Transportation Situation & Outlook Conference - Presentations 

Responding to the Recovery: Transportation Trends to 2015

CILTNA’s Ninth Annual Transportation Outlook Conference May, 10, 2010

The ninth Transportation Situation and outlook Conference (TC2010) attracted many participants from various segments of the Transportation and logistics industry.  This unique gathering considered discussions with nineteen (19) expert presenters, which focused on the Trends and Challenges facing the North American Transport Network in the Current Economic Times.  Most participants considered the event very informative and successful.  The Conference was opened by CILTNA’s Chairman, Mr. Gilles Legaut, FCILT and Mr. Sam Barone, FCILT, Conference Chair, who welcomed the esteemed panelists.  

The conference first session "Economic Outlook: Global Trends and Challenges" was moderated by Sandra Lafortune, Director General, Strategic Policy, Transport Canada

• Mario Iacobacci, Director Economics, AECOM, provided a Transportation Trends (and Potholes) on the Road to Recovery in his presentation.  

• Carl Sonnen, President, Informetrica Ltd., provided a Economy and Transportation - A Future in his presentation.  

• Hazem Ghonima FCILT, President & CEO of TAF Consultants, LTD. concluded the session with an analysis of the Impact of the Economic Recovery on Freight Transportation Trends.

The second session "Challenges and Opportunities Facing Freight Carriers" was moderated by Annette Gibbons, Director General, Surface Transport Policy, Transport Canada:

• John Gray, VP Policy & Economics, Association of American Railroads provided a comprehensive review of Recession & Legislation: Drivers of Change for the Coming Decade.

• Cliff Mackay, President & CEO Railway Association of Canada presented Challenges and Opportunities Facing a Consolidated North American Railway Network.

• Outlook for Deep-Sea Shipping

• David Bradley, President & CEO, Canadian Trucking Alliance ended the second session with a look at Challenges and Opportunities facing the Canadian Trucking Industry.

  Peter Hall, Vice President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada (EDC) who was the Luncheon Keynote Speaker provided a stimulating perspective.

The third session, moderated by Don McKnight, DAMF Consultants Inc. Export Development Canada (EDC) focused on logistics issues: 

• Brigadier Gaston Cloutier, Dept. of National Defense started this session with a presentation entitled Changing Logistics Requirements. 

•  Douglas Keller-Hobsen, Executive Director, Hope Air presented his company's experiences on: Humanitarian Logistics In the Future.

• Jutta Paczulla, Director of Innovation Policy, Transport Canada presented Technology and Innovation for the Future.

• Ray Haight, Executive Director of MacKinnon Transport, Inc. presented The Next Five Years for Logistics.

The final session, moderated by Keith Penner, Dispute Resolution, Keith Penner and Associates examined Future of Passenger Transportation in High Density Corridors.  

• Ed Courtemanch, Senior Principal - Operations/Service Planning, AMTRAK presented Future of High Speed Rail in the United States.

• Stuart Kendrick, Senior VP, Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp. presented Surface Passenger Transport in Quebec-Windsor Corridor.

•  Sam Barone, President & CEO, Canadian Business Aviation Association presented The Future of Air in the Quebec-Windsor Corridor.

• Lou Smyrlis, Editorial Director, Canadian Transportation Logistics reviewed The Day in Summary.

The conference closed with the summary of the conference findings presented by Ed Cuylits, Executive Director, CILTNA.
 

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