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Andrea Albright serves as executive vice president, Sourcing, for Walmart. Since joining the company in 2005, Andrea has held positions of increasing responsibility, driving innovation and transformation across the Walmart U.S. Merchandising and People organizations, and earning a reputation as a dynamic, solutions – oriented leader.

Most recently, Andrea served as senior vice president/general merchandising manager for the Snacks, Beverages, Candy, Front-End and Convenience business. In this role, she orchestrated a rapid turnaround boosting topline sales with less inventory, spurred reinvigorated partnerships and innovations and raised customer experience scores via reimagined alcohol and checkout merchandising experiences. Prior to this role, Andrea served as Vice President of Home Office HR.

Andrea has been recognized as an International Women’s Forum fellow and a rising woman in business by Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen. She credits her success to creating strategies with a customer-first mindset while building highly competent, cognitively diverse teams that can effectively execute against those strategies. With 10 years of leadership experience managing and inspiring large teams, she fosters environments built on trust and psychological safety – a proven model that encourages radical candor among team members, accelerates the speed of collaboration and innovation and results in less waste and more targeted use of resources.

Carlos Ruiz is L’Oréal’s Chief Operations Officer for North America, and a member of L’Oréal USA’s Strategic Committee. He joined the Group in 2015 as Vice President of Manufacturing for the US market, became Head of Operations for the Hispanic American countries in 2019, and Chief Operations Officer for Latin America in July 2020.

Prior to L’Oréal, Carlos built a successful career with roles of progressive responsibility at companies including Cabal Mexico, Alcan Packaging Americas, and Kraft Foods Group. Carlos holds a Bachelor’s in Engineering and an MBA, both from Instituto Tecnologico Monterrey in Mexico.

Carlos has demonstrated his modern vision of manufacturing and supply chain, leading the pack toward the digitalization and automation of our Operations facilities all with a deep commitment to sustainability, simplicity and delivering results with excellence. He is also a skilled and determined leader, always dedicated to the spirit and development of his teams and guiding them with a clear strategic vision for the future.

Luciano Sieber has been recently assigned to the role of Chief Supply Chain Officer for Colgate Palmolive, where the global supply chain is recognized as a key driver of growth, profitability, and corporate strategy, powering Colgate-Palmolive’s purpose as a caring, innovative growth company that’s reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet by producing and delivering health and hygiene products to millions of people across the globe. He is responsible for the End-to-End Supply Chain which includes Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Customer Service & Logistics and Sustainability & EHS. Additionally, Luciano is a member of both the Corporate Information Technology and Global Analytics Steering Committees.

Luciano has had a wide array of supply chain experiences during his 28 years with Colgate, having worked in key Manufacturing, Procurement and Customer Service & Logistics positions in Latin America, North America, Europe, Africa/Eurasia and also in Global strategic roles. Through his career Luciano has consistently delivered results across the Supply Chain in a sustainable and innovative manner, focusing on developing talent and organizational transformation.

Luciano joined Colgate in 1995 as an Industrial Engineer. He holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from FAAP University (São Paulo, Brazil) and has attended executive program in Tuck School of Business.

Jennifer Han is the Chief Product Supply Officer for Unilever Nutrition Business. She is a member of Unilever Nutrition Leadership Board and also a member of Unilever Business Operation Leadership Board.

With more than 25 years’ professional experience, Jennifer has a passion for pioneering, value creation and business growing and transforming through creating supply chain leading edge. She has led various critical roles in different geographies and divisions covering the strategic design, optimisation and transformation of the supply chain and great execution and performance uplifting.

Dr. Maria Jesús Saénz is the Director of the MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation Lab at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. The primary research examines new collaborative paradigms that arise while implementing new digital technologies in supply chains. Our research domains are multidimensional collaboration, digital supply chain capabilities and AI in supply chains. Dr. Saenz also serves as the Executive Director of the MIT Supply Chain Management Master Programs, an elite MIT degree that allows learners innovative educational paths in the supply chain domain, embracing the MIT experience. 

Dr. Saénz is certified in Leadership for Senior Executives and Participant Centered Learning by Harvard Business School. She received Cum Laude and the Outstanding Doctoral Award for her PhD in Manufacturing and Design Engineering from the University of Zaragoza, where she previously obtained her M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, while she also studied Mathematics Sciences for several years. She served MIT-Zaragoza Logistics Center as its Executive Director. Dr. Saénz has also led various international research projects for the European Commission, as well as for companies on Supply Chain Management innovation, such as Coca-Cola Femsa, Mondelez, P&G, Carrefour, Dell, DHL, Leroy Merlin or Caterpillar. She is co-author of more than 100 publications, including books and articles in leading international Journals. Her knowledge transfer work has received 15 awards and her research was cited in the media including Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Forbes, Financial Times Press or Supply Chain Management Review. She has interacted with business leaders as guest keynote speaker in more than 15 countries.

