SUPPLY CHAIN RECOVERY
Monday, May 9, 2022
3:00 PM Registration Opens Basie Foyer
5:30 PM Welcome Reception (sponsored by Mississippi Export Railroad & Quantix) Basie Foyer
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
7:00 AM Breakfast and Registration (breakfast sponsored by Union Pacific) Basie Foyer
8:00 AM Opening Remarks, Safety Briefing, Antitrust Guidelines Basie BBI/CCI Tom Tisa, NARS Immediate Past President Bruce Mann, NARS President Torri Stuckey - Safety Briefing Janet Gilbert – Antitrust Briefing
8:05 AM Welcome to Kansas City: Pat Ottensmeyer, President & CEO, KCS Basie BBI/CCI
8:10 AM Keynote Presentation: Katie Farmer, President & CEO, BNSF Basie BBI/CCI moderated by: Ray Hufnagel, President & CEO, Plastic Express Introduction: Ian Jefferies, President & CEO, AAR
8:50 AM STB Update: Patrick Fuchs, Board Member, Surface Transportation Board Basie BBI/CCI Introduction: Kate Luce, President & CEO, Mississippi Export Railroad
9:30 AM Freight Trends: Todd Tranausky, FTR Basie BBI/CCI Introduction: Bruce Mann, Director, Freight Mobility for Port Houston
10:10 AM Networking Break Basie Foyer
10:30 AM Shipper Perspective: Eric Monger, Vice President, KBX Rail Basie BBI/CCI Introduction: Tom Tisa, Head of Business Development, CSX
11:10 AM. Analyst Update - Tony Hatch, abh Consulting
11:50 AM NARS Scholarship & Awards Presentations Basie BBI/CCI Kate Luce, NARS Board Member, Scholarship Committee Chair Bruce Mann, NARS President, Awards Committee Chair Edward R. Hamberger, NARS
Noon NARS Luncheon (sponsored by North Carolina Railroad) Basie AA1
1:30 PM Keynote Speaker: Jim Foote, President & CEO, CSX Basie BBI/CCI Introduction: Tom Tisa, Head of Business Development, CSX
2:10 PM Equipment Outlook: Paul Titterton, President, GATX North America Basie BBI/CCI Introduction: Kate Luce, President & CEO, Mississippi Export Railroad
2:50 PM Networking Break Basie Foyer
3:05 PM Modernizing Freight Rail: John Orr, COO, KCS. Basie BBI/CCI Introduction: Bruce Mann, Director, Freight Mobility for Port Houston
3:45 PM Intermodal Panel moderated by: Todd Tranausky, VP, Rail & Intermodal, FTR Basie BBI/CCI Tom Williams, Global Vice President, BNSF Darren Field, President, JB Hunt Introduction: Bruce Mann, Director, Freight Mobility for Port Houston
4:30 PM Session Adjourns 5:00 PM Departures begin from Central Avenue entrance for NARS Reception 1st Floor
5:00 PM NARS Reception at the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy sponsored by KCS Enjoy cocktails and appetizers while networking with colleagues at the reception followed by dessert and tours of the Negro Leagues Baseball Hall of Fame and the American Jazz Museum
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
7:00 AM Breakfast (sponsored by Union Pacific) Basie Foyer
8:00 AM Opening Remarks, Safety Briefing, Antitrust Guidelines Basie BBI/CCI Bruce Mann, NARS President Mona Moorman - Safety Briefing Janet Gilbert – Antitrust Briefing
8:10 AM Keynote Speaker: John Brooks Executive Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer, CP Basie BBI/CCI Introduction: Ian Jefferies, President & CEO, AAR
8:50 AM Fireside Chat: Chris Gutierrez, President, Kansas City SmartPort & Jenny Hood, Vice President - Supply Chain, Compass Minerals Introduction: Tom Tisa, Head of Business Development, CSX
9:30 AM Economic Outlook: Jon Willis, Vice President & Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Introduction: Kate Luce, President & CEO, Mississippi Export Railroad
10:10 AM NARS 2022 Annual Meeting Adjourns Closing Remarks - Bruce Mann, NARS President
