David Hoppin to Present at the 4th Annual South Central American Air Freight Conference

Arlington, Virginia, September 10th, 2007 – David Hoppin, Managing Director of MergeGlobal Capital Advisors, will moderate a panel on the subject of “Leveraging Hybrid Transportation Networks to Accelerate Product Flow from Asia”. Panel members, including import logistics managers as well as ocean and motor carrier executives, will discuss how new time-definite ocean products can be used to reduce total landed cost of goods imported from Asia. The panel will convene on October 24th, 2007 as part of the 2007 Annual Conference of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) in Philadelphia.

Founded in 1963, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) is the preeminent association for individuals involved in supply chain management. CSCMP provides educational, career development, and networking opportunities to its over 9,000 members and to the entire profession. CSCMP's Annual Conference attracts several thousand attendees each year, and is widely considered “supply chain's premier event” in North America.

MergeGlobal provides clients a continuum of services ranging from financial advisory to strategic consulting. Our financial consulting practice combines finance expertise with deep industry knowledge to significantly improve shareholder value for clients in the global travel, transport and logistics industries. The MergeGlobal strategy consulting practice focuses on developing competitive strategy for companies in similar industries. Our approach is highly quantitative and hypothesis-driven. We have completed over 200 engagements for clients in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Our industry experience spans all modes of transportation, logistics and suppliers to the industry.