2024
RAIL & MARITIME SUMMIT

July 10, 2024
Union League Club, Chicago

92% SOLD OUT &
only 2 weeks to go!

Freight
Supply Chain’s
Premier Executive Conference

We do 44% more trade with
Our USMCA Partners
(Mexico & Canada)
Than China!

Meet the Next Generation of
Supply Chain Leadership
Register Today $675

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You can substitute names of attendees as the registration fee is non-refundable. Pls send all changes & dietary requests by June 20th to:

ULC Room Block
The ULC has a limited room block for attendees @ $189 per night. To reserve a room, call 312-427-7800. Ask for the Hotel Desk. Mention the Summit. Give them your credit card.

July10, 2024 Summit Schedule

7:20 AM REGISTRATION OPENS, 2nd Floor Lobby
7:25 Coffee & Pastry at Assigned Tables, Lincoln Ballroom, 6th Floor
7:40 Breakfast Is Served at Assigned Tables, Lincoln Ballroom, 6th Floor
8:00 Welcome, Mary Elisabeth Pitz, Founder, R&M Summit, Pes. & CEO, MEP&A
8:05 Anti-Trust, Janet Gilbert, Principal, Fletcher & Sippel
8:10 Safety Briefing & Pledge of Allegiance
        Frank Patton, Founder & Chairman, Great Lakes Basin Trans. Inc.
8:20 Tracy Zea, President & CEO, Waterways Council, Inc.
8:35 Merritt Lane, Chairman, President, & CEO, Canal Barge Co. Inc.
9:05 H. Sheldon Norton, V.P. Feed Segment Lead, Cargill.
9:30 Angela Caddell, Group V.P. Agriculture, BNSF
10:05 Network Break
10:40 Rising Star – Jacob Crist
10:50 Michael O. Miller, CEO, N.A., Genessee & Wyoming (G&W)
11:05 Todd Main, Director of Market Development, IL Soybean Assoc.
11:30 Kiernan C. “KC” Conway, Founder & Principal, KC Nomics
12:00 Network Break
12:30 Lunch & Special Presentation
1:00 Introduction: Diolkos Recipient, Michael O. Miller, CEO, G&W, N.A.
         Chuck Baker, President & CEO, ASLRRA
         Jack Hellman, Chairman, G&W
1:15 Rodney Wienzierl, Exec. Dir., Illinois Corn Growers Assoc., Farmer
1:40 Peter H. Stephaich, Chairman, Campbell Transportation Company
1:50 Matthew Mancheski, CFO, T. Parker Host
2:25 Ronald Wendel, Jr., President & CEO. Port NOLA; CEO, NOPB
2:50 Network Break
3:10 Clark Robertson, COO, Port Corpus Christi
3:35 Alberto Villarreal
4:00 Chuck Baker, President & CEO, ASLRRA
4:25 Closing Remarks, Mary Elisabeth Pitz, Founder, R&M Summit, Pes. & CEO, MEP&A
4:30 Wine & Gourmet Pizza Reception, Crystal Ballroom, 5th Floor

For Sponsorships, call 312-440-1038 or email:

2024 Rail & Maritime Summit
Union League Club, Chicago
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

VIP Evening for 32 Sponsors
Tuesday, July 9, 2024

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MPitz@MEPitzAssociates.com

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