Speakers

As Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for Walmart US, Ivy Barney sits at the intersection of retail innovation and operational excellence. Since joining Walmart in 2011, Ivy has navigated an impactful career path across Store Operations, Innovations, and Supply Chain. Her previous leadership includes pivotal roles as Senior Vice President for the East Business Unit and Regional Vice President for Neighborhood Markets, giving her a deep, “on-the-ground” understanding of the world’s largest retailer.

With a foundational background of 11 years in technology consulting at Accenture, Ivy brings a data-driven, tech-forward perspective to global supply chain challenges. Her leadership has been recognized with the 2023 AWESOME Legendary Leadership award and her selection as a 2022 JOURNEY to Lead Fellow.

Beyond the office, Ivy is deeply committed to civic leadership, serving on the boards of the National Urban League, Deep South Today, and French Quarter Festivals, Inc. She is a proud alumna of Hampton University and Tulane University, and balances her executive career with family life alongside her husband, Shawn, their two daughters, and their labradoodle, Louie Kash.

Jackie Zhu is Senior Vice President and North America Supply Chain Officer at Schneider Electric, where he provides strategic leadership across manufacturing, supply chain deployment, logistics, planning, quality, safety, sustainability, customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and real estate for the region. With more than 22 years at Schneider Electric, Jackie brings a rare combination of global scale, operational depth, and people‑centered leadership to one of the world’s most complex supply chain environments.

Throughout his career, Jackie has led transformational supply chain and industrialization initiatives across North America, Europe, and Asia, with extensive leadership experience in China and France. Prior to his current role, he served as Senior Vice President of Industrialization & Supply Chain for the Power Products Division, where he led global supply chain strategy, make‑or‑buy decisions, SIOP and planning, new product industrialization, and global competency centers. Earlier roles include Vice President of China Logistics, Vice President of China Purchasing, and multiple senior leadership positions spanning sourcing, supplier development, and cross‑functional global operations.

Jackie is widely recognized for building resilient, high‑performing supply chains by strengthening core foundations—safety, quality, delivery, and operational rigor—while cultivating inclusive, winning cultures. His leadership philosophy reflects Schneider Electric’s position as an Impact Company: that performance and purpose go hand in hand, and that sustainable results are driven by empowered people.

Jackie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial and International Business from Xi’an Jiaotong University and has completed executive leadership programs at INSEAD and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS).

He currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee, with his family, where he continues to focus on developing future-ready supply chains that support electrification, automation, and digital transformation across industries.

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.

Daniele Landi serves as Senior Vice President, Value Chain for The Estée Lauder Companies in the Americas region.  His current remit includes omnichannel Planning, Customer Service, and Fulfillment operations. He also leads Customer Collaboration initiatives globally.

Daniele is committed to elevating the role of Supply Chain to impact the revenue growth, the innovation processes, and the consumer experience.  With over twenty years in highly dynamic organizations, he understands the nuances of business planning, go-to-market strategies, and customer relationships. In partnerships with the sales teams, the marketing teams, and the most influential retailers, he is committed to simplifying the complicated and delivering operational excellence.

Daniele’s experience spans across the food, the eyewear and the beauty industries. Prior to joining the Estée Lauder Companies in 2019, Daniele served in various leadership roles at Danone in Europe and EssilorLuxottica in North America, managing large-scale operations and teams.

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.

Lindsey Weller is Vice President of Business & Supply Chain Planning at Nestlé USA, leading end-to-end planning across demand, supply and network planning. In this role, she is focused on improving service, reducing waste, optimizing working capital, and accelerating digital transformation to strengthen supply chain performance and business results.

With more than 20 years of experience at Nestlé, Lindsey has held leadership roles spanning factory supply chain, demand and supply planning, customer-facing supply chain, customer service, and supply chain excellence across multiple businesses and geographies. Throughout her career, she has led major transformations in planning capabilities, process design, and digital innovation, including Connected Planning, Salesforce implementation, and broader supply chain modernization initiatives.

