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2023 Theme:

Reprogramming Global Supply Chain DNA :
Driving Strategies, Technologies, and Human Capital in a New World Disorder

To connect leaders and create transformation through supply chain excellence.

NETWORKING

Gain access to unparalleled networking opportunities with top business leaders and companies
Recruit top supply chain management talent in a relaxed and engaging setting at the Industry Network Connect Networking Reception

VALUABLE INSIGHT

Learn how to manage high performing supply chains through insights developed from industry experience and applied research
Showcase your company as a sponsor to our 80,000+ and growing USC Marshall global network and 450+ attendees

FUN EXPERIENCE

Recognize industry best practices through supply chain excellence awards
Technology demonstration and trade exhibits

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August 9 - 10, 2023
In-Person & Virtual

PRE REGISTRATION!

$799.00
2-day, In-Person

Networking
Knowledge
Opportunity
Entertainment

VIRTUAL ACCESS!

$99.00
2-day

Networking
Knowledge
Opportunity
Entertainment

Hotel Recommendation

USC Hotel

Located across the street from the USC Campus, the USC hotel is a smoke-free hotel that features 3 restaurants, an outdoor pool, fitness center, free WiFi, self-parking, a business center, dry cleaning, premium bedding, coffee makers, and free local calls, among the amenities available to guests.

To reserve your room with discounted conference rates, click here.

Or you may call 213.748.4141 and mention the group name as “Annual GSCM VIP Summit Group”.

Parking available at $28 per night.

The last day to make reservations under the group discounted rate is 07.20.2022.

2022 AGENDA

Day 1

Day 2

Time (PST)	Activities	Location	Speakers
7:30 am	Registration	Ballroom
8:15 am	Networking Breakfast	Ballroom
8:45 am	GLOBAL SUMMIT KICKOFF ACTIVITIES	Ballroom	Wink Williams (MC)
8:50 am	Chairman of the Board Introduction	Ballroom	Carl Mount Senior Supply Chain & Operations Executive, Starbucks
8:55 am	WELCOME REMARKS Global Supply Chain Outlook	Ballroom	Dr. Nick Vyas Executive Director USC Marshall The Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
9:05 am	Trojan Band
9:20 am	Opening Remarks	Ballroom	Dean Geoffrey Garett USC Marshall Business School
9:45 am			Presentation of Entrepreneur/Innovator Excellence Award
9:50 am	Keynote Speaker 1 "Driving Resiliency and Sustainability with Digital"	Ballroom	Torsten Pilz Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer Honeywell
10:10 am	Port Outlook, Port of Long Beach	Ballroom	Dr. Noel Hacegaba Deputy Executive Director / COO Port of Long Beach
10:35 am	Award Presentation: Supply Chain Digital Transformation	Ballroom	Dr. Noel Hacegaba Deputy Executive Director / COO Port of Long Beach
10:40 am	Break
10:55 am	BREAKOUT SESSIONS #1
	A. Supply Chain Finance	Forum	Geoff Gallipeau,Director, Global Trade Sales,Bank of America Dr. Laird Burns ,Associate Professor, University of Alabama Huntsville Alvin Moreno, Director, Global Supply Chain Credit Risk, Nestle Dominic A. Capolongo, Chief Revenue Officer, Liquid X
	B. Disruptive and Emerging Technologies	Franklin	Jeff Amerine, Managing Director & Founder, Startup Junkie Consulting Madhav Goparaju, Managing Director, Global Head of Digital Transformation, Trade and Supply Chain Finance, Bank of America Manju Devadas, Founder & CEO, Pluto 7 TJ Sangameswaran, CEO, SupplyPike Lance Pshigoda, VP of Sales, DriveMyWay Grant Langston, CEO, Warehouse Exchange
11:55 am	Networking Lunch	Ballroom
1:00 pm	Keynote Speaker 2	Ballroom	Pat Gang, Global Head of Export & Agency Finance (“EAF”) Bank of America
1:25 pm	Plenary 1 B. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability	Ballroom	Cindy Elliott,Director Business Industry Sector and Corporate Responsibility Lead, ESRI Rakhi Agarwal, AVP, Global Head of Supplier Diversity, Procurement Sustainability & Risk Management, Sanofi Christian Pillar, VP of Research & Sustainability, Project44 James Schaffer, Chief Strategy Officer, Higg
2:35 pm	Award Presentation: Sustainability Excellence Award	Ballroom	Cindy Elliott Director Business Industry Sector and Corporate Responsibility Lead, ESRI -and- Dr. Nick Vyas Executive Director USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
2:35 pm	Award Presentation: Women Leaders in Supply Chain	Ballroom	Caroline V. Brown Senior Vice President, Global Commercial Banking Bank of America -and- Dr. Nick Vyas Executive Director USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
2:45 pm	BREAKOUT SESSIONS #2
	A. Women Leaders in Supply Chain	Franklin	Caroline Brown, Senior Vice President, Global Commercial Banking, Bank of America Noramay Cadena, Managing Partner, Supply Change Capital Shannon Leffler, Executive Vice President (EVP), Human Resources, GEODIS Sally Canario, Global Head, Continuous Improvement, Contract Logistics, A.P. Moller - Maersk Nikki Boone, President, XPDEL and Global CRO, Advatix
	B. Future of Commerce	Forum	Nikki Paripovich Stifle, Industry Manager - Consumer Goods & Services, Esri Mark Ryski, Founder & CEO, HeadCount Arez Anjum, Sr. Technical Product Manager, Project44 Steve Schwartz, Founder & CEO, Art of Tea Casey Adams, Head of E-Commerce Logistics, Maersk Leslie Hand, GVP, IDC Retail Insights
3:45 pm	Break
4:00 pm	Plenary 2 Global Food Supply Chain and Food Traceability	Ballroom	Ron Volpe, SVP International Markets, PSQR Bradford Kent, Co-Founder/Chief Culinary Officer, Blaze Pizza & Bagels & Slice Dax Hansen, Founder, Oatman Farms & Partner, Perkins Coie LLP Frank Benso, CEO, Gateway America Thomas Burke, MPH, FSQA Traceability Manager, Chipotle Mexican Grill
6:00 pm	Alumni Reception	Ballroom

