Description:

Five leading AI-driven companies — Augment, Fleetworks, HappyRobot, Qued and Vooma —are coming together with the Northwestern University Transportation Center at the Spring 2025 Industry Technical Workshop to showcase how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing logistics and freight operations. 

The Workshop will explore the increasing role of AI in automating communication, streamlining workflows, and improving overall efficiency in logistics management. Attendees will learn firsthand how AI-powered automation is reshaping the industry, improving task efficiency, reducing operational costs, and enhancing service reliability.

Workshop Agenda

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025

2:00 PM              Welcome / Opening Remarks

Hani Mahmassani | Director | NUTC

Bret Johnson | Sr. Associate Director | NUTC 

2:10 PM              Presentations

Harish Abbott, Founder, Augment LLC

Jesse Buckingham, Co-Founder, Vooma

Kris Forrest, Head of Sales, GenLogs

Prasad Gollapalli, CEO and Chairman, Qued

Pablo Palafox, Co-founder & CEO, HappyRobot Inc.

Paul Singer, Co-founder & CEO, FleetWorks

3:15 PM              Networking Break

3:45 PM              Panel Discussion

Moderator - John Larkin, Strategic Advisor & Chair of Advisory Board, Clarendo Capital LLC

4:45 PM              End of Program