Episode 31. Chris Connor, CEO AAPA

This week’s episode of the Last Dinosaur features CEO of American Association of Port Authorities, Chris Connor. AAPA is the unified voice of the seaport industry in the Americas, representing more than 130 public port authorities in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. In this week’s episode, Chris and I have a great discussion about: ·       The aim of AAPA as a lobbying organization ·       How post WWII freight departments in manufacturing companies were set up and were siloed.  The impact of having partitions around the different types of freight is still felt today! ·       Bipartisan infrastructure bill and inflation reduction act will bring dollars to ports for electrification. ·       The impact of COVID on ports, including the ‘ports Czar’ ·       Find out what famous person Chris caddied for when he was growing up! Don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a five-star review. Chris Aversano has bee in the maritime industry for nearly 30 years in positions both on shore and at sea,   Most of you will agree that our industry has been the slowest to embrace the digital revolution thus making it the last dinosaur.  But change is happening, and this podcast will explore that shift. I will talk to the innovators, entrepreneurs, investors and thought leaders that are moving the maritime industry forward digitally.  So why listen?  I think that no matter who you are but have an interest in the maritime space, digital technology, or both, we will have something for you.