OUR MARCH 13-14, 2024 AGENDA WILL BE RELEASED SOON.
2023 Agenda
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
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
THURSDAY, MARCH 16
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