Georgia Foreign Trade Conference in February 3-5 attracts top speakers

THE US state of Georgia is to host a Foreign Trade Conference from February 3-5 at the Cloister on Sea Island, Georgia, which is drawing a line up of distinguished, say organisers.

Keynoters include Michael Hynekamp, chief financial and administrative officer, deputy head of region Americas, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics; Tom France, director, global transportation and supply chain solutions, Caterpillar Logistics Services; Michael Smith, corporate manager of logistics, Volkswagen Group of America and Dennis Manns, assistant vice president, sales and logistics planning, American Honda Motor Co Inc.

The list includes many senior figures from the industry. Among them, Peter Tirschwell, senior vice president of strategy, UBM global trade, Journal of Commerce; Ulises Carrillo, vice president, global logistics, Dole Food Company Inc; Wolfgang Freese, president, Hapag-Lloyd Americas; William Woodhour, vice president North America sales, Maersk; Frank Baragona, president, CMA CGM; Walter Kemmsies, PhD, chief economist, Moffat & Nichol; Curtis Foltz, executive director, Georgia Ports Authority; Dean Tracy, director of logistics, Lowes; Rick Gabrielson, director international transportation, Target; James Jack, executive director, Coalition for Responsible Transportation; Elena Craft, health scientist, environmental defence fund; Pedro Cherry, senior vice president of community and economic development, Georgia Power; John Carver, director, port, airport and global infrastructure, Jones Lang LaSalle; Brian McKiernan, vice president, development, CenterPoint Properties; Tony Davis, senior vice president distribution & logistics, Academy Sports + Outdoors; Greg Rake, senior vice president, supply chain, Pier 1 Imports; and Craig Lesser, managing partner, Pendleton Consulting Group, LLC.

For more information or to register, visit: gaforeigntrade.com .