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Michael Anderson
CEO and Co-Founder
Etail Solutions
Speaker: Distributed Logistics for Digital Commerce: Yield Management to Drive Growth
Michael Anderson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Etail Solutions, an ecommerce software platform that helps brands and internet retailers drive growth and profitability through automation and operational efficiency. As a software industry entrepreneur, Michael’s background includes extensive experience in ERP development, technology mergers and acquisitions.003C000002O80qVIAR
Joseph Ansanelli
CEO
Gladly
Speaker: When Customer Services Goes Bespoke
Joseph Ansanelli is CEO and co-founder of Gladly, a technology company transforming customer service for the modern world. He is also a partner at Greylock Partners, and serves on the Board of Directors of Sumo Logic, Grand Rounds and Trifacta. Joseph has spent the majority of his career as an entrepreneur and has extensive experience in customer service. He was CEO and co-founder of Connectify which was later acquired by Kana, one of the first digital customer service platforms that he helped take public in 1999. Joseph was also CEO and co-founder of Vontu, which was acquired by Symantec in 2007 for $350 million.0033b00002SpulIAAR
Curt Avallone
Chief Business Officer
Takeoff Technologies
Speaker: MFCs for E-Grocery: Getting Around Fulfillment Challenges
Curt Avallone has dedicated the past 30 years to developing innovative retail solutions. He has collaborated with a variety of teams to build new businesses that today generate over $8 billion in annual sales and over 30,000 jobs. He launched successful ecommerce divisions at Ahold Delhaize, Giant Eagle and CVS Pharmacy, as well as the HEB and Ahold Delhaize fueling divisions. Curt designed, patented and operated the Ahold "ScanIt!" mobile system, which allows shoppers to scan and bag groceries while they shop.0033b00002UsrGFAAZ
Doug Baker
Vice President, Industry Relations
FMI - The Food Industry Association
Speaker: Are You Operationally Ready for $143 Billion in E-Grocery Food/Beverage Spend?
At the Food Marketing Institute, Doug facilitates professional, non-competitive collaboration among member communities across private brands, technology and asset protection issue areas. In addition to overseeing the private brands council and its efficiency-driven initiatives to encourage brand owner innovation, Doug also leads FMI’s CIO Technology Board, the Asset Protection Council and a joint industry initiative, SmartLabel. He began his career in the food retail industry in 1984 with Fry’s Food Stores. His experience has included leadership roles at Fry’s (a division of Kroger), Kraft/Nabisco and Federated Foods with focuses on retail operations, consumer packaged goods and private brand development and marketing.0033b00002S62tiAAB
Danny Barfield
EVP, Business Development
eTrac
Speaker: Reshaping the Last Mile: New Business Models, Technologies
Danny Barfield carries a depth of last mile knowledge, gathered over 30 years in the industry. He has worked in companies such as American Freightways (now FedEx Freight), Dynamex and Datatrac, in roles that included operations management, information technology, technology implementation, product development and carrier management. Danny now serves as Executive Vice President of Business Development for eTrac, helping its shipper and 3PL clients grow their businesses in the last mile.0033b00002UsalhAAB
Cheryl Barnes
VP, Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Estes Forwarding Worldwide
Speaker: Using Independent Contractors for Ecommerce Delivery: Understanding the Issues
Cheryl Barnes has been with Estes Forwarding for over ten years. As VP, Legal Affairs and General Counsel, she oversees a wide variety of legal issues ranging from insurance and contracts to human resources, allowing her to understand all the challenges facing the industry today. Over the past few years, Cheryl has worked extensively with the unique operational and legal requirements of ecommerce. Prior to Estes, she was Associate Counsel for national nonprofit, Covenant House Washington in Washington, DC, working extensively on government compliance, property acquisition and contract negotiation. She began her legal career as a public defender at the state and federal levels.0033b00002WBuppAAD
Brian Barry
President
F. Curtis Barry & Company
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Nandakishor Basavanthappa
Principal Program Manager, Azure IoT
Microsoft
Speaker: IoT in the Omnichannel Supply Chain
Over the last 19 years at Microsoft, Kishor has been instrumental in the rollout of Office 365, as well as the development and product launch of Microsoft Azure, Dynamics and Office Online. He holds patents in distributed computing and numerous industry certifications along with a degree in engineering and business management. Kishor is now on a mission to enable digital transformation with IoT and AI solutions by making it effortless for customers and partners.0033b00002UrZSdAAN
Meg Bedford
Vice President, Ecommerce
TUMI
Speaker: When Customer Services Goes Bespoke
Meg Bedford is VP of Marketing and Customer Experience at TUMI, where she leads global brand marketing and communications, customer experience and ecommerce for the iconic travel brand. Her expertise working with luxury brands has enabled her to contribute to the growth of retail companies in beauty, fashion and global ecommerce. Prior to TUMI, Meg led marketing teams for brands like Pat McGrath Cosmetics, Louis Vuitton and Tom Ford. She started out in publishing and was on digital teams at Elle, Lucky and Vogue. Since then, Meg has applied her passion for storytelling and a strong understanding of international brand building to TUMI’s global brand and ecommerce operations.0033b00002SpukoAAB
Guy Bloch
CEO
Bringg
Speaker: Reshaping the Last Mile: New Business Models, Technologies
Guy has nearly 20 years of experience leading large organizations in the global enterprise software market, and transforming them into highly successful hyper-growth environments. He joined Bringg after spending six years in senior leadership roles at Splunk, most recently as COO EMEA.0033b00002SopDDAAZ
Jonathan Bodow
EVP, Retail Distribution
ABM
Speaker: Maintain Your Space: Floor-to-Ceiling FC Facilities Management
Jonathan Bodow is an Enterprise Vice President at ABM, managing ABM’s janitorial and warehouse support performance for a Fortune 100 ecommerce warehouse operator. He has extensive experience with janitorial, sustainability and complex staffing projects.0033b00002WD41rAAD
Bill Bonaccorsi
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
Shorr Packaging Corp.
