International
Trade Experts To Present At Prestigious Pan Pacific Conference In
Oakland
The 2002 Pan Pacific conference is an
international meeting of key figures in international trade from
around the world, many of whom have never presented before in the
Western Hemisphere. The event occurs every two years. This year the
Port of Oakland has the honor of hosting the prestigious conference
at the Marriott City Center, October 15 and 16, 2002.
The final agenda has been set and promises
extraordinary U.S. and international representation.
The Pan Pacific Conference will open the morning of Tuesday October
15th with presentations by Lon Hatamiya, Secretary of the State of
California’s Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency and Rodney
Slater, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The luncheon presentation will feature Mr. GUAN
Tongxian president and CEO of ZPMC, the largest container crane
manufacturer in the world. Panel presentations the first day will
include “International Port Security Developments” moderated by
the Port of Vancouver, Canada; “Port Development Within An Urban
Area” moderated by the Port of Dalian, China; and “Container
Crane Technologies” moderated by the Port of Shanghai. The final
presentation of the first day of the Conference will feature Jon
Hemingway, president of Stevedoring Services of America.
The second day of the Conference will begin with
panel presentations “Ensuring Long-Term Sustainability Of Our
Ports: What Should We Be Doing Today?” moderated by the Melbourne
Port Corporation; and “Cooperation Between Ports In East Asia”
moderated by the Port of Yokohama. The luncheon presentation will
highlight two of the world’s premier railroads featuring Matthew
Rose, president and CEO of the BNSF Railroad and Ivor (Ike) Evans,
president and COO of the Union Pacific Railroad. Afternoon
presentations will feature Doug Tilden, President and CEO of Marine
Terminals Corporation and a panel discussion featuring five of the
West Coast’s Port Authorities and moderated by the Port of
Oakland.
“It will be a busy and highly productive two
days,” said Port of Oakland Executive Director Tay Yoshitani. “Both
the presentations by world leaders in our industry and the social
opportunities to personally meet the presenters and attendees to
discuss the Conference topics make this a unique opportunity to
exchange ideas,” added Yoshitani.
Space at the Conference is still available at
$895.00 for full attendance at all events. Conference Delegates will
benefit from presentations by over two-dozen world-renowned industry
experts. Over the two-day conference attendees will enjoy: a welcome
reception, two continental breakfasts, two working lunches with
V.I.P. speaker presentations; two event dinners; a landside tour of
the Port of Oakland and the Vision 2000 projects; wireless
translation to/from Mandarin and Japanese; and a beautiful evening
cruise of San Francisco Bay.
Registration information for the Pan Pacific
Conference 2002, at www.portofoakland.com, Dan Westerlin at (510)
627-1353, dwesterl@portoakland.com.