Lori Ann LaRocco
Global Trade & Supply Chain Expert, Author & Former CNBC Global Logistics Reporter President, LaRocco Consulting
Lori Ann LaRocco is an award-winning author and journalist focusing on trade and the global supply chain. LaRocco is the president of supply chain data and trade policy analysis firm LaRocco Consulting, advising companies and investors on geopolitics and the bottlenecks and threading the needle with data to show the impact on industries and companies.
She continues her reporting on her Lori Ann LaRocco Substack and contributes as a columnist for GCaptain.LaRocco worked at CNBC for 26 years and was recently the network’s senior editor of guests and global supply chain reporter.
Prior to CNBC, LaRocco was an anchor and reporter for local news stations around the country.
2026 Event Agenda Sessions
Keynote: What Gets Built and Why
In a market shaped by changing policy, capital pressure and geopolitical uncertainty, the project pipeline does not always tell the full story. Trade and supply chain expert Lori Ann LaRocco looks beyond the headlines to examine the global forces reshaping investment and industrial activity – and what they mean for the Americas. Drawing on data and real-world market signals, she will explore where industrial momentum is building, where pressures are emerging, and how tariffs, sourcing strategies, regulation, geopolitics and changing patterns of demand are influencing what gets built – and ultimately, what needs to be moved.
Tuesday 22 September 10:45 - 11:15 Breakbulk Live Stage
Market Outlook & Industry Strategy
Project Finance & Investment
Shipper & Project Owner Perspectives
In a market shaped by changing policy, capital pressure and geopolitical uncertainty, the project pipeline does not always tell the full story. Trade and supply chain expert Lori Ann LaRocco looks beyond the headlines to examine the global forces reshaping investment and industrial activity – and what they mean for the Americas. Drawing on data and real-world market signals, she will explore where industrial momentum is building, where pressures are emerging, and how tariffs, sourcing strategies, regulation, geopolitics and changing patterns of demand are influencing what gets built – and ultimately, what needs to be moved.
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