IFTLC Sets Logistics Conference

March 24, 2016  by in Delivery, Industry, Special Events   

The conference is attended by furniture manufacturing, retail, transportation, and logistics executives from around the world. This year’s keynote address will be presented by Daniel Pronovost, director, home delivery operations of Sears Canada. 

With more than 20 years of experience, Pronovost is an executive within in the customer service, operations, sales, retail and logistics industries. In addition to Sears Canada, he has held management positions with home appliance and furniture businesses including Appliance Canada, Corbeil, Wise Buy Home, and Hudson’s Bay Co.

Additional presenters at the conference include: Patrick Cory, CEO, Cory Home Delivery; Ray Kuntz, chairman and CEO, Watkins & Shepard; Greg Ritter, chief customer officer, XPO; and Bruce Tompkins, partner and executive director of Supply Chain Consortium, Tompkins International.  

Other events include two panel sessions with industry experts in the fields of transportation and logistics, and an open form discussion. The Home Delivery Session will be moderated by Peter Ross, director of logistics at retailer Z Gallerie,  and will feature a panel of manufacturers, retailers and carriers discussing key issues, along with new regulations and innovations impacting home delivery. The Importing Session will be moderated by Jeff Sears, international traffic manager for Art Van Furniture, and will feature a panel of industry experts discussing current issues affecting the transportation of ocean freight. The Open Form Discussion will provide attendees the opportunity to bring up topics to review with the speakers and the group.

More information about the conference is available online.