{"id":2754,"date":"2021-07-23T11:56:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2021-10-05T12:55:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T17:55:34","slug":"michael-lichte-to-discuss-global-supply-chain-at-aapa-annual-convention-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/23\/michael-lichte-to-discuss-global-supply-chain-at-aapa-annual-convention-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Lichte to Discuss Global Supply Chain at AAPA Annual Convention &amp; Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/aapw01.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/Outlook-csimsxaa.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/Outlook-csimsxaa.png 740w, https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/Outlook-csimsxaa-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Lichte, Vice President, Milk Optimization and Customer Relations, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), will address attendees of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.aapa-ports.org\/AC2021\/Home\/AC2021\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AAPA&#8217;s 110th Annual Convention<\/a>&nbsp;on the importance of the global supply chain and DFA&#8217;s reliance on ports in delivering milk solutions to the global marketplace. Lichte has worked with DFA for more than 17 years, previously serving in a variety of roles including economics, sales &amp; marketing, supply chain, global business development and general management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Networking salons facilitated by key leaders in the maritime industry and convention traditions will round out the event beginning with an opening address from AAPA&#8217;s Chairman Mario Cordero, evening and closing ceremonies, presentation of this year&#8217;s AAPA Lighthouse Awards, the 2021 Professional Port Manager program graduating class, and more.&nbsp;Visit the Annual Convention website for the full slate of notable speakers and details on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.aapa-ports.org\/AC2021\/Business_Program\/AC2021\/Program.aspx?hkey=d1b6e0e1-b9ac-4230-97dc-aeb5cc5a232c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">much-anticipated business program<\/a>&nbsp;during the convention\u2019s four-day run at the JW Marriott Austin. The hotel expects to be fully booked, so&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.aapa-ports.org\/AC2021\/Registration\/AC2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">register today for the AAPA Annual Convention<\/a>&nbsp;to secure your hotel reservation.&nbsp;We hope to See You in Austin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsorship opportunities and exhibitor booths are moving quickly. Contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mlong@aapa-ports.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mary Beth Long<\/a>&nbsp;to become a sponsor or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dcousins@aapa-ports.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Direna Cousins<\/a>&nbsp;for an exhibitor prospectus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Lichte, Vice President, Milk Optimization and Customer Relations, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), will address attendees of&nbsp;AAPA&#8217;s 110th Annual Convention&nbsp;on the importance of the global supply chain and DFA&#8217;s reliance on ports in delivering milk solutions to the global marketplace. Lichte has worked with DFA for more than 17 years, previously serving in a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":2724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}