Broadcasted live on Thursday, May 24, 2012.
This Webinar will provide an insightful overview of this year's import peak season, including projected freight volumes, capacity levels, labor negotiations, freight rates, regulations and other important issues for today’s shippers. Guest speakers will discuss predictions and provide attendees with actionable best practices for managing these industry dynamics during this critical time of year.

Expert panelists include:

• Jon Gold, vice president, National Retail Federation
• Ed Sands, global logistics practice leader, Procurian
• Mathijs Slangen, maritime advisor, Seabury Cargo 
• Moderated by: Jim Blaeser, publisher, American Shipper

Broadcasted live on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.
American Shipper recently surveyed more than 250 transportation decision-makers on their freight payment practices. The results bring to light significant opportunities to create efficiencies and immediate cost savings. Expert panelists will discuss the study results and demonstrate several best practices that shippers and 3PLs can apply to streamline this unruly but necessary function. 

Key topics will include:

• Challenges and benefits of automating freight pay
• Payments means and timing
• Cost of processing an invoice
• Auditing practices and results
• Optimization based on the wealth data generated by freight payment
• The carrier's view of the settlement process

Expert panelists include:

• Fab Brasca, vice president logistics, JDA Software
• Rick Langer, managing partner, Quetica
• Jim Blaeser, publisher, American Shipper

Broadcasted live on Tuesday, April 17, 2012.
After being acquired, Sun Microsystems decided it had to rationalize their global trade processes and systems. This required a transition from a standalone global trade system to an integrated trade platform that supports their corporate business strategy.

Over the past five years, GENBAND has achieved 80 percent compound annual growth. This growth increased logistics complexity and global trade requirements leading GENBAND to acquire and implement a comprehensive trade management strategy.

Download this webinar and hear from representatives from both of these organizations as well as global trade experts who will discuss; the concept of Integrated Global Trade Management, current trends, issues, challenges and the benefits organizations can achieve by deploying similar strategies.

Key topics will include:

• Implementing a GTM strategy
• Lessons learned: what to do and what to avoid
• What’s next in GTM

Expert panelists include:

• Beth Peterson, President of BPE Global
• Justin Pearlman, Senior Director, Global Trade Compliance, Oracle 
• Dana Smalley, Sr. Manager of Global Trade Compliance, GENBAND
• Rosalie Cmelak, Senior Manager, Logistics Product Strategy, Oracle

Broadcasted live on Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
The Obama administration's initiative to reform export regulations is taking shape. The effort is now centered on four key areas of reform -- known as the "four singles." This event will provide exporters with an update on the state of export reform and help them prepare for the changes now and in the future. Key topics will include:

• A review of the "four singles"
  • Controlled items list
  • Licensing agency
  • Modern IT system
  • Enforcement agency
• What impacts will these changes have on exports today and in the future?
• What should exporters be doing now in preparation?
• How can exporters provide input to the government?
• What role will GTM technology play?

Expert panelists include:

• Beth Peterson, president of BPE Global
• Eric Hirschhorn, Under Secretary of the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security
• Lindsay Meyer, Co-Managing Partner, Venable LLP
• J. Anthony Hardenburgh, vice president, global trade content, Amber Road

Broadcasted live on Thursday, March 01, 2012.
This webinar broadcasted live on Thursday, March 1, at 2 p.m. and is now available for download to Premium Subscribers.

Two leading analysts covering the containerized ocean freight market shared their expertise and research to provide shippers with information most critical to 2012 negotiations. 

Key speakers include:

• Mathijs Slangen, maritime advisor, Seabury Group.
• Hayes Howard, CEO, ComPair Data.
• Moderated by: Jim Blaeser, publisher, American Shipper.

Slangen shared Seabury’s latest demand forecasts and discussed developments in U.S. trades that will impact the market in 2012. His presentation covered macro-economic trends and drilled into key industries and geographies which will be a factor in the year ahead. 

Howard of ComPair Data provided an in-depth review of how carriers have managed capacity levels in key U.S. trades over the last three years and offered some scenarios for 2012. ComPair's database of global ocean carrier service information is the most comprehensive resource of its kind.

The combination of these two expert presenters and their unique resources will provide shippers with essential takeaways as they prepare to enter their 2012 service contract negotiations.

