Past Event:
The Road Ahead: Technology, Techniques and Tactics
November 7-8, 2019
Iacocca Hall Wood Dining Room
The CSCRL Fall Forum is an opportunity to learn and discuss new insights from industry and academic experts about The Road Ahead: Technology, Techniques and Tactics. There will be presentations that discuss the specific impact of new technology on the supply chain. What kind of new techniques and new tactics will companies have to adopt to succeed in the changing global environment?
There will also be interactive workshops where participants will have opportunities to learn from each other. Finally, there will be ample opportunities to network at the opening reception, breakfast session, lunch session and closing reception with Industry peers, Lehigh University Students and Lehigh University faculty.
AGENDA
Thursday, November 7th
5:30PM-7:30PM
Networking Reception
Friday, November 8th
7:00-8:00AM
Check-in and Full Breakfast
8:05-8:15AM
Welcome
8:15-9:00AM
"Day 1 for 1 Day"
Ed Feitzinger
Vice President
Amazon Global Logistics
9:00-9:45AM
"Supply Chain 2020: Trends in Strategy and Technology"
Greg Aimi
Vice President of Supply Chain Research - Technology
Gartner/AMR Research
9:45-10:00AM
Break
10:00-10:45AM
"Shifting Transport Chains and Ability to See Economic Signals"
Ken Hoexter
Managing Director; Senior Airfreight & Surface Transportation & Shipping (Marine) Analyst;
Co-head Industrials Research
BofA Merrill Lynch
10:45-11:30AM
"Drive Supply Chain Value with Innovation and Emerging Technologies"
Kristi Montgomery
Vice President of Innovation, Research & Development
Kenco Innovation Labs
11:30AM-12:15PM
"Transforming Your Supply Chain - New Role or Existing Role"
Dan Key
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Dentsply Sirona
12:15-1:15PM
Lunch Break
1:15-2:00PM
Session A:
"Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning Applications in Supply Chain"
Darian Rashid
Agile Instructor and Organizational Coach
Agile Ethos
Session B:
"Collaboration is Not Optional"
Gough Grubbs
Senior Vice President Distribution/Logistics
Stage Stores
2:00-2:45PM
"It's Time to Bring Manufacturing Back to America"
Rosemary Coates
Executive Director and Chairman of the Board
Reshoring Institute
2:45-3:00PM
Break
3:00-3:45PM
"Buyer-Supplier Relational Tactics: The Role of Unspoken Obligations and Accountability"
Saif Mir
Assistant Professor, Decision and Technology Analytics (DATA)
Lehigh University
3:45-4:00PM
Closing Comments and Wrap-Up
4:00-5:00PM
Closing Reception