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	Greg Javor, SVP Global Logistics, Starbucks View Bio
As Starbucks senior vice president, Global Logistics, Greg J. Javor is responsible for all of the physical goods movements and information flows that contribute to the Starbucks Experience – from the coffee in your cup, to the cup itself and the table it rests on – at every Starbucks store and customer around the world. Greg, who joined Starbucks in November 2008, has responsibility for the overall business management of Starbucks logistics, distribution, transportation, and customer service. This work includes operation of Starbucks global network of Regional Distribution Centers, Green Coffee Warehouses, Consolidated Cross Dock Centers, and a Global Transportation network executing over 85,000 customer deliveries weekly across all business units across over 60 facilities. Greg and his team work to ensure the logistics network is dynamic and responsive to rapidly changing market conditions including bringing new products to market with competitive advantage. He is also responsible to helping Starbucks live up to its commitment to making a positive impact on the environment and in the communities where Starbucks products are sourced and distributed. Greg’s background includes leading customer service and supply chain efforts with 3PL, specialty retail, discount retail, and consumer goods industries. He started his career with USCO Distribution Services, a nationwide 3PL, where he spent 10 years in increasingly responsible operations and sales roles. He then worked for May Department Stores and Ventures Stores Inc. and spent 10 years as head of Retail Logistics. Greg then joined ICI Paints, a global chemical company, where he spent 10 years as head of North America customer service and logistics with ICI’s architectural and industrial paints business. Greg received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from The Ohio State University and an executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

	Randy Lewis, SVP Supply Chain, Walgreens View Bio
Randy Lewis is senior vice president of Supply Chain and Logistics for Walgreens in Deerfield, Illinois. He is responsible for the design and operation of Walgreens supply chain network including operations, engineering, IT systems, and inventory management. In addition to imports, Lewis overseas Walgreens’ domestic network of fifteen automated distribution centers and one of the U.S.’s largest private fleets to supply its 7,000 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Lewis was instrumental in introducing a new concept to Walgreens that would transform the company’s distribution centers and employment opportunities. Walgreens’ two most recent distribution centers employ an inclusive and integrated workforce composed 40% of persons with disabilities (PWD) who are held to the same work standards and earn the same pay as “typically-abled” fellow workers. As a result of this success of serving both shareholders and the community, Walgreens has set a goal of employing 1,000 people with disabilities (approximately ten percent of the workforce) in its distribution centers by 2010. Lewis began his career at Accenture and finished his consulting career as a partner with Ernst & Young. Lewis joined Walgreens in 1992 as divisional vice president of logistics and planning. He was promoted to vice president in 1995 and to senior vice president in 1999. Lewis graduated from the University of Texas, where he earned a B.B.A. in accounting in 1971, a B.A. in economics in 1974 and an M.B.A. in 1975. He served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1971 to 1973. He worked his way through graduate school as a dance instructor at Arthur Murray. He has been chairman of the Distribution/Logistics Committee for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and has served on the board of directors for Tim Hortons International. He is currently on the board of directors of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group. Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2010 sales of $67 billion. The company operates 7,580 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Each day, Walgreens provides nearly 6 million customers the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice in communities across America. Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail, specialty, infusion, medical facility, long- term care and mail service, along with pharmacy benefit solutions and respiratory services. These services improve health outcomes and lower costs for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. Walgreens Take Care Health Systems subsidiary is the largest and most comprehensive manager of worksite health centers and in-store convenient care clinics, with more than 700 locations throughout the country.

