Larry Smith is a Supply Chain and Operations Executive with over 30 years experience in Clinical Diagnostics and Medical Device companies. Currently, he is Vice President, Global Supply Chain at Becton Dickinson and Company (BD), an $8.1 billion medical device, biosciences and diagnostics company headquartered in Franklin Lakes, NJ.

Prior to joining BD in 2001, Larry was Vice President of Global Supply Chain Management for Dade Behring, a $1.5 billion clinical diagnostics company. From 1996-1998, he was Vice President of Business Operations. Prior to joining Dade Behring, Larry held many assignments of increasing responsibility during an 18 year career at DuPont. His broad business background includes significant leadership assignments in manufacturing, business/general management, sales, marketing, product development, and customer service.

Larry has won numerous honors, including two corporate level Marketing Excellence Awards, a Sales District of the Year Award, a Business Achievement Award, and company-wide recognition at DuPont for Transformation of the North American Product Distribution System. At BD, Larry’s team won the top level Becton Quality Award for the transformation of the USA Distribution Network to a “best in class” operation and two special recognition Becton Quality Awards for Trans-Atlantic Shipment Quality Improvements and Implementation of Intra-Company Finished Product Distribution Collaboration Initiatives. In 2008 and again in 2010 BD was awarded the Aberdeen Group’s Supply Chain Achievement Award for overall Supply Chain Management Performance Excellence. In 2011, 2012, and 2013 BD was the #1 rated manufacturer on Gartner’s top 25 Healthcare Supply Chain list.

Rick Desmarais has been a strong Lean Thinking advocate during his 25 years of Supply Chain experience.  Rick started his J&J career as a Manufacturing manager that opened a new plant in Switzerland. He was also the pilot operating company to distribute products from J&J’s new European DC in Belgium. After returning to the US, he managed multiple Distribution Centers for the Global Orthopedics franchise.  Most recently, Rick has assumed a leadership role in the new Lean Center of Excellence for J&J.  Rick is a certified 6 Sigma Green Belt and Lean Black Belt and has recently achieved Master Black Belt certification. 

During his 16 years with Stryker, Jon has led a team creating a shared service Central Distribution Center supporting multiple Stryker divisions.  The goal being the creation of fulfilment and value added services to end customers and internal partners.  He has also led teams for a variety of Orthopaedic Implant businesses to drive innovation around field inventory track and trace capabilities, RFID capabilities, and regional distribution.   Jon is a graduate of North Dakota State University with a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA in Operations Management from the University of Rochester Simon School.

Ron has served as a supply chain director and worked for medical device companies including Varian Medical Systems, Stryker, Boston Scientific and Medtronic in Planning, Purchasing and Warehousing/Logistic roles.  A common theme in Ron’s history has been transitioning divisions of these firms to improve the effectiveness and collaboration of cross-functional colleagues, processes and tools.  Most recently, his focus is on growing a proton therapy division of Varian to double the output of their global supply chain and assembly operation in Germany.

Stacey has 20 years of Logistics and Supply Chain experience.  Currently she is the Director of Logistics for B Braun Medical, Inc. and her responsibilities include the management of all distribution facilities, transportation and customs compliance.  With B Braun’s focus on Operational Excellence, Stacey leads improvements within Logistics and plays an important leadership role interfacing with Global colleagues regarding global freight and distribution improvements.

Stacey started her career with J.B. Hunt Transport as a Logistics Manager and had roles with increasing responsibility within Diageo and Samuel Adams in the areas of transportation and warehousing.  She earned a B.S. in Logistics from Penn State University and an MBA from DeSales University.  She currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and three children.

Tim is responsible for Global Logistics and Distribution Strategic Programs at TeleFlex.

He has been involved with several blue chip companies in managing and leading value chain operations across multiple sectors including, Aerospace, Telecommunications, FMCG, Food and Retail, Pharmaceutical and Automotive industries.  As an innovator Tim has been involved in several start-up companies providing consultancy and software services to clients for managing their extended value chains.

He is an MBA, holds degrees in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Diplomas in Quality Assurance and Marketing and is currently studying for his Doctorate in Supply Chain Sustainability. 

