Keynotes
Speakers
Shishir Agarwal
Senior Partner and Managing Director
The Boston Consulting Group
Sessions:
Reshaping Procurement through Digitization and Analytics
Mitchell Agee
Manager, Supply Chain
Boeing Company
Sessions:
Young, Energized and Taking Supply Chain By Storm
James Akers
SVP, Global Procurement
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Sessions:
Careers with Impact in Supply Chain
John Anton
Director, Steel Analytics
IHS Markit
Sessions:
Steel: Lock Now or Buy on Spot? The Prices and Availability Outlook for the Next 12 Months
Neil Aronson
Head of Global Strategic Sourcing
Uber
Sessions:
Sourcing Strategically in a High-Growth Environment
Jim Baehr
Group Lead
Sourcing Strategies Group LLC
Sessions:
Intergenerational Challenges in the Workplace — A Tennessee Excursion into Leadership, Followership and Mentorship
Jim Barnes
Managing Director
Institute for Supply Management
Sessions:
How Will Corporations’ Procurement Departments Respond to the Return of Inflation?
Dan Bartel
Chief Procurement Officer
ABB
Sessions:
Managing Complexity to Increase Competitive Advantage
Andrew Bartolini
Founder & Chief Research Officer
Ardent Partners
Sessions:
Rise of the Machines: The Five Innovative Technologies that will Fundamentally Change Procurement
Ryan Bednar
MBA, CPSM
Head of Strategic Sourcing Power Grids Division
ABB Inc.
Sessions:
Stakeholder Engagement and Alignment
Michael Benedict
Former Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Johns Manville
Sessions:
Category Management: Tools, Techniques and Results
David W. Berson
SVP & Chief Economist
Nationwide Insurance
Sessions:
Economic Update – Report On Business® Semiannual Forecast
Jami Bliss
CPSM, CPSD
Global Head, Procurement Center of Excellence
GSK
Sessions:
Supply Management Talent Rings the Bell on Rotational Programs
John Briere
Senior Manager, Fuel Supply Chain Management
Southwest Airlines
Sessions:
The Power Behind Southwest Airlines — Managing a Fuel Supply Chain from Source to Delivery
Simon Brocklehurst
President
CommercialSolutions
Sessions:
Is Your Market All Shook Up? Business Maestros Share Secrets to Walk the Line with Your Commercial Relationships
Kimberly Broniek
CPSM, C.P.M, MBA
Senior Manager Strategic Procurement
II-VI Incorporated
Sessions:
Keeping Up With the Digital Procurement Transformation
Lane Burkitt
Director of Professional Services
Institute for Supply Management
Sessions:
How Will Corporations’ Procurement Departments Respond to the Return of Inflation?
Ralph L. Carlton II
CPSM
Senior Director, Global Sourcing & Supplier Development
Liberty Hardware Manufacturing Company-Masco
Sessions:
Addressing Risk in a Constantly Changing Environment
Donna A. Chappas
CPSM, C.P.M.
Executive Director, Global Indirect Strategic Sourcing and Sourcing Excellence
Medical Device Manufacture
Sessions:
Overcoming Procurement's Internal Image Problem
Thomas Choi
PhD
Executive Director
CAPS Research
Sessions:
Blockchain and Supply Management
Five Archetypes of Cybersecurity Breaches in the Supply Base
Aaron Cleavinger
CPSM, C.P.M.
Managing Partner
Murdoch Mason Executive Search Group
Sessions:
Is Your Market All Shook Up? Business Maestros Share Secrets to Walk the Line with Your Commercial Relationships
Charlotte De Brabandt
Category Associate
Johnson & Johnson
Sessions:
Young, Energized and Taking Supply Chain By Storm
Diego De la Garza
Director
Source One Management Services, LLC
Sessions:
Overcoming Procurement's Internal Image Problem
Deb De Seve
Manager, Procurement Operations, Corporate Procurement
AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies
Sessions:
All In On Analytics – Running Your Procurement Organization by the Dashboard Lights
Jay Desai
Sr. Director, Head - Outsourcing Strategy & Governance
AbbVie
Sessions:
Fine Tuning External Workforce Management - Nashville Style
Chris de Wolfe
Director of Risk Management
Mars
Sessions:
Lessons learned from rolling out a global supply chain risk and resiliency program
Tim Dolan
Global Director, Indirect Sourcing
Boston Scientific
Sessions:
Driving an Indirect Sourcing Transformation
Dr. Helen Eckmann
Associate Professor
Brandman University
Sessions:
Ten Principals for Successfully Navigating the Ethical Rough Seas of Supply Management
David B. Edmonds
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Services
FedEx Services
Sessions:
E-commerce: Learn how to meet traditional, mobile and online customer needs by leveraging e-commerce solutions.
