MAKING MONEY WITH RAIL
Linking Railroads, Ports, Trucks, Waterways
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Union League Club, Chicago
We are pleased to report that The 2016 Rail Supply Chain Summit was another, sold-out, outstandingly successful Summit. Recent Summits have initiated more than ½ billion in deals. Our 2016 sponsors have informed us that they have already received more value than they originally anticipated as a result of their support of the 2016 Rail Supply Chain Summit.
To review the topics that were addressed by Keynote Speakers, please click on the Program Books. To access their presentations, please click on the title under their photo.
A list of companies attending the 2017 Rail Supply Chain Summit follow the Keynote Presentations. Please note that 98% of our attendees are senior, decision-making executives who have been invited by our sponsors including corporations who have purchased multiple tables to invite their best customers and prospective customers. Our sponsors request we only release the names of companies that they invited, not the individuals.
The valued support and sponsorship of our sponsors, speakers, panelists, presenters, and participants clearly are responsible for the remarkable success of the 2017 Rail Supply Chain Summit, our most successful Summit to date!
With sincere appreciation,
Founder
The Rail Supply Chain Summit
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
We would like to thank our Keynote Speakers for their excellent presentations and delivery.
Listed below are their addresses which you can review by clicking on “View Presentation”.
Linda Bauer Darr
President
American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA)
This presentation is currently not available to view online.
Jeff Potts
Co-Founder, Patent Holder, & Sr. V.P. Business Development
LeanLogistics
This presentation is currently not available to view online.
John H. Miller
Group Vice President – Agricultural Products
BNSF Railway
View Presentation
Gary LaGrange
President & CEO
Port of New Orlean
View Presentation
View video shown following the presentation
https://vimeo.com/164722368
General Maynard J. “Sandy” Sanders
Executive Director
Plaquemines Port, Harbor & Terminal District
View Presentation
John Vickerman
President & CEO
Vickerman & Associates, LLC
View Presentation
Mike Toohey
President & CEO
Waterways Council, Inc.
View Presentation
Michael T. Long
Sr. Safety & Operations Manager
Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI)
View Presentation
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
ADM | Fletcher & Sippel, LLC | Northwestern University Transportation Center |
AECOM | FM Sand | Nugent Curtis Real Estate, LLC |
American Drainage Systems | Full Circle Group, Inc. | PCEA |
American Port Holdings | General Electric | PCRD, Purdue University |
ASLRRA | Great Lakes Basin Railroad | Phalen Steel |
Anacostia | GWI Railroad | Phalen Steel |
ARTCO | GTS | P&L Transportation |
Berkshire Hathaway | Hanson Professional Services | Port of New Orleans |
BNSF | Harbour Construction | Portage Economic Development Corp. |
Bowman Barrett & Associates | Harris Builders | Porter County Regional Airport |
BP Amoco | Harris Enterprises | Redwood Logistics |
Browning Investment | Hasse Construction | ReMax Commercial Property |
Bulkmatic | HDR Inc. | Rio Grande Pacific Company |
Bunge | HNTB | RJ Corman |
Capital Rengl Airport Authority | Holladay Properties | Savage Services |
Cargill | IDOT | Scoular Company |
Cass County Economic Development Foundation | IEDC | Scudder, Inc |
Cawley Chicago Real Estate | Illinois Cement | Seaways, Inc. |
CBRE | IL Chamber Infrastructure Council | SINC |
CenterPoint Properties | Illinois Corn Growers Association | Soy Transportation Council |
CGB | Illinois Soybean Association | Starke County Economic Development |
Charles Ortiwig | INDOT | St. Joseph County |
Chicago SouthShore Freight RR | Iowa Pacific | Structure Point |
Christopher B. Burke Engr. LTD | James Harde Building Products | TCWR |
Chrome LLC | The Kearney Companies | Town of Lowell |
CHS. Inc. | Kingsbury Elevator | Transpoint |
City of LaSalle Economic Development | LaSalle Business Association | Tri-County Economic Development Alliance |
CMAP | LCEA | Trident |
CN | LeanLogistics | Tri-State Industries |
Commercial Advantage | Lochner | Unimin Corp |
Commercial In-Sites | Loyola University Supply Chain Center | University IL Urban Transportation Center |
Cook Cty Administration | MDOT | Union Tank Car |
CP | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Unytite, Inc. |
Darwin Realty | MetoKote Corporation | UP |
Del Monte | MITRE | US Silica |
DJ Stickley Construction | Morton Salt | VEDC |
Duff and Phelps | Neill Cartage | Vickerman & Associates |
Eakas Corporation | NIPSCO | WABEC |
Elkhart EDC | NIRPC | Will County Land Use |
English Rail Solutions | NOPB | Williams Commercial |
Fairmont Minerals | Norfolk Southern RR | Willis Group |
Flak International | NWIF | Wille, Stiener & Brust, Inc |
Northwest Seaport Alliance |
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