Supply Chain - How Just In Time ran late!
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Supply Chain Disruption & Solutions
- Supply chain leaders in retail, manufacturing and logistics
- Innovators with unique technology solutions
- Investors
Track Agenda
- 05/06/2022 | 9:00 am – 9:30 am PDT
- 30 mins Hall BSpeakersLior RonCo-founder and Head
Uber FreightLior Ron has been at the helm of some of the most exciting technological developments of the past decade. He began his career as the CTO for Israeli Army Intelligence before joining Google in 2007. There he became the product lead for Google Maps, helping to scale the business from 10 million to 1 billion users, as well as launch products including My Maps, Google Map Maker and Google Local. After Google acquired Motorola in 2011, Lior was the first Google employee recruited to transform Motorola products, launching the award-winning Moto X and Moto 360 product lines. In 2016, Lior co-founded Otto, a self-driving truck company that was later acquired by Uber. Today, Lior is the Co-founder and Head of Uber Freight, Uber logistics business with a digital network of over 1 million drivers and thousands of shippers as customers across North America.Martin GilesSenior Editor
ForbesMartin Giles is a senior editor at Forbes, where he covers corporate tech executives and their strategic use of technology. He also chairs its market-leading summits and other gatherings for the tech community. Prior to joining Forbes, he was the San Francisco bureau chief of MIT Technology Review and before that he was a partner at a Silicon Valley venture firm investing in early-stage startups. Martin began his career at The Economist and spent more than a quarter century working in various editorial and business roles at the publication, including a period leading its coverage of America’s top technology companies. He is a graduate of Oxford University and has an executive MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
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- 05/06/2022 | 9:30 am – 10:00 am PDT
- 30 mins Hall BSpeakersResilinc CEO Bindiya Vakil is credited with bringing supply chain risk management into the mainstream. Vakil has helped transform the way that global organizations approach supply chain visibility and risk; driving them to shift from reactively addressing catastrophic supply chain events to putting preventative solutions in place through monitoring, mapping, and planning. She is a founding member of the Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council and a member of the Advisory Board of MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics.
Vakil holds a master’s degree in supply chain management from MIT and an MBA in Finance. She was named Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s inaugural Woman of the Year and has appeared on nationally syndicated TV, radio and print media speaking on the topic of supply chain resiliency.Karthik leads Invitae’s Global Products and Technology organization, including Research and Development of Invitae's testing products across all arcs, Data and Digital platform and services, Information Technology and Information Security. Previously, Karthik served as chief operating officer at GE Digital and COO for GE’s Industrial IOT and Data Platform. In addition, he has held leadership roles in platform technology companies including PayPal, eBay, Magento,?Yahoo! and Barclays following his early career at GE.? Karthik serves on the Steering Committee of the World Economic Forum’s Digital Platform and Ecosystems group and also on the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Northern California. He holds a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Chemistry from BITS, Pilani, India; a Masters in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University and a dual MBA from Columbia Business School and University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.Jackie Jung is Vice President of Global Operations Strategy and Center of Excellence (COE) and Chief of Staff at Western Digital. Jackie is a passionate leader with proven success in transforming organizations through technology adoption, business process improvement and culture change. Jackie leads the company’s 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) transformation, delivering world class operational excellence, augmenting workforce, and driving sustainability implementation in global operations with a footprint of 18 factories across 6 countries. Jackie has been a part of the Western Digital organization for nearly 26 years and has held various positions throughout the company’s numerous mergers, acquisitions, and transformations, including a 5-year assignment in two of the company’s offshore factories. She has held positions in process and product engineering, program management, and manufacturing operations. She is an experienced leader in all stages of the product lifecycle – from design, verification, product ramp through to volume manufacturing. A recognized strategist on the cutting edge of technology, Jackie has received numerous awards. Most recently, Jackie led Western Digital’s advanced manufacturing sites in Malaysia and Thailand to be named the 1st World Economic Forum (WEF) “Lighthouse” in each respective country, demonstrating each site’s advancement and implementation of 4IR technology. Individually, she was a recipient of Connected World’s “2021 Women of Technology” award. Jackie earned a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. She also attended Stanford’s Graduate School of Business Executive Education for Strategy and Organization. Prior to this, Jackie earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from UCLA. She is based at the company’s San Jose, CA headquarters location.Matthew LekstutisGlobal Managing Partner, Supply Chain Practice
TCSMatthew Lekstutis is the Global Managing Partner, Global Supply Chain Consulting Practice & Center of Excellence for Tata Consultancy Services. He has over 20 years of experience as an industry executive and advisor. Mr. Lekstutis helps clients capture business performance improvement opportunities and drive growth by enabling new business models and technologies across the supply chain. Mr. Lekstutis has deep functional expertise in Enterprise Transformation, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Operations, Merger Integration and Enabling Technologies. He has worked with customers globally to provide insight into the driving issues and dynamics across many industries, including aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer goods, diversified industrial, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and retail. He is a frequent contributor of articles and blog posts on the transformation of supply chain management to digital supply network management and speaks regularly at industry conferences and summits. Mr. Lekstutis’s prior experience includes senior leadership roles at A.T. Kearney, General Dynamics, PwC, and ZIN Technologies. Matt earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Webb Institute and his MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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- 05/06/2022 | 10:00 am – 10:30 am PDT
- 30 mins Hall BSpeakersLee AyersSr. Director
Sutter HealthAt Sutter Shared Services (S3), Lee oversees the organization’s strategy for Supply Chain Distribution in both acute and non-acute locations. He is responsible for the stock, store and issue of an array of medical and non-medical supplies across multiple service lines.