Lisa Edwards
EVP Strategic Operations
Salesforce
Sessions:
Seeing Into the Future of Procurement — What You Need to Know
Ann Farrell
CPCC, PCC, MGSCC
Master Executive Coach, CEO & Founder,
Quantum Endeavors, Inc.
Sessions:
Let's Jazz This Place Up! Empower Women in Supply Management
Timothy R. Fiore
CPSM, C.P.M.
Chair
ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee
Sessions:
Economic Update – Report On Business® Semiannual Forecast
Jim Fleming
CPSM, CPSD
Program Manager
Institute for Supply Management
Sessions:
CPSM® Exam Updates: What They Mean to You
ISM Certifications: Gain the Skills You Need to Succeed
Anthony Garwood
Manufacturing Engineering Manage
Oliver Healthcare Packaging
Sessions:
Supply Management Talent Rings the Bell on Rotational Programs
Eric Germa
SVP Strategic Procurement
Macy's
Sessions:
“Architecting” an Improved Procurement Capability to Enable Business Success
Dima Ghawi
International Leadership Speaker & Executive Coach
Dima Ghawi, LLC
Sessions:
Elevating Employee Engagement — Tackling Generation Gaps, Virtual Teams, and the Global Workforce.
Joshua Glazer
C.P.M.
Vice President Strategic Sourcing – Services, Technology, Supplies
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc
Sessions:
Category Management: Tools, Techniques and Results
Mark Grieco
J.D. MBA
Senior Partner
Grieco & Scalera PA
Sessions:
Procurement’s Guide to Mastering Project Management
Mario Harik
Chief Information Officer
XPO Logistics
Sessions:
Navigating the Age of “Want It Now” - and How Strategic 3PL Can Help
Regina Heyward
Senior Vice President and Head of Supplier Diversity
Wells Fargo
Sessions:
Ten Principals for Successfully Navigating the Ethical Rough Seas of Supply Management
Mindy Holden
Senior Vice President, Procurement & Real Estate
The Adecco Group, NA
Sessions:
“Architecting” an Improved Procurement Capability to Enable Business Success
Blaine D. Holt
Brigadier Gen. (ret.), USAF
Chief Operating Officer
Briady Industries
Sessions:
Top Strategies From a General: Are You Prepared?
Steve Hrubala
Global Head of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
The Carlyle Group
Sessions:
“Architecting” an Improved Procurement Capability to Enable Business Success
Procurement Transformation in a Private Equity Context
Bernd Huber
Ph.D.
Head Sourcing Center of Excellence
Google
Sessions:
Guided Auctions using Machine Learning
Steve Jeffery
Director of Strategic Sourcing & Client Success
4 Degrees North
Sessions:
No More Playing it by Ear When It Comes to Collaborative Negotiations
Aaron M. Jones
President
Bastian Solutions
Sessions:
Leveraging Material Handling: Essential Strategies for Maximizing Your Automation Investment
Tim Jones
Director, Strategic Sourcing
Google
Sessions:
Sourcing Strategically in a High-Growth Environment
Jerri Kapelka
CPSM, CPSD
Manager of Certification
Institute for Supply Management
Sessions:
CPSM® Exam Updates: What They Mean to You
ISM Certifications: Gain the Skills You Need to Succeed
Jesse Kielhorn
Technical Cloud Evangelist
Google Cloud Platform
Sessions:
How Google Helps Power Supply Chains
Kaitlyn Krigbaum
Sourcing Analyst
Source One Management
Sessions:
Orchestrating a Successful Procurement Transformation: A Symphony of Recruiting, Branding and Leading
Robert Kuhn
Senior Director
Kuhn Associates Sustainability Advisors, LLC
Sessions:
Measuring What Matters — Simple Steps to Track Sustainable Procurement
Matthew Kuper
Director of National Accounts
Bastian Solutions
Sessions:
Leveraging Material Handling: Essential Strategies for Maximizing Your Automation Investment
Michael Lanning
General Manager
C.H. Robinson
Sessions:
Trends and Transportation: Getting to the Next Level
Stephany Lapierre
CEO
Tealbook
Sessions:
Increased speed, quality and agility: Unlocking the upside of AI
Trent Lara
Operations Performance Manager
Pacific Gas and Electric
Sessions:
Young, Energized and Taking Supply Management by Storm
Craig Laufer
Vice President, Strategic Partners
Nielsen
