A&A 3PL Value Creation Summits

The Armstrong & Associates, Inc. hosted 3PL Value Creation Summits are strategic events where C-level 3PL executives, investment community leaders, and technology innovators gather to assess the current and future state of the third-party logistics market and explore strategies for value creation in a rapidly changing environment. The 2026 events will analyze important third-party logistics industry factors (such as the effects of central bank monetary policy and inflation, normalization of transportation rates, growth in warehousing and e-commerce, artificial intelligence and automation, and strategic merger and acquisition activity) in a fully engaged way.

Through a combination of industry-focused market research, insightful question and answer style panels, and thought leadership, both events take an unparalleled deep-dive into the operational, financial, and technological aspects of the global 3PL industry.




Featured Past Speakers

Executives who have shaped the conversation at the A&A 3PL Value Creation Summits.

Third-Party Logistics Providers (3PLs)
Mark Slade
Managing Director, Global Supply Chain
DHL Global Forwarding
Peer Gjoew Rasmussen
Managing Director
Kuehne + Nagel
Christoph Hemmann
EVP Head of Airfreight
DB Schenker
Denis Reilly
President & CEO
Kenco Logistics
Chris O’Brien
Chief Commercial Officer
C.H. Robinson
Jeff Kellan
Head of Contract Logistics, North America
Maersk
Eric McGee
Executive Vice President of Highway Services
J.B. Hunt
Chris Cahill
Managing Director – North Asia
GEODIS
Frank Guenzerodt
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics Inc.
Beat Simon
Global COO, Logistics
DP World
Ray Tharpe
Group Director, Corporate Strategy
Ryder System
Ashfaque Chowdhury
President, Supply Chain Logistics – Americas and Asia Pacific
XPO Logistics
John Parkes
Managing Director – Integrated Logistics
Kerry Logistics Network (KLN)
Maria Torrent-March
Managing Director, Warehousing & Logistics - Europe
Iron Mountain
Jack Gerstner
Senior VP, Coverage
RXO (Coyote)
Jae Auh
Global Head of Sea Freight Forwarding
LX Pantos
Renee Krug
Chief Executive Officer
WWEX Group (GlobalTranz)
Frank McGuigan
Chief Executive Officer
Uber Freight (Transplace)
Jones Pharr
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and M&A
Beon (Transportation Insight)
Geoffrey DeMartino
VP, Corporate Development & Strategy
Hub Group
Doug Waggoner
Chief Executive Officer
Echo Global Logistics
Sophia Zeng
VP Corporate Marketing
AWOT Global Logistics Group
Raoul Kuetemeier
EVP & Head of Asia
arvato
Marco Civardi
CEO, JAS China
JAS Worldwide
Vaughn Moore
Chairman and CEO
AIT Worldwide Logistics
Rickard Ingvarsson
CEO Asia
Scan Global Logistics
Brad Young
Senior Vice President, Innovation and Network Services
Mode Transportation
Paul Bowman
Senior Vice President - Dedicated Sales
U.S. Xpress, Inc.
J-Ann Tio
Chief Strategy Officer
Arrive Logistics
Sean Coakley
Chief Commercial Officer
Capstone Logistics
Darren Coast
Senior Vice President - Dedicated & Truckload Company Operations
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.
Simon Oxley
Executive Director – Head of Global Business Development
LF Logistics
Dennis Anderson
Chief Customer Officer
ArcBest
Mika Sarkkinen
Solutions Design Head, Global Contract Logistics
CEVA Logistics
Waldo Basilla
Chief Operating and Commercial Officer, Asia
APL Logistics
Alex Paskoff
Senior Vice President, U.S. Mobility
Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services
David Ross
Chief Strategy Officer
Ascent Global Logistics
Patrick Allard
Executive VP & Chief Sales Officer
Radial, Inc.
