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Day One

8:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Paul Trombino, Director, Iowa Department of Transportation

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Opening Keynote
U.S. Export Economic Perspective
Anne Landstrom, Principal Advisor, Commercial Group, Moffatt & Nichol

Session Sponsor: Port of Long Beach

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Ron Sucik, Principal, RSE Consulting
Presentation: Intermodal Trends and Issues

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. – Refreshment break

10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Midwest Intermodal Part I: Ocean Shipping & Logistics
The ocean side of your global shipping service needs, and questions, are addressed by a group of carriers and related ocean logistics professionals/experts in terms of capacity, equipment, services and other challenges/opportunities.

Daniel Gardner, Principal, Trade Facilitators Inc.

Gene Seroka, President, Americas, APL

Session Sponsor: Port of Oakland

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Midwest Intermodal Part II: Rail, Trucking & Logistics
Your Midwest cargo movement is heavily dependent upon rail and trucking services, and infrastructure. A group of these leaders address your questions, concerns and future developments.

Session Leader:
Barry Horowitz, Principal, CMS Consulting

Session Participants:
Mike Dickmeyer, Business Director, International Intermodal, Union Pacific Railroad

Matt Parry, Senior Vice President, Intermodal, Werner

David S. Banfield, Director of Sales and Port Development, Florida East Coast Railway

Pat Kinne, General Director, International Marketing, BNSF

Session Sponsor: International Logistics Inc.

12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Lunch and Keynote
A New TERM

Ken Allen, President,
Bridgestone Americas Agricultural Tire Division

Session Sponsor: INTL FCStone Inc.

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Midwest Intermodal Part III: Ports
Gateway ports along with the emergence, and evolution, of U.S. inland ports is becoming a crucial component to the supply chain. A group of these representatives talk about their developments and connectivity to global cargoes coming in and out of the Midwest.

Session Leader:
Chris Steele, President, CWS Consulting Group

Session Participants:
Kraig Jondle, Director of Business & Trade Development, Port of Los Angeles

Chris J. F. Gutierrez, President, Kansas City SmartPort, Inc.

David Whene, President, Greenwich Terminals LLC

Barry Horowitz, Principal, CMS Consulting Services

Tania Stewart, Manager, Intermodal Supply Chain Integration, CSX Transportation

Session Sponsor: UTi Worldwide

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Networking Mixer

6:30 p.m.
Collaboration Dinners in Downtown Des Moines

Day Two

9a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Opening Keynote
From the Heart of the Midwest to the World

Mary Vermeer Andringa, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vermeer Corporation; Chair of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Board of Directors

Keynote Sponsor: Port of Seattle

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Morning Break

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Heartland Shippers Roundtable
A group of your Midwest shipper peers talk about their challenges, opportunities and related perspectives in an informal, forum-style environment.

Session Leader:
Doug Day, Ocean Development Manager, Schenker, Inc.

Session Participants:
Bill Doysher, President of the Board, Midwest Shippers Association

Terri Carter, Export Services and Compliance Manager for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC

Doug Grennan, Senior Manager, International, The Scoular Company and Vice Chairman, U.S. Soybean Export Council

Session Sponsor: Port of Tacoma

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Special Closing Presentation
Guest Speaker:
Scott J. Sigman, Senior Consultant, Transportation & Export Infrastructure Lead, Illinois Soybean Association, c/o Informa Economics, Inc.

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Heartland Shippers Governing Board Meeting and Lunch
(invitation only)

1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Trade Connect Program for Exporters

Organized by the Port of Los Angeles

1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Registration
Registration is free.
For pre-registration, contact Jean Coronel at: jcoronel@portla.org

1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
PANEL 1: TRADE CONNECT EXPORT WORKSHOP

2:00 p.m.
Risk Reduction
by Maria Celis

2:15 p.m.
Identifying & Expanding Overseas Markets
by U.S. Department of Commerce – Allen Patch

2:30 p.m.
Financing & Insuring Overseas Sales
by U.S. Small Business Administration – John A. Nevell

2:45 p.m.
Port & Airport Cargo Services
by Port of Los Angeles - Jim MacLellan

3:00 p.m.
Trade Insurance
by Dan Vogtman

3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
BREAK

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
PANEL 2: INTERMODAL LOGISTICS PLANNING

3:30 p.m.
Intermodal Logistics through the Southern California Gateway
by Anthony Pagnotto

4:00 p.m.
Railway Services
by Patrick Kinne/Jennifer Klien

4:30 p.m.
Ocean Liner Services
by Paul Lesnefsky

5:00 p.m.
Introduction of Resource Partners and Networking

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