| Best Practices Session |
Gene Seroka, President-Americas, APL |
| The Shipper Perspective – Leading ag exporters and importers present experiences and strategies: documentation and carrier service challenges; container availability; rail service; trucking shortages, and more |
Diogo Lobo, JBS (beef)Monica Noyes, Cargill (cotton)Sean Healy, Scoular (soybean/grain)
Greg Jackson, Border Valley Trading (hay) |
| The Carrier Perspective – A panel of ocean carrier and NVO experts: projected freight rates; container and vessel availability; surcharges and including fuel; reefer equipment |
Wolfgang Freese, President of the Americas, Hapag-LloydHoward Finkel, Executive VP for the Americas, COSCOBrian Conrad, TransPacific Stabilization Agrreement |
| Presentation of the 8th Annual Ocean Carrier Performance Survey |
Donna Lemm |
| US AG Export Outlook |
Walter Kemmsies, Moffat & Nichol |
| Ports – East Coast vs. West coast: what ports are doing to lower costs and increase efficiency for ag exporters |
Jim Newsome, President & CEO, South Carolina Ports AuthorityJohn Wolfe, CEO, Port of Tacoma |
| Chassis – The continuing transition |
Jeffrey Lawrence, Executive Director, Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) |
| Truck Transport – New Hours of Service Rules, safety; continuing pressure to ban owner/operator dray truckers at the ports; increasing truck weight limits |
Ken Kellaway, CEO, RoadOneJill Butler, Manager of Transportation, International Paper |
| Rail Service for Agriculture – Making rail work for your ag needs |
Jay Roman, Escalation ConsultantsTerry Whiteside, Whiteside & Associates |
| Keynote Luncheon |
Paul Bingham, Global Economist, CDM Smith |
| Export Compliance Workshop— a lively interactive session — export compliance for your daily international shipments/transactions or help you deal with the surprises |
Omari Wooden, Sr. Foreign Trade Advisor, US Census BureauDan Baldwin, Executive Director, Cargo & Conveyance, CBP |
