Leslie Meredith

Editorial & Product Director Breakbulk Events & Media

Leslie Meredith is the founder of Women in Breakbulk and runs new product development for Breakbulk Events & Media, including Future Thinkers, a global program bringing industry leaders and academics together to plan for the opportunities and challenges ahead as we move toward 2045. She aims to bring more women into the spotlight across Breakbulk's programs and editorial content. She also runs Breakbulk Magazine, the voice of the industry, reaching more than 60,000 readers around the world.

2026 Event Agenda Sessions

Breakbulk Studios: Interview with Alan Robb, International Longshoremen’s Association

A conversation with ILA leader Alan Robb on what America’s longshore workforce is seeing on the waterfront, the changing appeal of skilled trade careers, and his perspective from a lifetime in the industry.

Wednesday 23 September 11:50 - 12:10 Breakbulk Voices Stage

Add to calendar 09/23/2026 11:50 09/23/2026 12:10 Breakbulk Studios: Interview with Alan Robb, International Longshoremen’s Association A conversation with ILA leader Alan Robb on what America’s longshore workforce is seeing on the waterfront, the changing appeal of skilled trade careers, and his perspective from a lifetime in the industry.
Breakbulk Voices Stage America/Chicago

Beyond the Chokepoint: In Conversation with Mohammad Jaber

Following the morning’s Future Thinkers discussion, Mohammad Jaber takes a deeper look at how new ports, infrastructure and alternative corridors could reshape traditional trade lanes, freight economics and project logistics – and what the industry needs to do differently if disruption becomes the new normal.

Wednesday 23 September 13:40 - 14:00 Breakbulk Voices Stage

Add to calendar 09/23/2026 13:40 09/23/2026 14:00 Beyond the Chokepoint: In Conversation with Mohammad Jaber Following the morning’s Future Thinkers discussion, Mohammad Jaber takes a deeper look at how new ports, infrastructure and alternative corridors could reshape traditional trade lanes, freight economics and project logistics – and what the industry needs to do differently if disruption becomes the new normal.
Breakbulk Voices Stage America/Chicago

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