TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2022
07:30 – NEARS 2022 Golf Tournament Registration Opens South Hills Country Club, Pittsburgh PA Hosted By Curry Rail and Shale Rail
09:00 – NEARS 2022 Golf Tournament Shotgun Start
15:00 – Conference Registration Opens Westin Pittsburgh, 3rd Floor
17:00 – The Joseph & Eileen Gearin Networking Reception Sponsored By American Truck and Rail Audits, Inc Signature Cocktail Sponsored by Transtar
18:30 – Dinner On Your Own in Fabulous Pittsburgh, PA
22:00 – NEARS Hospitality Suite
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2022
07:00 – Breakfast Starts (Available until 08:15) Sponsored By CP Rail
07:30 – Conference Registration Re-Opens Westin Pittsburgh 3rd Floor
08:00 – Welcome to NEARS, Safety Briefing and Housekeeping Erica Breiterman, President, NEARS
08:15 – Bridge to the Future Joe Kelly, General Manager, Commercial Operations, Shell Introduction: Brian Smalley, Senior Director, National Steel Car
09:15 – Shortlines Bridging the Gaps Michael Miller, President North America, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Introduction: Erica Breiterman, President, NEARS
10:00 – Networking Break Sponsored by Genesee & Wyoming Railroad
10:30 – Pan Am First 100 Days Arthur Adams, Senior Vice President, CSX Introduction: Thomas Coleman, VP Business Development, Shale Rail
11:30 – NEARS Awards Ceremony NOON – NEARS Networking Lunch and Vendor Fair Sponsored by Stella Jones
13:30 – Shippers Panel Jeff Senchak, Director North American Transportation, Koppers Joseph Monfredi, Director of Rail Administration, US Steel Aaron Plitt, Vice President, AMG Resources Moderator: Todd Hunter, Chief Marketing Officer, North Shore Railroad Co.
14:30 – Gondola Car Construction Panel Bernhard Hoffmann, VP Engineering, US Steel Clark Reed, Director Marketing, Norfolk Southern Corporation Peter Jones, SVP International Engineering, Greenbrier Companies Moderator: Paddy O’Neill, Principal, Glynn Lane Consulting
15:30 – Networking Break Sponsored by Genesee & Wyoming Railroad
15:45 – The Tony and Jason Show Tony Hatch, Principal, ABH Consulting Jason Seidl, Managing Director, Cowen & Company
17:00 – The Joseph & Eileen Gearin Networking Reception Sponsored By American Truck and Rail Audits, Inc Signature Cocktail Sponsored by Transtar
18:30 – Dinner On Your Own In Fabulous Pittsburgh, PA 22:00 – NEARS Hospitality Suite
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2022
07:30 – Special Networking Breakfast Starts (Available Until 08:15) Sponsored by CP Rail
08:00 – Brief Introduction and Announcements Erica Breiterman, President, NEARS
08:15 – Finding Stable Footing in an Unstable World Kristy Knichel, President and Owner, Knichel Logistics Introduction: Carl Citelli, Senior Director, Bus Development, NFI Industries
09:00 – Railpulse – Bridging the Tech Gap David Shannon, General Manager, Railpulse Introduction: Brian Smalley, Senior Director, National Steel Car
09:45 – Creating a Bridge to Manage Difficult Logistics Environment Eric Monger, Managing Director, Koch Rail Introduction: Brian Smalley, Senior Director, National Steel Car
10:30 – Closing Remarks and William J. Donovan Memorial Drawing