Broadcasted live on Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
This free Webinar broadcasted live on Wednesday, January 18th at 2PM EST courtesy of our sponsor CargoSmart. This 60 minute interactive session will discuss the challenges of contract management and the benefits of a holistic approach to the process of preparing for negotiations, managing contracts throughout the year, and reviewing performance. Panelists will provide actionable advice, best practices, and answer your questions live. Key discussion points will include:

• The state of ocean contract management
• Challenges for shippers, NVOCCs, and forwarders
• Preparing for the 2012 contracting season
• 7 signs that it may be time to upgrade your process
• Benefits of a systems-based approach

Expert panelists include:

• Jim Blaeser, publisher, American Shipper
• Kim Le, director, CargoSmart North America
• Steven Chiu, IT/Logistics, Unipac Shipping

Broadcasted live on Thursday, December 15, 2011.
This free Webinar broadcasted live on Thursday, December 15th at 2PM EST. This 60 minute interactive session will discuss the events and trends that shaped 2011 and how those and other dynamics will impact the North American logistics market in the year to come. Panelists will provide a recap of 2011, highlight emerging trends, make some bold predictions and answer your questions live. Key discussion points will include:

• Macroeconomic Indicators - What are they telling us about 2012?
• Truckload Capacity Crunch - How long and how bad?
• The Rise of US Exports - Fad or a sustainable trend?
• Shifting Ocean Trade Lanes - Where are the growing industries and markets?

Expert panelists include:

• Moderator: Jim Blaeser, publisher, American Shipper
• John Larkin, managing director & head of transportation capital markets research, Stifel Nicolas
• Mathijs Slangen, maritime advisor, Seabury Group

Broadcasted live on Wednesday, December 07, 2011.
This free Webinar broadcasted live on Wednesday, December 7th at 2PM EST. This 60 minute interactive session will cover American Shipper's research on International Transportation Management (ITM) process, practice and systems. Panelists will provide actionable advice, best practices, and answer your questions live. Expert panelists include:

• Moderator: Jim Blaeser, Publisher, American Shipper
• Bill King, Director, Solutions Management - Supply Chain Execution, SAP
• David Fisher, Director of Global Logistics, Johns-Manville

Broadcasted live on Tuesday, October 25, 2011.
This free Webinar broadcasted live on Tuesday,October 25th at 2PM EST. This 60 minute interactive session will cover American Shipper's research on the freight payment market and highlight areas for improvement. Panelists will provide actionable advice, best practices, and answer your questions live. Key discussion points will include:

• The dysfunctional state of the payment market.
• Key challenges payers and payees face today.
• The strategic benefits of a streamlined payment network.
• Proposed standards meant to right the ship.

Broadcasted live on Thursday, October 06, 2011.
This one-hour interactive Webinar broadcast will cover the latest results from American Shipper's annual benchmark study co-produced with BPE Global and the ICPA. This panel discussion will take a hard look at U.S. export control reform, emerging operational best practices and technologies that are supporting exporters as they go global. This free Webinar broadcasted live on Thursday, Oct 6th at 2PM EST. Key discussion points will include:

• The status of U.S. export control reform efforts
• Organizational structures
• Productivity metrics for exporters
• Operational best practices
• Risk mitigation through automation

Broadcasted live on Tuesday, September 27, 2011.
This free Webinar broadcasted live on Tuesday,September 27th at 2PM EST. This one-hour interactive session will explore how shippers are demanding more service and better technology at lower rates and the impacts on logistics service providers. Our expert panelists will discuss the market trends at play and offer some best practices for LSP’s struggling to defend their profit margins. Key talking points:

• The LSP’s dilemma
• Well documented benefits of automating international transportation.
• The realities of automation
• Inhibitors to technology adoption
• Strategies for success
• The new role of the 3PL

Broadcasted live on Wednesday, August 24, 2011.
This free Webinar broadcasted live on Wednesday, August 24th at 2PM EST. This 60 minute live Webinar discussion will take a close look at the ins and outs of integrating logistics and compliance management. Our expert panelists will discuss market dynamics driving importers to consider this strategy and a success story provided by Leggett & Platt. Key talking points:

• The benefits of integrating logistics and compliance.
• Challenges importers will have to overcome.
• The key role technology plays.
• Actionable advice for importers exploring this idea.

