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 |
