Speakers

Tim Cooper serves as Senior Vice President at Walmart Inc., where he leads the company’s Grocery Distribution network—the largest in the United States. In this role, he oversees the distribution strategy and operations supporting Walmart’s expansive food business, while also managing reusable assets, imports, consolidation, and offshore operations. His leadership ensures the reliable, efficient movement of goods at an unprecedented national scale.

Over his distinguished career at Walmart, Tim has held several senior leadership roles, including Divisional Vice President and Distribution Center General Manager, along with numerous positions across logistics and transportation operations. Across every assignment, he has delivered high performance and consistent results grounded in values-based leadership.

Tim’s influence extends beyond operations. He has served on Walmart’s President’s Inclusion Council, participated in the Criminal Justice Shared Value Network, and acted as executive sponsor for multiple mentor circles—reflecting his deep commitment to inclusion, mentorship, and community impact. Among his many professional honors, he was recognized by Savoy magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.

Prior to joining Walmart, Tim served for ten years as a United States Army Officer. A helicopter pilot and decorated combat veteran, he completed assignments in Europe, the Middle East, and multiple duty stations across the United States—experiences that shaped his disciplined, mission-focused leadership style.

Tim is also an active community leader, having served as a director or trustee for organizations including the Regional United Way, Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Committee, Meals on Wheels, Mary Martha Outreach, and the Orange County (CA) Food Bank. He has served in numerous leadership capacities within his local churches.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampton University, two Master of Science degrees from the University of Central Missouri, and a Master’s Certificate in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University.

Tim resides in Northwest Arkansas with his wife, DeLisa. He is a proud father and grandfather.

Rahquel is a Supply Chain executive with over three decades of experience, known for driving transformative results through consumer-centric innovation. Currently, she serves as L’Oréal’s North America Chief Transformation Officer, where she oversees a vast portfolio of tech-enabled, scaled productivity and digital omni-commerce initiatives. Rahquel’s impressive career includes 20+ years at P&G and international leadership roles across Western Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Joining L’Oréal USA in 2016, she rose to become Chief Operations Officer for North America, spearheading growth throughout the pandemic and transforming L’Oréal’s Supply Chain into a powerhouse, delivering record results and market leadership. Beyond her corporate role, she co-founded @KeepYourKookee, a mother-daughter podcast that elevates intergenerational conversations about relationships and womanhood. Rahquel also serves on the Board of MSC Industrial Supply and is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, underscoring her commitment to fostering an inclusive and vibrant corporate culture. She holds a degree from the University of Michigan and honorary degrees from MIT, Harvard, and CEDEP Business School.

Chris Nielsen is executive vice president of supply chain, chief supply chain officer and chief quality officer for Toyota Motor North America (TMNA).

In his role, Nielsen oversees all supply chain operations, including: purchasing, logistics, quality, integrated planning and control, innovation and strategy, service parts and accessories, and the Toyota Production System development groups.

Previously, Nielsen served as senior vice president of human resources, corporate strategy, and purchasing for Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) located in Erlanger, Kentucky. During his tenure, Nielsen’s leadership was pivotal in the “One Toyota” Headquarters initiative resulting in a successful merger of two Toyota affiliates with distinct cultures that operated separately for over 30 years. Prior to that assignment, Nielsen was president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, a vehicle assembly plant located in San Antonio, Texas. From 2003 to 2006, Nielsen served as project leader responsible for the overall design and construction of TMMTX, a $1.2 Billion project.

Nielsen joined Toyota in 1987 as a buyer at its Georgetown, Kentucky plant and progressed through a series of positions including vice president of purchasing where he was responsible for overseeing over $30 Billion in parts and materials procurement.

He was the first American to participate in the management expatriation program, a year-long management development assignment with Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in Japan in 1999.

Nielsen holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute), and an Executive Education Certificate from The Wharton School of Business. He is a member of the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing U.S. Board of Directors and serves as Chair of the Toyota Motor North America Audit Committee.

Nielsen is also a member of the National Association of Manufacturers Board of Directors (Executive Committee), Manufacturing Institute Board of Directors, Dallas Regional Chamber, Board of Directors(Executive Committee, 2019 Chair – Largest Regional Chamber in the United States), Dallas Citizens Council Board of Directors, and Texas 2036 Donor Advisory Council.

