Day 1
Supply Chain Innovation
9:00AM – 9:10AM
Welcome, Overview, and Thank you
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
9:10AM – 9:55AM

Keynote: Smart Distribution to Serve Today’s Empowered Omni-Channel Consumer
Mark Shirkness
Vice President, Distribution, GE Appliances
9:55AM – 10:20AM

Presentation: Supply Chain Innovation: Death, NASA & Digital – Are you ready?
Kristi Montgomery
Vice President, Innovation, R&D, Kenco Logistics
10:20AM – 10:30AM
Wrap up
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
The Future of Supply Chain Software
10:45AM – 10:50AM
Intro to the Block
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
10:50AM – 11:05AM

Presentation: An Open Platform for Digital Supply Chain: The Next Wave of Efficiency
Gordon Lu
Director of JD International Business, JD Logistics
11:05AM – 11:15AM

Presentation: Beyond Four Walls Optimization: The Value of Connecting Intralogistics and Supply Chain Execution
Jenn Tabbert
Director of Software Sales, Dematic
11:05AM – 11:15AM

Presentation: Beyond Resilience: Building a Supply Chain Platform for Growth
Jon Chorley
Chief Sustainability Officer and Group Vice President, Supply Chain Management Product Strategy, Oracle
11:25AM – 11:35AM

Presentation: Dawn of a Digital Day – How Software is Impacting the Move from Internet of Things (IoT) to Internet of Intelligence (IoI)
Drew Ehlers
Global Futurist and Global General Manager of SmartPack™, Zebra
11:35AM – 11:45AM

Presentation: Planning for the Unplanned
Rachel Hinkes
VP Strategic Market Development, Blue Yonder
12:10PM – 12:15
Wrap up
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
AI, Big Data and Analytics
12:30PM – 12:35PM
Intro to the Block
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
12:35PM – 1:00PM

Presentation: Creating a Digital Center of Excellence
Maria Jesus Saenz
Director, MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation
12:35PM – 1:00PM

Presentation: Pushing the Efficient Inventory Frontier at The Kraft Heinz Company
David Villalpando
Senior Analyst, Logistics Analytics, The Kraft Heinz Company
12:35PM – 1:00PM

Fireside Chat: Putting Piece-Picking Robots To Work At MSC Industrial
Darin Russell
Senior Director of Supply Chain Engineering Services, MSC Industrial
1:50PM – 2:00PM
Wrap up
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
Day 2
Blockchain and the Digital Supply Chain
9:00AM – 9:10AM
Welcome, Overview, and Thank you
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
9:10AM – 9:55AM

Keynote: Taking Supply Chain to the Next Level with Blockchain – How Lenovo is Using Blockchain in Their Supply Chain
Bobby Bernard
Executive Director, DCG Supply Chain Strategy & Innovation, Lenovo
9:55AM – 10:20AM

Fireside Chat: Want to Build a Digital Supply Chain? Focus on Capabilities
Morgan Swink, Ph.D
Eunice and James L. West Chair of Supply Chain Management. He is also the executive director, Center for Supply Chain Innovation, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University and Nada Sanders, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University
10:20AM – 10:30AM
Wrap up
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
Lessons from Leaders – Solution Providers
Supply chain leaders set the pace, running ahead of the pack. The rest of us can learn from their experience, including what went right and what went wrong in an implementation and how new technologies and processes are delivering value. During Lessons From Leaders, we’ll hear presentations from the 2020 NextGen Award winning solution providers and supply chain professionals.
10:45PM – 10:50PM
Intro to the Block
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
10:50AM – 11:10AM

Presentation: Geopolitics 4.0: Mitigating Risk and Seizing Opportunity in Global Supply Chains
Jacob Shapiro
Founder and Chief Strategist, Perch Perspectives
10:50AM – 11:10AM

