This Thursday and Friday, October 5-6, is the 2017 Global Supply Chain Management Annual Alumni Conference! We are featuring great speakers including:
- LDS Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé, former Director of Logistics for Carrefour (€103 billion hypermarket retailer operating in 30 countries) and former General Manager of Pomona (the largest food distributor in France).
- Chad Lewis, NFL Super Bowl champion and BYU Associate Athletic Director.
Here’s a quick recap what’s going on for the conference:
Thursday, October 5
- 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM (W408/410; business casual)
Pre-Conference Event: GSC Achievement Recognition BanquetWe will recognize the LDS Church’s achievements in global supply chain management.
Speaker: Paul Hansen, Director of LDS Temporal Affairs for Asia.
Special Guest: Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé
Friday, October 6
- 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM Registration Desk Open
- 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Buffet Breakfast
- 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Conference Welcome
Remarks by the Dean, the Department Chair, the Program Director, and the Advisory Board Chair
- 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Keynote Speaker
Chad Lewis, NFL Super Bowl champion and BYU Associate Athletic Director
- 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM Breakout Sessions
First Session: 10:00AM – 10:45AM
Second Session: 11:00AM – 11:45AM - 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch
Networking lunch with alumni and current students
- 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM Breakout Sessions
Third Session: 1:30PM – 2:15PM
Fourth Session: 2:30PM – 3:15PM - 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Keynote Speaker
Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé, former Director of Logistics for Carrefour (€103 billion hypermarket retailer operating in 30 countries) and former General Manager of Pomona (the largest food distributor in France)
- 4:30 PM Conference Wrap-Up
For more details on the times and locations of specific breakout sessions, please click here.
This is going to be a full day of all sorts of Supply Chain professionals giving us advice as we journey on in our Supply Chain careers!