STRAIT TALK…Geopolitics and the Current Impact on Global Supply Chains

The EACC Texas Trade Alliance is thrilled to invite you to an exclusive discussion about trade logistics, transportation, customs, and supply chain management featuring EACC Texas Chairwoman Michelle Schulz, and Ario Aalaei, founder and principal of Bridgepoint Global Advisors.

Time: 6:00-8:00 PM

Date: Monday, March 30, 2026

Location: 8343 Douglas Avenue Conference Center Dallas TX 75225

Members: FREE

Nonmembers: $30 register fee

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EACC Texas Chairwoman Michelle Schulz

Michelle Schulz is the Founder and Managing Partner of Schulz Trade Law PLLC, a Dallas-based firm specializing in international trade law. As Chairwoman of the EACC Texas Board of Directors, she has over two decades of experience in import and export compliance and enforcement matters. She is also a founding member of the EACC Texas Transatlantic Trade Alliance (ETTA) task force, launched earlier this year.

As an international trade attorney, Michelle represents Fortune 500 companies and global corporate clients in compliance with U.S. and international regulations governing exports of dual-use commodities, defense articles, software, and technology. Her clients span the globe – from North and South America to Europe, Africa, and Asia. She serves as an outside advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee for Aerospace (ITAC-1), holding a secret-level security clearance.

Her practice encompasses defense exports under ITAR, dual-use exports under EAR, U.S. Customs Regulations, FCPA, CFIUS regulations, sanctions, embargoes, and trade data reporting. She regularly guides corporate counsel through international trade due diligence in mergers and acquisitions.

Ario Aalaei

Ario Aalaei is the Founder and Principal of BridgePoint Global Advisors, a Texas-based advisory firm focused on freight, supply chain strategy, and international market entry. He brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in global freight forwarding and container shipping across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Over the course of his career, he has led large ocean freight and logistics organizations, managed multimillion-dollar customer portfolios, and worked closely with global shipping lines, importers, and multinational companies. His experience spans everything from carrier contracts and trade lane strategy to port selection, routing decisions, and helping companies respond to changing market conditions. Today, through BridgePoint, he advises leadership teams on how to make smarter freight and supply chain decisions, especially when markets become more volatile or complex.

His work is grounded in a simple idea: most supply chain problems do not begin with execution — they begin with structure, planning, and the decisions made before disruption hits.

Moderator: Stefan Boehmer

Stefan Boehmer is a senior finance executive, advisor, and board leader with extensive experience in business transformation, turnaround situations, and international growth. He has held senior leadership roles in global organizations, combining financial discipline with strategic execution to drive sustainable value creation.

At Siemens, Stefan led a major financial and strategic transformation, delivering strong revenue growth and turning a challenging operating position into record profitability. He is known for building high-performance teams and successfully leading organizations through complex change. Today, Stefan is actively involved with Texas Advisory Services, supporting U.S. and international companies with market entry, growth strategy, financial leadership, and ecosystem access across Texas. He also serves as an advisory board member and is a frequent speaker and writer on finance transformation, automation, AI, and leadership. Stefan’s leadership philosophy centers on servant leadership and the integration of IQ, EQ, and TQ, believing strong results come from empowered people, disciplined execution, and a clear long-term vision.

Over 45 years of experience have provided Tim Feemster, CEO & Managing Principal of Foremost Quality Logistics, with a variety of hands on problem solving situations in industrial/manufacturing site selection, economic development, real estate, transportation, logistics, distribution, and marketing. Tim is quoted frequently in the economic development, real estate & supply chain press, makes over 20 keynote presentations a year, and was designated one of the “2019 & 2020 Dallas 500” the “Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth” in the D Magazine’s CEO edition. Before forming Foremost Quality Logistics, Feemster had experience as a senior manager in three manufacturing companies, a general manager, a consultant, an executive in two third party logistics providers, and a practice group leader in two commercial real estate firms. Feemster has been responsible for economic development strategy consulting, building construction management, transportation & warehouse operations; real estate site selection; network optimization; strategic planning; lease management; marketing; inventory planning & deployment; lean systems & quality management; and private fleet management. Feemster holds an M.B.A. in Marketing from the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a B.A. in Mathematics from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and is a Six Sigma Green Belt. Feemster is an active member in the Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC.org), where he is a Past President; Council Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP.org), Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC.org), Intermodal Association of North America (IANA.org), DePauw Alumni Board (DePauw.edu), and a board member of the DePauw DFW Regional Alumni Chapter. Specialties: Logistics & Supply Chain Trends/Site Selection Keynote Speaker | Supply Chain Optimization & Strategy | Real Estate Site Selection | Economic Development Strategy Consulting