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Preliminary Agenda

Day One

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Opening Keynote

Walter Kemmsies, Chief Economist, Moffatt & Nichol

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Special Presentation: Medical Equipment Logistics

Tammy Nelson, Director Global Logistics, International Trade & License Compliance, Medtronic

9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The Heartland Conversation Part I
Barry Horowitz chats with Theodore (Ted) Prince, Principal, T. Prince & Associates, LLC, and Gene Seroka, President - Americas APL to discuss the current state, and future of Heartland logistics.

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Grain shipping and logistics issues: A discussion
Session Speakers:
Robert Sinner, Partner & President, SB-B Foods

Bruce Abbe, Executive Director, Midwest Shippers Association

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Networking Break

11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
The Heartland Importer
Session Leader:
Barry Horowitz, Principal, CMS Consulting

Session Speakers:
Tim Thoma, International Logistics and Compliance Manager, Northern Tool + Equipment

Kevin Johnson, Import/Export Logistics Manager, Best Buy Co.

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Heartland Multimodal Trends
Session Leader:
Bruce Abbe, Executive Director, Midwest Shippers Association

Session Speakers:
Chris Luebbers, General Manager, Intermodal Marketing, Norfolk Southern

Jim Craig, Chief Marketing Officer, BNSF Logistics

Andrew Damkroger, Director, Dray Solutions, Werner Enterprises

Tim O'Connell, Vice President of Trade & Marketing, North America, Maersk Line

12:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Lunch and Keynote

Matthew K. Rose, Chairman and CEO, BNSF Railway

2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
What Freight Indices could mean for you
Session Speakers:
Richard Heath, Director, World Container Index

David Briggs, Senior Manager Container Freight Derivatives, Scoular Company

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
The Heartland Cold Chain
Session Leader:
Bill Hudson, President & CEO, International Refrigerated Transportation Association

Session Speakers:
Jim Koeble, Vice President, Transportation, Midwest Refrigerated Services

Jason Knapp, Frontline Supervisor, USDA FSIS

Royce Williams, National Accounts Mgr., ITW Insulated Products

Session Sponsor:

3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Networking Break

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Ask the Experts
Paul Rasmussen, CEO, Zepol
Global Trade Intelligence

John Costanzo, President, Purolator International
U.S.-Canada Cross-Border Solutions

Maria E. Celis, Partner, Neville Peterson LLP
Customs and Trade Tools for Importers

Burr Dalton, Director, Investment Banking, Moss-Adams Capital LLC
Investment Capital in the Logistics Industry

Vince Sullivan, Manager, Business Development, Commercial Group, Port of Tacoma
The U.S. West Coast Gateway

Pete Zantal, General Manager, Analysis and Industry Relations, Port Authority of NY and NJ
The U.S. East Coast Gateway

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Reception

7:00 p.m.
Collaboration Dinners - Downtown Minneapolis

Day Two

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Morning Keynote

Pete Mento, Director, Global Customs and Trade Policy, CH Robinson

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
The Heartland Conversation Part II: Labor
Barry Horowitz chats with Marlin Osthus, Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board, about shipping and logistics industry labor issues, trends.

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Networking Break

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
The Heartland Exporter
Session Leader:
Barry Horowitz, Principal, CMS Consulting

Session Speakers:
Doug Grennan, Senior Manager, International,
The Scoular Company & Vice Chairman, U.S. Soybean Export Council

Charly Chai, International Logistics Coordinator, Davisco Foods

Duncan McGrath, Container Freight Manager, Americas, Cargill, Incorporated

11:15 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.
Special Closing Presentation
Canada-U.S. Midwest Trade: Beyond the Border

Michael Flaherty, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian Consulate General Minneapolis

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