With 2020 in the rear view, it’s time to take stock of what happened in intermodal and what it might tell us about 2021. Join leading analyst, Larry Gross — “The Intermodalist” — as he digs into the data and helps make sense of it all. Calling on IANA’s Intermodal Volume Analyzer as well as his own publication Intermodal In-Depth, Larry will paint the big picture of intermodal while walking us through the numbers and what they are telling us. For a timely and insightful look at the year that was, be sure to sign up for Intermodal Analyzed.

12:30 PM EDT

Back again and brighter than ever! Join us and celebrate our dynamic industry’s ingenuity with Bright Ideas, this year’s Intermodal Innovation Incubator Competition. Seven presenters, drawn from IANA member companies, will each deliver fast-paced, thought-provoking seven-minute presentations on the ideas they believe can transform the intermodal industry. When their time is up, you will vote on the innovation. This is a must-see event, showcasing the best of the best innovations that our industry continues to deliver!

Sarah Barnes-Humphrey — Founder and Host of Lets Talk Supply Chain and CEO of Shipz — will serve as Emcee.

Participating Companies:

2:00 PM EDT

One of the perpetual challenges for any business is finding, and retaining the right people, and intermodal is no different. What are the biggest issues currently facing the sector regarding talent acquisition and development? As our needs and the expectations from the talent pool change at an ever-increasing rate, what must we do to attract and retain a motivated, diverse and rapidly changing workforce? We know we must do more, but where do we start, and what approaches do we need to take in the current employment environment?

Joining us is Dr. Stephanie S. Ivey who will moderate this important webinar with four panelists representing different sectors of the intermodal industry. She will be joined by Max Farrell, CEO, Workhound; Catherine Gammill, Director of Supply Chain Transportation, Customer Satisfaction, AutoZone; Tera Jackson, Vice President of Human Resources, IMC Companies; and Lori Louviere, Commercial Manager, Exports, Port of New Orleans.

Stephanie S. Ivey, PhD, is the Associate Dean for Research and Professor at the Herff College of Engineering and the Director of the Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute and the Southeast Transportation Workforce Center at the University of Memphis.

2:00 PM EDT

Intermodal may have turned a corner in the third quarter. Volumes rose 1.2 percent year-over-year with domestic containers and trailers both gaining 9.8 percent. Hear from our experts at TTX as they discuss the industry's recent performance and how supply chains & transportation have reacted to changing conditions under COVID-19. They will also examine the larger economy, intermodal trends, and offer thoughts on what to keep an eye on.

IANA collects a unique set of data on the intermodal industry’s freight flows by equipment type and corridor, coupled with IMC loads and other industry results. TTX helps IANA crunch the data that delivers invaluable insights into current intermodal market performance and key long-term trends.

2:00 PM EDT

Join us as we sit down with Gene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles, to discuss economics, trade, freight and the business of intermodal. Gene will discuss surging import volumes in Southern California, West Coast port competitiveness and new tools for supply chain-wide visibility. IANA’s Industry Leaders Series — no filters, no scripts, just straight talk.

2:00 PM EDT

According to cybersecurity heavyweight MacAfee, ransomware attacks doubled in 2019 and the trend shows no signs of slowing in 2020. The intermodal community has by no means been immune from this threat. We are heavily dependent on our complex and interconnected IT networks and perhaps, becoming increasingly vulnerable due to the rapid increase in the use of technology and data systems. What must intermodal participants do to strengthen their defenses against such attacks? And if the unthinkable happens and one of us becomes a target, what should we do... how fast and in what order?

Jon Palmbak, Senior Vice President, Information Services at IANA will moderate the discussion to include panelists Wade Anderson, Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer at Bay & Bay Transportation, and Brian Prentice, Partner at Oliver Wyman.