AGENDA

Thursday 14th
Friday 15th

Thursday

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7:15 am

Lobby

Registration

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7:15 am

lobby

Networking Breakfast

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8:25 am

bixby

Welcome Remarks

By Wink Williams

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8:30 am

Bixby

Welcome Remarks and Global Supply Chain Outlook

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

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8:45 am

Bixby

The Trojan Band

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8:55 am

Bixby

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

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9:15 am

Bixby

Port Outlook by Port of Long Beach

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

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9:35 am

Bixby

 

Award Presentation:

3PL Excellence

Dr. Nick Vyas and Dr. Noel Hacegaba

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9:35 am

Bixby

Award Presentation:

Sustainability Excellence

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9:40 am

Bixby

Keynote Speaker

“Leading the Next Era of Global Supply Chains: Innovation, Agility and Culture”

Sanjay Shah
EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer
Starbucks

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10:05 am

Bixby

Break

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10:35 am

Bixby

Plenary Panel:

Making Supply Meet Demand in an Uncertain World

Moderator:

  • Alex Albert, Xponential Health & Wellness Brands, Vice President, Supply Chain and Procurement

Speakers:

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11:05 am

Bixby

Award Presentation:

Women’s Leadership Excellence

Award Presented by Caroline Brown

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11:10 am

Bixby

Plenary Panel:

Banking and FinTech Partnerships Across Trade and Supply Chain Finance

Moderator:

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

Speakers:

Delvina Kolic, Orbian,Director, Origination & Business Development

Andrew Holmes, FIS,Head of North America Origination – Supply Chain Finance

Dominic Capolongo, LiquidX,Chief Revenue Officer

Sarath Sasikumar, CLEAREYE.AI, INC.,President & Co-Founder

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12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

Networking Lunch

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12:45 pm

Bixby

Supply Chain Tech Disrupt

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1:15 pm

Bixby

Plenary Panel

Innovations, Emerging Trends, and Challenges in Logistics​​

Moderator:

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

Speakers:

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2:05 pm

Bixby

Keynote Speaker

“Global Outlook: Resilient Growth in a Precarious World”

Claudio Irigoyen,

Head of Global Economics Research

Global Research Bank of America

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2:25 pm

Bixby

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: 

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3:10 pm

Bixby

Break

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3:20 pm

Bixby

Plenary Panel

Integrated Commerce Strategies: Bridging Online and In-Store

Moderator: 

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

Speakers:

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4:10 pm

Bixby

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:

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5:30 pm

Pike Room

Industry Network Connect & Alumni Networking Event

Friday

15

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7:15 am

Bixby

Registration

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7:15 am

Bixby

Networking Breakfast

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8:30 am

bixby

Welcome Remarks

By Wink Williams, (MC), Retired Director of Logistics and Goods Movements, Northrop Grumman

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8:35 am

Bixby

Chariman of the Board Introduction

Gene Seroka
Executive Director
Port of Los Angeles

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8:40 am

Bixby

Plenary Panel
Transforming Supply Chains Through Smart Technology

Moderator:

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9:30 am

Bixby

Port Outlook by Port of Los Angeles

Gene Seroka
Executive Director
Port of Los Angeles

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9:50 am

Bixby

Award Presentation:

Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Presented by: Carl Mount

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9:50 am

Bixby

Award Presentation:

Sustainability

Presented by: Gene Seroka

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9:55 am

Bixby

Fireside Chat:

Agentic AI

Moderator:

  • Vishal Gupta, Associate Professor of Data Sciences and Operations, USC Marshall School of Business

Speakers:

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10:50 am

Bixby

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

Moderator:

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

Speakers:

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11:40 am

Bixby

Supply Chain Disrupt

 Infinity Loop and Back Ops AI

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12:10 pm

Bixby

Lunch

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1:15 pm

Bixby

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:

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2:15 pm

Bixby

Plenary Panel
Adapting and Transforming Food Supply Chain Culture

Moderator:

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

Speakers:

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3:10 PM

Bixby

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

Moderator:

Dr. Sue Sundar, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Professor & Director, Operations and Supply Chain Program

Speakers:

  • Karen Betancourt, Vanguard Medical Logistics (ex Cardinal Health and Amazon), CEO
  • Lyanna Ly, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center, Associate Vice President and System Executive Director
  • Herman Estrada, Calafia Business Management Technologies, Managing Partner & Executive Consultant

 

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3:50 pm

Bixby

Award Presentation: 

USC MS GSCM Alumni Excellence

Presented by Sam Ganguly

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3:55 pm

Bixby

Closing and Gift Raffles

Event Partnership Register