Atlanta Educational Session Speakers Announced by IANA-NITL-TIA

CALVERTON, MD – ARLINGTON, VA – ALEXANDRIA, VA, Oct. 19, 2011 – The slate of panelists has been announced for the concurrent educational sessions at the co-located conferences of the Intermodal Association of North America, The National Industrial Transportation League, and the Transportation Intermediaries Association. The sessions will be held Nov. 14-15 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga., and will focus on a variety of critical issues of interest to shippers and carriers alike.

Is the North American Intermodal Network Resilient?:

• Brooks Bentz – Partner, Supply Chain Transportation – Accenture LLP (Co-Moderator)
• Ted Prince – Principal – T. Prince & Associates, LLC (Co-Moderator)
• Paul Bergant – Executive Vice President – J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
• Greg Fox – Executive Vice President, Operations – BNSF Railway
• Richard Larrabee – Director, Port Commerce – Port of New York & New Jersey
• Wilson Lester –Senior Vice President, Supply Chain – Rite Aid
• Bill Rogers – Vice President Operational Effectiveness – Univar

More Capacity Through Intermodal Corridors:

• Tony Hatch – Analyst & Financial Consultant – ABH Consulting (Moderator)
• J. Bolander – Group Vice President, Domestic – Norfolk Southern Corporation
• Isaac Franklin – Presidente – Asociacion Mexicana del Transporte Intermodal A.C.
• Louis Renjel – Vice President, Strategic Infrastructure Initiatives – CSX

What Do Shippers Want? Global and National Perspectives:

• Bob Ballantyne – President, Canadian Industrial Transportation League, (Moderator)
• Michael Blach – Vice President for Key Client Management – Maersk Line
• Terry Bunch – Director, Logistics & Customer Service – Rayonier
• Don Pisano – Chairman – American Green Coffee Association, Inc.
• Chris Welsh – General Manager, Campaigns – Freight Transport Association (UK)

Dude – Where’s My Chassis?:

• Phil Connors – Executive Vice President – Flexi-Van Leasing Inc.
• Bill Rooney – Kuehne & Nagel

Volatile Times

• Noël Perry – Principal – Transport Fundamentals, Inc.

Defining the Intermodal Buy:

• Jeff Brashares – Senior Vice President, Sales & National Accounts – TTS, LLC (Moderator)
• Mike Cramer – Director, Logistics & Customer Operations – Owens Corning
• Nancy Newbourne – Logistics Manager – Batory Foods, Inc.
• Gary Palmer – Senior Director, Transportation – True Value
• Vic Springer – Director, Supply Chain – SP Newsprint Company
• Michael Vannatta – Director, Transportation Procurement – LXP

The Intersection of Transportation and Trade Compliance – a 360 Degree Look at Current Issues:

• John Costanzo – President – Purolator USA
• Matthew R. Nicely – Practice Group Leader International Trade & Customs – Thompson Hine

Sustainability in the Freight Transportation Industry:

• Joel Anderson – President & CEO – International Warehouse Logistics Association
• Richard K. Bank – Director – Sustainable Supply Chain Foundation
• Ken Uriu – Marketing Manager/Trade Relations – Port of Long Beach

Capacity Solutions:

• Martin Larson – Vice President of Implementation and Technology – Streamlite, Inc.
• Jim Syfan – CEO – Syfan Logistics, Inc.
• Don Thornton – Senior Vice President of Sales – TransCore

Additional information about the IANA Intermodal Expo, the NITL TransComp Exhibition, and TIA’s Fall Meeting is available at the following Websites: IANA Intermodal Expo – www.intermodal.org ; NITL TransComp Exhibition – www.nitl.org; and, TIA Fall Meeting – www.tianet.org. Information for potential exhibitors is also available at www.freightexpo.net.