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Innovating with Empathy: How People-Centric Automation Will Enhance Retail’s Future
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Innovating with Empathy: How People-Centric Automation Will Enhance Retail’s Future

September 20, 2023

Prathibha Rajashekhar currently serves as Senior Vice President of Innovation & Automation at Walmart U.S., where she and her team are responsible for transforming the company’s end-to-end supply chain and store operations through the advancement of high-tech capabilities. This includes modernizing the company’s facilities with state-of-the-art automation designed to enhance the work environment for associates. It also includes digitizing the in-store experience with next generation solutions such as touchless checkout, digital shelf labels and more.

Prior to this role, Prathibha served as Senior Vice President, Private Brands and Sourcing at Sam’s Club where she led the development of Member’s Mark products that drove member advocacy and profitable growth for the business. During her time at Sam’s Club, she also served as Vice President/ DMM for Baby, HBA & OTC categories, responsible for identifying great items and bringing them to life at the best value for Sams’ members.

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Mastering Disruption: How One of the World’s Largest Healthcare Companies is Navigating Market Challenges to Ensure Patients Receive the Products They Need
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Mastering Disruption: How One of the World’s Largest Healthcare Companies is Navigating Market Challenges to Ensure Patients Receive the Products They Need

September 21, 2023

Kathryn E. Wengel (Kathy) is Executive Vice President, Chief Technical Operations & Risk Officer for Johnson & Johnson, and a member of the Company’s Executive Committee. She has significant healthcare, operations and global business expertise – with more than three decades of experience in leadership positions at Johnson & Johnson.

In her current role, Kathy is responsible for the continued strengthening of the Company’s core technical operations and risk management capabilities. She leads key technical operations functions, including: Procurement, Engineering & Property Services, Sustainability and cross-sector Supply Chain teams focused on standards, services, strategic programs and data science, as well as critical risk functions, including: Quality & Compliance, Health Care Compliance, Environmental Health & Safety, Global Security and Global Brand Protection. A strong developer of globally diverse teams, Kathy also plays an important role with external stakeholders to advance critical risk management, resilience and technical operations priorities on behalf of Johnson & Johnson and the healthcare industry.

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Delivering the Impossible: How to Drive Value Chain Competitive Advantage Led by ESG
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Delivering the Impossible: How to Drive Value Chain Competitive Advantage Led by ESG

September 21, 2023

Hear how fully integrating ESG across the organization can drive Supply Chain performance, whilst delivering sustainable, profitable growth.

Ewan Andrew, Diageo’s President, Global Supply & Procurement & Chief Sustainability Officer, offers learnings from the global drinks producer on how evolving its ecosystem has enabled them to drive Supply Chain performance, aligned to an ambitious 2030 sustainability vision.

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Fireside Chat: Rising to the Challenge of New Supply Chain Business Realities
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Fireside Chat: Rising to the Challenge of New Supply Chain Business Realities

September 21, 2023

Mario Rivera is CVS Health’s SVP and Chief Supply Chain & Logistics Officer. He is responsible for developing and executing the company’s strategy to transform their supply chain network to become America’s premier health and wellness destination. He leads teams in transportation & logistics, distribution center operations, inventory management, omnichannel fulfillment, and network strategy & engineering.

Mario has more than two decades of experience in roles of increasing responsibility, primarily within the Healthcare industry – from MedTech to Life Sciences to Retail/Pharmacy. He has extensive leadership expertise driving business transformation globally including in the U.S., Latin America, Asia and Europe.

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Delivering Differentiated Results: Key Questions to Consider During a Supply Chain Transformation
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Delivering Differentiated Results: Key Questions to Consider During a Supply Chain Transformation

September 21, 2023

Peter Gibbons joined 3M in November 2021 as group president of Enterprise Supply Chain, which brings together manufacturing and supply chain, and is focused on optimizing the customer experience through end-to-end aligned and agile operations.

Prior to 3M, Peter served as chief executive officer of TireHub, a joint venture last mile distributor between Bridgestone and Goodyear. Possessing a wealth of experience in manufacturing and supply chain operations, Peter previously held senior-level executive positions at Mattel, Starbucks, and ICI Paints. His growth mindset, inclusive leadership, and orientation toward developing talent and culture has helped him lead highly successful complex changes and significant transformation.

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Welcome Day Panel: Supporting the Women Who Make Our Supply Chain Organizations Work
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Welcome Day Panel: Supporting the Women Who Make Our Supply Chain Organizations Work

October 11, 2023

At NASCES23 we recorded a panel on supporting the women who make supply chain organizations work.