Speaker: Marrying Innovation and Pragmatism in Product Packaging
Bill Bonaccorsi is Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Shorr Packaging Corp., one of the fastest-growing packaging companies in North America. Bill has 30 years’ experience in the packaging industry leading national and global strategic packaging solution initiatives. He has published several articles on packaging and supply chain topics covering the life sciences and food and beverage segments.0033b00002WDf3bAAD
Brian Bourke
VP Marketing
SEKO Logistics
Speaker: Can We Be Direct? Overcoming Operational Growing Pains in DTC
Brian Bourke is Vice President of Marketing at SEKO Logistics, a position he has held since his return to the company in 2012. Brian is responsible for the internal and external communication of the unique features and benefits of SEKO’s global logistics solutions. He began his career with SEKO in 2005. Prior to his return to SEKO Brian was head of marketing communications for GEODIS.003C000001fZ2SEIA0
Derek Bussler
Senior Manager, Returns and Damages
Best Buy
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Jeff Cacioppo
President and CEO
RAM-USA
Speaker: Maintain Your Space: Floor-to-Ceiling FC Facilities Management
Jeff has 30+ years’ experience in construction and the diagnostics, analysis, design and project management of roof and building enclosure issues and projects. Jeff has also been involved with several construction technology patents.0033b00002WD4DOAA1
DeAnn Campbell
Director, Retail Strategy and Development
Harbor Retail
Speaker: The Store of the Future Is Not a Store: Beyond Omnichannel to a Harmonized Exper
With a degree in architecture and 20+ years of experience in retail strategy, design and implementation, DeAnn’s role is to maintain long term, forwarding-looking knowledge of the retail industry to align Harbor’s solutions with the industry landscape, the consumer and our clients’ competitors, and to support and advance client strategic goals. DeAnn has worked with a wide range of global Fortune 500 brands and retailers, including Unilever, Pfizer, Aramark, IBM, J&J, Canadian Tire, Hudson Bay Co., Loblaws, Walgreens, CVS and more.0033b00002SpKFuAAN
Bill Carson
Vice President of Technology
Rue Gilt Groupe
Speaker: A Tale of 3 Retailers: Navigating Different Paths to Delivery Speed
Bill Carson has 27+ years of experience in all facets of the Information Technology realm including CIO of a $700M entrepreneurial distribution company. Bill has spent over 20 years delivering solutions in leadership roles for fast-paced, retail/ecommerce companies. He’s highly skilled in all areas of ERP/supply chain systems integration from concept to implementation and is responsible for many of the innovative solutions that helped propel 1-800-FLOWERS.com to the floral and gift giant that it is today. Bill is Vice President of Technology at the fast-growing Rue Gilt Groupe, responsible for steering the efforts related to ERP, WMS, back office and supply chain systems since 2011.0033b00002Usrz0AAB
Wesley Chused
Director
Preti Flaherty
Speaker: Using Independent Contractors for Ecommerce Delivery: Understanding the Issues
Wesley Chused is one of the nation's leading lawyers on transportation law. He is a director in Preti Flaherty, focusing on transportation law and litigation. His clients include many of the country’s leading motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders and insurance companies specializing in transportation, warehousing, cargo litigation, contract, independent contractor and related issues. Wes previously practiced at Looney & Grossman in Boston for over twenty years, with an extensive list of clients across industries. His career also includes administrative practice before the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (successor to the former Interstate Commerce Commission) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.0033b00002WD858AAD
Jim Cochrane
President
Cochrane Strategic Advisors
Speaker: Ecommerce Parcel Shipping in a Constantly Changing World
At the U.S. Postal Service, Jim was Chief Information Officer and later Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, leading the development of digital transformation strategies. He also led a multi-year effort to position USPS’s offerings for ecommerce shipping. Jim drove capital investment in customer-facing technologies to improve the customer experience and grow market share, revenue and profit in shipping. This included re-engineering the product tracking system, deploying new package sortation capabilities and driving a smart mobile device deployment (300,000+ devices). These technology investments helped improve market capability and became the foundation of six straight years of $2 billion in annual revenue growth for the USPS package business.003C000001SceS4IAJ
Sam Coiro
VP, Client Success
Pitney Bowes
Sam Coiro began his career with MapInfo Corp. as a Junior Account Manager in 2005 and currently serves Pitney Bowes Commerce Services as Vice President, Client Success. Sam’s focus is centered on protecting the core and growing the base, and the identification and pursuit of cross-sell opportunities including delivery, returns, fulfillment, cross border and shipping APIs. Sam has a deep passion to help organizations acquire, serve and grow customers by creating an unparalleled post purchase experience, fostered through the creation of meaningful and optimized customer experiences pinned on the backbone of Pitney Bowes Commerce Services offerings.
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Judy Craig
VP, Integrated Sales
Kenco Logistics
Speaker: 4 Weeks in Perris: Walker Edison’s New Fulfillment Center Startup Story
Judy Craig is a sales executive with Kenco Group, where she works with customers to help them solve their supply chain challenges and improve their customer experience. She joined Kenco in 2006 as vice president of sales, after 14 years in the direct-to-consumer fulfillment and third-party call center industry.003C000001SceZ2IAJ
Justin Cramer
Global Project Management Director
ProShip
Speaker: A Tale of 3 Retailers: Navigating Different Paths to Delivery Speed
Justin is the Global Project Management Director and Co-Founder of ProShip. He has deployed, designed or consulted on over 300 customer shipping solutions on four continents and designed shipping solutions executing more than 1.1 million labels a day. Justin has been on the IT side of shipping since 2001.003C000002O9payIAB
John D'Anna
EVP and Chief Strategic Officer
Brookshire Grocery Co.
Speaker: Are You Operationally Ready for $143 Billion in E-Grocery Food/Beverage Spend?
John D’Anna, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer for Brookshire Grocery Co. has more than 37 years of information technology experience across multiple industries. John is a member of BGC’s Executive Committee and drives the company’s strategic planning. He also leads BGC’s information technology and logistics departments. During his more than 25 years of service with BGC, John has served in leadership roles including Vice President of IT Planning and Strategy, as well as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He has also led the company’s continuous improvement, audit, safety and legal departments.0033b00002WDgjrAAD
Scott DeGraeve
COO and Co-Founder
Locai Solutions
Speaker: Establishing a Toolkit of E-Grocery Fulfillment Formats
Scott is an experienced practitioner in the online grocery space. He has 20+ years of hands-on experience and continues to be one of the thought leaders in the development of the channel. Scott spent 15 years on the executive team at Peapod and was instrumental in the evolution to its leading position in multiple markets. He held a variety of general management roles there, with particular emphasis on operations, supply chain, merchandising and finance. In late 2015, he started his own consulting company where he now works with food and grocery retailers. His focus is to work in a practical way to help companies develop their online and omnichannel businesses.003C0000028hq7cIAA
Chris Elliott
Consulting Manager
Blue Horseshoe
Speaker: Brains Over Bot Brawn: Accelerating the Pace of Robotic Intelligence
Chris Elliott is a Managing Consultant with Blue Horseshoe Solutions. Chris advises C-level and top executives of a variety of companies on supply chain strategy, technology, network design, inventory optimization, ERP/WMS implementation, change management, and supply chain automation. Before entering consulting in 2012, Chris worked in a variety of positions with 3PL, chemical and consumer packaged goods companies. His thought leadership has been shared at many different conferences and he has been published or quoted about supply chain topics in The Boston Globe, SupplyChainBrain, Supply Chain Quarterly, DC Velocity, Parcel and McGraw Hill Education's Career Connections.003C000002EFciHIAT
Debra Ellis
Founder
Wilson & Ellis Consulting
Workshop Leader: Master Class Workshop: Steps to Creating a Winning Customer Experience
Debra Ellis is a business consultant, author, and speaker who helps companies improve their marketing and service strategies, systems, and processes. She is a recognized expert in marketing from direct mail to social media, customer behavior, and strategic planning. Her latest marketing and service guide is “31 Ways to Supercharge Your Email Marketing.”Prior to founding Wilson & Ellis Consulting in 1995, Ellis was instrumental in the record growth of Ballard Designs, Inc. where she served as Chief Operating Officer. She began her career in catalog operations at Fenvessy Associates, designing warehouses for direct mail companies including Cabela’s, Williams Sonoma, and Bass Pro Shops.
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Mike Erickson
President/CEO
AFMS
Speaker: Building a Parcel Negotiation Strategy: Advice from Former Carrier Executives
With an extensive background in transportation contract negotiations, Mike Erickson, President and Founder of AFMS, has been involved in the transportation industry for nearly three decades. Mike founded AFMS in 1992 after spending many years with Airborne Express as one of its top district managers. He has overseen the growth of AFMS to a nationally recognized logistics consulting organization, with offices in key cities throughout the U.S. and Europe.003C000001Scdx7IAB
Ashley Etling
CEO and Co-Founder
LimeLoop
Speaker: Marrying Innovation and Pragmatism in Product Packaging
As the former COO of Red Clay and founder of multiple companies, Ashley has experience in leading large teams of designers, raising millions of dollars in capital and partnering with Fortune 500 companies. She is motivated by a vision to “create impact by building a sustainable supply chain from product to door” and works at the intersection of design thinking, business and technology. When not contemplating a new idea, you can catch her working with other ambitious founders.0033b00002SpI5EAAV
Christopher Forbes
Director, Ecommerce Logistics
PVH
Speaker: Two-Sided Growth: The Value of Partnership in Drop Shipping
Chris Forbes is director of ecommerce logistics for PVH Corp., one of the largest global apparel companies with a diversified portfolio of iconic lifestyle brands led by Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, with more than 15 years' experience in information technology, warehouse operations, logistics, supply chain management, knowledge work and business management. He joined the PVH logistics team back in 2003 and has held several positions throughout his career leading to his current role of managing the logistical aspects of CK.com, Tommy.com, and SpeedoUSA.com.003C000001qXhczIAC
KC Fox
Vice President, Technology Services
Radial
Speaker: Late to the Game Flips to an Omnichannel Win for Hibbett Sports
KC Fox has more than 20 years of experience in the technology space with both Fortune 500 and startup brands. As Vice President of Technology Services at Radial, his team is responsible for leading more than 200 retailers to increased revenue and customer loyalty with its comprehensive omnichannel technology and payment and fraud solutions. Prior to Radial, KC held numerous leadership roles at PayPal and eBay. At PayPal he oversaw the company’s developer platform, advancing the way PayPal integrated with partnering platforms and solutions.003C000002IFEUUIA5
Jeff Gamsey
Former SVP, Private Brands
Boxed.com
Speaker: Are You Operationally Ready for $143 Billion in E-Grocery Food/Beverage Spend?
