Registration

Networking Breakfast

Welcome Remarks

By Wink Williams

Welcome Remarks and Global Supply Chain Outlook

Dr. Nick Vyas
Executive Director
USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute

Fireside Chat: The Road to Smart Cities with Xebec

Moderator:

Dr. Nick Vyas
Executive Director
USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute

Speaker:

Randy Kendrick
Founder and CEO
Xebec Realty

Port Outlook by Port of Long Beach

Dr. Noel Hacegaba
Chief Operating Officer, Port of Long Beach

Award Presentation:

3PL

Dr. Nick Vyas and Dr. Noel Hacegaba

Award Presentation:

Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Dr. Noel Hacegaba
Chief Operating Officer
Port of Long Beach

Keynote Speaker

Sanjay Shah
EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer
Starbucks

Break

Plenary Panel:

Making Supply Meet Demand in an Uncertain World

• Alex Albert,Xponential Health & Wellness Brands, Vice President, Supply Chain and Procurement
• Miyeon Francesca Noh,Jazwares Toy Company, VP of Integrated Business Planning
• Jeff Woodhouse, TRX Training, SVP, Supply Chain & Operations
• Tyler Blohm, Young Living, Director of Production
• Jason Walker, Maersk, Regional Head of Maersk Contract Logistics, North America
• Rick  Razgaitis, Flowater, CEO & Cofounder

Award Presentation:

Women’s Leadership Excellence

Award Presented by Caroline Brown

Plenary Panel

Global Supply Chain Finance

Rob Devincenzo, Bank of America, Director, Trade & Supply Chain Finance

Networking Lunch

Plenary Panel

Innovations, Emerging Trends, and Challenges in Logistics​​

Moderator:

Stephanie Hughes, Maersk, Global Client Manager, Retail & Lifestyle Brands

 Speakers:

• Wayne Jepson, Röhlig Logistics, Renewable Energy Logistics Specialist
• Zera Zheng, Maersk, Global Head of Resilience
• Jeff McDonald, NNR Global Logistics USA , Executive Vice President

Keynote Speaker

Claudio Irigoyen, Head of Global Economics Research for Global Research Bank of America

Plenary Panel

The New Trade Reality: Rethinking Supply Chains in an Era of Complexity and Tension

Moderator: 

Dr. Noel Hacegaba, Chief Operating Officer, Port of Long Beach

Spearkers: 

• Carlos González Gutiérrez, Consulado General de México en Los Ángeles, Consul General of Mexico
• Markus Mau, European Logistics Association, President
• Konstantinos Haniotis, Telenavis S.A., Founder & CEO
• Dr. Veit Kohnhauser, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Director of the Logistics Engineering and Management Program

Break

Plenary Panel

Integrated Commerce Strategies: Bridging Online and In-Store

Moderator: 

Dennis Yao Yu, The Other Group, Co-Founder & CEO

Speakers:

• Montré Moore, AMP Beauty, Co-founder and CEO
• Sam Vahie, Advatix, Chief Solutions Officer
• Marc Goodfriend, WeShip Express, CEO
• Shaily Garg, Walmart, Head of Innovation
• Chad Stricklin, Disney Experiences, Manager of Retail Operations – Commercial Business Transformation
• David Meniane, Chief Executive Officer, CarParts.com

Plenary Panel

Ethical Supply Chains and Social Responsibility: Moving from Strategy to Execution

Moderator:

Dr. Greys Sošić, USC Marshall, Senior Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs

Speakers:

• Dr. Nicole Mau, Mau Consulting, CEO
• Jason Walker, Maersk, Regional Head of Maersk Contract Logistics, North America
• Steve Robinson, The Supply Chain Project.Org, Founder and CEO
• Rich Rizzardi, Innovairre, COO

Industry Network Connect & Alumni Networking Event

Registration

Netwroking Breakfast

Welcome Remarks

By Wink Williams

Chariman of the Board Introduction

Gene Seroka
Executive Director
Port of Los Angeles

Plenary Panel
Transforming Supply Chains Through Smart Technology

Moderator:

Speakers:

• Manish Kapoor, Advatix, Founder & CEO
• Erez Agmoni, Interwoven Ventures, General Partner
• Mengxiao (Michelle) Zhang, Niagara Bottling,Sr. Supply Chain Solutions Manager
• Kedar Kulkarni, Amazon, Director, Supply Chain

Port Outlook by Port of Los Angeles

Gene Seroka
Executive Director
Port of Los Angeles

Award Presentation:

3PL  Excellence

Presented by: Gene Seroka

Award Presentation:

USC MS GSCM Alumni Excellence

Presented by:

Fireside Chat:

Agentic AI

Moderator:

Speakers:

Plenary Panel
Mind the Gap: Building the Next Generation Supply Chain Workforce

Moderator:

Dr. Laird Burns, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Associate Professor

Speakers:

• Patricia Lee, Coffee Break Supply Chain, Founder
• Abe Eshkenazi, ASCM, CEO
• Jonny Park, Northrop Grumman, Director, Supply Chain Programs
• Albert Perez, Innovairre, Global Chief People Officer

Break

Plenary Panel
Built to Move, Prone to Break: Risks in Today’s Supply Chains

Moderator:

Dr. Alireza Kabirian, USC Marshall, Associate Professor of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations

Speakers:

• Alvin Moreno, Nestlé, Director of Global Supply Chain Credit Risk

• Venkit Raman, Vertex Computer Systems, Principal

• Michael Flum, CreditRiskMonitor, CEO & President

• Steve Carpenter, Creditsafe, COO, North America

• Brian Klous, Dun & Bradstreet, Account Executive

Lunch

Award Presentation
Faculty Excellence Award
Sustainability Award

Presented by: 

Plenary Panel
Adapting and Transforming Food Supply Chain Culture

Moderator:

Dimitri Geges, Levitt Foods / Branding Iron Ranch / Ranchers Processing, Vice President of Operations

Speakers:

• Prathamesh Lohakare, Amazon Grocery, Senior Manager
• Neil Nersesian, Silver King Beverage Company, COO
• Carlos Londono, Chipotle, Head Of Supply Chain
• Philippe Lambotte, Lambotte Business Solutions, CEO/Founder

Fireside Chat
Building Resilient and Smart Healthcare Supply Chains: Leveraging AI, Technology, and Innovation

Moderator:

Speakers:

Karen Betancourt, Vanguard Medical Logistics (ex Cardinal Health and Amazon), CEO
Lyanna Ly, Stanford Children’s Health, Executive Director, Strategy for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases

Supply Chain Disrupt: Tech Challenge

Moderator:

Speakers:

Closing and Gift Raffles