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Keynote Speaker: Shane Feldman | Keynote Speaker, TV Host and Entrepreneur

Topic: Leadership Passport: A World Traveller’s Guide To Building Stronger Relationships

Shane Feldman: FSC 35th Annual Conference Keynote Speaker

Biography: Want to retain high-performing teams, inspire loyal clients, and build unbreakable trust? Success starts with strong relationships. Learn how to elevate your influence with proven strategies that enhance every interaction with workplace culture and corporate relationship expert, Shane Feldman. His “Leadership Passport” framework helps companies cultivate a work environment centered around community to enable individuals and teams to perform at their highest levels.

A respected thought leader on human connection, Feldman has traveled the world, embedding himself in local cultures across 100 cities and 40 countries to uncover practical strategies that help leaders create engaged communities. Today, as a renowned international speaker, he helps leading organizations optimize team culture and leadership for increased talent and client retention and loyalty. Feldman has customized high-energy keynotes for dynamic brands across every sector, including Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, PwC, YPO, TD Bank, Shopify, ADP, and Kaiser Permanente.

Feldman is also a venture partner and co-founder of several multinational companies including a fintech startup, advisory firm, and boutique hospitality group. His first business venture was Count Me In, a world-renowned social entrepreneurship incubator. What began as a school project in 2008 has grown into a global community of 10 million members in 104 countries, with an alumni network spanning six continents. During his tenure as CEO, Feldman helped initiate more than 30,000 projects worldwide, contributing a value of over $2.6 billion to the global economy.

Named one of North America’s Top 40 Under 40 LGBTQ2+ Leaders, Feldman has been recognized by the White House, the Prime Minister of Canada, and the United Nations for his accomplishments in community leadership. He has also been featured in top media outlets including Oprah, Larry King, Forbes, and People magazine and is the subject of a documentary TV series from A&E.

Mike Millian: President | Private Motor Truck Council of Canada

Session: Canadian Transportation Industry Update

Mike grew up on a beef farm in rural Southwestern Ontario in Huron County and began his career in the Trucking Industry in 1990 at the age of 18.
Mike spent three years working for a local carrier Hauling Livestock and bulk agriculture products. At the age of 21 Mike went to work for a long Haul Refrigerated and general freight carrier and spent 5 years hauling freight in all 48 US Mainland States and 6 Canadian Provinces. The Carrier then opened a Certified Driver Training School in 1998 and Mike came off the road to become one of the Schools First Certified Driver Trainers. In 2000 Mike Transitioned into Safety and Compliance for the Fleet, while still working part time as a Trainer for the School. In 2002 Mike moved over to a Private Fleet and became the Safety, Compliance, Maintenance and Training manager for the Hensall District Co-operative’s Commercial Trucking Fleet. Mike spent the next 12.5 years with Hensall and oversaw the Fleets as it grew from 40 Trucks in 2002 to over 160 in 2015.

In January of 2015 Mike moved into the Trucking Association business and was named the President of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada, where he remains in his current role. In July of 2021 Mike became a CITT Certified Logistics Professional.(CCLP).

David Heller: Senior Vice President of Safety and Government Affairs | Truckload Carriers Association (TCA)

Session: U.S. Transportation Industry Update

David Heller is the Senior Vice President of Safety and Government Affairs for the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and is responsible for communicating and interpreting all trucking-related regulations – safety, legislative, and otherwise – to the membership of TCA and its congressional representatives on Capitol Hill.

David regularly develops and authors comments regarding trucking industry mandates based upon association policies and principles and serves as staff liaison for all federal and state legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to the Department of Transportation and other related federal agencies. As a routine part of his job, he supports the association membership in the resolution to technical inquiries on the trucking industry, with particular emphasis on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). As evidenced by his participation in FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC), David has become a recognized industry expert in trucking.


David has appeared multiple times on CNN and Fox News as well as the Dave Nemo Show and Road Dog Trucking News with Mark Willis to explain TCA’s position on key legislative and regulatory issues while also authoring a monthly column for FleetOwner magazine. He is regularly approached for comment on industry-relevant matters by top trucking trade publications.

Alex Bugeya: President | Frontline Commercial Vehicle Solutions

Session: Passenger Transportation Industry Update

Alex is a part owner and President of the consulting firm Frontline Commercial Vehicle Solutions. Prior to Frontline, Alex spent 13+ years with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) including time spent as an enforcement officer, facility auditor, provincial audit administrator, and provincial training administrator in the Carrier Enforcement Program Office. Alex’s experience includes time spent as a certified Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) instructor as well as a provincial trainer for many courses including hours of service and daily vehicle inspections.

Since leaving the MTO, Alex has maintained his involvement with CVSA where he is the Secretary for the North American Inspector’s Championship committee and works as an instructor for their Canadian Industry Roadside Inspection courses. Alex currently works with several industry associations, including School Bus Ontario providing various types of regulatory support.

Doug Marcello: Litigation Attorney | Saxton & Stump

Session: Safety on Trial: When Fleet Decisions Face the Courtroom

Doug Marcello, a shareholder with the law firm of Saxton & Stump, is a trucking defense attorney with a CDL.  He had represented trucking clients across the country, having been specially admitted for cases in 36 states.  Doug received the 2018 Leadership Award of the ATA Safety Council.  He has served on the advisory board of the American Trucking Research Institute. 

Doug is a member of numerous trucking organizations, including Treasurer of the PA Motor Truck Association, member of the American Trucking Associations Safety Council, the National Private Trucking Council Education Board, as well as trucking legal defense organizations including TIDA.  He has written numerous articles concerning trucking safety and defense and is a frequent guest on the Mark Willis Show on SiriusXM Road Dog Trucking. 

You can also find his interviews and presentation on his Youtube channel and podcast, “TransportCenter”, on iTunes as well as the Saxton & Stump YouTube channel.

Justin Bauder: National Fleet Manager | Giant Tiger

Session: Fatigue, Technology, and the Road Ahead Panel

Justin Bauder is a professional driver turned fleet leader, driven by safety and a relentless commitment to building one of Canada’s safest private fleets.

Through hands on expertise, a driver first mindset, and a passion for mentorship, he is helping shape the next generation of professional drivers.

Tomas Kuras: Vice President | Fatigue Science

Session: Fatigue, Technology, and the Road Ahead Panel

Tomas Kuras is a senior leader at Fatigue Science, specializing in helping Fleet and Mining leaders leverage AI-driven fatigue prediction in their operations. Tomas has extensive experience in tech and working with EHS organizations.

\Tomas brings a clear, evidence-based perspective on how predictive technologies can reduce risk and strengthen safety outcomes in Fleet and Mining environments.

Justin Kammerer: Senior Product Manager | Geotab

Session: Fatigue, Technology, and the Road Ahead Panel

Justin Kammerer is a Senior Product Manager at Geotab, where he leads the Safety product portfolio with a focus on collision risk and predictive safety. Before joining Geotab, Justin spent nearly a decade in commercial insurance — starting in claims and moving into underwriting at Travelers — where he developed a deep understanding of how fleet risk translates into real-world cost. That background led him into insurance technology, and eventually to Geotab, where he now builds the data-driven safety tools he once wished existed on the underwriting side. Justin is passionate about using telematics to close the gap between when a risk is identified and when a fleet can act on it.