Steven Jernigan is Director for Finished Vehicle Logistics. A position to which he was appointed in April 2020. He is responsible for Finished Vehicles, Exports and SCM Strategy. Steven joined Nissan in 2010 in the Purchasing Service and Support area as Regional Supplier Performance Manager of Supply Chain Services. In 2014 Steven took over as Director of Purchasing with various responsibilities over the last six years in Service and Support as well as Bought out Parts. Prior to joining Nissan Steven worked for Dell Inc and Fedex Ground with various increasing levels of responsibilities within Manufacturing, Materials, Six Sigma, Project management, Inventory Control, Supply Chain Management and Procurement. Steven holds degrees in Business Administration from University of Tennessee, Chattanooga and a Masters of Business Administration from Middle Tennessee State University.

As the CEO of ACERTUS, Trent Broberg is hyper focused on expanding the company’s possibilities and creating a new era of growth. He is dedicated to creating technology enabled solutions for ACERTUS and the transportation industry at large. Prior to joining ACERTUS in March 2021, Trent served as the Chief Operating Officer at Truckstop.com. Before serving in that role, he held senior executive positions at Swift Transportation, DB Schenker and Real Time Freight. Drawing from more than 15 years of experience in the transportation realm, he uses his industry knowledge and leadership skills to carve out high levels of growth and develop profitability. Trent holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from Arizona State University.

Christine has over 25 years of experience in logistics, supply chain and purchasing and prior to joining FreightVerify held progressively responsible roles at Cooper Standard, Jack Cooper Holdings, General Motors and Ford. Christine, who has an executive master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in materials and logistics management from Michigan State University, was named in the Automotive News 100 Leading Women in the North American Automotive Industry list in 2015. She is actively involved in a number of charitable causes, including being a co-founder of shoe distribution organisation, Lace Up Detroit.

Jason Hauk is the Founder and CEO of Black Widow Imaging. Black Widow offers a drive-through camera system that captures consistent high-quality images and a 360-degree virtual tour within seconds, reducing labor costs while increasing a vehicle's speed to market. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of Sharp Cars, one of the largest reconditioning businesses in St. Louis, MO, servicing over 2,000 cars a month. His passion, attention to detail, and interest in streamlining labor costs and product to market efficiencies led him to the creation of Black Widow Imaging. Jason has over 23 years in the automotive industry in retail and wholesale management.

Jon joined AFTC/ATA in October of 2011 to oversee the AFTC board as their Executive Director. In 2020, Jon was selected to oversee all 5 of ATA’s Conferences, tasked with growing the department within ATA. Prior to joining ATA, Jon served as Director, Public Policy for the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA). He was responsible for lobbying on policy issues impacting agricultural retailers and distributors. Jon's main focus was on transportation, Farm bill and finance related issues. Previously, he served as a legislative aide for Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), focusing on agriculture, transportation and finance. He also served as assistant to the staff director on Senator Baucus’s Finance Committee staff.

Having 38 plus years in the automotive industry, Anthony Monteiro is currently the President of Automotive for DRAIVER the nation’s top On-Demand Driver network all powered by an AI logistics platform. Over his career, he has been leading the charge on several large innovation projects and currently works with 100's of large organizations to provide the most robust and cutting-edge products and services in the industry. With a long track record of success at the Nation’s Top-Rated and Leading companies like: DRAIVER, DealerX, ELEAD CRM, Sonic Automotive, Prime Motor Group, CDK Dealer Services and Dealer Consulting Services, Monteiro offers a wide variety of Consulting services in this space from BDC process improvement, Digital Retailing and Website expertise to Product Development business plans and full SDLC specifications.

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Sara has been with General Motors for 8 years and, throughout her tenure, she has amassed significant experience in sales and aftersales operations (both OEM and Dealership) through cross-functional assignments. Currently, she is the Field Marketing Manager for Chevrolet for the Western Region. Transparency in finished vehicle logistics significantly impacts how OEMs can go-to-market with advertisable offers and executing overall marketing strategy. Sara holds a BA in Anthropology from Illinois Wesleyan University, an Executive MBA from Northwood University.

Patrick is president and chief executive officer of Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU). He has served in this role since July 1, 2016. Patrick is also a member of KCS’ board of directors. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama. KCS’ North American rail holdings and strategic alliances with other North American rail partners are primary components of a unique railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Prior to also becoming chief executive officer, Patrick served as president since 2015. From 2008 to 2015, he was executive vice president sales and marketing, and from 2006 to 2008, he was executive vice president and chief financial officer.