AGENDA
Friday
15
7:15 am
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Registration
7:15 am
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Networking Breakfast
8:30 am
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Welcome Remarks
By Wink Williams, (MC), Retired Director of Logistics and Goods Movements, Northrop Grumman
8:35 am
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8:40 am
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Plenary Panel
Transforming Supply Chains Through Smart Technology
Moderator:
- Erez Agmoni, Interwoven Ventures, General Partner
Speakers:
- Manish Kapoor, Advatix, Founder & CEO
- Mengxiao (Michelle) Zhang, Niagara Bottling,Sr. Supply Chain Solutions Manager
- Kedar Kulkarni, Strum, Supply Chain Executive & Entrepreneur
- Kunal Thakkar, SEAIR Global, CEO
- Charlie Hannigan, USC Marshall School of Business, Assistant Professor
- Yip Chan, Google, Senior Manager, Transportation Automation & Solutions
9:30 am
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9:50 am
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Award Presentation:
Supply Chain Digital Transformation & Sustainability Excellence
Presented by: Carl Mount & Gene Seroka
9:55 am
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Fireside Chat:
Agentic AI
Moderator:
- Vishal Gupta, Associate Professor of Data Sciences and Operations, USC Marshall School of Business
Speakers:
- Duo Zhang, Globalink AI Inc, Co-founder/ Investor
- Maneesh Apte, CEO, Real Simple Labs
- Manju Devadas, CEO, Pluto 7
- Bethany Abbate, Software & Information Industry Association, Manager, AI Policy
10:50 am
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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
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Dr. Rebeca Sánchez, CETYS University,MBA Academic Coordinator and Professor
11:40 am
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Supply Chain Disrupt
Infinity Loop and Back Ops AI
12:10 pm
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Lunch
1:15 pm
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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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Alvin Moreno, Nestlé, Director of Global Supply Chain Credit Risk
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Venkit Raman, Vertex Computer Systems, Principal
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Michael Flum, CreditRiskMonitor, CEO & President
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Yesinne Alvarez, Creditsafe, Partnerships, Alliances and Trade Data
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Brian Klous, Dun & Bradstreet, Account Executive
2:15 pm
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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
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Bhaskar Tatke, Vice President of Supply Chain Planning, Niagara Bottling
3:10 PM
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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
3:50 pm
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Award Presentation:
USC MS GSCM Alumni Excellence
Presented by Sam Ganguly