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Blake Bennett
ExxonMobil
Americas Marine Container Team Manager

Cris Borzani
Igloo
International Logistics and Customs Compliance Manager

Candy Cervantes
EFL Global
Director, Business Development, Gulf Region

Will Connell
IMC
President, Gulf Region

Stori Conrad
The Wallport Companies
Director of Sales

Eloy Cortez
ILA
International Vice President and South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District Representative

Shay Downing
JS&J Solutions
Founder

Joey Frederick
Top Lift North America
Business Development Manager

Matt Glass
Houston Pilots
2nd Officer

Jonathan Gold
National Retail Federation
VP, Supply Chain & Customs Policy

John Hark
Bertling Logistics
Director of Chartering, North America
Texas A&M University
Adjunct Professor

Stephanie Hughes
AP Moller Maersk
Global Client Director

Shaun Leone
Sunburst Truck Lines, Inc.
President and CEO

David Miller
CMC
Chief Operating Officer

Dave Morgan
Cooper/Ports America
President and CEO

John Moseley
Port Houston
Chief Commercial Officer

Ken O'Brien
Gemini Shippers
President & CEO

Dr. Rupak Rauniar
University of Houston - Downtown
Professor of Supply Chain Management and Business Intelligence

Lynn Stacy
OEC Liquid Logistics Solutions
Managing Director

James Timony
Tyson Foods
Senior Manager Global Logistics Operations

Stacy Wedgeworth
Walmart
Senior Manager, Gulf Market

2025 Speakers

HIMC23-24 Speakers List

Claudio Abbate, Group Vice President Maritime Policy & Government Affairs, MSC
Nathan Adams, VP Trade and Head of Sales, Hyundai America Shipping Agency, Inc.
Rene Alvarenga, Sr. Director of Product Management, Kaleris
Rajith Aykkara, Line Vice President, Bahri Line
Thomas Bagge, CEO and Statutory Director, DCSA
Philippe Beaujean, International Business Development, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Shenna Bennett, Global Logistics Director, Integrated Supply Chain, Dow
Comm. Carl Bentzel, Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission
Trey Boring, FTZ Consultant, IMS Worldwide
Cris Borzani, Manager-International Freight & Customs Compliance, Igloo Products Corp.
Michael Britton, Regional Head of Ocean, Maersk
Lori Brownell, Chief Channel Infrastructure Officer, Port Houston
Rich Byrnes, Chief Port Infrastructure Officer, Port Houston
Dea Chincuanco, VP, Strategy and Commercial Management, dShip Carriers Americas, Inc.
Richard Chriss, Esq., President & International Trade Counsel, AMSCI
Darryl Cline, Sr. Manager Intl Logistics, FBD Partnership
Allen Clifford, Executive Vice President, MSC
Will Connell, President, Gulf Intermodal Services, LLC.
Danielle Converse, ForeignTrade Zone Manager, Port Corpus Christi
Greg Cook, Vice President, Transporter IntermodaLogistics
Eloy Cortez, South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District Representative, ILA
Jeff Davis, Chief Port Operations Officer, Port Houston
Faith C Dennison, VP – Head of Lead Logistics, Maersk
Taylor Dickerson, VP, Project Management Office & ESG Leader, Kirby Corp
Vincent DiCosimo, Sr. Vice President, Government Affairs, Targa Resources
Clyde Drexler, Former NBA pro player and Basketball Hall of Famer
Captain Keith Donohue, Sector Commander, US Coast Guard
Shay Downing, Founder, JS&J Solutions
Zeina El-Azzi, Founder & CEO, Gage Zero
Camille Evans, Senior Analyst, U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Nick Fafoutis, CEO, CMA-CGM
Anthony Fullbrook, President, OEC Group
Dr. Cassia Galvao, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M at Galveston
Gene Gander, General Manager Global Sales, CargoWise
Terry Glass, VP, Polymers, Argus
Jonathan Gold, VP, Supply Chain & Customs Policy, National Retail Federation
George Goldman, Executive Chairman, Greenabl Shippers Association
Adrian González, President / Licensed Customs Broker, Global Alliance Solutions LLC.
Josh Griffith, Development Manager, AllianceTexas
James Grogan, Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Roger Guenther, Executive Director, Port Houston
Daniel Hackett, AICP, Partner, Hackett Associates
Lisa Haley, VP, Supply Chain Strategy, NET Power
Amy Hark, Senior Director, Americas & Global Logistics Purchasing, Huntsman Corporation
John Hark, Director of Chartering, Bertling Logistics and Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University, Bertling Logistics, Inc
Sherry Harriman, Senior Vice President, Logistics & Supply Chain, Academy Sports & Outdoors
Richard Heath, President & CEO USA, Talke
Alberto Hernandez, US Coast Guard Houston-Galveston Sector
Scott Holland, Chief Product Officer, Navis
David Hudson, President of Industrial, The Hanover Company
Tom Hughes, Executive Vice President for Imports, MSC
Patrick Jankowski, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, Greater Houston Partnership
Charlie Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer, Port Houston
Cynthia Jilg, Americas Logistics Manager, ExxonMobil
Kate Jostworth, Head of Growth Enablement, Transported by Maersk
Stacey Kobayashi, Global Logistics Professional, Independent Consultant
Ritesh Kothari, COO Polymers, Tricon Energy
Scott Krantzcke, Managing Director, Atlantic, G2 Ocean
Phillip Lancaster, Supervisory CBP Officer, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
John Landry, Assistant Port Director, US Customs and Border Protection
Carson Landsgard, Senior VP Logistics, H-E-B
Rina Lawrence, Director, Economic Development, Port Houston
Donna Lemm, CEO, IMCC
Shaun Leone, President/CEO, Sunburst Truck Lines, Inc.
Ryan Mariarcher, Chief Port Operations Officer, Port Houston
Robert Marshall, General Manager, Houston Terminal, LLC
Jacob McDowell, Customs and Border Protection.
Sean McShane, President, C&K Trucking
Brett Mears, President, Palmer Logistics
Davey Miller, Senior Director of Operations, MRS-CMC
Dr. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, CEO, Panama Canal Authority
Dave Morgan, President & CEO, Cooper/Ports America
Giancarlo Morgera, Executive VP of Export Liner Services, MSC USA
John Moseley, Chief Commercial Officer, Port Houston
Ken O’Brien, CEO and President, Gemini Shippers Group
Christopher Parvin, Executive Vice President, Marine Operations, MSC
Captain Richard Phillips, Author, Merchant Mariner, and Former Captain of the Maersk Alabama
Narin Phol, President, North America, A.P. Moeller Maersk
JJ Plunkett, Chief Operating Officer/Port Agent, Houston Pilots Association
Andy Powell, Commercial Director, G2 Ocean US, Inc.
Officer Charles Rust, Supervisory Officer, Customs & Border Protection
Stuart Sandlin, President, North America, Hapag-Lloyd AG
Bob Sanford, Director, Economic Development, City of Lufkin
Mike Shaffner, Director, Container Operations, Port Houston
Darren Shelton, Chair, Lone Star Harbor Safety Committee
Ken Sine, Head of Global Procurement, Wayfair
Craig Starnes, Vice President of Logistics, Four Hands
Peter M. Svensson, Senior Vice President, Head of Clipper Americas, Inc., Clipper Americas, Inc.
Jacob Swanson, Regional Vice President, Head of Americas Region, DHL Industrial Projects
Kevin Sykes, Safety Director, Seafarers International Union
Michael Symonanis, Director, Strategic Network, Louis Dreyfus Company
Justin Tunnell, Principal, Lee & Associates
Cyril Varghese, Global Logistics Director, Fluor
Annabell Vidal, President, dVida
José Luis Vidal, Chairman of the Board, WV Logistics
Stacy Wedgeworth, Senior Manager, Gulf Import Market, Walmart
Captain Clint Winegar, Presiding Officer, Houston Pilots
Chris Yarborough, Global Business Solutions Leader, Celanese Specialty Chemicals Corporation
Vince Yokom, Executive Director, Waller County Economic Development Partnership
Matthew Zahand, Sr. Manager – Manufacturing Effectiveness, Sabic Innovation Plastic USA

