We are pleased to provide the following PDFs, photos and videos from presentations from the APP’s 112th Annual Conference in Guam, August 3 to 6, 2026.
Photos (FLIKR site)
Day 1 (August 3, 2026)
Day 2 (August 4, 2026)
Day 3 (August 5, 2026)
Day 4 (August 6, 2026)
Extras (Golf, Companion Program, Palau Trip)
Tuesday, August 4:
- Welcome Ceremony with Rory J. Respicio, General Manager, Port Authority of Guam; The Honorable Lourdes Aflague Leon Guerrero, Governor of Guam; The Honorable Josh Fraquez Tenorio, Lieutenant Governor of Guam; and The Honorable Senator Jesse A. Lujan, the Ports’ Legislative Oversight Chairman — Video (Youtube link)
- Keynote Speaker: Rear Admiral Brett Mietus, Commander, Joint Region Marianas, U.S. Navy
- Audio of Presenation including slides (Youtube link)
- MARAD Update with William Paape, Deputy Associate Administrator for Industry Support (pending)
- Panel Session: From Trade Gateways to Strategic Logistics Platforms — Moderated by Derek Chow, Burns & McDonnell with Patrick Bulaon, Matson; Lee Cabrera, ATOSSCOM; and Michelle Quidachay, APL
- PowerPoint slides (PDF): Michelle Quidachay / Patrick Bulaon
- Video of panel session (includes presentation slides) (Youtube video format)
- Strengthening our Shared Pacific — U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds, Representative for the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Video (Youtube link)
- Lessons in Resiliency: Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi: Michael Legler, FEMA; Esther Ada, Commonwealth Ports Authority; and Rory J. Respicio, Port Authority of Guam
- PowerPoint slides (PDF): Respicio / Ada / Legler
- Audio of panel session (includes presentation slides)
- Video (Youtube video format)
- Funding Pathways for Pacific Ports: Gus Hein, MARAD; Kimberly Mak, USEPA; Peter Simons and Bryan Herdliska, MARAD
- PowerPoint slides (PDF): Mak / Javellana (Guam) / Simons / Herdliska
- Video (Youtube link)
- Shaping the Future of Maritime Trades with Sang Yi, American Association of Port Authorities
- Video (Youtube link)
Wednesday, August 5:
- Spotlight on the Port Authority of Guam — Operations, Infrastructure & Vision with Rory J. Respicio, Port Authority of Guam
- The Glass Breakwater Repair Project with Erica Treflik-Body, W.F. Baird & Associates
- EPA Clean Ports Program with Terra Miller-Cassman, Jacobs
- Panel Session: Net-Zero Port Operations — Moderated by Trina Martynowicz, USEPA with Joe Carrillo, SSA Marine; and Kristi McKenney, Port of Oakland
- PowerPoint slides (PDF): Carrillo / McKenney
- Video (Youtube link, including slides)
- Ports & Energy with Jason Lustbader, National Laboratory of the Rockies
- Building the Blue Energy Economy: Ports & Offshore Wind Development with Jerry Su, Taiwan International Ports Corporation
Thursday, August 6:
- Whole-of-Life Asset Management with John Daley, Don Young Port of Alaska; and Steven Martinez, Liftech Consultants Inc.
- PowerPoint slides (PDF): Daley / Martinez
- Video (Youtube link, including slides)
- Your Port Protected — Cybersecurity for Ports of All Sizes — Moderated by Rigo Cisneros, Jacobs, with Eddie Galang, Port of Long Beach; Gus Hein, MARAD; and DreanaLee Kallili, Hawaii Department of Transportation
- Digital Port Management — Data-Driven Performance for Pacific Ports — Moderated by Rigo Cisneros, Jacobs with Aldo Ferrufino, Jacobs; and David Yeo, Innovez One
- Extending the Life of Your Port Assets — New Technologies and Practices — Moderated by Rigo Cisneros, Jacobs with Sean Chapman, Marine Solutions Inc.; Steven Martinez, Liftech Consultants Inc.; and Carla Neal, Vector Corrosion Technologies Inc.
- PowerPoint slides (PDF): Chapman / Neal
- Video (Youtube link, including slides)
- Building Climate-Resilient Maritime Infrastructure Across the Pacific with Kaoru Kasahara, Asian Development Bank
- Blue Economy Innovation — Port of San Diego’s Incubator Model with Jason Giffen, Port of San Diego
- The Infrastructure of Trust: Aligning Your Communications Strategy to Your Stakeholders with Shannon Arnold, Path Strategy LLC
