Jennifer Kobus
DVP, Global Supply Chain
REI
April 27, 2026
* JOIN US FOR THE PRE-EVENT HAPPY HOUR ON APRIL 26, 2026 FROM 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sponsored by:
7:00 am – 8:00 am CST
Delegate Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:00 am – 8:10 am CST
Chair's Welcome and Opening Remarks
Supply Chain Management
Process Optimization
R. Steve Tungate
VP, GM Americas, Service, Supply Chain and Innovation
Toshiba America Business Solutions
Procurement and Sourcing
Rob Guerriere
Head, Enterprise Sales
Techdinamics Integrations
Technology & Innovation
Geoffrey Fry
VP, Supply Chain Management
Echostar
Logistics
Douglas Kent
EVP, Corporate and Strategic Alliances
Association for Supply Chain Management
8:10 am – 8:40 am CST
Keynote
Chris Nielsen
EVP, Chief Supply Chain and Quality Officer
Toyota Motor North America
Engineering a Resilient, Agile, and Globally Integrated Supply Chain to Navigate Disruption and Sustain Operational Excellence
- Strengthening supplier networks to ensure business continuity and inventory visibility
- Enhancing end-to-end transparency with digital tools and predictive analytics
- Adapting just-in-time systems to respond to geopolitical and logistics disruptions
- Aligning supply chain strategies with sustainability and regulatory compliance goals
- Accelerating decision-making through integrated planning and demand sensing platforms
- Leveraging Toyota Production System principles to build agile, responsive supply chains
8:40 am – 9:10 am CST
PLENARY
Matthias Huelsmann
SVP, E2E Logistics
Bosch
Driving E2E Supply Chain Transformation in Aftermarket and Warehousing
- Leading E2E transformation across global aftermarket distribution network
- Managing high-complexity warehouse and shipping operations to customers
- Optimizing on-time delivery and navigating a complex, multi-node network with precision and agility
- Leveraging digitization to improve visibility, efficiency, and decision-making
- Transitioning to an E2E organizational model for greater visibility and accountability
9:10 am – 9:40 am CST
Plenary
Derreck Travers
SVP, E-Commerce Sales and Business Development
Deliver Direct
Breaking the Parcel Monopoly: How Alternative Delivery Networks Are Redefining Speed, Cost, and Control
- Address rising accessorial fees, service issues, and rigid pricing in traditional parcel networks
- Leverage airline capacity and optimized routing for faster, more cost-efficient deliveries
- Eliminate zones, hidden surcharges, and unnecessary handoffs through alternative delivery models
- Utilize direct injection and underused capacity to improve control and customer experience
- Build resilient logistics networks that enhance margins, speed, and operational flexibility
9:45 am – 11:25 am CST
Refreshments, Networking, and Pre-Arranged 1-2-1 Meetings
Sponsored by:
11:30 am – 12:00 pm CST
Sessions
Supply Chain Management
Sergio Villar
VP, Fulfillment
Target
Future-Fit Fulfillment: Transforming Retail Supply Chains for Speed and Scale
- Omnichannel execution at scale: How to integrate stores and distribution centers to deliver faster, seamless customer fulfillment experiences
- Reducing waste and increasing speed without compromising quality or safety standards
- Empowering diverse teams through clear metrics, inclusive leadership, and focused workforce development
- How to build strong supplier relationships through smart contracts, trust and cross-cultural collaboration
- Leveraging real-time data and forecasting tools to drive fulfillment accuracy and business performance
Process Optimization
Miten Champaneri
VP, Critical Communications Supply Chain
Motorola Solutions
Scott Luton
Founder and CEO
Supply Chain Now
Fireside Chat: Partnering with Business Functions to Drive Scalable Growth
- Developing strong partnerships with internal stakeholders to align action across functions
- Delivering measurable value while navigating uncertainty and market volatility
- Building your supply chain’s brand to enhance visibility and influence within the organization
- Communicating effectively during crises to maintain trust and operational continuity
- Driving cross-functional collaboration to support innovation and scalable business growth
- Leveraging supply chain insights to inform strategic decision-making and business planning
Procurement and Sourcing
Sarah Hill
VP, Procurement, Americas and Manufacturing
BP
Powering Progress: Evolving Procurement and Supply Chain
- Integrating regional procurement to unlock consistent, scalable value creation
- Navigating geopolitical shifts impacting sourcing and supplier risk strategies
- Advancing digital tools to boost procurement agility and visibility today
