About the Speaker

Hamilton ON

Supply Chain Solutions Panel

Part 1:
- TradeLink International has recently carried out the Hamilton Transportation Survey with good results highlighting sustainable supply chain tools to not only save on the manufacturer's bottom line, but also provide long term sustainable solutions for same.  The "on-line easy and efficient survey-monkey tool" link would be enhanced by TradeLink and then sent to all EMC delegates prior to the conference, asking them to participate in same.  TradeLink would compile the results to present at the EMC Conference as a session speaker.

Part 2:
- To complement TradeLink, the Hamilton Port Authority could do a presentation on the SEA3 Short Sea Shipping opportunity.  This presentation would highlight the SEA3 service, cost and time savings for EMC delegates enabling them to ensure longer term sustainable manufacturing as it relates to their supply chain.  Further this opportunity may enhance their financial success while limiting their environmental footprint and impact.

About the Speakers

Moderator - Richard Koroscil, President Hamilton International Airport
Richard Koroscil is President and Chief Executive Officer for the John C Munro Hamilton International Airport (Canada).  In June 2003 he joined the TradePort organization, a subsidiary of Vancouver Airport Services Ltd. (YVRAS), in the capacity of Vice-President of Operations and was appointed President and CEO in November 2003. As President and CEO, Richard's foresight, vision and strategic approach induced the first Airport Summit in concert with municipal, federal and provincial government; and changed the aviation landscape with the launch of an aggressive award-winning airport branding campaign. His influential management style advances existing air carrier partnerships (commercial and cargo); forges innovative corporate and community collaborations and is central to the success of a myriad of breakthrough programs. 

Richard's distinguished career in Airport Management spans over 32 years in both the public and private sectors throughout Canada and internationally. His career portfolio includes Vice President of Operations for YVRAS and Vice President for YVRAS parent company, the Vancouver International Airport Authority. In these executive roles, he was responsible for the privatization, transfer and operating performance of 15 airports in 6 countries including the integration of the YVRAS global family of airports and the branding of the YVRAS product and services.

Bruce Wood, President & CEO Hamilton Port Authority
Bruce Wood was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hamilton Port Authority in March 2008, bringing extensive logistic and business development experience to the position. An accomplished business leader, Mr. Wood spent a significant portion of his career in senior roles developing and implementing turn around strategies enhancing financial performance and shareholder value.  

Prior to joining the Hamilton Port Authority, Mr. Wood served as Chief Executive Officer for the Canadian Automobile Association, as well as a number of other nationally recognized companies such as the Canadian Tire Corporation, where he held progressively responsible roles. Mr. Wood graduated from Acadia University with a BBA, specializing in Marketing and Business Development.  He completed a Chartered Director (C. Dir.) program at McMaster University.  Mr. Wood is a Director for the Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA) and a Board member of the Ontario Marine Transportation Federation (OMTF).

 Anne Waldes, President TradeLink International
Anne Waldes has been involved in the International transportation industry for over 30 years.  She has held management positions in both the United States and Canada while working for a major steamship line.  In 1993 Anne founded Trade Link International Ltd. Trade Link is an International Freight Forwarder and Logistics Provider with representation in over 80 countries. Business is conducted in ocean and airfreight both inbound and outbound as well as RORO, and heavy lift or break bulk. Trade Link is a member of the World Cargo Alliance, the China Global Logistics Network and CIFFA.  Trade Link is also a long-standing member of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce , Canadian Exporters and Manufacturers Association and Supply Logistics.  During the last 15 years Anne has done extensive travel in Asia, Europe and the Middle East building relationships with agency partners and customers around the world.  This has provided Anne with a sound understanding of localized economies, their subsequent traffic flow as well as how they fit into and affect our global economy.   Anne is an avid supporter of Short Sea Shipping and is an advocate of the environmentally efficient utilization of our Great Lakes.  Trade Link is closely associated with the Port of Hamilton supporting local business by stationing the company's operations in one of the port's many locations.

Pavlos Kanaraglou, Canada Research Chair in Spatial Analysis, McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics
is currently the Director of the School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University and Professor of Geography and holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Spatial Analysis. His formal education includes degrees in Mathematics (B.Sc), Computer Science (M.Sc) and Geography (M.A, Ph.D). He combines several years of industrial experience with academic teaching and research.

Dr. Kanaroglou has held faculty positions at Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Aegean (Greece) and McMaster University. He is the founder and director of the Centre for Spatial Analysis (CSpA) at McMaster. His research, funded by Canadian councils (NSERC, SSHRC), as well as ministries and municipalities in Canada, focuses on sustainable transportation at the urban and regional level, on urban air quality and on the relationship between air quality and health. He has been the principal investigator and participated in several national and international projects.

He has published extensively on transportation issues and is a member of the editorial board for several transportation related journals. Dr. Kanaroglou spearheaded the establishment of the McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics (MITL) that is designed to bring together the private and public sectors with academia for the development of relevant and high quality research in transportation and logistics.

Walter Krancevic, Vice-President Sales & Marketing, CareGo Group of Companies
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Care Go Holdings Inc. In addition to being responsible fo business development and client retention for all of the Care Go companies, Walter works closely with the executive team and other stake holders making sure Care Go's approach to business stays fresh and innovative.

Walter started his career in international logistics in 1976. He has held a number of senior roles in the industry. Before joining Care Go, Walter was Executive Vice President of Atlas Cold Storage ($500 million in sales) and responsible for busines integration, marketing & sales. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and lives in Richmond Hill, Ontario.