TEGMA Fall Symposium A SuccessErica Venancio posted on 10/1/2008The September 24/25, 2008 meeting was very successful. We co-hosted with the Commodity Markets Council (CMC) - Energy Drives Everything, and it was held at the InterContinental in Kansas City, MO. We had a strong program and excellent attendance - the best attendance we have had for many years. As a result, we have wonderful momentum developing as we work to re-invigorate the association and strengthen its value proposition.
The meeting program, included presentations by:
- Richard Feltes, Senior Vice President and Director of MF Global Research
- Walter Zimmerman, Vice President and Chief Technical Analyst, United Energy
- Robert Levin, Senior Vice President Research, NYMEX
- Geary Sikich, Principal, Logical Management Systems
- Aimee Barnes, Manager, U.S. Regulatory Affairs, EcoSecurities
- Michael Haverty, Chairman and CEO, Kansas City Southern
- Dan Keefe, Manager of International Operations (DDGs), U.S. Grains Council
- Ryan LeGrand, Export Marketing Manager, BNSF Railway
- Jim LaTurner, Deputy Junior Vice President, Sales and Marketing Exports, Midwest Region, Evergreen Shipping Agency
- Jay Larson, General Manager, NIK Marketing Cooperative
- Charlie Regini, Senior Executive Manager - Agribusiness, Georgia Ports Authority
- Bill Eilbracht, General Director - Logistics, Agricultural Products, Union Pacific Railroad
- Bruce Benschoter, Special Projects, DeBruce Grain, Inc.
- William Hudson, Founder, The ProExporter Network
Speakers profiles and meeting presentations are available here.