Jeff worked at Boxed.com for the past six years, joining as its 10th employee. He served for several years as the company’s General Counsel and Director of Business Development while simultaneously laying the groundwork for its now award-winning private brand, Prince & Spring. Most recently, Jeff served as the SVP of Private Brands and was responsible for all brand strategy and product development with full P&L ownership for the private brand business unit.Prior to joining Boxed, Jeff was a corporate M&A attorney and co-founder of TicketMonster.com, a fan-friendly online ticket marketplace for entertainment events acquired by Entertainment Benefits Group in 2018.
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David Gealy
Manager
Sedlak Management Consultants
Speaker: Optimizing DTC Operations in an Ever-Changing World
Dave Gealy has over 25 years of retail and direct-to-consumer experience. He manages many of Sedlak’s high-profile clients through complex supply chain transformations. Formerly a Senior Director, he led the operations and logistics functions for a growing $500 million multi-distribution channel consumer goods company specializing in women’s handbags and accessories. David has a strong operations background developed through complex multichannel/industry supply chains and the unique ability to successfully collaborate at all levels.0033b00002WCumeAAD
Remy Glaisner
Research Director, Worldwide Robotics
IDC
Speaker: The Growing Nexus of Robotics and Third-Party Logistics
Remy Glaisner is a Research Director at IDC responsible for the Worldwide Robotics: Commercial Robotics program and supporting the IT/OT Convergence Strategies program. Remy’s core research focuses on technology shifts, organizational pressures and market conditions caused by the digital transformation of operational industries like manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, healthcare and retail. His research seeks to deliver actionable intelligence and thought leadership to organizations as they relate to the transforming business models that are driving the adoption of robotics and intelligent operational systems. Remy’s coverage also includes the integration of such systems with other digital-ready IT and OT technology.0033b00002UpdgcAAB
Amy Glaser
Senior Vice President
Adecco Staffing
Speaker: Meeting Today’s Workforce Challenges in Ecommerce Operations
Amy has been with Adecco for six years and has over 17 years of leadership experience specializing in dynamic, fast paced industries. Amy began her career in the restaurant industry and quickly became known as a "fix it manager" with a history of reversing distressed operations. She is committed to securing strategic alliances with major accounts, while ensuring the best possible service delivery for our associates, colleagues, and clients003C000001zwuxmIAA
Fergal Glynn
VP Marketing
6 River Systems, Inc.
Speaker: Warehouse Robotics Power Panel: Where It’s At, Where It’s Headed
Fergal Glynn is Vice President of Marketing at 6 River Systems, Inc. where he is responsible for demand generation and branding. Before 6 River Systems, Fergal was a member of the leadership teams at Docurated (acquired by Quark Software), Veracode (acquired by CA), and BlueNote Networks (acquired by Aspect Software). Earlier in his career, Fergal was a C++ programmer at Fidelity Investments and Oracle.003C000002QEDagIAH
Karen Goeller
Operations and Product Manager
Packlane
Speaker: Marrying Innovation and Pragmatism in Product Packaging
Karen Goeller is an experienced and visionary web strategist and tech leader who specializes in finding innovative technical and process solutions for human challenges. Prior to joining Packlane shortly after its founding, she guided the development of key internet technologies and applications in telecommunications, academia, and small business. Karen brings broad and deep experience in understanding industry trends and predicting how they can drive business growth. As Packlane’s Product Manager, she’s now at the forefront of revolutionizing and democratizing the custom packaging market.0033b00002UpSMzAAN
Marc Gorlin
Founder and CEO
Roadie
Speaker: Reshaping the Last Mile: New Business Models, Technologies
Marc Gorlin has been a successful entrepreneur in Atlanta for over 20 years. He founded Roadie in 2014 as the first on-the-way delivery service leveraging unused capacity in passenger vehicles to deliver items along the route they’re traveling. Roadie provides consumers and businesses across almost every industry a faster, cheaper, more scalable solution for same-day and urgent delivery. Clients include The Home Depot, Delta Air Lines and Ferguson. Before starting Roadie, Marc was co-founder and chairman of Kabbage Inc. which provides working capital to SMBs. He also co-founded VerticalOne Corp., a content personalization service that was sold to S1 Corp. for $166 million.0033b00002SrJKxAAN
Barry Graff
COO
Alpha Distribution Solutions
Speaker: Master Class Workshop: Getting Both Arms Around the Ecommerce Returns Beast
Barry Graff is COO of logistics services provider Alpha Distribution Solutions, which specializes in apparel and footwear, with customers in CPG as well. Alpha also provides returns services and processes over 10,000 returned items per week. Over his 30+ years in fashion/apparel and footwear, mostly in the New York area, Barry has held executive positions in technology and supply chain at a number of fashion brands, consulted at many other brands and retailers while at Arthur Andersen, and worked as an independent consultant. He has been part of several industry committees and a member of many industry organizations.0033b00002WC1jYAAT
Scott Gravelle
Founder, CEO and CTO
Attabotics
Speaker: Brains Over Bot Brawn: Accelerating the Pace of Robotic Intelligence
Scott Gravelle is an automation veteran who is currently the founder, CEO and CTO of Attabotics, a robotics-based supply chain system for modern commerce. Attabotics has been adopted by global brands like Nordstrom and retailers across apparel, food and beverage, home goods and more,who choose Attabotics to streamline their fulfillment centers, reduce carbon output, and stay competitive. Scott started Attabotics in July 2016 with only a pitch deck and CAD models and has since grown the company to more than 210 employees.0033b00002WC8A8AAL
Chris Groseclose
Chief Fulfillment Officer
Crutchfield Corp.
