b'FEBRUARY 14 - MARCH 13, 2022NORTH AMERICAS TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS NEWSPAPER 35CONECT hosts its 2021 Trade & Transportation Conference CONECTs 2021 Northeast Trade & Transportation (T&T) Conference, held December 79 in Newport, R.I., certainly lived up to its title: Current Hot Topics in Trade & Transportation. More than 25 respected experts led interactive workshops, panel discussions, and individual presentations covered the waterfront, so to speak, providing in-depth analysis of an array of issues and challenges facing CONECT members today.(L to R) Ken KellawayRoadOne IntermodaLogistics, David McLaughlinRoadOne(L to R) standing: Bonnie NavarraBJs Wholesale Club, Phillip Tetreault Talbots, IntermodaLogistics, James MulvehillKPMG, LLP, Roseann ReeceYusen Logistics Americas,Amy ElmoreBobs Discount Furniture, Kevin LaffeyPort of Boston, Brian McQuadeYusen Logistics Americas, Cary HagenThe Port of Virginia,Michelle DarlingBJs Wholesale Club, seated: Dustin BradenJournal of David MurphyGrunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt, LLPCommerce/IHS Markit, Lema Jakupovic-MayTalbots, Lauren GleasonPort of Boston(L to R) Sophie Thibault-Vazquez, Tejashri Shah,(L to R) Christa HurleyH.C. Starck Tungsten, David Murphy(L to R) Andy RosenerCONECT founding member, retired, Danae Helgeson (all from Wayfair)Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt, LLP Carol TurnerCONECT Executive Director, retired(L to R) Wanda Sample, Kathy Schricker, Steven Brown (all from Avalon Risk Management, Inc.) (L to R) Alexander Giotis, Noemi Santana, Brianna Sullivan, Pavit Arora (all from KPMG, LLP)(L to R) Pete MentoWayfair,(L to R) Chris ChacePort of LA,(L to R) AnnMarie HighsmithUS CBP, Ania Wierzbowska-FullerA.N. Deringer, Paula Connelly Dan GardnerTrade Facilitators, Inc., John EsbornPerch,Karen KenneyK2 Trade Solutions, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., CONECT President Jim MitchellOOCL (USA), Inc. William FerraraUS CBP, retired(L to R) Leslie ChakalisNova Biomedical Crop., Jason OdgersRoanoke Group, Lindsay ElmoreRoanoke Group, Ania Wierzbowska-FullerA.N. Deringer, Daniel SchneiderRoanoke Group, Paula ConnellySandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., CONECT President CONECT luncheon'