Past Webinar Events

Date/Time
Date – Nov 2, 2022
12:30 ET

The 2022 CILTNA Hybrid Fall Outlook Conference & Reception happened on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 beginning at 12:30 ET at the Rideau Club on 99 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON. The conference focused on “The Changing Face of Our Workforce and the Future of Digitalization”. This was a hybrid event which means that registrants attended in-person at the Rideau Club or online virtually through Zoom.

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Click here to see speaker biographies.

Presentations:

André Bernard, Assistant Director of the Centre for Labour Market Information at Statistics Canada

Bill Wiatrowski, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Dave Earle, President & CEO, British Columbia Trucking Association

Larry Jordan, CEO, Wi-Tronix

Alex Lowe, Manager, Global Network Development, Edmonton International Airport

*The conference video recording is only available for CILTNA Members and Conference Registrants*

Date/Time
Date – Sep 15, 2022
12:00 pm EDT – 1:00 pm EDT

Please join us on Thursday, September 15 at 1200 ET/1100 CT/0900 PT/1700 UK for a webinar hosted by the Chartered Institute Logistics and Transport North America (CILTNA).

Topic: “Creating Strategic Value Through Sustainability”

Summary: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues can carry significant reputational and operational risks to our supply chains. Climate change, the pandemic, cyber attacks, new regulations, societal shifts and geopolitical conflict in recent times have all conspired to challenge the sustainability of our supply chains. Our awareness and mitigation of the risks can not only improve the resilience of our transport and logistics systems, but also create new value for stakeholders.

Guest Speakers: Janet Drysdale, Vice-President Financial Planning & Sustainability, CN and Geoffrey Tauvette, Executive Director of the Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (C-SAF).

Janet Drysdale, Vice-President Financial Planning & Sustainability, CN

Janet Drysdale is a seasoned and versatile executive with over twenty-five years of cross-functional leadership in the transportation industry.

Ms. Drysdale was appointed Vice-President Financial Planning & Sustainability in June 2022. Prior appointments include Vice-President Sustainability, Vice-President Financial Planning, Vice-President Corporate Development, and Vice-President Investor Relations.

Ms. Drysdale oversees all financial planning and analysis activities, including CN’s operating and capital budgets, revenue planning and forecasting, profitability analysis, and costing and economic regulation. Ms. Drysdale also continues to drive CN’s integrated sustainability strategy, including overseeing the Company’s ESG disclosures, Climate Action Plan, and related programs and initiatives.

Ms. Drysdale has long been an advocate for the rail industry and North America’s critical supply chains, increasing the representation of women in rail, and the transition to a lower carbon economy. She has regularly presented to various levels of government, Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade, and has guest lectured at McGill University and the University of Toronto. Additionally, Ms. Drysdale has an extensive track record of engaging with the global investment community and is proud to have been recognized as the Best Investor Relations Officer amongst all publicly traded large cap Canadian companies.

In 2020, Ms. Drysdale was recognized by WXN as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the executive leadership category, and by Railway Age for her leadership, collaboration, and innovation.

Ms. Drysdale is an independent director of Rumo S.A., Brazil’s largest freight railway.

Ms. Drysdale holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from Queen’s University and an MBA from McGill University. In 2021, Ms. Drysdale completed the Global Competent Boards ESG program and certification (GCB.D).

Geoffrey Tauvette, P. Eng, Executive Director of the Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (C-SAF)

Geoff is a commercial aviation and engineering professional at the forefront of airline sustainability with more than 25 years of experience integrating aviation fuel procurement, environment, and climate risk management, giving him a unique perspective on creating a sustainable aviation fuels market in Canada to support decarbonizing the aviation industry.

Geoff holds a bachelor and master’s degree in civil engineering from the Universities of Ottawa and McGill and is a fellow of the Alberta Energy Futures Lab, a sustainability-driven, innovation-focused initiative whose vision is to accelerate the clean transition of Alberta’s energy system.

For questions please contact us at: knowledge@ciltna.com.

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Past Webinar Events

CILTNA Past Events

CILTNA Webinar Hosted by the US Chapter: “Improving Safety at Rail Grade Crossings” with guest speakers Jeff Moller and Andrew Young

Pacific Chapter Reception – Transport, Mobility, Logistics, Supply Chain: Developing Talent for Tomorrow’s World

2022 CILTNA Hybrid Fall Outlook Conference & Reception: The Changing Face of Our Workforce and the Future of Digitalization

CILTNA Webinar: National Supply Chain Task Force Report

Webinar: Transit On Time Performance (OTP) & Operator Retention/Recruitment with Arthur Gaudet FCILT

Webinar: Supply Chain and Automated Freight in Canada

CILTNA Webinar – Creating Strategic Value Through Sustainability

Disruption, Response and Recovery: The BC Ports Intermodal Supply Chain Webinar

22 September 2021 – Infrastructure Impact on Economic Growth: Harnessing the Potential in the Ontario-Michigan/Ohio Corridor

14 July 2021 – The Dawn of Next Level Logistics Webinar

Two Day – 2021 Spring Outlook Conference – 15 & 16 June 2021

13 April 2021 – Urban Futures webinar series #3: The Exciting Future of Urban Planning and Mobility – sponsored by Arup

24 March 2021 – Achieving Traceability and Transparency in International Supply Chains: The Covid-19 Acceleration Effect – Sponsored by Global Container Terminals

17 March 2021 – A Breakthrough in Rail-Enabled Economic Development: What’s Different about the new Nevada State Rail Plan?

4 March 2021 – Asian Supply Chain Issues during the Pandemic with Gabriel Lagunes, CN representative in China

10 February 2021 – CN and McCarthy Lawyers – “Carrier’s Limitation of Liability – When One is the New Zero. When does a carrier’s limitation clause in fact result in full value liability?”

20 January 2021 – “Cannabis Logistics – An Emerging Opportunity in Logistics”

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