Speakers

Alex Chausovsky

President & Chief Executive Officer, 3DM Consulting

Alex Chausovsky is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of 3DM Consulting. He is a highly experienced market researcher and analyst with more than two decades of expertise across subjects including economics, manufacturing, automation, advanced technology trends and business cycle analysis. He has consulted and advised companies throughout the US and Canada, Europe, South America and Asia.

Alex has delivered over a thousand presentations, webinars and workshops to small businesses, trade associations and Fortune 500 companies across a spectrum of industries, and is the go-to source of industry data and insights for business owners and leaders. Alex's analysis has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, on the BBC and on NPR, and he is a Top Voice on LinkedIn.

Eugene Chausovsky

Senior Director, Analytical Development and Training, New Lines Institute 

Eugene Chausovsky is the senior director for analytical development and training at New Lines Institute. He oversees the institute’s analytical methodology and forecasting process, manages institutional training efforts and guides the development of analytical products. 

Chausovsky previously served as senior Eurasia analyst at the geopolitical intelligence firm Stratfor for more than 10 years. His analytical work has focused on political, economic and security issues pertaining to Russia, Eurasia and China, as well as global connectivity issues related to energy and climate change.

He has contributed articles to a wide range of outlets including Foreign Policy, The National Interest, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Al Jazeera and has given interviews to global media outlets such as BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, Politico and CNN. He has served as a speaker at international conferences and as a guest lecturer at universities in the United States and abroad. He has also organized crisis simulations and delivered client briefings to numerous international organizations and businesses, including Fortune 500 companies. Chausovsky holds a Master of International Public Policy degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from the University of Texas at Austin. 

Scott Poole

Chief Executive Officer, Martin Sustainable Resources LLC

Scott Poole is the chief executive officer of Martin Sustainable Resources LLC. Scott joined the Martin Companies in December 1986 as a forestry team member and has since held roles encompassing forestry, land and timber, manufacturing and sales.

Scott graduated with a Bachelor of Science in forestry from Louisiana Tech University and later earned his MBA from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Scott currently serves on the boards of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) and the Louisiana Landowners Association. He is a past board member of the Louisiana Forestry Association, past chair of the Louisiana Forestry Commission and the Louisiana Forest Products Society. He is also past chair of the Central Louisiana Manufacturers Council and a current advisory board member for Louisiana Tech University’s School of Forestry and the Louisiana Tech Foundation.

Scott was named a Tech Triumph and serves as a guest lecturer in the Lloyd Blackwell Lecture Series at Louisiana Tech University. Scott and his wife, Dr. Heather S. Poole, have four children and reside in Pineville, Louisiana.

Eric Hoplin

President & Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors

Eric Hoplin is president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), which represents the $8.2 trillion wholesale distribution industry powering one-third of the American economy. Since joining NAW in 2020, he has led a period of significant growth, more than doubling the organization’s size and expanding its capabilities in analytics and AI. He also oversaw the acquisition of Modern Distribution Management (MDM), launched NAW’s Legal Policy Center and broadened the association’s advocacy efforts to include both state and federal issues. A strong advocate for the critical role distributors play in commerce and everyday life, Eric focuses on driving long-term success for the industry through innovation, thought leadership and policy engagement.

Before leading NAW, Eric held senior roles in finance, consulting and politics. He served as head of external relations for Wells Fargo, executive director at the Financial Services Roundtable (now BPI), and a management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. Earlier in his career, he worked on numerous political campaigns at the state and national levels. Beyond his professional work, Eric is deeply engaged in charitable leadership, serving on boards including the Trust for the National Mall, the Reagan Ranch and So Others Might Eat (SOME). A Minnesota native, he holds advanced degrees from Columbia University and Augsburg College and currently lives ouside Washington, DC, with his wife and three sons.

John Price

Managing Director, AMI

For more than three decades, John Price has advised hundreds of the largest companies operating in Latin America on how to grow, measure and protect their business interests. John’s consulting career began in Mexico City in 1993 when he launched InfoAmericas, which he grew into the largest independent market intelligence firm in Latin America, selling it to Kroll in 2007. He launched his second firm, AMI, in 2011, based in Miami and co-invested in a third company, the firm’s globally operating payments practice, PCMI, in 2022. In 2023, John launched Horizontes, a LatAm-focused leadership forum and meeting group. John is a prolific writer, having published hundreds of articles on Latin American business issues and is a leader on the speaker circuit, addressing business audiences at over 30 meetings and conferences per year. John serves on the board of the Canadian Council for the Americas.

John, his family and his companies proudly support two leading Latin American charities: Techo and Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos.