TTW Conference Agenda
Note: This agenda is tentative and may be subject to change.
Wednesday, August 14th
10:00 AM 4-Man Golf Scramble – Dogwood Course, Lakewood Golf Club
RAIN OR SHINE – BOX LUNCH PROVIDED
Mr. Will Sanders, Tournament Coordinator
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Registration Opens – Grand Ballroom Foyer
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Chairman’s Reception – Grand Ballroom Patio
Host – the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council
(Shorts and polo shirts acceptable)
Dinner on your Own
Thursday, August 15th
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Bayside Breakfast Buffet – Hosted by Yellow Creek Port, Mississippi
Grand Ballroom
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM Welcome – Mr. Mitch Mays, Administrator TTWDA, Mr. Dan Pallme,
Vice Chairman TTWDA and Mr. Mike Williams, Chairman TTWC
Video Welcome from TTWDA Chairman, The Honorable Bill Lee
8:40 AM – 9:40 AM Mr. Scott Baum – Chief Operating Officer, SEMPRE
Geopolitical Threats to the USA – China & Russia
9:40 AM – 10:00 AM The Hon. Robert Aderholt – U.S. House of Representatives (AL – 4)
Congressional Panel
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Ms. Marty Marbry – Tennessee Department of Tourism
Alabama – Mississippi – Tennessee Rural Tourism Tribute Video to Miss Agnes
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break – Sponsored by Alabama Port Authority, Cooper Marine, and Ingram
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Mr. Joe Bastardi – Chief Meteorologist, WeatherBELL Analytics
Southeast Forecast and Climate Change Review
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Mr. Bill Renick – Tennessee Valley Authority, Board of Directors
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch on Your Own
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council Business Meeting
OPTIONAL – User’s Meeting with USACE Julie McGuire
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Ms. Marty Marbry – Western Division Manager, Tennessee Dept. of Tourism
Mr. Dennis Tumlin – Chief Customer Officer, Tennessee Dept of Tourism
Ms. Beth Pippin – Executive Director, Hardin County CVB
Fish Tennessee – The Economics of Bass Tournaments and Tourism
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Break – Sponsored by Logistic Services Inc, Parker Towing, and Port of Itawamba
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Ms. Jeannette Goldsmith – Strategic Development Group
Economic Development Strategies for Port Sites
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM Ms. Jen Armstrong – Waterways Council, Inc.
Insights on the Inland Waterway System & Future Water Resources Development Act Initiatives
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM Mr. Juan Ortis – Engineering, USACE Mobile District
Mr. Anthony Perkins – Operations Manager, Black Warrior Tombigbee
Mr. Chad Brumelow – Operations, USACE Mobile District
Mr. Ryan Reich – Operations, USACE Mobile District
Mr. Scot Beams – Operations, USACE Mobile District
Mr. Glen Chalker – R&D Maintenance
The Demopolis Lock Failure – Response & Repair
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Reception and Silent Auction – Grand Ballroom
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Dinner – Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by – PowerSouth, TVA, and Alabama Power
Mr. Rik Roberts – Dinner Time Entertainment
Friday, August 16th
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM The Great Oaks Breakfast Buffet – Hosted by Yellow Creek Port, Mississippi
Grand Ballroom
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Errin Howard – Program Director, We Work the Waterways
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Break – Sponsored by R&D Maintenance, Tennessee Valley Towing, and Volkert
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM US Army Corps of Engineers Update
Colonel Jeremy Chapman – Commander USACE Mobile District
Mr. Nelson Sanchez – Chief of Operations Division, Mobile District
Mr. Justin Murphree – Operations Manager, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Mr. Anthony Perkins – Operations Manager, Black Warrior Tombigbee
Mr. Tim Fudge – USACE Nashville District
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM US Coast Guard Update
Captain Mike Vega – Commander, USCG Sector Mobile
11:45 AM 42nd Annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference Adjourned