Give this a listen to hear supply chain leaders discussing, debating, comparing, and contrasting options in the New Normal of Work when we talk about supporting working caregivers, employee mental health programs, work-life balance, flexibility and moving away from one-size-fits-all thinking,
maternity leave, post-maternity leave reintegration, and more.

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Revolutionizing the Supply Chain: Accelerating the Manufacturing Process Through Development and Innovation
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Revolutionizing the Supply Chain: Accelerating the Manufacturing Process Through Development and Innovation

October 11, 2023

Martina Ryall has more than 25 years of progressive experience in Pfizer, and currently leads Strategy and Operational Excellence within Pfizer Global Supply. She is responsible for the Strategic design and optimization of the Manufacturing site network to deliver products that bring breakthrough to patients’ lives, including Business Development and Product Sourcing and Operational Excellence and the Pfizer Integrated Manufacturing Excellence ecosystem.

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Building Sustainability into Our Company from Procurement to Processes to Final Purchase of Our Product
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Building Sustainability into Our Company from Procurement to Processes to Final Purchase of Our Product

October 11, 2023

Fernando Hernandez is vice president of Supplier Performance for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) in the Global Supply Chain and Integration organization.  Named to this position in April 2023, Fernando leads a multi-disciplined organization responsible for proactively managing the quality and health BDS’s global network of suppliers.  He is responsible for ensuring supplier adherence to delivering the highest quality products and services to BDS customers in compliance with customer requirements and Boeing’s rigorous Quality Management System. As part of this role, Fernando oversees policymaking, advanced quality planning, supplier surveillance and performance, source inspection and ongoing continuous improvement efforts across the supply chain.

Fernando began his career at Boeing as a part of the Boeing Business Intern Program. He has worked for The Boeing Company for more than 20 years and his career has spanned numerous supply chain and operational responsibilities across Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Global Services and Enterprise Services.

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Fireside Chat: PMI Downstream Supply Chain Journey: Stepping up Visibility, Response and Partner Programs
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Fireside Chat: PMI Downstream Supply Chain Journey: Stepping up Visibility, Response and Partner Programs

October 11, 2023

Sidra is a mechanical engineer and a supply chain enthusiast with more than 16 years of experience in manufacturing and planning across multiple geographies including Asia, Europe, and North America.

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 planning, 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 digital solutions, and associated change management.

In her current role as Director Operations Customer Services Latin American and Canada (Supply Chain), Sidra’s main focus area is ensuring service superiority in markets with high innovation portfolios. Her key focus areas are: planning and response, loss elimination across the value chain (B2B & B2C) and in-market customer collaboration programs.

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Focusing on the Next Generation of Supply Chain
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Focusing on the Next Generation of Supply Chain

October 11, 2023

David is a thought leader and industry expert in the field of Global Supply Chain. David spent 23 years with Microsoft Corporation as General Manager of Global Supply Chain and Supply Chain Technology officer, he was involved in every product launch from Windows 2000 through to the most recent Surface and Xbox products. He has built and managed numerous global teams, has led across multiple disciplines including Manufacturing, Strategic Sourcing, Fulfillment and Logistics, Forecasting, Planning and Channel Management. He has played a key role in major acquisitions including Nokia, built world class teams and continuously evolved Microsoft’s Supply Chain capabilities in a multi-channel environment.

As Supply Chain Technology Officer David was additionally responsible for determining the next generation of technologies that could augment and enable Supply Chain capabilities. In this capacity he worked with numerous Private Equity and Venture Capital partners to understand potential opportunities and the overall industry landscape for technology in Supply Chain.

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Embracing Turbulent Times as a Catalyst for Procurement Transformation
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Embracing Turbulent Times as a Catalyst for Procurement Transformation

October 12, 2023

Dawn Green is the North America Procurement Vice President for Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and digital automation. She leads a team of highly dynamic and experienced professionals, supporting revenue of $6.4B in the North America region year to date. Her focus includes raw materials, fabricated components, and electronics across 35 factories. With her ability to embrace change and resilience, she has led the Procurement transformation during a tough Supply Chain crisis, supporting Schneider Electric to not only stay ahead of competitors, but also achieve 15% organic growth in the first half of 2023. Prior to this, she was the Procurement and Supply Chain Vice President at ARRIS.

