2024 SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Kristie Abercrombie (she/her) - Director of Logistics  As the Director of Logistics for 412 Food Rescue, I spearhead strategic initiatives, optimizing supply chain operations for impactful resource distribution.  Drawing from management roles at UPS and Giant Eagle, I’ve refined my logistical...

Hi, I am the Chairman AKA Group of Companies and the CEO at Intense Oud.  Intense Oud is an online platform that sells Middle Eastern fragrances in US and beyond. Our journey started 5 years ago and now we are an ecommerce company with 25 full-time employees and close to $5 million in annual...

Keynote and TEDx Speaker, Business Consultant, Life Coach, Military Purple Heart Combat Veteran, Trauma Survivor,and CEO of the Adversity Academy. Michael W. Allison embodies resilience, triumph, and transformation. As a Purple Heart Combat Veteran and a survivor of personal trials, including a...

             Donald is a seasoned professional with over 14 years of comprehensive experience in the delivery and logistics sector, formerly serving as an Advisor for FedEx Ground Contractors. He has demonstrated exceptional proficiency in overseeing multiple operations, managing a workforce of up...

Mark Ang is the CEO and Co-Founder of GoBolt, a technology company building the largest sustainable supply chain network. GoBolt provides a planet positive approach to logistics. The company is committed to providing carbon-neutral deliveries, setting the bar for a more viable future.

Sarah Barnes-Humphrey is a logistics and supply chain expert, as seen on BBC World News, Inc Magazine, The New Yorker and Huffington Post. Sarah has reached over 50 million supply chain professionals through the Let’s Talk Supply Chain podcast, her weekly live stream show “Thoughts and Coffee”, The ...

Kevin Byer is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Pennsylvania with over 26 years experience in the parcel and logistics industry.  He began his career as a design engineer, later expanding into project and technology management roles, and eventually serving as a design system...

Derek has over 10 years of experience with analytics in the CPG industry. During his time at Milo’s Tea Company, he has applied analytics in the areas of replenishment, sales, logistics, supply chain, quality, production, and maintenance. His focus on logistics includes OTIF improvement, load...

Author, speaker and security expert Pete Canavan has made it his mission to improve safety and security.  Pete provides actionable tips, techniques and tactics that audiences can put to immediate use to enhance both their online security and offline safety. He makes businesses and individuals safer ...

Katherine is a startup growth partner focused on operational strategies for consumer startups on their pathway to scale. She started her career in strategy roles at A.T. Kearney and SAP advised Fortune 500 companies on their go-to-market strategies and investment in new technologies before diving...

Jeff Coleman is currently the Director of Operations for a large independent appliance retailer in Colorado named Mountain High Appliance.  With 2 decades of appliance industry oversight Jeff is well versed in Sales and Operational Management.  His primary role is the rapid improvement of the...

Giacomo Dalla Chiara is the research lead of the Urban Freight Lab (University of Washington), an innovative workgroup of academic researchers, private companies, and public agencies addressing urban freight challenges. His research is at the nexus of urban data science, infrastructure design, and...

Steve DeNunzio is a Senior Lecturer and ENGIE-Axium Max M. Fisher College of Business Distinguished Teaching Fellow at The Ohio State University.  He also currently serves as Academic Director for Ohio State’s Working Professional MBA program. Steve is a graduate of Purdue University and the...

Michelle Dilley joined AWESOME in 2020 as the organization’s first Chief Executive Officer. Before that, Michelle was Chief Operating Officer at DSC Logistics, now CJ Logistics America. She joined DSC Logistics in 2017 as Chief Supply Chain Transformation Officer, leading the vision for the DSC...

With roots in aviation and over two decades of experience leading, scaling, and optimizing global supply chains, James is both passionate and proficient in globalization, international trade, supply chains and their impact on businesses and inter-country relationships. James is proud to have worked ...

Ahmad Elsaadi, the dynamic CEO of Ozarke, has journeyed from an illustrious 11-year career in the oil and gas giant Schlumberger to the helm of an innovative e-commerce startup. Elsaadi's professional odyssey began within Schlumberger, where he seamlessly navigated various roles spanning supply ...

With over a decade of experience in client success, Michael Falls is the Vice President of Client Success at Reveel. Passionate about empowering clients, Michael leads strategies to ensure maximum value from Reveel's innovative solutions. His dynamic approach, honed in technology and...

