CP’s Creel keynotes MARS meeting

Canadian Pacific President and Chief Executive Keith Creel will keynote the 249th meeting of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers, July 10-11 at Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, Wisc.

The agenda includes:

• Current Perspectives on the Grain Markets: Pat Ries, Senior Merchandiser, Consolidated Grain & Barge;

• Trucking Today: Kevin Burch, Chairman, American Trucking Associations (Invited)

• Regulatory Update: Sharon Clark, Senior Vice President Transportation & Regulatory Affairs, Perdue Farms ;

• Rail Freight Equipment Update: Paul Titterton, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, GATX;

• Luncheon Keynote Remarks: Mike McClellan, Vice President, Industrial Products, Norfolk Southern;

• Logistics In The Automobile Industry: Ben Shain, Director, Vehicle Logistics, Nissan;

• Economic Update: Tim Quinlan, Senior Economist, Wells Fargo Securities;

• Introduction to the STB’s Office Of Public Assistance: Gabriel Meyer, Attorney-Advisor, Office Of Public Assistance, Surface Transportation Board

Networking sessions are scheduled. The event includes a golf outing to benefit the annual MARS scholarship.

Register at http://www.mwrailshippers.com/registration.asp; for more information, visit https://www.mwrailshippers.com/.