Opening Keynote: Start Again

Overview

How mastering the art of getting back on track can help us reach our goals faster. Inevitably, most of our plans and goals will encounter setbacks and diversions; despite our best intentions and planning. Whether the plan is to lose 20lbs or increase sales by 20%, success will largely be determined by how we respond when we find ourselves drifting away from the path. This critical space can be brief and stress-free or it can be indefinite and emotionally draining; most of which will be determined by our mindset and capacity to start again.

BIO:

Lucas G Irwin
Rebel Health, Founder & CEO
Lucas Irwin is a rapidly emerging, global leader and coach in the corporate health and wellness industry with over 20 years of experience.  Rebel Health takes an integrative and comprehensive approach to wellness, addressing the different components of mind, body, work and life in an effort to maximize health and happiness.  Lucas and Rebel Health work with teams of all sizes and have been trusted by some of the World’s most respected organizations, including the US Department of Defense, Christian Dior and Google. You can learn more at www.rebelhealth.org .

Content Session: Blockchain and its impact on sustainability in Supply Chain

BIO:

Dale A. Chrystie
Business Fellow
Blockchain Strategist – FedEx
Chairman, BiTA Standards Council

Dale Chrystie is business fellow and blockchain strategist for FedEx, based in the Memphis area. He also serves as chairman of the BITA Standards Council, is a member of the Blockchain Research Institute in Toronto, and is also an Executive Advisory Board member of the University of Arkansas Blockchain Center of Excellence. In 2019, he was awarded the inaugural Enterprise Blockchain Award in Enterprise & Industry Leadership. In 2022, at the Web 3 & Blockchain World event, he was awarded the Blockchain Leadership Award – Advocacy & Education, and he is a global thought leader on the business and strategy aspects of Web3, blockchain, and emerging technologies. His focus on ‘coopetition’ in the Web3/blockchain space continues to challenge conventional wisdom and typical corporate and regulatory culture, and his perspective in that space is well documented in academic and other publications. Dale’s career in transportation began more than 30 years ago, and in addition to his work leading the first proof of concept at FedEx using blockchain technology in 2017, he has extensive experience in strategy, quality, process improvement, and standards development, and is a proud graduate of the University of Arkansas.

Panel Discussion: Breaking Gender Barriers in Supply Chain

BIO:
Corey Cook serves as the Chief of Advanced Technology Concepts and Strategy for Lockheed Martin Corporation. He is responsible for the identification, development, and integration of disruptive technologies, strategic planning, and corporate partnerships. His programs include Global Supply Chain, Autonomous Systems, Artificial Intelligence, 5G program implementation, IoT and Automated Identification, Holographic Visualization, AR/VR Distributed Maintenance, and Anti-Counterfeit applications. Selected the 2020 – 2021 winner of the FLOW Award for Autonomous Warehouse Operations and the 2021 and 2023 winner of the international RFID Journal Innovation and Implementation Award.

Prior to his tenure at Lockheed Martin, Corey served more than 20 years as a Naval Officer and served as a Center Fellow at the White House. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Christopher Newport University in Virginia, an M.B.A. and a master’s degree in Program Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. He is a native of Texas and currently resides in Winter Park, Florida.
 
Panelists:
 
Amy Augustine, Senior Director Network Supply Chain – US Cellular

BIO:
Amy T. Augustine, CSCP, is senior director of network supply chain at UScellular, where she successfully led an organizational transformation of the company’s network supply chain operations. She is responsible for a team of 25 associates and 30 contractors and has ownership of, and responsibility for, all procurement activities. In addition, Augustine oversees 10 warehouses across the United States with approximately $100 million in average inventory. A dynamic industry leader, she was honored with ASCM’s Award of Excellence – Supply Chain Leader in 2022, which recognizes an executive who exhibits extraordinary team and organizational leadership; provides dedicated coaching, mentoring and support of fellow professionals; and makes lasting contributions to the advancement of the supply chain profession.

Lisa Veneziano, Chair of the Board for the Association for Supply Chain Management

BIO:
Lisa Veneziano has more than 34 years of experience in automotive aftersales across a broad range of roles, including supply chain management, warehousing and packaging operations, logistics, aftermarket sales and industrial engineering. Veneziano was responsible for more than 95 warehouses and packaging facilities in 22 countries around the globe as Executive Director, Global Supply Chain, Warehousing and Logistics for General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales upon retiring December 2020. Veneziano has been the owner of Classic Auto Management LLC since 2021, a used vehicle dealership, and is the 2023 Chair of the Board for the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM). She has served as director on the ASCM BOD since 2019, as chair for the ASCM Diversity and Inclusion Task Force and a member of the ASCM BOD Leadership Team since 2020. Veneziano was honored with the Women of Excellence Community Service award from the National Association for Female Executives and is a two-time recipient of the YWCA Corporate Woman of Achievement award. Veneziano completed the General Motors Stanford Transformational Leadership Program, has her bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, and her MBA from the University of Michigan.

Veneziano is a wife and mother of 2 children, as well as an accomplished athlete and long distance runner. She was named the 2021 USA Track & Field Association Masters Overall Female Distance Athlete of the Year, set US National Age Group Records in the 5K, 10K and 12K distances in 2021 and placed first in her Age Group in both the 2022 and 2023 Boston Marathons, with 2023 being her 17th Boston Marathon finish.

Amy Marzonie, Principal, Supply Chain at Ducker Carlisle

BIO:Amy Marzonie is a Principal at Ducker Carlisle where she is a leader of the team’s Supply Chain portfolio and specializes in optimization of facility operations, network design, and inventory management. Amy holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and a M.S. in Operations Management from GMI (Kettering University) in Flint, MI. She has over 20 years of experience in supply chain optimization, including leading operational excellence projects at Ducker Carlisle for over 5 years. Clients value Amy’s capabilities in lean, standardization, and process/program management, where she has demonstrated a track record of success in transformation of clients’ end-to-end supply chains. Amy is a certified Lean Management professional, a member of the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), and a passionate leader of the Women in Aftersales affinity group.