2017 New England Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition - Program &
Speakers
PROGRAM & SPEAKERS
3 Tracks
o Procurement
(Track A)
o Operations (Track B)
o Logistics (Track C)
Track themes
o Innovation
o Risk
o Mastery
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2017
Schedule | Sessions |
Presenter |
Topic |
5:30 to
7:00 pm |
Registration Opens
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REGISTRATION DESK
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7:00 to
9:00 pm |
Sunday Night
Networking/
Welcome |
SUNDAY NIGHT
NETWORKING (Optional) |
Come early on Sunday evening at
7 pm, to network with your fellow conference attendees & colleagues, at Best
Westerns indoor Courtyard (cash bar). If you plan to attend, please indicate
this when registering. |
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017
Schedule |
Sessions |
Presenter |
Topic |
7:30 to 8:15 am |
Registration & Breakfast |
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS OPEN (7:30 am to 4:30 pm) |
During Registration & Breakfast, please
visit our exhibitors and you will not only be educated on the latest
cutting edge technologies, but you will also be eligible to win some
great prizes from the conference! |
Sunrise Forum
(Group Breakfast) | Hosted by
Douglas K. Truchan, CPSM Emerging Professional Group Chair Northeast Supply Management Group
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory LLC
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Emerging Professional* Group Breakfast
(*those with less than 8 years' work experience, as well as students) | | |
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8:15 to 9:45 am |
Welcoming &
Morning Keynote |
Timothy Fiore,
CPSM, C.P.M., MCIPS Chair, ISM Business Survey Committee
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Business Outlook: Where We Are
and Where We're Going
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10:05 to 11:20 am |
1A |
Martin Chatterton Vice President, Arrow Digital SaaS, Arrow Electronics
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Innovation
— Dynamic Implications for Supply Management
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1B |
Bruce Hamilton President, GBMP
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Innovation
— Breaking Through Conceptual Blind Spots to Process Improvement
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1C |
Daniel Theobald Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, VecnaTechnologies, Inc.
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Innovation — Mobile Collaborative Robots Achieving New Levels of Flexibility and Robustness |
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11:40 am to 1:25 pm |
Keynote, Lunch, & Hall of Fame Award |
John McGurrin
VP Strategic Customers, SAP Ariba Procurement &
Business Network |
What Comes After Everything is in the
Clouds: A Visionary Presentation |
12:30 to 4:00 pm |
Dessert & Snacks
across from the
Exhibit Hall | |
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1:45 to 3:00 pm |
2A |
Sherry Gordon, Founder and President Value Chain Group |
Risk— RISK: The Necessary Ingredient for Supply Management Success |
2B |
Moshe Cohen, MBA, President & Founder, The Negotiating Table |
Risk — Negotiating Challenges = Approaches to Deal With 'Challenging' Personalities & Low Leverage
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2C |
Mike Regan, Co-Founder and Chief of Relationship Development, TranzAct
Technologies |
Mastery — Predictable Surprises: Seeing Around Corners
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3:20 to 4:35 pm |
3A |
Jonathan Hughes, Partner, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Management
Practice Leader Vantage Partners |
Mastery— Negotiation: The Heart of Relationships |
3B |
Keith Launchbury, CFPIM, CIRM, CSC, CDDP, CDDL, President of Keith Launchbury &
Associates, and Past President of APICS International |
Mastery — Developing the Leadership Talent for the Smarter Supply Chain of the Future
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3C |
Brooks A. Bentz, President, Transplace Supply Chain Consulting
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Risk— Supply Chain of the Future: Mastering e-2-e Logistics |
4:35 to 5:00 pm |
Raffle & Exhibitor Drawings
in Exhibit Hall | |
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