Transportation Go! unveils star-studded agenda in Chicago

The speaker lineup for Transportation Go! April 8-9 at the InterContinental Hotel Magnificent Mile in Chicago is bound to turn heads. With a stacked roster, including Mike McCoshen, Administrator of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and FMC Commissioner Max Vekich, and a newly expanded agenda, the conference will make value-added supply chain waves through vibrant discussions that will stop attendees in their tracks.

Other confirmed speakers include:

• Gene Seroka, Port of Los Angeles
• Patrick Fuchs, Surface Transportation Board
• Sten Konst, Spliethoff Group
• Dwight Robinson, LA Grain
• Anthony Fisher, U.S. Maritime Administration
• John Wolfe, Northwest Seaport Alliance
• Jonathan Gold, National Retail Federation
• Andy Bradfield, Iowa Interstate Rail
• Jody Peacock, Ports of Indiana
• Mark Wegner, Twin Cities & Western Railroad
• Brent Bois, Calhoun Truck Lines
• Max Fisher, National Grain and Feed Association
• Carlos Pozuelo, Barnes and Thornburg
• Ken Carey, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
• Ted Prince, Tri-Cities Transload
• Richard Hyde, British Consul General
• Peter Hirthe, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
• Brian Oszakiewski, American Great Lakes Ports Association
• Libby Ogard, Prime Focus LLC

New to the agenda in 2026 is a boat reception on Chicago’s First Lady, sponsored by the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA). Sponsors also include the Illinois Department of Agriculture, South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board, Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council, Ports of Indiana, North Dakota Soybean Council, Calhoun Truck Lines, Kaleris, Indiana Soybean Alliance, Profinium, Tri-Cites Intermodal, Friederichs Seed, Scoular, Port Milwaukee, Northwest Seaport Alliance and Duluth Cargo Connect.

In addition to the conference, event host U.S. Identity Preserved Alliance will hold their annual meeting at the same location on April 7, during which board of director elections will take place, and the annual Alliance Honors will be presented. Register for both events at transportationgo.com.