November 13-15, 2023
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20th Anniversary Celebration in the Big Easy
2023 Agenda
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Buffet Lunch for Early Arrivals | Four Seasons
1:30 – 4:15 p.m. | WCI Annual Membership/Board of Directors Meeting | Four Seasons
4:15 p.m. | Waterways Symposium Registration Opens | Four Seasons
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | Opening Reception | Four Seasons: Vue Orleans
Evening |Dinner | On Your Own
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Buffet Breakfast | Four Seasons
9:00 – 9:05 a.m. | Opening Remarks | Four Seasons
WCI Chair Cherrie Felder, Vice President, Channel Shipyard Companies
9:05 – 10:00 a.m. | Economic Outlook | Four Seasons
Peter Ricchiuti, Senior Professor of Practice, Freeman School of Business, Tulane University
10:00 - 10:50 a.m. | US Construction Outlook | Four Seasons
Kenneth Simonson, Chief Economist, The Associated General Contractors of America
10:50 - 11:05 a.m. | Presentation: National Rivers Hall of Fame National Achievement Award | Four Seasons
2023 Award Recipient: Steve Golding, Chair, Golding Barge Line
11:05 - 11:30 a.m. | Networking Break | Four Seasons
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch and Keynote Speaker | Four Seasons
The Honorable Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. | Update on Projects in the Gulf Region | Four Seasons
Sean Duffy, Executive Director, Big River Coalition
Col. Cullen Jones, Commander, New Orleans District, USACE
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. | Networking Break + Sweet Treat | Four Seasons
2:15 - 3:00 p.m. | The Inland Waterways' Impact on New Orleans | Four Seasons
Michael Hecht, President/CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc.
3:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Adjourn | Four Seasons
Tracy Zea, President and CEO, Waterways Council, Inc.
4:00 p.m. | Board Buses | Four Seasons Entrance
4:30 - 6:00p.m. | Cocktail Hour | Southern Yacht Club, 105 N Roadway Street, New Orleans, LA 70124
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | WCI 20th Anniversary Dinner | Southern Yacht Club
8:00 p.m. | Board Buses to return to Four Season
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Buffet Breakfast | Four Seasons
9:00 a.m. | Adjourn
Four Seasons New Orleans
2 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 Our room block has closed. Please reach out to Amber McClay, amcclay@waterwayscouncil.org or 202/765-2166 for accommodations support. |
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Travel |
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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
About a 25 minute drive to the hotel
1 Terminal Drive, Kenner, LA 70062
Parking |
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The Four Seaons has valet and self-parking available.
Registration & Sponsorship |
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Registration is now open! Thank you to our generous sponsors! We can't wait to celebrate 20 years with you!