Global Supply Chain and Operations leader with over twenty years’ experience in multi-national environments and diverse industries (Medical Devices, Integra, Consumer Electronics, Apple Computers, and, Telecommunications, Lucent Technologies) managing people and complex projects. Proven track record of developing high performing data driven organizations, that continually deliver compliance, quality, customer service, business/process optimization, cost reduction and profitability improvement. Current projects are focusing on Distribution Optimization, Inventory reduction, and, rolling out Lean and Six S globally within Integra.

He has an MBA from Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, UCD, Ire and is APICs certified.

Scott is currently involved in an international launch of a novel Class-II medical device that is sold directly to consumers. Other projects include development of portable tablet computing solutions and communication devices that support Class-III active implantable devices. Scott has over 17 years of combined experience in Life Science and Medical Devices with responsibilities in Quality, Manufacturing, Customer Services, and Product Development. Scott holds an MBA and Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry.

Don Lynch is the Director of Supply Chain for Welch Allyn.  Don is responsible for Welch Allyn's Purchasing, Planning, Forecasting, and Logistics activities.  He has been instrumental in redesigning several Supply Chain processes that have reduced customer lead times and inventory levels while improving on time delivery.  In addition to his responsibilities at Welch Allyn, Don is an Adjunct Professor of Supply Chain Management at Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management and serves on the board of directors for several non-profit organizations in the Syracuse, New York area.

John joined Moximed Inc. in September 2008 with over 20 years of Supply Chain and Operations Management experience. Prior to joining Moximed Inc., John was the Director of Global Supply Chain Management for Angioscore, Inc. Previously, John held the position of Director of Supply Chain for Kyphon and Director of Operations for St. Francis Medical Technologies. John also spent six years at Guidant Corporation in various management positions. John holds an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a BS in Political Science and a BS in Psychology from the University of Oregon.

My career started in engineering over 25 years ago, and then transitioned into manufacturing, spending the majority of my time in the automotive industry.  Six years ago I joined Biomet leading a new manufacturing facility in China.  Over the past 3 years I have been developed a new Global Inventory team focused on reducing global inventory and maintaining our high level of customer service.  We have implemented a common global inventory procedure with primary and secondary distribution centers.

We are currently working on global visibility to all finished goods inventory.  All of our locations are not on the same ERP system and we need to be able to identify available stock when it is needed.  We have several analysts in both the US and in Europe that work very closely with the Supply, Demand, Finance, Engineering and Operation teams daily to ensure consistent goals are being achieved.

Rupa Chatterjee has over 15 years experience working with companies to improve their Global Operations and Supply Chain.   Her experise is in leading global teams to optimize supply chains and improve business performance. 

Rupa has worked at various Supply Chain and Operation roles at Procter and Gamble, then at Dow Chemical Company and most recently with Aesculap as Director of Assets and Inventory.

Rupa received a Bachelor’s Degree from University of Illinois, Chicago in Electrical Engineering  and graduate studies certification in Supply Chain from Saint Louis University. 

Jenny has been working with GS1 standards since 1996. For the first 10 years she held positions within FMCG companies working within the retail sector. In 2004 that she became a member of the Bar Code Standards Group within GS1 UK.

In 2006 Jenny moved to Molnlycke Health Care, where she continued to work with GS1 Standards on Medical Devices and a small range of Pharmaceuticals. She has not only implemented GS1 standards for product marking within the Company, but is also now heavily involved in any projects for which GS1 would have an impact, eg E-Catalogue, Traceability, etc.

Jenny has maintained her presence on the Bar Code Standards Group at GS1UK and also holds positions as the Co-Chair of the both GS1 UK Health Care User Group and Vice Chair of the Eucomed UDISC Group.

Marty Kerber joined InSleep® Health in April 2013 after a 23-year career in a variety of engineering and operations leadership roles. Marty's experience includes strategic planning, program management, product and process development, new product launch and scale-up, and contract manufacturing across multiple regulated industries.  Marty has implemented launch cultures in space systems, large medical OEM and small contract manufacturer, at Covidien/Tyco Healthcare and the MME Group. Instilled Operations Excellence by driving capability in product and process design. Streamlined operations in manufacturing and space launch by eliminating non-value added work.  Mr. Kerber received his B.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Air Force Academy, an M.S. in Materials Engineering from the University of Alabama, and an M.B.A. in Production and Operations Management from the University of Colorado. He also holds certifications Project Management, Research and Development and Test Engineering from the U.S. Air Force and is a Licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer. He is also Six Sigma certified.

