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Fleet Complete’s Kar, BiTA co-founder to present on blockchain at Connected Fleets conference

Fleet Complete Chief Strategy Officer Sandeep Kar will participate in two panels next week as part of the Connected Fleets USA 2017 Conference.

The conference runs concurrently with the North American Vehicle Commercial (NACV) show in Atlanta. Connected Fleets will present a series of panel discussions over two days, Sept. 25-26, on various topics affecting commercial vehicles, including telematics, ELDs, digital logistics and more. Panel discussions will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Downtown Atlanta.

Kar speak during a panel entitled “The Pull of 3rd-Party Industry Partners” on Monday, Sept. 25. The panel will explore how working with organizations outside the fleet industry can open up opportunities, but also challenges.

The discussion will take place from 2:05 p.m. to 2:40 p.m.

On Tuesday, Kar will be joined by Craig Fuller, CEO of TransRisk and co-founder of the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance. The two will discuss the emerging technology of blockchain, its impact on the trucking industry, and the ways it will be utilized for freight mobility.

Brian Straight

Brian Straight leads FreightWaves' Modern Shipper brand as Managing Editor. A journalism graduate of the University of Rhode Island, he has covered everything from a presidential election, to professional sports and Little League baseball, and for more than 10 years has covered trucking and logistics. Before joining FreightWaves, he was previously responsible for the editorial quality and production of Fleet Owner magazine and fleetowner.com. Brian lives in Connecticut with his wife and two kids and spends his time coaching his son’s baseball team, golfing with his daughter, and pursuing his never-ending quest to become a professional bowler. You can reach him at bstraight@freightwaves.com.