Speaker: Integrating Material Handling Automation Into Your Fulfillment Operation
Chris Groseclose has been with Crutchfield Corp. since 2005, running its order fulfillment operations. Crutchfield, which was founded in 1974, is one of the nation’s leading catalog and ecommerce retailers of consumer electronics. Before that, Chris was VP of operations for Shenandoah Growers, focusing on their fresh-cut culinary herb production and distribution business. He also held various operations leadership positions in the U.S. and Japan for Gateway Computer.003C000001oZDyWIAW
Chadwick Hamby
Senior Director, Ecommerce Operations
GNC
Jeremy Hanks
Founder and Executive Chairman
Dsco
Speaker: Two-Sided Growth: The Value of Partnership in Drop Shipping
Jeremy is an entrepreneur who is passionate about the evolution of the supply chain in the age of ecommerce. He is the Founder and Executive Chairman of DSCO, an inventory networking platform that makes it easy for retailers and suppliers to see, share and sell inventory from any source for omnichannel. Previously, he cofounded Doba, an ecommerce drop shipping virtual distributor. Prior to Doba, he founded GearTrade.com, a marketplace for used, closeout and distressed inventory.003C000001pBHznIAG
Corey Harris
Vice President of Operations and Customer Care
ipsy
Speaker: Getting Subscription Programs Right on the Back End
Corey Harris is the Vice President of Operations and Customer Care at ipsy, a beauty company centered on a monthly subscription service (Glam Bag), commerce platform (Shopper) and original beauty content. In his role he leads shipping and logistics, warehousing and fulfillment, personalization execution, payments and customer care. Prior to ipsy Corey worked in retail/apparel handling business development, international expansion and consumer insights, and as a management consultant focused on growth strategy in consumer products.003C000002HJ1ViIAL
Craig Hayes
Vice President of Operations
CEVA Logistics
Speaker: Managing 1m Square Feet As If It Was 10,000: The Dell Story
Craig leads CEVA’s North American fulfillment solutions for consumer and retail, including CEVA’s new multi-client, high-volume ecommerce facility in Nashville. This campus includes operations for Dell and NCR, where Craig’s team including operations, engineers, information technology, quality and inventory managers. He has extensive experience in domestic and international manufacturing, B2C ecommerce distribution, B2B store fulfillment, inventory optimization, purchasing and logistics. Craig has held executive roles for leading companies including eBay Enterprise, Newegg, Ingram Micro, Teradata/NCR, and AST Computer. He has expertise in computers, electronics, apparel, sporting goods, cosmetics, home goods and packaged food.0033b00002SrB1vAAF
Mitch Hayes
Vice President, Ecommerce and Retail
Swisslog Logistics, Inc
Speaker: MFCs for E-Grocery: Getting Around Fulfillment Challenges
Mitch currently leads the Americas ecommerce/retail business unit for Swisslog Logistics, located in Mason, OH. Previously, he served as the global key account manager for one of Swisslog’s largest global clients, and as Vice President, sales for ecommerce/retail. Mitch’s industry experience encompasses both project delivery and sales roles with both Swisslog and Forte Industries. He believes that our people at Swisslog are the key to delivering a truly exceptional customer experience and that an abundance of curiosity and innovation is simply good for soul. Previous experience includes both operations and sales positions with KONE Elevator Corp. and Schindler Elevator Corp.0033b00002WBPLzAAP
Gerald Hempstead
Principal
Hempstead Consulting
Speaker: Ecommerce Parcel Shipping in a Constantly Changing World
Jerry Hempstead has over 45 years of experience in the transportation industry. A former vice president at both Airborne Express and DHL, he is an author and lecturer on the parcel industry and has served clients as both a carrier and a consultant. Jerry's tagline is "Yes you are paying too much" has proven true in every single engagement. His expertise and passion for the industry has earned him the title of "Mr. Parcel" by his peers and by shippers around the world.003C000002O8eZwIAJ
Scott Hennie
President
MH Engineered Solutions
Speaker: Integrating Material Handling Automation Into Your Fulfillment Operation
Scott Hennie is a veteran material handling systems integrator. He has worked with clients throughout the U.S. for more than 30 years designing and implementing automation, material handling and storage systems. Hennie and his firm work with clients to develop solutions for their order fulfillment operations goals, strategies and challenges. Solutions have been developed for “greenfield” facilities, existing operation expansions and retrofits, from concept design through project execution and management. Tools implemented include WMS, AS/RS, conveyors and sortation systems, static storage systems and warehouse controls software. Hennie served on the MHEDA board of directors from 2007-2017 and as president in 2014.003C000002FJeiZIAT
James Herman
Chief Commercial Officer
Tompkins International
Speaker: Sell Everywhere, Deliver Every Way: Achieving Accelerated Growth in a Unichannel
James Herman has 30 years of experience as a thought leader and practitioner of strategic supply chain, market segmentation and value proposition messaging. As the Chief Commercial Officer for Tompkins International, James leads organizational alignment, business development and marketing for the company’s ecosystem of products and services. Prior to Tompkins, he served in senior leadership roles at XPO Logistics, Flextronics, ITT-Interconnect Solutions, Arrow Electronics and Marshall Industries. James speaks publicly on strategic solution selling, ecommerce and unichannel fulfillment. A board member at the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship in Greensboro, NC, James mentors startup companies on market strategy and sales messaging.0033b00002Sqz0oAAB
Martin Hickey
Senior Manager, Direct to Consumer Team
Fruit of the Loom
Speaker: Master Class Workshop: Getting Both Arms Around the Ecommerce Returns Beast Speaker: Can We Be Direct? Overcoming Operational Growing Pains in DTC
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Tim Holody
COO
Seta Corp.
Workshop Leader: Master Class Workshop: The Fundamentals of Operations & Fulfillment
Tim Holody has more than 30 years of industry experience in all phases of call center/fulfillment operations and general management. Tim is also a recognized industry pioneer in third-party call center and fulfillment services, having done work for Bloomingdales-by-Mail, FAO Schwarz, Children’s Wear Digest, Levi’s, Xerox, the Franklin Mint, the Sierra Club and many others.003C000001Yqu1XIAR
Lori Jackson
EVP of Operations
Hims
Speaker: Keynote Power Panel: DTC Leaders on Challenges, Opportunities and the Future
Lori is EVP of Operations at Hims, a personal wellness startup for men. Prior to Hims, she was VP of Operations for Dollar Shave Club, where she oversaw warehouse operations and fulfillment, focusing on the build out of fulfillment and development of all aspects of warehouse operations. Her knowledge base was instrumental in the design and startup of the company’s first in-house fulfillment warehouse in Torrance, CA. Lori has also provided continuous support of processes, staff and best practices with Newgistics fulfillment in Hebron, KY. Before that, Lori was a director of operations for Netflix focusing on the growth of business, warehouse operations, transportation and consolidation.003C0000021pvSRIAY
Anand Janefalkar
Founder and CEO
UJET
Speaker: How Millennials and Gen Z are Reshaping Customer Support
As founder and CEO of UJET, Anand Janefalkar is focused on leading UJET into its next stage of growth by providing the tools and technology businesses need to create an immersive, engaging, and one-of-a-kind customer experience. Prior to UJET, Anand held key roles at both Motorola and Jawbone, as well as serving as a technical advisor for various startups in the San Francisco Bay area.0033b00002SrY3zAAF
Ben Jones
Founder and CEO
Ohi
Speaker: Last Mile to Final Foot: What Does the Future Hold?
Ben Jones is the founder of Ohi, the next-generation ecommerce fulfillment solution enabling brands to offer a premium, environmentally responsible, same-day delivery experience through a data-driven inventory management platform and micro warehousing. He started out in sales and trading at HSBC, where he built a $20m business from scratch and quickly became a rising star. Everything changed after a serious back injury, which left Ben temporarily paralyzed and reliant on ecommerce deliveries. The frustration of having to wait 3-5 days for online orders made him realize ecommerce was increasingly falling behind Amazon. He then left banking to pursue his dream of solving that pain point.0033b00002UssBkAAJ
Deanna Kaufman
Strategic Account Executive
enVista
Speaker: Master Class Workshop: Getting Both Arms Around the Ecommerce Returns Beast
Deanna is a member of the FedEx Customer Solutions’ Solution Design & Implementation global team. She is a managing consultant working with a team of field-based consultants designing and implementing supply chain solutions for FedEx’s largest enterprise and global customers. Deanna and her team focus on ecommerce and omnichannel retailing and support FedEx’s Ecommerce Vertical. She works with FedEx Marketing teams on ideation and new service development for several services that support omnichannel retailing and short-zone delivery. Deanna joined FedEx in 1999 with 9+ years’ experience in international business, software globalization and localization with major corporations including AT&T and small consulting firms.003C000001mHDFwIAO
Kathleen Kimple
Chief Retail Officer
FitForCommerce
Speaker: Are You Operationally Ready for $143 Billion in E-Grocery Food/Beverage Spend?
