Our March 13-14, 2024 agenda will be released soon.

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM - Registration

1 PM - Setting the Stage

Master of Ceremonies Brittany Batz, Cobblefield LLC

Eric Wenberg, Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance

1:20 PM - Economic and Supply Chain Update

David Briggs, Scoular

1:50 PM - Rail Freight and Economic Update

Luisa Fernandez-Willey, Association of American Railroads

2:30 PM - Developing Talent in Ag Logistics
Brenda Snyder, HRG Search

3:30 PM - Ocean Shipping Session

John Wolfe, The Northwest Seaport Alliance

4:15 PM - The Untapped Potential of the Missouri River

Shane Kinne, Coalition to Protect the Missouri River

4:45 PM - The Great Lakes are Now the Grain Lakes

Peter Hirthe, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.

6 PM - Offsite Reception - The Matt Omaha (501 N 13th St, Omaha, NE 68102)

Hilary Maricle, Nebraska Department of Agriculture

7:30 - 8:30 AM - Breakfast

8:30 AM - Finding Solutions from Rail to Sea

Max Vekich, Federal Maritime Commission

9:30 AM - Top Industry Issues in Trucking
Alex Leslie, American Transportation Research Institute

10 AM - Break

10:30 AM - Event Run Down..so Far
MC Brittany Batz

10:45 AM - Supply Chain Task Force Update

Elaine Trevino, U.S. Department of Transportation

11:30 AM - Ocean Shipping Update
Maria Bodnar, One Network Express

12 PM - Wrap-up Session

MC Brittany Batz

12:15 PM - Lunch

Joint lunch with Ag Transportation Coalition event attendees.

AgTC workshop will begin after lunch. Register for the AgTC workshop here.

1 PM - Transportation Go! ends

1 PM - Ag Transportation Coalition event begins