Program

Day 1

Current Business Critical Roundtables

Day 2

Fleet Specific Roundtables

Day 1: February 7

MORNING

8.50am Welcome Address:

An overview of the key themes that will be discussed and debated over the next two days. Outline the goals of the conference and share some of the Chairmans experiences as an industry expert.

Marc Mitchell Transportation Practice Director EIS

Creating a business case for your next wireless investment

Opening presentation – Profit beyond Productivity – effective strategies from Con-Way for justifying your wireless handheld technology investment

Discover the business areas where Con-Way made a significant ROI from their wireless implementation

• Hear expert advice from Con-Way on how to overcome the challenges you face when implementing your wireless handheld strategy
• Learn how strategic planning helped Con-Way achieve board level support for their wireless handheld initiatives
• A step by step guide to improving your dispatch operation and your drivers' morale

Debbie Blanchard  Director of IT Con-Way

Case Study - Learn from Ryder Systems how to create a successful business case for your telematics implementation

• A step-by-step guide to evaluating the costs and accurately forecasting the benefits of your wireless implementation -   Get a specific update from both an internal and external business perspective

• Hear valuable guidelines for establishing metrics by which your wireless investment can be measured – what can you learn from Ryder's experience?

John Glasner Director Special Projects Ryder System

Panel Session - How to get board approval: Top tips that will guarantee you a winning business case for your next wireless investment

• Hear proven strategies about what does and doesn't work when negotiating future investments in wireless technology - understand what your board wants to hear and learn how to ensure you deliver the right information to guarantee approval
• Find out the common reasons for rejection from those that control the purse strings
• Gain an expert insight into defending the costs and ensure the project provides real value - Make the most of the ammunition at your disposal - Successful pilots, 3 rd party research and competitive industry benchmarking
• Learn the guidelines - Make sure you have a systematic process for planning, development and implementation to demonstrate a clear ROI

Carlton Rose Transport Manager McKee Foods

Kathi Laughman VP Business Systems Select SCG

Laura A. Johnson Senior Director, Enterprise Solutions Cingular

Roman Hlutkowsky VP Operations Technology FedEx Ground

Moderator:  Mark Licht CJ Driscoll & Associates

Coffee Break & Exhibition

Find out how to dramatically minimise your costs to stay competitive

Case Study – Bridging the Gap - Find out from Pitt-Ohio how wireless technology can help you compete with the largest fleets on a fraction of their budget and resources.   Is bigger always better?

Your customers are demanding more and more real-time information and services that previously only the big fleets could afford to provide. This unique case study will demonstrate how Pitt-Ohio skillfully utilized wireless technology to successfully compete for the same customers with fleets many times larger than themselves

Scott R. Sullivan - Vice President of IT and Services Pitt Ohio Express

Kent Szalla - Director, Business Systems Group Pitt Ohio Express

Panel Session - How to reduce the costs of your wireless technology – Secrets to keeping start-up and running costs low to ensure you stay ahead of the game

• Learn how to avoid substantial investments in hardware and software by bypassing upfront costs and licensing fees.  Are subscription based services right for you?
• Compare the new, cheaper mobile computing solutions –Are they the right choice for your operations?
• Discover the secrets to minimizing airtime costs – Make sure you choose the right wireless network and technology.
• Take away advice for combining the Web with mobile devices to improve service and utility while cutting costs
• Find out why open standards for wireless services and hardware devices are vital to keep the availability of mobile applications high and the costs low
• Buy it or build it?   Hear the arguments for and against in-house solutions and acquired systems

Chris Scheele Dir Business Technology Xtra Lease

Bogdan Pavlic President & CEO Telargo

John Lankes VP Major Account Sales @Road

John Glasner Director Special Projects Ryder System

Moderator:  Mark Licht CJ Driscoll & Associates

LUNCH

Day 1: February 7

AFTERNOON

Technology Briefing - Southeastern Freight Lines

How High-Speed Wireless Data Networks improve the way trucking does business:

A Case Study on Southeastern Freight Lines™ Use of the Cingular Wireless Network

Laura Johnson Snr Director, Enterprise Solutions Cingular

John Lewis President and CEO GeoLogic Solutions

Case Study – Take your wireless investment the XTRA mile - Hear a step-by-step guide to implementing a wireless solution across a 125,000 strong fleet

• Hear the ups and downs of a 2 year, company wide wireless roll-out - what lessons can both small and large fleets learn from Xtra Lease's experiences?
• Learn how this technology helps reduce paperwork and transaction costs while improving driver productivity and asset management.

