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Crowley chief product officer: Break down data silos

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech event on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How fintech helps overcome today’s global shipping challenges.

DETAILS: Shashank Panchangam offers solutions to supply chain problems through fintech products utilized in digital transformations. 

SPEAKER: Panchangam is the chief product officer at Crowley Solutions.

BIO: Panchangam brings more than two decades of experience in product management, research and product development,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/crowley-chief-product-officer-break-down-data-silos

FOSC chat: Convoy collaborates with sustainability partners like CHEP

This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:  Driving greater sustainable outcomes through technology

DETAILS: Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Convoy, interviews George Brehovsky, director of supply chain at CHEP, about promoting sustainability in the supply chain using technology. 

SPEAKER: Lewis is the co-founder and CEO of Convoy

SPEAKER: Brehovsky...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-convoy-collaborates-with-sustainability-partners-like-chep

FOSC chat: Turvo tackles fragmented logistics networks with TMS platform

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:  Turvo uses analytics, automation to unite supply chain

DETAILS: Turvo uses cutting-edge technology to connect shippers, logistics providers and trucking companies through its cloud-based TMS platform.

SPEAKER: Ron Richardson, chief revenue officer of Turvo.

BIO: Richardson has worked with hundreds of Fortune...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-turvo-tackles-fragmented-logistics-networks-with-tms-platform

FOSC chat: Transfix uses intuitive software to match shippers, trucking companies 

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:  Transfix’s digital freight marketplace matches shippers, carriers 

DETAILS: Transfix helps shippers and carriers optimize their freight networks.

SPEAKER: Jonathan Salama, chief technology officer and co-founder of Transfix 

BIO: Prior to launching Transfix, Salama was an early addition to the core...

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FOSC chat: Logistics firms turn to Lean Solutions for tech staffing needs

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:  What’s next for Lean Solutions Group?

DETAILS: Lean Solutions Group is seeking to revolutionize the way the U.S. logistics industry operates by providing staffing and nearshoring services in South America. 

SPEAKER: Robert Cadena, CEO and co-founder of Lean Solutions Group. 

BIO: Cadena has spent his entire...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-logistics-firms-turn-to-lean-solutions-for-tech-staffing-needs

Net-Zero Carbon recap: Fighting climate change takes all transportation stakeholders

Jonathan Hoffman and Andrew Wishnia discuss net-zero carbon emissions goals

This fireside chat is from FreightWaves’ 2022 Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:The role of policy in climate-positive transport

DETAILS: In this fireside chat, Jonathan Hoffman, former chief spokesman for the Pentagon, and Andrew Wishnia, deputy assistant secretary for climate policy for the US Department of Transportation, discuss ways the transportation sector is addressing climate change challenges.

SPEAKER: Andrew Wishnia, deputy assistant secretary for climate policy, U.S....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/net-zero-carbon-recap-fighting-climate-change-takes-all-transportation-stakeholders

Net-Zero Carbon Summit takes place on Earth Day 2022

This Friday, April 22, is Earth Day. It is the 52nd anniversary of the first Earth Day, which took place on April 22, 1970. The theme for this year’s Earth Day is “Invest in Our Planet.”

A poster for Earth Day 2022. (Image: earthreminder.com)A poster for Earth Day 2022.
(Image: earthreminder.com)

The world is changing. We are experiencing higher temperatures, more intense and frequent natural disasters, and rising sea levels. While many still debate climate change, the transportation sector has recognized its role and is moving toward a more...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/net-zero-carbon-summit-takes-place-on-earth-day-2022

FreightWaves Enterprise Fleet Summit hits the highway tomorrow!

Trucks waiting to move forward. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Enterprise trucking fleets exist in an increasingly competitive landscape, but also have more opportunities than ever before. Many fleets are adopting the newest technologies, and the Summit will examine the components of a successful enterprise fleet. 

The Summit begins at 9:00 a.m. EDT tomorrow, and you can participate virtually by going here to register.

Kicking off the event as keynote speakers are two pros from USA Truck. The company’s President, CEO & Director, James Reed, is joined by his...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-enterprise-fleet-summit-hits-the-highway-tomorrow

Celebrating International Women’s Day — Great Quarter, Gals

Grace Sharkey and Kaylee Nix come together for a special episode of Great Quarter, Gals celebrating International Women’s Day. They welcome two guests for an hour long episode full of advice and laughs.

First up, Cassandra Gaines, host of MadGaines Live and CEO of Carrier Assure joins the show. Gaines talks about the ways she has stayed true to herself during her career and the ways that the industry tries to minimize successful women.

Then LaQuenta Jacobs, the first Chief Diversity Officer at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/celebrating-international-womens-day-great-quarter-gals

Breaking down the walls of Web3 — Cyberly

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You’ve likely heard about NFT’s, crypto currencies, and the metaverse, but all of these phrases fall under one large technological system: Web3.

In today’s episode of Cyberly, Blythe Brumleve chats with one of the co-founders of VenusVerse–which is an online educational platform, incubator, and NFT collection dedicated to getting more women into the Web3 space.

The two cover the very basics of Web3, it’s expanding components, and how you can start exploring and succeeding in this new digital...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-down-the-walls-of-web3-cyberly

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