2024 Session Handouts

RailTrends 2024 Attendee List

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14

8:05 AM
Fireside Chat: State of the Industry

Chuck Baker, President, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association / Marc Brazeau, President & CEO, Railway Association of Canada / Ian Jefferies, President & CEO, Association of American Railroads

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8:45 AM
Keynote Presentation: The Next Horizon

Adriene Bailey, Partner and Head of Rail, Americas, Oliver Wyman

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9:30 AM
CSX

Joseph R. Hinrichs, President & CEO, CSX

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10:30 AM
Real-Time Visibility for a Safer Rail Ecosystem

Kenneth Mannka, Executive Vice President, Operations, Nexxiot

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10:50 AM
Analyst Panel

Tony Hatch, Owner & Analyst, ABH Consulting / Larry Gross, President & Founder, Gross Consulting / Rick Paterson, Equity Research Analyst: Transportation, Loop Capital Markets

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1:15 PM
Industry Association Viewpoints

Nate Bachman, Vice Chairman, REMSA / Ashley Wieland, President, National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association / Rob Cannizzaro, COO, Intermodal Association of North America / Patty Long, President, Railway Supply Institute

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1:45 PM
Norfolk Southern

John Orr, Executive VP & COO, Norfolk Southern

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2:15 PM
Rail Technology Panel

David Shannon, General Manager, Rail Pulse / Mary John, Director of Business Development, Parallel Systems / Jeff Necciai, Chief Technology Officer, Duos Technologies / Martin Lew, CEO, Commtrex

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3:00 PM
BNSF

Tom Williams, Executive VP & CMO, BNSF Railway

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3:45 PM
Surface Transportation Board Update

Patrick Fuchs, Member, STB / Karen Hedlund, Member, STB / Michelle Schultz, Member, STB

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4:30 PM
Navigating Investment in Technology Through Uncertainty

Gina Trombley, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Chief Commercial Officer — Americas, Wabtec Corporation

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4:50 PM
Genesee & Wyoming

Michael Miller, CEO, Genesee & Wyoming

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15

8:15 AM
Industry Consultant Panel

Dilip Bhattacharjee, Partner, McKinsey & Company / Rajeet Mohan, Partner, Technology Strategy - Travel & Transportation, PwC / David Schaar, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group

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9:00 AM
CN

Tracy Robinson, President & CEO, CN

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9:30 AM
Short Line Perspectives

Dean Piacente, CEO, OmniTRAX / Bob Babcock, President & CEO, Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad / Justin Broyles, Executive VP, Commercial Affairs, R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC / Ryan Ratledge, CEO, Pinsly Railroad Company / Al Sauer, President & CEO, Regional Rail LLC
Moderator: Stefan Loeb, Vice President, First & Final Mile Markets, Norfolk Southern Corporation

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10:45 AM
2024 Railroad Innovator of the Year

Keith Creel, President and Chief Executive Officer, CPKC

11:15 AM
Union Pacific

Jim Vena, CEO, Union Pacific

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