Gordon Branov
CEO
SEKO Logistics
Mark Yeager
CEO
Redwood Logistics
Hessel Verhage
President & CEO
STG Logistics
Heather Devine
Chief Legal Officer
Traffix
Chris Fenton
President and Chief Executive Officer
Metro Supply Chain
Zeid Massad
Director – M&A and New Ventures Corporate Development
ASYAD Group
Brittany Bemben
Vice President, Digital Freight Management
BNSF Logistics
Kevin Coleman
CEO, Canada & CCO
CJ Logistics America
Edward Lin
Chief Executive Officer
Dimerco Express Group
Duane Sizemore
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Business Development
Saddle Creek Logistics Services
Dante Fornari
CEO
Magnate Worldwide
Alexandra Kleinschmidt
Vice President, Customs & Trade Services
Crane Worldwide Logistics
Bohn Crain
Chairman and CEO
Radiant Logistics, Inc.
Robb Porter
President - Managed Transportation
Loadsmart
Michael Fahy
CEO
Neovia Logistics
Jack Chang
Managing Director
JUSDA USA
Eric Wolfe
President - Logistics
Watco Logistics
Roine Ahlquist
CCO
Wilhelmsen Ship Management
Chris Pickett
Chief Strategy Officer
Flock Freight
Greg Morello
President and Chief Commercial Officer
Port Logistics Group
Desmond Chan
CEO, Logistics Asia
Yang Kee Logistics
Jonathan Briggs
SVP, Sales
ShipMonk
Jim McCullen
Senior Vice President – Information Technology
Century Distribution Systems
Eddie Lee
CEO - Southeast Asia Region
ECMS Express
Thomas Gilgen
President
Masterpiece International
Marcelo Sada
Co-Founder and President
Source Logistics
Craig Riggins
President | Brown West Logistics | Brown Aviation Logistics
Brown Integrated Logistics
Erdem Sözvar
VP International Markets
Dincer Logistics
Russell Leo
CEO
RLS Logistics
Maurice Joseph
President & Chief Operating Officer
Weber Logistics
Bryan Keller
CEO
Keller Logistics Group
Chris Unertl
Vice President, Asia
RIM logistics, Ltd
Steve Bowers
Senior Director, 3PL Supply Chain Solutions
Cardinal Health
Angela Eliacostas
President and Founder
AGT Global Logistics
Thom Campbell
Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder
Capacity LLC
Jay Harris
CEO
Komar Distribution Services
Tyler Lenz
CFO
WOW Logistics
Brian Smith
President and CEO
Wagner Logistics
Kris Lamb
CEO
uShip
Kristy Knichel
Chief Executive Officer/President
Knichel Logistics
Ayal Latz
President
a2b Fulfillment
Richard Metzler
Chairman
Diverse Logistics & Distribution
Andy Dyer
Chief Executive Officer
AFS Logistics
Robert Meehan
Founder and Chairman
Direct Traffic Solutions
Mike Regan
Co-Founder and Chief of Relationship Development
TranzAct Technologies
Elijah Ray
Chief Customer Officer
Sunland Logistic Solutions
Tan Gan Hong
CEO
Park N Parcel
Michael Kroul
Managing Director
KTI LLC
Jim Monkmeyer
President, Transportation
DHL Supply Chain
Mike Piza
Senior Vice President- Corporate Business Development
Kuehne + Nagel (Apex Logistics)
Joachim Schaut
VP Global ISC Intercontinental, SupplyChain Solutions
DB Schenker
Matt McInerney
Vice President, Global Forwarding Sales
C.H. Robinson
James Herman
Head of E-commerce Logistics, North America
A.P. Moller – Maersk
Raziel Bravo
SVP Strategic Management
GEODIS
David Boehme
Head of Sales Air & Sea Logistics Asia Pacific
Dachser
Siew Loong Wong
COO
Kerry Logistics Network (KLN)
Kevin Sterling
Senior Market Strategist
RXO
Wei Ming Ho
Managing Director, Singapore
LX Pantos
Joel Clum
Chief Operating Officer
WWEX Group
Bill Driegert
Head of Operations, Co-Founder
Uber Freight
Dave Menzel
President and Chief Operating Officer
Echo Global Logistics
Keith Tholan
Chief Operating Officer
AIT Worldwide Logistics
Sean Gill
SVP, Product Strategy & Technology
Arrive Logistics
Tim Hinckley
Chief Commercial Officer
Radial, Inc.