Alex is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer and has spent his entire career working at the intersection of inequality and impact. He is Edelman’s US Head of Social Impact & Sustainability operating at the nexus of purpose, corporate responsibility, social impact, sustainability, ESG, and communications and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on the role of business in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

At Edelman Alex leads social impact strategy and sustainability campaigns for multinational companies and foundations. He serves as senior counselor to leading companies, brands, foundations, and nonprofits, designing and implementing social impact and sustainability programming and the engagement campaigns to bring those programs to life in a way that builds trust between business and society.

In the Peace Corps he spent two years in northeast Thailand, working with local government agencies engaging young people on health and migration issues. Alex then moved to MTV EXIT, MTV International’s global anti-human trafficking behavior change campaign. Based in Bangkok with responsibilities across more than 20 countries in Asia, he built strategic partnerships with NGOs and government agencies to support their essential work in addressing the root causes of trafficking in the region, produced concerts and original content, and managed digital and social media strategy.

Hanh has over 15 years of experience as a scientist, management consultant and general manager and takes a keen interest in sustainable agriculture system, food security and the role of private sectors in delivering the solutions.

Prior to OCI, Hanh worked at McKinsey, serving clients in the chemicals and agriculture sectors on strategy, commercial and sustainability topics. She was a general manager for the Flower Bulb business unit at Dummen Orange and lead global climate and nature program at Unilever including setting up the $1Bn Climate and Nature Fund. Hanh holds a PhD in Molecular Plant Biology and Biochemistry from Cornell University.

Sarah Evangeline Norman is a data storyteller. She is the Sales and Analytics leader at TikTok. She also teaches data storytelling at Section School and is a Senior Fellow to Wharton Analytics. Previously, she served as an analytical consultant at Google for six years. She was also a Senior Advisor to Digital on the Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign, and is often a liberal voice on Fox News and Fox Business. Sarah lives in New York City with her husband and dog.

Dustin is the Vice President – Logistics and Planning at Land O’ Lakes. He has been with Land O’Lakes for 16 years. Current responsibilities are focused on Supply Chain Strategy; Transportation; Warehousing; Digital Supply Chain, Planning and Analytics; and External Collaboration across three diverse business units – Dairy Foods, Feed, and Crop Inputs.

His experiences include driving supply chain transformation, leading collaboration efforts with both customers and suppliers, creating visibility solutions across the value chain, executing numerous supply chain design projects, leading S&OP, developing and managing advanced demand sensing and inventory strategies, and developing supply chain talent.

Prior to Land O’ Lakes, he worked in Supply Chain at 3M.  Dustin holds a Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management and Finance from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University.

Calvin Emanuel is currently Vice President and General Manager, Sustainable Growth Solutions, at Ecolab.

Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that help protect people, planet and business health.

In this role, Calvin leads the global Sustainable Growth Solutions sector focused on the delivery of outcome-based water solutions, digital innovation and engineering services, to help customers achieve their water and climate goals and advance sustainable growth.

Previously, Calvin had numerous roles in commercial management, sales, research and development, and manufacturing at Shell Chemical and BASF. His most recent role prior to joining Ecolab was the Commercial Manager for Higher Olefins, Styrene Monomer, Solvents and Propylene Oxide derivatives businesses for Shell Chemical.

Calvin currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Chemical Educational Foundation (CEF). CEF programs help inspire students, educators, and communities to build the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce of the future.

Calvin graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. He also earned a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Wayne State University and an MBA from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Ashok Theyver is currently a Senior Director, Global Logistics and Distribution at Abbott. He is an accomplished supply chain leader with a strong dedication to innovation and transformation, he leads the logistics operations for Abbott’s Medical Device business globally, overseeing fulfillment, distribution, trade compliance, inbound /outbound logistics operations, customer, and technical services. Ashok has led logistics transformation across Abbott medical device’s end-to-end supply chain by employing automation and digital supply chain solutions. Prior to his current role, Ashok successfully managed Global Logistics for Abbott’s Diagnostics business.

Before joining Abbott, Ashok served as the Director of Global Logistics Sourcing at Dell where he managed transportation and distribution sourcing. He also held a variety of leadership roles within logistics and supply chain organizations at Dell.
Ashok holds a MBA in Supply Chain Management from Howard University and Bachelor’s degree from University of Madras.

