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