Wolfe Trahan & Co. Global Transportation Conference
Wednesday, May 25 & Thursday, May 26, 2011
Fordham University, School of Law at Lincoln Center, 140 W. 62nd Street, New York, New York
Tuesday, May 24
Individual Company Dinners (for confirmed clients only)
6:00 – 7:30 pm: Canadian National Railway Co., Luc Jobin, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
6:00 – 7:30 pm: Delta Air Lines Inc., Ed Bastian, President and Halter, Chief Financial Officer
6:00 – 7:30 pm: Knight Transportation Inc., & Swift Transportation Company, Kevin Knight, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer and Jerry Moyes, Chief Executive Officer
Wednesday, May 25
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Track 1: McNally Amphitheater |
Track 2: Room 205 |
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7:00am |
Registration |
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7:15 – 7:30 |
Opening Remarks: Ed Wolfe, Wolfe Trahan & Co. |
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7:30 – 8:10 |
Breakfast Keynote: Surface Transportation Board, Daniel Elliott, Chairman |
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8:10 – 8:35 |
Reflections on Rail Regulatory Direction Covington & Burling LLP, Linda Morgan, Chair of the Transportation Practice Group (former STB Chairwoman) Van Ness Feldman, Michael McBride, Esquire
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8:40 – 9:35 |
Network Airline Panel American Airlines, Beverly Goulet, Vice President of Corporate Development & Treasurer United Continental Holdings Inc., John Gebo, Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis U.S. Airways Group Inc., Scott Kirby, President
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Fresh Faced Growth Companies Coyote Logistics LLC, Jeff Silver, Chief Executive Officer Echo Global Logistics Inc., Douglas Waggoner, Chief Executive Officer Evans Delivery Company, Bert Evans, President GENCO Supply Chain Solutions, Herb Shear, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Transportation Leasing Panel Air Transport Services Group Inc., Joe Hete, President & Chief Executive Officer Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., William Flynn, President & Chief Executive Officer Ryder System Inc., Art Garcia, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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Airline Policy & Labor Panel Air Line Pilots Association, Captain Lee Moak, President Air Transport Association, Sharon Pinkerton, Senior Vice President Legislative & Regulatory Policy Allied Pilots Association, Captain David Bates, President MIT International Center for Air Transportation, William Swelbar, Research Engineer
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10:40 – 11:35 |
Short-Line Rail Panel Florida East Coast Railway, James Hertwig, President & Chief Executive Officer Indiana Rail Road Company, Thomas Hoback, President & Chief Executive Officer Patriot Rail Corp., Stan Wlotko, Senior Vice President of Operations RailAmerica Inc., John Giles, President & Chief Executive Officer Watco Companies, Rick Webb, Chief Executive Officer |
Private LTL Panel Estes Express Lines, Billy Hupp, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President New England Motor Freight, Thomas Connery, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President SJ Consulting Group, Satish Jindel, President Tranzact Technologies, Michael Regan, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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11:40 – 12:40 |
Keynote Lunch – Outlook for the World Economy and What it Means for Financial Markets Asianomics, Dr. Jim Walker, Managing Director Wolfe Trahan & Co., François Trahan, Vice-Chairman, Chief Investment Strategist
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12:45-1:40 |
Public LTL Panel Arkansas Best Corp., Judy McReynolds, President & Chief Executive Officer Con-way Inc., Stephen Bruffett, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., Wes Frye, Senior Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer Saia Inc., Jim Darby, Chief Financial Officer
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Shippers Panel Ansell Healthcare Products, Andrew Gillespie, Director of Global Logistics & Transportation Armada Supply Chain Solutions, Paul Newbourne, Senior Vice President, Operations MillerCoors, LLC, Eduard Jimenez, Manager Logistics Strategy & Controls, Customer Supply Chain Owens Corning, Mike Cramer, Director of Logistics & Customer Service TTS LLC, Jeff Brashares, Senior Vice President of Sales & National Accounts
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1:45 - 2:40 |
Truck Equipment Panel Cummins Inc., Ed Pence, Vice President & General Manager, Heavy Duty Engine Business Freightliner Trucks, Brian Cota, Vice President of Sales Wabash National Corp., Richard Giromini, President & Chief Executive Officer
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Truckload Capacity Panel American Trucking Associations, Governor Bill Graves, President & Chief Executive Officer Covenant Transportation Group Inc., David Parker, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer CRST International Inc., John Smith, President & Chief Executive Officer Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Todd Spencer, Executive Vice President Walmart Stores, Inc., Kelly Abney - Vice President of International Logistics
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2:45 -3:40 |
