Third Annual Harris County International Trade & Transportation Conference
The Third Annual Harris County International Trade & Transportation Conference will begin January 30th and continue through February 1st. Â This years conference will be focused on current topics relating to trade between India and North America. Â The overall issue to be discussed will be “Making the Gateway of North America Work!”
For a list of current speakers and to register for the event click here.
Agenda Includes:
Sunday, January 30th – Opening Reception at India House
Monday, January 31st – Topic Sessions including:
- Port of Houston Report
- Ocean Carriers:
- What does it take to get more service to Houston/Harris County?
- Far East to Panama Canal to Houston/Harris County direct service, When?
- Rail Carrier Overview:
- When and how Houston/Harris County becomes an origination point for containerized cargo?
- What are the plans for the Houston/Harris County market?
- HGAC Freight Mobility Report
- How we can incorporate all water Houston/Harris County to go inland?
- IMC – Third Party Logistics
- India Focus
Tuesday, February 1st – Topic Sessions including:
- Air Cargo
- Trucking Issues
- Congestion, Air Quality, Independent Drivers, Port Requirement, Clean Truck Program
- Shippers
- What choices do we have in getting conktainer service to Houston/Harris County?
- What we, as shippers, will need to go all-water to Houston/Harris County?
- How does Panama Canal affect a logistics supply chain?
- What can Port, Railroad, and Truckers do better?
- How we can incorporate all water Houston/Harris County to go inland?
- Keynote Speaker: Peter Tirschwell, Senior V.P. of Strategy for the Journal of Commerce – West Coast, Gulf Coast, East Coast Ports.
- What does the future look like?
- Final Question & Answer