Breakbulk Middle East

February 2-3, 2027 | Dubai

Breakbulk Europe

May 11-13, 2027 | Rotterdam

Breakbulk Americas

September 22-23, 2026 | Houston

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November 18-19, 2026 | Singapore

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Breakbulk Americas, September 22-23, Houston TX, Where Projects Move Forward

2026 Speaker List

Alex Gallardo
Senior Supply Chain Manager
Chevron
Amanda Duhon
VP & Regional Director, North & Central America
Energy Industries Council (EIC)
Andre Ibuaka
Bunker Trader
KPI OceanConnect
Beverly Barrett
Assistant Director, Human-Centered AI Institute
University of Houston, Bauer College of Business
Brandon Saldivar
Voyage Operations Specialist
Chevron
Brandy Evans
Terminal Manager
Santini Export Packing / 7 Santini Brothers Trucking | Member of WIMOs
Brenda Conley
Manager, Strategic Sourcing Logistics
Mitsubishi Power Americas
Capt. Surinder S. Mann
Head of Americas Shipping Operation
Mercuria
Cassia Bomer Galvao
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
Chris Kalwick
Analysis & Planning Manager - Container Terminals
Port Houston
Clara McVille
Chief Commercial Officer
ProBox, Inc.
Colin D'Abreo
VP Director of Global Project Logistics
Rhenus Logistics
Curtis D. Spencer
CEO
IMS Worldwide, Inc
Cyril Varghese
Global Logistics Director
Fluor
Darren Shelton
Vice President
Moran Shipping
David Thorsen
Commercial Manager
Roll Group
Dharmendra Gangrade
Head of Logistics Management Center
Larsen & Toubro
Diana Davila
Senior VP of US Operations
UTC Overseas, Inc.
Dimitri Dikos
Hull and Systems Engineer
Chevron
Dr. Gulshan Singh
Sr. Manager - Quality - Data and AI
MiniMed
Dr. John Wilson
Professor of Economics | Public Sector Strategist
San Jacinto College | Entellect LLC
Drew Keever
Co-founder
Manifold Software
Edoardo Ascione
Managing Director
CEVA Logistics | Fagioli, North America
Elena Kourlimpini
Sales & Customer Success Manager
BIMCO
Fabian Simon
Head of Commercial Management US
DHL Global Forwarding - Industrial Projects
Frank Guzman
Senior Director, Global Project Logistics
C.H. Robinson
Geir-Eilif Kalhagen
Maritime Division Director
Texas Department of Transportation
Grant Leal
Junior Chartering Broker
AAL Shipping (AAL)
Grant Wattman
President
Jade Management Group Inc.
Guillermina Del Pino
Head of Project Logistics Americas
Siemens Energy Inc
Hector Figuera
Senior Vetting Analyst
Repsol
Henrik Hansen
General Manager
AAL Shipping (AAL) Americas
Hilary Soileau
Associate
K&L Gates LLP
Itoro Ibanga
Senior Project Logistics Specialist
Air Liquide
Ivy Jenkins
Logistics & Supply Chain Management Instructor
San Jacinto College
Jack Reynolds
Sales Manager
Höegh Autoliners
Jacob Coppedge
Chartering Broker
BBC Chartering
Jaeda Schmidt
Operations and Chartering Specialist
DHL Global Forwarding
Jake Swanson
Chief Commercial Officer
DHL Global Forwarding – Industrial Projects
Jean-François Bourque
Regional Logistics Manager, Eastern Canada
Hatch
Jessica Di Giulio
Commercial Manager (Shipping)
GAC North America
John Amos
President
Amos Logistics
John Hark
Chartering Director - North America, Bertling Logistics
Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M
John Moseley
Chief Commercial Officer
Port Houston
John Rowe
Managing Director
Roll Group
Jonathan Cournoyer
Global Discipline Director, Logistics
Hatch
Jonathan Dunn
Senior Director of Corporate Communications
American Commercial Barge Line
Joseph C. Powell
Director of Security
Port Pascagoula
Joshua Burris
Board Member, Organization of Black Maritime Graduates (OBMG)