Roberto Canevari is Executive Vice President, Chief Value Chain Officer, overseeing the end-to-end
Global Supply Chain, including global Manufacturing, Fulfillment, Planning, Supplier Management,
Quality, Environment, Health & Safety, and all Global Region and Brand Value Chains across all
channels.

As a seasoned global supply chain expert and member of the company’s Executive Team, Mr.
Canevari drives innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable growth through the
development of end-to-end strategies that exceed global customer expectations. He partners closely
with R&D to ensure supply chain capabilities support and scale alongside product innovation. Mr.
Canevari strengthens supplier relationships and evolves sourcing models with a focus on safety,
sustainability, and delivering high-quality, luxurious products.

Prior to joining The Este e Lauder Companies, Mr. Canevari served as Executive Vice President of
Supply Chain, Europe at Unilever PLC. Mr. Canevari has also held senior leadership roles at
Burberry, Carrefour, Nestle , and Reckitt Benckiser, managing large-scale operations and teams
across food, home, and personal care categories.

Joanna Kostecka is the Corporate Vice President of Cloud Global Supply Chain Planning at Microsoft, where she leads end-to-end planning transformation for the company’s $100B+ cloud business. With over 20 years of executive experience at Fortune 500 companies including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, ABB Ltd., Honeywell, and Sumitomo, Joanna is recognized for delivering large-scale, AI-enabled supply chain transformations that align operations with enterprise growth.

Prior to Microsoft, Joanna served as VP of Global Planning & Materials Management at HPE, overseeing operations for its $19B hardware business. She led a multi-year transformation across process, systems, and talent—impacting revenue delivery, working capital, and customer satisfaction. At ABB and Honeywell, she spearheaded global planning, fulfillment, and NPI supply strategies in complex environments. Her expertise spans supply operations, materials management, logistics, and integrated business planning.

A Top 50 Finalist for the Supply Chain & Procurement Professional Award by OnCon Conferences, Joanna is also a graduate of HPE’s Board Readiness Program and a member of Chief, the premier network for executive women leaders. Born and raised in Poland, Joanna holds an Executive MBA from the University of Poznan and Georgia State University in Atlanta, a postgraduate degree in Management Psychology, and a master’s in European law and administration from the University of Poznan.

Becky Crane has 20 years’ experience at General Mills working across the company’s end-to-end supply chain, in multiple U.S. and international locations. Highlights include plant manager at one of our largest facilities (Hannibal, Mo.), as well as standing up a global procurement organization in Switzerland as an expat. She’s known for leveraging her breadth of experience to build bold strategies and highly effective cross-functional teams to solve problems and create long-term advantage for our businesses. Crane leads manufacturing, engineering and global safety teams with accountability for over 9,000 employees (approximately 30% of the company’s employee base). This includes responsibility over $1B in capital across the enterprise, standardizing processes, and establishing strong business partnerships to enable advantaged agility and accelerate innovation. In less than one year, her team stabilized line performance, reduced open headcount to less than 4% (industry leading), while delivering the capital plan.

Becky Crane joined General Mills in 2003 as a Distribution Management Associate at the Buffalo, N.Y., Flour Mill. Over the next 10 years, she held various roles with increasing responsibility moving around the U.S. in the process. Roles included Logistics Operations Planner (Minn.) for Yoplait, implementing a new planning system (Minn.), Logistics Manager (Avon, Iowa, and Buffalo, N.Y.), Operations Manager (Hannibal, Mo.) for Progresso Soup and Chewy Bars, and Supply Chain Development Manager (Walmart Sales; Bentonville, Ark.). Crane stepped into two Plant Manager roles – first in Vineland, N.J., and shortly thereafter was approached to lead one of General Mills? largest facilities in Hannibal, Mo. Continuing to broaden her experience, Crane embraced a unique opportunity as Director of Global Sourcing Packaging for Sourcing in Nyon, Switzerland.

