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Panel SessionsThursday, November 17 8:30-10:30 amPanel Session 1"Improving the Competitive Posture of U.S. Shipbuilding ?.. An International Perspective"A panel of international shipbuilding experts will convene to discuss how to improve the competitive posture of ship- building in the United States. Speakers:  Fred Harris, President, General Dy-namics NASSCO, San Diego, CA  Won-Kang Ki, President and CEO, DSEC, South Korea  Peter Tang-Jensen, Sr. Vice President, American Bureau of Shipping (formerlyExecutive Vice President, Odense Steel Shipyard, Ltd, Denmark)  Joon-Sup Shin, Chief Technical Offi- cer, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., South Korea Panel Session 2: "Naval Architects, Marine & Ocean Engineers ? Key Professionals in theOffshore Industry" The Panelists are active professionals in different parts of the Offshore Industry and are at varying stages of their ca- reers. They will each give a short de- scription of one aspect of their current work along some background on their education and experience and how they came to their current positions. These short presentations will be followed by a moderated question and answer ses- sion. Speakers:  Philip Poll, Houston Offshore Engi- neering  Guido Perla, Guido F. Perla & Asso- ciates  Evan Zimmerman, Delmar Systems  Amy Hickey, Transocean  Chad Petrash, ConocoPhillips Friday, November 18 2:30-4:30Panel Session 3: "LNG Fuel for Ships ? Engineeringand Regulatory Issues"Ships using natural gas as the main source of fuel have considerably lower emissions without any requirement for exhaust after treatment, however, gas storage remains as a technical chal- lenge. LNG has been successfully used to store natural gas on gas carriers and now is emerging as a potential new fuel alternative for other ship types. Speakers:  James Gaughan, American Bureau of Shipping  Jim Fernie, Lloyd?s Register  Sulai Fahimi, MAN B&W  Tony Teo, DNV Panel Session 4: ?Public Vessel Acquisition in the 21st Century The objective of this Panel is to share best practices and lessons learned regarding ship acquisitions in the public sector. Speakers:  Kevin Baetson, MSC  Craig Schnappinger, ABS Consulting Group October 2011www.marinelink.com 69MR Oct.11 # 9 (65-72):MR Template 10/5/2011 3:55 PM Page 69