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Agenda for the 6th Annual Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit

DAY 1  August 1, 2018

8:00 AM
Networking Breakfast
Exhibit Room
8:45 AM
Global Summit Kickoff
Ballroom
8:55 AM
Welcome Remarks
Ballroom

Nick Vyas, Executive Director at Global Supply Chain Management USC Marshall School of Business

James Ellis, Dean of USC Marshall School of Business

9:15 AM
Keynote #1 — Ernst Young
Ballroom
9:40 AM
Keynote #2
Ballroom

Chris Poole, Research Managing Vice President at Gartner

10:05 AM
Excellence Awards Presentation — Women's Leadership in Supply Chain
10:15 AM
Break
10:25 AM
Breakout Sessions #1
E-Commerce/Retail

Carl Mount, Senior Vice President of Logistics and US Retail Supply Chain at Starbucks

Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Sustainability

11:45 AM
Networking Lunch
Ballroom
12:50 PM
Excellence Awards Presentation #2 — Leans Excellence
1:00 PM
Keynote #3

Jack Dangermond, Founder and President of Esri (Invited)

1:25 PM
Plenary Panel — Disrupt & Decentralize: The Future of Blockchain
2:40 PM
Keynote #4 — Google (Invited)
3:15 PM
Breakout Sessions #2
Modern Manufacturing

Logistics/Transportation

Supply Chain Finance

4:35 PM
Port Outlook

Eugene Seroka, Executive Director at The Port of Los Angeles

Noel Hacegaba, Managing Director of Commercial Operations & Chief Commercial Officer at The Port of Long Beach

5:00 PM
Closing Remarks

DAY 2  August 2, 2018

8:30 AM
Networking Breakfast
8:50 AM
Opening Remarks
9:00 AM
Keynote #1

Anita Sengupta, Senior Vice President of Systems Engineering at Virgin Hyperloop

9:25 AM
Keynote #2

Ed Feitzinger, Vice President of Global Logistics at Amazon

9:50 AM
Excellence Awards Presentation #3 — Lean Excellence
10:00 AM
Break
10:10 AM
Breakout Sessions #1
Humanitarian Supply Chain

Global Business & Trade Outlook

Supply Chain Talent Strategy

11:30 AM
Networking Lunch
12:40 PM
Keynote #3

Rob Allan, Global Lead at IBM

1:05 PM
Plenary Panel — Disruptive Technology
2:20 PM
Break
2:30 PM
Breakout Sessions #2
Continuous Improvement
Risk Management as Competitive Advantage
3:50 PM
Break
4:00 PM
Closing Reception & Industry Network Connect Career Fair (INC)
6:00 PM
INC Closing