Upon her return stateside, Crane joined an executive leadership team, leading Supply Chain Transformation and Business Performance Management (BPM) for the North America Retail segment. Crane then stepped into an executive business leadership role as the Supply Chain Leader for the Morning Foods Operating Unit where she had accountability for the end-to-end supply chain. Crane grew up in Golden Valley, Minn. and attended the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management where she holds degrees in Marketing and Supply Chain Management. She and her family currently reside in the Minneapolis.

Frank Sanders leads operations for Intel’s multi-billion-dollar Global Supply Chain. Across a 30+ year career, he has held engineering, business, and operational leadership roles at Intel and other companies known for operational excellence and technology innovation and is recognized as a results driven leader who brings strong operational discipline, strategic clarity, and collaborative leadership to complex global environments. Throughout his career he has driven significant improvements in delivery performance, quality, productivity, and cost structure while leading large scale transformations.

Kirsten Piacentini is Chief Supply Chain Officer at L.L.Bean, where she leads an end-to-end supply chain organization spanning planning, sourcing, manufacturing, inventory management, fulfillment, and logistics. With more than 35 years of leadership experience, she has built a reputation as a transformational executive, talent developer, and results-driven leader. Known for building high-performing teams and leading large-scale business transformation, Kirsten combines deep operational expertise with a passion for people, and culture. Throughout her career, she has driven significant improvements in profitability, inventory productivity, supply chain resilience, and organizational capability while helping L.L.Bean modernize planning and supply chain operations.

Prior to becoming Chief Supply Chain Officer, Kirsten held leadership roles across inventory management, retail allocations, merchandise financial planning, and information technology. She also launched and led L.L.Bean’s Costa Rica IT department, broadening her global leadership perspective and expertise in organizational development and change management.

Kirsten serves on the Board of Friends of Casco Bay (in Maine) and is passionate about mentoring future leaders and advancing supply chain as a strategic driver of growth, innovation, and customer value. She holds degrees in Mathematics from Smith College and Computer Science from Loyola University.

Joshua Dolan is the Senior Vice President, Demand Chain for 7-Eleven, Inc. In his role, he is responsible for expanding and optimizing 7-Eleven’s enterprise-wide logistics capabilities and improving execution.

Joshua joined 7-Eleven in 2025 and brings an extensive background in global supply chain and logistics leadership to 7-Eleven. Prior to joining 7-Eleven, Joshua served as President of the Consumer Products Division of GXO Logistics and as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain & Global Logistics for Cardinal Health. He has also held senior supply chain roles with Amazon, Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Joshua earned his Master of Business Administration from Penn State University and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and Bridgewater State University.

Ms. Fisher has served as the Company’s Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President Supply Chain since 2017. Reporting to the CEO, she is responsible for all aspects of the company’s Supply Chain and Information Technology, including strategies, policies, programs and business transformations leading to improved financial results and new customer experiences.

Prior to joining Reynolds Consumer Products, Ms. Fisher served as Vice President and Head of Global Business Services for Kraft Heinz. During her 22 years at Kraft Heinz, she held many global and regional roles in Information Technology and Supply Chain, including Head of Global IT and Senior Director Supply Chain Transformation.

Rita led large organizations through major acquisitions, several divestitures, a split of $50 billion company, an acquisition of Kraft Foods by 3G/Heinz, and most recently an IPO of Reynolds Consumer Products.

Ms. Fisher was a member of the Board of Directors of Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. from 2023 to 2025. Ms. Fisher earned a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an M.S. in Computer Science from DePaul University.

René Buck graduated in Economic Geography and Planning (cum laude) at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, in 1985. After this study he started immediately the firm BCI Global. With more than 40 years of experience, René (and the company’s global teams in the US, Europe and Asia) specializes in manufacturing and supply chain footprint strategies, distribution network design and site selection all over the world. The company serves 1,500 clients worldwide.

BCI Global is recognized by Forbes as one of (200) America’s Best Management Consulting Firms (for 7 years in a row) and also for 4 consecutive years as a World’s Best Management Consulting Firm – both recognitions are based on recommendations of clients, international companies and peer consulting firms.

MS Ganesh is General Manager of Azure Service Supply Chain at Microsoft, where he leads the global supply chain supporting Azure Cloud Services. He is responsible for transforming the service supply chain that ensures the availability and resilience of critical cloud infrastructure, enabling the continued growth of Microsoft’s Azure platform.