	Nancy Marino, CSCO, Gloria Jean’s Coffee View Bio
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	Kevin Wrenn, SVP Operations, Fujitsu View Bio
Kevin Wrenn has been with Fujitsu since 1998 and was most recently named Senior Vice President PC Business for Fujitsu America, in April 2010, following a reorganization designed to integrate and align the PC business to meet industry challenges head-on. Previously, Mr. Wrenn held a number of executive positions including Senior Vice President of PC Business & Operations in 2007, Senior Vice President Operations & Quality. In 2000, he was named Vice President of Operations for Fujitsu PC Corporation. In his new role, Mr. Wrenn leads the mobile PC business unit. Efficient supply chain management is critical to success in the low-margin PC business, and Mr. Wrenn’s expertise in supply chain management and quality puts him in an ideal position to oversee the expanded PC business supply chain encompassing end-to-end operations, including business planning and product marketing. With over 20 years’ experience in high-technology industries, Mr. Wrenn is driving performance in the organization to new highs and continuously strengthening the company.

	Andy Keller, VP Inventory Management, Cardinal Health View Bio
Andy Keller is currently Vice President of Inventory Management for Cardinal Health’s Pharmaceutical Distribution business. He is responsible for managing inventory across the pharmaceutical supply chain and ensuring high customer service levels. Andy has a breadth of experience in supply chain and technology roles in the health care, automotive, multi-channel retail and outsourcing industries. He is a Past President of the Columbus Chapter of the Council of Supply Chain Professionals and currently serves on the Educational Strategies Committee for CSCMP. He earned his undergraduate degree in Business from Miami University and MBA from The Ohio State University.

	Phil Hendricks, VP Supply Chain Americas, Gambro View Bio
Phil Hendricks is currently Vice President of Supply Chain - Americas, for Gambro. Gambro is a global medical technology company and a leader in developing, manufacturing and supplying products and therapies for Kidney and Liver dialysis, Myeloma Kidney Therapy, and other extracorporeal therapies for Chronic and Acute patients around the world. Gambro was founded in 1964 and has today 8,000 employees, production facilities in 9 countries, and sales in more than 100 countries. Mr. Hendricks' has worked in a variety of industries, including defense, CPG, food distribution, and medical devices, and his supply chain experience includes conventional warehousing, fully automated warehousing, private fleet, 3PL, procurement, transportation management, and inventory planning and management. He has extensive international experience, including overseas assignments in Germany and Sweden. Mr. Hendricks holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and an MBA.

	Keith Carter, Executive Director Global Supply Chain Intelligence, Estee Lauder View Bio
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	Rick Sather, VP Customer Supply Chain, Kimberly Clark View Bio
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	Laurent Boer, VP Global Distribution & Logistics, Genzyme View Bio
Laurent Boer is Vice President of Global Distribution and Logistics and GM of gNOC (genzyme Northborough Operations Center) at genzyme. As the VP of Global Distribution and Logistics he is responsible for global safe and compliant product movements, storage and trade support. In this function is included cold chain management, serialization, customer order management, 3PL’s, transportation services and raw materials management. As GM of gNOC this includes as well label and packaging, raw materials supply to the manufacturing plants and associated plant logistics operations. His career has been focused on Global Logistics, Supply Chain and Biotech for 20 years. He has previously worked at UPS as Industrial Engineering Manager, at Biogen Idec as Director of Planning & Logistics, and at UCB as Vice President of the Global Supply Chain. He has a wealth of international supply chain experience specializing in Global Logistics and Distribution, Customer Service, Demand Chain Management, Forecasting and New Product Introduction. He received a M.S. degree from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University.

	Tom Dadmun, VP Program Management, Adtran View Bio
Tom has recently taken on the role of Vice President, Program Management Office at Adtran architecting enterprise wide process, systems and solutions for the company. Prior to this Tom was the Vice President of Supply Chain Operations for Adtran and was responsible for end to end supply chain functions including demand supply planning, all forecasting processes, master scheduling, production control, procurement of raw material and related purchases, outsource manufacturing, distribution, order fulfillment, transportation and logistics, and shipping and receiving. Also, the development and redesign of Adtran’s supply chain architecture, coordinated with IT functions, falls under his responsibility. Tom has held various senior positions in Materials, Operations, Manufacturing and Finance at Compaq Computer Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, Control Logic Inc. and RCA in the following roles: Director Supply Chain Operations, Director World Wide Module Manufacturing, Director of Strategic Alliances, Plant Manager Module Manufacturing, Plant Manager Field Service Manufacturing and Repair, Group Controller America’s Manufacturing, Group Controller Puerto Rico Manufacturing. He has spoken on Supply Chain Management at APIC’s, CSCMP – Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals, Institute of Supply Management and various Supply Chain Forums.