Lee has 25 years of global Supply Chain experience in both the public and private sectors. During his tenure with the US Air Force, he oversaw both tactical and strategic planning in logistics, distribution, and inventory management across a wide-range of commodities, often while embedded in a combat zone. As Sutter Health’s Supply Chain Unit Lead during COVID-19, he led strategic efforts to source, purchase and deliver PPE and critical items, resulting in zero stock outs during the pandemic. Lee earned his Master’s Degree in Performance Improvement, magna cum laude, from Grantham University and has certifications in Lean Six Sigma and as a Project Management Professional (PMP).Kulwant SandhuVice President
Outset MedicalKulwant is Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain at Outset Medical (Nasdaq: OM), Outset is a medical technology company pioneering a first-of-its-kind technology to reduce the cost and complexity of dialysis. She is responsible for all aspects of the supply chain, including procurement, strategic sourcing, informatics, logistics, distribution, vendor management and equipment/asset management. She has more than 30 years of diverse industry experience from High tech to medical devices and a proven track record in driving cost reductions and complexity with exceptional strategic direction, supporting dynamic growth, implementing new initiatives, improving operational efficiencies and driving supplier diversity. Currently, she serves as the Board of Punjabi Chamber of Commerce (PCC). Adept at achieving solid business outcomes through collaborative leadership, strategic analytics, and complex problem solving to remodel supply chain with eminent strategies.Ed Macko is the Global Vice President and General Manager for Healthcare & Life Sciences (HCLS) industry. In his role(s), Ed works with clients worldwide to leverage information technology to solve critical business problems. Ed provides strategic technical and business leadership to drive digital transformation across the HCLS clients (commercial and academic hospitals, health plans, pharmaceutical, biotech, and government) including working with strategic business partners. Some of Mr. Macko’s activities include technical and digital business strategy, architecture, business development, presales client engagement, product development, and industry standards. This includes leveraging capabilities like Cognitive Computing, AI / Machine Learning, Automation, Security and Blockchain across solutions for Enterprise Health Analytics, Population Health, Real World Evidence, Consumer Engagement, Fraud, Supply Chain, Clinical Trials Optimization and Translational Medicine. These solutions and capabilities spanning various data domains across the continuum of care (clinical, financial, administrative, genomics, consumer, social determinants, etc.). My expertise includes strategy, architecture, development, deployment and support across hybrid , multi cloud environments in a highly regulated environments (e.g. HIPAA, HITRUST, GxP, GDPR, FISMA). Ed received a bachelor’s degree with honors including a double major in information systems and business administration with a minor in Computer Science from Appalachian State University. He has worked for IBM for the past 25+years in product / solution development, business development, and client engagement roles including last 15 years as the HCLS CTO. Ed previously worked as a Software Engineer for NASA and commercial airline industry.Pinak Shah is currently working as SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer for OSF Healthcare System, Peoria,IL – a 15 hospitals system in Midwest America. He is accountable for providing leadership in strategic sourcing & contracting, overseeing procurement, and supply chain management. Pinak has led the leadership of the Pointcore Supply Chain, LLC (a for-profit arm of the Health System). Pinak comes to OSF from Johns Hopkins Health System, where he was the senior director of the supply chain. He has over 25 years of experience leading in supply chain contracts negotiation, procurement, distribution processes, and technology solutions. One of his key accomplishments included building a consolidated service center in less than 12 months for Johns Hopkins Health System and Northwell Health. This project led to the consolidation of supply chain and logistics for hospitals. Pinak earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at Shree Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic in India. He received his Master’s in business administration from the National Institute of Management, an affiliate of The International University in India.
