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Apolo Ohno

Apolo Ohno


After starting his career in 1995, eight-time Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno became the best U.S. short-track skater in less than two years. At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, he passed another milestone, becoming the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian in history.

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Lee Bradley-Larkin


Lee Bradley-Larkin is a senior manager of transportation for Best Buy. Bradley-Larkin manages several internal and external teams overseeing LTL operations, freight claims, vendor inbound scheduling and freight payment.

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Norman Anderson

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As chairman and CEO of CG/LA, Norman Anderson focuses on infrastructure project creation, aimed at increasing the level of infrastructure investment and the performance of existing infrastructure stocks in developed and developing countries. He leads the CG/LA team that develops infrastructure projects globally, and he provides high level strategy assessment for the public and private sectors.

Ibrahiim Bayaan


As the chief economist at FreightWaves, Ibrahiim Bayaan tracks and forecasts macroeconomic conditions as they relate to freight activity, identifying the key drivers of freight demand and capacity.

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Jeff Berman

Jeff Berman 


Jeff Berman is group news editor for Logistics Management, Modern Materials Handling and Supply Chain Management Review.

Bob Biesterfeld


Bob Biesterfeld, the new CEO of C.H. Robinson, has developed a deep passion for supply chain andlogistics during his 20 years in the industry. His strategic vision and operational direction have been the
driving force behind the company’s digital transformation efforts.

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Jim Burnley

Jim Burnley 


Jim Burnley served as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 1987 to 1989 and is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on transportation law and policy. As a partner at Venable LLP, he focuses on government relations and regulatory and legislative affairs.

Greg Carter


Greg Carter brings more than 25 years of product development, technology leadership and process management experience to the position of CTO at GlobalTranz. Prior to joining GlobalTranz, Greg was CTO and senior vice president of product development at Kewill.

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Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy 


Speaker at SMC3 Connections.

Mark Carroll


Mark Carroll has spent the last decade in the logistics industry occupying positions at 3PLs and in technology. In his current role as director of product at Descartes, he relies on his relevant experience to bring meaningful solutions to the industry.

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Rob Estes

Rob Estes 


Rob Estes, Jr., is currently serving his sixteenth year as president & CEO at Estes Express Lines. Estes also plays an active role in many organizations across transportation, serving on the board of directors for both SMC³ and the American Trucking Association.

Nicholas Farber


Nicholas Farber is the acting director for the Colorado Department of Transportation’s High Performance Transportation Enterprise. The HPTE aggressively pursues innovative ways to finance important transportation infrastructure projects that will improve the safety, capacity and accessibility of the surface transportation system and will accelerate the economic recovery of the state.

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Lindsey Graves

Lindsey Graves 


Lindsey Graves is a second-generation owner and COO at Sunset Transportation, a leading St. Louis 3PL and freight audit and payment company. In her 13 years with Sunset, she has grown through hands-on experience in every department; she now oversees operational and personnel growth, strategy, marketing and implementation at Sunset’s corporate headquarters.

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Is a speaker at SMC3 Connections.

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Randy Guillot

Randy Guillot 


Randy Guillot serves as first vice chairman of the American Trucking Associations. Guillot, who has more than 33 years of industry experience, also is president of Triple G Express and Southeastern Motor Freight.

Jim Ferguson


Is a speaker at SMC3 Connections.

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Joe Juliano

Joe Juliano 


Joe Juliano is president and CEO of MercuryGate International, Inc., where he is focused on helping shippers and logistics service providers worldwide as they look to MercuryGate to improve their transportation processes, increase customer satisfaction and reduce costs.

Darren Hawkins


As CEO of YRC Worldwide, Darren Hawkins leads the $4.9-billion transportation company and its portfolio of industry-leading, LTL companies including YRC Freight, YRC Reimer, Holland, Reddaway and New Penn.

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Stephanie Kane

Stephanie Kane 


Stephanie Kane is the communications director for the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates, where she serves as the spokesperson and manages integrated communications strategies and advocacy campaigns for ATFI’s ongoing efforts to fight the tolling of existing interstates. With a public relations and advertising background, Kane specializes in issue-based strategic planning, messaging development, media relations, grassroots and grasstops advocacy, coalition development, and special event planning.

Mike Kelley


Speaker at SMC3 Connections.

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George Lauriat

George Lauriat 


George Lauriat is the editor in chief of American Journal of Transportation. During his time at the publication, he has published approximately 3,000 bylined articles on the transportation field.

Steven Ludvigson


As president and co-founder of Cerasis, Stephen Ludvigson oversees the growth and profitability of the company, spending most of his time in operations, finance, and new product development.

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Mike Grayson


Focusing on the continued development and strengthening of Worldwide Express’s freight offerings, Mike oversees the company’s relationships with its world-class LTL carrier partners, managing the strategic needs of carriers, the introduction of new partners, and yield management. 

Raymond Martinez


Raymond Martinez is the sixth administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since its establishment by Congress in 2000. Nominated by President Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Ray was sworn into office in February 2018. The FMCSA regulates more than 530,000 trucking companies.

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Kendra Miller

Kendra Miller 


Speaker at SMC3 Connections.

Randy Mullet


Mullett is founder and principal of Mullett Strategies, LLC, where he focuses on transportation and freight policy, sustainability, security, and issue advocacy messaging. Prior to his current role, Mullett was vice president, government relations and public affairs, for XPO Logistics.

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Cathy Roberson 


Speaker at SMC3 Connections.

Jeffrey Rosensweig


Jeffrey Rosensweig is the director of the John Robson Program for Business, Public Policy and Government at Goizueta Business School of Emory University. An international business and finance professor, he focuses on global investing and business in the global economy.

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Mark Solomon

Mark Solomon 


Speaker at SMC3 Connections.

Eric Stone


Eric Stone is the senior manager of domestic transportation sourcing and supplier performance at Johnson & Johnson. Stone is responsible for sourcing activities such as pricing and contract negotiations, conducting RFPs, identifying new suppliers and obtaining capacity for truckload, intermodal, bulk tanker, courier and LTL shipments.

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Dan Van Alstine

Dan Van Alstine 


Dan Van Alstine is president and chief operating officer at Ruan Transportation Management Systems. Additionally, Van Alstine currently serves as an officer with the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and as a member of the executive committee at the Iowa Motor Truck Association (IMTA).

Ellen Voie


Ellen Voie is an internationally recognized speaker and authority on gender diversity and inclusion for women working in non-traditional careers in transportation. As founder of the Women In Trucking Association, Voie currently serves as the nonprofit organization’s president and CEO.

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Mitch Weseley

Mitch Weseley 


Mitch Weseley, the founder and CEO of 3Gtms, is widely regarded as the “father of the TMS industry,” having created six successful companies. Notably, he foresaw the market demand for the first and second TMS generations.

Shawn Yadon


Shawn Yadon is the CEO of the California Trucking Association. The CTA is the largest statewide trucking industry trade association in the United States, tasked with advocating for, and representing the interests of, more than 1,500 CTA member companies before the California state legislature, applicable California regulatory agencies, and the California congressional delegation in Washington, DC.

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