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Apr 2019

2019 NextGen

Supply Chain Conference

Chicago, IL | Chicago Athletic Association

Apr

Our Mission

Artificial Intelligence – Robotics – Big Data

NextGen Supply Chain is the premier educational conference that answers the question “What’s next in supply chain management” for senior-level SCM professionals. Only NGSC is exclusively dedicated to preparing executives for the coming technologies and processes that will have the most transformative effects on their supply chains.

For our inaugural year, the conference will focus on the top three technologies that these execs need to better understand– Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Big Data.

Who Should Attend

Senior-level supply chain professionals who have significant influence over their companies’ domestic/global supply chain operations and are seeking information that they need to know.

VP/Directors of Supply Chain Management/Logistics/Distribution
VP/Directors of Operations
VP/Directors Procurement Sourcing
Chief Supply Chain Officers
Chief Logistics Officers
Supply Chain/Logistics/Distribution Managers
Operations Managers
Presidents/CEOs/COOs

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Why Attend

Technology will be key to maintaining a competitive advantage in tomorrow’s supply chains. But with new solutions emerging at an unprecedented rate, few of us have the time to keep the pace.

The NextGen Supply Chain conference will offer:

Cutting edge technical sessions decided by a diverse executive Advisory Board.
Nearly a dozen keynotes, sessions and panel discussion on the most important emerging technologies, geared to senior level executives.
Networking opportunities with peers, consultants, academics and leading providers of supply chain solutions.
All presented in just two days in an iconic downtown Chicago location.

Call for Abstracts

NextGen Supply Chain Conference will focus on the emerging supply chain technologies that will shape and power tomorrow’s supply chains, including how those technologies are being applied to supply chain processes today or might be applied in the future.

Topic categories may include:

Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things and Robotic Process Automation
Robotics, including mobile collaborative robotics, piece picking robots and drones
Big Data and the Use of Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics
Manufacturing 4.0 and Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing
Blockchain
The Digital Transformation of the Supply Chain
Technological Innovation and its impact on talent management and the workforce
Case study examples of how a company is utilizing these technologies in a supply chain process

Call for Abstracts

NEXTGEN SUPPLY CHAIN AWARDS

Supply Chain Management Review will honor up to five companies representing supply chain innovation utilizing NextGen supply chain technologies, or the technologies that will shape tomorrow’s supply chains. The awards will be announced at the NextGen Supply Chain Conference.

Companies will be recognized for initiatives utilizing NextGen technologies in five categories:

Artificial Intelligence, Big Data. Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation and/or Internet of Things
Robotics in manufacturing, distribution or transportation operations
Predictive Analytics
Blockchain
Digital Transformation Of The Supply Chain

Awards Submissions

Presenting Companies

Meet Our Speakers

The conference will focus on the top three technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Big Data. Our keynote speakers are Ron Castro, Vice President of Supply Chain, IBM and Jack Allen, Senior Director of Global Logistics for Cisco Supply Chain Operations.

Jack Allen

Senior Director, Global Logistics, Cisco Supply Chain Operations

Ron Castro

Vice President of Supply Chain for IBM

Scott Schiller

Global Head of Customer and Market Development, HP 3D Printing

John Santagate

Research Director, IDC

George Bailey

Managing Director, Digital Supply Chain Institute

Jeffrey I Lipton

Researcher at MIT

Chazz Sims

CEO and Co-Founder, Wise System

Marcin Fic

Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions, Flex

Gary Ritzmann

Director of Operations, Rochester Drug Cooperative

Matt Wicks

Vice President of Prodcut Development, Honeywell-Intelligrated

Crystal A. Parrott

Vice President, Robotics Center of Excellence, Dematic

Fergal Glynn

VP of Marketing, 6 River Systems

Eric Peters

President and CEO, Procurant

Yasaman Kazemi

Industry Strategy Lead, Supply Chain and Logistics, Esri

Carl Showalter

Chief Operating Officer, Fetch Robotics

Lior Elazary

CEO of inVia Robotics

Carl Vause

Chief Executive Officer, Soft Robotics

John Cameron

Vice President, Software Systems, IAM Robotics

Jim Liefer

CEO and President of Kindred

Sudhi Sinha

VP and GM, Digital Solutions, Johnson Controls

Morgan Swink, Ph.D.

Exec. Director Center for Supply Chain Innovation, Neeley School of Business

Peter Bolstorff

Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, Association for Supply Chain Management

SCHEDULE

April 15

Day 1
April 16

Day 2
April 17

Day 3

Exhibitor Set-up + Registration Day

12:00pm - 5:30pm Conference Registration

0WCB Foyer/Prefunction Area - 8th floor

12:00pm - 5:30pm Exhibitor Set-up

White City Ballroom - 8th floor

5:30pm – 7:00pm VIP Reception (Invitation Only)

Conference Day 1

8:00am - 9:00am Advisory Board Meeting

Evers - 3rd Floor

8:00am - 5:30pm Registration

WCB Foyer/Prefunction Area - 8th floor

8:00am - 9:00am Exhibit Set-Up

White City Ballroom - 8th floor

9:00am - 7:00pm Exhibit Hall Open

White City Ballroom - 8th floor

9:00am - 10:00am Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

White City Ballroom - 8th floor

10:00am - 12:00pm Welcome, Keynote and Presentation

10:00am – 10:15am - Welcome
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director
Supply Chain Management Review

