• TPMTech
  • February 23 – 24, 2023 | Hilton Long Beach

Kevin N. Speers

Splice

CEO and Co-Founder

Kevin Speers is CEO and Co-Founder of Splice, a data sharing and translation system that automates processes. The technology is the foundation for the company’s low-code platform and logistics products, Splice Exports and Yard Spot.

Kevin has almost 20 years of shipping and logistics experience in marketing and strategy. He led communications and marketing departments at global container shipping companies Maersk and CMA CGM. He also guided marketing, public relations and IT at T. Parker Host, a ship agency and marine terminal operator. Kevin started the logistics and transportation practice at Avascent, a management consultancy in Washington, DC (now part of Oliver Wyman). As a consultant, he led engagements to analyze M&A options, market entry strategies, and technology businesses. He began his career in finance at Procter and Gamble.

Kevin holds a master's degree in international business from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Miami University (Ohio). He has studied in Paris and lived in Germany, and outside of work, you can find him biking, kayaking or hiking with his family and friends. 

Sessions With Kevin N. Speers

Thursday, 23 February

  • 04:00pm - 04:30pm (PST) / 24/feb/2023 12:00 am - 24/feb/2023 12:30 am

    Solving the ERD Thorn in the Side of Exporters

    Earliest return date, or ERD, is a bad word for US exporters. It's a deadline imposed by container lines, stipulating the date at which a laden export box can enter a marine terminal. The reason it's a bad word? Because ERDs tend to change, and sometimes frequently, creating operational nightmares for exporters and their logistics partners. In some sense, there's no getting around the reality that ERDs have to change due to schedule changes outside of a carrier's control. But either way, exporters need a path toward manage ERD volatility. Enter technology. A clutch of technology providers are working on solutions to help convey ERD changes to exporters in a more efficient way. In this session, providers will describe how they are helping the export community manage this confounding situation.

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