Dawn Fowler is the Senior Manager of Global Labeling & Documentation at Endologix Inc., in Irvine California. She has 30 + years of Quality experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries and is an acknowledged expert in global labeling processes, technologies and standards including in-line printing and AIDC.  She has expertise in designing and implementing global labeling systems utilizing linear and 2D barcodes as well as RFID technology, Dawn is the Global Labeling business process owner at a mid-size medical device company and has successfully implemented both large and small scale global label conversion projects, including e-labeling.as well as design and deployment of barcode processes and technology to meet global UDI requirements. Dawn is a member of several groups focused on AIDC, UDI, product standards development and implementation including AdvaMed, Eucomed, GS1US, GS1 Global, HL7 and MedSC.

Mark A. Van Sumeren serves as a strategic advisor and board member for various health care organizations, including integrated delivery networks, medical device companies and professional health care associations. Mark has more than 35 years of experience in the field, including lengthy stints as a senior strategy officer with a Fortune 300 medical supplier and as a Partner in a leading international professional advisory firm.  Among his accomplishments, he provided strategic direction for company transformation from $4.5B domestic, acute care commodities supplier to $9.0B international supplies/device logistics provider across care continuum; he led the planning, development and early-stage launch of a “greenfield” health care third party logistics business unit; and, he launched a health care supply chain consulting practice within a major professional advisory firm, and led its growth into one of the leading practices in the U.S.

Andrew Stevens is a Research Director on the Core (Plan and Make) Supply Chain team, covering the following industries: pharmaceuticals; biotechnology; vaccines; medical devices; agrochemical; chemical; healthcare delivery providers - Europe and Asia/Pacific; and healthcare service providers - Europe and Asia/Pacific. His main areas of expertise are covering supply chain core principles, strategy and systems from research and development to NPI and sourcing/procurement and then manufacturing. He also looks at end-to-end supply chain strategy and best practice. He has experience speaking with clients in the following areas: track and trace/serialisation/serialization; verification and authentication; brand protection , regulatory and security; supply planning and supply management; supply networks; clinical trials; unique device identifiers (UDIs); supply chain data governance, data quality and data integrity; supply chain master data management; strategy around evolving healthcare supply chains and healthcare value networks; control towers - pharma; cold chain; 3D printing within the life sciences supply chain; and quality systems and integrated systems, such as LIMS/MES.

Dave Hunter is currently the Vice President of Supply Chain Management, Engineering & Hospitality for Providence Health & Services (PH&S). He has  been in healthcare supply chain for 30+ years.  Dave served in hospital supply chain management positions for his first ten years with Providence in Olympia and Yakima, Washington, as well as with Carondelet Healthcare in Tucson, Arizona.  Since 1993 he has worked for PH&S in system or regional supply chain management positions.

Since 2003 he has lead all supply chain activities within Providence Health
& Services, a $15 billion per year organization.  This includes strategic and capital sourcing, procurement, value analysis, and operations & logistics in this 33 hospital system stretching from California to Alaska.  Total supply and purchased services spend for Providence exceeds $2.25 billion annually.  Dave also oversees a $140 million per year self-distribution center which services three western states within the Providence service areas.  He has recently assumed responsibility for Clinical Engineering, Facility Engineering, Nutritional Services, and Environmental Services for Providence.  The Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking for 2014 placed PH&S 22nd for its first ranking on this distinguished list. 

Dave resides in the Seattle area with his wife. He has a B.A. in Business & Economics from Seattle Pacific University, and a Masters in Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran University.  Hunter has served his community of Carnation, WA as city council member, mayor, and served five years on the local school board, including two years as Board President.

Richard currently leads the 37 person sourcing and category management teams that are responsible for managing the $1.5B in spend at Intermountain Healthcare.  His key responsibilities are to lead the governance, processes, projects and strategies to deliver sustainable savings excess of $50 annually.   He has lead major award winning supply chain initiatives like our procurement transformation efforts.
 
Prior to joining Intermountain, Richard served as a program manager for Siemens.  He has also served as a senior software engineer for 3M Health Information Systems.  He is a graduate from the University of Utah with a degree in computer science and also has a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix where he has taught information system courses part time.   He has also served as commissioned officer in the Army (UTNG).  He is a published author and presenter at national conferences.

