TMW Systems

Speakers

Gain valuable insight on varying topics as widely recognized speakers and industry experts share relevant and credible information during the conference.

Opening Keynote Speaker

David W. Wangler – President and CEO, TMW Systems, Inc.
David Wangler leads the largest provider of enterprise software to the trucking and logistics industry.

Community Sessions - Led by Key TMW Executives

	TruckMate – Randall Burrell guides all day-to-day activities with respect to development, support and professional services for the TruckMate solution.
	TL2000 – Ray West is at the helm of operations in the Indianapolis office and product management for all of TMW.
	TMW Asset Maintenance – Scott Vanselous is charged with directing all TMT Fleet Maintenance activity inNorth America.
	TMW Optimization – Benjamin Murphy is leading the charge in a period of dramatic growth for all of the Optimization solutions.
	TMWSuite – Keith Mader is leading the development efforts of TMWSuite as it relates to programming, quality assurance and documentation.

Monday Keynote Speakers

	Michael E. Murphy Mike Murphy is one of the Republican Party’s most successful political media consultants. Murphy has handled strategy and advertising for over 26 successful senatorial and gubernatorial campaigns.
	Mary Beth Cahill Mary Beth Cahill is one of the top political strategists of her generation. She was Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis’s personnel director and, in the Clinton White House, assistant to the president and director of the office of public liaison.

Tuesday General Session Speaker

Richard Murphy, Ph.D.
Truckload Profitability: The Role of Optimization in Good and Bad Times
As the founder of IDSC, Dr. Murphy has over 30 years experience in the transportation industry and is internationally known for innovations in logistics decision support.

Other Featured Speakers

	Lana R. Batts Profitability Amid Change and Uncertainty As a managing partner of Transport Capital Partners, LLC, a mergers and acquisition firm that specializes in the trucking industry, Lana Batts is also the principal in Batts & Associates, LLC, a transportation-consulting firm that conducts research and business development.
	Michael J. Economides, Ph.D Energy and America’s Transportation Dr. Michael Economides is chairman of the board of XGAS and Paleon Oil and Gas. He is also a Professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston and Editor-in-Chief of the Energy Tribune. His professional interests include petroleum production and petroleum.
	John A. Gentle, DLP Living with Shippers – During and After “The Price” John Gentle has been designated a “Distinguished Logistics Professional” by the American Society of Transportation and Logistics and a “Logistics Rainmaker” by DC Velocity magazine. He was named 2006 National Industrial Transportation League ‘Executive of the Year’.
	Jon A. Langenfeld, CFA The State of Logistics – An Analyst’s View Jon Langenfeld is a director and senior research analyst at R.W. Baird & Associates, covering transportation and logistics providers including the third-party logistics providers, integrators, truckers and leasing companies.
	Mike Moran Business at Web Speed. Marketing 2.0: Growing Your Old-Time Business in the Next Economy Author of the acclaimed book on Internet marketing, “Do It Wrong Quickly”, on the heels of the best-selling Search Engine Marketing, Inc., Mike Moran led many initiatives on IBM’s Web site for eight years, including IBM’s original search marketing strategy.
	Richard Sherman Business as Usual is Cancelled: Now What? Richard Sherman of Gold & Domas is an internationally recognized writer, researcher and speaker on trends and issues in supply chain management and related technologies.
	Duff H. Swain Costing and Profitability Analysis. Truck Productivity: How to Get It and How to Keep It. With more than 30 years of transportation industry experience, Duff Swain is a noted author of white papers and trade articles on the subjects of driver turnover, cost-based accounting and other relevant, industry-related topics. He is the President of Trincon Group.

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