Intermodal Panel Hub Group Inc., David Yeager, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Paul Bergant, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer & President of the Intermodal Division Pacer International Inc., Dan Avramovich, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Schneider National, Inc., Christopher Lofgren, Chief Executive Officer
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Bulk Transport Panel BASF Corporation, Lynn Kuney, North America Rail & Intermodal Kirby Corp., Joe Pyne, President & Chief Executive Officer Lipo Chemicals, Al Giunchi, Transportation Manager
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3:45 - 4:40 |
Public Truckload Panel Celadon Group Inc., Stephen Russell, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Knight Transportation Inc., Kevin Knight, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Swift Transportation Company, Jerry Moyes, Chief Executive Officer Werner Enterprises Inc., Derek Leathers, President & Chief Operating Officer
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4:45 - 5:45 |
Cocktail Reception: Companies & Investors |
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Wednesday, May 25
6:00 – 7:30pm: Dinner (for confirmed clients only)
· UPS, David Abney, Chief Operating Officer
Wolfe Trahan & Co. Global Transportation Conference
Wednesday, May 25 & Thursday, May 26, 2011
Fordham University, School of Law at Lincoln Center, 140 W. 62nd Street, New York, New York
Thursday, May 26
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Track 1: McNally Amphitheater |
Track 2: Room 205 |
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7:15am |
Breakfast & Registration |
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7:45 – 8:00 |
Opening Remarks: Ed Wolfe, Wolfe Trahan & Co. |
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8:00 – 8:55 |
Public Rail Panel CSX Corp., Derrick Smith, Vice President of Finance Norfolk Southern Corp., Marta Stewart, Treasurer
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Unique Domestic Transportation Panels Forward Air Corp., Bruce Campbell, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer Quality Distribution Inc., Gary Enzor, Chief Executive Officer Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc., Mark Diblasi, President & Chief Executive Officer Universal Truckload Services Inc., Don Cochran, President & Chief Executive Officer
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9:00 – 9:55 |
Global Forwarders Panel CEVA Logistics, John Pattullo, Chief Executive Officer Chassis Partners LLC, William Rooney, Partner DSV A/S, Jens Bjorn Andersen, Chief Executive Officer Panalpina World Transport Ltd., Marco Gadola, Chief Financial Officer
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Rail Inside Freight Panel Consumers United for Rail Equity, Robert Szabo, Executive Director & Counsel Law Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, Louis Gitomer, Principal Surface Transportation Board, Francis P. Mulvey, Commissioner Thompson Hine LLP, Jeffrey Moreno, Partner United Transportation Union, Frank Wilner, Economist & Director of Public Relations
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10:00 - 10:45 |
Public Rail and OEM Panel FreightCar America Inc., Mike MacMahon, Vice President of Business Development & Strategy Union Pacific Corp., Robert Knight, Chief Financial Officer
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Dry Bulk Panel Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., Alan Ginsberg, Chief Financial Officer
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10:50 - 11:45 |
Shippers Inside Freight Panel The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., Peter Goulding, Executive Director of Global Logistics Johnson & Johnson Sales & Logistics Company LLC, George Harry, Director of Global Transportation MillerCoors, LLC, Eduard Jimenez, Manager Logistics Strategy & Controls, Customer Supply Chain Walmart Stores, Inc., Kelly Abney - Vice President of International Logistics |
Liquid Tanker Panel General Maritime Corp., Jeffrey Pribor, Chief Financial Officer TORM, Sune Mikkelsen, Vice President, Corporate Finance & Investor Relations
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11:50 – 1:00 |
Keynote Speaker – Insights from a Rail Legend Hunter Harrison, Former Chief Executive Officer of CNI |
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1:05 – 2:00 |
Transport Views from Top PE Firms Apollo Management, Stan Parker, Senior Partner Fenway Partners, John Anderson, Managing Director HCI Equity Partners, Scott Rued, Managing Partner Warburg Pincus LLC, Alex Berzofsky, Managing Director
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Express & Airfreight Panel AFMS, Mike Erickson, Chief Executive Officer Boeing Commercial Planes, Tom Hoang, Regional Director of Cargo Marketing & Environmental Strategy Tyco International, Chris Corrado, Senior Director of Global Logistics United States Postal Service, Joseph Corbett, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President
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2:05 - 3:00 |
Truck OEM & Capacity Panel ACT Research, Kenny Vieth, Senior Partner & Analyst Navistar International Corp., Jim Hebe, Senior Vice President, North American Sales Operations Rush Enterprises Inc., Rusty Rush, President & Chief Executive Officer
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