• Inland Distribution
  • September 29 - October 1, 2025 | The Westin Chicago River North

Inga Holmes

Fossil Group

Senior Director-Logistics and Trade Compliance

Inga Holmes has 30+ years of national and global Logistics and Trade Compliance with companies in the retail and industrial spaces.

She enjoys helping people and companies think outside of the box.

Sessions With Inga Holmes

Monday, 30 September

  • 12:10pm - 12:55pm (CST) / 30/sep/2024 05:10 pm - 30/sep/2024 05:55 pm

    Inland Academy: Logistics Workforce Development

    Everyone who is a supply chain or transportation executive at one point has been an entry-level employee, learning the ropes on about transportation and logistics are all about. We all grow in our career, learning from mentors, gaining experience over time, and molding ourselves to a leader one day. No doubt, the leaders of yesterday took younger employees under their wings to create the leaders of today. The leaders of today are now charged with taking the leaders of tomorrow under their wings to get them prepared. In this session, we will talk with transportation and supply chain leaders about what they’ve learned along the way in their careers, how to recruit and train the leaders of tomorrow, and what skills and lessons are critical to teach the next generation. If you are a leader today, this is an opportunity to bring some of your junior staff to Chicago to learn about what is ahead of them in their career. 

Tuesday, 1 October

  • 02:35pm - 03:20pm (CST) / 01/oct/2024 07:35 pm - 01/oct/2024 08:20 pm

    Inland24 Think Tank II: Dallas

    International intermodal volume has grown double digits compared with a year ago. While there have been issues frustrating drivers in certain Chicago, Dallas, and Memphis-area terminals, none have arisen to the level of congestion and gridlock three years ago. Is this a function of railroads, chassis lessors, and BCOs fixing the core issues that plagued the industry previously? Was the worst of the gridlock a one-off result of insufficient labor during a health crisis to keep inventory moving, which in turn caused chassis pools to run out of equipment and gridlock rail and marine terminals? Or are there larger issues that the railroads and chassis providers have not yet addressed? And what about communication: do you feel the BCOs, chassis providers, truckers, and railroads communicate well, or is there room for improvement? Has the FLOW initiative from the US Department of Transportation helped in any way? The think tanks are an opportunity for Inland attendees to actively participate in the discussion. What is said in the room stays in the room. Share your concerns and opinions about the flow of ocean cargo inland to Chicago, Dallas, or Memphis and also take time to meet with the Class I railroads.