July 8–9, 2013

Grand Geneva Resort

Lake Geneva, Wisc.

Riding the Rails to Economic Recovery

AGENDA

MONDAY, JULY 8

4:00 PM  REGISTRATION – EVERGREEN ROOM FOYER

6:00 PM  NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION – GALEWOOD ROOM; RECEPTION – EVERGREEN ROOM

TUESDAY, JULY 9

7:00 AM  CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – REGISTRATION – GRAND BALLROOM FOYER                                             

8:00 AM  OPENING MEETING – GRAND BALLROOM  

                         REMARKS: MARS PRESIDENT—LISA LONGTIN

                         KEYNOTE SPEAKER: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WATCO—RICK WEBB                       

9:00 AM  ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

                         PRESENTER: VICE PRESIDENT, CENTRAL REGION, HUB GROUP—RICK ONKEN

                         SPEAKER: PRESIDENT FTR ASSOCIATES—ERIC STARKS

9:40 AM  NETWORKING BREAK – GRAND BALLROOM FOYER                                                        

10:00 AM  LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

                         PRESENTER: DIRECTOR, NETWORK STRATEGIES, CN —TOM TISA

                         SPEAKER: PARTNER, SLOVER AND LOFTUS, LLP—PETER PFOHL                                    

10:30 AM  BUILDING ON THE HOUSING MARKET

                        PRESENTER: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SALES & MARKETING, MACQUARIE RAIL—HARRY ZANDER

                        SPEAKER: SENIOR DIRECTOR & STRATEGIC SOURCING MANAGER, US GYPSUM—CRAIG BOROUGHF                         

                        SPEAKER: DIRECTOR LOGISTICS, LOUISIANA PACIFIC—RIC CHAVEZ

                        SPEAKER: TRANSPORTATION SOURCING LEADER, OWENS-CORNING—BRAD PARKHURST

                        SPEAKER: SENIOR DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, METRO BUILDERS ASSOCIATION—SCOTT MATHIE                                   

11:45 AM  MARS LUNCHEON – EVERGREEN ROOM

                      "MAKING IT HAPPEN"

                       SPEAKER: NATIONAL FIELD DIRECTOR, GORAIL—PAM MANN

                       SPEAKER: DIRECTOR, INDUSTRIAL DEVOLPMENT, NS—CHRIS INGRAHAM

                       SPEAKER—MARTIN RUSSELL                                                                                                     

1:30 PM  ENERGY OVERVIEW

                        PRESENTER: VICE PRESIDENT, SALES & MARKETING, FIRST UNION RAIL—RICH SEYMOUR

                        SPEAKER: CEO, PROFESSIONAL LOGISTICS GROUP, INC—GRAHAM BRISBEN    

2:00 PM  CRUDE OIL EQUIPMENT  

                        PRESENTER: VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER, MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTION SERVICE— RANDY WORTH

                        SPEAKER: VICE PRESIDENT & GROUP EXECUTIVE, GATX CORPORATION—PAUL TITTERTON

2:30 PM   NETWORKING BREAK GRAND BALLROOM FOYER

2:45 PM   FUEL BY RAIL

                        PRESENTER: VICE PRESIDENT, SALES-MIDWEST, UNION TANK CAR— DAVID MURAWSKI

                        SPEAKER: VICE PRESIDENT, M & S–ENERGY, KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY—DARIN SELBY

                        SPEAKER: DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, CSX—WESLEY ANN BARTON

                        SPEAKER: DIRECTOR, S&M PETROLEUM & CHEMICALS UPSTREAM, CN—SEBASTIEN LABBE

                        SPEAKER: GENERAL DIRECTOR-PETROLEUM, BNSF—TERESA PERKINS                                                                                                                                                                              

4:00 PM         ADJOURN MEETING