This event is hosted by the Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council and is presented in collaboration with Resilinc and Underwriters Laboratories.

Speakers

Bill Hurles | Executive Director | Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council

Gary Lynch | CEO | The Risk Project

Rubik Babakanian | SVP and CPO | Western Digital Corporation

Vonnie French | VP, Supply Chain Operations | Palo Alto Networks

Jim Rice | Deputy Director | MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics

Bill Marrin | Executive Director | World 50

Lee Young | Director, Quality | Thermo Fisher Scientific

Mathieu Guerville | Strategy Director | Underwriters Laboratories

Rod MacLea | Director, Supply Chain | Amgen

David Leich | Director, Global Supply Chain | General Motors

Lou Ferretti | Global Procurement Project Executive | IBM

Eric Knothe | Sr. Manager, Sourcing Compliance | Micron

Seth White | Sr. Manager, Global Operations | Amgen

Michelle Dinsdale | Manager, Supplier Resiliency | Bose

Dmitriy Krichevskiy | Supply Chain Risk Manager | Palo Alto Networks

Agenda for the Event

Disclaimer: Please note that the agenda is subject to change. The GSCRC will be sending out an email when the final agenda is confirmed.

March 1, 2017 (Day 1)

8:00-8:30 AM: Welcome Breakfast & Registration

8:30-9:00 AM: Opening remarks with Bill Hurles, former Executive Director of Supply Chain, General Motors; Executive Director of the Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council

9:00-9:45 AM: Keynote: "Uncertainty Advantage: Leadership Lessons for Turning Risk Outside-In" by Gary Lynch, CEO, The Risk Project, and Author of Single Point of Failure and At Your Own Risk: How the Risk-Conscious Culture Meets the Challenge of Business Change

Gary will be discussing his new book and how Leaders should discover to navigate uncertainty to gain market advantage, by looking beyond financial performance and envisioning an opportunity by understanding the uncertainty. The book is not based on theory but a culmination of a decade of research, application and interaction with companies, growth leaders that observed success with a common theme: there is greater value in uncertainty than in traditional risk management.

9:45-10:30 AM: Moderated discussion with Jim Rice - Deputy Director, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics

This will be an interactive audience-driven discussion around event expectations, the status and progress of SCRM and resiliency as a strategy and a profession, and ideas, advice, and recommended directions for the future of Resiliency programs.

10:30-11:00 AM: Break - Prize Giveaway

11:00-11:45 AM: Fireside Chat: "WD's Journey to Resiliency" with Rubik Babakanian, SVP and CPO, Western Digital and Bindiya Vakil, CEO, Resilinc.

11:45 AM-12:00 PM: Lunch/Break

12:00-1:00 PM: Lunch and Fireside Chat featuring Lou Ferretti, Global Procurement Project Executive, IBM, Bill Marrin, Executive Director, World 50.

Bill and Lou will discuss how a best-in-class supply chain resiliency program can set the foundation for transforming supply chain performance into a source of competitive advantage.

1:00-2:00 PM: “Introducing the Resilinc R Score” by Bindiya Vakil, CEO, Resilinc

Resilinc is launching the R Score, which is the world’s first comprehensive and comparable measurement of a company’s supply chain resiliency. It provides an analysis of the trend, breakdown of the elements comprising the score, and most importantly is a valuable tool to benchmark resiliency capabilities between different companies within an industry.

2:00-2:45 PM: 2017 Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council Awards

2:45-3:00 PM: Break and Book Signing with Gary Lynch

3:00-4:00 PM: “Supplier Collaboration Excellence “

This will be a panel discussion moderated by Gary Lynch where Rod MacLea, from Amgen, Lee Young, from ThermoFisher and Deepak Paluru, from Dentsply-Sirona will talk about how resiliency brings Suppliers and Customers together by aligning their recovery goals and enhances the trust and long term partnership for both companies. Supplier awards will be presented at the end of this session.

4:00-4:30 PM: The Supply Chain Resiliency Maturity Model and Customer Journey, A Presentation by Ranna Rose, VP, Operations and Ayeena Puri, Director, Customer Success, Resilinc

Supply chain resiliency is a multi-year journey. The Resilinc team lays out the stages and milestones and timeframes and discusses what companies can expect.

4:30-5:15 PM: Discussion Panel with Vonnie French, VP Supply Chain at Palo Alto Networks, Dmitriy Krichevskiy, Supply Chain Risk Manager, Palo Alto Networks, Lisa Brady, Sr. Director, Sustainability & Risk Management, Dell and Prof. Dale Rogers, Logistics & Supply Chain, Arizona State University

Experiences, obstacles and success stories… A candid discussion with Vonnie, Dmitriy and Lisa about being an early adopter and innovator who led the industry in developing a world class supply chain resiliency capability that has fueled robust growth over the last four years.

5:15-8:00 PM: Evening Reception followed by Dinner

March 2, 2017 Agenda (Day 2)

8:00 AM-8:30 AM: Welcome Breakfast

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Keynote: Dave Leich, Director - Global Supply Chain, General Motors

Dave will speak about GM's approach to supply chain risk management, focusing on their tactical and strategic risk management, supply chain visibility, global event notification process, predictive analytics and crisis avoidance.

9:30 AM-10:15 AM: "Success Talks: Elevating the Risk Conversation," A Presentation by Eric Knothe, Sr. Manager Sourcing Compliance, Micron

Eric will relate his experiences in using operational risk scores and information to scorecard suppliers and build a mature risk program.

10:15 AM-10:30 AM: Break

10:30 AM-11:30 AM: "Resilinc EventWatch," A Presentation by Shahzaib Khan, EventWatch & Partner Relations Director and Ranna Rose, VP - Operations, Resilinc

Present EventWatch metrics, what worked and did not work in 2016, customer feedback

11:30 AM-12:45 PM: "Defining Resilinc's Product Roadmap," A Presentation by Pramod Akkarachittor, VP - Product Management and Sumit Vakil, Chief Product Officer, Resilinc

A deep dive into how Resilinc is shaping solutions for best-in-class Supply Chain Risk Management. Clients will have the opportunity to share feedback and discuss directly with Resilinc's Product Management team.

12:45 PM-1:15 PM: Lunch

1:15 PM-2:15 PM: Breakout Session - "From Reactive to Aware," Focus on Supplier Engagement and what to expect.

An audience driven discussion led by Dmitriy Krichevskiy, Supply Chain Risk Manager, Palo Alto Networks, on incorporating risk in the development of resilient supplier relationships.

1:15 PM-2:15 PM: Breakout Session - "From Aware to Proactive," Quantification, using risk scores, proactive mitigation and Business Continuity Planning

An audience driven discussion led by Michelle Dinsdale, Manager - Supplier Resiliency, Bose, focusing on the unique challenges, pain points and successes in managing Supply Chain risk in the High Tech industry.

1:15 PM-2:15 PM: Breakout Session - "From Proactive to Resilient," Design for resiliency, insurance, organizational alignment on the SCRM roadmap

An audience driven discussion led by Seth White, Sr. Manager, Global Operations, Amgen, on incorporating resiliency into the fabric of the supply chain organization

1:15 PM-2:15 PM: Resilinc Product Demo with Chris Chaisson, Director, Customer Solutions and Cody Wilson, Business Development Manager

2:15 PM-2:30 PM: Break

2:30-3:00 PM: Presentation by Mathieu Guerville, Strategy Director, Underwriters Laboratories

3:00-5:00 PM: Optional tour to Underwriters Laboratories Fremont Labs (Transportation provided)