; Enhancing the Port Eco-System; Port Security and Cybersecurity; and other relevant topics. Register for the 2024 Port of the Future Conference at https://lnkd.in/g46u3_Hk #PortElectrification #onshorepower #zeroemissions #ports #future #portofthefuture #portoperations #shipping #maritime #scports #irprt #porthouston #texasports #maritimeindustry #portassociationoflousiana @ShipNews #VirginiaMaritimeAssociation @PortoftheFutureConference

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  • Brooke Kennedy, Senior Manager, Deloitte, will speak on the “Making Automation Work…” at the 2024 Port of the Future Conference, to be held April 2-4, 2024, in Houston, Texas. Automation does not guarantee financial and operational success. Autonomy and autonomous technologies continue to disrupt established industries with opportunities to improve operational efficiency and safety. Looking at a 5- to 10-year time horizon, new and emerging autonomous technologies and accompanying regulation will continue to evolve, changing the port landscape as we know it today. Emerging technologies including Internet of Things (IoT), Vehicle and Equipment Automation, Drones, and Energy Technologies may all potentially be implemented and scaled in a port environment, requiring ports to proactively plan and adapt to technological and regulatory implications of implementing these new autonomous technologies. Three distinguishing factors identify ports and corporations that derive the greatest results from automation: they make automation a strategic priority, focus on people as much as technology, and develop an operating model that enables scaling. Brooke Kennedy is an emerging technology and innovation leader within Deloitte’s Government & Public Services (GPS) Consulting Practice. She has 9+ years of experience bringing innovative technology solutions to Federal clients across the Defense and National Security sector to address front-line operational and mission challenges. As the leader for Deloitte’s Technology Scouting Capability, Brooke helps clients understand today’s dynamic technology landscape as well as trends in Research and Development (R&D) that may impact future operations across fields including Artificial Intelligence and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Furthermore, she helps them identify and assess emerging technology solutions to meet mission needs across border security, port, and other critical national security ecosystems. The 2024 Port of the Future Conference will host representatives from over 50 ports worldwide. For the list of participating ports access https://lnkd.in/gAbTwB33 This year’s event includes tracks on Port Infrastructure 4.0, Developing Ports; Intermodal Connectivity; Decarbonization and Alternate Fuels; Port Energy and Sustainability; Terminal Operations; Enhancing the Port Eco-System; Port Security and Cybersecurity; and other relevant topics. Register for the 2024 Port of the Future Conference at https://lnkd.in/g46u3_Hk #autonomousnavigation #autonomy #autonomoustechnology #autonomous #autonomoussystems #gpa #ports #future #portofthefuture #portoperations #shipping #maritime #scports #irprt #porthouston #texasports #maritimeindustry #portassociationoflousiana @ShipNews #VirginiaMaritimeAssociation @PortoftheFutureConference

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