Sysco is on a mission to lower its scope 1 & scope 2 carbon emissions by 27.5% by 2030. One of the primary ways Sysco will achieve this goal is by converting more than 35% (~2,800 vehicles) of its US based heavy-duty diesel fleet to electric vehicles. I have had the honor of leading this work for Sysco for nearly five years now.

I lead an incredibly talented team of people in all phases of this work including: electric vehicle deployment strategy, charging infrastructure designs, electric vehicle performance evaluations, vehicle and infrastructure testing, grant and incentive strategy, financial model development and more. I have also participated in various meetings with government agencies, and legislatures to structure grant and incentive programs in various states in support of electric vehicles.

Dan Cherian Leads the end-to-end operational transformation of VF Corporation’s portfolio of iconic brands, including Vans®, The North Face®, Timberland® and Dickies®, to drive revenue growth, margin expansionand increase agility.

Dan’s team enables the digital transformation of go-to-market capabilities and processes at VF brands for marketplace-led merchandising, digital product creation, responsive product supply, digitized sell in wholesale and ecommerce, and immersive online consumer experiences. Previously, Dan was the global head of innovation at VF, the lead for strategic investments and partnerships at Nike, the strategy lead for Pfizer Inc.’s global operations and a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group.

Dan has a track record across the world’s largest brands of digitally rewiring go-to-market for a changed consumer & marketplace, catalyzing revenue growth through new, consumer-centric products and businesses, and boosting performance through buy-partner-build and scale-up of new capa

A progressive change agent working at the intersection of global supply chain management, strategic sourcing, procurement and value chain optimization, across industries including (luxury) retail, consumer goods and medtech.

A notable capacity for steering major transformational turnarounds and M&A integrations from concept to timely execution across Europe and Asia, is underpinned by an aptitude for translating complex business needs into high-performance solutions in dynamic environments.

Keen communication and interpersonal skills frequently facilitate strong relationships at all levels and engender a cross-functional leadership environment that is conducive to motivation, innovation, target-attainment and continuous improvement.

Providing vision and direction to strategies as well as a roadmaps for global implementation of products and processes. Helping organizations to reach their full potential, using leadership of empowerment, commercial spike and people skills to make change happen.

In 2003, Priscila joined Cummins as the Purchasing Leader in Brazil. Shortly after joining Cummins, she moved to the U.S. to become the Global Sourcing Director for Forgings. In 2011, she moved back to Latin America to lead the Indirect Purchasing team and then the Direct Purchasing team. She moved back to the U.S. in 2016 to lead the Global Indirect Procurement organization and became the Vice President of Global Procurement in 2021.

As a Cummins leader, Priscila exemplifies Cummins core values everyday by building trust, exuding enthusiasm and leading by example in everything she does. Throughout her Cummins career, she has demonstrated strong leadership skills in her various roles.

As the Vice President of Global Procurement, Priscila along with her Procurement Leadership Team are responsible to define and deliver the strategic direction, capabilities and tools to maintain and continue advancing the Cummins Procurement organization.

Priscila received her degree in Mechanical Engineering from Escola Federal de Engenharia de Itajuba (EFEI) in Brazil and her MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. She is also a Certified Professional in Supply Management and Six Sigma Green Belt and Sponsor. She is also a proud graduate of the Cummins Global Leadership Development Program.

Noel Kinder is Nike’s Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). As the CSO, Noel leads Global Sustainability, a team committed to protecting our planet to maintain an environment where all athletes can train, live and thrive. Prior to becoming the CSO, Noel was the Vice President of Sustainable Manufacturing and Sourcing, where he was responsible for collaborating with Nike Inc.’s business units, contracted factory leadership, representatives in academia and within the NGO community on the evolution of the company’s sustainable business performance policies.

Noel joined Nike in 1999 and has held a wide range of leadership positions in the footwear and apparel divisions as well as roles in strategic planning and finance. In 2013, Noel became the General Manager of Nike Vietnam LLC, one of Nike’s largest sourcing countries and was responsible for all manufacturing operations. He has worked with a wide range of manufacturers; from textile and apparel production in Sri Lanka and Eastern Europe to footwear manufacturing in Brazil and throughout Asia.

Prior to Nike, Noel held roles that included leadership in several non-profit organizations as well as small, privately-held companies in the United States. He has also served in the United States Peace Corps, spending two years in Honduras.

Noel holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the University of Oregon and a Master’s degree in Business from Portland State University. He is fluent in Spanish.