MEET OUR SPEAKERS

Main Stage Session

As New Belgium's Chief Supply Chain Officer, Tom O'Connell manages the company's brewing operations and supply chain strategy, bringing more than 25 years of brewing experience and a deep technical understanding of beer production.

Tom joined New Belgium in 2024 to oversee operations at New Belgium’s four breweries in Fort Collins, Colorado; Asheville, North Carolina; Comstock, Michigan; and Daleville, Virginia. Tom’s approach to leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and his strategic vision for the future help New Belgium remain at the forefront of innovation and best-in-class production for New Belgium’s iconic portfolio including Voodoo Ranger, Bell’s Two Hearted IPA, Kirin Ichiban, and many more.

Originally from southern New Hampshire, Tom began his brewing career at Smuttynose Brewing Company during college at the University of New Hampshire, where he studied chemical engineering. Before coming to New Belgium, Tom was Vice President of Brewing and Quality North America for Anheuser-Busch, where he led a team of more than 1,400 employees across 46 locations. He also had roles as Brewmaster, Brewery General Manager, Brewery Operations Director Eastern US, and Vice President of Supply for Craft and Imports. Tom lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife, Stacy, and their two children.

SESSION: A People-First Crisis Response: How New Belgium Built Resilience Through Disruption

Economic Panel

Lee A. Klaskow is a senior global transportation & logistics analyst and sector head for Bloomberg Intelligence, a division of Bloomberg LP.

Lee has been analyzing the freight markets for decision-makers since 2006. His current coverage spans global marine shipping, air freight, and logistics sectors as well as the North American trucking and railroad industries. In addition to his industry work, Lee provides coverage for 21 freight transportation and logistics companies. He is focused on providing differentiated research through channel checks and collaborating with colleagues in adjacent industries.

Lee is the host and founder of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Talking Transports podcast, which features forward-thinking conversations with executives, analysts, regulators, and entrepreneurs that are shaping the future of the freight transportation industry. 

In addition to his role as an analyst, Lee is Bloomberg Intelligence’s team leader focused on analyst franchise building. Previously managed groups across a broad coverage universe including transports, consumers, basic materials, health care, and financials.

He earned his bachelor of science degree in finance and management from Ithaca College, and his master’s in business from Fordham University.

SESSION: The Economic Outlook: What It Means for Transportation and Logistics in 2026

Economic Panel Moderator

Gary is the VP of Business Development of TCW, Inc., leading their Sales, Marketing, and customer-facing teams. He has 37 years of experience in transportation and logistics, including leadership roles in both Sales & Operations. 

Gary serves as the co-Chair of TMSA’s Education Committee and is on the TMSA BOD. He also does philanthropic work through The American Cancer Society, including advocacy, Relay for Life, and publicly speaks throughout the Southeast for the Society.

When not working or volunteering, Gary spends time with family at the lake, traveling and kayak fishing.

SESSION: The Economic Outlook: What It Means for Transportation and Logistics in 2026

Opening Keynote

Bryan Ossa is the COO and Co-Founder of Cartographer Consulting, specializing in operational process mapping and CRM implementation for transportation, freight, and logistics companies.

He combines systems expertise with operational knowledge across marketing, sales, and customer success to deliver custom solutions that drive adoption and support sustainable growth. His approach moves beyond templates, building repeatable frameworks that solve persistent challenges across brokerage operations and technology stacks.

SESSION: Beyond the Buzz: The AI & Tech Moves That Actually Work

Opening Keynote

Kameel E. Gaines is the Founder and Chief AI Growth Strategist of Atlas AI Growth & Marketing Agency. She partners with logistics and transportation companies to build AI-driven authority infrastructure that strengthens strategic visibility, improves decision clarity, and sharpens competitive positioning. With over 16 years of operational, recruiting, marketing, and revenue leadership experience inside the industry, Kameel brings an operator’s perspective to AI strategy, helping organizations move beyond marketing activity and into measurable strategic advantage in the AI search era.

SESSION: Beyond the Buzz: The AI & Tech Moves That Actually Work

Closing Keynote

Michelle is a marketing professional focused on helping transportation and logistics businesses tell their stories.

Over the past decade, she has developed a specialty in transportation and logistics marketing leading social media brand building, employee engagement and recruitment strategies for a wide range of 3PLs, over-the-road, truckload and LTL, local and last mile carriers, and technology leaders in the developing freight technology space.

SESSION: Turning Video Into Results: Measuring What Works for Sales & Marketing in Transportation

Sales Leader Breakout

Beth is the CEO of Prosperio Group, a compensation development firm that focuses on the strategic management of compensation for global transportation & logistics companies. Beth has over 25 years’ experience developing incentive compensation plans for companies across the globe in a variety of industries. Beth has completed projects with more than 400 Transportation & Logistics companies, in a variety of sectors (asset, non-asset, asset light, etc).

Beth holds a BA from Bucknell University, an MA from The University of Chicago, an MBA from Northwestern University, and is a World at Work Certified Sales Compensation Professional.

Beth is the author of Taming the Compensation Monster: Using Freight Broker Compensation to Drive Urgency, Performance, and Profits which is available on Amazon in soft cover, audio and kindle editions.

SESSION: From Trucks to Tech: How to Build Role-Aligned Sales Compensation Plans Across Transportation

Marketing Practitioner Breakout

Ash Thoms is the Senior Trade Show & Events Manager at ITS Logistics, where she leads the strategy and execution of the company’s presence at major industry conferences and events.

With deep experience in logistics marketing and event management, Ash focuses on creating meaningful connections between brands, partners, and customers through impactful trade show experiences. She is also active in the Transportation Marketing & Sales Association (TMSA) community and regularly shares insights on trends shaping logistics events and industry engagement.

SESSION: Events Aren't Demand Gen: Measuring ROI in Relationship-Driven Sales

Company Leader Breakout

Eric James is an accomplished sales leader with more than two decades of experience building high-performing teams and driving revenue growth across B2B organizations. He currently serves as Vice President of Sales at SalesIntel.io, where he leads strategic sales initiatives and helps organizations leverage high-quality data to accelerate pipeline and improve go-to-market performance.

Eric joined SalesIntel in 2021 as Senior Director of Sales and quickly advanced into executive leadership. Prior to SalesIntel, he held leadership roles at D3 Technologies, Modern Business Interiors, and Ascend Learning, consistently delivering strong sales results and developing customer-centric teams.

Earlier in his career, Eric spent more than a decade with Enterprise Holdings, progressing from management trainee to senior leadership roles while driving significant sales growth, strengthening customer experience, and building trusted relationships with executive buyers.

SESSION: Intent Data 2 Ways: Winning New Logos and Building a Digital Moat

Sales Practitioner Breakout

Holly LaBoda is the Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Formula L, where she helps organizations scale revenue without scaling chaos.

A sought‑after facilitator and growth strategist, Holly specializes in guiding teams through the critical “growth leaps” that demand sharper systems, stronger skills, and clearer focus. She blends deep expertise in sales effectiveness, change management, and strategic enablement to help companies eliminate friction, unlock execution discipline, and create repeatable growth. Known for her empathetic yet pragmatic approach, Holly equips teams and leaders with the confidence, clarity, and capability to grow, sustainably, independently, and fast.

SESSION: Deal-moving Discovery