Gov. Bill Graves, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, will be among the featured speakers at Transplace's 2009 Shipper Symposium in Dallas May 5-7.
The event plays host to key partners, industry analysts and well-regarded academics who are experts in transportation, supply chain and logistics.

Leading supply chain and transportation experts representing highly visible companies and organizations will cover an array of topics for an audience of logistics professionals. Featured speakers include:
• Governor Bill Graves, president and CEO, American Trucking Associations-"Changes with the New Administration - A View from the Top"
• Rick D. Blasgen, president & CEO, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)- "Surviving in a Tough Economy - CSCMP's Outlook on Global Supply Chain Management"
• C. John Langley, Jr., PhD, director of Supply Chain Executive Programs, Georgia Tech - "Global 3PL Study - The Customer's Perspective"

Other speakers include: Chris Caplice, PhD, executive director, MIT; Jim Glendon, Supply Chain director, Sunny Delight Beverages Company, Inc.; Ben Cubitt, vice president, logistics and transportation, Rock-Tenn Company; Michael A. Reagan, CEO & chairman of the board, TranzAct Technologies, Inc.; Jason Seidl, director, Dahlman, Rose & Co.

For more info and registration: symposium.transplace.com