2012 Speakers

  • Don Soderquist, Keynote Speaker,Founding Executive, The Soderquist Center and former Sr. VP Chairman, Wal-Mart will be speaking on the Business Ethics During Turbulent Economic Times.
  • Wolfgang Spillner, President, Albacor Shipping Inc., will be discussing Canadian-Russian Trade Opportunities from a Transportation Perspective.
  • Hazem Ghonima, President, TAF Consultants, will be addressing the Feasibility of Moving Containerized Cargo from southern China to Atlantic Canada (Halifax) via the Suez Canal.
  • George Magliano, Sr. Principal Economist, IHS Global Insight, George Magliano, will be speaking about Recent Automotive Industry Developments in 2012.
  • Mike Riggs , Chairman, Jack Cooper Holdings Corp, Atlanta, has expanded the operations of this auto-hauler in Canada. The company has approximately 2500 employees and $500 million in North American revenues.
  • J. Gardner Hodder, Attorney, Hodder Barristers, Toronto, will discuss "Issues pertaining to transportation claims".
  • Susan Moore, Director of Sustainability, Lakeside Logistics, will be addressing the topic of "Creating a Preferred Carrier List based upon Sustainability Criteria"
  • Pierre Desrochers, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Toronto, will be discussing "Long Distance Transportation and the Energy Industry"
  • Professor Wenran Jiang, Project Director, will be discussing Canada-China Energy & Environment Forum, will be addressing "Chinese Growth Potential and its Implications for the Canadian Transport Sector"
  • John Hansen, SR&ED Technical Leader, MNP, LLP, will be discussing the Potential Class Action regarding Caterpillar Truck Engines.
  • Kevin Doucet, AVP Supply Chain Solutions, Canadian National
  • Jean Robert Lessard , Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Robert Transport.
  • Patricia Mohr , Vice President & Commodity Market Specialist, The Scotiabank Group.
  • Dr. Keith Mussar , VP Regulatory Affairs, IE Canada, will be discussing the "New Regulation Pertaining to CFIA Inspection".
  • Neil D'Souza, VP, Versa Cold, will discuss "the Impact of Brokerage on Refrigerated Transportation".
  • Marian Weilert Sauvey , General Counsel, Sr. VP and Secretary, Atlas World Group Inc. Indiana.
  • Dr. Keith Mussar , VP Regulatory Affairs, IE Canada, will be discussing the "New CIFA Inspection Regulation".
  • Loreto Saccucci , CEO Blue Rover, ATSI, will discuss "Technological Opportunties for Ehanced Cold Chain Monitoring".

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