Walter Spracklin
RBC Capital Markets, Research Division

Good afternoon, everyone. We'll get started with our keynote address. It's -- it really is with great pleasure that I'm going to introduce today our keynote speaker, Mr. Jim Vena. As all of you know, he's the Chief Executive Officer of Union Pacific Railroad. I'll do a quick intro. For those of you who are not familiar with Jim, he's been a railroader for more than four decades, lots of -- wealth of information and experience.

The vast majority of that was at Canadian National Railroad. He rose in the ranks, became COO there. Then he moved over to Union Pacific first as COO and then now as CEO. And I might have glossed over a few things in the meantime there, but...

Vincenzo Vena
CEO & Director

I don't blame you. I don't blame you, Walter.

Walter Spracklin
RBC Capital Markets, Research Division

But 15 to 20 years I've known Jim. And I got to say he's not only a skilled railroader, but he's a phenomenal leader. He's -- and when we were looking and deliberating to try to find the keynote speaker for this event, we wanted to find someone that could speak to major forces of change.

And one that wouldn't just be railroad focused that could extend across multiple sectors. And I think we found that -- we also wanted somebody that wasn't going to be too theoretical or conceptual. We wanted someone that could give hands-on experience on affecting these changes. And entirely from a practical standpoint, I think we found it with Jim. I mean, he's lived and