Leslie Meredith
Marketing & Media Director Breakbulk Events & Media
As the marketing and media director for Breakbulk, Leslie brings more than 20 years of experience to the job having run marketing for several notable publications, including Sunset Magazine. She created the social media presence and managed the writers for a New York-based internet company whose combined properties tallied millions of pageviews per month.
Her official Breakbulk career started as a side hustle when she became the news writer for the company, but she grew up immersed in the project logistics world thanks to her father, John Amos who was head of logistics at Bechtel Corp. When a marketing position became available, she jumped at the opportunity to make a bigger contribution to Breakbulk Events & Media.
Today, her innovations include Breakbulk Studios, Breakbulk on the Rise, Breakbulk Veterans and Women in Breakbulk, a cause she is passionate about. Leslie is Breakbulk’s lead interviewer whose skills in this area became even more valuable during the pandemic. She is known throughout the industry as an interviewer who is knowledgeable about the industry, and most important, brings out her guests’ most relevant insights and information.
Leslie is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles and now resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Breakbulk Events & Media builds connections between all people involved in the logistics and transport of project and breakbulk cargoes. Since 1989, we have built industry-leading events in response to market demands with conference programmes that deliver timely information and spark lively discussion, created a respected magazine that serves the full industrial supply chain, and produced a year-round calendar of digital programming for on-demand knowledge and insight from industry experts. We know our industry is “always on” and our digital on-demand content is always available. Yet, we also know that nothing replaces face-to-face for discovering new business contacts and growing relationships and trust over time. You can rely on Breakbulk events to provide a friendly atmosphere to do your best networking.
Main Stage Agenda Sessions
Women in Breakbulk
Unconscious bias in the workplace can influence who is hired and promoted, how employees are evaluated, the types of work assignments and opportunities that employees are given, and workplace culture. The very nature of unconscious bias means people must become aware of their biases before they can be addressed. In this session, learn ways to take action as an ally to overcome unconscious bias. This topic was selected by an advisory council of female leaders who will pose questions to our expert speaker and open the conversation to audience members.
Wednesday 27 September 14:20 - 14:50 Main Stage
Main Stage
Main Stage America/Detroit
In Conversation with DP World: Unlocking Commercial Opportunities Through Digitalisation
Join this interview with Mike Bhaskaran, Group Chief Operating Officer of Digital Technology at DP World to discover his views on the benefits and challenges of digitalization across the breakbulk sector. Mike will provide insight into how digitalization can aid the entire end-to-end logistics process and how breakbulk and project carriers can most effectively use the data at their disposal for commercial gain.
Wednesday 27 September 14:55 - 15:10 Main Stage
Main Stage
