2026 Marine Exchange of Puget Sound Annual Meeting
Agenda
Remarks & Private Q&A
Host: Senator Derek Standford
Info: Senator Stanford has represented Washington's 1st Legislative District in the State Senate since 2019, where he serves as Vice Chair of the Ways & Means Committee and sits on the Business, Financial Services & Trade and Labor & Commerce committees. Outside the Legislature, he leads software development and analytics projects at Boeing and holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Washington.
Marine Exchange of Puget Sound Annual Update
Host: Patrick Gallagher, Marine Exchange Executive Director
Info: Data, ship count, trends, introduction to our new API and more.
Continuity of Operations (COOP) for Vessel Traffic Service
Info: Overview of the instating of the Marine Exchange of Puget Sound as the Sector Puget Sound Coast Guard VTS Backup
Member Legislative Update
Host: Trent Matson, Pinnacle Government Affairs, LLC
Info: An update on maritime issues in Olympia, wins for the year, and more.
PortLink Digital Maritime Information Exchange
Host: Vesa Koivumaa, Wärtsilä Head of Strategic Growth
Info: A first look at the deployment of PortLink in Puget Sound, a unified digital maritime information exchange platform, in the pacific northwest.
Communications & Outreach Update
Host: Sara Zeman, Marine Exchange Communications Director
Info: John Ventjeer Youth Maritime Scholarship winners, the 2027 fundraiser, and the new Pacific Northwest Ports Directory.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 20.00 to USD 25.00