Colleen Cusick is a RN with 35 years of nursing and management experience, which has included roles in emergency medicine, nursing administration, recruitment, and supply chain.  She has expertise in project management, policy development, product and device review, patient safety, sustainability, and supply chain operations & logistics. Currently, she is the Director of Materials Management for The Johns Hopkins Hospital.   Colleen holds a MBA from the Johns Hopkins University and a MSN from Vanderbilt University.  She was the co-founder of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Green Team and the inaugural chair of the Maryland Health Care Sustainability Leadership Council. 

She is a frequent speaker locally, nationally and internationally.   She is a member of AHRMM and AHVAP (Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals).

As Senior Manager, Stephanie Matejka has oversight of business development activities within Supply Chain Management.  This includes leadership responsibilities for Supply Chain Solutions, Developed by Mayo Clinic, management of over 11 million dollars of freight expense, extending education and supply chain best practices to Mayo Clinic Care Network members, the advancement of key business relationships and development of products and services to advance Health Care Supply Chain Management.

Mayo Clinic Supply Chain Management in 2012 was ranked second by Gartner for Life Sciences best performing supply chain.  Mayo’s performance was compared to manufacturers, distributors, pharma companies and other healthcare providers and has been ranked in the top 25 the past 4 years.  Mayo supply chain operation has received multiple awards for innovation in fraud prevention technology, taking gold and silver against competitors such as Google, Microsoft and GE.  Mayo Supply Chain acquires more than $3.0 billion in supplies and purchased services annually across 400,000 unique payees. 

The Mayo Clinic provides care to 550,000 patients each year through an integrated clinical practice, education and research model.  Mayo consists of 15 acute care facilities, 59,000 employees and 3,700 physicians, scientists and researchers. 

Gloria Graham has 24 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse receiving a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Berea College in Berea Kentucky and a Master’s of Science in Nursing from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She is currently enrolled at the Mount St. Joseph University working towards a Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Healthcare Leadership, with expected graduation in May of 2015.  Gloria is the Clinical Materials Specialist for Supply Chain Management at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, a large urban, 500+ bed pediatric academic medical center.  Her clinical background includes experience as a staff nurse on a Neurosurgical unit and in the Emergency Department which is a Level 1 Trauma Center.  Over the past seven years, she has had a unique opportunity to mesh her clinical expertise with supply chain management at the health system level.  In the position with supply chain, she is involved in the clinical value analysis process and other supply chain activities related to patient care, quality and safety.  Some of her responsibilities include, but not limited to, responsibility for facilitating the introduction of new products and continuously monitoring current products to ensure that they are safe and effective for patient use.  Gloria also consistently interacts with staff hospital wide through one on one relationship as a committee participant, or in a committee leadership role in carrying out resource and change management functions.  She is an active participant with the hospitals shared governance committees such as Nursing Professional Practice, CPR Committee, Monitor Oversight and Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure Committee.  She has presented at the Association for Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) Annual Conference, Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) Annual Conference, Cook Medical Sales meeting and Q1 Productions Education Conference.  She is also involved with major committees both on a local and national level through professional associations. As an internal liaison to both clinical and non-clinical staff and speaker on supply chain topics at local and national conferences, she has been able to share how nursing and supply chain partner with each other for improved patient care and safety.

Jon Reiners is the Director of Materials Management at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska.  Reiners is an advocate for rural healthcare, and views supply chain as a catalyst for system wide healthcare improvement.  He holds CMRP and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certifications, and he received the 2011 Supply Chain Management Excellence Award from VHA.

Ravi Anupindi David B. Hermelin Professor of Business Administration & Professor of Operations Management. He is the Program Director for the Master of Supply Chain Management Program . He was a visiting scholar at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University (Fall 2010) and the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India (Winter 2011). Prior to joining the University of Michigan in 2002, he taught at the Stern School of Business, New York University (2000-2002) and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University (1993-2000).

Ravi’s main research areas include supply chain management, strategic sourcing, supply chain risk management, lean operations, supply chain sustainability, value chains for economic development and global health care delivery. His current projects include decision models for commodity operations, supply chain risk management maturity framework, voluntary producer responsibility for sustainability, and health care delivery issues in TB, Malaria, and vaccines. His work has appeared in several leading journals including Management Science, Operations Research, Journal of MSOM, Marketing Science, The Lancet, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

At the Ross school he has taught the Operations Management (core) and an elective class in Strategic Sourcing. He currently teaches elective courses in Global Supply Chain Management and Innovations in Global Healthcare Delivery. He is the co-author of a textbook, Managing Business Process Flows (3rd Edition) , Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2011.