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HIMC Previous Speakers

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2025 Speakers

Thiago Aracema

Global Sector Head, EPC

Candice Armenoff

Chief Strategy Officer

Raina L. Avalon

Executive Vice President & Chief Logistics Officer

Paul Bingham

Director, Global Intelligence & Analytics, Transportation Consulting

Hans Bobeldijk

CEO

Blake D. Borgen

Vice President- Business Development

Trey Boring

President

Cris Borzani

International Logistics and Customs Compliance Manager

Adrian Bregnard

General Manager Supply Chain Deepwater Projects

Chad Burke

President

Edward Byrnes

Watch Commander

Leticia Caballero

Traffic Manager

Matthew Caine

President

Jonathan Cook

CEO

Helen Currie

Chief Economist

Franck Dedenis

Vice President, Head of Sales and Marketing, North America

Cindy DeLeon

Founder & Managing Director

Greg DeLong

Marine Liaison

Vincent DiCosimo

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

Peter Dill

Senior Manager - Indirect Purchasing

Dr. Cassia Galvao

Associate Professor of Maritime Business

Jason Gasparik

Business Development

Tony Glass

Chief Commercial Officer – Americas Region

Jonathan Gold

Vice President, Supply Chain & Customs Policy

James Grogan

Managing Director, Trade & Customs

Henrik Hansen

General Manager Americas

John Hark

Director of Chartering, North America Bertling Logistics & Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University

Catherine James

Founder

Margaret Kidd

President

Brian Kobza

Chief Commercial Officer

David Labbe

Vice President

Lori Ann LaRocco

Senior Editor of Guests and Global Supply Chain Reporter

Rina Lawrence

Director of Economic Development

Shaun Leone

President / CEO

Ryan Mariacher

Chief Port Operations Officer