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SEARS Fall Meeting 2024

October 15 @ 12:00 pm - October 16 @ 6:30 pm

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Southeast Association of Rail Shippers 2024 Fall Meeting

October 15, 2024 – October 16, 2024

Embassy Suites by Hilton, Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle

201 Harrison Oaks Boulevard
Cary, NC 27513

 

Welcome to the SEARS Fall Meeting 2024!

We are absolutely thrilled to have  our fall meeting y in Cary, North Carolina for this incredible networking event for the rail shipping industry. We can’t wait to see all the amazing connections and opportunities that will be made during this premier event.

Thank you so much for joining us and being a part of this exciting experience!

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Preliminary Agenda

Companies Registered to Attend

Speakers

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David Sellers

Consultant and Special Projects

David Sellers is representing The Greenbrier Company in his role as Consultant and Special Projects. In this position, he works on some of the leading-edge projects that Greenbrier is working on. He retired previously from his role as AVP Automotive...

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David Shannon

General Manager of RailPulse

RailPulse was formed by a coalition of forward-thinking railcar owners, dedicated to developing, broadening and accelerating the use of GPS and other telematics technologies on railcars that aim to increase service, safety, efficiency, and visibility across North America’s freight rail...

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Eric Monger

Vice President, KBX Logistics

Eric Monger leads the asset services business at KBX Logistics, which procures and manages over 20,000 railcars, trailers, containers, and barges for many of the Koch, Inc. affiliated companies and 3PL customers. Eric began his career in the railroad industry...

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Michael Miller

CEO North America at Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Keynote Speaker - US Short Line Presentation   Michael Miller is G&W’s CEO, ensuring safe and efficient service for customers in 43 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces. He previously served as G&W’s Chief Commercial Officer for eight years and...

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Paddy O’Neill

Consultant / Contractor

In 2022 Paddy O’Neill retired from Norfolk Southern where he served in Strategic Planning, Operations Plannings and Equipment Planning roles.  As Assistant Vice President Fleet Planning and Optimization he managed railcar distribution and served on several committees.  Following his retirement...

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Carl Warren

President and Chief Executive Officer North Carolina Railroad

Carl Warren is President and Chief Executive Officer of the North Carolina Railroad Company. He joined NCRR in August 2020 and has moved quickly to reorganize the company’s functions and build new partnerships. Under his leadership NCRR is focused on...

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David Humphrey

Senior Data Scientist at Railinc

  North American Railcar Fleet Update Responsible for modeling complex business problems, discovering business insights and identifying opportunities using appropriate statistical, algorithmic, mining and visualization techniques. Proficient at integrating and preparing large, varied datasets, and communicating results and recommendations to...

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Muggsy Bogues

Motivational Speaker and NBA Legend

Muggsy Bogues Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues was born on January 9, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up with his 3 siblings in the Lafayette Public housing projects of the city’s east side. During Muggsy’s junior and senior years at Dunbar...

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Paul Hoben

Director Of Business Development at Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway

Paul Hoben is the Director of Business Development for the Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway. Paul was asked to bring his relationship and team-building talent to the ACWR to expand their service offerings, increase their economic development impact, and help...

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Rahul Jalai

Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer at Union Pacific Railroad

  Rahul Jalali was appointed senior vice president and chief information officer in November 2020 and promoted to executive vice president in June 2023. In this position, Jalali serves as the organization's technology thought leader, ensuring Union Pacific has a...

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Ryan Dreier

Vice President - Industrial Products at BNSF Railway

  Keynote Speaker - Western Class 1 Presentation   Ryan Dreier serves as vice president, Industrial Products. He leads the marketing and sales teams supporting BNSF’s carload customers within the construction and building products, food & beverage, dimensional and chemicals...

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Tony Hatch

Analyst/Consultant at ABH Consulting

ABH Consulting Tony Hatch has been a senior transportation analyst on Wall Street for over twenty years, starting at Salomon brothers; proceeding to Argus, Painewebber, and most recently at NatWest Markets (USA) prior to starting his independent analyst/consultantcy in 1999...

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Trish Haver

Chief Commercial Officer - North Carolina Railroad Company

Trish has 25 years of rail and port transportation experience. She offers a background in development, engineering, and market strategy. Specializing in strategic and industrial planning, 3P infrastructure, and supply chain, Trish is focused on expanding and growing North Carolina’s...

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Details

Start:
October 15 @ 12:00 pm
End:
October 16 @ 6:30 pm
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Venue

Embassy Suites by Hilton
201 Harrison Oaks Boulevard
Cary, NC 27513 United States
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Phone
(919) 677-1840
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Organizer

Kim Gennarelli
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