Propeller Club Port of Mobile 2024 Mobile Maritime Economy Forum

In partnership with the Mobile Chamber Economic Development, we invite you to attend the 2024 Mobile Maritime Economy Forum. The Forum convenes Maritime and Marine Construction executives with informative speakers, industry updates with local perspective, and opportunity for discussion with colleagues.

DATE: Wednesday, March 27th, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

LOCATION: National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, 155 S. Water St., Mobile, AL 36602

Registration is free but seats are limited.

EVENT REGISTRATION
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AGENDA

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. NETWORKING BREAKFAST

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PROGRAM

Mobile Area Workforce Alliance: Industry Engagement Opportunities
Kellie Snodgrass, Workforce & Career Development Manager, Mobile Chamber Economic Development
Claire Minto, Signature Academies Supervisor, Mobile County Public School System

The Mobile Area Workforce Alliance is a transformative coalition taking on the goal of producing the needed workforce for the Mobile area by bringing industry to the classroom. Learn how Academies are getting students excited about and prepared for our region’s high-demand jobs, and how your company can get involved.

Risk & Rerouting: Current Global Security Issues in Shipping
Wendy Robertson, General Manager of Operations, APM Terminals Mobile
Jonathan McConnell, President, Meridian.us

Geopolitical conflict, violence, and draught have introduced large-scale threat to what makes global trade possible – dependable scheduling. Bottlenecks and delay-driven costs continue to impact both carriers and consumers. How are our local ports affected? And how does Meridian.us, a Mobile-based security firm founded in 2009 to combat piracy, address today’s challenges?

COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: Vertex Energy
Steve Gordon, Fuel Marketing Manager, Vertex Marine Division

Steve Gordon from Vertex Energy will discuss the expansion and evolution of marine logistics operations linked to their Mobile, Alabama refinery. He will cover developments since the acquisition of the facility, including the creation of a marine fuels division to leverage Gulf Coast assets for blending and marketing, and how these efforts provide a foundation for future potential developments and opportunities for Mobile and the Port.

10:00 a.m. – OPTIONAL MUSEUM TOUR

Thank you to event sponsor CORE Industries and venue sponsor National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico.