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AI in Supply Chains: Today’s Real-World Applications and What is Still to Come — A Conversation with Experts from Ernst & Young LLP
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AI in Supply Chains: Today’s Real-World Applications and What is Still to Come — A Conversation with Experts from Ernst & Young LLP

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with two of Ernst & Young LLP’s supply chain leaders to talk about how AI is shaping supply chain operations today, what we can look forward to in the near future, and also where our current use cases are tempering some of the more hyperbolic expectations while also illustrating real-world capabilities that are going to change the way businesses approach data-intensive tasks throughout their value chain and S&OP processes. Takshay Aggarwal and Parag Jategaonkar have more than 45 years of experience between them helping companies bring new technologies into their existing systems and processes, and their enthusiasm for where AI can transform supply chains is palpable. To hear what they have to say, give this episode a listen!

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Becoming a “Best in Class” Supply Chain Network to Deliver More Medicines to More Patients, Faster
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Becoming a “Best in Class” Supply Chain Network to Deliver More Medicines to More Patients, Faster

Catalina Vargas is the Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain and as such plays a strategic role in driving enterprise initiatives.

Catalina has more than 20 years of experience in the biopharma industry and has held positions of increasing responsibility in a range of local, regional and global roles in global strategic sourcing and procurement as well as manufacturing; she has also served as the Chief of Staff to the CEO prior to current role and also as a product portfolio leader.

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How AI is Changing Supply Chain Risk Management — A Conversation with Serena Peirson of ParkourSC
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How AI is Changing Supply Chain Risk Management — A Conversation with Serena Peirson of ParkourSC

ParkourSC delivers agility and transparency in supply chain operations for pharmaceutical, life sciences, and biologics companies, to drive strategic innovation and resilience, enable timely decisions, narrow demand and supply variances, and increase revenue.

Our digital supply chain operations platform improves patient outcomes by ensuring compliance, quality, and timely delivery of sensitive therapies. The platform provides a “command center” to predict at-risk situations in the supply chain by monitoring the performance of every entity, flagging quality and compliance risks, automating workflows across organizations, fostering collaboration to resolve issues and prevent waste, and to bridge the gap in planning and execution cycles by automatically delivering real-time updates to planners.

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Connected Supply Chain Planning for the Life Sciences — A Conversation with Bob Honer of Anaplan
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Connected Supply Chain Planning for the Life Sciences — A Conversation with Bob Honer of Anaplan

Robert “Bob” Honer is a seasoned professional with a solid background in finance, supply chain management, and software solutions. He currently holds the position of Senior Director, Supply Chain Practice at Anaplan where he leverages his vast experience to develop effective supply chain strategies and support new software launches. Robert’s education background includes a Masters degree in Finance and Supply Chain Management from Syracuse University. Prior to joining Anaplan, Robert spent over a decade at Blue Yonder, serving in various supply chain-focused leadership roles.

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Fireside Chat: The Transformational Journey to Building Resilient Supply Chains
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Fireside Chat: The Transformational Journey to Building Resilient Supply Chains

Marsha McIntosh-Hamilton is the President of North America Supply at Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol. Diageo has an outstanding collection of more than 200 brands, including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit, Smirnoff, Cîroc, Ketel One, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. In this session, Marsha will discuss shifting to a ‘one business’ mindset for a true demand-supply integration. As well as building resiliency and agility across supply networks should be a priority for organizations

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Building Responsiveness for Growth
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Building Responsiveness for Growth

Anup Dutt is the VP Technical Director Consumer & Professional Product Divisions at L’Oreal. Anup is an accomplished Industrial Operations Director with extensive experience in leading development and launch of greenfield manufacturing sites, managing consolidation, and transforming existing operations. He has a proven track record of driving business continuity in response to major external and internal events.

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How AI and Digitization is Shaping the Way Supply Chain is Managed
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How AI and Digitization is Shaping the Way Supply Chain is Managed

Saad has 20 years of experience in E2E supply chain roles, across various consumer goods organizations, in multiple international and US locations. Saad has a passion for leading global supply organizations, digitization, process improvement, operational excellence, and transformational programs. Saad started his career with Unilever moving to British American Tobacco and currently working for Reckitt. He has held roles across entire supply chain including roles in engineering, plant operations, demand and supply planning, projects management, quality, logistics, warehousing, and customer services. He has work experience in different geographies across the globe which give him a unique perspective of different markets and global supply challenges.

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Bart Talloen — An Exciting New Chapter with World Economic Forum
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Bart Talloen — An Exciting New Chapter with World Economic Forum

Bart Talloen is a senior executive supply chain leader with thirty five years of global experience in Asia, Europe, and North America. His expertise and achievements in supply chain strategy and leadership, continuous improvement, and technology innovation are broadly recognized. He is the recipient of multiple awards, including most recently the “2023 Manufacturing Leader of the Year Award” from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) & Manufacturing Leadership Council (MLC) for his transformational leadership throughout his career.

During his career in pharmaceuticals Rx, OTC, consumer goods, and medical devices, Bart managed large E2E manufacturing and supply chain networks (including procurement, planning, manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution); acquired and divested businesses and manufacturing operations; lead strategy and technology innovation teams; and oversaw large scale business transformation programs. He also successfully executed an FDA Consent Decree and re-certified multiple sites.

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Leading for Sustainability: Effective Strategies for Transformative Leadership
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Leading for Sustainability: Effective Strategies for Transformative Leadership

Heather Daniels is the Vice President of Environment, Safety, Health and Sustainability for Lockheed Martin Corporation. She leads the organization responsible for setting policy and developing programs that support the corporation’s commitments to provide a safe and healthful working environment, to operate in a manner that conserves natural resources, and to provide for the long-term stewardship of our environmental, social and financial capital.

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Tackling Scope 3 and Supply Chain Sustainability at the Crossroads of New Regulations and ESG Goals
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Tackling Scope 3 and Supply Chain Sustainability at the Crossroads of New Regulations and ESG Goals

In this session, we will uncover some common challenges when building or scaling ESG programs, as well as best practices and approaches for measuring, reporting, and mitigating Scope 3 emissions. Join us to learn more about: Amanda ZalkSenior Strategic Account ExecutivesEcoVadis Amanda has driven sustainable behavior changes since her earliest days. With a background in carbon-emission mitigation policy and international relations, Amanda is passionate about harnessing the power of global business for positive change. Now at EcoVadis, Amanda partners with the world’s largest Financial and Legal Services organizations to leverage sustainability as a performance and value driver for procurement as…

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Food Visibility and Traceability — A Conversation with Louis-Olivier Roy of OPTEL Group
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Food Visibility and Traceability — A Conversation with Louis-Olivier Roy of OPTEL Group

At North American Food Safety & Quality 2023 we sat down with Louis-Olivier Roy of OPTEL Group to talk about one of the most important challenges and opportunities facing FSQ professional today: Being able to see their products from one end of the value chain to the other. New regulations are coming online that demand Food Safety and Quality teams be able to document everything that happens to the food under their responsibility, but beyond compliance, knowing the quality and quantity of goods at all stages of the journey from farm to fork offer a wide range of advantages and capabilities that generate real ROI. In an evolving regulatory environment where getting data from suppliers is going beyond a best practice to become a requirement, what does treating compliance as the starting point rather than the finish line look like? How can FSQ data collected at this granular level help other parts of the business achieve their goals as well? For all this and more, give this episode a listen!

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Fireside Chat: What Does the Future of Technology Look Like for Supply Chain Leaders?
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Fireside Chat: What Does the Future of Technology Look Like for Supply Chain Leaders?

Dave Clark has more than 20 years of business leadership experience at Amazon. Throughout his career, Dave has built a reputation for logistical excellence, strategic and long-term thinking, a high degree of integrity, and a deep commitment to serving customers.

Dave began his career at Amazon in 1999 as an Operations Manager, working his way up to become the CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business in 2021. While holding significant leadership roles, Dave was the driving force behind the development and expansion of Amazon’s fulfillment and logistics programs, which have become the backbone of the company’s retail business.

He also oversaw several key divisions, including online stores, physical stores, third-party seller marketplaces, and the Amazon Prime subscription business, generating more than 75% of Amazon’s revenue in the first quarter of 2022. Dave helped define the vision for Amazon’s commitment to carbon neutrality as well, presenting a TED Talk in 2020 entitled: Amazon’s climate pledge to be net-zero by 2040.

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Fireside Chat: Transforming the Supply Chain Ecosystem in The Digital Era
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Fireside Chat: Transforming the Supply Chain Ecosystem in The Digital Era

Gabriel Arreaga joined Kroger in 2020 with deep supply chain leadership experience. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of supply chain for Mondelez International, Inc. There, he led a team of more than 14,000 employees within a network of 41 internal and external factories, 49 fulfillment centers, direct-to-store branches, logistics and product development. He also served as global vice president of operations for Stanley Black and Decker and held numerous leadership roles at Unilever, including vice president of food and beverage operations.

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From Commitments to Action: Embedding Sustainability into the Way We Work
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From Commitments to Action: Embedding Sustainability into the Way We Work

Donna Warton is the Corporate VP, Supply Chain & Sustainability for Microsoft.

Prior to this role, Donna was the General Manager of Microsoft Devices Supply Chain responsible for managing the end to end supply chain for hardware including Surface, Surface Hub, HoloLens, Xbox, Games and Accessories. With double-digit business growth, Donna led a digital supply chain transformation to scale operations, drive customer satisfaction and be a showcase for Microsoft.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Donna was VP of Global Operations for Dell where she transformed Dell’s famous configure-to-order supply chain into a segmented supply chain model unleashing improved customer experience and business value.

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