RailTrends 2019: Deciphering the code to growth

摘要

On the heels of last year's star-studded and sold-out conference, we look forward to another RailTrends® full of real insight and silo-busting information — from the speakers as well as our usual unusually important audience. This year's conference will be held Nov. 21-22 at the New York Marriott Marquis. We'll feature new and familiar faces, reflecting the consistent change in the industry. Following last year's precision scheduled railroading-fueled CEO parade, RailTrends 2019 will focus on the marketing and technology segments of the industry. Speaking of CEOs: We'll have a few this year, including Rafael Santana, president and CEO of Wabtec Corp., and our 2019 Railroad Innovator of the Year, Pat Ottensmeyer, president and CEO of Kansas City Southern. As of this writing, we were still waiting to hear who will represent Canadian Pacific and CN at RT19 — given my year-long "We the North!" push (essentially, that those who view PSR as a cynical, short-term and anti-growth strategy need only look to Canadian railways), we will address that schedule gap.