You’re invited to join LQ's distinguished circle of leading thinkers and practitioners on January 13th from across North America at the Toronto Board of Trade Country Club.
LQ’s Symposium offers a superb context to begin the New Year, and an opportunity to take a fresh look at new ways to make our business practices more effective. One of the greatest hurdles to mitigate in business continues to be the perspective that businesses should continue to conduct themselves based principally on past practices. Today, perspectives on sustainability practices are quickly changing discussions in boardrooms, classrooms and executive mind-sets.
LQ's January 13th Symposium will examine new collaborative practices that have been applied by leading firms to create sustainable supply chains as well as emerging trends in the marketplace.
As seating is limited to 100 executives, I invite you to register today at: http://www.LQsummit.com
Executives and academics who will guide our discussions on this exciting day include:
• Jim Butts, Senior Vice President, Transportation, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
• David J. Closs, Ph.D., Michigan State University and LQ Executive Editor
• Thomas Goldsby, PhD., University of Kentucky and LQ Executive Editor
• Peter Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada (EDC)
• Bill Horrocks, Vice President, Supply Chain/Logistics, Rogers Communications Inc.
• Richard P. Kane, Dick Kane, President and CEO, Kane is Able, Inc.
• John Langley Jr., Ph.D., M.B.A., Penn State University
• Clifford F. Lynch, President, C.F. Lynch & Associates
• Paul Ragan, Senior Vice President, Operations, SCI Group
• Nikhil Sathe, CFO, Kelron Logistics
• Nicholas Seiersen, B.Sc. (Hons.), M.B.A., P. Log., LQ Executive Editor
• Brian Smith, Senior Manager, KPMG
• Mike Sprague, Advisory Director, Greenbriar Equity Group LLC
The biographical notes for LQ’s Speakers for LQ’s January 13th Symposium can be viewed at: http://logisticsquarterly.com/symposium/2011113/speakers.php
The Agenda for this exciting day includes the following three sessions, as well as a keynote presentation by Peter Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, EDC:
1. Reshaping the Supply Chain: New Opportunities for Manufacturers, Retailers and 3PLs
2. 3PLs’ and Logisticians’ Innovative and Collaborative Approaches to Developing Sustainable Supply Chain Practices
3. Applying Technology to Create Lean and Sustainable Supply Chain Practices
I would also like to take this opportunity extend my appreciation to LQ's Symposium sponsors, which have made this exciting day possible. LQ’s Gold Sponsors include: BCG Logistics, GENCO ATC, Kelron Logistics, KPMG, Ryder, SCI Group, and Green Sponsor, Lakeside Logistics.
In tandem with LQ’s Best Sustainability Practices Symposium, LQ has also inaugurated a Third Party Sustainability Study and Awards Program for 2011, thanks to the generous support of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., in order ''…to help drive innovations that reduce the freight logistics industry’s impact on the environment. We salute LQ for its commitment to highlighting the significant contributions our industry is making, and we are proud to help underwrite such an important effort.'' For more information, please visit: http://lqsummit.com/go2lq/
LQ’s Sustainability Study and Awards Program is designed to enable 3PLs as well as their clients to enhance their sustainability awareness. LQ’s impartial team of evaluators, David Closs, PhD, Michigan State and Thomas Goldsby, PhD, University of Kentucky, will share their insights in LQ Magazine on the winners and the overall landscape of sustainability based on the information LQ garners in this process. The due date for applications is mid-February 2011.
LQ’s January 13th Symposium will be its third carbon-neutral event. For more information, please visit: http://logisticsquarterly.com/pdfs/LQCarbonNeutralSummit.pdf
