TUESDAY, JUNE 13
SESSION 1: KEYNOTE – SUCCESS IS A DECISION
Ruben Gonzalez | Four-time Olympian, Best Selling Author, Coach and Motivational Speaker
SESSION 2: CALIFORNIA AB5 AND NEW CARB ZERO EMISSION REGULATIONS – WHAT ARE THEIR NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS AND WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PREPARE FOR THE INEVITABLE?
Peter Schneider | President, TGS Logistics, Inc.
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SESSION 3: FURNITURE DISTRIBUTION AUTOMATION. WHAT’S POSSIBLE AND HOW CAN YOU MANAGE COSTS AND ROI
Moderator: Christian Dow | Executive Vice President of Industry Leadership & Membership, Material Handling Institute
Bobby Uland | Fives Intralogistics Corporation
Michael Lennard | Rockwell Automation
Matt Kulp | St. Onge Company
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SESSION 4: THE VALUE AND CHALLENGES OF NEARSHORING – MEXICO, CENTRAL, and SOUTH AMERICA
John Hyatt | Mexico Business Associates
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SESSION 5: SOUTH CAROLINA PORTS UPDATE
Byron Miller | Chief Commercial Officer, South Carolina Ports Authority
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SESSION 6: THE STATE OF OCEAN FREIGHT AND DATA TECHNOLOGY
Eric Johnson | Senior Editor, Technology, Journal of Commerce
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SESSION 7: NINE DIFFERENTIATORS THAT SEPARATE ACQUISITION WINNERS AND LOSERS
Spencer Tenney | CEO/President, Tenney Group
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14
SESSION 8: FURNITURE INDUSTRY LEADER KEYNOTE
Caroline Hipple | President, Norwalk Furniture
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SESSION 9: SUSTAINABILITY/ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE (ESG), WHAT iS COMING AND HOW DO YOU PREPARE?
Peter Grieshop | Head of Strategic Transformation, SPARQ360
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SESSION 10 (ZOOM): STATE OF THE HOME FURNISHINGS INDUSTRY
Jerry Epperson | Managing Director, Mann Armistead and Epperson, Ltd.
SESSION 11: SHIPPERS PANEL DISCUSSION OF THE HOME FURNISHING'S SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES
Moderator: Tiffany Bowman | Vice President of Business Development & Sales, CV International
Brad Russell | Senior VP of Operations, Bassett Mirror Company, Inc.
Robert Buford | Logistics Manager, Uttermost Comapny
Barry Bailey | Director of Transportation, Fairfield Chair Company