Sessions:
Creating Value Through Strategic Partnerships
Nick Lazzara
Executive Search Lead
MRA Global Sourcing
Sessions:
Orchestrating a Successful Procurement Transformation: A Symphony of Recruiting, Branding and Leading
Brooks Levering
Vice President
A.T. Kearney
Sessions:
Changing the Perception of Procurement in Marketing
Ann Libbey
Strategic Sourcing Operations Manager
Facebook
Sessions:
Sourcing Strategically in a High-Growth Environment
Diane Lin
Director, Global Sourcing and Supplier Relations
Starbucks Coffee Company
Sessions:
Ten Principals for Successfully Navigating the Ethical Rough Seas of Supply Management
Kyle Lindelof
Senior Director of Food & Beverage
Brinker International
Sessions:
Direct Procurement: Transitioning from Tactical Purchasing to Strategic Supply Chain Management
Shawn P. Malone
Vice President, Sourcing
GE Appliances, a Haier Company
Sessions:
Combative to Collaborative: The Evolution of Sourcing at GE Appliances
John Manning
Associate Director Sourcing Compliance
Zimmer Biomet
Sessions:
Implementing a Risk Management Initiative
Alexander “Sandy” McKissick
Director, Global Commercial Procurement
Pfizer Inc.
Sessions:
Scaled Analytics: Sourcing Pharma’s Analytics Needs at Scale
Curt Miller
Operating Partner
CAM Advisors, LLC
Sessions:
Procurement Transformation in a Private Equity Context
Steve Miller
Chair
CPO and Head of Facility Management
P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Sessions:
Navigating and Networking ISM2018
Making the Decision: Distributor Label Versus Supplier Direct Purchases
Grayson Mitchell
Area Sales Manager
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Sessions:
Supply Management Talent Rings the Bell on Rotational Programs
Chris Murawski
Chief Procurement Officer
ABM Industries
Sessions:
CPO Town Hall and Networking Event
Sean S. Murphy
Chief Executive Officer
Lootok, LTD
Sessions:
Managing Complexity to Increase Competitive Advantage
Lessons learned from rolling out a global supply chain risk and resiliency program
Frederick (Eric) Narsolis
Head of Sourcing – Americas Region
HERE Technologies
Sessions:
Your impact in 100 days
Nora Neibergall
CPSM, CPSD, C.P.M.
SVP
Institute for Supply Management
Sessions:
CPSM® Exam Updates: What They Mean to You
Anthony S. Nieves
CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P., CFPM
Chair
ISM Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, Five Star Home Health, Inc., Riviera Hospitality, LLC, Convergence Investments, LLC
Sessions:
Economic Update – Report On Business® Semiannual Forecast
Meena Niranjan
Senior Manager, Procurement Center of Excellence
Staples
Sessions:
Value of the Procurement Center of Excellence
Scott Ottenheimer
Vice President
QBE
Sessions:
Orchestrating a Successful Procurement Transformation: A Symphony of Recruiting, Branding and Leading
Suraj T.M. Prashad
MBA, CPSM
Assistant Vice President – Strategic Insurance Services, Global Procurement
MetLife
Sessions:
Breaking Through in New Complex Services Categories
Tom Raftery
Global VP, Futurist & Internet of Things Evangelist
SAP
Sessions:
Evolution of Procurement to become a Value Driver - The Future of the CPO
Tim Reeve
President
Reeve Consulting
Sessions:
Measuring What Matters — Simple Steps to Track Sustainable Procurement
Elizabeth Richter
CPSM
SCLP
Flex
Sessions:
Supply Management Talent Rings the Bell on Rotational Programs
Erin Riley
Information, Analytics & Systems Director
University of California
Sessions:
Keeping Up With the Digital Procurement Transformation
Jeanne Chan Rineer
C.P.M.
Senior Group Manager, Camera Procurement
Apple
Sessions:
Supply Management Talent Rings the Bell on Rotational Programs
Ron Rod
VP Solutions and Advisory
Resources Global Professionals
Sessions:
Robotic Processing — The Next Phase for Fulfillment
Catherine Rodgers
ISM Ethics Committee Chair
ISM Ethics Committee
Sessions:
Ten Principals for Successfully Navigating the Ethical Rough Seas of Supply Management
Dale S. Rogers
Ph.D.