	Dave Malenfant, VP Supply Chain, Alcon Labs View Bio
Dave Malenfant brings over 30 years in Supply Chain Management. After graduation from the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, he worked in several Supply Chain management positions with Wyeth Ayerst Canada. In Canada, Dave was Co-founder and President of Signature Consultants, Inc., (1973) a business, finance and economic consulting firm. Signature Consultants, Inc. was sold in 1993. Dave implemented and operated several other business initiatives that are still profitable in Canada. Dave has worked for Alcon Laboratories, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas since 1993, holding positions as Purchasing Manager, Materials Operation Manager and Director Global Supply Chain. Dave is currently Vice President Global Supply Chain. As Vice President he provides strategic direction for the company’s Global Supply Chain initiatives. He provides leadership and a center of excellence globally for Distribution, Transportation, Customer Service, Sales and Operations Management, Data Management, Trade Compliance and Product Launches. Over the years, Dave has been responsible for the implementation of over 30 different computer systems – WMS, ERP, Finite Scheduling, Order Entry, among others. Dave is past chairman of the Supply Chain Council. Dave is currently serving as an Advisory Board Member for Texas Christian University’s Supply and Value Chain Center and a member of the Executive Committee of NASSTRAC. At Alcon, Dave’s group continues to focus on operational efficiency and lean initiatives that will ensure that Alcon has a world class supply chain.

	Thomas Friend, VP Supply Chain, Fonterra View Bio
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	Scott Vrablik, VP Supply Chain, Rexam View Bio
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	David Zuern, VP Logistics, Invacare View Bio
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	Brad Mueller, VP Supply Chain, Briggs Healthcare View Bio
Brad Mueller is Vice President of Global Supply Chain for Briggs Healthcare in Waukegan, Illinois. Mueller has managed global supply chains across a variety of industries for companies such as: UPS, Baxter Healthcare, Newell Rubbermaid, AT&T and USF Logistics. Mueller has focused his career on process and systems improvements integrating sales, marketing and operations into large-scale cost savings and business enhancing best practices. Mueller holds a B.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago and an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

	Mani Janakiram, Director Supply Chain, Intel View Bio
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	Jeff Garg, Global Director, Supply Chain, Ossur View Bio
Jeff Garg is Global Director of Supply Chain at Össur, a medical device manufacturer of orthopedic products such as braces, prosthetic limbs and compression therapy. In this role, he leads the strategy of planning, procurement and logistics across operations in US, Mexico, Europe and Asia. Jeff brings extensive supply chain planning and international procurement experience. Before joining Össur, he was the Division Head of Strategic Sourcing at Abbott Medical Optics, a division of Abbott Labs. Previous positions have included Director, Integrated Supply Chain at Motorola, Senior Director of global sourcing with Fiat (Case New Holland) and progressive leadership roles in global procurement with United Technologies Corporation. Jeff holds an MBA from University of Minnesota and a Masters in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Computer System Architecture from Cleveland State University, Ohio. He completed Bachelors in Electronics Engineering from Nagpur University, India.

	Rick Desmarais, MD&D Distribution Director Customer & Logistics Services, J&J View Bio
Rick Desmarais has worked at Johnson & Johnson for over 10 years. He is a Supply Chain Director in the MD&D sector, currently responsible for distribution of medical devices across multiple franchises and distribution centers. In prior roles, he has managed the end to end supply chain operations for a single franchise including planning, purchasing and external operations. He has established a new manufacturing site in Switzerland and opened the centralized European Distribution Center in Belgium. He is a Six Sigma Green Belt and is a certified Lean Black Belt practitioner.

