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Covid-19 Disruptions and what Trade Professionals should be considering!

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WIT-NC presents 

Covid -19 Disruptions and what Trade Professionals should be considering!

March 10, 2021
Program 6 - 8 p.m. PT
Networking available before at 5:30 p.m. and again after at 8 p.m. PT


A year in, COVID-19 is still disrupting supply chains, delaying shipments, and creating challenging conditions for trade professionals. Join logistics and policy leaders from the C.H. Robinson team and learn about:

Current Ocean, Air and Trade Policy market conditions

How these market conditions are impacting Supply Chains

What Best Practices you should be considering going into 2021

Presented by:
•         Sri Laxmana, Vice President, Global Ocean Services - C. H. Robinson 
•         Matt Castle, Vice President, Products & Services - C.H. Robinson  
•         Kevin Doucette, Director of North American Trade Policy - C.H. Robinson
•         Jeffrey Simpson, Manager Trade Policy - C.H. Robinson


Matt Castle

Matt Castle is the vice president of air freight products and services at C.H. Robinson. He joined C.H. Robinson in 1996 and has 25+ years of experience in the transportation industry. Matt is responsible for driving growth through our global airfreight product. He received his degree in Aviation Administration and Management from the University of North Dakota.

Jeffrey Simpson

Jeffrey Simpson is the manager of trade policy.  He is a LCB and has come to us from your side of the fence.  With over 25 years of experience - He has worked for Campbell Soup Company , Pitney Bowes and Unilever - overseeing Supply Chain and Global Trade Compliance.  He is Six Sigma, Export and International Maritime Law certified.  Not in his bio yet a fun fact, this guy is an ‘80’s guy and love all things ‘80’s.

Kevin Doucette

Kevin Doucette is the director of North American trade policy.  He has spent his last 12 years with CH Robinson in our Trade Policy team helping clientele like each of you enhance your compliance efforts.  Kevin is not only at the helm of our external consulting on trade compliance he also has lead up our internal  export corporate and our security divisions for CTPAT and TSA.

Sri Laxmana
Sri Laxmana is the vice president of global ocean product at C.H. Robinson. He is currently responsible for driving the global strategy, revenue and ocean freight volumes. Sri has been with C.H. Robinson since 2000 and has served in multiple roles – including customs brokerage, ocean and air imports and exports, business development and trade management for a variety of global trade lanes. Sri holds an engineering and business degree and is based in Eden Prairie, MN.


Network with other members of our trade professional community, wind down after work with a glass of wine, and learn something new!

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Date and Time

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM

Location

Virtual Broadcasting from California Pacific Time.

Zoom link emailed upon registration.
CA  
USA

Event Contact(s)

Angela Aaron - Programs


Laura Putnam Ladley - Programs


Linda He - Programs


Sue Krenek - Programs

Category

Open to All

Registration Info

Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Payment In Full In Advance Only. Payment options are through PayPal. Ensure you are logged out of your PayPal account to use a credit card that is not associated with your PayPal account. If you still have issues, please contact ClubExpress Technical Support at 1-866-HLP-CLUB (1-866-457-2582).
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations for paying attendees must be received in writing by noon the day of the event for a full refund. Please contact info@wit-nc.com.
Cancellation Policy:
Requests must be received in writing by noon the day of the event.