2012
New England Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition
APICS - The Association for Operations Management North Shore Chapter 20 and Boston Chapter 10    --   The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) New England Roundtable    --    The Northeast Supply Management Group, A Special Interest Group of ISM®

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2012 New England Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition - Program & Speakers

PROGRAM & SPEAKERS

6 TRACKS:
o Microsoft Office Tools for Business (Track A)
o Purchasing and Materials Management (Track B)
o Operations Management: ERP & Supply Chain (Track C)
o Global Logistics (Track D)
o Supply Chain Leadership, Teambuilding, and Communication (Track E)
o Supplier Showcase (Track T)


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
 
Schedule Sessions Presenter Topic

4:00 to
7:00 pm


Registration Opens
 
REGISTRATION DESK
 		  
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 Western’s indoor Courtyard (cash bar). If you plan to attend, please send email through the Contact Us page

 


MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012
Schedule Sessions Presenter Topic

7:30 to
8:15 am

 Registration & Breakfast EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS OPEN
(7:30 am to 4:30 pm)		 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!
8:15 to
9:45 am		 Welcoming &
Morning Keynote		 Jeffrey B. Carr
Corporate President & Economist, EPR		 Economic Outlook – A New England Perspective (special segment on the adverse effects of the recession, and the forecast for recovery)
10:00 to
11:15 am		 1A Pamela Conway
Vice President, CompuWorks		 Intro to Windows 7 (With a Sneak Preview of What’s Coming in Windows 8 = Get Ready for More Changes!)
1B Roy Anderson
VP of Procurement Services,
Metasys Technologies, Inc. 		Integrate Innovation into Your Procurement Strategy, and Deliver Value
1C William Howell
Chief Information Officer,
RAND Corporation		 The Seven Deadly Sins of Project Management
1D Cynthia Wilkinson
Director, Supply Chain Sustainability, Staples, Inc.		 Supply Chain Sustainability – Driving Environmental AND Financial Benefits from Quick Wins to Competitive Advantage
1E David Liddell,
President & Founder,
SKYE Business Solutions		 Increase Your Leadership Effectiveness through Influential Communication
1T Christopher J. Russell, CPIM,
Vice President Inventory Optimization,
Logility Inc.		 Inventory Optimization
11:30 am to
1:15 pm		 Keynote & Lunch Mathew Wilson,
Vice President, National Policy,
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters		 Supply Chain Sustainability Between the US & Canada: The Ship is Turning
12:30 to
4:00 pm		 Dessert & Snacks in 
Exhibit Hall
1:30 to
2:45 pm		 2A Pamela Conway
Vice President, CompuWorks		 Office 2013: What’s New – with Comparisons to Office 2010 & 2007 – Changes & New Features in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
2B Richard G. Weissman, C.P.M.
Director of Corporate Education &
The Center for Leadership,
Endicott College		 Three Dimensional Negotiations: Balancing Internal and External Forces
2C Anthony Zampello, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP
President, Zampello and Associates		 Sales & Operations Planning – Master Planning: How They Work Together
2D Nicolas Frischer
Manager, UPS Supply Chain Solutions		 Ocean and Airfreight Industry Conditions – Dilemmas Confronting Today’s Shippers
2E Gurpreet Singh, MBA, CSSBB, CPSD, CPSM & C.P.M.
Founder and President, Strategic Supply Chain & Six Sigma Consulting LLC and Legal Sourcing LLC		 Successful Navigation Through Off-Shore & Cross-Cultural Communications & Negotiations = Do’s and Don’ts
2T Christine Carr
Trade Commissioner,
Consulate General of Canada, Boston		 Canadian Consulate Office Hours
3:00 to
4:15 pm 		 3A Pamela Conway
Vice President, CompuWorks		 Business Intelligence in Excel – Using Pivot Tables & Other Tools to Make Your Data Work for You (Simplified for Today’s Business Environment!)
3B Mickey North Rizza
Vice-President Strategic Services, BravoSolution		 Supply Chain Risk Management: Building Resilience Into Your Supply Chain
3C James R. Cote
Executive Director,
Northeast Operations,
Foundation for Financial Education		 Where Finance & Operations Meet
3D Jack T. Ampuja, CTL, C.P.M., CCSP,
President & CEO,
Supply Chain Optimizers		 Optimizing Global Supply Chains Through Packaging
3E Jennifer Touma
President, Mindscape 		The Martial Arts Strategy to Business Leadership
3T Doug Markham,
President, iPower Distribution Group
of New England, Inc.		 How to Achieve Rapid, Significant, and Permanent Inventory Reduction through Proper Selection of Replenishment Systems
4:30 to
4:45 pm		 Raffle & Exhibitor Drawings
in Exhibit Hall
Web: www.newenglandsupplychainconference.org
General Information: info@newenglandsupplychainconference.org
Exhibitor Services: exhibits@newenglandsupplychainconference.org