James Gagne
President and Chief Executive Officer
SEKO Logistics
Alex Yeager
Senior Vice President, M&A and Ventures
Redwood Logistics
Daniel Snow
Managing Partner
Traffix
Jinsoo Chang
Vice President, Head of Strategy
CJ Logistics America
Jeffrey Shih
Chief Executive Management
Dimerco Express Group
Ryan Cech
Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development
Magnate Worldwide
Hunter Yaw
Vice President of Product Management and Business Development
Loadsmart
Mingshu Bates
Chief Analytics Officer
AFS Logistics
Volker Bargenda
President
DHL Freight North America / Standard Forwarding
Marsha Chulik
VP, Regional Head Customer Development, Contract Logistics/E-commerce, NAM
Kuehne + Nagel
Roel Steigerwald
Vice President Global Forwarding Europe
C.H. Robinson
Fred Gilbert
Head of Strategy
Maersk
Sean Kelly
Senior Vice President of Business Development
GEODIS
Mike Grayson
Executive Vice President
WWEX Group
Tom Sanderson
Board Member
Uber Freight (Transplace)
Scott Friesen
Executive VP, Strategic Analytics
Echo Global Logistics
Dries De Love
Executive Vice President Europe
Radial Europe
Brian Bourke
Chief Growth Officer
SEKO Logistics
Kathy Liu
VP, Global Sales & Marketing
Dimerco Express Group
Pang Yee
VP Global Practice Lead – Supply Chain and Analytics
DHL Consulting
Cheryl Lim
VP Customer Development, Contract Logistics APAC
Kuehne + Nagel
Regine Picard
Regional Head of Managed
Maersk
Jay Gustafson
Senior Vice President - Marketplace Solutions
Echo Global Logistics
Oliver Wegner
Head of Strategic Market Intelligence, Corporate Development
DHL Group
Ryan Schmidt
VP of Contract Logistics, Head of US Business Development
Kuehne + Nagel
James Savagar
Head of Retail & Lifestyle Vertical – Greater China
Maersk
Craig Tuckerman
Regional Sector Head Retail & Sustainability, Asia Pacific
DHL Global Forwarding
Ferhad Ismail
Senior IT Manager - Customer Engagement, Commercials and Transformation
Toll Group
Investment Banks, Private Equity, and Others
Peter Dingle
Venture Capital & Growth Investments
HSBC
Nate Servis
Director of Transportation & Logistics Investment Banking
Wells Fargo
Kyle Stage
Director
Credit Suisse
Keith Prusek
Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Logistics & Transportation Investment Banking
Jefferies
Kris Hopkins
Managing Director and Head of T&L Investment Banking
BMO Capital Markets
Daniel Washam
SVP & Relationship Manager
U.S. Bank
Steve Hull
Managing Director
Piper Sandler & Co
Paul Jones
Managing Director
Stifel
Jon Hottinger
Senior Vice President Logistics & Transportation Group
BB&T Capital Markets
Angel Pu
Vice President - Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Warburg Pincus
Anthony Cardona
Partner
Pritzker Private Capital
John Anderson
Operating Partner
Greenbriar Equity Group
Bob Bianco
Operating Partner
Calera Capital
Joe Saldutti
Managing Director
Gridiron Capital, LLC
Geoffrey Baird
Chairperson Source Logistics
Palladium Equity
Jason Bass
Managing Director
Harris Williams
Ronald Lentz
Managing Director
G2 Capital Advisors, LLC
Alex Rafla
Partner
Clarendon Capital
Nicholas Antoine
Co-CEO and Managing Partner
Red Arts Capital
Tom Connolly
Co-Founder, Managing Director
Red Dog Equity
Ron Cain
Operating Partner
New Hold Capital
Rob Levin
CEO
Republic Partners, LLC
Chris Wofford
Founder & Managing Partner
Wofford Advisors
John Larkin
Senior Partner
Venture 53
Tom Nightingale
Board Member
8T8 Partners
Richard Piontek
Chief Executive Officer
Logistics Capital Advisers LLC
Vincent Gulisano
Chief Executive Officer
B2C 3PL Advisors, LLC
Michael Tanzer
President
CCUR Holdings, Inc.