ON Semiconductor Professor of Business
Arizona State University
Sessions:
Blockchain and Supply Management
Zac Rogers
Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
Sessions:
Five Archetypes of Cybersecurity Breaches in the Supply Base
Vee Sandu
Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing
Box
Sessions:
Forward Thinking Applied through Box’s Business Model
Mindfulness 101
Tanner Ryan
Logistics Process Analyst
Shell Corporation
Sessions:
Young, Energized and Taking Supply Chain By Storm
Chris Sawchuk
Principal and Global Procurement Advisory Practice Leader
The Hackett Group
Sessions:
“Architecting” an Improved Procurement Capability to Enable Business Success
Beverly Schembri
Director of Operations
Accenture
Sessions:
Bringing Your Authentic Self to Work and Its Challenges
Ron Schnur
CPSM
VP – Industrialization & Contract Mfg
DanoneWave Food Company
Sessions:
CPO Town Hall and Networking Event
Tania Seary
Founder
Procurious
Sessions:
From the Amazon to the Moon: The Possibilities for Procurement
Mahmood Shah
Director – IT Offshore Labor. Global Procurement
MetLife
Sessions:
Breaking Through in New Complex Services Categories
Sharndeep Singh
CPSM
Category Manager
Johnson Controls
Sessions:
Young, Energized and Taking Supply Chain By Storm
Brian Slobodow
Operating Executive
Golden Gate Capital
Sessions:
Procurement Transformation in a Private Equity Context
Christopher Sower
CPSM, C.P.M.
President
Sower & Associates
Sessions:
Systems, Silos and Change: Implications for Supply Chain Managers
Victor Sower
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Sam Houston State University
Sessions:
Systems, Silos and Change: Implications for Supply Chain Managers
Jackie Stafford
Vice President, Global Procurement
Pfizer, Inc.
Sessions:
Process and Digital Technology Opportunities in Procurement
Deborah K. Stanton
Executive Managing Director
CAPS Research
Sessions:
Managing Complexity to Increase Competitive Advantage
Peter Steuer
Manager, Indirect Procurement — Logistics and Warehousing
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Sessions:
Constant Change vs Set Pricing: How Toyota Procurement Utilizes Core Principles to Establish a Logistics Pricing Model to Support an Ever-Changing Route Design
Raja Subramanian
Director, Category Management
Direct Energy
Sessions:
Driving Efficiency — When to Deploy Technology and When to Focus on “Blocking and Tackling”
Lauren Sylvester
Manager, Cargo Air Acquisitions
United States Postal Service
Sessions:
Young, Energized and Taking Supply Chain By Storm
Todd Taylor
Professor
Arizona State University
Sessions:
Blockchain Platforms for Direct Materials Procurement
Meghan Truchan
CPSM
Head of Procurement
Bain Capital, LP
Sessions:
Careers with Impact in Supply Chain
Tony Uphoff
President and CEO
Thomas
Sessions:
Young, Energized and Taking Supply Management by Storm
Michael Urick
PhD
Graduate Director of the Master of Science in Management
St. Vincent College
Sessions:
Intergenerational Challenges in the Workplace — A Tennessee Excursion into Leadership, Followership and Mentorship
Linsey A. Vasilenko
Director of Logistics
Schneider Electric
Sessions:
Careers with Impact in Supply Chain
The Supply Chain Control Tower Leads to Customer Centricity
Dr. Marcell Vollmer
Chief Digital Officer
SAP Ariba
Sessions:
Evolution of Procurement to become a Value Driver - The Future of the CPO
John Wang
Director, Portfolio Procurement,
Centerbridge Partners
Sessions:
Procurement Transformation in a Private Equity Context
Jane Wanklyn
Vice President
A.T. Kearney
Sessions:
How Will Corporations’ Procurement Departments Respond to the Return of Inflation?
Richard Waugh
VP, Corporate Development
Zycus
Sessions:
All In On Analytics – Running Your Procurement Organization by the Dashboard Lights
Jeff Wood
SVP & President – Asia Pacific
Allegion
Sessions:
Enabling Profitability and Growth with Data in a Global P&L
Rosanna Yang
Director, Procurement & Analytic Solutins
A.T. Kearney
Sessions:
Fine Tuning External Workforce Management - Nashville Style
Susanna Zhu
Chief Procurement Officer
The Hershey Company