Kathy Kimple leverages her 25+ years of leadership in digital and store operations for multichannel retailers at FitForCommerce, with a focus on luxury brands. Kathy began her career at The Children’s Place, working up to Divisional VP, Store Operations. After that, she was at Linens N Things, ending up as Corporate VP of Marketing, Ecommerce and Product Development. She then went on to become VP of Ecommerce at Dick’s Sporting Goods, with complete P+L responsibility for its ecommerce business. Prior to FitForCommerce, Kathy was Executive VP of Ecommerce and Registry at XO Group, with responsibility for 10 ecommerce sites and their successful registry business.0033b00002SrIZwAAN
Darren Lane
B2B Ecommerce and Export Sales Manager
Motor State Distributing
Speaker: Two-Sided Growth: The Value of Partnership in Drop Shipping
Darren Lane is the Ecommerce and Export Sales Manager at Motor State Distributing, a leading worldwide distributor of automotive performance and racing parts. Darren is a driving force behind Motor State’s growth in the ecommerce field, expanding its reach into new markets and channels. With a continuous focus on improving efficiencies and profitability, he has worked closely with suppliers to expand drop ship programs and inventory data sharing.003C000002QqFyFIAV
Karen Leavitt
CMO
Locus Robotics
Speaker: The Growing Nexus of Robotics and Third-Party Logistics
In her role as CMO of Locus Robotics, Karen brings more than two years of experience developing innovative, creative and effective marketing programs for a wide range of technology companies, from startups to Fortune 1000 public companies. Her outstanding analytical and technical abilities deliver insights and innovative programs that consistently deliver positive marketing ROI. She also serves as Locus’s dynamic and articulate spokesperson with press, analysts, customers, partners and investors.0033b00002UsVdSAAV
Nicole Lee
Director of Operations
Saddle Creek Logistics Services
Speaker: Getting Subscription Programs Right on the Back End
Nicole is the director of fulfillment at Saddle Creek Logistics Services, a third-party logistics company. In her current role, she is responsible for managing high-volume omnichannel fulfillment customer service, purchasing, fulfillment, shipping and project management functions. She has been with the company since 2010. Prior to Saddle Creek, she worked in merchandise operations at Stone Mountain Park outside Atlanta.003C000002Hie8RIAR
Felton Lewis
Former Principal, Worldwide Alliances and Business Development
Newmine, LLC
Workshop Leader: Master Class Workshop: Getting Both Arms Around the Ecommerce Returns Beast
Felton has 30+ years of experience helping retailers, manufacturers, and 3PLs recognize business value from software, support and consulting investments. He started out at Kellogg’s in distribution, transportation, manufacturing and corporate logistics and led the design and development of its distribution management system. At YANTRA (later Sterling Commerce and eventually IBM), he led client engagement, account management and the early adoption of Distributed Order Management (DOM) and WMS. After IBM, Felton headed up alliances and strategic partnerships for several IBM business partners as well eBay Enterprise. At Newmine, Felton works with clients of Chief Returns Officer and manages partnerships with Manhattan Associates and Microsoft.0033b00002SrNGLAA3
Ashley Liebke
President and CEO
Vision Media Group LLC
Jim Liefer
CEO
Kindred AI
Speaker: Warehouse Robotics Power Panel: Where It’s At, Where It’s Headed
Jim Liefer is the CEO and President and a director of Kindred. Jim brings more than 35 years of operational leadership and technology development experience from established Fortune 50 companies to Silicon Valley startups. Prior to Kindred, he was COO of One Kings Lane, where he supported three years of consecutive year-over-year growth of more than 100%. Previously, he was vice president of operations for Walmart.com, responsible for large teams and identifying and implementing processes and systems that could scale and continually improve efficiency. Jim formerly held positions in technology banking and software applications, including vice president of software applications at Fritz Companies and UPS.0033b00002SrMF6AAN
Mark Lightbody
Partner
Newmine, LLC
Speaker: Master Class Workshop: Getting Both Arms Around the Ecommerce Returns Beast
Mark Lightbody is an accomplished software and consulting executive with over 35 years of experience helping retailers and brands gain operational efficiency and profitability. His early career was spent with OMS pioneers CommercialWare and Micros, now Oracle. Mark supports leading retail brands in critical initiatives implementing new technology, optimizing operations and improve the bottom line. He joined Newmine in its early stages as a partner focused on client omnichannel initiatives. He was also a major force behind the development of two industry firsts: Chief Returns Officer® The Return Reduction Platform, and KeepScore™ the first returns-centric index of product and supplier performance and customer product satisfaction.003C000001aZV2sIAG
Matt Maasdam
Co-Founder and COO
Revtown
Speaker: Keynote Power Panel: DTC Leaders on Challenges, Opportunities and the Future
Matt Maasdam is a seasoned apparel executive and current Chief Operations Officer for Revtown, founded in 2018. Prior to co-founding Revtown, a Pittsburgh-based performance denim brand, Maasdam spent three years leading ecommerce operations for Under Armour. Before he climbed the rungs in the corporate world Maasdam served 21 decorated years as a U.S. Navy SEAL and later as the U.S. Navy’s aide to the President of the United States. His extensive leadership experience honed in his years as a Navy SEAL and background heading up ecommerce for Under Armour have been an invaluable contribution to the continued growth of Revtown.0033b00002WBsksAAD
Greg Mack
Senior Director, Omnichannel Fulfillment
Best Buy
Speaker: Optimizing DTC Operations in an Ever-Changing World
Greg Mack is the Senior Director of Omnichannel Fulfillment Customer Experience at Best Buy. In his role he is responsible for the end-to-end customer experience for U.S. omnichannel fulfillment, along with strategy and development of new fulfillment methods. Greg's role spans the customer experience from online purchase, internal systems, order communication, to the actual fulfillment of the product, and the post-purchase return experience. Best Buy fulfills online purchases via store pick up, ship to home (from DC, store, vendor, and 3PL) and digitally (email and download).003C000002NEL9oIAH
Mark Magill
VP of Business Development
OnTrac
Mark Magill has worked in the transportation industry for over 25 years originally with SonicAir Courier now a division of UPS. Mark works for OnTrac, an innovative regional parcel carrier that helps the largest ecommerce companies reduce their shipping spend and enhance their customer experience with next-day delivery at ground rates.
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Stephanie Martin
Senior Analyst
Navigo Consulting Group
Speaker: Why Data is Important: What Every Ecommerce Shipper Should Know
Stephanie Laverty has been in the logistics and distribution industry since 2009. At Navigo she works closely with clients to help them understand their shipping and distribution characteristics to identify cost savings opportunities.003C0000022XLaXIAW
Rob Martinez
CEO and Co-Founder
Shipware LLC
Workshop Leader: Master Class Workshop: The Insider’s Playbook to Mastering Small Parcel Contract Speaker: Taking a Closer Look at Regional Parcel Carriers
Rob Martinez is CEO and co-founder of Shipware, a transportation spend management firm that has helped many of the world’s most recognizable brands reduce shipping costs an average of 25%. He is widely considered a thought leader in his field and has been designated a Distinguished Logistics Professional for his career-long contributions to the industry. A sought-after speaker, Martinez frequently keynotes many leading industry conferences and has authored hundreds of transportation-related articles. He is quoted extensively in print, radio and television media including Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Marketplace and Businessweek.003C000001TVNOhIAP
Alan McDonald
Vice President, Continuous Development
GEODIS
Tom McKenzie
Vice President, Logistics Operations North America and Global Services Transportation
Dell Inc
Speaker: Managing 1m Square Feet As If It Was 10,000: The Dell Story
Tom is responsible for ensuring Dell products and spare parts are delivered to customers as promised, and with best-of-breed operational and cost efficiency through the logistics network. Under his leadership, Tom has progressed global reporting and analytics within logistics. This has enabled significant improvement in data accessibility and speedier insights improving business action and outcomes while enhancing organizational productivity and employee engagement. Tom was previously Senior Director, Logistics Procurement as part of Dell’s indirect procurement organization. There he was responsible for services procurement, procurement process and tool (Ariba) development/governance and Dell's indirect procurement strategy and program management office.0033b00002Sqs2uAAB
Richard Metzler
President & CEO
Lone Star Overnight
Speaker: Taking a Closer Look at Regional Parcel Carriers Speaker: Using Independent Contractors for Ecommerce Delivery: Understanding the Issues
As a senior leader with over 25 years of general management and growth leadership, Richard Metzler has extensive experience in parcel and freight transportation, 3PL and ecommerce. He also has extensive global M&A experience. Metzler has worked extensively with private equity, debt financing, venture capital and as a senior leader in portfolio companies and advising on individual investments and divestitures. Currently CEO at LSO (Lone Star Overnight), he has held growth leadership roles such as VP/GM of FedEx Logistics, CEO of APL Logistics, EVP at DHL with three business units totaling nearly $500 million in revenue, Chief Commercial Officer at Greatwide Logistic and CMO of uShip.0033b00002SpzyNAAR
Eric Moriarty
Vice President
B-Stock Solutions
Speaker: Master Class Workshop: Getting Both Arms Around the Ecommerce Returns Beast
Eric joined B-Stock in 2010 and has since grown the company’s client base by over 500%. He’s responsible for establishing and overseeing partnerships with some of B-Stock’s largest clients including Whirlpool, Wayfair, Sears Holdings and Amazon. Eric has decades of experience building successful B2B and B2C online marketplaces. He was eBay’s first category manager and a key contributor in developing and implementing category strategies. He launched eBay’s New Business Group, incubating categories including Baby, Health & Beauty and Food & Wine. After eBay, Eric founded a business selling excess inventory from manufacturers online. He was also CEO for Datalette, an online data marketplace.003C000002G3KN3IAN
Keith Myers
Senior Consultant, Professional Services
Shipware LLC
Speaker: Master Class Workshop: The Insider’s Playbook to Mastering Small Parcel Contract
Keith Myers is a Senior Consultant, Professional Services for Shipware. Prior to joining Shipware, Keith was a Senior Pricing Advisor at FedEx where he gained direct carrier pricing experience. In his seven years at FedEx, he created and analyzed parcel and LTL pricing for accounts as large as $100 million. He also has worked in logistics analysis at Haemonetics and Bose Corp., giving him almost 20 years of experience in the logistics and transportation industry.0033b00002WERhtAAH
Khaled Naim
Co-Founder and CEO
Onfleet
Speaker: Last Mile to Final Foot: What Does the Future Hold?
