USACE Major General Kelly to Keynote WODCON XXIV
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) today announced the opening keynote speaker for the 24th World Dredging Congress & Exposition (“WODCON XXIV”), Major General Jason E. Kelly, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
A West Point graduate, Major General Kelly assumed his duties as the USACE Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations in September 2024, after most recently serving as the 53rd Commanding General of the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, the U.S. Army's main production center for Basic Combat Training.
WEDA President Matt Binsfeld, President and CEO of J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. said, “We are honored to have Major General Kelly open the 24th World Dredging Congress and Exposition. WEDA’s partnership and work with the United States Army Corps of Engineers is foundational to WEDA’s mission to raise industry standards and provide better value to its end users. Major General Kelly’s remarks to our members will reinforce the importance of WEDA and the dredge and marine construction industry’s responsibility to help the Corps deliver its infrastructure mission.”
Major General Kelly’s opening keynote address will take place Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
WODCON XXIV will be held June 23-27, 2025, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. The theme of the conference is “Dredging Towards a More Resilient Future". Register for the event at www.wodcon.org.