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Supply Chain Speaker Series
Our Supply Chain Management Speaker Series Class is held every semester to further our mission of complementing our students’ classroom experience with the advice and expertise of practitioners. The series is open to the general public as a way to engage both students and supply chain professionals.
April 10, 2024 | In-Person & Online
What to Expect When You're Expecting to Enter the Job Market
Featuring Alex Ralston, Director, People & Culture at Wilson Sporting Goods.
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March 20, 2024 | Online
Supply Chain in the United Nations
Featuring Campbell Bright, former United Nations Supply Chain Chief.
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March 13, 2024 | Online
Accelerating Freight Transport Decarbonization
Featuring Josh Raglin, Chief Sustainability Officer at Norfolk Southern.
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February 7, 2024 | Online
Ethical Supply Chains within the Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance
Featuring Alayna Milby, Ethical Purchasing Program Coordinator at Ethix Merch and Grace Adams, Catholic Ethical Purchasing Coordinator at Ignatian Solidarity Network.
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November 29, 2023 | Online
Kroger Delivery
Featuring Summer Roy, HR Manager at Kroger Fulfillment.
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November 15, 2023 | Online
Agribusiness: The Complete Value Chain
Jessica Stephan, Logistics Director at Bunge, gave an overview of the agribusiness industry an how commodities like corn, soybeans, and wheat move from field to market in the US and around the world.
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October 11, 2023
CPKC: Continuous Rail Movement from Mexico through Canada
A presentation by Rob Liss, VP of MAKA Logistics, followed by a networking happy hour.
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October 4, 2023
Owning Your Supply Chain Career
A conversation with Amy Augustine, Senior Director of Network Supply Chain at UScellular.
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September 20, 2023
Supply Chain Impact Accounting: The Workforce Value Premium
A conversation with Jill Miller, founder and CEO of Lunum, about impact accounting within supply chain.
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April 19, 2023
Supply Chain Transformation and Adaptation to COVID-19 at UChicago Medicine
A conversation with Hussam Bachour, Manager Supply Chain Systems at the University of Chicago Medicine.
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April 12, 2023
Get to know Gebrüder Weiss
A conversation with Mark McCullough, CEO North America at Gebrüder Weiss, Inc.
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March 29, 2023
Talk to Action: A Practical Guide to Freight Sustainability in the Modern Supply Chain
A conversation with Nate Greensphan, Senior Product Manager at Redwood Logistics.
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March 1, 2023
Workflow Orchestration as a Key Enabler of Digital Supply Chain Management
A conversation with Andreas Radke, Director of Business and Operations Development at mSE Solutions.
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February 15, 2023
How to Better Orchestrate Distribution Center Activities
A conversation with Jeff Potts, Chief Revenue Officer at AutoScheduler.AI.
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November 30, 2022
Indirect Procurement: Your Career Growth Strategy
A conversation with Michelle Varble, Former Procurement Director at United Airlines and Supply Management Professional and Thought Leader, about the benefits and opportunities of a career in indirect procurement.
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November 2, 2022
Exelon’s Vision for a Cleaner & Brighter Future
A conversation with Katie Abbott, VP of Business Operations and Technical Support at Exelon Corp., about Exelon's commitment to powering a cleaner and brighter future for customers and communities, and how supply chains are helping achieve this goal.
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October 5, 2022
Harvest Sporting Group: Managing Today's Supply Chain Disruptions
A conversation with Thomas Siegmund, CEO of Harvest Sporting Group, Inc., about the challenges and solutions that have allowed the company to prosper and grow in the current business climate.
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September 21, 2022
Heavy Duty On-Road Vehicles: Sustainability and Emissions Overview
A conversation with Chris Perzan, VP of Environment and Sustainability, and Chief Environmental Counsel at Navistar, Inc. about the challenges and opportunities specific to heavy duty vehicle transport in North America.
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September 7, 2022
Supply Chain Consulting in the New World
A conversation with Kristi Naidech, COO/VP of Supply Chain Services at SCM Connections about her non-traditional journey to supply chain leadership.
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April 19, 2022
Life Cycle Analysis
A conversation with Ashley Kreuder, Senior Managing Consultant at Ramboll about life cycle analysis (LCA) and its various applications, including for supply chain sustainability.
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March 22, 2022
Category, Sourcing & Supplier Management at Allstate
Join us for an overview of how "procurement" functions within the financial services/insurance sector.
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March 1, 2022
Why Supply Chain?
A conversation with four Loyola Alums as they talk about their journey to becoming a supply chain professional.
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February 15, 2022
The Sustainability Journey at Barilla
A conversation with Fabio Pettenati, Vice President of Supply Chain at Barilla America, Inc.
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January 18, 2022
Developing Regenerative Supply Chains
A conversation with Kevin Ogorzalek, Senior Manager Sustainability Sourcing for the Americas at Barry-Callebaut.
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November 30, 2021
The Future of Supply Chains
A conversation with Donna Warton, Vice President of Supply Chain and Sustainability at Microsoft.
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November 9, 2021
Supply Chain Market Update
A virtual conversation with Scott Moran, Head of Sales at DB Schenker.
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October 19, 2021
Man and Machine: The Role of Automation in the Modern Warehouse
A virtual conversation with Roy Scheck, a Senior Manager of Design Engineering at Daifuku Wynright, about designing and operating a warehouse.
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September 21, 2021
What Happened to the Toilet Paper?
A virtual conversation with Michael Ledonne, Director of Supply Chain Services at Network Distribution, about the supply chain effects of COVID in 2020.
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August 31, 2021
Responsible Supply Chains and Greenhouse Gasses
A conversation with Carolyn Woznicki, Vice President of Global Strategic Sourcing and Environmental, Health and Safety for Illinois Tool Works (ITW).
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April 30, 2021
Accelerating Sustainability 2021
This inaugural program features speakers, breakout sessions, and panel discussions focused on the future of sustainability in supply chains
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April 20, 2021
Reverse Logistics: The Dynamic State of Returns
Two logistics professionals from Walgreens discuss their reverse logistics strategy and execution.
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March 30, 2021
A Conversation with Tom Southall
Tom Southall talked about his career that began at Jesuit universities, including an MBA from Loyola University Chicago, and ended in executive leadership roles.
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March 2, 2021
A Career in Supply Chain that Began at Loyola
Paul Garanzini talks about his experience in Loyola's Supply Chain Management program and his current role as supply chain manager for Signode's Automation and Packaging Technologies division.
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February 16, 2021
Morton Salt Supply Chain: Keeping the Roads Clear
Betsey Nohe discussed her role as Vice President of Supply Chain, Quality and R&D Americas at Morton Salt.
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December 2, 2020
Global Sustainability Initiatives
A conversation with Amanda Hamilton, Indirect Procurement Manager at McCain Foods, who shared insights about McCain's global sustainability strategy along with initiatives related to redirecting by-products from landfills, eliminating food waste, migrating to sustainable packaging, and more.
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