Future Thinkers Super Session: Future-Proofing Project Logistics with Industry Leaders
Preparing for the upcoming multi-decade wave of major projects requires a fundamental shift from reactive logistics to strategic asset and capacity positioning. As industrial buildouts accelerate across energy, manufacturing, mining and infrastructure, project cargo service providers face growing uncertainty from trade policy, tariffs and geopolitical volatility, alongside real opportunity for those positioned to act.
Breakbulk's Future Thinkers have spent the past year identifying trends across three core disciplines: maritime and ports, supply chain and logistics, and energy and infrastructure projects. This session marks the first time they report those findings directly to the Breakbulk community, in a series of three mini-sessions. Each group shares its best advice for what lies ahead through 2030. Together, Future Thinkers and the audience close the session by building an action plan to make the most of the opportunities ahead.
2:45 PM | Welcome and Introduction
2:55 PM - 3:10 PM | Maritime & Ports
Moderator:
Geir-Eilif Kalhagen, Maritime Division Director, Texas Department of Transportation
Speakers:
Greg Borossay, Principal Maritime Business Development, Port of San Diego
Henrik Hansen General Manager AAL Shipping (AAL) Americas
Dr. John Wilson, Professor of Economics , San Jacinto College and Public Sector Strategist, Entellect LLC
3:10 PM - 3:25 PM | Supply Chain & Logistics
Moderator:
Lorena Alvarez, Head of Logistics, Order Execution - Americas, Siemens Energy
Speakers:
Frank Guzman, Senior Director, Project Logistics Global, C.H. Robinson
Tyler Sullivan, Executive VP, Defense Solutions, ICAT Logistics
Dr. Gulshan Singh, Sr. Manager - Quality - Data and AI, MiniMed
3:25 PM - 3:40 PM | Energy & Infrastructure Projects
Moderator:
Lucas Strom, Head of Industrial Projects US, DHL Global Forwarding – Industrial Projects
Speakers:
Jean-François Bourque, Regional Logistics Manager, Eastern Canada, Hatch
Thomas Skellingsted, Managing Director, LPX Partners
Margaret A. Kidd, Department Chair, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, San Jacinto College and Special Advisor, Houston Maritime Center & Museum
3:40 PM - 3:55 PM | Action Plan
Speakers:
Geir-Eilif Kalhagen, Maritime Division Director, Texas Department of Transportation
Lorena Alvarez, Head of Logistics, Order Execution - Americas, Siemens Energy
Lucas Strom, Head of Industrial Projects US, DHL Global Forwarding – Industrial Projects
Tuesday 22 September 2:45 PM - 3:55 PM Energy Projects Breakbulk Live Stage
Digital, Technology & Innovation
Energy Transition & Sustainability
Infrastructure & Energy
Shipper & Project Owner Perspectives
Preparing for the upcoming multi-decade wave of major projects requires a fundamental shift from reactive logistics to strategic asset and capacity positioning. As industrial buildouts accelerate across energy, manufacturing, mining and infrastructure, project cargo service providers face growing uncertainty from trade policy, tariffs and geopolitical volatility, alongside real opportunity for those positioned to act.
Breakbulk's Future Thinkers have spent the past year identifying trends across three core disciplines: maritime and ports, supply chain and logistics, and energy and infrastructure projects. This session marks the first time they report those findings directly to the Breakbulk community, in a series of three mini-sessions. Each group shares its best advice for what lies ahead through 2030. Together, Future Thinkers and the audience close the session by building an action plan to make the most of the opportunities ahead.
2:45 PM | Welcome and Introduction
2:55 PM - 3:10 PM | Maritime & Ports
Moderator:
Geir-Eilif Kalhagen, Maritime Division Director, Texas Department of Transportation
Speakers:
Greg Borossay, Principal Maritime Business Development, Port of San Diego
Henrik Hansen General Manager AAL Shipping (AAL) Americas
Dr. John Wilson, Professor of Economics , San Jacinto College and Public Sector Strategist, Entellect LLC
3:10 PM - 3:25 PM | Supply Chain & Logistics
Moderator:
Lorena Alvarez, Head of Logistics, Order Execution - Americas, Siemens Energy
Speakers:
Frank Guzman, Senior Director, Project Logistics Global, C.H. Robinson
Tyler Sullivan, Executive VP, Defense Solutions, ICAT Logistics
Dr. Gulshan Singh, Sr. Manager - Quality - Data and AI, MiniMed
3:25 PM - 3:40 PM | Energy & Infrastructure Projects
Moderator:
Lucas Strom, Head of Industrial Projects US, DHL Global Forwarding – Industrial Projects
Speakers:
Jean-François Bourque, Regional Logistics Manager, Eastern Canada, Hatch
Thomas Skellingsted, Managing Director, LPX Partners
Margaret A. Kidd, Department Chair, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, San Jacinto College and Special Advisor, Houston Maritime Center & Museum
3:40 PM - 3:55 PM | Action Plan
Speakers:
Geir-Eilif Kalhagen, Maritime Division Director, Texas Department of Transportation
Lorena Alvarez, Head of Logistics, Order Execution - Americas, Siemens Energy
Lucas Strom, Head of Industrial Projects US, DHL Global Forwarding – Industrial Projects
Moderator
Maritime Division Director, Texas Department of Transportation
Head of Logistics Order Execution - Americas, Siemens Energy
Head of Industrial Projects US, DHL Global Forwarding
Speakers
Sr. Manager - Quality - Data and AI, MiniMed
Principal Maritime Business Development, Port of San Diego
General Manager, AAL Shipping (AAL) Americas
Professor of Economics | Public Sector Strategist , San Jacinto College | Entellect LLC
Senior Director, Global Project Logistics, C.H. Robinson
Regional Logistics Manager, Eastern Canada, Hatch
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Department Chair, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, San Jacinto College and Special Advisor, Houston Maritime Center & Museum
Managing Director, LPX Partners
Executive VP, Defense Solutions, ICAT Logistics
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