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CESMI 2015 Conference Keynote Addresses	California's Freight Mobility Plan: A Foundation for Sustainable Freight Benjamin De Alba, Calif. St. Transportation Agency	Promoting a Green Maritime Industry Morten Høglund, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister

CESMI 2015 Conference OCEAN SESSION


The Sustainable Freight Pathways to Zero and Near-Zero Emission Discussion Heather Arias, Air Resources Board, Freight Transport Branch Chief	Update on California's Ocean-going Vessel Activities Peggy Tarrico, Air Resources Board, Ocean Going Vessel team	Urban Water Shuttle & Short Sea Power Hege Økland, CEO - and Nils Aadland, Project Manager, Maritime Cleantech

Approches towards Sustainability in the Maritime Industry Jan Emblemsvåg, Rolls-Royce, Senior Vice President Ship Design & Systems, Commercial Marine	Using Membranes for Extracting N2 and CO2 Tom Cantero, Air Products CEO	Ship Based Wastewater Treatment and Desalination Plants for On Shore Use Sigmund Larsen, CEO, Environor

CESMI 2015 Conference OCEAN & SHORE SESSION


AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles: Unclocking the Ocean's Potential for a Future of Environmental Sustainability Jenny Krusoe, AltaSea CFO/Operations	Panel Discussuion - Developing a Sustainable Port: Challenges and Rewards - Heather Tomley, Port of Long Beach, Director of Environmental Planning - Carter Atkins, Port of Los Angeles Environmental Lead for issues on Ocean going vessels - Christina Birdsey, Port of Hueneme Director of Operations and Environmental Lead.	Ocean Business Community Leadership and Collaboration for Sustainability Paul Holthus, World Ocean Council Founding CEO and President.

Autonomous Groups of Vessels for Port Monitoring Knut Oxnevad, CEO SIMTANO	Marine Invasive Species Managing the Risk Kevin Peters, Subsea Global Solutions, VP Strategic Business Development and Sales.	Panel Discussion: Ballast Water and Invasive Species - Laura Y. Kovary, California State Lands Commission, Long Beach Division Chief, Captain, U.S. Merchant Marine - Nicole Dobroski, Environmental Program Mgr, California State Lands Commission - Birgir Nilsen, OptiMarin, CEO

CESMI 2013 Conference
Introductory Remarks

Dr. Knut I. Oxnevad, CESMI Conference Co-Chair

Hilde Skorpen, Consul General of Norway, San Francisco



CESMI 2013 Conference Keynote Addresses	International Shipping & the Environment Mario Cordero Federal Maritime Commission	Overcoming California's Transportation Challenges: A Maritime Perspective Benjamin De Alba, Calif. St. Transportation Agency



CESMI 2013 OCEAN SESSION	Transient Plasma Ignition and Exhaust Remediation Dr. Martin Gundersen, The Lloyd F. Hunt Chair in Electrical Engineering, Director, USC Pulsed Power Research Group, USC	Comprehensive Combustion Study (CCS): Fundamental Aspects of Transient Plasma Assisted Combustion in Marine Engines Dr. Fokion Egolfopoulos, The William E. Leonhard Professor in Engineering, Director, USC Combustion and Fuels Research Lab, USC

CESMI 2013 Conference OCEAN SESSION Panel Discussion: The LNG Challenge Moderator: Tony Teo

	LNG as a Marine Fuel Tony Teo, Technology and Business Dir., DNV N. America.	George Capacci, Deputy Chief, Operations and Construction, Ferries Div., WA State DOT

LNG in the Jones Act Shipbuilding Market Thomas Wetherald, Director of Business Development, General Dynamics NASSCO	Developments in low pressure two stroke LNG fueled engines Quentin Stewart, Sales Manager, Ship Power, Wartsila NA Inc.	Audience Questions The LNG Challenge Panel Discussion

CESMI 2013 Conference OCEAN SESSION


Creating Value Through Communicating Your Sustainability Performance Alfhild Aspelin, Consultant, Two Tomorrows Sustainability Services, a DNV Company	APL – Building Business for an Environmentally Sustainable Future Robert Clark, Director of Environmental Affairs, APL	Plastic Aquatic: A challenge to the Maritime Sector Alfhild Aspelin, Consultant, Two Tomorrows Sustainability Services, DNV Company

CESMI 2013 Conference SHORE SESSION


Autonomous Aerial Vehicles for Continuous and Cost Efficient Maritime Port Monitoring Stephan Weiss, Technologist, Computer Vision Group	Dredging Spoil Reconditioning System John T. Ostgaard, President Amectrans Inc	Designing Container SuperPort Complexes for the 21st Century David Alba, Co-Founder GRID Logistics Inc.

CESMI 2013 Conference SHORE SESSION Panel Discussion: Constructing The Sustainable Port Moderator: Scott Kurtz, Director, Environmental Sciences, Ninyo & Moore, President, HAIC

	Port of Long Beach: When Sustainability "Rubber" Meets Infrastructure "Road" Doug Sereno, PE, ENV-SP, Director of Program Management, Long Beach	Role of Ports In Post Earthquake Economic Recovery Richard McCarthy, Exec. Director, California Seismic Safety Commission

	AltaSea and the Urban Port of the Future David Conforti, Director of Special Projects, Annenberg Foundation	Audience Questions Constructiong The Sustainable Port Panel Discussion



CESMI 2013 Conference Introductory Remarks	Dr. Knut I. Oxnevad, CESMI Conference Co-Chair	Hilde Skorpen, Consul General of Norway, San Francisco