SAVE THE DATE FTR 2011 TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE September 13-15, 2011 Indianapolis, IN   September 14-16, 2010 Indianapolis, IN; Crowne Plaza Downtown "Turning The Corner" -Shifting From Survival To Growth-	REGISTER   OVERVIEW   AGENDA   SPEAKERS   SESSIONS   HOTEL   CONFERENCE LOCATION   SPONSORSHIPS DOWNLOAD FULL PACKET   (pdf for printing) Over 40 Speakers and Panelists Platinum Sponsor
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Conference Agenda
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 Registration & Hospitality Suite: New York Central Room 12:00 p.m. Golf Scramble (All Levels Welcome!) - Eagle Creek Golf Club 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Reception in the Old Union Station Grand Hall Bar 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. Hospitality Room Open (All are welcome) Wednesday, September 15, 2010 (two tracks of meetings for part of the day) 5:30 a.m. 5 Mile Run with Eric Starks  Meet in the Hotel Lobby        6:30 a.m. Breakfast - Illinois Street Ballroom                Full Session - Grand Hall   7:45 a.m. Welcome         8:00 a.m. Economic Outlook     William Strauss Senior Economist  Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago   9:00 a.m. Transportation Overview     Jason H. Seidl Director, Equity Research  Dahlman Rose & Co., LLC  FTR Freight Outlook Noel Perry  Managing Director & Senior Consultant  FTR Associates   10:00 a.m. Break          Track 1 - Grand Hall      Track 2 - Edison Room  10:15 a.m. Truck Freight Outlook Water Freight Outlook   FTR Overview & Outlook Noel Perry  Managing Director & Senior Consultant  FTR Associates Trucking Outlook Panel Moderator: Noel Perry Managing Director & Senior Consultant  FTR Associates Panelists: Max Fuller  Co-Chairman  U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.  Mike Hinz  Vice President, Driver Recruiting  Schneider National  Scott Arves  President & Chief Executive Officer  Transport America  Donald Broughton  Director, Senior Transportation Analyst  Avondale Partners Domestic Freight Ken Eriksen  Senior VP-Transportation & Logistics  Informa Economics, Inc.  Domestic Equipment Richard F. McCarty Marketing Manager American Commercial Lines International Ocean Freight Sheila Hewitt Vice President Transplace International Noon Lunch - Illinois Street Ballroom Lunch - Illinois Street Ballroom       1:15 p.m. Rail Freight Outlook Air Freight Outlook   FTR Overview & Outlook Lawrence J. Gross  Senior Consultant FTR Associates Rail Outlook Panel Moderator: Lawrence J. Gross  Senior Consultant FTR Associates Panelists: David Garin  Group Vice President, Industrial Products  BNSF Railway  Larry Davis  VP Sales & Marketing  Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. Jeff Ashcraft  Director of Intermodal Carrier Relations  J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. John Larkin  Managing Director  Stifel Nicolaus Transportation Research Air & Less-than-Container-Load (LCL) Ocean Freight Brian Clancy  Managing Director and Co-Founder Logistics Capital & Strategy, LLC Wall Stree Perspective John Barnes  Managing Director, Equity Research  RBC Capital Markets 3:00 p.m. Break Break        Full Session - Grand Hall   3:30 p.m. Transportation Legislative Update     Rail Update Nicholas J. DiMichael  Of Counsel-Transportation  Thompson Hine LLP Trucking Update Annette Sandberg  President  TransSafe Consulting, LLC  Former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator   5:15 p.m. Closing Remarks & Daily Wrap-up   6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Reception - Old Union Station Grand Hall Bar   8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Hospitality Room Open (All are welcome)   Thursday, September 16, 2010 (two tracks for meetings) 6:30 a.m. 3 Mile Run with Eric Starks Meet in the Hotel Lobby        6:45 a.m. Breakfast - Illinois Street Ballroom                Track 1 - Grand Hall      Track 2 - Edison Room  8:00 a.m. Shipper Environment CV Equipment Special Session   FTR Overview & Outlook Noel Perry  Managing Director & Senior Consultant  FTR Associates  Shippers Panel Moderator John Gentle  President  John A Gentle & Associates, LLC Panelists Wayne Johnson  Manager Carrier Relations  Owens Corning Paul Newbourne  Senior Vice President - Operations  Armada Suppy Chain Solutions dba Hub One Logistics/LXP/BASIX George Macko  Manager, Transportation  USG Corporation Used Truck Market Steve Clough  President  Arrow Truck Sales Medium Duty Outlook Jon Starks Transportation Analyst  FTR Associates Fleet Sentiment Survey Results Chris Kemmer President  CK Marketing Aftermarket John L. Blodgett Jr.  Sales and Marketing Manager MacKay & Company     10:00 a.m. Break Break 10:15 a.m. Commercial Vehicle Equipment Outlook Railcar Equipment Outlook   Fleet Equipment Panel Moderator: Eric Starks President FTR Associates  Panelists: Rober Ragan Sr. Vice President Finance Melton Truck Lines Keith Klein  Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer  Transport America  Thomas Jackson  Director, Marketing Research & Analysis  Estes Express Lines Panel: Buyers, Owners, and Financing Moderator: Richard Kloster Senior Consultant  FTR Consulting Group  Panelists: Paul Titterton  Vice President and Executive Director of Fleet Portfolio Management  GATX Corporation  Rob Hart  Senior Vice President & Product Delivery Sr. Officer-Credit  Bank of America  Karen Burchfield  AVP Intermodal and Automotive Equipment  BNSF Railway Gregory Lellouche Global Industrials Group UBS Investment Bank 11:45 a.m. Lunch - Illinois Street Ballroom Lunch - Illinois Street Ballroom       12:45 p.m. Commercial Vehicle Equipment Outlook Railcar Equipment Outlook   Suppliers Perspective Merv Dunn  President & CEO  Commercial Vehicle Group Wall Street Analysts Perspective Kristine Kubacki  Senior Analyst  Avondale Partners Break (1:45 p.m.) FTR Heavy Truck and Trailer Outlook Eric Starks President FTR Associates Panel: Manufacturers and SuppliersModerator: Richard Kloster  Senior Consultant  FTR Consulting Group  Panelists: Robert Pickel  Sr. VP, Marketing & Sales  National Steel Car Brad Myers  VP Marketing & Sales  Amsted Rail  Kirk Knauff  Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Services  RMI Rasesh Shah President The Andersons’ Rail Group Break (2:00 p.m.) FTR Overview & Outlook Richard Kloster  Senior Consultant  FTR Consulting Gr 3:15 p.m. Conference Closing Remarks - Eric Starks     * Thursday's sessions will be completed by 3:30 p.m. Both the CV Equipment and Railcar Equipment sessions will begin mid-morning and will break in the middle for lunch. Questions regarding the conference should be directed to: Helen Lile hlile@ftrassociates.com (888) 988-1699 ext. 45