Prior to her current role, Lindsey served as Vice President of Category Supply Chain and previously led Nestlé USA’s Customer Service Center, where she drove executional excellence, advanced risk and opportunity management processes, and spearheaded significant digital transformation efforts. She is recognized as a collaborative business partner, change catalyst, and strategic leader who consistently delivers results while building high-performing teams.

Known for her authentic, people-first leadership style, Lindsey is passionate about developing talent, creating inclusive and high-performing cultures, and helping organizations navigate change.

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.

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.

Lior Ron is the Chief Operating Officer at Waabi, the leader in Physical AI. In this role, he leads company-wide strategy, operations, and commercial execution for Waabi across both autonomous trucking and robotaxis. Ron is also the Founder and Chairman of Uber Freight, where he built Uber’s logistics business from inception into the global digital freight leader with over $5 billion in annual revenue.

He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a master’s degree in Computer Science with a specialization in neural networks from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Ron is widely recognized for his leadership in AI, logistics, autonomy, and digital transformation, and he regularly mentors founders and early-stage teams.

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 Vice President 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 Senior Director, Supply Chain at Leonardo DRS, a $4B US Aerospace & Defense company.  In this role he is responsible for Enterprise Supply Chain Strategy, Transformation, Strategic Sourcing, and Functional Excellence.  Prior to joining DRS, he spent four years at L3Harris and 10 years at General Dynamics in roles of increasing responsibility in Supply Chain, Operations, Contracts, and Project Management.

Tim is a certified Project Management Professional and has both his Bachelors and MBA from the University of Florida.  He is also the President of the mid-Florida of the National Contracts Management Association.  He lives in Orlando, Fl with his wife and daughter.

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.

Dave Sanford is a dynamic executive and industry leader, currently serving as the Vice President of Transportation & Logistics, Inventory Quality & Control, and Omnichannel Fulfillment at CVS Health. A strategic architect of high-performing supply chains, Dave drives innovation and operational excellence, overseeing the seamless movement of goods across CVS Health’s expansive network—including retail stores, mail order, and specialty pharmacy operations. His leadership extends to pioneering direct-to-consumer solutions that redefine customer experiences in today’s omnichannel world.

With a career spanning more than two decades, Dave has built a reputation as a transformational leader, recognized for his ability to navigate complex logistics, optimize supply chain performance, and build elite teams. Before stepping into his current role, he served as Vice President of Distribution & Logistics, where he led Northeast distribution operations. Since joining CVS Health in 2009, he has held increasingly senior field leadership roles across several markets and played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s enterprise-wide COVID 19 testing program, impacting millions across the country.

A results-driven strategist, Dave has been honored multiple times at CVS Health for his visionary thinking, operational expertise, and ability to drive large-scale change. Prior to CVS, he held key leadership positions at Home Depot, Circuit City, and Kmart, where he spearheaded initiatives that enhanced efficiency, productivity, and team engagement at both corporate and field levels.

Beyond his professional achievements, Dave is a passionate explorer and devoted family man. Residing in Georgia with his wife, Rachael, and their three sons, he thrives on adventure, having visited all 50 states and lived abroad multiple times. His ability to embrace new challenges— whether in business or life—defines his relentless pursuit of 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.

David is a Senior Vice President at Behr Paint Company, leading Operations including Distribution, Manufacturing, Transportation, EHS and Continuous Improvement. His passion for people development and keen focus on driving business results consistently delivers impactful outcomes for both the company and its employees.

Since joining Behr in 1996 in R&D, David has held various roles across multiple disciplines, including Quality/Process, plant management, ERP implementation, Supply Chain, Distribution, Transportation and Manufacturing. He oversees a diverse organization with more than 1000 team members across 23 sites in North America.

David holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned his Six Sigma Green Belt from California State University, Fullerton.