Steven Zaborowski Sr. Vice President Xtra Lease

Chris Scheele Director, Business Technology Xtra Lease

Technology Briefing - Sprint Nextel & Kenan Advantage Group

Hear about the development, deployment and ROI regarding a custom wireless application that leverages best-in-class networks, devices and software developers.  Hear about the plans to expand deployment both internally and externally to

Butch Musselman, VP of Industry Solutions Sprint Nextel

Jim Cundey Executive Vice President Kenan Advantage Group. 

Coffee Break & Exhibition

Pick and mix the following sessions which are most relevant to your business needs – Attend with 3 colleagues for maximum value and receive a free conference pass

Track 1                                                                               

UNIQUE ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS WITH OVER 30 LEADING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS

If you are looking for new wireless solutions for your fleet, looking to upgrade existing solutions or if you want to benchmark your current wireless technology providers in terms of costs, scope and performance then this is a unique opportunity to discuss your requirements with the leading wireless innovators.

Take advantage of the opportunity to choose up to 12 cutting edge solution providers to meet one-on-one in a 2 hour special networking and benchmarking session by booking your place now

Track 2

6 TOPICAL INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

eyefortransport are proud to bring you our unique interactive roundtable discussions which guarantee you won't leave Miami without discussing the most topical issues with your industry peers 

What are Roundtables?

Roundtables are designed to provide interactive informal sessions to stimulate discussion with a dozen other delegates.   Each roundtable will last for approximately one hour and will be led by up to 3 industry experts.   Each session will be repeated ensuring you don't miss out on the discussions important to you

What will I learn?

These sessions are designed to examine topical issues through active discussion.   You will have the opportunity to question industry colleagues and receive specific answers to your questions.

Roundtables are an extremely effective and popular method for thrashing out ideas with your fellow delegates.   Space is therefore limited so register your place at the conference today.   Don't miss out on the red-hot topics you want to discuss

• Hours of Service Regulations - Learn how wireless technology can help dramatically reduce the time and cost associated with HOS logging

Coordinated by: Jeff Loftus Transportation Specialist Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

• High Fuel Prices: With oil currently at over $100 a barrel, learn how route optimization and real-time visibility can help you control consumption and save a small fortune

Coordinated by Alex Walker CEO Cube Route

• RFID Mandates – Can you afford to ignore them? Learn how to react to the mandates to stay competitive and make them work for you

Coordinated by Terry Kurtenbach Director of Aviation and Transport Services Deloitte & Touche

• Mobile Imaging - How can you successfully use wireless technology for proof of delivery & mobile imaging?

Coordinated by: Robert Dorn President Transport Technology

• Security – Discover how to reduce theft, shrinkage and damage by looking at what is ahead in smart container and smart trailer technologies

• Handhelds vs. On-board computers – Let the debate continue!

Coordinated by Mark Robinson CIO and VP of Information Technology SCS Transportation

• One hour Industry Networking Party

FOLLOWED BY

• Special 2 hour networking party DETAILS TBC

Day 2: February 8

MORNING

Wireless Technology in Action

8.30am Opening presentation - Hear an honest appraisal of Jevic's and Saia's use of wireless technology, their implementation successes and failures and their future strategy

• Find out what SCS Transportation really think of the wireless systems and vendors that Jevic and Saia are currently using – Hear the common pitfalls you must avoid as well as the success stories
• Discover to what extent their existing wireless systems' performance influenced their future wireless strategies
• Take home effective ways to successfully use Wi-Fi web based applications in your yard and dock operations and Cellular web based applications in your fleet
• Top tips to successfully integrate homegrown written applications with brought in systems

