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2022 Conference Agenda

 Monday, October 17

12:00 - 5:00 PM
Registration
Sweetgrass Pavilion
12:00 - 5:30 PM
Exhibits
Hallway outside of the Palms Ballroom
3:30 - 7:00 PM
 
OPENING RECEPTION
Sweetgrass Pavilion
4:00 PM
Welcome Remarks
Jeff Barkley, S.C. International Trade Conference General Chair 2022
Palms Ballroom
​4:10 - 4:50 PM
​Keynote Speaker
Carla Edwards,SC Dept of Commerce
Dorette Coetsee, US Commercial Service International Trade Administration
Palms Ballroom

Tuesday, October 18

7:00 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
Sweetgrass Pavilion
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration
Palms Ballroom
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Exhibits​
Hallway outside of the Palms Ballroom
8:15 AM
Welcoming Remarks
Jeff Barkley, Selee Corporation: 2022 General Chair
Barbara Melvin, SC Ports Authority, President & CEO
Palms Ballroom
8:45 - 9:50 AM
The 2023-2024 Container Shipping Play-Out
Lars Jensen, CEO, Vespucci Maritime
Moderator: Peter Tirschwell, S&P Global Market Intelligence/JOC​

To view Lars Jensen's presentation, please click here

Palms Ballroom
9:50 – 10:05 AM
BREAK
Attendee Preference
10:05 - 10:55 AM
Customer Strategy Post Pandemic
Narin Phol, Maersk 
​Fabio Santucci, MSC

Moderator: Peter Tirschwell, S&P Global Market Intelligence/JOC

To read the Press Release from Narin Phol at Maersk,
click here.
Palms Ballroom
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Keynote Session
University of South Carolina's Head Women's Basketball Coach Dawn Staley as Keynote Speaker, moderated by Analyst, Author & USC Alum Bakari Sellers

For more information, click here

Osprey ​Ballroom
12:15 - 1:15 PM
World Trade Luncheon
Osprey Ballroom
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Growing Exports Through Reliability
Peter Friedmann, AgTC
Marlon Jones, International Paper
April Zobel, The Andersons
Moderator: Peter Tirschwell, S&P Global Market Intelligence/JOC
Palms Ballroom
2:30 - 2:45 PM
BREAK
Attendee Preference
2:45 - 3:45 PM
Retailers – Opening a New Gateway
John Rae, Yusen Logistics
Alan Mctaggart, TTi
Jack Echeverria, Wayfair

Moderator: Peter Tirschwell, S&P Global Market Intelligence/JOC
Palms Ballroom
3:45 - 4:45 PM
Cold is SO Hot
Miranda Gan, Walmart
Sam Raymond, SeaLand – A Maersk Company
Jose Tranjan, JBS USA
Moderator: Peter Tirschwell, S&P Global Market Intelligence/JOC
Palms Ballroom
4:45 PM
CLOSING THOUGHTS
Barbara Melvin, SC Ports Authority, President & CEO
Peter Tirschwell, S&P Global Market Intelligence/JOC​
Palms Ballroom
6:30 PM
​​EVENING RECEPTION
​*transportation will be available
​Citadel Beach House

 Wednesday, October 19

7:00 - 7:45 AM 
Breakfast
Palms Ballroom
7:45 AM
Welcome
Jeff Barkley, SELEE Corporation
Introduction of 2023 Conference General Chair
Palms Ballroom
8:05 - 9:05 AM
Workforce/Educational Supply Chain Panel
Moderator: Dr. Shay Scott, U. of Tennessee, Executive Director of Global Supply Chain
Ken Hitchcock, High School Pickens County Career Center (SREB Global Supply Chain)
Dr. Mary Thornley, Trident Tech
Dr. Guiliano Marodin, U. of S. Carolina, Continental Chair Professor in Operations and Supply Chain
Palms Ballroom
9:10 - 10:10 AM
Trucking Panel
​Moderator: Elizabeth Colbert-Busch
Alex Buck – A&R Logistics
Dennis Kunz – Benore Logistics
Tom Schmitt – Forward Air

Robert Elliott – Trident Technical College
Palms Ballroom
10:10 AM
BREAK
Palms Ballroom
10:40 - 11:40 AM
Sustainability in SC's Supply Chain
Moderator: Ethel Bunch, Director of Sustain SC
Mark Messersmith, SC Ports Authority

Christina Lidl, BMW
Randy Bayles, Norfolk Southern
​Palms Ballroom
12:30 PM
Golf
*Separate registration required*
Harbor Golf Course at Wild Dunes
1:00 PM
Tennis & Pickleball
*Separate registration required*
​Wild Dunes Resort
​6:30 PM
ROOFTOP PARTY AT THE SWEETGRASS HOTEL
*Cruise Drawing will take place at this event. 
​MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN*
Sweetgrass Hotel

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PO Box 1446
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465

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