CALVERTON, MD – ARLINGTON, VA – ALEXANDRIA, VA, Oct. 19, 2011 – The slate of panelists has been announced for the concurrent educational sessions at the co-located conferences of the Intermodal Association of North America, The National Industrial Transportation League, and the Transportation Intermediaries Association. The sessions will be held Nov. 14-15 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga., and will focus on a variety of critical issues of interest to shippers and carriers alike.
Is the North American Intermodal Network Resilient?:
- Brooks Bentz – Partner, Supply Chain Transportation – Accenture LLP (Co-Moderator)
- Ted Prince – Principal – T. Prince & Associates, LLC (Co-Moderator)
- Paul Bergant – Executive Vice President – J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
- Greg Fox – Executive Vice President, Operations – BNSF Railway
- Richard Larrabee – Director, Port Commerce – Port of New York & New Jersey
- Wilson Lester –Senior Vice President, Supply Chain – Rite Aid
- Bill Rogers – Vice President Operational Effectiveness – Univar
More Capacity Through Intermodal Corridors:
- Tony Hatch – Analyst & Financial Consultant – ABH Consulting (Moderator)
- J. Bolander – Group Vice President, Domestic – Norfolk Southern Corporation
- Isaac Franklin – Presidente – Asociacion Mexicana del Transporte Intermodal A.C.
- Louis Renjel – Vice President, Strategic Infrastructure Initiatives – CSX
What Do Shippers Want? Global and National Perspectives:
- Bob Ballantyne – President, Canadian Industrial Transportation League, (Moderator)
- Michael Blach – Vice President for Key Client Management – Maersk Line
- Terry Bunch – Director, Logistics & Customer Service – Rayonier
- Don Pisano – Chairman – American Green Coffee Association, Inc.
- Chris Welsh – General Manager, Campaigns – Freight Transport Association (UK)
Dude – Where’s My Chassis?:
- Phil Connors – Executive Vice President – Flexi-Van Leasing Inc.
- Bill Rooney – Kuehne & Nagel
Volatile Times
- Noël Perry – Principal – Transport Fundamentals, Inc.
Defining the Intermodal Buy:
- Jeff Brashares – Senior Vice President, Sales & National Accounts – TTS, LLC (Moderator)
- Mike Cramer – Director, Logistics & Customer Operations – Owens Corning
- Nancy Newbourne – Logistics Manager – Batory Foods, Inc.
- Gary Palmer – Senior Director, Transportation – True Value
- Vic Springer – Director, Supply Chain – SP Newsprint Company
- Michael Vannatta – Director, Transportation Procurement – LXP
The Intersection of Transportation and Trade Compliance – a 360 Degree Look at Current Issues:
- John Costanzo – President – Purolator USA
- Matthew R. Nicely – Practice Group Leader International Trade & Customs – Thompson Hine
Sustainability in the Freight Transportation Industry:
- Joel Anderson – President & CEO – International Warehouse Logistics Association
- Richard K. Bank – Director – Sustainable Supply Chain Foundation
- Ken Uriu – Marketing Manager/Trade Relations – Port of Long Beach
Capacity Solutions:
- Martin Larson – Vice President of Implementation and Technology – Streamlite, Inc.
- Jim Syfan – CEO – Syfan Logistics, Inc.
- Don Thornton – Senior Vice President of Sales – TransCore
Additional information about the IANA Intermodal Expo, the NITL TransComp Exhibition, and TIA’s Fall Meeting is available at the following Websites: IANA Intermodal Expo – www.intermodal.org ; NITL TransComp Exhibition – www.nitl.org; and, TIA Fall Meeting – www.tianet.org. Information for potential exhibitors is also available at www.freightexpo.net.