Expert engineering & technology leader, patent inventor & professor, with a proven track record of pioneering process improvement & cutting-edge, technology-driven solutions across diverse industries, including Financial, Naval, Aviation, Railroad, Retail & Grocery. Led continuous...

Max Garland is a senior reporter at Supply Chain Dive covering last-mile delivery and other logistics news. Before this, he covered FedEx and logistics for the Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis, Tennessee.

Shimon Gowda is a seasoned supply chain professional with extensive experience in various roles within the core supply chain industry. With a background in supply chain consulting, she has successfully tackled complex supply chain challenges for diverse clientele from the outset of her career. Her...

Robert Graff, CC-P Senior Technical AdvisorNorth American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) Rob Graff is a global, national, and regional technical and policy expert with more than 20 years of wide-ranging experience. He has experience in vehicle electrification, energy & GHG...

Daniel Gray is a best-selling tech author, trail-blazing blogger, recovering road-test editor, OG automotive YouTuber, and semi-retired delivery driver. His latest project, "The Last Mile is the Front Line," explores the over-hyped promises and unseen challenges of grocery delivery.  

Accomplished Trucking and Autonomous Vehicle Industry Professional with proven success in conceptualizing and leading strategy, vision, and roadmap to drive global expansion of key product lines. Expertise in developing market-based pricing strategies to optimize revenue and boost sales while...

Sarah has spent the last 15 years in a wide variety of operational management and executive roles.  She's worked at companies large and small, from Series A start-ups to 100+ year old businesses across several disparate industries including beauty, hospitality, consumer product goods, and...

Dr. Daniel Hall, associate professor of economics, also serves as dean of the Earl N. Phillips School of Business (PSB) at High Point University. Dr. Hall joined HPU in 2010 and brought with him a tech-savvy skill set that has added innovative techniques and teaching methodologies to the...

Ryan Hanson is the president and co-founder of Dispatch, a leading B2B last-mile delivery platform. He has many years of experience in sales, marketing, and negotiating strategic partnerships. Prior to Dispatch, Ryan led high-impact growth initiatives and teams at SportsEngine before NBC Sports...

Will Haraway is the co-founder and Chief Content Officer of LeadCoverage- a full-service marketing firm specializing in providing measurable ROI to the supply chain and logistics industry. Will’s 25-year career had touched all areas of supply chain marketing for companies including Manhattan...

Jeff Haushalter is a partner at Chicago Consulting, a management consulting firm specializing in optimizing and improving supply chains.  Over the last twenty years, Jeff has led cost reduction, process, and service improvement.  His experience spans the entire supply...

Steve is a 34-year veteran of the courier, e-commerce, and final mile delivery industry.Steve is the Director of the World Parcel Alliance, a wholly owned subsidiary of WCA World. The World Parcel Alliance is the only global network of independent parcel and courier companies, with members in 191...

David is a Business Development Manager at AutoStore with a focus in general retail, grocery, and pure-play e-commerce operations in the North American market. He’s spent the nearly 15 years in engineering and operations for several large retailers and led many large-scale Supply Chain...

Joe Keenan is the editor-in-chief of the Retail & Travel Group at NAPCO Media, which includes Total Retail, Women in Retail Leadership Circle, and Women Leading Travel & Hospitality. He oversees content production, management and delivery for the three brands. Previously, Joe served as...

Veena Krishnan (she/her) is the Co-Founder and COO of Daybird, an anti-beauty brand creating clean and vegan functional makeup for a one-step routine, giving you back your time and mental space to do what matters most with your morning. As a South Asian woman and daughter of two immigrants, the...

Results driven executive with extensive cross functional skills leading small as well as complex, multi-site operations within both the public and private sector.  Currently Group Director for Ryder Last Mile, managing operational delivery sites across East half of country providing last mile...

Gregg Luskin is co-founder and CTO of Mothership, focused on transforming Last-Mile and LTL logistics with the ​​most reliable, lightning-fast platform powered by the best technology. Prior to Mothership, Gregg was the Head of Engineering at Skurt, an on-demand car delivery service acquired by...

Zachary A. McCue Founder and CEO of REPWR,  an indigenous clean technology company that specializes in cutting-edge renewable energy systems. Their revolutionary technology enables Ships, Trains, and Trucks to operate on solar power, resulting in significantly improved fuel efficiency and reduced...