Second Mate & Dynamic Positioning Officer, Jackson Offshore Operators
Joye Runfola
Industry Expert
Mega Transport and Heavy Lift
Kelli Collins
Sr. Vice President
SRT Transportation Solutions
Kevin Kwateng
Founder & CEO
Project Logistics Engineering Solutions
Kevin Smith
Sr Director, Modularization Portfolio, Cloud Operations + Innovation
Microsoft
Klayton Lansangan
Logistics Operations Senior Analyst
Tenaris
Kris Meyer
Director – Advanced Nuclear Market Development
Barnhart Crane & Rigging
Lars Greiner
CEO, Multipurpose Business
Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Leslie Meredith
Editorial & Product Director
Breakbulk Events & Media
Lewis Wilson
Head of U.S. Talent & Executive Search
Altius Talent
Lilian Wee
Commercial Manager
Roll Group Americas
Lori Ann LaRocco
Global Trade & Supply Chain Expert, Author & Former CNBC Global Logistics Reporter
President, LaRocco Consulting
Lucas Strom
Head of Industrial Projects US
DHL Global Forwarding
Lupita Almuhana
Founder
Stressie
Lupita M. Almuhana
Founder and CEO
Stressie
Manuel Parra
General Manager
PMA NRG
Marco Poisler
Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, COO – Global Energy & Capital Projects, UTC Overseas, Inc.
Margaret A. Kidd
Department Chair, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, San Jacinto College and Special Advisor, Houston Maritime Center & Museum
Maria Laura Salazar
Manager
BIMCO Americas
Matthew Costello
CEO
Voyager Portal
Melanie Drehkopf
CCO
dship Carriers
Michelle Coppedge
Logistics Specialist
Bechtel
Myung Sook Lee
Logistics Operations Manager
Siemens Energy Inc.
Namir Khanbabi
General Manager
Swire Projects
Nelly Elder
Commercial Freight Operator
Shell
Otto Bottger
Senior Vice President, Commercial
DP World in the Americas
Patrick Hyslop
Event Director
Breakbulk Americas
Paul Matthews
VP, Port Assets and Strategic Partnerships
Bowman Consulting Group Ltd
Peter Jessup
Owner Proactive Change Supply Chain Management Consultancy
Proactive Change LLC – Owner
Phillip Brown
BGL Global Chartering Manager
Bechtel Global Logistics
Rob Gardner
Director
RGCV Consulting
Sandor Kato
Logistics Head for GT US Transformers and Switchgears
Siemens Energy
Sandra E. Guadarrama
Senior Project Logistics Manager
Linde Engineering Americas
Sharan Swaminathan
Vice President of Industrials
Fracht North America
Shelby Blevins
U.S. Flag Operations Manager; Junior Chapter Director - Houston
MJLF; WIMOs Texas A&M
Sindhu Dasan
Project Manager - Logistics
NMDC Energy
Sofie Desmet
Director Operations
Aertssen Logistics USA, Inc.
Starla Niccum
Logistics Coordinator
Eckstein Trade & Transport | Member of WIMOs
Suzane Precour
Senior Manager, Implementation & QHSE
DSV
Thomas Damsgaard
Head of Americas
BIMCO
Thomas Skellingsted
Managing Director
LPX Partners
Thorsten Schultz
Project Director Europe
UTC Overseas
Tyler Sullivan
Executive VP, Defense Solutions
ICAT Logistics
Utsav Mathur
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Vusal Nazarov
Global Category Sr. Manager – Logistics & Distribution
Baker Hughes
Will Terrill
Executive Vice President, Commercial & Growth
US Ocean L.L.C.
Yanet Joosten
Vice President of Human Resources
Fracht Group - North America
Yudi Takizawa
Chief Commercial Officer
Port of Corpus Christi

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VENUE

George R. Brown Convention Center, Halls A&B
Houston, Texas
United States

OPENING TIMES

Opening Times

Tuesday, September 22, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, September 23, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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