Speakers 2024 - Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit

PANELISTS AND SPEAKERS

Keynote Speakers

Yujie Su

Head of Product Innovation
Maersk Global Innovation Center

Jett McCandless

CEO
Project44

AI and Blockchain

Nick Vyas

Executive Director
Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
USC Marshall School of Business

MODERATOR

Sam Vahie

President and Chief Solutions/AI Officer
Advatix

Kimon Drakopoulos

Associate Professor of Data Sciences and Operations
USC Marshall School of Business

Robert Khachatryan

Chief Executive Officer
Freight Right

Sales and Operations

Alex Albert

Vice president, Xponential

MODERATOR

Das Dasgupta

Chief Data and AI Officer
Saatchi & Saatchi

Supply Chain Finance

Nick Vyas

Executive Director
Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
USC Marshall School of Business

MODERATOR

Kaylee Karumanchi Lord

Director, North American trade product head
Bank of America

Navigating the Digital Commerce Landscape

Dennis Yao Yu

Co-Founder and CEO
The Other Group

MODERATOR

Rathna Sharad

CEO and Founder
FlavorCloud

Wynn Austin

CEO and Founder
Wynn's Kitchen

Environmental Social Governance

Nick Vyas

Executive Director
Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
USC Marshall School of Business

MODERATOR

Greys Sošić

Senior Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs
USC Marshall school of Business

Karen Eng

President
CSMI Engineering

Nicole Mau

Co-Founder
Smart City Concepts

Logistics

Gene Ochi

Board Member
TrendPoint Systems

MODERATOR

Andrew Hwang

Director of Transpacific Export and Government Affairs
Wan Hai Lines USA

Jason Walker

Regional Head of Maersk Contract Logistics, NAM Region
A.P. Moller - Maersk

Penelope Register

VP Logistics
Advatix

Rob Choy

Global SVP, Vertical Leader - Technology
DP World

Food Supply Chains

Carl Mount

Chief Supply Chain Officer
Zaxby’s

MODERATOR

Ron Volpe

CEO and Co-founder
TraceChain

Carlos Londono

Vice President - Head of Supply Chain
Chipotle Mexican Gril

Supply Chain Best practices

Nick Vyas

Executive Director
Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
USC Marshall School of Business

MODERATOR

Mary McNelly

Vice President-Global Distribution and Logistics
Fender Musical Instruments Company

AI in Higher Education

Laird Burns

Associate Professor, Management Science Department
The University of Alabama in Huntsville

MODERATOR

Mitra Subhro

Associate Professor
University of North Texas - Dallas

Carlos Paternina-Arboleda

Assistant Professor
San Diego State University

Rethinking Higher Education Business Models

Dr. Sue Sundar

Director Operations & Supply Chain Program; Professor-Lecturer
University of Utah

MODERATOR

Nick Vyas

Executive Director
Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute
USC Marshall School of Business