AGENDA: NAFC 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
June 10
11:00am-12:00pm Welcome from NAFC Chair and ABF
Freight Vice President - Pricing,
Treasurer and Controller Bryan
Swaim and Remarks from U.S.
Senator Mike Braun
(CPE Specialized Knowledge – 1 Credit)
12:00-1:15pm Lunch Panel: How to Reduce
Operational Costs with Data
(CPE Information Technology – 1 Credit)
1:15-2:15pm Taxation Study Group Meeting
Information Technology Study Group
Meeting featuring EY Presentation on
Robotics
(CPE Information Technology - .5 Credit)
2:15-3:15pm Telematics to Differentiate Risk and
Create Pricing Transparency in the
Insurance Market with Ryan Erickson
of McGriff, Seibels & Williams
and Chris Carver of Speed Gauge
Insurance Services
(CPE Specialized Knowledge - 1 Credit)
3:15-3:45pm Coffee Break
3:45-4:45pm Vehicle and Driver-Based Marginal
Costs Trends with ATRI President
and COO Rebecca Brewster
(CPE Specialized Knowledge – 1 Credit)
4:45-6:30pm Exhibit Grand Opening and Welcome
Cocktail Reception
June 11
7:30-9:00am Breakfast Address from ATA President
& CEO Chris Spear
(CPE Specialized Knowledge – 1.5 Credits)
9:00-9:45am Exhibit Break
9:45-11:15am Executive Panel: Learning from Top
CEO and CFOs
(CPE Specialized Knowledge – 1.5
Credits)
11:15am-12:15pm Risk Management Study Group
Meeting featuring Dan Cook of True
North with an M&A Market Update
Associates Study Group Meeting
June 11
12:15-1:45pm Lunch Panel: Implementation of
Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) Rules with FASB Senior
Project Manager Chris Roberge, Tim
Chitwood of BKD Advisors, Jillan
Basa of Grant Thornton and Jason
Miller of Katz, Sapper, Miller
(CPE Accounting – 1.5 Credits)
1:45-2:00pm Exhibit Break
2:00-3:00pm Panel: Private Equity in Trucking with
Brad Delco of Stephens, Inc.,
Bart Middleton of Grammer
Industries, Mark Niznik of Linx Partners
and Gary Enzor of Quality Distribution
(CPE Finance - 1 Credit)
3:00-3:45pm Coffee and Exhibit Break
3:45-4:45pm State of the Economy and Trade with
ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello
(CPE Economics – 1 Credit)
4:45-6:30pm NAFC Cocktail Reception
June 12
7:00-8:00am Meet and Greet Breakfast in Exhibit Area
8:00-9:00am IRS Session on New Federal Tax
Regulations
(CPE Taxation - 1 Credit)
9:00-10:00am Investing in Infrastructure: Gas Taxes,
Tolls and the Vehicle Miles Travelled Tax
(CPE Taxation – 1 Credit)
10:00-11:00am Financial Relations Study Group
Meeting
Accounting/Credit & Collections
Study Group
11:00-11:15pm Coffee Break
11:15am-12:15pm Independent Contractor Update with
Gregory Feary of Scopelitis, Garvin,
Light, Hanson & Feary
(CPE Business Law – 1 Credit)
12:00-2:00pm NAFC Advisory Board Meeting
*Schedule is subject to change.
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