Agenda

Wolfe Research Global Transportation Conference

Tuesday, May 19 & Wednesday, May 20, 2009

 

Fordham University, School of Law at Lincoln Center, 140 W. 62nd Street, New York, New York

 

NOTE THIS AGENDA IS FROM OUR PAST MAY 2009 CONFERENCE, NOT OUR UPCOMING MAY 2010 CONFERENCE 

 

Monday, May 18

               

5:30 – 7:00pm: Company Dinners (for confirmed clients only)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Tom Hund, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Con-Way, Inc., John Labrie, President, Con-way Freight

        

Tuesday, May 19

 

30-Minute Breakout sessions will follow immediately after each company presentation.

               * Indicates Company will NOT be hosting Breakout Session

 

Time

McNally Amphitheatre

7:15am

Breakfast and Registration

7:30 - 7:55

Opening Remarks: Ed Wolfe, Wolfe Research, LLC – A Look at Recent Freight Trends

8:00 - 8:55

Celadon Group, Inc., Stephen Russell, Chief Executive Officer

*Swift Transportation, Ginnie Henkels, Chief Financial Officer

Werner Enterprises, Inc., Derek Leathers, Chief Operating Officer

9:00 – 9:30

Breakout Sessions: Celadon Group Inc., Café 1; Werner Enterprises, Inc., Café 2

9:00 – 9:25

Arkansas Best Corporation, Robert Davidson, President & Chief Executive Officer

9:30 – 10:00

Breakout Sessions: Arkansas Best Corporation, Café 1

9:25 – 9:50

*YRC Worldwide, Inc., William Zollars, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

9:55 – 10:50

Truckload  Panel

CRST International, Inc., John Smith, President & Chief Executive Officer

*Niagara Bottling, Ashley Dorna, Executive Director, Supply Chain

Schneider National, Steve Duley, Vice President of Purchasing (Tractors/Trailers)

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Max Fuller, Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

11:00 -11:30

Breakout Sessions: CRST International, Inc., Café 2;  Schneider National, Café 3;  U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Café 4

10:55 - 11:50

Intermodal Panel

Hub Group, Inc., David Yeager, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

*JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc., Paul Bergant, President of Intermodal & Chief Marketing Officer

Pacer International, Inc., Dan Avramovich, Chief Operating Officer

Roadlink, Chris Munro, President & Chief Executive Officer

Solo Cup Company, Derek Simmons, Director of Transportation

12:00– 12:30pm

Breakout Sessions: Hub Group, Inc., Café 1; Pacer International, Inc., Café 2; Roadlink, Café 3;  Solo Cup Company, Café  4

11:55 - 1:10pm

Keynote LunchEd Hyman, Chairman, International Strategy & Investment (ISI)                                                                      

Wall Street’s top ranked economist will provide an update on the direction of the U.S. and international economies; what indicators should investors look for to gain conviction of an economic recovery?

1:15 – 2:10

Forward Air Corporation, Bruce Campbell, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

Landstar System, Inc., Henry Gerkens, President & Chief Executive Officer

Universal Truckload Services, Inc., Don Cochran, President & Chief Executive Office

2:15 – 2:45

Breakout Sessions: Forward Air Corporation, Café 1; Landstar System, Inc., Café 2; Universal Truckload Services, Inc., Café 3

2:15 – 3:10

*Con-Way, Inc., John Labrie, President, Con-way Freight

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., Wes Frye, Chief Financial Officer

Saia, Inc., Richard O’Dell, President & Chief Executive Officer

3:15 – 3:45

Breakout Sessions: Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., Café 1;  Saia, Inc., Café 2

3:15 – 4:10

LTL Panel

*A Duie Pyle, Steve O’Kane, President

*NEMF/Shevell Group, Tom Connery, Chief Operating Officer & Vice President

*Pitt Ohio, Jim Fields, Chief Operating Officer

Tyco International, Chris Corrado, Director, Global Logistics

Tranzact Technologies, Inc., Mike Regan, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

4:15 – 4:45

Breakout Sessions: Tyco International, Café 1;  Tranzact Technologies, Inc., Café 2

4:15pm

 

Cocktail Reception ~ Companies & Clients

The Boeing Company, Kai Heinicke, Regional Director, Cargo Marketing

5:30 - 6:45

Group Dinner with Union Pacific Corporation, Jim Young, Chief Executive Officer  (for confirmed clients only)

 


Wolfe Research Global Transportation Conference

Tuesday, May 19 & Wednesday, May 20, 2009

 

Fordham University, School of Law at Lincoln Center, 140 W. 62nd Street, New York, New York

 

 

 

                Wednesday, May 20

 

 30-Minute Breakout sessions will follow immediately after each company presentation.