She is an accomplished global procurement and supply chain management business leader with a record for driving business growth and operational efficiency. Her engineering background brings a unique value to product manufacturing and supplier negotiations. She has a proven ability to link data analytics with strategic thinking to advise company leaders on the long-term impact of actions and her voice is one of trust.

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Driving Change in the Retail Supply Chain
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Driving Change in the Retail Supply Chain

October 12, 2023

Ed Oldham, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Chief Supply Chain Officer, joined PetSmart in May 2022.  In this role Ed is responsible for several thousand associates across PetSmart’s US and Canada DCs.  Prior to PetSmart, he served as Senior Vice President of Inventory and Planning at Petco.

Ed has more than 25 years of experience in retail, CPG and consulting. Serving in many different leadership roles at companies including Walmart, Ernst & Young and Walgreens, Ed’s experience spans store operations, transportation, merchandising, replenishment, planning, strategy and program management.

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Powerful Alliances: Working with Our Partners Internally and Externally to Streamline Supply Chain Processes
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Powerful Alliances: Working with Our Partners Internally and Externally to Streamline Supply Chain Processes

October 11, 2023

Jessica Kipp is the Senior Vice President, Head of HP’s Supply Chain Markets and Logistics organization. She is responsible for driving the strategic direction and execution of HP’s complete order-to-cash customer and partner experience. She oversees a largely outsourced, integrated logistics operation for all personal systems and print products. A transformational business leader, Jessica’s mission is to unlock enterprise value by optimizing the end-to-end value chain through digital transformation and operational excellence. Jessica advocates HP’s Sustainability objectives in partnership with our Logistics Service Providers.

Prior to her current role, she was responsible for HP’s Global Logistics Operations which included overseeing international and domestic transportations, customs, and warehousing.  This accountability spanned from global and regional factories all the way to final mile delivery placing HP’s technology in the hands of our customers. She led her team through transforming the supply chain, resulting in significant cost reductions, improved efficiencies, and risk mitigation in an uncertain and dynamic market.

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Fireside Chat: Supply Chain Interrupted: How Disruption Shaping has Helped Corning Proactively Drive Improved Cash Flow, Operational Efficiency, Resiliency and Sustainability in the Supply Chain
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Fireside Chat: Supply Chain Interrupted: How Disruption Shaping has Helped Corning Proactively Drive Improved Cash Flow, Operational Efficiency, Resiliency and Sustainability in the Supply Chain

October 11, 2023

As Corning’s Chief Procurement Officer, Nolan leads Corning’s Global Supply Management (GSM) operations team. He is focused on enhancing value creation and managing supply chain risk in each of Corning’s businesses by driving deep engagement with GSM global service offerings, category teams, and its logistics control tower.  He is also operationalizing the function’s digital transformation.  Nolan has rich experience in glass and ceramics serving optical communications, life sciences, automotive, and pharmaceutical packaging industries.  He is a graduate of UNC Wilmington’s Cameron School of Business.

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Sustainability in Procurement
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Sustainability in Procurement

October 12, 2023

Melani Wilson Smith is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MDWSCo, an advisory and impact investment organization based in the United States. After nearly 30 years in industry, Melani founded MDWSCo to offer businesses Supply Chain, Procurement and Operations expertise and to help them scale for value delivery.

Prior to founding MDWSCo, Melani was the Chief Procurement Officer for PepsiCo. Melani led global procurement teams across PepsiCo to deliver supply assurance and productivity, grow supplier relationships and to build strategic capabilities, helping to drive PepsiCo’s growth.

Throughout her career, Melani has held roles of increasing responsibility including Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations teams across the consumer products and pharmaceuticals industries with Novo Nordisk, Mondelēz International, Merck & Co., Pfizer and Procter & Gamble. Melani has worked in the US and Europe and is recognized as a thought leader in organization and culture transformation.

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DTC – A Look at How Mattel is Optimizing this Channel for Growth Across Commercial, IT, and Global Supply Chain
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DTC – A Look at How Mattel is Optimizing this Channel for Growth Across Commercial, IT, and Global Supply Chain

October 12, 2023

Greg is responsible for all physical goods movement, information flows, and logistics procurement activities that contribute to Mattel’s purpose of creating innovative products that inspire, entertain, and develop children through play.

He oversees the overall business management of Mattel’s logistics, distribution, transportation, and logistics procurement activities worldwide. This work includes the operation of Mattel’s global network of 38 Regional Distribution Centers, 6 DTC Distribution Centers, Asia Logistics operations, 2 Consolidated Cross Dock Centers, and a Global Transportation network executing over 12 million customer deliveries across all channels and brands.

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