Mark Robinson CIO and VP of Information Technology SCS Transportation

Technology Briefing - Telargo will show you how to minimize your start up costs and provide an essential guide to optimizing your fleet and workforce

• Uncover expert guidelines for data acquisition and analysis to ensure you take maximum advantage of your wireless technology

• Learn how you can improve your fleet safety and increase workforce productivity through unique driver logins and communication systems

• Discover how to seamlessly access your assets and dispatch them to allow you to handle larger fleets without added complexity and expense

Bogdan Pavlic President & CEO Telargo

Panel Session - Discover how to successfully coordinate, integrate and manage the huge increase in data generated by your wireless fleet applications

Choosing the right wireless device for your fleet does not guarantee you results – To improve your fleet performance you must analyze and respond to the data. In this panel session you will:

• Learn to take full advantage of your real-time data to lower your insurance premiums, increase the security of goods in transit and improve your customer satisfaction levels
• Find out how to avoid information overload and start processing the data to your advantage
• Discover how to reduce your fuel bills, overtime and vehicle maintenance costs by exploiting real-time data to transform route planning, real-time routing and scheduling
• Learn how to get a commitment from your vendor to actively participate in the integration of data into your existing systems
• Take home an insight into how your operations department wants to integrate the data into your existing system - Learn how automating your data capture and data request processes will provide savings across the board

Kent Szalla - Director, Business Systems Group Pitt Ohio

Brett Mitchell, CTO Mobitrac

Erik Anderson Executive Vice President Agentek

Moderator: Marc Mitchell Transportation Practice Director EIS

Coffee Break & Exhibition

Mobitrac Technology Briefing

Real-Time is Too Late!   Gain visibility into where your fleet will be long before it gets there.

• See how some of the largest transportation companies in the world are making valuable business decisions by transforming real-time data into future-oriented action.
• Learn why the results of “optimization” are only as good as your ability to execute and how to gain the predictive capabilities you need to schedule, position and reposition your assets in response to your changing environment.
• Discover how you can provide your customers with more than current status and a promise to deliver – see how you can proactively communicate status and allow your customers to make important business decisions based on the best predictive information.

Mike Liddell CEO Mobitrac

Scott Gartner Director of IT TopFlite Express

Panel Session – How to ensure fast, pain-free integration with your existing wireless systems and back office technology

In a recent eyefortransport survey 48% of fleets cited ‘integration with existing and back office systems' as the biggest obstacle to achieving a successful wireless roll-out – In this panel session you will learn from a variety of fleets discussing real integration horror stories and successful implementations

• Learn best practices that will show you how to ensure a quick and painless integration process – Discover ways to ensure backwards compatibility with your legacy systems and back office applications
• Make sure you can understand and act upon the early warning signs that your integration process is in trouble
• Learn how to make your systems more interconnected and efficient by using open standard information technology to improve flexibility and integration.   Take away real life lessons for using Web services combined with XML to help communication between dissimilar systems
• Uncover simple techniques to integrate vehicle location data and driver communications into your dispatch process
• Take home top tips for integrating your satellite, cellular and Wi-Fi communications for greater efficiency and lower costs

Mark Marescca Key account Manager Fleet & Telematics Sony Ericsson

Clay Andrews Senior Systems Analyst Con-Way

Dana Fenner Director of Fleet and Logistics TeleAtlas

Moderator:Jim Mannfeld V.P. Strategic Development Enterprise Technology Alliance

Panel Session - Hear proven strategies that will dramatically improve turn-around time, utilize your human resources and reduce miss-loading in your yard and dock operations

Your yard and dock are prime breeding grounds for operational inefficiencies – In this instructive panel session you will hear how wireless technologies can combat such problems as line shutdowns, theft, late deliveries, high demurrage costs, trailer shortages and spoiled cargo

