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Canada Logistics Conference 2017

Learning Sessions

You can click on each session title—listed below—to see the full session description, speaker bio & credentials, and more. To see the full conference agenda including the timing for all learning sessions, meals, breaks and evening events, click here.

• Leading, Coaching, and Inspiring Multigenerational Teams
  Adapt your leadership skills to manage and mentor people from each generation - including Milennials and Generation X -  to build engagement, retention, and to attract top young talent
  Presented by:  Karen McCullough, CSP, Gen Y and Gen X Evangelist
   
• Case Study: Building the Champlain Bridge
  This case study of the New Champlain Bridge will give you fascinating details of this massive and complex project, with a focus on the transportation challenges involved in the construction
  Presented by: Daniel Genest, Eng. Director, Coordination, Signature on the Saint Lawrence 
   
• International Trade Agreements: Implications and Opportunities 
  Understand how CETA, CFTA, NAFTA, Brexit, and the changing trade environment will affect your business and how to succeed under new trading patterns
  Presented by: Robert Ballantyne, P. Eng., President of the Freight Management Association of Canada and Chair of Board of the Global Shippers’ Forum
   
• Legal Update: Canada-US Trade
  An update on current US-Canada trade law, and well-informed predictions of how anticipated changes will impact the supply chain. Content will be revised close to the presentation date to ensure it contains the most up-to-date issues and analysis. 
  Presented by: Francois Rouette, Partner, Cain Lamarre
   

• Digital Disruption and Tech Innovation: The Future of Supply Chain
  It is predicted that by 2025 traditional supply chain models will be obsolete. Understand the data and technological trends that will reshape the supply chain and how to find opportunities in an environment of innovation.
  Presented by: Mark Hong, VP, North American Surface Transportation, CH Robinson, and Penny Moulton, CCLP, Director of Trade Direct and Road Frieght, UPS Canada

• CP - Inside a Class I Railroad
  Get an inside look at the strategies and operations of the iconic CP Rail and learn how it aims to support North American business as one of North America’s best performing carriers
  Presented by: Jonathan Wahba – VP Sales & Marketing Intermodal & Grain and Rob Nichols – Managing Director, Domestic Intermodal Sales and Marketing

• Transportation Buying Trends
  Use this exclusive, advance view of critical transportation and economic trends to inform your planning and forecasting for 2018 and beyond
  Presented by: Lou Smyrlis, Director Business Development & Research, Newcom Trucking Group
   

• Ports in the Supply Chain: The Perspective from Montreal
  An in-depth discussion of ports, and the strategies they use to cope with overcapacity and congestion to achieve the low dwell times and fluidity that their customers rely on. Filled with operational insights, the session will be informative for those who work with ports daily as well as those who understand their fundamentals. 
  Presented by: Tony Boemi, Vice-President, Growth and Development, Port of Montreal 

• Inventory and Warehouse Efficiency
  Learn what inventory efficiency really means and gain proven methodologies for reducing non-productive inventory – at the root – to increase business profitability
  Presented by: Gary Newbury, CCLP, Executive Program Manager - Last Mile Strategy and Distribution Network Efficiencies, Gordon Food Services

• Me, Inc.
  ‘Me, Inc.’ helps you see yourself as a company that YOU manage, and to help you to realize the impact your decisions can have on your career and personal success
  Presented by: Martin Tremblay

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