Annual Waterways Symposium

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

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)

About a 25 minute drive to the hotel

1 Terminal Drive, Kenner, LA 70062

The Four Seaons has valet and self-parking available. 

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