	Keith Melcher, Global Transportation Manager, Texas Instruments View Bio
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	Dave Swihart, Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain, The Scott’s Miracle-Gro Company View Bio
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	Shekar Natarajan, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Pepsi Bottling Group Incorporated View Bio
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	Craig Boroughf, Director, Transportation & Indirect Sourcing, US Gypsum View Bio
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	John Janson, VP Supply Chain, Transformsolar View Bio
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	Hugh Aitken, GM,MSLI & AOC, Microsoft View Bio
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	Marc Young, VP Supply Chain, Wells Lamont Retail View Bio
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	Arif Khalil, VP IT, Skyworks View Bio
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CSCO Forum Moderators

Mark Millar,
Managing Partner,
M Power Associates

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Mark Millar leverages 25 years global business experience to provide Consulting, Education, Advisory and Recruitment services that create value for clients by empowering superior performance in supply chain and logistics.

Mark’s distinguished international track record in Supply Chain and Logistics includes 15 years in the Asia Pacific region, where he has led business development initiatives across ten Asian countries.

Living in greater China for the last ten years, he is renowned for his knowledge of the China logistics sector and whilst living in Shanghai served as the Honorary Chairman of the China Supply Chain Council. Mark currently serves on the Advisory Board for the India Supply Chain Management Summit in New Delhi and as Head of International Relations for Vietnam Supply Chain in Ho Chi Minh City.

In addition to regular visits to India and Vietnam, Mark participates in logistics and supply chain events throughout Asia’s developing and emerging markets ‐ including South Korea, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia.

Acknowledged as an industry thought leader, clients have engaged Mark as Speaker, Moderator, MC or Conference Chairman at more than 200 Logistics and Supply Chain events in 19 countries. His articles on global supply chain trends and logistics industry developments are regularly published in five languages.

Mark is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation (FCILT). He achieved an MBA with Distinction from the University of the West of England, is a Graduate of the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing and holds a post graduate Diploma in Management Studies.

He has lived and worked in the UK, the Netherlands, Australia, Singapore, USA, Ireland, mainland China and Hong Kong. Whilst with the Thorn EMI group in the UK, Mark’s international sales leadership earned Thorn Secure Science the “Queen’s Award for Exports”.

Appointments: an active and enthusiastic industry contributor, Mark currently serves as:
 Head of International Relations, Vietnam Supply Chain, Ho Chi Minh City
 Advisory Board Member, India SCM and Logistics Summit, New Delhi, India
 Advisory Board Member, Kong and Allan Consulting Group, Shanghai, China
 Chairman, Logistics Committee at the British Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong
 Chairman, International Relations Committee, Hong Kong Logistics Association (HKLA)
 APAC Regional Leader & International Advisor, Supply Chain & Logistics Group (SCLG) of Dubai
 Transport & Logistics Committee Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Hong Kong

Accolades: Mark's commitment to the industry has been recognised with several accolades:
 "Pro’s to Know, Supply Chain Providers” 2011
 “Chartered Fellowship” awarded by Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport 2010
 "Supply Chain Thought Leader” Pro's to Know 2009
 “One of the most Progressive People in World Logistics” 2008
 "Supply Chain Veteran” Who's Who of Supply Chain in Asia 2008
 "China Supply Chain 20: the Who, What and Why of China Supply Chain" 2007
 "Pro's to Know in Fulfilment and Logistics" 2007
 " Who's Who Top 20 of the Power Players in Supply Chain Management in China" 2006

	Greg Aimi, Research Partner, Gartner View Bio
Greg Aimi brings 28 years of business experience within supply chain and technology to his position as research director within Gartner Supply Chain. Mr. Aimi researches and analyzes global logistics and distribution strategies and best practices including planning and execution activities, organizations, performance management and analytics, use of logistics outsourcing, and global logistics management. Mr. Aimi advises clients on the impact that these areas have on company performance and helps align their logistics capabilities with demand-driven transformations. Mr. Aimi was one of the technology pioneers who developed the Supply Chain Execution category of supply chain software, including the integration of transportation, warehousing and order fulfillment across an integrated supply chain network. His work has focused on the optimization and automation of supply chain functions in response to changing execution dynamics. Previous Experience Mr. Aimi joined Gartner following the company's acquisition of AMR Research. Prior to AMR, he was VP of product management at a software company that produced supply chain execution suite software (TMS, WMS, LMS, SCVEM and BI). Mr. Aimi also spent several years as chief technology officer and lead software development for several software firms and for products such as supply chain and logistics, query tools, and CAD/CAM.