Faith E. Miros is Counsel in Offit Kurman's Real Estate practice group. Faith has extensive experience advising clients on real estate matters related to acquisitions, dispositions, financing, development, leasing and management across all asset classes. Her clients include commercial landlords ...

Kenneth Moyer comes to LJM Group with 25 years of industry experience, including a 16-year multidisciplinary tenure at UPS. During his time there, he spent almost 10 years in the UPS Sales & Pricing Groups, developing, analyzing and implementing UPS pricing and costing models. Progressing...

As the CEO, Kushal is responsible for driving the vision, strategy, and growth at FarEye.A dynamic leader, Kushal drives the culture of ‘customer-first’ at FarEye which enables the team to deliver value to FarEye’s 150+ clients globally. He is an effervescent thinker who is passionate about...

Dan NevinGeneral ManagerInmar Post-Purchase Solutions Dan Nevin is General Manager, Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions. Dan leads a dedicated team focused on post-purchase activities including the digital returns platform, delivery and returns experiences and creating PUDO (pick-up/drop-off) networks. ...

Andre Pharand has over 30 years in the Postal, Parcel and eCommerce sector.  He helps companies drive profitable growth, increase competitiveness and deliver business outcomes. He has helped leaders of courier, express and parcel companies across 6 continents solve complex business issues such as...

Ben Prochazka Executive Director, Electrification Coalition   Ben joined the EC as the Director of Strategic Initiatives, developing all EC programs outside of the beltway. Since 2013 Ben has continued to lead these efforts, now as the organization’s Executive Director. Ben has spent more than a ...

Guru Rao is the founder and CEO of nuVizz, an Atlanta GA based SaaS last mile TMS platform. nuVizz platform helps shippers across many verticals (retail, pharma, auto parts, food distribution etc.) and LSPs optimize their delivery network ecosystem, manage partners and provide real-time visibility...

Abhi is a data science manager in Uber's Grocery & Retail division. His team focuses on consumer growth and the shopping experience in the Uber Eats app, launching features in areas spanning product discovery, pricing & promotion strategies, cross-selling, and personalization. Before...

Hello! I'm an Inventory Manager at Nike and a kickboxing instructor, but most importantly, I'm a passionate believer in the power of people and their potential. Over the years, I've spearheaded strategic projects at Nike to enhance efficiency in inventory handling, earning me the...

As the Director of the Urban Freight Lab at the University of Washington, Kelly leads innovative funding strategies and new partnerships and contributes a policy lens to current and future research projects. Before joining the Lab, Kelly managed the New Mobility team at the Seattle Department of...

Massimo Sapone EssilorLuxottica Senior Vice President, North America Distribution Planning and Logistics. Massimo leads the entire Distribution Planning and Logistics team for EssilorLuxottica’s North America region, which includes Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. In this role, he is responsible for...

Peter is a well known industry expert in eCommerce having previously held the role ofVP and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research where he spent 5 years leadingForrester’s global research on digital commerce technologies, helping to challengethe thinking and lead change for eCommerce executives...

I'm a Supply Chain and Logistics Director with a proven history of helping businesses efficiently scale at times of growth and/or inception to strategically maximize profits. I've dealt with frozen, refrigerated, and dry food and beverage commodities, as well as...

Brit is an experienced leader in supply chain management with a demonstrated history of working in the retail and health care industries.  He has supported efforts to improve the profitability and competitive position of companies such as Away, Walgreens, AmerisourceBergen, and UPS.  Having held...

A results-oriented professional with a proven track record of high judgment and think big leadership. I pride myself on being passionate and efficient; bringing a strong sense of Ownership, Bias for Action, and an Insistence on the Highest Standards to everything I do. Over the course of my 18-year ...

Mark Wendaur is counsel in the firm’s Business Law & Transactions practice group. He maintains a broad corporate transactional practice servicing both domestic and foreign companies of all sizes. He advises clients on commercial agreements, mergers and acquisitions, strategic corporate...

With 17 years in logistics, Jess has worked every side of the industry. Now, as CEO of Solving Work, she is focusing on the people behind the packages. Stress and burnout are becoming common place, and she’s on a mission to address these issues by focusing on people-first training and process...

Hope Zvara is the CEO of Mother Trucker Yoga, a company devoted to improving truck drivers' fitness and wellness standards. Hope has been featured in Yahoo News, Forbes, PBS, and is a regular guest on SiriusXM Radio. Hope’s easily implementable strategies have been sought after by many, leading ...