SCL Canada: Annual Conference '10

Annual Conference

SCL & CITA Present the 43rd Annual Conference - Leading the Logistics of Change

Featuring the TRANSPO 2010 Trade Show
The Paramount Conference & Event Venue - Toronto, May 4 & 5, 2010
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Conference
Schedule

Speaker
Profiles

Sponsor
Profiles

Conference Schedule:

CONFERENCE AGENDA AT A GLANCE Coming soon.

day one | day two

Day 1:

May 4, 2010

Diamond Sponsors:

7:30 – 8:00 am

Registration/Breakfast

Platinum Sponsors:

Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

Bronze Sponsors:

Media
Sponsors:

8:00 – 8:10 am

SCL Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:10 – 8:40 am

KEYNOTE:

Supply Chain Executive's Agenda 2010: Imperatives and tactical initiatives

Nari Viswanathan, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Supply Chain Management Practice, Aberdeen Group

8:40 – 9:10 am

KEYNOTE:

Nine Proven Leadership Laws for Dealing with Change in Turbulent Times

James Norrie, Associate Dean, Administration, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University

9:10 – 9:30 am

Networking Break

Inventory Planning

Networking

Distribution/Warehousing

9:30 – 10:15 am

Harnessing the Interactive Internet

Jim Love, CEO, Chelsea Consulting Group Inc.

Improving the Bottom Line: Avenues of influence to health and safety

Chuck A. Leon, Health and Safety Training Specialist, Industrial Accident Prevention Association

10:20 – 11:05 am

Retail Sales and Operations Planning and CPFR's Linkage to Support

Ronald K. Ireland, Principal, Oliver Wight Americas

WORKSHOP: Networking Edge - Building Relationships for Success

Audie McCarthy, President, The Marrek Group

Surviving and Thriving in a Changing Business Environment

Mike Owens, Vice President of Physical Logistics, Nestlé Canada Inc.

11:10 am – 11:55 am

Practical Insights to Implementing CPFR

Paul Kretz, Senior Director Customer Forecasting and Operations, Research in Motion Ltd.

WORKSHOP: Networking Edge - Building Relationships for Success
Continued

PANEL: Pandemic Supply Chain Management: Case study for Ontario's pandemic protection equipment deployment

Moderator:
Mike Croza, Managing Partner, Supply Chain Alliance Partners

Panelists:
Murray Brabender, President, Metro Canada Logistics

Tiffany Jay, Acting Director EMO, Ministry of Health

12:00 – 1:30 pm

SCL/CITA Awards Lunch

KEYNOTE EXECUTIVE PANEL:

Behind the Scenes at Vancouver 2010

Moderator:
Al Norrie, Solutions Consultant, Shoplogix Inc.

Panelists:
Charles Brown, EVP of Strategic Initiatives & Executive Sponsor to the Vancouver Olympic Games, Bell Canada
Joe Mardini, Vice President, Bell Business Markets, Bell Canada
Justin Webb, Vice President of Olympic Services, Bell Canada

Best Practices

3PL

Technology

1:30 – 2:15 pm

WORKSHOP: Lean Supply Chain

Barry Levine, Principal, RSM Richter

Selecting the Right Logistics Service Provider

Joe Sullivan, Principal and Regional Director, Canada, Tompkins Associates

Technology and Its Impact on the Supply Chain

Dave Miller, Country Manager - Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Canada

2:20 – 3:05 pm

WORKSHOP: Lean Supply Chain
Continued

PANEL: What Does the Customer Really Want?

Moderator:
Amanda Tolhurst, Operations Manager, Whirlpool Canada

Panelists:
John Diduck, President and CEO, Liberty Freezers

Godwin Kruitwagen, Director Supply Chain & Logistics, Comark Inc.

RFID Beyond The Supply Chain

Edmund Rucels, Regional Vice President, GAO RFID Inc.