Dr. Marcus M. McKinney is Vice President for Community Health Equity and Health Policy at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT. He is Co-Founder of the Curtis D. Robinson Men’s Health Institute at Saint Francis, a Baptist minister and practicing psychotherapist licensed in Connecticut. Dr. McKinney has served as an educator, minister, clinical director and supervisor in academic and community settings for over 30 years. He maintains a faculty appointment at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine as Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and has published in the areas of pastoral psychotherapy, depth psychology and recovery models of care including the integration of behavioral and primary healthcare. The Institute has reached over 6,000 people in 5 years addressing prostate cancer (education and screening) in high-risk communities, with over 40 lives saved. A primary goal is to eliminate barriers to care, including financial barriers.
 
The Institute is led by the Health Equity Team and includes physicians, nurses, outreach workers, public health experts, and community engagement staff to bridge health resources and communities being served. A key, high-impact strategy for 2015 includes partnerships with “existing wellness programs” to work with community agencies and their wellness leadership teams to survey, plan and expedite screening and follow-up on health issues identified by the partnership. Several thousand community members will be impacted in 2015.

A well-known and respected medical device industry quality and regulatory expert, Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine is the president and founder of Devine Guidance International, Inc., (DGII) a consulting firm providing regulatory and quality compliance support for the medical device industry. Prior to launching DGII, Dr. Devine spent 14-years with Boston Scientific Corporation working in a variety of quality and regulatory management roles. Additionally, Dr. Devine is the author of Devine Guidance, a weekly blog focusing on quality and regulatory compliance issues facing the medical device industry; and published by the Medical Device Summit, an e-magazine. Furthermore, Dr. Devine has 35-years of combined experience in the fields of quality assurance and regulatory affairs; and is a senior member of the American Society of Quality (ASQ), a member of Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS), a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI). Dr. Devine received his doctorate from Northcentral University, with his doctoral dissertation entitled, “Exploring the Effectiveness of Defensive-Receiving Inspection for Medical Device Manufacturers: A Mixed-Method Study. Finally, Dr. Devine is the author of five books on quality and regulatory compliance: (a) Devine Guidance for Complying with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation; (b) Devine Guidance for Complying with the European Medical Device Directive; (c) Devine Guidance for Complying with the European In-Vitro Diagnostic Directive; (d) Devine Guidance for Complying with Japan’s Quality System Regulation – MHLW Ministerial Ordinance 169; and Devine Guidance for Managing Key Attributes of a FDA Compliant QMS. Prior to launching his commercial career, Dr. Devine served honorably as a member of the United States Marine Corps.

Craig Simon is president and CEO of FedEx SupplyChain, an integrated logistics provider that serves as a vital piece of the overall FedEx enterprise operation.
 
Simon and his team leverage the FedEx transportation and information networks in markets around the world, providing specialized solutions for customers with high-value products and complex supply chain requirements.  This includes the movement of critical parts while providing end-to-end visibility, global warehousing, inventory and transportation management, and temperature-controlled delivery services for the pharmaceutical and diagnostic industries.
 
After joining FedEx in 1999 as director of FedEx eSupply Chain Services, Simon later served as vice president of FedEx Solutions, where he oversaw teams responsible for designing and implementing logistics tools, processes and solutions.  Prior to FedEx, Simon spent eight years with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), providing supply chain strategy development and operations improvement efforts to Fortune 500 companies in the consumer products, retail, food and high tech industries. He also developed a successful health care information start-up company in Silicon Valley.
 
Simon’s role at FedEx takes him to all parts of the world, and under his leadership, FedEx SupplyChain has expanded globally.  Since 2010, the company has grown its service operation from ten countries to more than 20 countries.

Don Casey is the chief executive officer of the Medical segment of Cardinal Health, which is a leading provider of medical products and supply chain services across the health care continuum.
       
