b'26American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comAnnual Georgia Foreign Trade Conference held at Sea Island, GeorgiaThe Georgia Foreign Trade Conference brought together supply chain leaders from across the globe to explore the industrys latest opportunities and challenges.Held each year at Sea Island, Georgia, the conference highlights Georgias economic and business development advantages.During his keynote address, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch discussed the international and domestic factors lining up to position the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick as vital global gateways.The growth opportunity of new sourcing patterns from India and Southeast Asia, as well as U.S. residents migrating to the South will contribute to higher volumes for U.S. East Coast ports, Lynch shared.(L to R) Ken KellawayRoadOne Logistics, Tom WyvilleGPA,(L to R) Rick GabrielsonLighthouse Maritime Advisors, Kendall Kellaway llIRoadOne Logistics, Anna Kellaway Michael SymonanisLouis Dreyfus Company, Stuart SandlinHapag Lloyd(L to R) Richard HeintzelmanWallenius Wilhelmsen, (L to R) Griff LynchGPA,(L to R) Roy AmalfatanoEvergreen,John PetrinoGPA Paul BlanchardInternational Paper Bruce KuzmaGPAPeter TirschwellJOC, Abir ThakurtaHaverty Furniture Co., Kim VaccaroThe Home Depot,(L to R) Ken KellawayRoadOne Logistics, Bill SheaDirect ChassisLink Inc., Jake GileneBrian RobbinsFloor & Decor TRAC Intermodal, Than SeedsFlexivan, Michael WilsonConsolidated Chassis Management(L to R) Vince MarinoMRS/CMC, Willie SeymoreILA, MIke HynekampWallenius Wilhelmsen (L to R) Stuart CountessKIA Georgia, Harry GaffneyKomar Cliff PyronGPA(L to R) Mark SzakonyiJOC, Fabio SantucciMSC USA, Stuart SandlinHapag Lloyd,(L to R) Chris SwartzAJC, Jim HendersonLineage Logistics, Mario GiannobileMaersk Sam RaymondMaersk'