Time (PST)	Activities	Location	Speakers
8:30 am	Networking Breakfast	Ballroom
9:00 am	GLOBAL SUMMIT KICKOFF ACTIVITIES	Ballroom	Wink Williams (MC)
9:05 am	Chairman of the Board Introduction	Ballroom	Carl Mount, Senior Supply Chain & Operations Executive, Starbucks
9:05 am	WELCOME REMARKS		Dr. Nick Vyas Executive Director USC Marshall The Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
9:10 am	Trojan Band	Ballroom
9:15 am	Keynote Speaker 1 Moderna’s Supply Chain Journey in support of the mRNA platform	Ballroom	Allyson Nicholson Vice President of Supply Chain Strategy and Design Moderna
9:40 am	Port Outlook, Port of Los Angeles	Ballroom	Gene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
10:00 am	Award Presentation: 3PL EXCELLENCE	Ballroom	Gene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
10:30 am	Break	Ballroom
10:45 am	BREAKOUT SESSIONS #1
	A. Empowering Entrepreneurs (Small and Mid-sized Businesses)	Franklin	Manish Kapoor, Founder & CEO, Advatix Elliott Darvish, Co-Founder/CFO/COO, Join Switch Todd Marks, CEO, Mindgrub Ignacio Benitez Landa, Director of Business Development, EDS Carriers Gene Ochi, Board Member, USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
	B. Logistics and Transportation (Air, Sea, and Ground)	Forum	Stephanie Hughes, Global Client Manager, Lifestyle & Apparel, A.P. Moller - Maersk Matt Schrap, CEO, Harbor Trucking Association Abhishek Kapur, CEO, Next Trucking Craig Mygatt, CEO, Ceres Terminals Christopher Chase, Assistant Director of Marketing, Port of Los Angeles
11:45 am	Lunch
1:00 pm	Award Presentation: Lean Excellence in Supply Chain	Ballroom	Chris Hayes , COO Impact Utah & ASQ -and- Dr. Nick Vyas Executive Director USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
1:00 pm	Plenary 3 Global Economic Outlook and Trade	Ballroom	Gene Ochi, Board Member, USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute Andy Hwang, Manager of Business Development and International Marketing (Head of Commercial), Port of Oakland Rob Choy,Global Vice President, Account Management, DP World Dan Gardner, President Trade Facilitators, INC Chris Slotten, Head of North America LCL, Maersk
2:15 pm	BREAKOUT SESSION #2
	A. Upskilling Your Workforce: Keys to Respecting Employees and Leveraging Talent	Forum	Chris Hayes, COO, Impact Utah & ASQ Patrick Graupp, Vice President & Senior Master Trainer, TWI Institute Michele Nash-Hoff, Founder & President, ElectroFab Sales Celeste Ayers, Senior Manager, Operations Learning & Development, E & J Gallo Winery Amy Altomare, Patient Services Quality Manager, City of Hope
	B. The Blockchain Technology Outlook and the global business - Emerging roles of NFT, DAO, Metaverse and AI	Ballroom	Young-Sub Byun, DOPE Global Corp. Bill Inman, Singularity Studio Steven Lee, COO and Co-Founder, Crowdz Prof. Arif Ansari, Professor, Clinical Data Sciences and Operations, USC Marshall School of Business Maneesh Apte, Founder, Real Simple Labs
3:30 pm	Plenary 4 Achieving Efficiency, Agility and Resiliency	Ballroom	Nick Vyas, Executive Director, USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute Raziel Bravo, SVP Strategic Management Office-Americas, Geodis Jeff McDonald, Exec. VIP, NNR Abe Eshkenazi, CEO, Association for Supply Chain Management Samantha Galltin, Managing Director of Commercial Operations, Port of Long Beach Jason Walker, EVP, Operations WnD NAM, Performance Team/Maersk
4:30 pm	Award Presentation: USC GSCM Alumni Excellence	Ballroom	Dr. Nick Vyas Executive Director USC Marshall The Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute -and- Jason Walker EVP, Operations WnD NAM Performance Team/Maersk
4:30 pm	Closing Remarks / End of Day		Dr. Nick Vyas Executive Director USC Marshall The Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute