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2024 Logistics Conference

Manufacturers, retailers, furniture carriers and logistics companies gathered in Charleston, South Carolina, in June 2024 for the annual Logistics Conference presented by AHFA in partnership with the Specialized Furniture Carriers.

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SESSION 1: KEYNOTE
Alex Weber | International Speaker, Award-Winning Entertainer, and American Ninja Warrior.

SESSION 2: TRANSPORTATION’S REGULATORY AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
Henry E. Seaton, Esq.
 | Seaton and Husk. L.P.

SESSION 3: KEEPING UP WITH TRANSPORTATION’S DIGITAL AND AI TRANSFORMATION
Moderator: Jim Stetz | VP of Dedicated Contract Carriage, NationaLease
Ken Evans Founder and CEO, Konexial
Mike Lesso | VP of Distribution Centers & Logistics, American Freight Furniture and Mattress
Jake Hoffman | Chief Technology Officer, Gnosis Freight

SESSION 4: JOC/IHS MARKIT PRESENTATION – STATE OF OCEAN FREIGHT
Michael Angell
 | Associate Editor, Northeast and Gulf Coast Ports, Journal of Commerce

SESSION 5: SOUTH CAROLINA PORTS UPDATE
Byron Miller
 | Chief Commercial Officer, South Carolina Ports Authority

SESSION 6: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS FUTURE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Jake Hoffman 
| Chief Technology Officer, Gnosis Freight

SESSION 7: Alvin W. Daughtridge Lifetime Achievement Award


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14

SESSION 8: AHFA SFC CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Eddie Massood 
President, Massood Logistics

SESSION 9: FURNITURE INDUSTRY LEADER KEYNOTE
Kevin O’Connor Former President and CEO, Samson Marketing

SESSION 10: STATE OF THE HOME FURNISHINGS INDUSTRY
Mark Vitner 
Chief Economist, Piedmont Crescent Capital

SESSION 11: SHIPPERS PANEL DISCUSSION OF HOME FURNISHINGS SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES
Moderator: Julian Ludlow | Vice President of Business Development & Sales, CV International
Scott Prillaman VP of Operations, Hooker Furniture
Brad Russell Senior VP of Operations, Bassett Mirror Company, Inc.
Doug Jermyn | VP of Operations, Samson Marketing

SESSION 12: UPDATE ON CALIFORNIA AB5 AND CARB REGS BEING CONSIDRED/IMPLEMENTED ACROSS U.S.
Peter Schneider President, T.G.S. Logistics, Inc.