Dan Bresolin
As Vice President of Intermodal, Dan is responsible for all Sales and Marketing components of CN’s International and Domestic Intermodal business. Also reporting to Dan is Intermodal Customer Logistics, Intermodal Planning and Development, as well as CN’s Intermodal Trucking operations also known as CNTL. Reporting to the Vice President Executive and Chief Marketing Officer, Dan’s primary role is to enable CN’s customers to win in their markets.
Prior to this role, Dan was responsible for the full scope of the Sales and Marketing areas of CN’s International book of business including managing all relationships with Ocean Carriers and Port Stakeholders on the three coasts that CN serves. Before that, Dan was the Director of Marketing, at Intermodal International, accountable for all aspects of pricing, strategy, new product development, & contract analysis for CN’s entire Intermodal International business.
Since he joined CN in 1999, Dan has taken on increasing responsibilities through his various roles as Assistant Vice-President Intermodal, Assistant Vice-President International Intermodal, Director of Marketing, Intermodal International, and Director of Sales of both Strategic Sales and Domestic Intermodal.
As a qualified Rail Conductor and Intermodal Crane Operator, Dan takes great pride in his knowledge and experience in rail operations and in helping add value for Intermodal customers. Dan is a Graduate of Brock University in St. Catherine’s Ontario and currently lives in Hamilton ON with his wife and two children.
Sean Doussept
Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Registrar of Shortline Railroads
Carrier Sanctions and Investigations Office
Commercial Safety and Compliance Branch
Ministry of Transportation
With more than 30 years of experience at three levels of government, Sean is a leader who values both being a public servant and the work of the public service for the people of Ontario. Sean started his career in law enforcement and has always found his career path leaning towards those opportunities that support and engage people on a daily basis. In his current role as both Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles and the Registrar of Shortline Railroads with the Ministry of Transportation, Sean works with underperforming transportation businesses to influence change and balances economic realities with government priorities and critical safety requirements. The experience Sean brings to these roles allows the Ministry of Transportation to see contentious situations more holistically, apply the right resources and approaches and generate better outcomes for the government, the people of Ontario and the client being engaged.
Sean leads a large team in the Carrier Sanctions and Investigations Office that brings together expertise and experience that ranges from Registered Professional Engineers to former Transportation Enforcement Officers to deliver the oversight of more than 60 000 carrier currently registered in Ontario. This places Ontario as the number one jurisdiction in Canada for registered commercial carriers and constitutes 43% of all transportation companies domiciled in Canada. This reality allows Ontario to be a leader in road safety and to drive evolutionary change for the transportation sector to create efficiencies in the sector and to protect the people and the infrastructure in Ontario. Sean is always willing to meet with stakeholders and has made it a priority for his office and his team to be available to clients that want or need support to be a successful business in Ontario.
Sean is married and lives in the GTA and enjoys his time completing the many renovations around his home when not working for the province of Ontario.
Vic Houston Henry
Vic Houston Henry was born in Big Spring, Texas. Vic graduated with Highest Honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980, with Special Honors in Government. He was the recipient of a Presidential Scholarship and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Vic received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, in 1983. While in college, he worked in the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. While in law school, he worked for the United States House of Representatives. Vic served as law clerk to United States District Judge Barefoot Sanders, Chief Judge of the Northern District of Texas, from 1983-1984. He is licensed by the State Bar of Texas, the State Bar of Colorado and the Oklahoma Bar Association. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. He has appeared in the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits, as well as the United States Supreme Court. Vic is a member of the American Bar Association, 1983 - present (Member, Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice sections); a past Chairman of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers’ Federal Casenotes Committee; a member of the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1992 - 1993; a Barrister in the Dallas Inn of Court, 1988 - 1991; a Chairman of the Small Firm Trial Practice Subcommittee of the American Bar Association Litigation Section, 1998-1999, 2004-5; a member of the Conference of Freight Counsel, 1995-present, and Chairman 2013-2015; and a member of the Transportation Lawyers Association. He has repeatedly been selected a Super Lawyer, a Martindale-Hubble Preeminent Attorney, and one of the Best Lawyers in Texas. He and his wife Candy have two adult sons and a daughter-in-law, a Wheaten Terrier (Scout). Vic practices with Henry Oddo Austin & Fletcher, P.C., vhhenry@hoaf.com, principally in the areas of Transportation Law, Negligence, Products Liability and Mass Tort Defense.