               * Indicates Company will NOT be hosting Breakout Session

 

Time

McNally Amphitheatre

7:15am

Breakfast & Registration

7:30 - 7:55

Opening Remarks: Ed Wolfe, Wolfe Research, LLC – Are the Transports in for Another Second Half Washout?

 

 

Presentation Room 205

8:00 - 8:55

 Kansas City Southern, Michael Upchurch, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

*Union Pacific Corporation, Jim Young, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

8:00 – 8:25:

Kirby Corporation, Joe Pyne, President & Chief Executive Officer

8:25 – 8:55:

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Alan Ginsberg, Chief Financial Officer

Ultrapetrol, Felipe Menendez, President & Chief Executive Officer

9:00 – 9:30

Breakout Sessions: Kansas City Southern, Café 1

Breakout Sessions: Kirby Corporation, Café 2; Eagle Bulk Shipping, Café 3; Ultrapetrol, Café 4

9:00 - 9:55

Short-Line Railroad Panel

Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Jack Hellmann, President & Chief Executive Officer

Indiana Rail Road Company, Thomas Hoback, President & Chief Executive Officer

*RailAmerica, Inc., John Giles, President & Chief Executive Officer

Watco Companies, Inc., Rick Webb, Chief Executive Officer

Rail and Truck OEM/Equipment Panel

GATX Corporation, Jim Earl, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

*Wabtec, Tim Wesley, Vice President, Investor Relations

10:00 – 10:30

Breakout Sessions: Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Café 1; Indiana Rail Road Company, Café 2; Watco Companies, Inc., Café 3

Breakout Sessions: GATX Corporation, Room 205

10:00 - 10:55

Rail Regulatory Panel

Edison Electric Institute, Charles Linderman, Director, Energy Supply Policy

Law Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, Louis Gitomer, Railroads’ Attorney

National Industrial Transportation League, Bruce Carlton, President

Surface Transportation Board, Frank Mulvey, Chairman

United Transportation Union, Frank Wilner, Director of Public Relations

Van Ness Feldman, Michael McBride, STB Attorney Representing Shippers

11:00 – 11:30

Breakout Sessions: Edison Electric Institute, Room 207; Law Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, Café 1; NIT League, Café 2;  Surface Transportation Board, Café 3; United Transportation Union, Café 4;  Van Ness Feldman, Room 205

11:00 - 11:55

Canadian National Railway Company, James Foote, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing

CSX Corporation, Fredrik Eliasson, Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Norfolk Southern Corporation, Donald Seale, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

12:00 – 12:30pm

Breakout Sessions: Canadian National Railway Company, Café 1; CSX Corporation, Café 2;  Norfolk Southern Corporation, Café 3

12:00 - 1:30pm

Keynote Lunch Shippers Panel

*BASF Corporation, Michael Vogt, Procurement Manager, Bulk Transportation

Estee Lauder Companies, Peter Goulding, Executive Director Global Transportation

*Hanjin Shipping, William F. Rooney, Managing Director

MillerCoors, Eduard Jimenez, Manager, Logistics Strategy & Controls

Wal-mart Transportation,  Kelly Abney, Vice President, Corporate Transportation

1:30 – 2:00pm

Breakout Sessions: Estee Lauder Companies, Café 1; MillerCoors, Café 2; Wal-mart Transportation, Café 3

1:40 – 2:10

UPS, David Abney, Chief Operating Officer

2:15 – 2:45

Breakout Sessions: United Parcel Service, Café 1

2:15 – 3:10

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, John Wiehoff, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

*Greatwide Logistics, Stephen Bishop,  Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

*Ryder Systems, Inc., Gregory Swienton, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

3:15 – 3:45

Breakout Sessions: C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Café 1

3:15 - 4:10

Freight Forwarders/Capacity Panel

AlixPartners LLP, Paul Svindland, Director

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., William Flynn, President & Chief Executive Officer

*CEVA Logistics, John Pattullo, Chief Executive Officer

NYK Line, Gregory Tuthill, Senior Vice President, North American Operating Services

Panalpina, Marco Gadola, Chief Financial Officer

4:15 – 4:45pm

Breakout Sessions: AlixPartners LLP, Café 1; Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Café 2; NYK Line, Café 3; Panalpina, Café 4

 

 

 

Background photo courtesy of Cornell University Library