Wednesday, March
19
4:30 pm - Check In/Credentials
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Reception |
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Thursday, March
20 |
| 7:00 am |
Check-in/Credentials |
| 8:00 am |
Opening Remarks -
Mr. John Moore
President, Memphis Regional Chamber |
| 8:15 am |
Using Simplicity to Win in a Complex and Competitive Global Environment
Mr. Tom Schmitt
- FedEx
President & CEO FedEX Global Supply Chain Services
|
| 9:00 am |
Break |
| 9:15 am |
Federal Maritime
Commission
Mr. Alvin Kellogg
Area Representative |
International Trade from
Fortune 500's Perspective
Mr. Vito J. Ciaccia,
Director of International Distribution Operations, International Paper
Followed by
Air Cargo Considerations for the Future
Mr. Mark Herbison, Memphis Regional Chamber
Mr. Richard White,
Memphis & Shelby Country
Airport Authority |
Financial Benefits of a "Lean" Supply Chain
Dr. Ernie Nichols / University of Memphis FedEx Center for Supply Chain Mgmt
Mr. Jim Garrick
Portfolio and Infrastructure Consultant
FedEx Services
|
| 9:45 am |
| 10:15 am |
Exhibits/Coffee |
| 10:35 am |
"Importer Security Filing"
10+2 Program
Ms. Frances Gutt
V Alexander & Co. |
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Recruiting, Retention, Development
Panelists include:
Dr. Gibson (Sunny) Morris, Arkansas Delta Workforce Innovations in Regional Economic Development Executive Director.
Mr. Dennis Sweeney,
Mid-South Community College and Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation TDL project.
Dr. Marty Lipinski,
Transportation Engineer at the University of Memphis and Director of the U.S. Department of Transportation Center for Intermodal Freight Transportation Studies,
Mr. Dan Pallme,
Com-Trak
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How to Expand Your International Sales and Not Lose Your Intellectual Property in the Process
Mr. David Spann
U. S. Department of Commerce &
Mr. David M. Ostfeld
Adams and Reese LLP
|
| 11:30 am |
Lunch Buffet |
| 11:45 am |
Remarks
Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton, Jr.
|
| 11:55
am |
First Luncheon
Keynote - Mr. Christopher McMullen
Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Western Hemisphere Affairs
U.S. Department of State
... bio |
| 12:35
pm |
Second Luncheon
Keynote - Mr. Sean T. Connaughton
Maritime Administrator
U.S. Department of Transportation
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| 1:15
pm |
Break |
| 1:30
pm |
Intermodal Transportation Panel Discussion
"Biggest Threats, Biggest Opportunities"
Panelists include:
Mr. William Douglas Buttrey, Surface Transportation Board Member
Senator Mark S. Norris, Senate Majority Leader, Tennessee General Assembly
Mr. Carl Warren, CSX Railroad
Ms. Donna Lemm, Mallory Alexander
Mr. Tony Brightman, Buckeye Technologies
Moderated by Mr. Cannon F. Allen, Adams and Reese LLP
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| 3:00 pm |
Exhibits/Coffee |
| 3:20 pm |
Prince Rupert Update & North American Intermodal Options
Mr. Peter Ladouceur, Canadian National & CN Worldwide |
| 4:00 pm |
Closing Remarks
Mr. Gray Carter
President - Memphis World Trade Club |