Casey joined Cardinal Health in April of 2012 bringing 27 years of global health care experience to the role, as well as an outstanding track record in identifying and commercializing medical innovations.   He served as chief executive officer of the Gary and Mary West Wireless Health Institute from 2010 to 2012.  Previously, Casey served as worldwide chairman for Johnson & Johnson's comprehensive care group and a member of the company's executive committee, where he oversaw its cardiovascular, diagnostic, diabetes and vision care franchises around the world. Casey began his career with Johnson & Johnson in 1985.
 
Casey serves on the board of the West Wireless Health Institute and the Reagan Udall Foundation.  He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Mr. Bradley joined Medical Tracking Solutions, Inc. (d/b/a iTraycer) after 17 years of leadership at Stryker Corporation, a leader in the medical device industry. From 2011 through 2012, Mr. Bradley served as the Vice President of Kalamazoo Campus Operations, a 1,400 person manufacturing and sourcing organization supporting over $1.5 billion in customer sales. From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Bradley served as the Vice President of Global Operations for Stryker Medical with manufacturing facilities in Michigan, New York, Quebec, and Puerto Rico. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Bradley led Stryker Medical’s information technology organization and national service organization. Prior to that role, Mr. Bradley led various service, manufacturing, and distribution organizations for Stryker in both the United States and Ireland. Mr. Bradley is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and he spent nine years as an infantry officer, including participation in the Invasion of Panama and the first Gulf War.

Rob serves as Managing Director of SEKO MedTec Solutions, the Healthcare Vertical Division of SEKO Worldwide. Additionally,. Rob has been in the logistics business for more than 20 years and has been focused on Healthcare Logistics, Distribution Optimization and Lean processes for the majority of his career. Rob received his BA from Duquesne University and did his graduate work in Economic Development and Public Policy at Gannon University.

Specialties: Healthcare Logistics, Custom Reusable Packaging, Green Packaging, High Value Equipment, Field Service, Asset Management, Recurring Inventory, Supply Chain Analysis, Transportation, Logistics, 3PL, 4PL, LLP, Inventory Management, Freight Management

Todd Skiles joined Ryder in 1986 as a Rental Manager, and has since held positions of increasing responsibility within both Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) and Fleet Management Solutions (FMS) business units, including Account Manager; Director of Business Development for FMS; Director of Business Development for SCS; Group Director of Sales; and his most recent position as Vice President of Sales for FMS, Southeast Region.

Todd‘s achievements include being inducted into the sales leadership organization, Ryder Roundtable, in 1995 and serving as its Chairman from 2005 to 2006. Todd is also a decorated United States Army war veteran, having proudly served as a Captain and Company Commander during the Persian Gulf War.

Todd attended Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a degree in Pre-Law Government Studies.

Robin Hooker is responsible for developing and executing UPS’s healthcare marketing strategy to serve the unique logistics needs of the healthcare sector focusing on creating special capabilities and solutions that bring value to the healthcare supply chain.

Hooker and his team formulate healthcare solutions designed serve manufacturers, distributors, providers, labs and clinical research organizations, and dispensers to leverage UPS’s healthcare logistics expertise to improve efficiency. Hooker focuses on solutions that leverage UPS’s expanding distribution network, technology, inventory management and expertise in handling healthcare products while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Prior to his current assignment, Hooker served as Director of Global Strategy, Healthcare Logistics, where he coordinated the UPS Pain in the Chain Survey which focused on the top issues, strategies and insights facing healthcare supply chain executives.  In addition to being involved in producing the UPS Healthcare Forum, he also shaped UPS’s ongoing healthcare logistics strategy and tracked the financial performance of the sector.  Hooker held previous positions in Marketing and Finance for UPS in Dallas, Nashville, Seattle, and Sacramento where he started his career.

Hooker has been with UPS for over 26 years and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from California State University Sacramento.

Glen Margolis is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Steelwedge Software, and has extensive executive experience leading enterprise software, management consulting and manufacturing organizations. His background also includes the management of both strategy and systems implementation projects for high technology manufacturing organizations.

Prior to Steelwedge, Glen founded and served as CEO of a contract manufacturing organization based in Latin America where he pioneered the use of web-based collaborative planning as a strategic weapon. Glen’s consulting experience includes leadership roles at Mercer Management Consulting where he focused on strategic planning and Ernst & Young where he managed SAP, Oracle and i2 implementation projects. Glen holds bachelor of science degrees in engineering and architecture from the Webb Institute and a master’s degree in finance from Harvard University. He has written numerous articles on the topics of sales planning, performance management, and manufacturing strategy.