Joe Dunlap
Managing Director
CBRE
Richard Hamilton
Managing Director
Cushman & Wakefield
Ward Richmond
Executive Vice President
Colliers International
Tracy Chua
Senior Manager, Trade and Customs
KPMG Singapore
Marc Blubaugh
Partner, Co‑Chair, Transportation & Logistics Practice Group
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Evan McAbee
Managing Director
Stifel
Ryan Roberts
Investment Partner
Pritzker Private Capital
Michael Wang
Managing Director
Greenbriar Equity Group
Jeff Kidd
Managing Director
Harris Williams
Ron Chang
Managing Director
Wofford Advisors
Bruce Chan
Equity Research
Stifel
IT & Technology Vendors
Kary Jablonski
VP & GM, Broker Growth & Trucker Tools
DAT
Brent Hutto
Chief Relationship Officer
Truckstop.com
Prasad Gollapalli
Founder, CEO
Trucker Tools
Joe Couto
CEO, Africa, Asia Pacific & Latin America
Körber Supply Chain Software
Stephan Tsang
Chief Revenue Officer
NTT
Jeff Silver
CEO
Mastery Logistics Systems, Inc.
Monica Wooden
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
MercuryGate International
Zvi Schreiber
Chief Executive Officer
Freightos
Mitch Weseley
Chief Executive Officer
3GTMS
Mark Yong
Managing Director – APAC & EMEA
Blume Global
Erhan Musaoglu
CEO & Founder
Logiwa
Jim Best
Chief Growth Officer
EKA Solutions
Matt Yearling
Chief Executive Officer
PINC Solutions
Dawn Salvucci-Favier
CEO and Chief Product Officer
Greenscreens.ai
Anthony Sutardja
CEO
Parade
Russ Jones
CEO & Co-Founder
Cargo Chief
John Golob
Chief Marketing Officer
Winmore
Steve Cascio
Chief Revenue Officer
Easy Metrics
Matt Bernstein
CEO
BravoTran
Mandy Mak
Founder and COO
Swivel Software (Sponsor)
Bryan Boatner
VP of 3PL Solutions
Berkshire Grey
Carl Showalter
Chief Operating Officer
Fetch Robotics
Chadd Olesen
CEO
AVRL
Steven Suh
Co-Founder & CEO
Floship
Ian Arroyo
Chief Strategy Officer
Freightos
Tom Durrenberger
Chief Executive Officer
BravoTran
Shippers, Associations & Academia
Chip Ponton
Sr Category Manager, Transportation, Warehousing, & Logistics
Boeing
Ravi Dosanjh
Head of Strategic Program Management - CPLSS
Intel Corporation
Tiziana La Rocca
Head of Global Transportation
Amazon Robotics
Craig Morin
Senior Director Distribution Asia
adidas
Anson Lam
Director of B2B Pricing and Channel Management Americas
bp
Jaya Moorthi Pillai
Vice President, Global Logistics & Industrial Procurement, Global Supply Chain
Schneider Electric
Nancy Qian
President – Asia
CHEP
Philip Marais
Head of DC's - Asia
Cotton On Group
Chris Jackson
VP, Operating
Chervon Group
Priyanshu Goyal
Country Head - Myanmar, Cambodia & Malaysia
Marico Limited
Kristina Chambers
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
TTX Company
Don Staniszewski
Past President & Founder
National Home Delivery Association
Terry Chan
Chairman, Hong Kong ecommerce Supply Chain Association & CSCO
AsiaPay
Chris Caplice
Executive Director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marek Loos
Editor-in-Chief
Transport Manager
Bill Lecos
Executive Director
National Home Delivery Association