Chief Jason Gauthier
Jason Gauthier was elected to Council of Missanabie Cree First Nation in August of 2010, and held the whole earth portfolio (Lands and Resources) and went on to be elected as the Chief of Missanabie Cree First Nation in 2013 and Re-elected in 2016. Chief Gauthier graduated from the Sociology Program at Algoma University in 2009 with Honours. Chief Gauthier has continued to create many new partnerships and relationships in his terms as Chief. Chief Gauthier's vision of a balance between economic sustainability and community wellbeing is shared by communities across Canada. On the cutting edge of such projects as Resource Revenue Sharing and First Nation led Passenger Rail service, Chief Gauthier believes that the First Nation communities have to reach out and grasp opportunities to better the lives of our people.
John K. Fiorilla
Mr. Fiorilla focuses his practice in the railroad industry and helping to create and present railroad management policy and positions with diversified management and litigation experience as both house counsel and local counsel for Class I and Short Line Railroads. He has specific experience in presenting finance, real estate, operations, engineering, government affairs, and customer service positions. John also served as a Captain in the Transportation Corps, U.S. Army Reserve from 1971-1986.
Matt Judd
Matt Judd is Director, Transportation & Logistics Excellence of Nestlé Canada Inc.
Matt is responsible for Transportation strategy, operations, and carrier selection & compliance for Nestlé Canada. Matt has held various roles within the Logistics function, ranging from LEAN Flow Optimization, Warehousing Operations, and Transportation leadership. He is a passionate sustainability advocate, leading Nestle Canada’s logistics sustainability efforts, working with Nestlé global teams and key suppliers to drive emissions reductions. Matt is also an active contributor with Nestle’s YOUTH Initiative and works with various academic institutions (McMaster University, Smart Freight Centre, etc.), pairing real world business operations with academic and industry leading innovation.
Matt holds his CITT-Certified Logistics Professional (CCLP) designation, and H.B.Com. in Commerce with a minor in Transportation & Economic Geography from McMaster University.
Vee Kachroo
Chief Executive Officer, AMPORTS Vee Kachroo was appointed CEO of AMPORTS in August 2023, bringing over 35 years of senior executive experience in transportation and logistics. Prior to joining AMPORTS, he spent nearly 30 years at CN Rail in key leadership roles, including Vice President of Industrial Products and President of Supply Chain Solutions, and more than five years at Canpotex, where he strengthened and optimized their global supply chain.
At AMPORTS, Vee is driving a strategic transformation focused on supply chain optimization, multimodal innovation, and customer-centric service. Under his leadership, the AMPORTS team has expanded its footprint with two new rail-served terminals in North Dallas, TX (CPKC), and Buffalo, NY (NS), and launched a new intermodal operation at AMPORTS’ Atlantic terminal in Baltimore, where it operates as the port authority. He also led the development of a stevedoring operation at the Benicia, CA terminal, delivering tailored logistics solutions and elevated service for OEM partners.
Vee continues to develop teams that are agile, crisis-tested, and focused on operational improvements and identifying growth opportunities that meet evolving customer demands.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from McGill University and contributes to the broader business community through board service, mentorship, and entrepreneurial initiatives.
Peter Kirby
Peter is one of Canada’s leading international trade lawyers and ranked a “Global Elite Thought Leader” in trade and customs by Who’s Who’s Legal. With over 35 years experience, he has acted in well over 100 trade remedy cases and as lead counsel in some of the leading customs and trade cases in Canada. Peter has a deep knowledge of all aspects of international trade and will share his observations on some of the various strategies to navigate today’s chaotic landscape.
Robert Lande
Mr. Lande is President of Tradu, a foreign exchange brokerage firm. Formerly, he was managing partner and Chief Operating Officer of Riveredge Capital Partners LLC. Prior to Riveredge Capital, Mr. Lande worked for over 16 years within the BCE/Bell Canada group where his last position was Chief Financial Officer of Telecom Américas Ltd., a joint venture between Bell Canada International, AT&T (then SBC Communications) and America Movil. Mr. Lande is chartered financial analyst and holds an M.B.A. from the John Molson School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from McGill University. Mr. Lande was on the Board of Paladin Labs from 1995 to 2014.