- Empowering diverse supplier ecosystems for greater resilience and innovation
- Aligning procurement strategy with sustainability and decarbonization imperatives now
Technology & Innovation
Arun Krishnan
SVP, Global Supply Chain and Strategy
AstraZeneca
Future-Proofing Supply Chains: AI-Powered Self-Healing Networks for Smarter Global Operations
- Leveraging intelligent, self-healing AI to optimize global end-to-end supply chain performance
- Using AI insights to enhance multi-dosage manufacturing speed, reliability, and product availability
- Driving lean digital transformation through automated decisioning and AI-enabled process improvements
- Integrating predictive AI for proactive planning, innovation acceleration, and new product introduction success
- Future-proofing global supply chains through continuous innovation, analytics adoption, and sustainable operations
Logistics
Tatiana Martinez
VP, North America Customer Service and Logistics
Colgate-Palmolive
Automation and AI: Transforming Planning and Logistics for Customer Excellence
- Driving planning transformation through automation for faster, smarter decision-making
- Redesigning planning processes to enhance agility, efficiency, and organizational resilience
- Building collaborative ecosystems that unlock value across partners and supply networks
- Harnessing AI to optimize logistics, reduce costs, and improve visibility
- Elevating customer experience with automation delivering accuracy, speed, and personalization
12:05 pm – 12:35 pm CST
Workshops
Room 1
Yaniv Butel
Chief Revenue Officer
Fixefy
The Battle Has Moved to the Back Office: How Tariffs Are Exposing Your Supply Chain’s Weakest Link
- Case Study: How a tariff misclassification cost a major solar manufacturer 6 figures—and how Fixefy caught it first
- Why Agility Alone Is a Lie: You can’t pivot if you can’t audit, the hidden cost of supplier flexibility no one is talking about
- The Secret Nobody Talks About: The 2-week onboarding advantage. Everyone says diversify—Fixefy makes it auditable in real time
- Scenario Planning in Days, Not Quarters: Why pre-tariff decisions need forecasting, not guesswork—and how to model them instantly
- Forget Cost-Cutting. Think Cost-Command: In a world of surcharges, warehousing chaos, and HS code landmines
Room 2
Doug Erwin
CEO
ChainLink SRM
Take Back Your Supply Chain with Process-Driven SRM
- Most supply chains are reactive and fragmented—process-driven SRM restores control, consistency, and scalability
- Learn the core principles of process improvement and how they apply to supplier relationship management
- Walk through a practical process improvement exercise to see how process creates alignment
- Discover how true supply chain visibility is not just a dashboard—but the natural output of disciplined process execution to deliver the right data at the right time to the right person
- See how process-driven visibility forces supplier accountability and drives measurable performance transformation
Room 3
Bill Drummer
CEO
GPA Logistics Group
From Employee to Leader: Developing The Next Generation of Management
- The Peter Principle: Promotions That Turn Competent Employees into
Incompetent Ones - Employee Development: How to develop and assess employee’s potential
- Getting Promoted: How to prepare yourself for a successful promotion
- The Management Mindset: The switch in mindset from Employee to
Management - Mastering Delegation: The Skill That Separates Good Leaders from Great Ones
Room 4
Philip Nordenstrom
Partner and Managing Director
Applied Value Group
You Don’t Have a Supply Chain Problem You Have a Decision-Making Problem
- In today’s volatility, slow decisions cost more than the wrong decisions
- Most supply chains don’t break from disruption—they break from delayed response
- Pressure exposes weak decision ownership, unclear priorities, and slow escalation paths
- Leaders lose control when tradeoffs between cost, service, and inventory aren’t clear
- The best companies simplify fast—focusing on cash, core flows, and key customers
- Speed comes from clarity: who decides, what matters, and how fast you act
Room 5
Brennan Grignon
Founder and CEO
Vantive Technology
Turning Risk into Readiness: Scenario Planning for Supply Chains
- We pair real-world supply chain expertise with advanced AI and ML to help leaders see what's coming next across their supply chain and industrial base, so they can act before disruption hits
- Using a GenAI, subject matter expert-validated scenario engine, we model real-world disruptions across the global industrial base and measures direct impact to your revenue and production goals
