Tim has 30 years of Operations and Supply Chain Planning experience spanning cutting edge technologies from night vision systems to lithium batteries to medical devices.
Mark Fegley – Senior Vice President Supply Chain at Clarks Americas
Mark has an extensive 20 year supply chain and operations career both in the United States and the Netherlands. He is the current Senior Vice President Supply Chain for Clarks Americas. Prior to Clarks Americas, he worked 7 years as Senior Vice President Supply Chain with Deckers Brands and 10 years for TNT Express Wordwide…
Greg Spira – Head of Forecasting at Mondelēz International
A multi-disciplined, versatile leader with a successful background in integrated business planning (IBP), demand management & sales planning, information systems, finance & accounting. Combines operational savvy with an agile approach to business process to add value and achieve strategic goals. Possesses strong cross-functional change-management and leadership skills and a proven ability to motivate and develop…
Robert Zwerling – Founder and Managing Director at Aurora Predictions
Founder and Managing Director of Aurora Predictions, a software company that provides revenue foresights planning to ensure companies make their quarterly revenue targets and insights to understand what drives their revenue dynamics. He is also founder and president of Z Concepts, a company that promotes innovation in technology and civics; and co-founder of US Vigilance…
Avi Levine – Vice President of Finance for Driven Brands, Inc.
Avi Levine is Vice President of Finance for Driven Brands, Inc., the parent company for a family of brands including Meineke Car Care Centers, Maaco Auto-body and Paint Centers, 1-800 Radiator, CARSTAR and Take 5 Oil Change. He leads Financial Planning & Analysis and Data Analytics. He joined Driven Brands in September 2016. Prior to…
Michael Ryan – Managing Partner, The M. Ryan Group
Michael Ryan has 20 years of operations experience with manufacturing companies, from Fortune 100 businesses to small family-owned organizations. He is a “roll up the sleeves leader” with the demonstrated ability to analyze a problem, articulate the challenges, explain the improvement strategy and motivate a team. Michael builds high-performance teams which deliver value through a…
Ganesh Ramakrishna – Co-Founder of Opex Analytics
Ganesh is a co-founder of Opex Analytics an Advanced Analytics startup with offices in Chicago and Palo Alto. Prior to Opex, Ganesh worked for LogicTools, ILOG and IBM (through the two acquisitions) in various Analytics roles. Ganesh is a subject matter expert in analytics and supply chain optimization. Ganesh is passionate about bringing the smartest ideas…
Eric Garland – Managing Director at Competitive Futures
For nearly two decades, Eric Garland has been trusted for his unique insight and analysis on economic trends, geopolitics, and society. He personally consults executives on market growth strategy, leads transformative educational sessions for organizations, and specializes in keynotes that spark conversations. Mr. Garland is the founder and Director of Competitive Futures, a competitive analysis…
Paul Legutko – Senior Manager, Enterprise Intelligence/Digital Analytics at Ernst and Young
Paul Legutko is a leading expert in digital measurement and analytics and a senior manager in EY’s Analytics practice. Over the last twelve years as a digital analytics consultant, Paul has seen the field evolve from raw server log files, web analytics, mobile and social measurement, and into today’s world of Big Data integration. Working…
Kai Trepte – Chief Data Scientist and CTO at Open Black Box (OBB) Solutions
Kai has deep experience developing and applying analytics and data science for demand, supply chain, finance and integrated business planning across the value chain. Co-founder of John Galt Solutions and developer of “Forecast X”. Kai is also a noted expert in delivering effective and efficient education and training of advanced analytics to business professionals. Industry…
Juan Porter – President and Founder at TopDown Consulting
Juan Porter has over 25 years combined client, vendor, and consultant experience with Oracle Hyperion. He is a member of the Oracle Hyperion Partner Advisory Council, he is actively involved in various Hyperion user groups, he has served as the chair of Hyperion’s National Steering Committee, and he has led many Hyperion enhancement committees. Juan…
Tony Reese – Senior Director at Scimitar Inc.
Tony is a visionary leader with a passion for bringing quality products to market. His impressive career accomplishments highlight innovation management, lean development methods, high-performing teams and processes, and team goal-setting and problem-solving. Before joining Scimitar, Tony was Director of Strategic Consulting for IBP2 where he helped large and medium-sized teams visualize and collaborate on…
Victoria Richard- Competitive Intelligence Manager, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Victoria is passionate about building knowledge communities which make intelligence work accessible to all. She has over a decade of experience in insight work, ranging from qualitative non-profit research to market & competitive intelligence for start-ups and young technology companies, and she is currently a Competitive Intelligence Manager for Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Victoria loves to…
Arik Johnson – Founder and Chairman at Aurora WDC
Arik Johnson is Chairman of Aurora WDC, the intelligence advisory firm he founded in 1995. After stepping aside as CEO in late 2009, today Arik serves as Managing Director and lead architect at Aurora’s R&D lab, think tank network and intelligence policy institute, the Center for Organizational Reconnaissance (COR). Arik is a Fellow of the…