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Program - Agenda

CFA 2023 Conference and Trade Show
September17 -19, 2023
Vancouver BC

Ferries and the communities they serve - People, the environment and the economy

Click here to view our Program Agenda

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
12:00pm - 6:00pm Registration Desk
1:00pm - 5:00pm Exhibitors Move In
6:30pm - 8:00pm Welcome Reception
First Opportunity to Network and visit our Exhibitors
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
7:30am - 8:30am Networking Breakfast
7:30am - 4:00pm Exhibitor Trade Show Hours
8:30am - 8:45am Welcome Address Callum Campbell, Chair, Canadian Ferry Association
8:45am - 9:00am CFA Update Serge Buy, President and CEO at the Canadian Ferry Association
9:00am - 9:45am Panel Discussion

IDEA - an inclusive work environment

Raagini Appadurai, EDI Program Manager at Coast Mountain Bus Company

Buki Hough, Senior Manager, Talen Development, People and Culture at BC Ferries  
9:45am - 10:15am Presentation Brittney Blokker, Program Manager at Green Marine

Leveraging Green Marine's Certification Program and Ferry Forum to Improve Environmental Performance
10:15am - 10:45am Network & Refreshment Break - Sponsored by Société des traversiers du Québec
10:45am - 11:15am Session
Schottel		 Julian Kimmerl, R&D Engineer Hydrodynamics & Propeller Design at Schottel GmBH

HyPNoS - Hydrodynamic Propeller Noise Monitoring System
11:15am - 11:45am Presentation B. Carl Kuhnke, President & CEO at Owen Sound Transportation Company

Attracting and retaining a professional workforce for the ferry sector in a tightening marine labour market
11:45am - 12:15pm Presentation

Pascal Larose, Vice-président à l'exploitation at Société des traversiers du Québec


Opening up the territory by ferry: reality, challenges and solutions
12:15pm - 1:15pm Networking Luncheon - Sponsored by NEWDOCK, St. John's Dockyard Limited
1:15pm - 1:45pm

Session

Ramsey Greig & Company

Arild Austrheim, Head of New Ship Buildings at Fjord 1 ASA

Electrification of the Fjord1 Fleet
1:45pm - 2:45pm Panel Presentation Technology and Greener Ferries

Stephen Shukur, Regional Sales Manager at Cavotec Group

Electric Vessel Charging - A Step Change is Coming

Maryam Ebrahimian, Sales Manager Canada at Corvus Energy

The Evolution of Energy Storage Systems - Leverage advancing technologies to power electric and hybrid ferries and strive towards zero-emission Operations

Shawn Balding, General Manager at Canal Marine & Industrial

18 Month Performance of the ZERO Marilyn Bell I: the Result vs Expectations
2:45pm - 3:15pm Networking & Refreshment Break - Sponsored by Société des traversiers du Québec
3:15pm - 3:45pm

Session

DAMEN Shipyards Gorinchem

Jurriaan Jellema, Service Hub Manager at Damen Shipyards 

Local Services, Worldwide
3:45pm - 4:45pm Panel Presentation

Owner Operator Members

Gregg Ryder, General Manager at Coastal Transport Limited

Carl Kuhnke, President at Owen Sound Transportation Company

Michael MacWilliam, Director, Groundside Services at Ports Toronto

Stephen Jones, Executive Director Engineering at BC Ferries
6:00pm - 8:00pm Evening Cocktail Reception at SAGE
5:15pm
5:30pm
5:45pm		 Shuttle buses from Westin Bayshore to UBC
7:45pm
8:00pm
8:15pm		 Shuttle buses from UBC to Westin Bayshore
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
8:00am - 8:45am Networking Breakfast
8:00am - 1:30pm Exhibitor Trade Show Hours
8:45am - 9:00am Welcome to Day 2
9:00am - 9:45am Panel Discussion

Ferries and Reconciliation

Mayor Garry Reece of Lax Kw'alaams Band
9:45am - 10:15am Session
Wärtsilä 

Mark Keneford, Managing Director at Wärtsilä North America Inc.

Matteo Sartori, Senior Expert, System Development & Design at Wärtsilä

Decarbonization Alternative Fuels and Energy Technology Development and Readiness
10:15am - 10:45am Network & Refreshment Break -  Sponsored by Aurizn Solutions Pty Ltd.
10:45am - 11:15am Presentation Mike Corrigan, CEO at Interferry

A Global Perspective: How Ferries Support Local Economies, Safety and the Environment
11:15am - 11:45am Presentation John Bertell, Director of Sales at CARUS

What will passengers expect in the future: how to prepare - Digitization
11:45am - 12:15pm

Session

Bureau Veritas

Andreas Ullrich, Global Market Leader at Bureau Veritas

Technologies able to help decarbonizing the ferry industry - pros and cons from a Classification Society perspective
12:15pm - 1:30pm Networking Luncheon - Last change to visit the Trade Show
1:30pm - 2:00pm Presentation Ed Hooper, Executive Director, Shipbuilding at BC Ferries

Environmental Sustainability Objectives in BC Ferries New Major Vessel Design
2:00pm - 2:30pm Presentation

Transport Canada Update
2:30pm - 3:00pm Networking Break -  Sponsored by Aurizn Solutions Pty Ltd.
3:00pm - 3:30pm

Session

Anchor Operating System

Nasi Peretz, President - Chief Technology Officer at Anchor Operating System

Preventing Fraud at Scale in Ferry Transportation

3:30pm - 4:00pm


6:00pm - 6:45pm

Closing Remarks


Cocktail Reception
6:45pm - 9:30pm Gala Dinner