- Our agentic course-of-action generator enables users to proactively plan so your team moves with informed agility and brings supply chain planning into your business strategy
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm CST
Lunch & Learn Roundtable Discussions and Open Seating Lunch
Benefit from additional learning by joining a moderated roundtable discussion on pressing issues in the industry. Registration is required, and attendance for moderated roundtables on Day 1 is limited to attendees and speakers. Choose from:
Michael Lunderville
SVP and Sales Director USA
Weida Freight System
RESPONDING TO TRUCKING MARKET RECOVERY: STRATEGIC CARRIER CONTRACTS AND PROACTIVE COST MANAGEMENT
Speaker TBA
Karolium
Unlocking End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility Through AI-Powered Integration and Composable Enterprise Platforms
Tony Bianco
Director, Sales, Intermodal
CN
Exploring Strategic Partnerships with Intermodal Services across North America
Brandon Blanton
VP, National Client Service Operations
Integrity Staffing Solutions
Workforce Optimization in the Supply Chain: Building Agile, Engaged, and High-Performing Teams
Tom Larson
SVP, Enterprise Sales
ITS Logistics
Elevating Drop Trailer Solutions To Match Modern Demand Cycles
Brian Cantrell
President
GPA Logistics Group
B2B vs. DTC fulfillment: why running both in the same building is harder than it looks
Brian Quigley
Director, North America Sales and Consulting
Kardex
The 10 Million Dollar Problem Hiding in Your Warehouse: Preventing Inventory Inaccuracy and Mispicks Without Compromising on Efficiency
Hugues Foltz
Executive Vice President
Vooban
Accelerating Smart Supply Chains: Applying AI to Drive Resilience, Visibility and Performance Gains
Jing Jing Chen
VP, Growth
Soapbox
Let’s Talk Data, Visibility & AI: The Use Cases Supply Chain Leaders Are Betting On
Collin Russell
Director, Business Development
TGW Logistics Group
Supply Chain Insights & Hot Topics
Glenn Koepke
VP, Industry Solutions
Vector
How Shippers Are Using AI to Solve For Visibility, Labor, And Loss Prevention
Yehonathan Barnea
SVP and Head, DemandForecast.ai
Pecan AI
How to overcome the typical pitfalls of adopting an AI demand forecast
Chris Sargent
Senior Manager, Sales, Small and Medium Business and Mid-Market
Loadsmart
The $10,000 Dwell Problem: How AI Solves What You Can't See
Michael Haag
Head, Product Strategy
Loop
The Agentic Era: Creating Adaptive, Predictive Supply Chains
Chase McKinzie
Enterprise Account Executive
ShipStation
Unlocking Global Commerce Through Seamless, Scalable Shipping Solutions
Speaker TBA
Dynamic Worldwide
Driving Omni-Channel Logistics Excellence Through Innovation, Automation, and Global Reach
Zach Knobel
SVP, Enterprise Sales
Emerge
Modernizing Freight Procurement and Leveraging AI for Strategic Advantage
Derreck Travers
SVP, E-Commerce Sales and Business Development
Deliver Direct
Unlocking E-commerce Growth Through Smarter, Data-Driven Logistics Platforms
Chase Eldridge
VP, Sales
Powerfleet
Powerfleet AIoT: Safer Operations Through Total Visibility - from Warehouse to Road
Eric Andrews
Director, Strategic Sales
Express Employment Professionals
Strategic Workforce Planning: Aligning Talent with Operational Demands
Tiffany Tavoularis
Senior Director, Business Development
GXO Logistics
Scaling Automation and Predictive Intelligence for Operational Excellence
Kurt Witt
Managing Partner, HudsonLogic
Incorta
Streamlining Supply Chain Analytics with AI, Low-Code Tools, and Complete Data Fidelity
Kenneth Moyer
Partner and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Strategic Advisory
LJM
Parcel Pricing Under Pressure: How Shippers Protect Margin and Control Costs
Eric Jehu
VP, Transportation and Logistics
Virginia Economic Development Program
Jeremy Kroft
Director, Strategic Accounts
The Port of Virginia
Choosing the Right State: Talent, Infrastructure, Incentives, and Global Growth Potential
Matt Moran
Senior Account Executive
Descartes Systems Group
No-Touch Visibility: Launching AI Coworkers for Exception Management
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm CST
Sessions
Supply Chain Management
Steve Radewych
SVP, Supply Chain Operations
Spin Master
Unlocking Value: Data, ERP, and Automation in Supply Chain Transformation
- Leading large-scale supply chain transformation across global operations and functions
- Implementing ERP to optimize processes, visibility, and cross-functional alignment
- Leveraging data insights to automate and streamline business decision-making
- Digitally transforming manufacturing units for agility, efficiency, and scalability
