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Confirmed Speakers to date
Day 1 Lunch Keynote: David Hoppens, Vice President, Marketing, Pacer
Introduction to Peter Keller: Dick Marzano, President, Port of Tacoma Commission
Peter Keller, President, NYK
Ed DeNike, President – SSA Containers
Andrew Wood, Deputy Marine and Rail Director, Rail Office, WSDOT
Dan Gatchet, President, Wash. Trucking Assoc.
John Ficker, Vice President
Supply Chain Solutions, First Industrial Realty-Trust
Opening Keynote: Dr. Walter Kemmsies, Chief Economist, Moffatt & Nichol
Day 2 Lunch Keynote: Bradley K. Gordon, North American Infrastructure Fund,
RREEF Alternative Investments
Barry Michaels, Assistant Vice President
Premium Operations (Intermodal) Union Pacific
Pat Kinne, General Director, International Marketing
Consumer Products, BNSF
Peter V. Ladouceur, Asst. Vice-President Marketing
Intermodal, Canadian National
Linda Leary, President, Carlile Transportation Systems
John Parrott, Vice President, Commercial, TOTE
Alan Hardy, Deputy Superintendent, Tacoma Rail
Alex McKallor, President, Lynden Transport
Bob Emerson, Director, Real Estate, Port of Tacoma
Steve Silverstein, VP Markets, Sales and Service, Alaska Railroad
Mimi Sukhdeo, P.Eng., Regional Director, Coordination & Policy, Transport Canada
Larry Paulson, Executive Director, Port of Vancouver USA
Opening Remarks - Tim Farrell, Executive Director, Port of Tacoma
Session Leader: Barry Horowitz, Port of Portland
Session Leader: Charlie Sheldon, Seaport Director, Port of Seattle
Session Leader: Chris Steele, President, Real Estate Consulting, Transystems
Session Leader: Mike Reilly, Director of Intermodal Business
Port of Tacoma
Session Leader: Gov. William Sheffield
Director, Port of Anchorage
Walter J. Romanowski, Executive Vice President
Container Operations, Ports America
Jack Yen, President, Evergreen Marine Corp
Closing Remarks: Port of Tacoma Commissioner Connie Bacon
