APICS International 2017 | APICS | 15 October 2017 | Henry B. González Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA

Supply chain and operations management professionals are expected to achieve maximum productivity, meet consumer demand, and remain agile amid instability and unpredictability. Each year, the APICS annual conference offers relevant education, best practices and thought leadership to help attendees lead their organizations and reach these goals.

• Keynote Speakers

John Mackey
Co-Founder & CEO of Whole Foods Market

Derreck Kayongo
Founder of the Global Soap Project

• Speakers

Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE
CEO
APICS

Dan Lewis
CEO And Founder
Convoy

Drura Parrish
CEO and Founder
MakeTime

Monica Wooden
CEO and Founder
MercuryGate International

Karl Siebrecht
CEO and Co-Founder
FLEXE

Abtin Hamidi
Co-Founder and Executive Vice President
Cargo Chief

Adebayo Onigbanjo
Directort Strategic Marketing, Enterprise Intelligence Software
Zebra Technologies

Adriana Vazquez
Lead Expertise Manager, ISC Innovation
The Dow Chemical Company

Alan Dunn
President
GDI Consulting & Training Company

Alvaro Brisolla
Production Planning and Logistics Senior Manager
Johnson & Johnson

Anthony Zampello, CIRM, CSCP, CPIM
Senior Partner
Zampello and Associates

Blanca Marquez, CPIM
Supply Chain and Logistics Director
Albea Group

Bob Collins, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, CPLP
Senior Director of Professional Development
APICS

Bob Rush
Lean Manufacturing Group Leader
Tesla

Brett Spector
Director, North America Channel Sales
Iron Mountain

Bruce Elliot, PMP
Vice President of Supply Chain
Nissin Foods

Carol Ptak, CFPIM, CIRM
Partner
Demand Driven Institute

Cheryl Dalsin
Director of Academic Outreach
APICS

Chris Joyce
Director of Operations, Distribution Center SW
Recreational Equipment Inc (REI)

Chris Krampitz
Principal Consultant
Stratasys Expert Services

Chris Pickett
Chief Strategy Officer
Coyote Logistics

Christine Barnhart, CPIM, PMP
Supply Planning Manager
Berry Plastics

Craig Morris
Vice President of Strategy and Product Management
DHL eCommerce

Dan Lewis
CEO and Founder
Convoy

Darin Wolding
Global Planning Timing Inventory Manager
Oshkosh Corporation

David Blanchard
EDITOR
IndustryWeek / Material Handling & Logistics

David Hovey
Director, Supply Chain
Hostess Brands Inc.

David Morrow, CFPIM, SCOR-P
Program Manager, USAF Business Intelligence Competency Cell
United States Air Force

David Natoff
Chief Procurement Officer
Google

Deanna Yee, SCOR-P
Manager – Solutions & Strategy Support
Satellite Logistics Group

Debra Hansford, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, CLTD, C.P.M.
President
PreCrest, LLC

Derreck Kayongo
Founder
Global Soap Project

Don E. Pingley
Manager, Supply Chain Consulting
PwC

Donald Sheldon
Lecturer
Binghamton University

Drura Parrish
CEO and Founder
MakeTime

Elizabeth Ballard
Vice President, Global Supply Chain Sfety Health & Environment
Ecolab

Eric Thompson
Global Head of Continues Improvement COE
Royal Dutch Shell

Fazlur Rahman
S&OP Planning- Demand Center of Excellence
Kraft Heinz

Gabriela Welch, MPA, CAE
Director of Certification
APICS

Greg Spira
Head of Forecasting-North America
Mondelēz International

Gregory Schlegel, CPIM
Executive-in-Residence, Supply Chain Risk Management
Lehigh University

Hans Kremer, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP
Partner
Inchainge

Howard Green
Deputy Director, Professional Services
National Organization on Disability

Jaci Souza
Packaging Director – Integrated Business Planning
The Nature's Bounty Co.

Jack Allen
Senior Director, Global Logistics,Supply Chain Operations
Cisco

James Gordon, CLTD
Co-Founder
Solution Specialists, LLC

Janice King
Assistant Vice-President - Work force Diversity and Inclusion
AT&T

Jeff Waller
President and Founder
Waller & Associates

Jennifer Daniels
Vice President, Marketing
APICS

Jennifer Proctor
Director of Publications
APICS

Jim Curry
Founder
OpStat Group Inc

Jim Haller
Senior Manager Transportation
Chainanalytics

John Barth, CPIM, CSCP
Demand Planning and S&OP Manager
Baldor Electric

John Castro, CSCP
SIOP Systems & Processes Integration Leader
Honeywell International

John Greaves
RF Solutions Architect
Lowry Solutions

John Mackey
Co-Founder and CEO
Whole Foods Market

Kamala Raman, CSCP
Principal Research Analyst
Gartner

Karen Alber
Former Chief Information Officer
MillerCoors

Karen Schiebout, CSCP, CPIM, CLTD
Customer Service and Logistics Manager
Vermeer Corporation

Karin Bursa
Executive Vice President of Marketing
Logility Inc

Karl Siebrecht
CEO and Co-Founder
FLEXE

Kathleen Schroeder
Director of Membership
APICS

Kyle Ous, CPP
Manager Packaging Optimization
Chainanalytics

Lars Magnusson, SCOR-P
Business Architect, Core Process Area Deliver
Ericsson

Laura Scott
Senior Director of Global Supply Chain
McCormick & Co.