With nearly 30 years of experience, Ganesh has built a distinguished career in global supply chain leadership across manufacturing operations, demand and supply planning, S&OP, quality, factory operations, and organizational transformation. He is known for driving operational excellence through data-driven planning, cross-functional collaboration, and high-performing global teams.

Prior to his current role, Ganesh led Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Supply Chain Centre of Excellence in India, overseeing the planning and execution of the hardware infrastructure supporting Azure’s rapid expansion.

Before joining Microsoft, Ganesh spent more than 16 years at Dell Technologies, where he held leadership roles across Singapore, Malaysia, and India. As Vice President of Global Supply Chain Planning, he led worldwide commodity forecasting, product transitions, and event management for Dell’s desktop, notebook, and server businesses. He also directed demand and supply planning across the Asia-Pacific and Japan region and established Dell’s greenfield manufacturing operations in India.

Ganesh began his career in manufacturing with Brakes India and later joined Asian Paints, where he led production planning initiatives and implemented advanced production scheduling capabilities.

Throughout his career, he has been recognized for leading large-scale supply chain transformations, building diverse global teams, and delivering resilient, customer-focused operations in complex, fast-growing organizations.

Akhilesh Bhagwat is Global Director of Parts Supply & Distribution Services, Aftermarket & Customer Support at Deere & Company, leading teams across six continents.

With 25+ years in global supply chain and a dual-degree Industrial Engineering background (CPIM certified), Akhilesh oversees integrated supply & distribution supporting 5,000+ dealer locations, 40+ distribution warehouses, and 3,000+ suppliers worldwide.

Akhilesh focuses on forecasting, demand planning, fulfillment, inventory, and capacity planning—delivering resilient operations at global scale.

Tim Feldman is Director, Supply Chain Operations at L3Harris’ $12B/yr Space & Mission Solutions Segment.  In this role he is responsible for Supply Chain Strategy, Processes, Tools, Compliance, Data Analytics, and Functional Excellence.  Prior to his four years at L3Harris he spent over a decade at General Dynamics in roles of increasing responsibility in Contracts, Subcontracts/Supply Chain, Operations, and Project Management.

Tim is a certified Project Management Professional and has both his Bachelors and MBA from the University of Florida.  He lives in Orlando, Fl with his wife Melissa and 15-month-old daughter Mackenzie, along with their two pets.

Adnan Qadri is Director of Global Logistics and Fulfillment at Meta’s Reality Labs, where he leads the end-to-end supply chain behind Meta’s wearables and AR/VR devices. His organization owns global inbound and outbound logistics, fulfillment, and transportation across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, spanning both B2B and direct-to-consumer channels, as well as reverse logistics and after-sales service, including returns, repair, and refurbishment.

Adnan brings more than two decades of global supply chain leadership. He spent 12 years at Amazon in roles spanning final mile, global logistics, and transportation network design, helping scale operations for one of the world’s most demanding fulfillment networks. Prior to Amazon, he led operations at APL / APL Logistics, a global 3PL, overseeing ocean and contract logistics across the US and Asia.

Across his career, Adnan has built and scaled resilient, cost-efficient networks for fast-moving consumer hardware and global trade, closing the loop from product launch through the full customer and product lifecycle. He is a frequent partner to 3PLs, carriers, service providers, and manufacturers on supply chain design and operational excellence.

Hank Sheller is the Strategic Sourcing Manager at D’Addario & Co., Inc., where he has led global strategic sourcing and supply chain initiatives since 2016. He brings 25 years of experience across international procurement, manufacturing services, and supply chain cost and risk mitigation. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Hank is certified as a court interpreter for the New York State court system. He holds a BA in East Asian Studies from Queens College and an MBA in International Business and Entrepreneurship from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, both part of the City University of New York.

Vince Cappello serves as the Director of the Logistics Management Division (LMD) and is the NASA Functional Lead and Senior Executive for Logistics, Supply Chain and Product Support Management. He has been with NASA since 2021, previously serving as the LMD Deputy Director before his appointment as Director.