Khaled Naim is Co-Founder and CEO of Onfleet, the world’s fastest growing provider of last-mile delivery management software. Since its launch in 2015, Onfleet has grown to power millions of deliveries per month for thousands of businesses around the world. Clients include Gap, Total Wine & More, Capsule, Imperfect Foods and United Supermarkets. Onfleet handles route optimization, dispatching, real-time driver tracking, proof of delivery, analytics and customer communications. Onfleet was ranked #124 on the Inc 5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies in 2019 and #13 in San Francisco Business Times’ Fast100 list of the Bay Area’s 100 fastest growing companies. Khaled is a mentor at Startupbootcamp and Syria Digital Lab.0033b00002UsdutAAB
Kirsten Newbold-Knipp
Chief Growth Officer
Convey
Speaker: Overcoming the Challenge of (Literally) Delivering on Customer Expectations
Kirsten has more than 15 years of senior marketing leadership experience at Fortune 100 companies and high-growth startups, including HubSpot, SolarWinds and BigCommerce. Most recently she was research vice president at Gartner, where she advised CMOs on refining strategy, organization and martech priorities. Kirsten oversees Convey’s corporate brand and messaging initiatives while scaling marketing support for repeatable pipeline and revenue growth.003C000002Qq2brIAB
Stefan Nusser
Vice President of Product
Fetch Robotics
Speaker: Warehouse Robotics Power Panel: Where It’s At, Where It’s Headed
Stefan Nusser oversees product strategy for all Fetch robots and solutions. Before joining Fetch, Stefan was Senior Product Manager at Google, where he led product development efforts in the area of cloud AI, robotics and search infrastructure. Before that he was CEO of collaborative robot startup Redwood Robotics (acquired by Google) and Executive Director of Solutions at robotics incubator Willow Garage. Before venturing into robotics, Stefan spent 15 years at IBM Research, leading world-class teams in the areas of security, HCI and services science. Stefan is named co-inventor on more than 20 U.S. patents, and has co-authored two books and more than 15 peer-reviewed publications.0033b00002Sqt6TAAR
Mike O'Brien
Senior Content Manager
Multichannel Merchant
Speaker: Keynote Power Panel: DTC Leaders on Challenges, Opportunities and the Future Speaker: Warehouse Robotics Power Panel: Where It’s At, Where It’s Headed
Mike has worked in journalism and communications for more than 30 years. In his current role at Multichannel Merchant he is responsible for producing and managing editorial content across website, e-letters, reports, webinars and podcasts covering all aspects of ecommerce. As lead programmer for Ecommerce Operations Summit he is also responsible for all aspects of the event’s agenda, including speaker recruitment. Prior to MCM he was a public relations senior account executive working with clients in marketing and advertising services. Mike has also worked as a media relations consultant for a startup nonprofit concert promoter, a research analyst covering corporate training and a daily newspaper reporter on a variety of city beats.003C000001maykOIAQ
Terrie O'Hanlon
Global CMO
GreyOrange
Speaker: The Growing Nexus of Robotics and Third-Party Logistics
As CMO of GreyOrange, Terrie O'Hanlon is responsible for global brand positioning and drives the Company’s overall marketing direction and plans. She leads collaborative cross-functional teams, including external partners, across multiple geographies. Previously Terrie has driven marketing strategy as CMO for leading companies in both emerging and established markets, including supply chain, financial ecommerce, healthcare, enterprise applications and cybersecurity. Her supply chain experience includes orchestrating a successful brand transformation for Manhattan Associates, a global leader in supply chain commerce, inventory optimization and omnichannel solutions. She sits on the board of directors for Revved Up Kids, a U.S. nonprofit dedicated to the safety of children.0033b00002UpaucAAB
Becky Parisotto
Director of Business Development
Acro Media
Speaker: Case Study: How Telus Created a Front-End Customer Experience that Set it Apart
Becky Parisotto works as the Director of Business Development with Acro Media, a group of ecommerce architects and consultants helping companies create limitless commerce experiences. Parisotto works with clients that need to pair online and offline business operations and want the freedom to scale their practices for major retail events like Black Friday. Working for nearly a decade with online clients across verticals such as telecomm, manufacturing, media and retail, Parisotto has ground-level experience helping clients become industry leaders in ecommerce.0033b00002Uq8ESAAZ
Crystal Parrott
Vice President, Robotics Center of Excellence
Dematic Corp.
Speaker: Brains Over Bot Brawn: Accelerating the Pace of Robotic Intelligence
Crystal Parrott serves as the Vice President, Robotics Center of Excellence for Dematic. With more than 30 years in the robotics and automation industries, Crystal has a history of bringing emerging technologies to market. At Dematic, Crystal leads all robotics initiatives and guides, coordinates and supports the generation of robotic solution sales. Prior to joining Dematic in 2018, she spent 11 years leading the development of advanced robotics technology and promoting it to create new business at the Southwest Research Institute.0033b00002SrTtjAAF
Chad Petersen
Senior Director of Ecommerce
Lowes Foods
Tony Phillips
Senior Director, Fulfillment and Logistics
Potpourri Group
Speaker: Meeting Today’s Workforce Challenges in Ecommerce Operations
Tony brings knowledge and experience from over 25 years of executive level operations leadership, systems design and integration. His expertise is in the areas of ecommerce operations, strategic process & facility planning, warehouse management systems (WMS), material handling equipment (MHE) and overall fulfillment/logistics concept development and execution.In his current role, he is responsible for the fulfillment of 16 catalogs and ecommerce sites under the Potpourri Groups umbrella. This includes operations, logistics and 3PL management. In addition, he is overseeing the development and construction of a “greenfield” facility with the capability of processing 125,000 shipments a day in a 2 shift operation.
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Seth Pierce
Vice President of Sales
LaserShip Inc.
Seth Pierce is Vice President of Sales at LaserShip and leads the residential ecommerce sales team. He is responsible for developing and executing go-to-market strategies and supporting all new business efforts across the enterprise. Since joining LaserShip five years ago, he has earned the Sales Leader of the Year Award, and won the Commercial Management Award for two consecutive years. He has spoken previously at Ecommerce Operations Summit as well as other industry conferences such as Home Delivery World and Parcel Forum.
