Annual Waterways Symposium

Nov 13, 2023  -  Nov 15, 2023 Four Seasons New Orleans

November 13-15, 2023

Register for the 2023 Symposium Here!
 

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. 

 

 

Travel

 

 

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)

About a 25 minute drive to the hotel

1 Terminal Drive, Kenner, LA 70062

 

Parking

 

 

The Four Seaons has valet and self-parking available. 

  

Registration & Sponsorship

 

 

Registration is now open! Thank you to our generous sponsors! We can't wait to celebrate 20 years with you!

 

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