Before joining NASA, Vince served as the Branch Chief for the General Services Administration’s Office of Customer and Stakeholder Engagement National Accounts Management Program, where he provided leadership and oversight to agency National Account Managers. Prior to his tenure at GSA, he worked at the Pentagon as the Director of Acquisition Logistics Policy and Information Technology (IT) Advocacy within the Department of the Navy’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Expeditionary and Logistics (DASN (E&LM)) Office. In this role, he advised ASN-RDA on acquisition and sustainment policy and oversaw logistics business process advocacy to support digital modernization. Vince also served as the Naval Air Systems Command Tactical Maintenance and Product Lifecycle Management Commodity Line Program Manager. His other assignments included roles as the Product Support Manager for PMA-281 Strike Planning and Execution Systems, supporting the Navy’s mission planning capabilities and Tomahawk Weapons System, and a logistics manager for PMA-271 E-6 Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office.

A native of the Philadelphia, PA area, Vince served ten years active and reserve duty in the U.S. Navy as a Radioman, Information Systems Technician, and Naval Aircrewman aboard E-6B Mercury (TACAMO), C-9, C-20, and C-130 aircraft. Vince holds a bachelor’s degree in history from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, a master’s degree in public administration from Villanova University, and a master’s degree in national resource strategy from the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School. He has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2023

Director of Supply Chain, Blachford Acoustics Group.
Jarek currently leads a multisite purchasing and scheduling team, overseeing the end-to-end supply chain across Blachford’s North American operations. He is responsible for strategic sourcing, production planning, inventory control, logistics, and supplier performance, ensuring alignment across plants in a highly customized, engineer-to-order manufacturing environment.

Blachford Acoustics Group (USA, UK) Driving supply chain strategy under IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and ITAR compliance. Leading multisite teams responsible for procurement, scheduling, and inventory across Blachford’s facilities. Key customers: Caterpillar, Daimler, Oshkosh, Kohler, AM General, Alstom Developed sourcing strategies to support programs for defense, rail, and commercial vehicle sectors. EMSUR (Grupo Lantero) Played a pivotal role in launching a greenfield plant in Elk Grove Village, IL—overseeing plant setup, vendor onboarding, and compliance with ISO, FDA, BRC, and FSC standards.

Supported major clients such as Danone, General Mills, PepsiCo, and Lactalis with customer-focused supply planning and production execution. Hillphoenix (Dover Corporation, Mexico) Managed and led bilingual sales and customer service teams in Mexico, serving major retail chains like Walmart, Costco, Soriana, La Comercial Mexicana, and HEB. Improved service and delivery execution in a high-demand retail environment.

Arun joined Delta Faucet Company in 2021 and brings global experience in the U.S., India, China, Brazil, Japan, and Mexico to his role as senior vice president, supply chain & service. He is responsible for leading our global manufacturing, supply chain, and customer service activities and creating an environment that supports high[1]performance individuals and teams. Prior to joining the Company, Arun held leadership positions at Colfax Corporation (a Danaher Company), Amazon.com, and Cummins. He studied in India for his bachelor’s degree in engineering and a postgraduate diploma in management, finance, and operations. He also holds an MBA in finance and supply chain from Michigan State University.

Jason Dols serves as Senior Vice President of Operations for Chomps. Jason joined Chomps in early 2024 and has supported the rapid scaling of the Chomps business and built out his organization to support growth while optimizing processes. In his role, Jason has responsibility for a wide-variety of functions including R&D, food safety and quality, manufacturing, engineering, procurement, planning, logistics (3PL, transportation), commercialization and productivity, and is a key member of senior leadership team.

Over his 25 year career, Jason brings a wealth of knowledge in supply chain, operations and manufacturing, finance, and strategy. Prior to joining Chomps, Dols spent 16 years at PepsiCo in wide-variety of progressive supply chain and operational leadership roles for brands including Gatorade, Quaker Foods, Tropicana and Naked Juice. He also served as Vice President of Supply Chain for Party City, where his work enabled improvements across manufacturing, in-stock levels, costs, and the company’s end-to-end supply chain. Early in his career, Jason developed foundational experiences at the Boston Consulting Group and McMaster-Carr Supply Company.