Ajay Gannerkote, Principal out of the Silicon Valley Office of McKinsey & Company, cumulatively has twenty years experience in supply chain, including twelve years in the industry prior to his work as a consultant.  Since joining McKinsey & Company, Ajay has has emerged as a Firm leader in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, specializing in the Pharmaceutical and the Medical Products Sector.  Recent accomplishments have ranged from designing new go-to-customer models for a large global pharmaceutical company, supply chain optimization for a medical implants manufacturer, and global supply chain restructuring for a global pharmaceutical and medical products manufacturer.  He has expertise in improving service levels, reducing cost, improving asset utilization, sales force effectiveness, and developing sourcing strategies. 

Ajay holds a Master of Business Administration Degree with distinction from the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a Bachelor of Engineering with distinction, from University of Mysore, India.

Dave Bode is the Vice President of Health Care Solutions for DSC Logistics. He is responsible for the growth and overall performance of DSC’s Health Care business. He owns DSC’s vision and strategy for the health care market, as well as the solution offerings. He is also DSC’s executive team leader for all strategic health care customer partnerships. Dave has held sales, marketing and operations leadership roles in health care for 24 years. Prior to DSC, he was the VP, General Manager for a business unit within Cardinal Health that has evolved into what is now Cardinal Health’s 3rd party logistics business. Before Cardinal Health, Dave held leadership positions in Blue Cross Blue Shield, IBM and a niche consulting company specializing in strategy-to-execution projects for clients such as: GE Medical Systems, Tyco Healthcare, and Align Technology.

Stephen Meyer is a Research Director in Gartner's Supply Chain group. Mr. Meyer joined Gartner with 19 years of experience in global supply chain management roles in the life sciences, chemical and retail industries. In his previous positions, he has had both functional and leadership responsibility for sourcing, procurement, planning/forecasting, operational excellence, warehousing, logistics, and transportation.

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Meyer worked for AngioDynamics, a medical device manufacturer headquartered in Albany, New York. At AngioDynamics, he led the Global Supply Chain department and was responsible for the purchasing, planning, warehouse and distribution teams. Mr. Meyer has also held key roles in the supply chain organizations at Amazon, AMRI, C. R. Bard and GE. He has significant experience with ERP implementation and configuration, sales and operations planning, statistical forecasting and its application to production/buying models, and service analytics.

Pat Basu, M.D., M.B.A., currently serves as Chief Medical Officer of Doctor on Demand, a national web based service that allows patients to video consult over any mobile device with a real, live doctor for medical advice, diagnosis, prescription and therapy. Previously, Dr. Basu served as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Medical Officer and a Director on the Board of Virtual Radiologic. He lead nearly 1,000 professionals at vRad which delivered 24/7/365 medical care to approximately 8 million patients at over half of the nation’s hospitals. He helped it grow into the world’s largest provider of radiology and telemedicine in the world.
 
Prior to this executive position, Dr. Basu served as White House Fellow where he held a Top Secret Security Clearance and worked on aspects of the economic and health care agenda. Considered America’s most prestigious and selective program for national leadership and public service, the White House Fellows’ almost 500 alumni include Cabinet Secretaries, Governors, Senators, Generals, University leaders and Fortune 500 CEOs. Since 2011, Dr. Basu has been invited to give keynote addresses on healthcare and policy at over 50 corporations, universities, state and professional societies. He has served as visiting or adjunct faculty at 5 major universities.
 
To serve his country as a White House Fellow, Dr. Basu took a leave from faculty appointments at Stanford University where he treated patients as a board-certified radiologist, conducted health economic research and taught Stanford medical and graduate students. At Stanford, he served as Course Director of Health Policy, Finance and Economics. He has consulted for Fortune 500 companies, venture capital firms and three large medical centers. Dr. Basu has received institutional and national recognition for his clinical and leadership abilities. In 2007, he received the AMA’s National Excellence in Medicine Award for Leadership. In 2009, He was named the Consultant Physician of the Year at Stanford. In 2011, he received of the University of Chicago’s Distinguished Young Alumni Award. In 2012, he was honored by his hometown, Naperville, IL for distinguished lifetime achievement.

