Georgia Foreign Trade Conference > Agenda > CONFERENCE DAY TWO: Tuesday 7th February 2012

Tuesday 7^th February 2012

7:30 am to 2:00 pm	GFTC Registration & Delegate Assistance Conference, Golf, Tennis, and Social Activities Cloister Foyer II
Registration for special activities should be made at the GFTC Registration Desk. Registration is $25 per event. Registration fees are non-refundable.
7:00 am to 9:30 am	Breakfast Buffet Cloister III Breakfast Sponsored by Norfolk Southern Corporation Vopak Terminal Savannah, Inc.
7:50 am to 8:00 am	Day Two Business Sessions The Cloister Ballroom Craig Lesser, Master of Ceremony Managing Partner Pendleton Consulting Group, LLC
8:00 am to 8:30 am	Curtis Foltz Executive Director Georgia Ports Authority
8:30 am to 8:55 am	Philip Damas Division Director Drewry Supply Chain Advisors
8:55 am to 9:05 am	Cort Atkinson Co-Founder & CEO Savannah Ocean Exchange
8:55 am to 9:05 am	Cort Atkinson Co-Founder & CEO Savannah Ocean Exchange
9:05 am to 9:30 am	Walter Kemmsies, Ph.D. Chief Economist Moffat & Nichol
9:30 am to 10:30 am	Patti Wood, MA, CSP Communication Dynamics “The Body Language Lady”
10:30 am to 11:30 am	10:30 am to 11:30 am “New Ideas for New Contracts—How to avoid the boom or the bust.” The Cloister Ballroom Moderator – Peter Tirschwell, Senior Vice President for Strategy, UBM Global Trade Dan Vandermeulen, Director of Global Procurement, Mattel Garrett Chapman, Director- Global Transportation & Logistics, VF Services Howard Finkel, Executive Vice President, China Ocean Shipping Company Dr. Anil Vitarana, President, United Arab Shipping Company Jay Buckley, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp. Questions + Answers Coffee Station Sponsored by Hapag-Lloyd (America) Inc. Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Propeller Club of Savannah Door Prizes (You must be present to win. Your delegate number is located on the back of your registration badge.) Door Prizes Sponsored by International Auto Processing, Inc. Vopak Terminal Savannah, Inc. Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc.
11:15 am to 11:45 am	Pre-Luncheon Reception Cloister Foyer II Sponsored by Greenline Architecture Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
11:30 am	Golfers depart for Sea Island’s Seaside Course 12:15 shot-gun start Lunch will be served at the course. Players must furnish transportation. From The Cloister, follow Sea Island Road. Turn “left” on Frederica Road. Follow Frederica for 3 miles, driving past the airport runway. For the Seaside Course, continue driving straight toward The Lodge. Security will direct you to parking.
11:45 am to 1:15 pm	Lunch for non-golfers Cloister III Sponsored by Hydrotex Volkswagen of America, Inc.
12:15 pm	Golf (shotgun start) Golf Lunch Sponsored by IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. Hole in One Seaside No. 3, $40,000 Prize Sponsored by Vopak Terminal Savannah, Inc. Seaside No. 6, $30,000 Prize Sponsored by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Seaside No. 12, $30,000 Prize Sponsored by CERES TERMINALS INCORPORATED Seaside No. 17, $30,000 Prize Sponsored by JIMCO Closest to the Pin Seaside No. 3 Sponsored by Konecranes Seaside No. 6 Sponsored by Konecranes Seaside No. 12 Sponsored by Konecranes Seaside No. 17 Sponsored by Konecranes Longest Drives Seaside No. 9 Sponsored by Crescent Towing Company Seaside No. 7 Sponsored by Vopak Terminal Savannah, Inc. Seaside No. 18 Sponsored by Direct ChassisLink, Inc. Straightest Drives Seaside No. 2 Sponsored by California Cartage Company LLC Seaside No. 10 Sponsored by CSX Transportation Seaside No. 11 Sponsored by Vopak Terminal Savannah, Inc. Seaside No. 15 Sponsored by Vos Electric, Inc. Beverage Stations Sponsored by Hydrotex International Auto Processing, Inc. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Saga Forest Carriers Vopak Terminal Savannah, Inc.
Noon to 5:00 pm	Little St. Simons Island Tour The tour will depart by bus from the Cloister Foyer II at noon for transportation by boat to Little St. Simons Island where lunch will be served. Advance registration required. Please dress weather-appropriate.
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm	‘Game On’ for a Healthier Lifestyle A bold new approach to health that turns the latest, smartest, most successful health science into a fun, fierce, and exhilarating game. Advance registration required. The Cloister Spa
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm	Tennis (round-robin tournament) Courts located adjacent to the spa. Sponsored by International Auto Processing, Inc. Moran Towing Corporation Shooting School for non-Golfers Sponsored by CERES TERMINALS INCORPORATED Volkswagen of America, Inc. Vopak Terminal Savannah, Inc. Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm	Reception + Oyster Roast at “Rainbow Island” A shuttle service departs from The Cloister’s ‘main entrance’ for Rainbow Island activities beginning at 6:15pm. Dress is casual. This is an outdoor event. Please dress weather-appropriate. Reception Sponsored by Colonial Oil Industries TICO/Terminal Services Oyster Roast Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC TICO/Terminal Services
7:15 pm until	Plantation Supper at “Rainbow Island” + Fireworks Dress is casual. This is an outdoor event. Please dress weather-appropriate. Dinner Sponsored by Barloworld Handling Volkswagen of America, Inc. Dinner Bars Sponsored by Hydrotex M.J. Hogan and Company SedCon Technologies, Inc. Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Yancey Power Systems Desserts Sponsored by International Longshoremen’s Association Local #1414 L-A Savannah- Crossgate, LLC Dinner Music Sponsored by Rogers & Brown Savannah Pilots Association Fireworks Sponsored by The Georgia Ports Authority Golf and tennis prizes will be awarded at this event.
10:00 pm until	Cash Bar The River Bar Located near the hotel’s lobby.

GFTC delegate badges must be worn at all times in order to gain access to
both business and social events. Times are subject to change.

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