- Building a future-ready supply chain that balances innovation with resilience
Process Optimization
R. Steve Tungate
VP, GM Americas, Service, Supply Chain and Innovation
Toshiba America Business Solutions
Optimizing Strategic Changes: How the Supply Chain Responds and Adapts
- Exploring strategies for achieving continuity throughout operations and the supply chain
- How to adjust and adapt while maintaining customer satisfaction and filling orders
- Understanding and sharing proven strategies for mitigating global risks
- Leveraging technology and data analytics to enhance visibility and decision-making
Procurement and Sourcing
Sajid Kunnummal
SVP, Chief Procurement Officer
BD
Luis Eraña
CEO
Alba Group
Fireside Chat: Driving Procurement Transformation Through Digitalization and Strategic Alignment
- Prioritizing digital transformation in traditional procurement environments
- Leveraging digitalization to enhance procurement visibility, agility, and risk management
- Strengthening supplier collaboration through performance governance and strategic partnerships
- Aligning procurement strategy with enterprise transformation and business growth priorities
- Separating AI and digital buzzwords from operational reality and measurable outcomes
- Elevating traditional industrial organizations through technology adoption and change leadership
- Translating digital investments into cost optimization, resilience, and performance impact
Technology & Innovation
Lakshman Lakshmanan
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Fossil Group
Mark Heinrich
President, r4 Federal
r4 Technologies
Fireside Chat: Reshaping and Modernizing Global Supply Chains During Transformation Periods
- Redesigning global distribution networks to improve speed and service
- Integrating manufacturing, sourcing, and logistics under unified governance
- Driving cost transformation while protecting customer experience
- Strengthening planning and execution across multi-brand global portfolios
- Leveraging operational excellence to support enterprise turnaround strategies
- Building resilient, future-ready supply chains in dynamic consumer markets
Logistics
Massimo Sapone
SVP, Distribution Planning and Logistics North America
EssilorLuxottica North America
Implementing Smart Warehousing to Accelerate Fulfillment, Improve Accuracy, and Eliminate Waste
- Leveraging automation and digitalization to optimize warehouse operations
- Enhancing fulfillment speed and accuracy through smart warehousing solutions
- Driving continuous improvement to eliminate waste and maximize efficiency
- Building resilient, customer-centric logistics networks across North America
- Empowering teams with data-driven insights and advanced technologies for growth
2:20 pm – 2:50 pm CST
Workshops
Room 1
Doug Zahur
VP, Enterprise Solutions
Project 44
Sandeep Kunapareddy
Senior Solutions and Value Engineer
Project 44
Stop Reacting, Start Orchestrating With Project44: How AI Agents Unlock Cost Savings and Service Performance
- How leading companies move from reactive firefighting to predictive, intelligent supply chain execution
- How autonomous AI agents help resolve exceptions at scale so teams can focus on strategic priorities
- Eliminating visibility gaps automatically to improve carrier data accuracy and on-time performance
- Why connected, contextual data is the foundation for AI that delivers trustworthy, actionable outcomes
- Turning real-time execution data into smarter inventory, planning, and disruption response decisions
- Automating exception management to help supply chain teams scale operations without adding complexity
Room 2
Arun Samuga
Chief Innovation Officer
Elemica
Orchestrating End to End Digital Supply Chain Execution Across Demand, Supply, and Fulfillment with Network Powered Visibility
- Connect manufacturers, suppliers, carriers, and distributors through one unified digital supply chain network
- Leverage AI-ready data and decision intelligence to improve responsiveness across multi-tier partner ecosystems
- Gain the ability to build an end-to-end data architecture for proactive risk management and remediation
- Standardize business processes across diverse ERP systems without costly system overhauls or disruption
- Process over millions of daily transactions with real time visibility across orders, shipments, invoices, and quality documents
Room 3
Craig Edwards
Head, Solutions Consulting
Freehand
From Leakage to Leverage: Building the Freight Intelligence Foundation That Pays for Itself
- Why traditional audit can't keep up and what it's actually costing you
- How AI audit agents recover dollars faster while building something more valuable
