CLDA Final Mile Forum & Expo 2027

Chi Eze is the Small Business Banker Manager for the Greater Maryland Market. In this role she is directly responsible for managing a team of Small Business Bankers (SBBs), who […]

Dan Drexler spent twenty years in private industry, most recently as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing with an Indiana manufacturer of industrial HVAC systems. He previously worked with […]

Wes Gipe works with business owners and their teams as a trusted facilitator, business advisor and coach. Known for his enthusiasm and high-energy approach, Wes’s willingness to boldly approach tough […]

Over the past two decades, Lance Tyson has followed his passion for developing strong business leaders and their salespeople by tapping into his natural ability to connect with people and […]

Dr. Djoly Souffrant is dynamic leader, speaker, and leading expert in Diversity and Inclusion with proven results in team engagement, coaching, teaching, and inspiring a shared vision. His experience includes […]

Ed helps organizations, executive teams and individuals gain clarity, increase accountability, and take action to advance rather than oscillate. Currently, Ed works regularly with CEOs and executive teams in quickly […]

Dr. James A. Tompkins is an international authority on designing and implementing end-to-end supply chains. As the founder and Chairman of Tompkins International, his focus over the last several years […]

Marc is the Director of Enterprise Strategy and Business Development at Zoomo North America. He joined the company as East Coast General Manager, planned and executed the launch along the […]

Dr Steve Howard is currently Vice Chairman, Sustainability, Temasek. He first joined Temasek as Chief Sustainability Officer in January 2021. Steve is a board member of GenZero, which he helped establish, and chairs the Investment Committee. He is also a founding board member of the Temasek-BlackRock joint venture, Decarbonization Partners, and is a member of the Investment Committee. In addition, Steve is Founding Chair of the We Mean Business Coalition and a member of the LeapFrog’s Global Leadership Council. He was, until recently, on the Administrative Board of SEforALL. Before joining Temasek, Steve was Chief Sustainability Officer at IKEA Group and served on IKEA’s Executive Group Management from 2011 to 2017. In 2015, Steve co-founded We Mean Business, a leading climate change coalition of organisations that helped support the Paris Agreement. Prior to IKEA, Steve was Founder and CEO of The Climate Group, a global NGO that has built networks of cities, states, regions, and businesses committed to a net-zero carbon world. Before the Climate Group, Steve consulted on sustainability for major corporations and institutions, working as a partner at ERM Group in London and a Director at URS Corporation. Steve has worked with various NGOs and UN bodies on a wide range of global sustainability topics. Earlier in his career, Steve worked in WWF, where he established the Global Forest and Trade Network, chaired the UK Forest Stewardship Council and helped launch and chair The Forest Trust. Steve is trained as an ecologist and has a PhD in Ecophysiology and Environmental Physics based on research in Kenya.