2022 AMBEST Agenda

subject to change*

Sunday, August 14, 2022
Registration 
Board of Directors Meeting (with working lunch)12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Welcome Reception 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Monday, August 15, 2022
Registration 
State of AMBEST8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Keynote Speaker9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Travel Center - Session #1: Finding & Retaining Labor during the "Great Resignation"11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Service Center - Session #1: Finding & Retaining Labor during the "Great Resignation"11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch on Tradeshow Floor12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Tradeshow12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Service Center- Session #2 Supply Chain Issues: Tires / Oil etc.1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Travel Center - Session #2: Marketing Trends & Communication to Drivers2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Beer and Wine on Tradeshow Floor3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Networking4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Dinner (on your own) in Downtown Charleston6:00 PM
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Registration 
Fleet Panel & Professional Truck Driver Panel8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Break9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
AMBEST Director/Dept Updates10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Lunch on Tradeshow Floor11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Tradeshow Open11:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Service Center - Session #3: Truck Washes- How To & What's New1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Travel Center - Session #3: Fuel Purchasing / Forecast / Updates1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Break2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Service Center - Session #4: TIA Safety Through Training2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Travel Center - Session #4: Expansion of EV & Alternative Fuels2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Cocktails on Tradeshow Floor 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Buses begin loading for dinner5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Celebration Dinner on the Historic WWII Aircraft Carrier - USS Yorktown7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Comedian and performance artist Rik Roberts will end the night in the Smokey Stover Theater aboard the USS Yorktown8:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Keynote Speaker: John "Gucci" Foley 

Since 2015, John Foley has been recognized as one of the top 10 most in demand speakers. John has spoken to some of the highest performing organizations in the world such as, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Goodyear, Chevron, Lowe’s, Marriott, Hilton, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, NCAA, Penske Racing, Sprint, Motorola, Merrill Lynch, Mass Mutual, AMC Theatre, Norton Lifelock, Capital Group, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, GE, American Hospital Association, Mayo, Merck, Palo Alto Networks, Sunovion, Gillette, McDonalds, Stanford Business School, Global Sports Summit, and numerous CEO Summits to name a few.

 

He is the former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, Bestselling Author of Fearless Success, an expert in the How of High Performance teams and ‘The Guru of Gratitude.’ As a Blue Angel, John consistently performed in an extreme, high-stakes environment, flying at speeds of more than 500 miles per hour in formations as close as 18 inches apart. To survive in those circumstances he relied on a culture of high trust, leadership and teamwork. John employs the intense realities of his aviation career as a metaphor to inspire - breath life into - teams to reach for their highest potential and sustain excellence under dynamic change.

USS YORKTOWN AT PATRIOTS POINT