2025 Rail & Maritime Summit
July 9-10, 2025, Union League Club, Chicago
15th Annual Summit

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Dinner Program

Program

2025 Speaker Presentations

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Chuck Baker

Pres. & C.E.O
ASLRRA
Oral Presentation

Kent Britton

Pres. & C.E.O.
Port Corpus Christi
Presentation

Max Callahan

Managing Director
Fulcrum Rail Enterprise
Presentation

Brandy Christian

C.E.O.
Patriot Rail
Presentation

Mario Gross

C.O.O.
Amrize
Presentation

Joseph R. Hinrichs

C.E.O.
CSX
Oral Presentation

Kyle Hogan

C.O.O.
Port Corpus Christi
Presentation

David W. Kearney

Pres., The Kearney Comp.
C.E.O., Prec. Term. Logis.
Presentation

Todd Main

Director, Mkt. Development
ISA
Presentation

Michael O. Miller

C.E.O.
Genessee & Wyoming, N.A.
Presentation

H. Sheldon Norton

V.P., Feed Segment Lead
Cargill, Branded Feed
Presentation

Beth Rooney

Port Director
Port Authority of NY/NJ
Presentation

Patrick Russell

President
Russell Marine Group
Presentation

Chad Sundem

V.P. Safety
BNSF Railway
Oral Presentation

Rodney Weinzierl

Farmer, Exec.Dir.
ILCGA
Presentation

Delbert R. Wilkins

V.P., Canal Barge,
Pres., IL Marine Towing
Presentation

2025 Speaker Presentations

Click on photo below to see what they had to say.

Chuck Baker

Pres. & C.E.O
ASLRRA
Oral Presentation

Kent Britton

Pres. & C.E.O.
Port Corpus Christi
Presentation

Max Callahan

Managing Director
Fulcrum Rail Enterprise
Presentation

Brandy Christian

C.E.O.
Patriot Rail
Presentation

Joseph R. Hinrichs

C.E.O.
CSX
Oral Presentation

Kyle Hogan

C.O.O.
Port Corpus Christi
Presentation

David W. Kearney

Pres., The Kearney Comp.
C.E.O., Prec. Term. Logis.
Presentation

Todd Main

Director, Mkt. Development
ISA
Presentation

Michael O. Miller

C.E.O.
Genessee & Wyoming, N.A.
Presentation

H. Sheldon Norton

V.P., Feed Segment Lead
Cargill, Branded Feed
Presentation

Beth Rooney

Port Director
Port Authority of NY/NJ
Presentation

Patrick Russell

President
Russell Marine Group
Presentation

Chad Sundem

V.P. Safety
BNSF Railway
Oral Presentation

Rodney Weinzierl

Farmer, Exec.Dir.
ILCGA
Presentation

Delbert R. Wilkins

V.P., Canal Barge,
Pres., IL Marine Towing
Presentation

Companies Attending the 2025 Rail & Maritime Summit

ABCL

Agrimingold

American Soybean Assoc.

AMRIZE

Anacostia

ASURRA

Avison Young

BlackhawkHills Reg. Coun

BLET

BNSF

Brennan Investment Group

BRS Grand Lodge

Bulkmatic

Canal Barge

Canal Terminal

Cargill

Chicago Chamber of Com.

CIT Rail

CITGO

Clarius Partners

Colliers

Cook County DOT

Cordel Group PLC

Corn Belt Port:

CSX

DeLong Co Inc

DSS+

Fletcher & Sippel

Fulcrum Rail

G&W

Great Lakes Basin Trans.

Holcim

IDOT

IL Chamber of Com.

IL General Assem. Members

IL. Institute of Technology

IL Marine Towing

IL. Soybean Association

IL Soybean Foundation

IN Governor’s Office

Industrial Products

Instar Group

INT Union of Oper. Engineers

Integrated Brand

Intersect IL

JBC Rail

Kearney Companies

Kingsbury Elevator

KPMG

La Porte Economic Dev.

LC Corn Growers

LCEA

Lee County Eco. Dev.

MACRC

Macquarie Asset Mgmt.

MARAD

Marquis Management

MCR Partners

Mexican Amer. Chamb.

Mid-Ame. Carp Union

Midwest Tankerman

Moffatt Nichol

Mohan Groble

National Steel Car

NEPANOA

NWI Forum

Olin Logistics

Patriot Rail

PNW

Port of Corpus Christi

Port of NY/NJ

Precision Terminal Logs

Quebec Government

Rail Enterprise Group

RJ Corman RR Group

RM Chin

Russell Marine Group

Savage

SMART International

Stahl Recruiting

Tulsa Ports

UIC

WABTEC

WATCO

Waterways Council

Will County Eco. Dev.

WSP USA

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