ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect

CEO Ben Schill drives Paper Transport with a visionary focus on sustainability and innovation, fostering a workplace culture of economic success and environmental stewardship. With a background in finance and leadership at Schneider National and Jack in the Box, Ben aligns business strategies with sustainability goals. Armed with degrees from St. Norbert College and the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, he guides Paper Transport towards a future prioritizing sustainability. Under his leadership, the company pioneers innovative technologies reducing carbon emissions and promoting environmental responsibility. Recognized as the 2023 Business Person of the Year by the Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce, Ben’s commitment to excellence and sustainability propels Paper Transport towards a more sustainable future

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Sustainability Keynote: Carrier

  Thursday, May 23 — 10:45 am to 10:55 am

Andrew graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance. He joined Unilever in 2012, after serving in the US Marine Corps for 8 years as a Logistics Officer. He has held managerial roles with Unilever in Customer Service, Inbound Transportation, Logistics Planning, and Logistics Procurement.  Andrew was appointed to Head of Procurement for Logistics in North America in 2023, responsible for transportation, warehousing, yard management, and pallet services in the US and Canada. He also works very closely with Global Logistics and Customer Operations North America to prioritize the work of this team to discover, evaluate, and implement sustainable logistics capabilities to further Unilever North America’s progress towards the goal of decarbonization by 2039.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Shippers Callout: Join Our Sustainable Logistics Transition

  Thursday, May 23 — 8:45 am to 9:15 am

With over 35 years in the Transportation Management Industry, the majority involving the bulk food industry, John has been involved in the development and growth of business and operations across all regions of the country.

He has been the lead contact with Foodliner’s growth with their PepsiCo business, as their largest bulk carrier under contract, as well as several major shippers across the industry to identify opportunities to develop and implement a joint sustainability strategy.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Lunch Panel: Effective Partnerships and Collaboration Fireside Chat

  Thursday, May 23 — 12:25 pm to 1:30 pm

Tobias Brinkmann, Economist with a degree from the TU Berlin, Germany. He is a German National living in South Florida, with a 22-year career in Logistics spanning roles in Roadfreight in Europe, VP Controlling for DHL Global Forwarding in EMEA and the Americas and in various roles at DB Schenker for the past 5 years. Newly appointed Head of Strategy and Sustainability DB Schenker Americas, he has a focus on making the trucking business for Schenker in the US more sustainable and finding solutions working closely with customers.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Accounting for Sustainability Progress

  Thursday, May 23 — 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Melissa Bauer leads efforts to reduce global emissions, coordinate international shipping and packaging logistics, and scale positive impact with eBay’s community of buyers, sellers, investors, employees, leaders, and partners.  Melissa has more than 10 years of ESG and sustainability experience, with deep expertise in GHG and climate footprinting and reduction, supply chain sustainability, product life cycle assessment, D.E.I., sustainable packaging, coalition building, and stakeholder and employee engagement. Previously, Melissa was the Sr. Director of Sustainability and Strategic Initiatives at the Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC) and a Sustainability and Energy Consultant for the National Park Service through Hitachi Consulting. She also served as a program development manager for National Geographic, focused on large carnivore conservation in Namibia. She received a Master’s in Environmental Management from Duke University, concentrating on Sustainable Business Systems.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Shippers Callout: Join Our Sustainable Logistics Transition

  Thursday, May 23 — 8:45 am to 9:15 am

Alexa Branco is the Director of Sustainability at NFI, helping NFI lead the charge in transitioning to the zero-emission goods movement and reducing the organization’s overall carbon footprint. Alexa coordinates emission reduction projects throughout NFI’s port services, transportation, and distribution divisions, focusing on regulation compliance, GHG accounting, and customer disclosure requests. Alexa’s previous NFI experience was focused on continuous improvement and new business start-ups within transportation operations. In 2020, she completed her MBA with an environmental sustainability focus and was a founding member of the Sustainability Committee at NFI, where they decided a full-time role was needed. Alexa focuses on integrating sustainability throughout all NFI company initiatives to create a lasting impact on its people, communities, and customers.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Planning for Sustainability and Clean Tech Adoption

  Thursday, May 23 — 9:15 am to 10:15 am

Chris Bennett is a trusted clean transportation consultant, spearheading Lazer Logistics’ electric vehicle (EV) program, alternative fuel strategy, and sustainability endeavors. With a keen focus on heavy-duty battery EVs, he collaborates closely with clients and industry stakeholders to enhance performance and maximize clean transportation solutions’ added value and benefits.

As a thought leader and advocate of pragmatic transportation sustainability solutions, Chris is dedicated to driving innovation, fostering partnerships, and building transportation sustainability roadmaps that pave the way for a cleaner and more efficient transportation future.

