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Venue
Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center
Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center, 888 Nolan Ryan Expy, Arlington, TX 76011, USA

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Event Date Thu May 1 CDT - Fri May 2 CDT (11 days ago)
In your timezone (EDT): Thu May 1 1:00am - Fri May 2 1:00am
Location Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center
888 Nolan Ryan Expy, Arlington, TX 76011, USA
Region Americas
Details

This event is a leadership-focused meeting designed around improving supply chain and procurement strategy across the globe.

Our supply chain conference serves as an annual platform to exchange ideas and collaborate on the impact of market dynamics and new technologies for current and future supply chain and operations leaders. This year's executive supply chain event creates an opportunity to examine key case studies on how to navigate supply chain and logistics disruptions, as well as how workforce management, advanced analytics, process improvement and automation are being rolled out in the world's best facilities. Join the in-depth discussions at our supply chain conference on achieving innovation, maximizing supply chain profitability and increasing visibility and flexibility to mitigate risk!

Key Themes
Profitability & Risk Management:
• Going beyond cost reduction and control to enable profitable growth
• Building a flexible supply chain to deal with uncertainty
• Managing for customer service while balancing risk and cost
• Managing supply chain risk on a global scale

Cost Optimization:
• Logistics management processes engineered for greater efficiency
• Taming complex supply chains to reduce costs without increasing risk
• Supplier Management that drives effective partnerships
• Cost reduction through network optimization

Technology:
• Disruptive technologies that are changing the supply chain environment
• The agile supply chain as a source of competitive advantage
• Understanding how IoT and advanced automation will interact and change the supply chain

Workforce Management:
• Designing programs that produce desired attraction, development and retention outcomes
• Talent management as a driver to reduce labor costs
• Identifying top performers and building the talent pipeline
• Building a culture of Continuous Improvement

Speakers

2025 Speakers

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Heather Ostis
SVP, Chief Procurement Officer, Global Supply Chain, Starbucks

Alexander Gregorian
SVP, Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc

Hakim Richard Savoy
SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer, C.H Guenther & Son

Rod West
EVP, Global Supply Chain, Dollar General

Heleen Du Toit
VP, Procurement, PepsiCo

Jennifer Kobus
SVP, Supply Chain Planning and Operations, Ulta Beauty