3:05 – 3:30 pm

Networking Break

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Traits of the Top Supply Chain Management Companies

Morgan Swink, Profesor, Department of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University

The Confection Connection: A 3PL enabled collaboration

Joel Sutherland, Managing Director, Center for Value Chain Research, Lehigh University

Session Title TBA

Rick Kapsner, Director Business Development, C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Ali Murtaza, Mobility Solutions Enablement, TELUS

4:15 – 5:00 pm

KEYNOTE:

Achieving Flight: High and fast, low and slow

Bjarni Tryggvason, President, QDAC Inc.; Former Astronaut, Canadian Space Agency; Visiting Professor, University of Western Ontario

5:00 – 7:00 pm

Gala Reception & TRANSPO 2010 Exhibition Launch

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Day 2:

May 5, 2010

Diamond Sponsors:

7:30 – 8:00 am

Registration/Breakfast

Platinum Sponsors:

Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:

Bronze Sponsors:

Media
Sponsors:

8:00 am – 4:00 pm

TRANSPO 2010 Exhibition

8:00 – 8:10 am

Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:10 – 8:30 am

KEYNOTE:

The Logistics of Saving Lives

Harry McNeil, Supply Chain Manager, Doctors Without Borders

8:30 – 9:15 am

KEYNOTE:

Logistics in China

Ding Junfa, Chief Advisor, China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing
Wang Ming, Research Fellow, Institute of Comprehensive Transportation, National Development & Reform Commission

Transportation

Workshop

9:15 – 10:00 am

PANEL:
Transportation Buying Trends

Alan Saipe, President, Supply Chain Surveys Inc.

Lou Smyrlis, Editorial Director, Canadian Transportation & Logistics Magazine

WORKSHOP: Optimizing Supply Chains Through Packaging

Jack Ampuja, President, Supply Chain Optimizers

Matthew Sullivan, Senior Vice President Operations, Rocky Brands

10:00 – 10:45 am

Managing Private Fleets Effectively

Thomas Tomovic, Vice President, Transportation & Fleet, Dairy Products Canada, Saputo Foods Ltd.

WORKSHOP: Optimizing Supply Chains Through Packaging
Continued

10:45 – 11:15 am

Networking Break

Transportation

Green

11:15 am– 12:00 pm

PANEL: Infrastructure Session

Moderator:
Robert H. Ballantyne, President, Canadian Industrial Transportation Association

Panelists:
John Best, Executive Director, Southern Ontario Gateway Council

Guy Gessner, Associate Professor of Marketing, Canisius College

Paul Sandhar-Cruz, Director, Pacific Gateway Coordination, Transport Canada

Coral Snodgrass, Professor of Strategic Management, Canisius College

Rodent Control - Going Green

Kim Kemp, Director of Retail Food Safety, Nestlé Purina PetCare

12:00 – 12:45 pm

PANEL: Offshoring or Near Shoring: What to consider in selecting your global supply chain strategy

Moderator:
Lou Smyrlis, Editorial Director, Canadian Transportation & Logistics Magazine

Panelists:
Garland Chow, Associate Professor, Sauder School of Business, The University of British Columbia

Jim Ramsay, Vice President - Air & Ocean Freight, UPS Supply Chain Solutions

Philippe Richer, Deputy Director, Service Industries and Consumer Products Branch, Industry Canada

Greening your Business: What's right for your company?

Sandra Odendahl, Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs, RBC Financial Group

12:45 – 2:15 pm

Lunch & TRANSPO 2010 Exhibition

Transportation

Optimization

2:15 – 3:00 pm

PANEL: Green Transportation

Moderator:
Robert H. Ballantyne, President, Canadian Industrial Transportation Association

Panelists:
Lynda Harvey, Senior Manager, Natural Resources Canada - FleetSmart

Claude Robert, President & CEO, Groupe Robert Inc.

Network Planning

Christopher J. Ritz, Practitioner Faculty, Johns Hopkins University

3:00 am– 3:45 pm

PANEL: Carrier Panel

Moderator:
Lou Smyrlis, Editorial Director, Canadian Transportation & Logistics Magazine

Panelists:
Ray Haight, Executive Director, MacKinnon Transport

Alister Paterson, President and CEO, Seaway Marine Transport

Jean-Jacques Ruest, Senior Vice President - Marketing, CN

Thinking Outside the Box to Optimize Efficiencies in the Box

Mark Prentice, Principal, Dynamic Material Handling Solutions Inc.

3:45 – 4:30 pm

Closing Keynote: