Navtech is produced by Colibri Northwest. December 2-3, 2025, in Savannah, GA.
Opening Remarks: Peter Philips, Colibri Northwest
CAPT Paul Amos, American Pilots’ Association
CAPT Richard Madden, Masters, Mates & Pilots
CAPT Lindsay M. Price, Women Offshore Foundation
CAPT Frank Vargas, American Seafoods
Moderator:
CAPT Wesley Moore, Sabine Pilots
Panelists:
Dr. Scott Beatty, PhD, MarineLabs
Tommy Mikkelsen, Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure
John Patterson, Artemis Technologies
CAPT Chris Yarbrough, Savannah Pilots Association
Jon Kjaerulff, MITAGS
Liam LaRue, National Transportation Safety Board
Moderator:
Brian Tetreault, US Army Corps of Engineers
Panelists:
Jon Dasler, David Evans and Associates
R. David Lewald, US Coast Guard Headquarters
Gerald Thornberry, US Army Corps of Engineers
Darren Wright, NOAA Office of Coast Survey
Moderator:
Jon Kjaerulff, MITAGS
Panelists:
CAPT Jonathan Samuell, American Pilots’ Association
Michiel Versteeg, Saltchuk
George Burkley, Maritime Pilots Institute
Christian Hempstead, Hempstead Maritime Training LLC
Chuck Stoffer, UHU Technologies
Moderator:
Brendan O’Shea, American Pilots’ Association
Panelists:
John DePersenaire, Viking Yachts
VADM Mike Connor, USN (ret), ThayerMahan
Dr. Caroline Good, PhD, NOAA
Moderator:
CAPT Tim Lagarde, Associated Branch Pilots, Port of New Orleans
Panelists:
CDR Tonya Lim, USCG, Sector Columbia River
CAPT Jeremy Nielsen, Columbia River Pilots
