By 2024 FSA Conference Co-Chairs:
Lori Lammers, Senior Director of Transportation, Dawn Foods Global (left)
Darica Schneider, Senior Director Transportation Operations, Univar Solutions (middle)
Darlene Wolf, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partners at Arrive Logistics (right)

As 2024 FSA Conference Co-Chairs, we’ve been working hard to develop relevant, dynamic content - and we invite you to join us! The Food Shippers of America (FSA) 68th Annual Conference will take place March 3-5, 2024 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla. Packed with a wide variety of peer networking opportunities and rich content, this three-day event will feature nationally recognized professional speakers, academic scholars, and high-level supply chain executives. What can you expect?

Get inspired.

Who doesn’t want to meet baseball’s all-time American icon? Cal Ripken, Jr. played for 21 seasons, all with his hometown Baltimore Orioles. After retiring from the game in 2001, he remained dedicated to baseball through the growth of Ripken Baseball and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation. Hear his inspirational story of how he has been a national broadcaster and is one of the most sought-after corporate speakers and authors in the country.

Anticipate the market. You’ll become educated on key supply chain and logistics indicators that will impact the economy and shipper costs. Hear an educated forecast and risk assessment to help develop a better food chain strategy from Eric Starks, CEO of FTR Intel.

Tap alternative talent.

Hear from Dr. Stephanie Thomas, the Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Supply Chain Management and the Executive Director of Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence (WISE), about what young people find attractive about working in the supply chain industry and their views on ideal work environments.

Change your perspectives.

Fundamentally change the way you view your work by bringing deeper purpose into the workplace. The modern workplace has increased levels of uncertainty leading to individuals becoming burned out, disengaged, unfulfilled, and unhappy. Joshua Evans will help you to destroy toxic workplace preconceptions and pursue a future of work where you can derive deeper meaning and purpose in the work you do.

Get smarter about AI.

Become more educated about how artificial intelligence (AI) impact your supply chain. Professor Ken Goldberg will explain advances in AI, robotics and networking, and the potential security and privacy dangers they raise.

Build your knowledge on infrastructure.

You’ll get caught up on how our infrastructure is holding up for getting our raw materials and finished goods to the right place in the right condition with an update from The American Transportation Research Institute’s President and COO, Rebecca Brewster.

More gender diversity.

Learn how gender diversity continues to be an important business strategy in our industry from Jennifer Hedrick, President & CEO of Women In Trucking (WIT) and Brian Everett, Publisher of Redefining the Road (WIT’s official magazine) and WIT’s strategic advisor.

Keep up with the latest economic data.

And of course, concluding the conference will be our closing keynote Bob Costello, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the American Trucking Associations. You won’t want to miss Costello’s current economic data and his no-nonsense education about the freight economy’s impact on food chains worldwide.

See you in Orlando!

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