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7:00am EDT

Registration and Light Breakfast The Ritz-Carlton

7:45am EDT

Breakfast Session: Renewing Montreal - An Infrastructure Perspective The Ritz-CarltonAlex Wong • Ryan Dermody • Vincent Joli-Coeur • Port of Montreal Contrecœur Container Terminal

8:45am EDT

Special Keynote: Transformative Leadership - How to Make Major Change Happen The Ritz-CarltonNorman F. Anderson • David H. Petraeus

9:30am EDT

Blueprint 2025 Initiative - Revealing the Top U.S. Infrastructure Projects The Ritz-CarltonNorman F. Anderson • Courtney Degener • Forrest Hoglund • Jeff Hirschberg • Carlos Aguilar • Ed Leonard • Cadiz Water Conveyance • Department of Interior - Grand Coulee Dam • SeaOne CGL Export • Northeast Maglev • Texas Central Railway • Army Corps Wright-Patman Reservoir • Theia Global Satellite Infrastructure System • Great Lakes Basin Transportation

10:00am EDT

Coffee Break The Ritz-Carlton

10:15am EDT

Update on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and its Impact on Infrastructure The Ritz-CarltonNorman F. Anderson • Gerardo Lameda • Rich Steffens • David Woodruff

10:45am EDT

Keynote: Unleashing the Full Potential of America’s Fossil Energy: Critical Infrastructure Needs The Ritz-CarltonNorman F. Anderson • Steven Winberg

11:15am EDT

Energy Storage Hub Opportunities: Transforming the Appalachian Region The Ritz-Carltongordon arbuckle • Joseph Savage • Steve Hedrick • Mike Hall • Denise Brinley • Appalachia Storage and Trading Hub

12:15pm EDT

Technology Transformation for Infrastructure - Smart Cities The Ritz-CarltonAndrew Liu • Lucinda Babers • John Trobough • Jenn Schmitz

1:00pm EDT

Lunch: Blueprint 2025: Vision and Action in U.S. Infrastructure Policy The Ritz-Carlton

2:30pm EDT

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Priority Projects The Ritz-CarltonWilliam Crosbie • Thomas P. Smith • Joseph Savage Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure The Ritz-CarltonChad Carter • Colin Dunn • Diana Marina Cooper • Kyle Malo • Wanda Lenkewich

3:15pm EDT

Technology & Infrastructure: Electric Vehicles & Mobility The Ritz-CarltonLarry Eisenstat • Wayne Killen • Arturo Garcia • Mark Smith • David Anderson A Map of the Future: Prioritizing Projects to Protecting Critical Assets, and Achieving National Security The Ritz-CarltonJohn Macomber • Whitney Katchmark • Pierce Homer • Jonathan Stock • Jim Pass • Jason Behrer

4:00pm EDT

Coffee Break The Ritz-Carlton

4:15pm EDT

Autonomous Vehicles & The Impact on our Infratructure The Ritz-CarltonKaren Weiss • Greg Rogers • MacCallister Higgins • Dan Lukasik • Theodore Newman Let's Put it All Together: "Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change" The Ritz-CarltonJohn Macomber • Jim Pass • Katharina Schneider-Roos • Mike Tischler

5:00pm EDT

Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Transformative Energy Technology Workshop The Ritz-CarltonEdward Fanter • Bill Cherry • David Edwards • Everett Anderson • Henry Aszlkar

5:45pm EDT

Welcome Reception The Ritz-CarltonLattice Industries LLC • Canadian National

7:00am EDT

Registration Opens The Ritz-Carlton

7:45am EDT

Breakfast Session: Mexican Infrastructure Opportunities The Ritz-CarltonKristie Pellecchia • Juan Emmanuel Gonzalez Castelan • Carlos Castillo • Marco J.A. Espinosa • Paul V. Oliva • The Tren Maya Breakfast Session: Restoring the Bahamas The Ritz-CarltonRich Steffens • Al Binger • Jeffrey Beckles* • Sidney Collie

8:45am EDT

Special Keynote: Economic Growth & Infrastructure The Ritz-CarltonNorman F. Anderson • Senator Joe Manchin

9:00am EDT

Special Keynote: The Strategic Energy for America Act The Ritz-CarltonJoe Dillon • Senator Lisa Murkowski