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Bill Quinn
Senior Vice President, Digital Commerce
Hibbett Sports
Speaker: A Tale of 3 Retailers: Navigating Different Paths to Delivery Speed Speaker: Late to the Game Flips to an Omnichannel Win for Hibbett Sports
Bill Quinn is Senior Vice President, Digital Commerce for Hibbett Sports. He joined Hibbett in 2016 and was hired to develop and launch the company’s first ecommerce business. Bill's overall responsibilities include managing Hibbett’s digital and marketing Teams. Since he joined the company, Hibbett has launched a successful and fast-growing ecommerce business. Prior to joining Hibbett, Bill was Vice President, Digital for David’s Bridal; before that he was Executive Vice President and CMO for 24 Hour Fitness.0033b00002SqIDMAA3
Andisheh Ranjbari
Research Engineer, Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center
University of Washington
Speaker: Reshaping the Last Mile: New Business Models, Technologies
Andisheh Ranjbari is a research engineer at the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center (SCTL) at the University of Washington. She is also manager of Urban Freight Lab (UFL), a public-private partnership that brings together private industry, academic researchers and city transportation agencies to develop and test solutions around freight management problems that overlay private and public spaces and control and have benefits for all. Dr. Ranjbari has over a decade of research experience in multiple areas of transportation including public transportation, automated and shared mobility, travel behavior, network design and urban freight and logistics.0033b00002UpiJHAAZ
Steve Reade
Director of Distribution
DSW
Speaker: Optimizing DTC Operations in an Ever-Changing World Speaker: Meeting Today’s Workforce Challenges in Ecommerce Operations
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Ran Reske
Founder
Resident
Speaker: Keynote Power Panel: DTC Leaders on Challenges, Opportunities and the Future
Venture capitalist and investment banker Ran Reske has turned his decades of experience steering hyper-growth businesses into building his own enterprise with Resident, a house of digitally-native brands that includes Nectar, DreamCloud, Level, Awara, Wovenly and Bundle. Under Ran’s dynamic leadership, the company boasted nearly $250 million in gross sales in 2018, its second year in business. Alongside co-CEO Eric Hutchinson, Ran oversees all aspects of the business with a deliberate concentration on operational efficiency, strategic partnerships, manufacturing and customer service to accelerate the company’s overall growth trajectory. As Resident continues to expand its portfolio of brands across the home goods category, he is laser-focused on talent acquisition and building a highly productive, diversified workforce.0033b00002WBa0fAAD
Craig Riggins
Vice President of Operations
Kenco Logistics
Speaker: 4 Weeks in Perris: Walker Edison’s New Fulfillment Center Startup Story
Craig Riggins is VP of Operations for Kenco Logistic Services, responsible for the strategic direction of the multi-client solutions division. Riggins joined Kenco in 2003 with responsibility for startups as the general manager of the Komatsu account. Since then he has supported operations in a business improvement capacity as corporate operations manager, leading the company-wide development, implementation and administration of Kenco’s proprietary LMS. Craig was then promoted to operations support manager with the Stryker network. He is responsible for all of Kenco’s operating contracts within the multi-client solutions network, encompassing 13 facilities, 65 customers, 250 associates and 2.2 million sf of warehouse space.003C000002L63FFIAZ
Robert Rosenberg
VP/GM, National Accounts
ABM
Speaker: Maintain Your Space: Floor-to-Ceiling FC Facilities Management
Robert is an experienced Vice President with a demonstrated history of working in the HVAC construction and services industry. He has proven leadership skills, coaching and resource development and a history of leading struggling business units to double digit profitable growth. Specifically within the HVAC/construction and service industry, he has specialized in enterprise building automation, public sector energy services, energy efficiency, project management, process improvement, sales management and business development.0033b00002WD3Q5AAL
Matthew Ross
Vice President of Operations
Walker Edison
Speaker: 4 Weeks in Perris: Walker Edison’s New Fulfillment Center Startup Story
Matthew Ross is VP of Operations for Walker Edison, a Utah-based leader in ecommerce as a partner to the biggest names in the business. He is responsible for its supply planning, factory operations, transportation, distribution centers and strategic operating plans. Ross started in logistics in the early 1990s, and has experience with brick-and-mortar retail, supporting 1,000+ stores in his early days. He has worked in numerous multichannel networks to satisfy wholesale, retail and ecommerce within the same network of DCs. Most recently, he has run operations for pure ecommerce companies operating in several continents. He was formerly a director at Nike in its supply chain operations.0033b00002WELqTAAX
Tim Sailor
Principal
Navigo Consulting Group
Speaker: Why Data is Important: What Every Ecommerce Shipper Should Know
Tim Sailor is the Principal of Navigo Consulting Group, which specializes in contract benchmarking, distribution analysis, and carrier negotiations.003C000001ScdvWIAR
Donny Salazar
Founder and CEO
MasonHub
Speaker: Measuring the Speed of Success: Metrics for Optimizing Your Operations
Donny Salazar is a seasoned entrepreneur and operations expert with more than 15 years’ experience leading and growing teams in the world's most innovative ecommerce businesses. Prior to launching MasonHub, he ran a successful consulting business advising LA-based retailers on scaling and growing their operations. Salazar was previously COO of omnichannel sneaker marketplace Flight Club, a resource and authority on the sneaker market. Before that he was SVP of operations at jewelry company Chloe+Isabel. Salazar was also a VP and an early team member at Gilt Groupe, responsible for scaling the supply chain to support hyper-level growth ($10M to $500M+ in four years).0033b00002UqeVKAAZ
John Santagate
Vice President, Robotics
HighJump
Speaker: Brains Over Bot Brawn: Accelerating the Pace of Robotic Intelligence
John Santagate is the Vice President of Robotics at HighJump Software. In this role, John is responsible for defining and executing the autonomous mobile robot strategy for HighJump. Previously, he was a Research Director for Robotics at IDC where he provided market trends and forecasts for service robotics, business process evolution through the use of service robots and the integration of robotics into business processes and business IT architecture. John is also an adjunct instructor at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell in supply chain and logistics.0033b00002WDYtAAAX
Henry Seaton
Partner
Seaton & Husk, LP
Speaker: Using Independent Contractors for Ecommerce Delivery: Understanding the Issues
Henry E. Seaton has practiced transportation law for over 45 years with the Law Office of Seaton & Husk LP, representing motor carriers, brokers, forwarders and shippers. He represents several transportation trade associations with interest in this topic including the Air & Expedited Motor Carriers Association (AEMCA), The Expedite Alliance of North America (TEANA) and the American Home Furnishings Alliance/Specialized Furniture Group. He has been tracking the new ecommerce/home delivery paradigm topic for several years and is the author of a Journal of Transportation Management article on the topic in the fall of 2018.0033b00002UqbUEAAZ
Tom Shannon
Logistics Supply Chain Operations Consultant
J6 Labs
Speaker: Meeting Today’s Workforce Challenges in Ecommerce Operations
Tom Shannon is a senior consultant for J6 Labs, a small boutique consulting firm where he leads the supply chain and logistics practice specializing in process improvement, cost reduction and building internal management teams. His areas of expertise include logistics and transportation, negotiations, operations management, project management, budget planning, best practices, industry benchmarking, inventory control and purchasing. Tom is skilled in helping clients achieve best-in-class status in supply chain strategy and operations. He has over 25 years of operations and consulting experience with companies of all sizes and across industry segments including consumer goods, industrial manufacturing, electronic equipment, motor vehicles and parts and wholesale distributors.0033b00002SrQ5zAAF
Meyar Sheik
President and Chief Commerce Officer
Kibo
Speaker: Orchestrating the Customer Experience: Unified Data and Personalization
