CARS is excited to announce two new speakers for the upcoming National Railway Day Conference 2021!

Vice-President, Sales and Marketing Grain and Fertilizer
Canadian Pacific Railway

Joan is responsible for the commercial customer relationships and product marketing related to CP’s bulk business, including grain, fertilizers, potash and coal.

Joan joined CP in 2018 after 12 years at Richardson International, Canada’s largest agri-business and a global leader in agriculture and food processing, where she served as Vice-President, Transportation. Prior to joining Richardson International, Joan spent 21 years at Canadian National, where she held various roles, including Operations Superintendent, Assistant Vice-President, Sales and Senior Director in CN’s customer service centre.

Joan holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manitoba. She is located in Winnipeg, the home of key grain shippers, where she is well-positioned to further CP’s goal of sustainable, profitable growth.

Joan just completed a two-year term as Chair of the Board of Trustees for United Way Winnipeg and remains on the Board as past Chair. She is also a volunteer and past board member with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.

Managing Director and International Economist
Wells Fargo Economics Group

Nick Bennenbroek Nick Bennenbroek is a managing director and international economist for Wells Fargo’s Corporate and Investment Bank, based in New York. With more than two decades of experience as a market economist and in policy analysis, Nick provides commentary on global macroeconomic developments and foreign exchange markets through several Wells Fargo publications, with a focus on both developed and emerging economies. Nick’s analysis of international economics, central banks and currency markets helps to support clients as they operate in global markets. Nick also appears frequently on business television and in media such as Bloomberg and CNBC, and his research is often quoted in financial publications such as The Wall Street Journal.

Prior to his current position, Nick was a senior currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York. He began his career as an analyst with the New Zealand Treasury in 1994. He then spent six years as an international economist for Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank in London, New York, and Auckland, New Zealand.

A native of New Zealand, Nicks holds a bachelor’s degree in management studies, where he received first-class honors, and a master’s degree with distinction with a concentration in economics from the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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