Pictured above from left: Jeff Price, President, Propeller Club of Jacksonville; Cheryl Freeman, President, Women’s Transportation Seminar, Northeast Florida Chapter; Aisha Eccleston, President, Conference of Minority Transportation Official (COMTO) Jacksonville Chapter; Ike Sherlock, President, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals; Brandon Nelson, President, Transportation Club of Jacksonville, and Scott Lane, President, JAX Chamber Transportation and Logistics Council.
The Transportation and Logistics Network (TALON) hosted a sold out business summit, “Progress 2018: Preparing for the Change to Come”, on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the University of North Florida’s Adam W. Herbert University Center. The event was held to educate transportation professionals about the digital trends affecting supply chains.
The summit featured keynote speaker Brian Wynne, President and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). Propeller Club President Jeff Price served as master of ceremonies. The event was sponsored by Beaver Street Fisheries, Inc. Sea Best Corp., First Coast Industrial, The Grimes Companies, DAMCO, EnSafe, Main Ocean Port Services, and the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). In addition, panel discussions on transportation technology and industry projects, as well as networking opportunities, connected maritime, transportation and logistics professionals with information relevant to the industry.
The program concluded with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the presidents of the six host organizations, Propeller Club, COMTO Jacksonville, CSCMP, TCJAX, WTS and the Jax Chamber T&L Council as they pledged to:
- inform maritime, transportation, logistics and transit professionals about industry developments;
- educate the public about the importance of the industry to the regional economy; and
- promote the Northeast Florida region as a hub for multi-modal transportation and logistics activity.
Photos from the event are now available on the Propeller Club’s Facebook Page, courtesy of Russ Dixon/Elvacomm. Additional details on the event can be found HERE .