Lori Pavlish
Global Supply Chain EHS&S Lead Manager
The Dow Chemical Company

Louis Cheung, CPIM
Head of Supply Chain Management
Bostik Inc

Mark Hardison, CFPIM, CSCP, CLTD
Materials Manager
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals

Maryanne Ross, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, CLTD
President
Mental Apparel LLC

Meghan Glass, PMP
Project Manager
Holmes Corporation

Matt Yearling
Chief Executive Officer
PINC

Meghan Glass, PMP
Project Manager
Holmes Corporation

Melanie Nuce
Vice President Corporate Development
GS1 USA

Michael Black
Director, Regional Business Development
Americold Logistics

Michael McDonough
Global Product Head Corporate Trade and Supply Chain Finance
JP Morgan

Michele Lawrence, CPIM, CSCP, PMP
Site Manager Pfizer MRO Storeroom
Pfizer Inc.

Mike Rude
Managing Director of International Marketing
FedEx

Monica Wooden
CEO and Co-Founder
MercuryGate International

Nicholas Little
Managing Director, Railway Management Programs
Michigan State University Broad College of Business

Nisa Moore
Senior Director Operations
General Dynamics IT

Pamelyn Lindsey, CSCP
Director, Global Supply Chain OperationSciena
Ciena

Patrick Bower, CPIM
Senior Director Supply Chain & Customer Service
Combe Incorporated

Patrick Green
Principal
SCM Connections

Peter Bolstorff, CSCP, SCOR-P
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
APICS

Peter King
Principal Consultant
Zinata

Phil Jones
Vice President Supply Chain & Logistics
General Dynamics IT

Pradipa Karbhari, CSCP, PMP
Principal Architect, Supply Chain Business Technologies
Microsoft

Quentin Samelson
Senior Managing Consultant
IBM

Richard Ling, CFPIM
President
Richard C. Ling Inc.

Richard Sherman
Senior Fellow, Supply Chain Centre of Excellence
Tata Consultancy Services

Rob DeNardo
Principal in the Operations Strategy Practice
PwC

Robert Stahl
President
RA Stahl Company

Sandra Jessop, CPIM
Vice President of Vice President of Operations, RV Products
Airxcel, Inc

Scott Ehrsam, CSCP
Aftermarket Integration Manager
Caterpillar Global Aftermarket Services Division

Shari Ruelas, CPIM, CSCP
Commercial Business Manager, Products Supply and Trading
Chevron

Shaunna Rudolph
Supply Chain Manager
General Dynamics IT

Stacey Little, CLTD
Program Director, Transportation and Logistics Management
American Public University System

Stephen Cimorelli, CFPIM
Value Stream Manager
Schneider Electric

Steven Haley
Vice President, Product Supply Chain Operations
Ciena Group

Steven Melnyk
Professor
Michigan State University Broad College of Business

Susan Kane
Chief Program Officer
Blessings in a Backpack

Stacey Little, CLTD
Program Director, Transportation and Logistics Management
American Public University System

Thomas Gaal
Manager, Supply Chain Innovation
Radio Frequency Systems (RFS)

Ties Soeters
Vice President of Logistics Procurement ,North America and Mexico
Anheuser-Busch InBev

Trond Ellefsen
SPECIAL ADVISOR ON DIGITAL STRATEGY AND TRANSFORMATION
Statoil North America

Valerie Young
Vice President of Global Supply Chain Services and Operations
3M

2017 Exhibitors List

• AIMMS Inc.
• American Express Global Business Trabel
• American Logistics Aid Network
• American Public University System
• APICS
• APICS Affiliation Center
• Asprova Inc.
• BDP International & 360 Predictive Logistics
• CargoBarn, Inc.
• CaseWare Analytics
• CertFocus
• Chainalytics
• CipherLab
• Computer Technology Resources, Inc.
• Concentrus
• Demand Driven Technologies
• Demand Solutions
• First Flight Solutions
• Forecast Pro
• Fox Valley Technical College
• Futurion Forecasting Software
• GPS Inventory Solutions
• Hydrian Inventory Optimization
• iDashboards
• IFS North America
• Infor
• Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning
• Llamasoft, Inc.
• Logility
• Lowry Solutions
• Make Time
• MediaAgility Inc.
• Michigan State University - Broad College of Business
• NUMETRIC
• OM Partners USA
• Otto Trading Inc.
• Penn State Smeal Supply Chain
• PLS Logistics Services
• Portal State University School of Business
• PTV America, {Inc.
• Quintiq
• Risk and Insurance Managementrr Society, Inc. (RIMS)
• SCM Talent Group
• Shop APICS
• Texas A&M University -- Master of Industrial Distribution
• The Fresh Connection
• Toyo Business Engineering Corporation (MCFrame)
• University of Arkansas -- Masters of Science in Operation Management & Master of Science
• University of Oklahoma
• University of San Diego
• University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Visual8 Corporation