Jason earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

About Chomps: Chomps is America’s fastest-growing meat snack brand, redefining convenient snacking with a commitment to real ingredients and bold, satisfying flavors. Crafted from 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef and venison, along with antibiotic-free turkey and chicken, each Chomps meat stick delivers 10+ grams of high-quality protein without sugar, hormones, soy, dairy, artificial preservatives, artificial nitrates, or MSG. Seasoned with a blend of flavorful herbs and spices, Chomps provides a nutritious protein snack for the whole family. As a minority-owned, family-operated, and B Corporation-certified business, Chomps prioritizes thoughtful sourcing and recently earned the non–ultra-processed food certification through the non-GMO project. Discover a new standard in snacking at www.chomps.com.

Andrea Parnau serves as the Vice President of Supply Chain for the Americas region at Plexus, where she leads the regional supply chain including materials, sourcing, solutions, procurement, and planning. For Andrea, supply chain is more than just logistics—it is an avenue for creative problem-solving and an opportunity to build and empower talented, high-performing teams. Ultimately, her driving motivation is translating complex supply chains into seamless solutions for customers.

Since joining Plexus in 2020, Andrea has held key leadership roles—including Director of Sourcing Operations and Senior Director of Materials—consistently delivering agile strategies. Her distinguished, nearly twenty-year career also includes managing global support operations for Briggs & Stratton and a successful tenure at Direct Supply, where she specialized in optimizing vendor performance and building nationwide provider networks.

Andrea holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Wisconsin Lutheran College and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Outside of the office, Andrea resides in Wisconsin and stays busy as the proud mom of three children, ages 10, 8, and 4.

As President of C.H. Robinson Managed Solutions, Jordan leads a global team delivering tailored, platform-driven solutions that anticipate disruption, orchestrate supply chain complexity, and optimize freight networks across all modes and regions.

With over 30 years in logistics, his journey began at American Backhaulers, pioneering a team that launched TMC in 1999. Over the next 25 years, as a division of C.H. Robinson, TMC became a global leader in 4PL and TMS innovation—proving that platform-driven logistics could transform the way supply chains operate. But today’s complexity requires more than execution. It demands orchestration. To meet this moment, we launched Managed Solutions in 2024—a new model designed to unify technology, talent, and intelligence.

Joanne is an experienced SC Leader with over 20 years in industry, extensive knowledge in strategic sourcing and execution, people leadership and development. Business transformation to drive immediate sustainable change and results.

Her leadership provides a pathway for growth and development, with relentless focus on results using fact-based approach to strategy and execution. She has a diverse background in industries, manufacturing and global corporate enterprise companies. Having worked in Global Supply Management and Supply Chain for many years, Joanne possess strong knowledge and experience to support board level decisions with lateral thinking within a disciplined corporate environment.

Laurent Lefouet is the Chief Strategy Officer at Aera Technology, the Decision Intelligence company empowering enterprises to make smarter, faster decisions. Instrumental in enabling Aera’s growth, Laurent leads the company’s go-to-market strategies. He brings more than 25 years of experience in enterprise software and technology. Prior to Aera, Laurent served as the Managing Director for EMEA at Anaplan. Before Anaplan, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Large Enterprise Sales for SAP France. Laurent has also held international management roles at Business Objects Global and SAP EMEA and India.

Justine Franchina was most recently Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Greene Tweed. Previously, Justine was the COO of Ketjen, a subsidiary of Albemarle. Justine earned her PhD in Polymer Organic Chemistry from Texas A&M University in 1999. She started her career with DuPont in Deepwater NJ developing and manufacturing new products. Throughout her 17.5-year career with DuPont, Justine held various roles across Technology, Sales, Marketing, and Operations. In her last role with DuPont, Justine had responsibility for over 200 people working across the world at 25 plant sites. In mid-2017, Justine took the Global Manufacturing Director role at Chem-Trend, a Release Agent manufacturer. In early 2020, Justine was named COO of Chem-Trend. Justine had responsibility for eight manufacturing facilities across the world and the Global Operations group. At the end of February 2023, Justine was named COO of Ketjen. She had responsibility for Operations across three plant sites, two in the US and one in the Netherlans. In Greene Tweed, Justine had responsibility for the Operations organization across seven facilities. Four facilities in the US, one facility in the UK, and two in Asia. Justine has vast experience in leading diverse global teams, driving continuous improvement, developing talent, improving quality and safety culture, communicating across multiple functions, coaching others in planning and executing projects, and developing and executing strategies. Most recently, Justine drove a series of programs to reorganize an Operations organization globally, develop a continuous improvement organization to reduce Labor & Overhead costs by 2% points, and implemented a Strategy Cascade process to improve execution of tasks to meeting strategic goals. Justine is married with three children. She enjoys playing pickleball and making chocolate confections.

