Kate Jostworth is the Head of Business Development for First Mile Drayage and Depot products for USA for Maersk. Her scope includes solution design, pricing, and performance for customers needing trucking services for their intact ocean containers across 12+ trucking terminals and brokerage functions. This represents a portfolio of over 600,000 truck moves a year.  Kate has 20 years of experience within the Maritime Logistics Industry across Operations, Procurement, and Commercial functions. Kate holds a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management from the University of Tennessee, where she completed her master’s thesis on the operational considerations to balance a dual fleet of diesel and battery electric Class 8 trucks. Her research continues as she assists Maersk with the development plans to enable the transition from diesel to BEV to support Maersk 2040 Sustainability goals. Kate believes in the power of collective giving to empower women and the communities they live and is a member of Together Women Rise and Women’s Impact Fund to bring this belief into practice.