• Learn how re-examining data collection methods and removing manual processes can eliminate data entry errors, yard congestion, higher equipment expense, reduced equipment utilization, and higher labor expenses
• Uncover the techniques for integrating Cross Docking with your TMS, WMS & YMS to cut inventory costs, material handling and personnel time
• Discover the secrets to a successful integration of your trailer and tractor based wireless systems with your warehouse, yard and dock technologies such as RFID and Wi-Fi
• Identify how to leverage both WAN and WLAN technologies in your yard management to improve efficiency and communication across operation

Paul Erb Director of Quality Ward Trucking

Chuck Odom VP Supply Chain Solutions Averitt Express

Clay Andrews Senior Systems Analyst Con-Way

Moderator: Marc Mitchell Transportation Practice Director EIS

LUNCH

Day 2: February 8

AFTERNOON

Panel Session - How to make the most of all the latest developments in trailer tracking technology

• Find out about the rising popularity of RFID and GPS hybrid systems – Could this be an affordable solution for your fleet?
• Hear expert advice on the range of sensors available today, including fuel tank , weight, temperature and door sensors and how to use them in different applications as part of your strategic vision.
• Make sure your assets are completely managed and protected by real-time security tracking to counteract the rise in cargo theft and to help spot potential terrorist activities - geofencing and other technologies explored
• Top tips to guarantee that the benefits of trailer tracking are felt by your customers

Bill Eby OBC Project Leader  McKee Foods

Jack O'Neil VP Field Operations DHL Americas

James Barker Manager IT FedEx Services 

Moderator: Jim Mele Editor Fleet Owner

Panel Session – A future without wires - Find out which emerging wireless applications will become an indispensable tool for your fleet operations

This session will show you how to position your business and operations to take advantage of the rapid and relentless evolution of new technology.   Learn how to separate the reality from the promises

• Take advantage of expert insights into who is doing what, how much it costs and how their experiences can help you evaluate the benefit to your fleet

• Find out which emerging technologies are becoming an affordable reality and discover the time frames for long and short ROI
• Learn about the 3G and 4G migration of cellular technology and the potential this offers to your fleet – Do you know how to take full advantage of falling technology costs and rapidly increasing speeds?
• Satellite vs. terrestrial – Can the GPRS and CDMA networks eliminate the need for satellite coverage in motor freight ? Discover the real benefits of integrated hybrid networks

Val Noel President Pacer Cartage

Tim Miller VP Supply Chain Management Master-Halco

Steven Schuler Regional Director, Public Sector Cingular

Moderator: Michael Wolfe Principal North River Consulting Group

Wrap-up Coffee Break

6 INTERACTIVE, FLEET SPECIFIC ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS SPECIFIC TO YOUR FLEET

The roundtables in this session are designed with your specific fleets in mind.   Discuss the current issues and innovative solutions relevant to your operations by joining your peers at the roundtables of your choice

• Less than truckload – Find out how to stay competitive and keep a close eye on your technology costs
• Truckload – Discuss the key wireless issues including satellite coverage, driver communications and customer services

Carlton Rose Transport Manager McKee Foods

• Private Fleets - When your fleet is considered a 'cost centre' every investment needs to be justified - Discover the specific challenges that private fleet managers face when implementing wireless technology
• Small to mid size – Discuss why and how smaller fleets are leveraging wireless technologies as industry standards are set - which wireless technologies are essential for your fleet and which are mere luxuries?

Greg Muir Account Manager, Fleet & Logistics Teleatlas

• Refrigerated – The majority of reefer fleets have still to fully utilize wireless technology outside of GPS tracking.   Weigh up your options for successful tracking, alarm notification, operational status reporting, wireless trip data recording and 2-way remote control of reefers

John Lankes VP Major Account Sales @Road

• HazMat – With roughly three billion tons of regulated hazmat materials shipped a year wireless technology is becoming increasingly essential for your operations.   Gain all the vital knowledge to improve security, meet regulations and improve efficiency

4.15pm FINISH