MARS Summer 2024 Meeting
Rail Innovation, Connecting Shippers with Technology
MARS returned to Lake Geneva, WI for our 2024 Summer Meeting on July 8 – 9, 2024 at the Grand Geneva Resort.
Again this year, the Scholarship Golf Outing was SOLD OUT. We are thankful for the sponsors, golfers and volunteers who make this event such a huge success for our scholarship fund.
Also new this year, the MARS Young Professionals Group hosted a Charity Challenge hole on each course that raised a combined $3,600 for a camp in the Lake Geneva area for children living with cancer — Camp One Step!
The MARS Inaugural Pickleball Tournament on Monday, July 8 was another terrific networking event. The event started with a beginners clinic and the had 2 tournaments which were very fun for those who participated!
Also on Monday afternoon, MARS offered our first ever MARS Networking Picnic! The event was attended by those participated in the pickleball tournament as well as other conference attendees and featured a picnic lunch, beverages, music and games!
MARS Summer 2024 Speakers included:
Chuck Baker, President, American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association
Matthew Findlay, Director Mechanical Systems, CPKC
Jon Gabriel, Vice President – Network Strategy, Design & Innovation, BNSF Railway
Eric Gehringer, Executive Vice President, Operations, Union Pacific
Karen Hedlund, Vice Chair, Surface Transportation Board
Peter Jones, Senior VP, International Engineering, Product Development & Automation, Greenbrier
Michael Miller, CEO – North America, Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Eric Monger, Vice President, KBX Rail
Brad Myers, Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer, Amsted Digital Solutions
Adam Nordstrom, Principal, Viking Navigation LLC
Conrad Victor, Director Logistics, Cleveland Cliffs
Speaker Presentations
We will post the presentations we have permission to share here. Please check back in the next week or so as new presentations will be added as they are available.
Brad Myers, Amsted Digital Solutions
Adam Nordstrom, Viking Navigation
Conrad Victor, Cleveland Cliffs
Hotel Information
Grand Geneva Resort
7036 Grand Geneva Way
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Sponsorships
MARS is fortunate to have a wonderful group of organizations whose support allows us to continue to bring the finest networking events in the Midwest to the rail shipping industry! THANK YOU to the wonderful sponsors that made the MARS 2024 Summer Meeting possible.