Broadcasted live on Thursday, August 11, 2011.
This free Webinar broadcasted live on Thursday, August 11th at 2PM EST. Customs brokerage and freight forwarding are evolving at a rapid pace. Customers are expecting more services and value from vendors, which is creating a highly competitive environment among intermediaries. This Webinar will provide actionable guidance to vendors on how to keep pace now and in the future. Key discussion points will include:

• Best practices for customs brokers and freight forwarders
• Systems that can help manage global, multi-modal customs logistics
• Measuring Customs Entry performance
• Developing the business case for ACE and reevaluating systems that don’t support ACE
• Integrating performance of compliance screenings

Broadcasted live on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.
This free Webinar will broadcast live on Wednesday, June 29th at 2PM EST (Webinar available for download after June 29th) In May of 2011, American Shipper, in partnership with RILA, surveyed roughly 325 transportation buyers and sellers on procurement practices, processes, technologies and results. This Webinar will focus on some of key findings and provide actionable guidance on how to leverage technology and other solutions to optimize the comprehensive transportation procurement arm of a supply chain. Key discussion points will include:

• Year over year growth in industry transportation budgets
• The continued drawing out of the negotiation process between shippers and carriers
• The adoption of value-based assessment among shippers
• Procurement automation platforms and technology
• Centralization of the procurement process

Broadcasted live on Wednesday, June 22, 2011.
This free Webinar broadcasted live on Wednesday, June 22nd at 2PM EST. This 60 minute Webinar broadcast will recap the findings from the latest American Shipper/BPE report, Import Operations & Compliance Benchmark Study: Risky Business. Panelists will relate these findings to actionable best practices. Key discussion points will include:

• Operations and compliance organization structures
• Compliance policy responsibilities
• Productivity benchmarks
• Filing and reconciliation
• Duty avoidance programs
• Costs and investments
• Technology

Broadcasted live on Thursday, June 09, 2011.
This free Webinar broadcasted live on Thursday, June 9th at 2PM EST. The requirements of international trade are constantly changing. Between the creation of new regulations and the updates and changes to existing requirements, the modern trade professional can find themselves behind the curve on policy changes in Washington. To make the burden a little easier, our expert panelists will be highlighting best practices in export compliance by focusing on the following topics:

• U.S. and global trade policy – trends and expectations
• Build a credible export compliance manual
• What to expect with U.S. export enforcement

Live, anonymous Q&A with the panelists.

Broadcasted live on Wednesday, May 04, 2011.
This free Webinar broadcasted live on Wednesday, May 4th at 2PM EST. The Obama administration is putting an emphasis on increasing exports but the current regulatory environment creates obstacles for many would-be exporters. Reform is on the horizon and the trade community has been given a call to action to help ensure that these reforms do not get sidelined as previous efforts have been. This webinar will contain input from key industry experts and bring clarity to an as yet undefined future for exports. Key topics will include:

• The potential new look of export classifications
• What should exporters be doing now in preparation?
• How can exporters provide input to the government
• Which agency will control the filing?
• How GTM solutions can help drive reform

Broadcasted live on Thursday, March 31, 2011.
American Shipper's associate editor Eric Kulisch will moderate a one-hour Webinar broadcast exploring the latest trends and best practices in export screening. The discussion will include a focus on the solutions Verizon Business employs to overcome the compliance challenges faced by a hi-volume exporter.

Broadcasted live on Thursday, March 24, 2011.
This free Webinar broadcasted live on Thursday, March 24 at 2PM EST. American Shipper is pleased to provide readers with a one-hour Webinar focused on the emerging importance of environmental sustainability in the supply chain. American Shipper's publisher Jim Blaeser will provide an overview of our latest benchmarking study and discuss these trends with Dr Lee Kindberg, Director Environment for Maersk Line. Key focus areas include:

• The state of environmental sustainability
• Plans to invest
• Inclusion in contracting process
• Technologies, tactics & strategies
• Emerging best practices

Broadcasted live on Tuesday, November 09, 2010.
American Shipper's Editor, Chris Gillis, will moderate a one-hour Webinar focused on what shippers should know to mitigate liability. This free Webinar will broadcast live on Tuesday, November 9 at 2PM EST. Key points of discussion will include:

• Carrier compliance and its liability impact on shippers
• The role of safety becoming a much stronger decision driver for shippers
• In-dept overview of CSA 2010 regulations and carrier impact
• Live Q&A with the audience moderated by Christopher Gillis