Mark Hunter is currently Sr. Director, Global Supply Chain at Luminex Corporation, based in Austin, Texas. He leads the supply chain functions of planning, sourcing, and logistics for Luminex’s operations in Austin, TX; Madison WI; and Toronto, Canada. Mark recently re-organized the supply chain teams away from a decentralized business unit focus into a more customer-focused, global team focused on driving consistency in how we bring products to market. His team is currently working on projects related to improvements in S&OP, multi-site production planning, strategic sourcing, supplier risk management, and global cold chain 3PL management.

As Vice President over Supply Chain Distribution for BJC HealthCare, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit healthcare organizations, Stephen Kiewiet oversees a division of 175 people in 12 hospitals and three non-acute service areas. He has successfully led his team in the implementation of several key projects, including the creation of a centralized inventory project, Gateway, managing medical devices (non-stocks) to include owned and consigned inventory, which resulted in a reduced vendor/supply footprint inside the hospitals; the expansion into procedural supply room/area management in key facilities, successfully managing several procedural areas for supplies and ordering including the OR, Cath Lab, IR and GI Lab, which is now scheduled for full-system implementation; and piloting the End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility (E2ESCV) initiative, a joint collaboration with Cardinal Health and Cook Medical. He also supports the distribution network design functions of the medical school campus 10-year construction project, and serves as the team lead for the Making BJC Better purchased services project, expected to deliver over $15 million in savings for the system.

Supply chain management professional with 25+ years of in depth experience in implementing global solutions in an FDA regulated environment. Expertise in Global Trade Compliance, Logistics, Procurement, Distribution, and S&OP. Demonstrated ability to manage and develop people at all levels in the organization. A cross functional team leader in implementing lean principles.

David L. Walsh is the Administrative Director, Supply Chain for Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut. With 26-years of experience and expertise in the Health Care Industry, Walsh is responsible for managing the Supply Chain at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, an integrated healthcare delivery system in central Connecticut. Saint Francis has grown into New England’s largest Catholic hospital, with 617 licensed inpatient beds, 65 bassinets, and five centers of excellence that embrace patients at every stage of lifetime. Provides access to almost 900 affiliated physicians, three hospital campuses, 12 satellite medical offices, and a variety of community clinics and is the largest independent Catholic healthcare provider in New England.

Throughout his career, Walsh has strategically led a number of signature programs in procurement, energy, technology enhancements, and supply cost reduction. He ran multi-million dollar budget operations as well as led capital improvement construction projects. He consolidated, integrated and redirected various in hospital facilities management and inventory systems, as well as redirected support services towards higher level day-to-day operation and efficiency. He is the recipient of a number of awards and recognitions for professional excellence. Walsh has been acknowledged regionally for his innovation and leading change. He obtained his bachelors of science in business administration from Northeastern University, Boston, Mass., and is currently earning his master’s in healthcare administration at Simmons College, Boston, Mass. 

Walsh is a member of the Association for Healthcare Resources and Materials Management.  From 1988 to 1996, he proudly served his country in the United States Army and Army Reserves; receiving commendation for his duties. Civic minded Walsh served as Town Selectman for the City of East Bridgewater, Mass from 2003 to 2009. He was also on the Finance Committee Chairman from 1997-2003.

Michigan State University; Supply Chain Management. Over 30 years of experience in global retail and medical operations. Currently Director: Distribution & Logistics; Americas for Nobel Biocare a Danaher Corporation group. Oversee multiple distribution centers in Canada, Latin America and US. Implemented warehouse automation. RFID technology.

OHL is one of the largest 3PLs in the world, providing integrated global supply chain management solutions including transportation, warehousing, customs brokerage, freight forwarding, and import and export consulting services. OHL operates more than 130 value-added distribution centers, offers comprehensive transportation management services, employs over 8,000, and has offices worldwide. The Healthcare vertical at OHL includes customers in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, home healthcare, health and beauty, and various other healthcare products. OHL is experienced in direct-to-consumer fulfillment, efulfillment, serves a wide range of business sectors from specialty retail to manufacturing, and specializes in the healthcare, textiles and apparel, electronics, retail, printing, food and beverage, and consumer packaged goods industries. www.ohl.com

Rob Doone is responsible for the development, sales and execution of third party logistics (3PL) supply chain services for medical devices and consumable products. His global focus includes distribution, transportation, regulatory, importing and exporting services.