Before Lazer Logistics, Chris leveraged his expertise in transportation and logistics at UPS. His academic background includes a B.S. in Meteorology, B.S. in Political Science, and a Master’s of Public Administration from Florida State University.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Planning for Sustainability and Clean Tech Adoption

  Thursday, May 23 — 9:15 am to 10:15 am

Illina Frankiv is the Head of Sustainability at Uber Freight, where she oversees the company’s efforts to build the industry’s leading zero emissions platform and move logistics to a greener future. She has a decade of experience spearheading sustainability programs across major enterprises. Prior to Uber Freight, Illina was WeWork’s Director of Energy and Sustainability.

Illina is also an advisor for the first-of-a-kind Environmental Council at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. She held an Advisory Board position in the early days of the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), a community of energy buyers accelerating the zero-carbon energy future. She completed a Bachelor’s in Environmental Science and a Master’s in Environment and Sustainability from Western University. She has summited five of the seven tallest mountains on each continent.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Accounting for Sustainability Progress

  Thursday, May 23 — 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Dr. Alan Lewis is Chief Technical Officer at Smart Freight Centre (SFC).  He coordinates technical aspects across SFC’s freight transport transparency and decarbonization programs including the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC), Clean Cargo, Clean Air Transport, and the Sustainable Freight Buyers’ Alliance.  Alan led the development of the GLEC Framework as the global industry guidance to calculate and report logistics emissions across the multi-modal logistics supply chain and was then project manager for the development of ISO 14083 which sets the standard for GHG calculation and reporting for all transport services.  Previously, Alan worked in consultancy for more than 20 years working on the environmental and social impacts of freight and urban passenger transport.  Alan has a PhD in Materials Science from Cambridge University.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Accounting for Sustainability Progress

  Thursday, May 23 — 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

With 18 years at PepsiCo, I have held several field and headquarters roles across multiple business units. I have been in my current role supporting transportation capacity and procurement for the last 5 years.   My team is responsible for US and Canada bid engagements encompassing truck, intermodal, LTL, bulk liquid tankers, bulk potatoes and domestic ocean moves.

In 2021 PepsiCo launched “PepsiCo Positive” which is our strategy that puts both sustainability and human capital at the center of everything we do so my role grew to support the advancements of electric vehicle and alternative fuel implementations along with an EPA SmartWay participation requirement for carriers which was previously optional. We know consumers are demanding the brands they buy come from and in ensuring they are sustainably produced.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Lunch Panel: Effective Partnerships and Collaboration Fireside Chat

  Thursday, May 23 — 12:25 pm to 1:30 pm

Kara S. Fulcher is Director of Sustainability for Michelin in North America, a role that coordinates across the entire organization, including industrial operations, commercial and external engagement, and strategy development.  She has been part of the Michelin team since 2015, working in both regional and worldwide functions.  Kara holds a PhD from Princeton University and an MBA from Clemson University.  Having grown up in the ecologically fragile Navajo Nation in the desert southwest of the United States, she has a special and urgent interest in sustainability and climate action.  Today after many moves across the US and western Europe, she calls Greenville, South Carolina, home.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Sustainability Keynote: Shipper

  Thursday, May 23 — 10:20 am to 10:30 am

Danny Fahey currently serves as US Vice President of Quality and Sustainability for The Martin-Brower Company, L.L.C.

Danny is responsible for driving our Sustainability strategies to achieve our ambitious carbon and waste reduction targets in the US, while developing strategies that exceed our quality expectations, spanning three core customers and servicing more than 13,000 restaurant locations.  He also serves as the lead of McDonald’s North America Logistics Council for Sustainability and serves on McDonald’s Global Logistics Council for Sustainability.

Danny holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Martin Brower is a global supply chain solutions leader providing end-to-end solutions for restaurant chains across 18 countries worldwide.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Planning for Sustainability and Clean Tech Adoption

  Thursday, May 23 — 9:15 am to 10:15 am

Nico De Golia is the Director of Cloud Logistics Sustainability at Microsoft working towards achieving the company’s goals of net-negative carbon emissions, zero waste, water positivity, and land preservation in the Cloud Supply Chain by the end of the decade. He has extensive experience in sustainability & transportation, having previously served as Global Director of Sustainability for Crowley Maritime and working with BSR on supply chain sustainability and freight decarbonization. He is also an advisor to Washington Maritime Blue and the Center for the Blue Economy, where he focuses on maritime decarbonization.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Accounting for Sustainability Progress

  Thursday, May 23 — 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Jerrod Mounce serves as Vice President of Energy and Sustainability for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. He leads the company’s efforts in the areas of alternative power vehicles, emissions regulation compliance, energy procurement, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosures. Jerrod has 25 years of experience at J.B. Hunt with a background in operations, engineering, and finance. He and his team work closely with the company’s sales force and their customers to produce solutions toward shippers’ greenhouse gas reductions targets in transportation. In 2022, Jerrod and his team established the company’s first formal emissions reduction target. Relying on a combination of increased diesel efficiency, biogenic fuels, and the incorporation of zero emission trucks, J.B. Hunt seeks to reduce scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas intensity by 32% by the year 2034.

• ACT Shipper-Carrier Connect – Planning for Sustainability and Clean Tech Adoption

  Thursday, May 23 — 9:15 am to 10:15 am