Residing in San Clemente, California, David enjoys spending time with his wife, Kristi, and their family and friends.  He is an avid sports fan and enjoys golfing.

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.

A graduate of UC Davis, with studies in Philosophy and Computer Science, Jennifer brings more than 20 years of experience in the consumer packaged goods industry across food, beverage and nutritional supplements. Experience spans a variety of operational functions, including maintenance, inventory and logistics, information technology and supply chain management. For the past 8+ years, Jennifer has been part of Amy’s Kitchen, contributing broad cross-functional expertise and a deep understanding of manufacturing and supply chain operations.

Keith Baranowski is the Global Head of Sales for the SAP Business Network. His primary responsibility is developing the SAP Business Network customer and field strategy for existing and new Network solutions. Keith has been with SAP for 19 years and held a number of leadership roles that focused on SAP’s Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing and Operations solutions. He previously worked at Oracle, PeopleSoft and i2 Technologies and held management positions in sales, marketing and product development. Prior to his current role, Keith was the SAP’s Intelligent Spend and Business Networks (ISBN) Regional VP of Sales for the West US Region.

Mr. Baranowski graduated Cum Laude with an Electrical Engineering degree from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and earned an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives with his wife and his adult children in Silicon Valley, California.

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.

Harish Kumbhare is a Managing Director in Deloitte Consulting LLP’s SAP Practice, with 26 years of experience advising US and global organizations on technology-enabled business transformation. A recognized thought leader in supply chain, he has led complex, large-scale transformation initiatives across the Energy & Chemicals sector, helping clients achieve measurable outcomes in highly competitive markets. Throughout his career, Harish has served leading organizations including Marathon Petroleum, Suncor Energy, Motiva Enterprises, ExxonMobil, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, AmeriGas, Airgas, Phillips 66, TC Energy, and TechnipFMC. He founded Deloitte’s Central Procurement Competency and serves as the North America Business Network Leader, shaping go-to-market strategy and driving growth across the ecosystem. Harish also leads strategic alliances with technology partners including Trustpair, and Taulia, and serves on SAP’s Supply Chain Partner Advisory Board, contributing to the advancement of supply chain solutions.

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.

A United States Marine Corps Veteran and senior logistics and operations executive with more than three decades of experience leading complex supply chain, warehousing, transportation, inventory, and distribution operations across military, manufacturing, beverage, wine and spirits, technology, and global logistics environments.

Currently serving as Sr. Director of Logistics and Operations at G3 Enterprises, with a career focused on building high-performing teams, improving operational discipline, and leading change in fast-moving, high-volume environments. Experience includes senior and executive leadership roles with G3 Enterprises, JF Hillebrand/Satellite Logistics Group, Epic Wines & Spirits/Foley Family Wines, E. & J. Gallo Winery, PepsiCo, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and the United States Marine Corps.

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.

Moyer brings over 30 years of industry expertise to LJM, including 16 years at UPS, where he led initiatives in Operations, Industrial Engineering, Sales, and Pricing. During his tenure, he crafted thousands of incentive agreements, optimizing transportation for customers while preserving carrier profitability. This rare dual-perspective insight now serves as a powerful asset to LJM’s clients. Moyer is also a contributor to Harvard Business Review, where he shares insights on supply chain strategy and leadership.

As Chief Supply Chain Officer at LJM, Moyer leverages his deep industry knowledge to negotiate contracts and manage carrier relationships, ensuring optimal service and reduced parcel spend for his clients. His work is central to LJM’s Executive Shipping Advisory, which fuses insider knowledge with powerful analytics from the company’s Parcel Intelligence Platform™ to uncover savings opportunities, model impacts, and drive smarter shipping decisions.

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.

Praveen Vasudevan is a supply chain analytics and planning professional with nearly 20 years of experience across industries including life sciences, medical electronics, and apparel. Passionate about sustainable solutions and intuitive user experiences, Praveen helps organizations evolve their analytics capabilities from foundational to advanced stages. A lifelong learner in supply chain management, Praveen brings strategic insight and cross-functional collaboration to every engagement.