10:15am – 11:15am - Keynote: Applying Augmented Intelligence (A.I.), Blockchain and Predictive Analytics to Expand End-to-End Visibility and Improve Operational Efficiency
Ron Castro, Vice President of Supply Chain for IBM

11:15am – 12:00pm - Presentation: The Digital Supply Chain Transformation
George Bailey, Managing Director, Digital Supply Chain Institute

12:00pm - 1:15pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall

White City Ballroom - 8th floor

1:15pm - 3:15pm Early Afternoon Session – Robotic Panel Sessions and Presentation

1:15pm – 1:45pm - Presentation: The Real Value of Robots: How Users in New Markets are Benefiting from Robots
John Santagate, Research Director, IDC

1:45pm – 2:15pm - Panel Session: Piece Picking Robotics
Moderator – John Santagate, Research Director, IDC

Panel
Jeffrey Lipton, Researcher, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Crystal A. Parrott, Vice President, Robotics Center of Excellence Dematic
Carl Vause, CEO of Soft Robotics Inc.
Jim Liefer, CEO, Kindred AI

2:15pm – 2:45pm - Panel Session: Mobile Robotics
Moderator – John Santagate, Research Director, IDC

Panel
Lior Elazary, CEO, inVia Robotics
Fergal Glynn, Vice President of Marketing, 6 Rivers Systems
Carl Showalter, COO, Fetch Robotics
Matt Wicks, Vice President of Product Development, Robotics, Honeywell Intelligrated

2:45pm – 3:15pm - Case Study: Robotics: Putting Robots to Work - How Rochester Drug Implemented Mobile Piece Picking Robots in its Distribution Operations.
Gary Ritzman, Director of Operations, Rochester Drug Cooperative and John Cameron Vice President Software Systems, IAM Robotics

3:15pm - 4:00pm Break in Exhibit Hall

White City Ballroom - 8th floor

4:00pm – 6:00pm Late Afternoon Session – Case Study, Awards, and End User Award Panel

4:00pm – 4:45pm - Presentation: Reinventing the Supply Chain with 3D Printing
Scott Schiller, Global Head of Customer and Market Development, HP 3D Printing

4:45pm – 5:00pm - Awards Sponsored by IDC:
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media

5:00pm – 6:00pm - End User Award Panel:
Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director - Supply Chain Management Review

Madison Ballroom - 8th floor

6:00pm - 7:30pm Evening Reception Sponsored by APICS

White City Ballroom - 8th floor

Conference Day 2

8:00am - 5:30pm Registration

WCB Foyer/Prefunction Area - 8th floor

8:00am - 9:00am Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

White City Ballroom - 8th floor

8:00am - 5:00pm Exhibit Hall Open

White City Ballroom - 8th floor

9:00am - 10:45am Keynote and Presentation

9:00am – 10:00am - Keynote: Digitization of the Supply Chain: The Future is Here…The Future is Now!
Jack Allen, Senior Director, Global Logistics Cisco Supply Chain Operations

10:00am – 10:45am – Presentation: Roadmap Your Way to Digital Supply Chain Maturity
Morgan Swink, PhD, Eunice and James L. West Chair, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Neeley School of Business

Jack Allen is the Senior Director of Global Logistics for Cisco’s Supply Chain Operations organization. Cisco is the worldwide leader in IT and networking, with approximately $50B in annual revenues. Cisco helps companies of all sizes transform how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. More about Jack Allen

10:45am - 11:15am Break in Exhibit Hall

11:15am – 12:45pm Late Morning Session – 3 Presentations

11:15am – 11:45am - Presentation: The Promise of Blockchain in The Supply Chain
Eric Peters, CEO and Founder, Procurant

11:45am – 12:15pm - Presentation: Impact | Machine Learning and Autonomous Logistics
Chazz Sims, CEO and Co-Founder, Wise Systems

12:15pm – 12:45pm - Presentation: Powering the Digital Supply Network with Spatial Analysis
Yasaman Kazemi, Industry Strategy Lead, Supply Chain and Logistics, Esri

12:45pm – 1:45pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:45pm - 3:15pm Presentation and Case Study

1:45pm – 2:30pm – Presentation: How AI is Transforming Supply Chain
Sudhi Sinha, VP and GM, Digital Solutions, Johnson Controls

2:30pm – 3:15pm - Case Study: Flex Pulse – The Intelligent Supply Chain
Marcin Fic, Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions, Flex

Madison Ballroom - 8th floor

3:15pm - 4:00pm Break in Exhibit Hall

White City Ballroom - 8th floor

4:00pm – 5:00pm Closing Presentation

4:00pm – 5:00pm – Presentation: Accelerating Return on Digital Investments
Peter Bolstorff, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, Association for Supply Chain Management

5:00pm - 7:00pm Exhibit Dismantle

White City Ballroom - 8th floor

Meet Our Advisory Board

Thomas Y. Choi, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University

Bruce Stubbs, Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions

William K. Abington, Medline Industries, Inc.

Robert Handfield, North Carolina State University

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