9:15am EDT

North America's Strategic Projects The Ritz-CarltonJon Leiter • Steven Broughall • Kevin Knobloch • Ryan Dermody • Forrest Hoglund • OceanGrids • SeaOne CGL Export • Texas Central Railway • Port of Montreal Contrecœur Container Terminal

10:15am EDT

Megaprojects - Building the Next Great U.S. Projects The Ritz-CarltonPierce Homer • Jason Behrer • Steve Sigmund • Shalva Marjanishvili • Stephen Cheung • Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill • JFK Terminal One Redevelopment • The Gateway Program - Hudson River Tunnel

11:00am EDT

Financing the U.S. Infrastructure Build The Ritz-CarltonAndrew Charlesworth • Ernesto Machado • Congressman Salud Carbajal • Dan Flanagan • Mike Hall • Giuseppe Cosulich

11:45am EDT

Book Launch: Superpower: One Man’s Quest To Transform American Energy The Ritz-CarltonKevin Knobloch • Michael Skelly

12:15pm EDT

Luncheon Keynote: Larry Kudlow - Driving N.A. Infrastructure Forward The Ritz-CarltonNorman F. Anderson • The Honorable Larry Kudlow • Northeast Maglev

1:30pm EDT

2019 Oracle Project of the Year Awards The Ritz-CarltonOracle

1:45pm EDT

Top Rail & Transit Project Opportunities The Ritz-CarltonRyan Leonard • Rogelio Jiménez Pons • Ed Leonard • Jeff Hirschberg • Northeast Maglev • The Tren Maya • Great Lakes Basin Transportation Top Highway, Bridge, and Tunnel Project Opportunities The Ritz-CarltonBryce Docker • Thomas P. Smith • K. Joe Carpenter • Army Corps Bourne Bridge • Army Corps Sagamore Bridge • State Route 400 Express Lanes

2:45pm EDT

Top Energy Project Opportunities The Ritz-CarltonGlady Singh • Harvey Hill • Carlos Ortiz • Marco J.A. Espinosa • Ernesto Machado • Steve Hedrick • US-Mexico Border Renewable Energy Green Bonds • Appalachia Storage and Trading Hub • Fuel Terminal Colombia, Nuevo León • The Nation's Reservoirs • United Refineries of México (REFMEX) 60,000 BPD Facility in Tamaulipas Top Water/Wastewater Projects The Ritz-CarltonScott Slater • Rick Cassidy • Duane DeKrey • Michael Ereti • Cadiz Water Conveyance • Houston Capital Improvement Program • Red River Water Supply

3:45pm EDT

Top Airports Project Opportunities The Ritz-CarltonBryce Docker • Stephen Cheung • Fred Ford • Airglades Airport Redevelopment • JFK Terminal One Redevelopment Top Ports & Logistics Project Opportunities The Ritz-CarltonPat Holtz • Carlos Ortiz • Marco J.A. Espinosa • Don Krusel • Joseph Savage • Logistics and Customes Processing Station America, Colima • Soo Locks • Puerto Soto de la Marina • Laurentia Terminal Project

5:00pm EDT

Private Meetings Reception The Ritz-CarltonKatharina Schneider-Roos • Ernesto Machado • Steve Hedrick • Courtney Degener • Jeff Hirschberg • Don Krusel • Duane DeKrey • Fred Ford • Stephen Cheung • Joseph Savage • K. Joe Carpenter • Rogelio Jiménez Pons • Kevin Knobloch • Ed Leonard • Cadiz Water Conveyance • SeaOne CGL Export • Appalachia Storage and Trading Hub • State Route 400 Express Lanes • Northeast Maglev • Laurentia Terminal Project • Texas Central Railway • Airglades Airport Redevelopment • Red River Water Supply • Port of Montreal Contrecœur Container Terminal • Great Lakes Basin Transportation • Hexagon • Oracle • Trimble • Starr Insurance Company • ACEA • Aninver • Autodesk • BNA • CCR • IPFA • Kiewit • Ullico • Global Infrastructure Basel • Hinman Consulting Engineers • Conseil des Infrastructure • EMS Bruel & Kjaer • Crowell & Moring • Moffatt & Nichol • SIMCO Technologies • Structural Technologies