- The Context Graph: a normalized, connected view of every charge, contract, and carrier relationship
- Context Graph: the nucleus for smarter data allowing for better carrier scorecards, sharper RFQs, and procurement decisions you can actually defend
- From reactive cleanup to continuous intelligence: catching billing drift and contract non-compliance before it compounds
- How audit ROI self-funds the broader AI investment — and why it's the right place to start
Room 4
Peter Harten
Director, Business Development
LiquiDonate
From Cost Center to ESG Asset: How Retailers Are Solving the Modern Returns Problem
- Quantifying the hidden cost of overstock and returns sitting in your network - and why liquidation is leaving money (and goodwill) on the table
- How enterprise retailers are integrating donation workflows directly into existing WMS and 3PL operations without adding headcount or complexity
- Turning reverse logistics from a margin drain into a reportable ESG outcome - with the data your finance and sustainability teams actually need
- Real-world implementation: how Kenmore and Tuft & Needle operationalized LiquiDonate within their existing fulfillment infrastructure
Room 5
Alexandre Gervais
Chief Revenue Officer
Vooban
The Era of Supply Chain Agents: From Static ERP to Real-Time, Risk-Aware Orchestration
- Explore how AI agents enable real-time, risk-aware orchestration across end-to-end supply chains
- Move beyond static ERP systems toward dynamic, adaptive planning, inventory, and transportation execution
- Examine use cases including dynamic rerouting, disruption management, and inventory rebalancing strategies
- Reduce logistics costs, minimize delivery exceptions, and improve on-time performance with AI-driven decisions
- Build an executive roadmap to scale AI capabilities across complex, multi-party supply chain networks
2:55 pm – 4:15 pm CST
HAPPY HOUR, NETWORKING, AND PRE-ARRANGED 1-2-1 MEETINGS
Sponsored by:
4:20 pm – 4:50 pm CST
Plenary
Joanna Kostecka
CVP, Global Cloud Supply Chain Planning
Microsoft
Future-Proofing Supply Chains: Forecasting AI Growth and Workforce Evolution
- Navigating complexity in global forecasting and planning
- Mastering strategies for enabling AI-driven growth
- Aligning supply chain planning with evolving AI capabilities
- Building and training next-generation talent to scale for the future
4:55 pm – 5:25 pm CST
Plenary
Speaker TBA
Karolium
Accelerating Supply Chain Transformation with Zero-Code Platforms and AI-Driven Intelligent Workflows
- Enable rapid application development and customization without coding across complex supply chain ecosystems
- Integrate legacy systems and modern applications through unified orchestration and seamless data connectivity
- Leverage AI-driven forecasting, lead time prediction, and analytics for smarter operational decisions
- Eliminate silos with real-time collaboration across suppliers, partners, and internal business functions
- Drive agility and scalability with composable platforms delivering faster deployment and measurable business outcomes
5:25 pm – 6:10 pm CST
Panel Discussion
Sajid Kunnummal
SVP, Chief Procurement Officer
BD
Marco Rasch
VP, Logistics Mobility Aftermarket North America
Bosch
Detrick Grimes
Chief Procurement Officer, Gulf of America and Canada
BP
Ming Zu
VP, Supply Chain and Global Distribution, Systems and Software
EmersonLakshman Lakshmanan
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Fossil GroupJim Hilbert
Chief Revenue Officer
Freehand
Digital Supply Chain Transformation: Driving Visibility, Resilience, and Agility
- Insights on the challenges and strategies that will define the next 5-10 years in supply chain
- Navigating the future, focusing on digitalization, automation, sustainability, and talent management
- The role of AI, automation, and data-driven insights in route optimization and lead time reduction
- How to empower teams and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
- Navigating changes in demand, regulations, and geopolitical influences that will impact supply chain operations
6:10 pm – 6:20 pm CST
Chair's Closing Remarks
Supply Chain Management
Jennifer Kobus
DVP, Global Supply Chain
REI
Process Optimization
R. Steve Tungate
VP, GM Americas, Service, Supply Chain and Innovation
Toshiba America Business Solutions
Procurement and Sourcing
Rob Guerriere
Head, Enterprise Sales
Techdinamics Integrations
Technology & Innovation
Geoffrey Fry
VP, Supply Chain Management
Echostar
Logistics
Douglas Kent
EVP, Corporate and Strategic Alliances
Association for Supply Chain Management
6:20 pm – 7:20 pm CST
Networking drinks reception
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