Speaking Engagements

Evelyn Suarez Moderates Ports Panel at AAEI Event

Monday, June 26, 2023
Categories: News, Speaking Engagements

On June 20, 2023, Evelyn Suarez served as moderator for the panel, “Now that the Dust has Settled, What Can We Expect From Our Maritime Ports?” at the American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI) 2023 Annual Conference. More about the panel:

Breakout 5: Now that the Dust has Settled, What Can We Expect From Our Maritime Ports?
Moderator: Evelyn Suarez, American Port Association
Speakers: Joe Kramek, World Shipping Council;  Cary Davis, American Association of Port Authorities;  Cathie Vick, Port of Virginia
Trade and the growing trend toward globalization has made the world’s largest ports critical infrastructure. Discover how those ports are leveraging technology and public-private partnerships to support the growing demands of exporters and importers.

Evelyn Suarez sits at a table along with 3 others and asks questions during the ports panel at the AAEI annual conference

Designing the Model Port – Upcoming Conference Discussion

Monday, May 09, 2022
Categories: Speaking Engagements

Evelyn is honored to moderate an upcoming discussion on “Designing the Model Port – From Stagnation to Innovation” at AAEI’s Annual Conference June 14 in Ft. Lauderdale. She will be joined by three experts on port design – Sofia Berger (WSP), Anja Elverding (Port of Rotterdam), and Mark Higgins (Virginia International Terminals.) She is thrilled that AAEI chose to approach the challenges presented by recent global supply chain issues in such a constructive manner to inform on how successful ports are constantly innovating for improvement and what to expect in the future. You can join either in person or virtually.

AAEI annual conference graphic

Trade Policy in 2021: Where Does the Next Administration Pick Up?

Tuesday, November 03, 2020
Categories: International Trade Law & Policy, Speaking Engagements

You can now watch a recording of the GWU CIBER, DC/VA DEC and WIIT  program entitled “Trade Policy in 2021: Where Does the Next Administration Pick Up?”

WIIT President Andrea Durkin engaged Flexport Chief Economist Phil Levy in a discussion on the current state of trade. Then Evelyn had the pleasure of moderating a discussion of tariffs, trade wars, China, the administration, and trade with Stephen Vaughn and Michael Smart. They discussed what to expect on trade with a Trump second term or under a Biden Administration.