Tuesday, May 26
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Rail 201 Presentation
Armenia Conference Room
1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Moderators: 

• Greg McComas, Senior Manager, Dimensional Clearances, BNSF Railway

• Michael Hamilton, Clearance Manager, CSX

• Ryan Miller, Manager of Engineering, TTX
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Open Top 201 Presentation
Armenia Conference Room
2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Moderators:

• Scott Van Gosen, Sr. Manager LARS – Open Top Loads, BNSF Railway

• Chris King, Rail Clearance Manager, Logisticus Group

AREMA Meeting
Armenia Conference Room
4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Post-AREMA Dinner
TBD
​6:00 PM-9:00 PM

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Wednesday, May 27
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Jim Ormsby Golf Tournament
The Eagles Golf Club

6:45 AM-3:00 PM

Golfers meet in the hotel lobby at 6:15 AM. Transportation is provided via buses departing at 06:45 AM. Buses return to hotel at 3:00 PM. 

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Non-Golfers Tour
Port of Tampa
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Tour attendees meet in the hotel lobby at 9:00 AM. Bus transportation will be provided; buses depart at 9:15 AM. ​

1st and 2nd Timers Event
Gasparilla Room
4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Opening Reception
Ybor Ballroom
5:30 PM-7:30 PM

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Thursday, May 28

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Exhibition Breakfast
Ybor Ballroom
8:00 AM-9:00 AM

 

Opening Ceremony
HB Plant Ballroom
9:00 AM-9:30 AM

• Hotel Safety Briefing, Opening Remarks, Antitrust Statement

• Bill Walker – Lifetime Achievement Award – TBD

Keynote Speaker 1
9:30 AM-10:15 AM

• Beth Ann Branch, President/CEO of the Port of New Orleans & CEO of New Orleans Public Belt RR

 

Keynote Speaker 2
10:20 AM-10:45 AM

• Dr. Walter Kemmsies, Managing Partner, The Kemmsies Group

• Derek Cutler, Principal, EBP Group

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Break
10:45 AM-10:55 AM

BRIDGE 101
11:00 AM-11:25 AM

• Wayne Duffett P.E., President and Owner, TEC Associates

Exhibition Lunch
Ybor Ballroom
11:30 AM-12:55 PM​

Port Panel
HB Plant Ballroom
1:00 PM-1:45 PM

​Moderator: Laurie Cooley, Director of Business Development, Metro Ports

• Cameron Gibson, Senior Business Development Manager, Alabama Port Authority

• Jeffrey R. Gutowski, Deputy Director – Business Development, Maryland Port Administration

• Patrick Blair P.E., S.I., FRSE, Vice-President of Engineering, Port of Tampa Bay

Nutrian Project Highlight
1:50 PM-2:30 PM

• Greg McComas, Senior Manager, Dimensional Clearances, BNSF Railway

• Kelli Collins, Sr. Vice President, SRT Transportation Solutions

Energy Industry Outlook
2:30 PM-3:15 PM

• Wesley McCorkle, Market Manager, Siemens Energy

Break
3:15 PM-3:30 PM
 

Rail Clearance Panel
3:30 PM-4:30 PM

​Moderator: Andrea Zangerle, Prolec -GE VERNOVA

• Greg McComas, BNSF Railway

• Ryan Procyshyn, CN Railroad

• Mike Hamilton, CSX Railroad

• Will Christopher, NS Railroad

• Josh Whiting, UP Railroad

1st Day Wrap-Up
4:30 PM-5:00 PM

Kasgro & TTX Evening Event
Yacht StarShip
6:30 PM-9:30 PM

​6:30 P.M. Boarding begins: Tampa Convention Center Dock
6:30 P.M. – 7:50 PM    Reception on Board
7:50 P.M. – Boat Departs
7:50 P.M. – 8:50 PM    Sunset Harbor Cruise
9:00 P.M. – 9:30 PM    Dockside - Disembark

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Friday, May 29

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Exhibition Breakfast
Ybor Ballroom
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 

Call to Order
HB Plant Ballroom
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

RICA Shippers Council
9:15 AM-9:45 AM

• Theo Vallas, VP Power Generation & Rail Logistics, Luminary Logistics Solutions

• Becky Dunn, Clearance Manager, BNSF Logistics

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Railcar Equipment Panel
9:45 AM-10:15 AM
Moderator: Theo Vallas, VP Power Generation & Rail Logistics, Luminary Logistics Solutions

• Jessica Karcz, AVP, General Equipment & Asset Mgt, TTX

• Jeff Ketterman, General Manager, Kasgro Railcar Mgt- Kasgro Rail Corp

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​Break
10:15 AM-10:30 AM

Rail Site Selection – Where Rail Meets the Road
10:30 AM-11:15 AM

Moderator:  Benjamin Duvall, Rail Clearance Manager, Fracht Group

• Bobby Ellington, Manager of Sales, Industrial Products, BNSF Railway

• Michael Johnson, Market Manager, Industrial Products, Norfolk Southern Railway

• Rick Maloyed, Buckingham Heavy Transport

• Tanner Showalter, Strategic Relationship Manager, Bay Crane

General Session Wrap-up
11:15 AM-12:00 PM

 

Lunch
Ybor Ballroom Foyer
12:00 PM-1:00 PM​