2023 - 2024 Warehousing & Logistics Webinar Event Series
The Warehousing & Logistics Webinar Event Series examines and highlights the key questions regarding the future of L&W industries and their impacts in our region.
Video links and event descriptions included below!
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Event #1: Thursday, September 28th: The Warehousing Industry: The Business, Economics, Scale, Role & Future of the Region's Fastest Growing Sector
Date: Thursday, September 28th
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Description: Join the ICSD & the UCR School of Public Policy for a panel of industry professionals, experts, and local policymakers to give an overview of the warehousing and logistics sector in the Inland Southern California Region! This inaugural event of the 2023 – 2024 Warehousing and Logistics Event Series will broadly discuss the economic impact, scale, challenges, and opportunities our region faces in regards to this impactful economic sector. Panelists to be announced.
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Event #2: Wednesday, October 11th: The Environmental Impacts of the Warehousing & Logistics Industry: Pollution & Public Health
Date: Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Description: Learn about our region’s environment and public health at the 2nd event of our warehousing and logistics event series! At this event, experts discuss the effect of the warehousing and logistics industry on the environment, air quality, health, and quality of life in our region.
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Event #3: Wednesday, November 1st: The Impacts of Logistics & Warehousing on Employment & Quality of Jobs in the Inland Region
Date: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Description: At this third event of our 6-part warehousing and logistics series, industry experts discuss the intersection of the warehousing and logistics industry, and labor / employment in our region. Specific topics include the impact of regulatory policies, the impacts of automation, and labor issues. Panelists to be announced.
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Event #4: Thursday, January 11th: Transportation & the Warehousing & the Logistics Industry in the Inland Region
Date: Thursday, January 11th, 2024
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Description: Inland Southern California’s location along the path of goods movement – with proximity to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, major highways, and railways – continues to make efficient transportation important to local governments. Join ICSD for a panel discussion with Chris Shimoda (California Trucking Association), Dr. Matt Miyasato (First Element Fuel), Dr. Kimberly Collins (CSU San Bernardino), and Dr. Ray Wolfe (San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA)) about the impacts of the warehousing and logistics sector on the local, state, and nationwide transportation system.
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Event #5: Wednesday, February 7th: Civic Engagement in Inland Southern California: Workforce & Community Voices
Date: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Description: Join ICSD for an afternoon discussion about the warehousing sector and civic engagement with Paul Granillo (President & CEO, Inland Empire Economic Partnership), Eloise Gómez Reyes (Assembly Majority Leader Emerita), Dr. Michael McCarthy (Vice Chair, Riverside Neighbors Opposing Warehouses), & Dr. Rosibel Ochoa (Associate Vice Chancellor of Technology Partnerships, UC Riverside)!
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Event #6 Wednesday, March 6th: The Impact of the Warehousing and Logistics Industry on Regional Planning, Financial Incentives & Local Public Policy
Date: Wednesday, March 6th, 2024
Description: Join the ICSD & the UCR School of Public Policy for a panel of industry professionals, experts, and local policymakers to give an overview of the warehousing and logistics sector in the Inland Southern California Region!