2018 Supply Forum Agenda
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Monday March 5, 2018

6:30 - 8:30 pm
​2018 Supply Forum Welcome Reception
Location: Estancia's Trinitas Cellars Private Dining 

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Tuesday March 6, 2018

7:00 - 8:00 am
Breakfast
Rady School of Management, UCSD - La Jolla 
​Sky Room Lobby
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8:00 - 8:30 am
Introduction & Opening Remarks
Jimmy Anklesaria, Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Anklesaria Group, Inc.

8:30 - 9:15 am
Business Model Disruption and Demand Driven Solution Innovation: The move from research driven & manufacture-to-spec to value chain solutions with agile networks
Speaker:  Mark Messow, Vice President Supply Chain Excellence
                ABB
   
9:15 - 10:00 am
Utilizing AI/ Machine Learning to accelerate cost reduction discovery
Speaker: Steve Kesinger, Vice President Procurement
                Nordstrom

10:00 - 10:30 am
BREAK
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10:30 - 11:15 am
Getting Smart about Supplier/ Supply Chain Risk Management
Speaker: Louis Ferretti, Project Executive, Global Procurement/ Transformations and Operations
                IBM

11:15 - 12:00 pm
The Supply Chain Eight: Critical Questions for Supply Chain Success
Speaker: Tom Linton, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer
​                Flex

12:00 - 1:30 pm
LUNCH
Rady School of Management, UCSD - La Jolla 
​Terrace
 
1:30 - 3:00 pm
​Day 1 Breakout Session 1:
The  ROI Dilemma: Assessing new technologies to make the best business, operational and financial decisions
Facilitated by: Chris Gopal

​Day 1 Breakout Session 2:
Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Computing: Application and implementation
Facilitated by: TBD​ 

​Day 1 Breakout Session 3:
NAFTA & TPP: Implications for cross border supply chains
Facilitated by: Trevor Baumel

3:00 - 3:15 pm
BREAK

3:15 - 4:00 pm
Presentation & Group Discussion of Breakout Topics

4:00 - 5:00 pm
Free Time

5:00 - 6:30 pm
Wine & Cheese Reception with Faculty and Students
The Village 15th Floor, University of California San Diego

6:30 - 8:30 pm
18th Annual Supply Forum Dinner
The Village 15th Floor, University of California San Diego
Keynote: An opportunity to disrupt the disruptors: the rise of network orchestrators in modern supply chains
Speaker: Gerard Rego
                Cofounder and CEO, Aggrigator

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Wednesday March 7, 2018

 7:00 - 8:00 am
Breakfast
Rady School of Management, UCSD - La Jolla 
​Sky Room

8:00 - 8:45 am
The Next Productivity Gear: Using Big Data to Unlock Savings
Speaker: Walter Charles, Chief Procurement Officer
                Biogen

8:45  - 9:30 am
Supply Chain Driven Innovation: A case study for Ocean Plastic
Speaker: Piyush Bhargava, Vice President Global Operations
               Dell Technologies

9:30 - 10:00 am
BREAK

10:00 - 11:30 am
Day 2 Breakout Session 1:
Best practices in driving supply partner innovation and their governance
​Facilitated by: TBD

Day 2 Breakout Session 2:
Innovation in last mile deliveries
Facilitated by: Hyoduk Shin

Day 2 Breakout Session 3:
Introducing and implementation disruptive technologies in the supply chain
​Facilitated by: TBD

11:30 - 12:15 pm
Presentation & Group Discussion of Breakout Topics

12:15 - 12:30 pm
Wrap up

12:30 - 2:00 pm
Lunch and Close
Rady School of Management, UCSD - La Jolla 
​Terrace

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Post-Forum Events – Participation Optional​

6:30 pm
Carpool to Old Town
Meet in Estancia Lobby

7:00 - 9:00 pm
Dinner in Old Town
Location: Guadalajara Mexican Grill
Address: 4105 Taylor St., San Diego, CA, 92110