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6th Annual Indiana Logistics Summit
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown

The sixth annual Indiana Logistics Summit brought together top officials from industry, academia, and government to discuss how to make Indiana's transportation, distribution and logistics (TDL) businesses more competitive and what it will take to make this state a leader in the world of logistics. More than 300 people attended the 2007 event.

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Speakers at the 2008 Summit included:

• Joie Chitwood III, President/COO, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• Chad Sweeney, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Indiana Economic Development Corporation
• Elizabeth Megginson, Acting Deputy Administrator and Chief Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation - Maritime Administration
• Mike Sodrel, Former U.S. Congressman & Owner of Sodrel Truck Lines
• Paige Doehla, Vice President of Business Development and Shipping, CenterPoint Properties
• Jeff Tyler, Senior Director-Corporate Real Estate, Medco Health Solutions
• Joe Dubord, Assistant Vice President/Facility Director, TJX Companies Inc.: T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, A.J. Wright
• Dr. Richard E. Helton, President, Vincennes University
• Timothy Minnich, President, TransWorks
• Doug Williams, President, Venture Logistics
• Kurt Gogolin, Director of Materials Management, Wabash National Corporation
• Ed Wolking, President, Great Lakes Manufacturing Council
• Thomas Finkbiner, Senior Chairman, Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of Denver
• Victor Lechtenberg, Provost, Purdue University
• Charles Clowdis, Jr., Managing Director-North America Global Trade & Transportation Advisory Services, Global Insight Inc.
• Brandon Fried, Executive Director, Airforwarders Association
• Robert Jennings, Jr., Executive Board Member, National Council for Public Private Partnerships
• Keith Bucklew, Director of Freight Mobility, Indiana Department of Transportation
• Barbara Sloan, Senior Associate, Cambridge Systematics
• Larry Gigerich, Managing Director, Ginovus
• Rich Cooper, CEO, Ports of Indiana
• William Friedman, Vice President, Ports & Logistics, Duke Realty Corp.
• Aditya Mathur, Head of Computer Science, Purdue University
• Srinivas Peeta, Ph.D., Professor & Director of NEXTRANS Center-USDOT Region V, Purdue University
• Mark Frohlich, Associate Professor of Operations Management, Indiana University-Kelley School of Business
• Diane Stewart, Vice-President/Midwest Region Manager, United States Cold Storage, Inc.
• John Schneider, Assistant Vice President for Industry Research, Purdue University
• Charlie Laird, General Manager of Inland Terminals, CGB Enterprises Inc.
• Gerry Huber, Associate Director of Research, Heritage Research Group
• Vince Galbiati, President/CEO, Northwest Indiana Forum
• Dr. Frank Moman, Dean of the School of Business – Central Region, Ivy Tech

The 2008 Indiana Logistics Summit was held at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown - 350 West Maryland St., Indianapolis, IN 46225 (Phone: 317-822-3500). For hotel information and directions, click here: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/indcc-indianapolis-marriott-downtown.