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Banquet Keynote Speaker

BANQUET KEYNOTE SPEAKER
THURSDAY, APRIL 11
6:00PM–8:00PM
THE SUMMIT RESTAURANT AT SNOWBIRD

Michael “Mike” Wheeler,
Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Norfolk, VA

Biography: Mike Wheeler is Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation. He
joined NS as a research engineer in 1985 and has served in
positions of increasing responsibility in all key areas of the
company’s operations, engineering, mechanical, and
transportation - culminating in his current appointment in
February 2016.

Mike is a native of Tennessee. He holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the
University of Tennessee and an MBA from Virginia Tech.

Mike is currently a member of the Transportation
Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) Board of Directors and the
past Chairman of the AAR Safety & Operations Management
Committee (SOMC) and past Board Member of The
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way
Association; The Belt Railway Company of Chicago; and
Consolidated Rail Corporation. He is also a former Board
Member and President of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Company.

Mike and his wife, Dana, live in Atlanta and have two
daughters.

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