AGENDA

Friday

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7:15 am

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Registration

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7:15 am

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Networking Breakfast

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8:30 am

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Welcome Remarks

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

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8:35 am

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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

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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 & Sustainability Excellence

Presented by: Carl Mount & 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

 

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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