Art Van Bodegraven,
President,
Van Bodegraven Associates

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Art van Bodegraven brings 40 years of consulting experience to the table, first with Coopers & Lybrand Consulting(now IBM) and more recently at The Progress Group. Retired from both C&L and TPG, he has re-opened his independent consultancy in order to continue the client and collegial relationships developed over the years.

Although Art's consulting assignments have spanned many disparate functions in several industries, his later work has been concentrated in supply chain logistics, from strategies to nuts and bolts operations.

Art van Bodegraven has delivered subject matter sessions in various short courses at Georgia Tech's The Logistics Institute for over a dozen years. He has co-produced the Supply Chain Short Course, in a collaborative effort to design the curriculum, and secure nationally-know speakers.

He is active in local supply chain and logistics organizations, as well, including CSCMP's Columbus Roundtable, WERCouncil, the Columbus Region Logistics Council (a Chamber of Commerce Initiative), and the Columbus Logistics Breakfast Club.

	Abe Eshkenazi, CEO, APICS View Bio
Abe Eshkenazi currently serves as the chief executive officer for APICS The Association for Operations Management. Prior to joining APICS, Eshkenazi was the managing director for the Operations Consulting Group of American Express Tax and Business Services. Eshkenazi has provided business, operational, and compliance consulting services to professional service organizations, associations, and tax-exempt and government organizations. His leadership role included project management, business process redesign, and individual and organizational alignment; including design and implementation of outsource strategies. Eshkenazi has been a frequent speaker on outsourcing, nonprofit mergers, and strategic alliances. In addition to his CPA, Eshkenazi holds a master of business administration in management from Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management; a master of business administration in finance from DePaul University; and a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University. Eshkenazi is also an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), a Certified Healthcare Executive (CHE), and a Certified Association Executive (CAE).

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Very interesting opportunity to see how Supply chain process differ from company to company, the conference allowed best practice to be shared in a very positive open way.

Liam Buckley Operations Director Molex 2011 Attendee

Speakers

Speaking opportunities at the Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum are by invitation only for:

VP’s, Directors, Heads of:

Supply Chain
Supply Management
Logistics
Distribution
Operations
Manufacturing
Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment

Fulfillment
Inventory
Purchasing
Freight
Procurement
Materials
Stock Control

Key Benefits of Speaking at the Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum

Speaking positions at the CSCO Forum are reserved for high level SMC executives. Joining the Forum as a speaker is an excellent chance to extend your skill set, prove yourself as a thought leader, and benchmark with peers and competitors. Other benefits include the chance to:

Attend the Forum and Executive Workshops as a VIP Speaker
Further boost your career profile in front of an audience of peers at a similar level to you
Promote your organisation as a Best-in-Class operation, and yourself as a thought leader
Meet, network and benchmark with the right level of executives at other companies
Learn, develop and refine strategies, and come back to the office refreshed and with a notebook full of new ideas, ready to implement and impress

If you or a colleague of yours is interested in a speaking opportunity, please contact the Executive Director, Sarah Reynolds, to discuss on 1800 814 3459 ext.7243 or email sreynolds@eft.com

Please keep in mind that as with all eyefortransport events, our speaker faculty is driven by industry leaders. This is in order to preserve the high level of quality expected at all our events, and the integrity of the program. Therefore, if your company provides a service or technology solution, our sponsorship director may be in touch with you to discuss speaking opportunities available for your company.

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