2020 NextGen Supply Chain Solution Provider Awards
Moderator: Abe Eshkenazi
President, ASCM
- Robotics Award: Tompkins Robotics
Mike Futch, President - Blockchain Award: IBM
Tom Ward, A.I. Project Leader - Analytics Award: LeanDNA
Richard Lebovitz, President & CEO - AI Award: LevaData
Mark Cosway, EVP Sales & Marketing - Digital Transformation Award: JD.com
JD International Business
12:10PM – 12:15PM
Wrap up
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
Lessons from Leaders – End Users
12:30PM – 12:35PM
Intro to the Block
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
12:35PM – 12:55PM

Presentation: The Startup Supply Chain: Why Technology Startups Matter More Than Ever
Julian Counihan
Schematic Ventures
12:55PM – 1:55PM

2020 NextGen Supply Chain End User Awards
Moderator: Abe Eshkenazi
President, ASCM
- Robotics Award: NFI
Barbara Gress, Director of Innovation and Engineering - Blockchain Award: Lenovo
Bobby Bernard, Exec. Director, DCG Supply Chain Strategy & Innovation - Analytics Award: Dell Technologies
Brian T. Martin, Sr Director, Engineering & Technology Team - AI Award: Reyes Holdings
Pamela Armella Olazábal, Data Analytics, Director Reyes Holdings - Digital Transformation Winner: GE Appliances
Mark D. Shirkness Vice President, Distribution
1:55PM – 2:25PM

2020 Supply Chain Resiliency Award
Torsten Pilz
Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Honeywell
2:25PM – 2:30PM
Wrap up
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
Day 3
Digital Supply Chain and the Supply Chain Future
9:00AM – 9:10AM
Welcome, Overview, and Thank you
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
9:10AM – 9:55AM

Keynote: ‘Digital Supply Chain is exciting…get ready…’
Ninian Wilson
Global Supply Chain Director, Vodafone & CEO, Vodafone Procurement Company
9:55PM – 10:20PM

Fireside Chat: How to Manage The Supply Chain Of The Future
Steven A. Melnyk
Professor, Michigan State University
10:20AM – 10:30AM
Wrap up
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
Robotics and Advanced Analytics
10:45AM – 10:50AM
Intro to the Block
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
10:50AM – 11:40AM

Robotics Panel
Moderator: Matt Wicks
VP of Product Development, Honeywell Intelligrated
- Fergal Glynn, VP of Marketing, 6 River Systems
- Lior Elazary, Co-Founder and CEO, InVia Robotics
- Terrie O’Hanlon, Chief Marketing Officer, GreyOrange
- Pete Blair, Vice President of Marketing, Berkshire Grey
- Wes Reid, Senior Vice President of Product Management and Operations, IAM Robotics
11:40AM – 12:10PM

Presentation: Enabling rapid fulfillment through robotics and advanced analytics
Adrian Kumar
Global Head of Operations Science & Analytic, DHL
12:10PM – 12:15PM
Wrap up
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
Meeting the E-Fulfillment Challenge
12:30M – 12:35AM
Intro to the Block
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review
12:35PM – 1:00PM

Fireside Chat: How Joann Fabrics Is Using Brick and Mortar for E-Commerce Fulfillment
Varadheesh Chennakrishnan
CIO – IT, Supply Chain and Logistics, Joann Stores
1:00PM – 1:25PM

Presentation: The Warehouse of the Future
Sumit Chada
Principal, Kearney
1:25PM – 1:50PM

Presentation: The My Way Highway: Disruption in Last Mile Logistics
Alan Amling
Ph.D., Distinguished Fellow, University of Tennessee Supply Chain Institute; CEO, Thrive and Advance, LLC
1:50PM – 2:15PM

Presentation: How to Build eFulfillment Network
Krutin Shah
Partner, N Squared Partners
2:15PM – 2:30PM
Wrap up
Brian Ceraolo, President, Peerless Media and Bob Trebilcock, Peerless Media, Editorial Director, Supply Chain Management Review