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2024 Annual Meeting

March 5, 2024 - March 6, 2024

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The SWARS 2024 Annual Meeting was held March 5-6, 2024 at Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center on Galveston Island, Texas. There was a great line up of speakers and some exciting special events!

Agenda

Speaker Presentations

FINAL Exhibitor List

Rail 201 Agenda  Rail 201 Evaluation Form

FINAL Attendee List

 

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Beth Whited

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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Luisa Fernandez-Willey

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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Will Geiger

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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Michael McBride

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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Katie Farmer

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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Details

Start:
March 5, 2024
End:
March 6, 2024

Venue

Moody Gardens Hotel
7 Hope Blvd
Galveston, TX 77554 United States
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Phone
(409) 741-8484
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Organizer

Linda Turner
Phone
425-818-8240
Email
swars@swrailshippers.com
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