David Hoppin to speak at the IATA World Cargo Symposium

Arlington, Virginia, January 15 ^th, 2010 - David Hoppin, Managing Director, Mergeglobal, Inc., will address the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Vancouver on March 7-11, 2010. Mr. Hoppin will discuss the outlook for world air freight traffic, with specific attention to the question of whether the current boom can be sustained, and the implications for airlines, freight forwarders, airports, trucking companies and other industry participants

The IATA World Cargo Symposium has become one of the largest and most important industry gatherings each year. The 2010 conference theme focuses on what it will take for the air cargo supply chain to bounce back from the current recession and rebuild its future.

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MergeGlobal provides financial and strategic advisory services to investors, companies and other critical constituencies in the global transport and logistics industries. The firm combines financial expertise and extensive transaction experience with deep industry knowledge to create value for its clients. Founded in 1993, MergeGlobal has completed hundreds of engagements in North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East for some of the largest transport and logistics firms in the world, a number of smaller niche and regional business, and key suppliers to the industry. Our clients include leading air carriers, freight forwarders, containership lines, intermodal and trucking companies, transport infrastructure providers, transport equipment manufacturers and financial institutions.