Praveen Vasudevan is a supply chain analytics and planning professional with nearly 20 years of experience across industries including life sciences, medical electronics, and apparel. Passionate about sustainable solutions and intuitive user experiences, Praveen helps organizations evolve their analytics capabilities from foundational to advanced stages. A lifelong learner in supply chain management, Praveen brings strategic insight and cross-functional collaboration to every engagement.

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.

As a marketing executive, I bring 30+ years of experience across AI, HPC, semiconductors, supply chain, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise infrastructure. I am a trusted advisor to BODs and CEOs by providing leadership execution at the intersection of strategy, growth, and executive influence.   My expertise spans category creation, GTM strategy, executive visibility, digital marketing, brand transformation, and corporate communications.

Stefan Achilles is a Vice President at Genpact with deep expertise in supply chain transformation, operating model design, and digital supply chain strategy. Over his career, he has helped global organizations drive revenue growth, improve operational performance, and transform end-to-end supply chain capabilities through business process transformation, organizational alignment, and technology-enabled innovation.

Stefan specializes in supply chain planning, inventory management, network optimization, S&OP/IBP, production scheduling, and enterprise supply chain transformation. He has served as an executive sponsor and advisor for large-scale supply chain initiatives involving leading platforms including Kinaxis, Oracle, o9, OMP, LLamasoft, and ToolsGroup.

At Genpact, Stefan advises clients on supply chain strategy, transformation, change management, and operating models, helping organizations evolve from traditional supply chain processes to intelligent, AI-enabled, and increasingly autonomous operations. His experience spans consumer products, automotive, manufacturing, high-tech, life sciences, and energy industries.

Chris Soloway is Vice President and Head of Sales at Exol, a joint venture between Symbotic and SoftBank building the world’s most automated fulfillment platform, giving brands and retailers access to enterprise-grade robotics, AI-powered software, and a nationwide distribution network. He has spent over a decade in third-party logistics, designing and selling warehousing and fulfillment operations for some of the world’s most recognizable retailers and brands. Before Exol he spent eight years at XPO and GXO, running solutions engineering and sales organizations focused on omnichannel fulfillment. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and political science from Elon University.

Stuart Edwards leads Customer Solutions Proposals at Symbotic, where he turns customer operating requirements into warehouse-automation concepts, commercial packages, and proposal-ready designs. He has more than 30 years in intralogistics, spanning end-user operations and OEM solution development. He previously served as Vice President of Intralogistics Automation Development at SoftBank Robotics America and as Senior Director and Global Process Owner, Lead-to-Order at Dematic (KION Group). At Frito-Lay (PepsiCo) he directed supply-chain engineering for campus planning and large-scale material-handling automation. He holds a B.Eng. (Hons.) from the University of Nottingham.

Ankit Tiwari is an Associate Partner, Supply Chain at Fujitsu Uvance Wayfinders, with 20 years of experience helping global manufacturers develop data-driven and AI-enabled supply chain transformation strategies. His expertise spans integrated business planning, end-to-end supply chain planning, and execution across the automotive, aviation, and industrial manufacturing sectors.

Ankit brings direct automotive industry experience, having worked on the design, prototyping, manufacturing, and testing of automotive components, including DFMEA and PFMEA risk mitigation initiatives. He has led large-scale transformation programs involving SAP, Oracle, best-of-breed planning solutions, and emerging agentic AI technologies.

Prior to joining Fujitsu, Ankit held senior consulting roles at TCS and Accenture.

Blake Coram is a Product Management Director at Manhattan Associates, where he leads the strategy and roadmap for ActiveWarehouse and unified supply chain solutions. He focuses on applying AI-powered agents and next-generation execution workflows to help retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers modernize warehouse operations. His work centers on helping organizations translate innovation into measurable supply chain performance and resilience.

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.