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- 05/06/2022 | 10:30 am – 11:00 am PDT
- 30 mins Hall BSpeakersDr. Anderson is a General Managing Partner of Supply Chain Ventures, LLC, a venture capital company specializing in early and late stage investing in AI enabled supply chain planning and execution software, ecommerce logistics, digital freight networks, visibility, and 3PLs. He is a retired managing partner of supply chain consulting at Accenture, a global technology consulting company. He has served on the Board of Directors of Descartes Systems Group, of Waterloo, Ontario, Steelwedge Software , of Pleasanton, California, Placester of Boston, Massachusetts, and NBD Nanotechnology of Boston, Massachusetts. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of New England and a member of the Boston College Technology Council. Dr. Anderson received his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Econometrics and Finance from Boston College and his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Connecticut.Carl Eschenbach focuses on infrastructure technologies, cloud, and SaaS investments. He is a director of Aurora, Cohesity, Cresta, Gong, Grafana, Palo Alto Networks, Salt, Snowflake, UiPath, Workday and Zoom. He has been or is still involved with Sequoia Capital portfolio companies including CaptivateIQ, GitHub, Medallia, Retool, Rockset, StackRox and ThousandEyes. Carl has thirty years of high-tech industry experience including infrastructure software, cloud, SaaS, networking, telephony and storage. Prior to Sequoia, Carl was President and COO of VMware, where he helped grow the company from $31 million in his first full year to $7 billion in revenues and from 200 people to 20,000. Prior to joining VMware, Carl held various sales leadership positions with Inktomi, 3Com, EMC, and Lucent Technologies. Carl is passionate about leadership and the importance it plays in building iconic companies.Harsh KoppulaCOO and Co-Founder
Tada CognitiveHarsh is a global business leader with years of experience in industrial manufacturing and supply chain networks, digital marketing, and technology. He is passionate about helping Tada transform the business and supply chain world. His work has taken him around the world, managing global supply chains, manufacturing, and R&D for CGN Global, Avon, Schlumberger, and Sumida America. Harsh is passionate about driving speed and reducing complexity in supply networks. Harsh has a BTech degree from IIT Bombay and graduate degrees from the University of Cincinnati. Harsh is on the Board of the American Red Cross of Illinois and other entrepreneurial companies.Manju DevadasCEO and Founder
Pluto 7Manju Devadas, the CEO and Founder of Pluto7 and Google Partner of the Year Award winner for data and analytics has helped 500+ customers across the globe successfully transform their businesses. With over 20+ years of experience, Manju has built a stellar portfolio by leading organizations, building predictive analytics, and being a business architect for companies like Cisco, Vmware, Synaptics, Igloo, Netgear, Levis, AbInbev, Hero Motors, and many more. He continues to work closely with a passionate group of executives who share his vision for change and innovation as we enter Industry 4.0. Manju plays an advisory role at the University of Southern California Marshall School.Dr. Sue XuManaging Partner
Amino CapitalDr. Sue Xu is a Managing Partner at Amino Capital, and her focus areas of investment include data-driven solutions. She was interim CEO of CandyHouse and CyteSi. Since 2012, she has involved with more than 260 investments mostly in seed and Series A, with 13 unicorns, including Chime Bank, Webflow, Rippling, Weee, Headspin, Grail (acquired by Illumina), OmiseGo and DFINITY (launched with $45B market cap), Mobike (acquired by Maituan), and industry leading fast growing startups, such as Wyze, Avail MedSystems,, Orbeus (acquired by Amazon), Ozlo (acquired by Facebook), GrokStyle(acquired by Facebook), Assemblage (acquired by Cisco), Woomoo (acquired by Priceline), Contastic (acquired by Sugar CRM), Evertoon (Acquired by Niantic | PokemonGo), Yiqixie (Acquired by Kuaishou), Dataform (acquired by Google), Voyage (acquired by Cruise) and et al. Dr. Sue Xu began her early stage entrepreneurship when she was the founding scientist of GlycoMira (also involved in undergrad and PhD laboratory spin-offs). She has three patents and over 20 journal publications, and previously was a Postdoc fellow at Stanford University.