Natalia Andreyeva is Vice President of Market Strategy at 4flow, based in Boston. She is a business growth executive specializing in AI-driven supply chain transformation, with nearly 20 years of experience bringing innovative solutions to market.

She has led the development and launch of advanced solutions across industries including consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and automotive, with a focus on translating complex challenges into practical, high-impact applications.

Today, she leads U.S. market strategy for 4flow’s AI-native platform, helping organizations move from fragmented, reactive operations to faster, data-driven decision-making and more resilient supply chain performance.

Ali helps organizations redefine digital supply chain operations by aligning strategy, operating models, processes, data, and technology into practical transformation roadmaps. For more than 25 years, he has partnered with manufacturing, retail, and CPG leaders to modernize supply chain planning, network design, logistics visibility, and technology-enabled execution. He works closely with C-suite executives and subject matter experts to identify high-value improvement opportunities, set a clear “North Star,” and deliver rapid, value-driven iterations that improve resilience, productivity, and profitability. Prior to Avanade, Ali spent 11+ years at Microsoft in ERP and supply chain leadership roles, including global strategy director for the supply chain portfolio. He holds an MS in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California.

John is a strategic sourcing and business leader with more than 10 years of experience at Polaris Parts, Garments & Accessories (PG&A), supporting both OEM and aftermarket businesses. He currently serves as Strategic Sourcing Director and has previously held leadership roles as General Manager of Aftermarket and Director of Aftermarket Engineering & Product. Prior to Polaris, John held technical, sourcing, and program management positions with Cummins Power Generation and Lockheed Martin. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Dakota and a Master’s degree in Technology Management from the University of St. Thomas.

Minju Guo is Director of Global Supply Chain Operations at LSPI, where she leads a broad portfolio spanning supply chain planning, customer service, asset management, replenishment, optimization, project management, process excellence, and strategic initiatives. Her role focuses on driving operational performance and business transformation by connecting planning, execution, technology, and organizational capability across the supply chain.

With more than 18 years of experience across engineering, commercial, strategy, operations, and supply chain leadership, Minju has held roles at TxDOT, ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66, and LSPI. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and has led initiatives spanning network optimization, planning transformation, commercial operations, organizational capability, and enterprise strategy.

Adriana Boyer is the Americas VP Customer Operations Executive Lead at Capgemini, bringing more than 30 years of experience leading end-to-end supply chain, customer operations, and business transformation across the consumer products industry.

Throughout her career, she has led global and regional transformation programs spanning integrated business planning, manufacturing, customer operations, logistics, and supply chain, helping organizations accelerate growth through cross-functional collaboration, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Having held senior leadership roles across global consumer products organizations before joining Capgemini, Adriana combines deep operational expertise with hands-on transformation experience. She partners with enterprise clients to modernize customer operations by bringing together people, processes, and technology to deliver measurable business outcomes through customer-centric transformation, organizational change, and operational excellence.

Sophie Davasse is an Intelligent Connected Operations Executive at Capgemini’s Intelligent Business Operations, where she helps organizations transform and operate resilient, agile, and AI-enabled end-to-end value chains. With over 20 years of international experience across the consumer products industry, she has held leadership roles with global organizations including Procter & Gamble, L’Oréal, and Mars. Sophie combines deep operational expertise with a passion for business transformation, helping clients accelerate innovation, strengthen supply chain resilience, and deliver sustainable business outcomes. Recognized for her authentic leadership and collaborative approach, she is a trusted advisor who enables organizations to embrace change and build more connected, human-centric operations.

