WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

• Eric Friend – Executive Director, MITAGS
• Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, Commander, MilitarySealift Command

Growing and Guiding Future Mariners

• Allen Scott, Washington State Ferries

Maritime-Focused High Schools and Early Outreach

• Moderator – Dr. Arthur H. Sulzer, Maritime for Primary and Secondary Education Coalition (MPSEC)
• Matthew Wilson, CEO, Maritime Academy Charter School
• Jimmy Zatwarnicki, President of Liberty Nautical Education Center
• Molly Dushay, Executive Director, NAMEPA
• Kristie Wolford, Director, Maritime 253 Tacoma

LUNCH

President’s Welcome

Capt. Don Josberger – President, International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, AFL-CIO

Expanding Nontraditional Talent Pipelines

• Moderator – Jen Stair, IOMM&P
• Davere Hanson, The Harbor School
• Ally Tenorio, Women Offshore
• Capt. Howard Wyche, Organization of Black Academy Graduates

Union, Community and Technical College Programs

• Moderator – Kipp Snow, Community College of Baltimore County
• Michele Barutha, MITAGS
• Capt. Gerard Pannell, AMO STAR Center
• John Stauffer, San Jacinto Community College
• Dale Bateman, Seattle Maritime Academy
• Capt. Michael Bacher, Western Pacific Maritime Academy

NETWORKING BREAK

Training the Nation’s Coastal Marine Workforce

• Capt. Zander Parker, Maine Maritime Academy
• Capt. Tim Leach, Maine Maritime Academy

Military to Mariner Transitions

• CDR Kenneth Franklin, USCG
• Michael Sparks, USCG
• Casey Chmielewski – Military Sealift Command

RECEPTION – SPONSORED BY Wärtsilä

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

• Gregg Pelowski, Former Director, Total Force Management, Military Sealift Command

Towards a Sustainable Mariner Workforce – Innovative Training Technologies

• Elspeth McMahon, Old Dominion University
• Talita Marina Scarcela Barros, Maersk Training
• Andy Parkin, KILO Solutions

NETWORKING BREAK

Cyber Skills for Future Mariners

• Dan Turissini

Navigating the Mariner Credentialling Process

• Nate Gilman

LUNCH

Mariner Retention and Mentoring

• Moderator – Gregg Pelowski, Former Director, Total Force Management,Military Sealift Command
• Capt. David Melin, Puget Sound Pilots
• John Anderson, McAllister Towing
• Jon Van Wylen, Key-to-the-Sea Chest Consulting, LLC

NETWORKING BREAK

Pathways after Sailing

• Moderator – Shipbuild Talent Hub
• Nathan Power – Shipyard Operations
• Christopher Clark – Marine Surveyors

DINNER WITH SPEAKER – Sponsored by MM-SEAS

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Mental Health at Sea/ Stress, Fatigue, Isolation

• Moderator 
• Dr. Marissa Baker, University of Washington
• John Prell, Vikland
• Dr. Maria Carrera. World Maritime University

NETWORKING BREAK

Mariner Quality of Life Tools

• Joseph Bienvenu, Moxie Media Inc.
• Ally Tenorio, Women Offshore Foundation

Balancing Tradition and Technology: Charting Safer Seas for the Future

• Shawn Smith, NorthStar AnchorPoint

CLOSING REMARKS