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- 05/06/2022 | 11:00 am – 11:30 am PDT
- 30 mins Hall BSpeakersHarmit SinghEVP and CFO
Levis Strauss and CoHarmit Singh is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Levi Strauss & Co. He is responsible for managing the company’s finance, information technology, strategic sourcing and global business services functions globally. This includes: financial planning and analysis, strategic planning and corporate development, accounting and controls, tax, enterprise risk management, treasury, internal audit, and investor relations. Harmit is a seasoned financial executive with more than 30 years of experience in driving growth for global consumer brands. Throughout his career, he has worked at companies that serve consumers in the hospitality, restaurant, travel and financial industries. Prior to joining LS and Co. in January 2013, Harmit served as chief financial officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, where he successfully established a global financial structure, took the company public, built a strong balance sheet, and drove growth by supporting capital deployment for acquisitions and investments. Before Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Harmit held various global leadership roles at Yum! Brand foods, the world’s largest restaurant company, including CFO of Pizza Hut U.S. and CFO of Yum Restaurants International. Early in his career, Harmit also worked at American Express India and Price Waterhouse in India. Harmit holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, and is a chartered accountant from India. In 2018, Harmit was named to the board of OpenText, a global enterprise information management software company. In 2019, he joined the Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) project, helping to establish the U.S. Chapter of the organization and mobilize other prominent financial leaders to promote the business case for sustainability, and in 2021 he was named the U.S. Co-Chair of A4S. He is also a proud member of the CNBC Global CFO Council and the Wall Street Journal CFO Network and World 50 (a private community for C-level executives at globally respected organizations). He was also named in the Top 20 C-sustainability champions for 2021 by Green Biz. He previously served on the board of directors for Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.Aida OrphanVice President of Investor Relations
Levi Strauss and CoAida Orphan is Vice President of Investor Relations at Levi Strauss & Co. In this role, she serves as LS and COs liaison to the investor community, while working as a key advisor and resource to the company’s senior management team. Prior to joining LS and Co. in 2011, Aida worked at Marsh McLennan where she was responsible for executing the global strategic risk management vision on behalf of publicly-traded and privately-held clients from multiple industries.  Aida holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, San Diego.
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Track Chairs
TiEcon 2022 Tracks
TiEcon 2023 Tracks
- AI & Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
All eyes on the business and human impact of AI
- Capital Markets
Capital Markets
Conversations from IPO to Exits, a 360 degree view on investments
- Cloud & SaaS
Cloud & SaaS
Exciting new paradigms in cloud and security with a zero-trust position
- Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Exploring the revolutionary future of entrepreneurship
- Global Connect
Global Connect
Scaling global connectivity post digital transformation
- Healthcare
Healthcare
Reinventing healthcare in the age of the global pandemic
- Media & Entertainment
Media & Entertainment
Convergence of Art and Technology
- Security & Fraud
Security & Fraud
Responding to Identity Theft, Fraud and Cybercrime
- Social Impact
- Supply Chain
Supply Chain
Recent Supply Chain Challenges - is there a Way Out?
- Sustainability
- TiE Youth
- Web3, Crypto & NFTs
Web 3, Crypto & NFTs
Bringing together the trends and the practical applications of Web3
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Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
All eyes on the business and human impact of AI
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Capital Markets
Conversations from IPO to Exits, a 360 degree view on investments
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Cloud & SaaS
Exciting new paradigms in cloud and security with a zero-trust position
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Entrepreneurship
Exploring the revolutionary future of entrepreneurship
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Global Connect
Scaling global connectivity post digital transformation
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Healthcare
Reinventing healthcare in the age of the global pandemic
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Media & Entertainment
Convergence of Art and Technology
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Security & Fraud
Responding to Identity Theft, Fraud and Cybercrime
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Social Impact
Dare to Change the World for Good
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Supply Chain
Recent Supply Chain Challenges - is there a Way Out?
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Sustainability
Sustainability
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TiE Youth
Fostering youth entrepreneurs
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Web 3, Crypto & NFTs
Bringing together the trends and the practical applications of Web3