Meyar is a pioneer in web analytics for major brands including Staples, ESPN, Fox, Sony, Best Buy, Disney and CBS in the areas of personalization and real-time content optimization. He was co-founder and CEO of Certona, a leading provider of AI-powered personalization software for retailers and brands, which was acquired by Kibo in 2019. Before that Meyar was CMO and COO of web analytics leader WebSideStory (now part of Omniture/Adobe) and VP of Worldwide Marketing and Strategic Alliances for SuperNova. Certona’s predictive analytics experts focus on leveraging real-time behavioral targeting, optimization and adaptive personalization to generate revenue and increase conversion rates.0033b00002SqfPvAAJ
O.P. Skaaksrud
Managing Director, Operations Technology Innovation
FedEx Services
Speaker: IoT in the Omnichannel Supply Chain
O.P. leads the Operations Technology Innovation team developing the next generation of FedEx’s shipment and operational visibility solutions using Artificial Intelligence, blockchain and the Internet of Things. Throughout his tenure he’s repeatedly leveraged technology into game-changing business value including the ubiquitous FedEx shipping label, the FedEx SameDay Bot, and the collaborative IoT platform, SenseAware®. With over 80 U.S. domestic and international patents, OP is a prolific innovator across a broad spectrum of technology areas including AI, machine vision, sensor technologies, IoT and robotics. He is a three-time recipient of FedEx’s most prestigious honor, the Five Star Award for demonstrating innovation, collaboration, efficiency and profitability.0033b00002SrPvaAAF
David Sobie
Co-Founder and CEO
Happy Returns
Speaker: Master Class Workshop: Getting Both Arms Around the Ecommerce Returns Beast
David is CEO and co-founder of Happy Returns, a new service for shoppers and retailers that enables in-person returns of online purchases. Happy Returns is building a network of physical Return Bars where shoppers can return in person for an immediate refund, eliminating the hassle and wait of returns by the mail. Prior to Happy Returns, David was Chief Marketing Officer at REVOLVE, leading all online and offline marketing, branding, acquisition and business development. Earlier in his career, David led marketing and business development for HauteLook, a flash sale pioneer acquired by Nordstrom, and held senior roles at eBay Motors.003C0000027NQxYIAW
Laura St. Clair
Manager, Parcel and Ecommerce Transportation
GNC
Jeff St. George
Director of Sales
ABM
Speaker: Maintain Your Space: Floor-to-Ceiling FC Facilities Management
Jeff has 15 years of experience designing customized integrated facilities services solutions or clients across multiple industries and nearly six years with specific focus on retail distribution clients. Jeff understands the nuances, industry specific needs and criticality retail distribution clients face every day.0033b00002UqUi0AAF
Neil Stern
Senior Partner
McMillanDoolittle
Speaker: MFCs for E-Grocery: Getting Around Fulfillment Challenges
Neil Z. Stern is a senior partner of McMillan|Doolittle specializing in strategic planning and development of new retail concepts. Neil has developed strategies and new concepts for a diverse variety of world-class clients across retail. He is also recognized as a thought leader in retail, serving as editor of Retail Innovations, an annual global overview on retail trends and is a regular contributor to publications such as Forbes. Neil is the author of Winning At Retail and Greentailing and Other Revolutions in Retailing and is chairman of the Ebeltoft Group, a global alliance of leading retail consultancies.0033b00002SqeRgAAJ
David Sullivan
Vice President, Professional Services
Shipware LLC
Speaker: Master Class Workshop: The Insider’s Playbook to Mastering Small Parcel Contract
David Sullivan is the Vice President of Professional Services for Shipware. Dave has over 20 years of experience in logistics and transportation with previous positions at Transportation Insight, BirdDog Solutions, APX Logistics and RR Donnelley Logistics. Prior to joining Shipware, he was an integral part of the consulting team at BirdDog (acquired by Transportation Insight in 2015) where he was able to help his clients achieve significant cost savings through contract, rate, mode and network optimization. Dave also has extensive experience in LTL contract and rate structure, parcel network design and contract negotiation.0033b00002WERgCAAX
Joe Tillman
Founder
TSquared Logistics
Speaker: Measuring the Speed of Success: Metrics for Optimizing Your Operations
An enthusiastic and dedicated professional, Joe Tillman is the founder of TSquared Logistics and COO for LogisticsTrainingCenter.com, which specializes in supply chain education and research. Joe has a keen interest in all things supply chain and uses his high-energy approach to life to author articles for industry publications, blog on supply chain topics and speak to industry groups. He also lead researcher for the influential annual benchmarking study, DC Measures. Previously Joe was a senior researcher for SCVisions, a distribution professional with Walmart logistics and a Union Pacific Railroad conductor. He is certified in transportation and logistics (CTL) and a SCOR professional (APICS).0033b00002SrU1YAAV
Brandon Valderaz
Director, Supply Chain Planning and Order Management
Finish Line
Speaker: Two-Sided Growth: The Value of Partnership in Drop Shipping
Brandon Valderaz is the Director of Supply Chain Planning and Order Management at Finish Line|JD Sports. In his role he is responsible for leading planning and execution of omnichannel fulfillment, strategy and implementation of new fulfillment methods. In his role he works in tandem with leadership from IT, merchandising, store operations and digital operations to enhance the online customer experience. Finish Line fulfills online purchases via, store fulfillment, DC, in-store pickup, drop ship and in-store reservations. Brandon has held additional roles in store operations, IT and supply chain during his 10-year career at Finish Line.0033b00002WBn6nAAD
Matt Van Gilder
Director of Ecommerce
SpartanNash
Speaker: Establishing a Toolkit of E-Grocery Fulfillment Formats
Matt started his career bagging groceries during high school. He has since worked in store management, advertising, loyalty marketing, and now has the privilege of driving omnichannel commerce at SpartanNash.0033b00002WCwxHAAT
Rebecca VanDemark
Director of Operations
P.volve
Speaker: Can We Be Direct? Overcoming Operational Growing Pains in DTC
Rebecca is the Director of Operations for P.volve, an exercise company that focuses on a high intensity/low impact method to strengthen and sculpt. Rebecca has been in charge of shipping P.volve’s equipment since they launched two years ago. Prior to that she was with P.volve’s sister company, Sharper Image, working in operations for four years.0033b00002SrIIwAAN
Willis Weirich
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations
Neiman Marcus
Speaker: Keynote Presentation: How Market Demands Are Driving a Supply Chain Evolution
Willis Weirich is Senior Vice President Supply Chain and Operations for Neiman Marcus Group where he leads a team responsible for supporting the various brands within the organization’s portfolio. Willis joined Neiman Marcus Group in March 2016 as Vice President of Logistics and was appointed Senior Vice President in August 2017. His scope includes store operations, loss prevention, fulfillment, distribution and global logistics. Willis works in concert with the executive team to execute NMG’s strategic plan to create more meaningful customer experiences that drive growth and profitability. Prior to joining Neiman Marcus Group, Willis worked for Target Corp. where he directed both international and domestic logistics across multiple distribution networks. Willis has held additional roles in supply chain finance and operations during his career at Target and Airgas Inc.003C0000026a8tWIAQ
Aaron Wilcox
Chief Operating Officer
Luminess Air
Speaker: Marrying Innovation and Pragmatism in Product Packaging
Aaron has 20+ years of operations and customer experience leadership creating effective strategies supporting specialty retail, wholesale and ecommerce environments. He has a passion for solving complex large-scale, cross-functional projects balancing the latest innovative technologies with high-performance team principles and a practical approach to change management. Aaron has provided executive sponsorship for multiple greenfield and retrofit projects managing over $100 million in capital investment spend for eight companies including Build-A-Bear Workshop, Collective Brands Inc., Thirty-One Gifts, Stella & Dot and Luminess Air.003C000002IFU7zIAH
Kim Wren
Director of Partnerships and Ecommerce
Skuvault
Kim Wren is the Director of Partnerships and eCommerce at SkuVault. Since 1998, she has been selling online, starting with anything vintage, odd or unique. In 2006, she took the family business online, growing it to more than $5 million per year. During the mid-2000s Kim was also very involved in seller education and the ecommerce seller community. She was a founding member of the Internet Merchants Association, a member of various eBay and PayPal panels and groups, and ran a couple of educational conferences. Today, she still sells part time and loves helping other sellers any way she can.
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