Yuriy Lipchynskyi
Yuriy Lipchynskyi has more than 12 years of experience in various product areas of the automotive industry including electrified powertrain, telematics and aftermarket, in several geographic regions (Europe, North and South America).
Before joining S&P as an Automotive Electrification Strategist he was at several global Tier 1 suppliers such as Continental, Vitesco and Rehau Automotive, where he has engaged in all areas of new business development including market, product and business strategy, as well as planning and execution of sales plans.
Yuriy’s consulting experience also includes time working at Ernst&Young as a Business Valuation and Modelling Analyst, contributing to financial models, market analysis reports, and competitive benchmarking.
Yuriy holds a Master of Science in Automotive Management from the European Business School in Wiesbaden, Germany, along with a Master’s Degree in Finance from Kyiv National University in Ukraine.
Mike Proska
Mike is a former member of the highly recognized Peel Police Auto/Cargo Crime Unit. After policing he was President of a prominent Canadian investigation company for 26 years before heading to work for an international investigation company. He was a certified fraud examiner for over 20 years. Mike is currently proud to be a Manager of the Special Operations Group and Commander of the National Supply Chain Crime Unit for Glacis Security. He has over 35 years investigative experience.
His private investigation experience includes; Working for public and private companies and for Canadian and American government entities.
His cases have included working in-country in; Thailand, Malaysia, Czech Republic, Spain, Indonesia, England, Wales, Mexico and throughout USA. Cases have included, murder, kidnapping, secret commissions, breach of trust, ethics, major thefts and frauds involving organized crimes, supply chain crime, wrongful death, shareholder and partnership issues, poison pen and HR issues.
Mike and his team have recovered well over $300,000,000.00 of stolen property so far during his career. Mike’s passion is investigating cargo crime. He has current knowledge of criminal organizations currently involved in the theft and fraud throughout the supply chain. He is well respected among law enforcement cargo theft units and works closely with them.
Mike can be reached at 416-562-0590 and mike.proska@glacissecurity.com
CARLOS SESMA JR.
Attorney at law by the Escuela Libre de Derecho, Admitted to practice in the Federal Republic of Mexico in 2000. Master’s in business Direction and Administration by the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa (IPADE), México, 2005 - 2007. Pre-Law and Finance, Nebraska Wesleyan University 1994-1995 Specialization in American Business Law, University of Michigan - 1998.
Areas of Expertise: Transportation and Logistics; Corporate Law, International Agreements; Negotiation, Crisis Management, NAFTA.
Memberships (having presented several papers and being member of steering committees): Transportation Lawyers Association; Canadian Transportation Lawyers Association; American Chamber of Commerce Mexico; Canadian Chamber of Commerce Mexico; Conference of Freight Counsel; National Importers and Exporters Association of the Mexican Republic
Specific Transportation and Logistics Experience: Thorough experience in the design, implementation and follow through of legal strategy for international transportation and logistics companies in doing business in Mexico and Latin America. Draft, negotiation, implementation and pursuit of international contracts surrounding the activities performed in the industry. Regulatory matters, permits, licenses, neutral foreign investment structures, license plates, inspection and audit management. Complex real estate transactions for the industry. Compliance. Accident and crisis management. High-level negotiation skills. Government contracting and government relations.
Bill Wallace
Mr. Wallace FRSA leads the executive team at Routes in the Development of the Food Service Business Unit.
Mr. Wallace Joined Routes Transport International with a broad history and experience in both the transportation and Cold Storage industries. Before joining Routes, he served as Director of Business Development and Vice President of Operations with major transportation and cold storage companies in Canada and the USA.
As he is known to his clients, Bill has developed relationships and partnerships with business and government leaders across North America. Bill attended Queens University and St. Lawrence College, where he received the Robert Simpson Award for Excellence.
Additionally, Bill has been presented with the title of " Fellow" of the Royal Society of Arts and Science. This notable designation is for his lifelong contribution to the Food industry and charitable organization, which he shares with world leaders in commerce, politics, and science. FRSA is the designation awarded for life to the recipient.
Bill’s advancement in marketing and sales is based on one special point: “That Nothing Happens in Life until a sale is made … But is this still true?
Bill will share his successes in changing the sales culture and becoming the new arena for communication in our industry.