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SWARS 2022 Annual Meeting was March 15-17, 2022, at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel.
Records were set all around, with 788 registered for the meeting, 288 golfers, and 50 Exhibitors in the 2022 Showcase Spectacular. Thanks to all the sponsors, attendees, exhibitors, and golfers who participated and made the meeting a success!
2022 Annual Meeting Agenda RR 201 Course Outline
FINAL Meeting Registrations by Last Name FINAL Meeting Registrations by Company FINAL Exhibitor List
President, UP
Beth Whited is a railroad industry leader and the first female president in the history of Union Pacific. Her experience includes leadership roles in disciplines that touch nearly every part of operating the world’s largest freight rail network. Over the...
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Principal Economist, Canadian National Railway
Luisa Fernandez-Willey is the Principal Economist at Canadian National Railway (CN), where she leads economic research and analysis focused on the North American transportation market. Her work provides key insights that support CN's strategic decision making across the United States,...
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Senior Vice President, Rail Financial Corporation
Will joined RFC in 2011. His primary focus has been helping industrial commodity shippers, especially in the petrochemical space, with the acquisition and lease structuring of railcars. Prior to RFC, Will worked in the chemical industry with LyondellBasell managing and...
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Partner; Van Ness Feldman
As a partner with Van Ness Feldman, Mike McBride brings decades of experience to his practice on litigation, arbitration, mediation, and negotiations involving transportation, energy, and environmental issues, as well as nuclear regulatory matters. Twice a former President of the...
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President and Chief Executive Officer; BNSF Railway
Katie Farmer was named President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2021; she also leads BNSF’s Board of Directors. Katie has been with BNSF for 29 years, most recently serving as executive vice president and Chief Operations Officer since...
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