Spring 2012 Supply Chain Leaders Forum
Supply Chain Leaders Forum connects leading supply chain professionals with academics twice a year to discuss business challenges organizations must address to remain competitive. These forums are uniquely formatted to drive purposeful discussion and to seek commonalities in business practice. Themes from prior leader forums include supply chain visibility, customization, flexibility, transformation, Lean/Six Sigma, and globalization.
Spring 2012 Supply Chain Leaders Forum
Supply Chain Environmental Sustainability
February 29 - March 1, 2012 (Evening Reception February 28th)
Twice a year the Center for Supply Chain Research sponsors an invitation-only, issues discussion program called the Supply Chain Leaders Forum. Its purpose is to foster peer-to-peer discussions of current issues dealing with logistics and supply chain management. The program is intended for mid to senior level supply chain managers and executives. The topic for the Spring 2012 Supply Chain Leaders Forum is Supply Chain Environmental Sustainability.
In the past, companies implemented sustainability initiatives to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. Today, customers and many supply chain partners demand environmental responsibility. We are pleased that Richard Trager, business director for Dow Chemical Company, will be our program director for the forum. Trager brings years of experience and was named Business Director at Dow Chemical in January 2011. In the last year, Trager has lead new business development providing a portfolio of business services for affiliated and non-affiliated companies.
Mr. Lawrence Cresci, global director for Dow Supply Chain Operations, will frame the day-and-a-half forum theme with a discussion on sustainability and the significant role it has played in the transformation at Dow, specifically, the impact on supply chain. Cresci is responsible for leading on-site and off-site supply chain operations for the company across all business units, including the functional excellence, safety, security, service, cost, and investments of these operations.
Mr. Fred Bedore, senior director of sustainability, will address Walmart’s efforts in attaining environmental sustainability. Bedore works with a small team to build sustainability into every part of Walmart's global business strategy. Walmart is focused on three aspirational goals: Zero waste, 100% renewable energy usage, and to deliver sustainable products to Walmart customers.
Mr. Juan Guerrero, senior VP supply chain, and Mr. Yalmaz Siddiqui, senior director of environmental strategy for Office Depot, will discuss Environmental Sustainability Leadership: The Role of Supply Chain. Office Depot’s industry-leading approach spans the entire company from supply chain to operations to sales. In 2011, Office Depot was ranked the #1 greenest large retailer in the U.S., and #8 greenest large U.S. company overall by Newsweek Magazine’s Annual Green Rankings.
Mr. Seth Baruch, a specialist master in strategy and operations at Deloitte, will highlight Global Carbon Markets: Risks and Opportunities. Seth is an internationally recognized expert in the development of methodologies to monitor greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions. He is directly responsible for implementing projects that are reducing millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year.
Ms. Kathleen Martz is the partner account management team leader for the SmartWay Transport Partnership in the U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality. The SmartWay Transport Partnership is a collaboration of the USEPA and the freight industry to improve fuel efficiency, increase environmental performance, and encourage supply chain sustainability. Martz will present Transportation Contributions to Sustainability and elaborate on the successes of the SmartWay program.
James Gowen, vice president of supply chain operations and chief sustainability officer at Verizon, will lead off Day 2 with an update on Verizon’s current sustainability initiatives
Join us Tuesday evening, February 28th, for a welcoming reception held at The Penn Stater Conference Center, University Park, Pennsylvania, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the Senate Room, and again Wednesday and Thursday, February 29th and March 1st, for the day-and-a-half Spring 2012 Supply Chain Leaders Forum at The Penn Stater Conference Center.
