March 18 March – 09:30EST / 14:30CET / 13:30GMT
U.S. Maritime Policy under The Biden Administration: Continuity or Change?
Chair:
Jeff Lawrence, Partner Cozen O’Conor, Washington D.C, Co-Chair of the International Transportation Committee of the ABA International Law Section
Speakers:
Commissioner Carl W. Bentzel, Federal Maritime Commission
William Doyle, Executive Director, Maryland Port Administration – Port of Baltimore
Rear Admiral Michael Rodriguez, USMS (Former MARAD Deputy Administrator)
The policies and philosophical approaches of former President Donald Trump and recently sworn-in President Joe Biden are dramatically different. Areas such as international economic policy, environmental and trade regulation, and relations with allies and trading partners are all now in play and poised for change.
The important question for maritime stakeholders will be how the change in Administration will impact the maritime industry.
Our panel of experts, with decades of experience in US maritime policy, can be expected to touch on a diverse list of topics including economic and environmental regulation, Jones Act, infrastructure investment, supply chain challenges, trade, security, and more.
EMLO is delighted to host this special one hour free ranging discussion amongst a unique group of experts to discuss key issues that are central to the future of maritime commerce in the U.S. trades.
April / May – 16.30 CET (date tbc)
Covid: A retrospective 1 year on
Chair:
Ann Fenech, Managing Partner of Fenech & Fenech associates, Valetta
Speakers:
Camilla Holtse, Associate General Counsel in Maersk Line, Copenhagen
Kirstie Nicholson, Global competition Counsel BHP Billiton, Singapore
Pietro Palandri, Lawyer and arbitrator with Studio Legale/Mordiglia, Genova
The whole world has suffered from COVID in 2020 and onwards and the shipping industry has been as hard as many other areas of business
Supply chain, rates of pay and the labour market have been hardest hit. The panel will discuss their experiences in the past year and cover practical shipping topics including judicial sales, trade, the approach taken by competition authorities to industry collaborations and other COVID-related initiatives, and maritime topics.
More exciting webinar dates to follow shortly…
Previous Events of 2021
January 26 15.30 CET /14.30 GMT
EU & Maritime policy: A Review of 2020 and Preview of 2021 (members-only event)
Chair:
Dr Vincent Power, Partner A&L Goodbody, Dublin and Chair of EMLO
Speakers:
Sarah Biontino, Biontino Europe Sprl, Brussels
Matthew Levitt, Partner, Baker Botts, Brussels
Sarah and Matthew will review events in EU and Maritime policy in 2020 and give us the benefit of their expertise and knowledge to suggest what to expect in 2021! This is the second year we have held this session with Sarah and Matthew and it is back by popular demand and not one to miss!
