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— Patricia CovingtonExecutive Director – ReCon General ManagementCummins Patricia Covington currently serves as the Executive Director of Global Integrated Aftermarket Supply Chain for Cummins, Inc. Over her 26-year career at Cummins, Patricia has effectively led and supported various parts of the business across multiple functions including Planning, Marketing and Operations. Grounded in Planning and Logistics, Patricia is a key global leader for Cummins. With a successful track record in Integrated Supply Chain, Patricia shares her career journey as an example for underrepresented employees to know they can flourish in and contribute to building and nurturing the right environment. Over her…

— Sidra TufailDirector Supply Chain Operations Customer ServicePhilip Morris International Sidra is a mechanical engineer and a supply chain enthusiast with 18 years of experience in manufacturing and planning across multiple geographies including Asia, Europe, and the Americas. After starting her career in manufacturing with Unilever, Sidra joined Philip Morris International in 2017. Since, she has held various positions in operations and supply chain, thereby proactively contributing to achieving the company’s vision of delivering a smoke-free future. In response to global supply chain disruptions, she has been involved in supply chain transformation projects, the deployment of SC solutions, and associated…

This is a must-attend session for demand & inventory planning teams that are seeking to improve their forecasting accuracy and overall decision-making processes. We will cover the Top 10 Challenges facing teams today and provide practical tips for managing: — Diane SherwoodFormer BestBuy & CarParts.com Executive, SVP Global ServicesAlgo Diane Sherwood is a dynamic leader with a distinguished career spanning over two decades in merchandising, inventory operations, demand planning, and omni-channel management. Currently serving as SVP of Global Services at Algo, Diane is known for her strategic vision and ability to drive high-performing teams toward exceptional results. Her experience includes…

Join Jose de la Garza, North America’s Vice President of Supply Chain at Ash Grove, and Carlos Centurion, President of River Logic, as they explore how Ash Grove, a leader in sustainable construction materials, used River Logic’s Value Chain Optimization (VCO) solution to transform its network design and tackle the industry complexity. Jose will share real-world use cases highlighting the cement industry’s evolution, the move towards sustainability, and integrating financial and environmental goals into supply chain strategies. Discover actionable insights and learn how Ash Grove’s innovative approach sets a new standard in network strategy. — Carlos CenturionPresidentRiver Logic Jose de…

This session will explore how Specialty Bolt & Screw (SBS) wanted to improve their forecasting, distribution, production and purchase planning and how they successfully now balance its global supply chain with weeks long supply lead times, with short delivery lead times of 2 to 3 hours from receiving the order, through their efficient inventory management practice. Hear best practices and insights around how to gain: — Dr. Madhav DurbhaGroup Vice President, CPG & ManufacturingRELEX Solutions Matt LarssonVice President, Supply Chain OperationsSpecialty Bolt and Screw (SBS)

Heidi BenkoVice President of Product Management & StrategyInfor Nexus Michael KnightPresident and CEOEndries International

— Panelists: Tushar BhallaCTOCloudPaths Dhaval DesaiSenior Director, Group Engineering LeadMicrosoft Ryan ChristensenVP of Supply ChainBehr Paint Co.

Delve into the transformative power of generative AI in modern logistics. Hear firsthand how the collaborative efforts between TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson, and Microsoft have optimized global supply chains using advanced generative AI tools. Key takeaways include: — Jordan KassPresidentC.H. Robinson | TMC Jeff DavidsonGeneral Manager of Global Devices Customer Supply ChainMicrosoft

— Jeff Tazelaar Global ISC Innovation Director Dow Jeffrey Tazelaar is the Global ISC Innovation Director leading the Digital Fulfillment Center team at Dow. In this role he leads a group of innovation experts located in a world class digital center on the next generation of technologies, processes and organization alignment that will drive best in class customer and employee experience across Demand Planning to Fulfill. Prior to this role Jeff was in Enterprise Architecture and Global Leader in SC Visibility where he set the strategy and global technology standards for visibility, track, trace and authentication technologies associated with Dow’s…

— Justin SorkinVP, Head of North America Commercial OperationsP&G Justin is a commercially focused, end-to-end supply chain leader with extensive experience with both customers and suppliers across businesses and regions. Justin has worked at P&G for 14 years and is currently serving as the Vice President, Head of North America Commercial Operations. Prior to joining P&G, Justin worked at Dell in operations and customer experience. Justin has a strong foundation in supply chain planning, manufacturing, and logistics. He is known for leading transformational change, developing winning culture, and building strong organizations. Justin prides himself of being a genuine, approachable leader…

— Bill BentonCo-founderGAINSystems

The pace of technology changes is outpacing many organizations’ ability to understand and prepare for its impact on supply chain employee experience and performance. Deploying the same adoption strategies supply chains have used for prior technologies will fail to deliver results. In this workshop learn how organizations can learn to thrive in a Generative AI future to reimagine S&OP — eliminating silos and removing decision latency. By replacing sequential processes with digital insights organizations can:     • Facilitate budgeting & departmental alignment     • Transform meetings into data-driven sessions     • Enable planners, sales, operations or even finance to…

In a landscape defined by increased change and complexity, supply chain management demands a strategic integration of Decision Intelligence. Decision Intelligence, which sits at the intersection of data, AI, and automation, enables companies to make faster and better decisions and build their supply chains into a competitive advantage. Join Fred Laluyaux, CEO and President of Aera Technology to hear how customers are leveraging the Aera Decision Cloud™ to modernize and automate their supply chains, propel productivity and profitability, and advance towards an autonomous supply chain. — Fred LaluyauxPresident & CEOAera Technology Sasha KoffFormer Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Data Analytics…

— Anders MaudalVice President of Sales, North AmericaBlume Global John BrennanDirector Automotive & Discrete ManufacturingBlume Global

Hear how world-class companies including The Kraft Heinz Company, Haas Automation and Refresco rely on SAP to help balance customer focus with a connected supply chain. This session will offer perspectives from a consumer products brand owner, an original equipment manufacturer, and a co-manufacturing partner on how they are aligning their supply chains with customer insights to ensure that they can meet demand efficiently while also responding to changing market dynamics. — Moderator: Val BlattChief Revenue Officer, SAP Business NetworkSAP Panelists: Janelle OrozcoChief Procurement and Sustainability OfficerKraft Heinz Ian CluderayVice President Supply Chain ManagementHaas Automation Andrew FarleyNorth America Information Systems…