2026 Summer Meeting
The State of Rail: Where We Are & What Comes Next
The MARS Scholarship Golf Outing & Summer Meeting returns to the Grand Geneva Resort July 13 – 14, 2026.
AGENDA
Monday, July 13, 2026
Annual Scholarship Golf Outing
Annual Pickleball Tournament
Networking Picnic
Welcome Reception
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Breakfast
Speaker Sessions
Summer Luncheon
MARS Summer 2026 Preliminary Agenda
REGISTRATION & FEES
Registration is now open!
EARLY BIRD Summer Meeting Registration (before 6/13/2026) = $360
Summer Meeting Registration (before 7/11/2026) = $435
Summer Meeting Registration (onsite) = $550
Guest (spouse/partner only) = $90
Golf = $175 per person
Pickleball Tournament = $130
Networking Picnic = $95
SPEAKERS
MARS is thrilled to welcome the following speakers to the 2026 Summer Meeting:
MORNING KEYNOTE: Maryclare Kenney, Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, CSX
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE: David Fink, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration
Patrick Fuchs, Chairman, Surface Transportation Board
Harris Ligon, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Telegraph
Stefan Loeb, VP Business Development – First & Final Mile Markets – Norfolk Southern
Taylor Robinson, Managing Director—Energy and Investment Strategy, PLG Consulting
Eric Starks, Chairman, FTR Transportation Intelligence
HOTEL INFORMATION
Grand Geneva Resort
7036 Grand Geneva Way
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
The link to reserve your room will be provided once you have registered.
MARS has a group room rate at the resort of $187 which is available until Friday, June 12 or the block fills.
This rate applies to rooms at the main resort or to suites at Timber Ridge Resort.
There is also a discounted campus fee of $20 (normally $35) per night for MARS attendees who book through the MARS reservations link.