Denise Friedman is Senior Director, North America Global Customer Hubs (GCH) at Unilever, where she leads large-scale customer operations transformation across one of the company’s largest markets. With more than 20 years of global leadership experience spanning customer operations, supply chain, logistics, and Global Business Services, she has built a reputation for delivering complex transformation programs that combine operational excellence with people-first leadership.

Throughout her career, Denise has championed new operating models that strengthen collaboration across business functions, service partners, and technology teams. She is passionate about creating customer-centric organizations, building trusted partnerships, and helping teams successfully navigate change while delivering measurable business outcomes.

Denise is widely recognized for her practical, collaborative approach to transformation, balancing innovation with disciplined execution and keeping people at the center of lasting organizational change.

Mark leads Anaplan’s supply chain business in the Americas, bringing decades of expertise in demand planning, S&OP, and Integrated Business Planning (IBP). With a unique blend of experience as both an industry practitioner—leading demand planning for a major global footwear and apparel brand—and a technology executive, Mark deeply understands the complexities of modern supply chain transformation.

Prior to Anaplan, he drove go-to-market initiatives for the predictive analytics firm We Predict (acquired by J.D. Power) and held strategic leadership roles running manufacturing sales at SAS and Oracle’s North American value chain planning business.

Christy Christian is a Senior Industry Principal at Kinaxis and a recognized leader in life sciences supply chain strategy, planning transformation, and decision intelligence. She partners with pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare organizations to modernize planning capabilities, improve resilience, and accelerate business performance through connected decision-making.

Christy regularly advises senior executives on planning transformation, AI-enabled decision making, organizational change, and the future of life sciences supply chains. She is a frequent industry speaker and contributor on topics including supply chain resilience, decision latency, planning maturity, and digital transformation.

Based in the Chicago area, Christy enjoys travel, gardening, volunteering, and golf.

Sharrief Wilson is Deputy Director of the Logistics Management Division at NASA Headquarters, where he provides strategic oversight of the agency’s enterprise logistics programs. His teams sustain aircraft, spaceflight hardware, and ground systems that must remain mission-ready exploration, development, and science missions. With more than 27 years across the public and private sectors in logistics, asset management, and government property, Sharrief leads cross-agency initiatives spanning policy development, audit compliance, IT modernization, and national-level program support. He previously served as LMD Program Manager for Property Disposal and Artifact Screening, directing disposal policy and operations across all NASA centers, including the closure of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) and the disposition of Space Shuttle Program assets.

Earlier in his career he supported NASA Headquarters logistics in industry roles, served as an IT Asset Manager for the Office of Naval Research, Supply Chain Manager for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Oceanic and Offshore programs, and was Senior Supply Manager for the U.S. Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF).

A Brooklyn native and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Sharrief holds a finance degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a master’s in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies; earned through the U.S. Space Force West Space Scholars Program, making him NASA’s first West Space Scholar. His honors include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal and two NASA Silver Achievement Medals.

Fred Laluyaux is Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Aera Technology, the creator of Aera and the leader in agentic decision intelligence. An entrepreneur and Silicon Valley veteran, Fred brings an impressive track record building successful startups and driving technology innovation. Prior to launching Aera, Fred was the CEO of Anaplan, which he grew to a billion+ valuation. He has held executive positions at SAP, Business Objects, and ALG Software. Fred is a thought leader on the future of work and host of the Decision Intelligence podcast. An entrepreneur and Silicon Valley veteran, Fred brings an impressive track record building successful startups and driving technology innovation. Prior to launching Aera, Fred was the CEO of Anaplan, which he grew to a billion+ valuation. He has held executive positions at SAP, Business Objects, and ALG Software. Fred is a future of work thought leader and hosts the Decision Intelligence podcast.

Josselyn is currently the Group Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Operations at Barnet Products. In this role, she is responsible for leading all aspects of Global Supply-Chain and Contract Manufacturing. Josselyn has successfully introduced modern supply chain strategies and processes to secure supply of key components, resulting in about 5% reduction in logistics costs, and about 10% reduction in inventory. Josselyn has more than 25 years of experience leading large supply chain and manufacturing organizations within BASF, Axalta Coating Systems, and Dupont. Josselyn has successfully proven to optimize complex global supply-chain organizations for large revenue businesses and has a passion for continuous improvement. Josselyn holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate.