FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is sponsoring a one-day conference for the supply chain/logistics industry: “Sourcing and New Market Development in the Global Supply Chain.” The conference will be from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Rogers, Ark.

Participants may register online at http://scmr.uark.edu/conference/ or by calling (479) 575-7334. This conference is co-hosted by the Ozark Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals with facility sponsor Transplace.

The conference brings together global retail, consumer products and goods companies and leading third-party practitioners from around the world. Their combined experiences range from global sourcing to opening new markets. They understand global best practices and what does and does not work in various cultures. 

Speakers and panelists include:

• Keynote Speaker: Mark Holloway, vice president, Customer Service & Logistics Excellence, Unilever Asia, Africa Middle East Turkey  

• Afternoon Keynote Speaker: Jeff Langenfeld, vice president, Merchandise Replenishment, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

• Morning Panel: Global Supply Chain Strategies for New and Evolving Market Development
  • Moderator: Bill Shotwell, director, Global Supply Chain, Nestlé-USA.
  • Panelists: Thep Ung, director, Inter-Market Business Group, Nestlé Purina PetCare
  • Andres Lopez, director, Customer Logistics, Johnson and Johnson
  • Juan Carlos Parada, director, Global Supply Chain, Procter & Gamble 
  • Ray Sander, manager, International Supply Chain Development, Kimberly-Clark

• Afternoon Panel: Third Party Logistics Providers: A Strategy for New Markets?
  • Moderator: Ken Boyd, director, Global Supply, Kimberly-Clark 
  • Panelists: Dan Wall, senior vice president, Ocean Cargo Services Expeditors
  • International of Washington, Inc. 
  • Jeremy Haycock, president, Maersk Logistics Inc.
  • Bill Goodgion, managing director, North American Transportation & Distribution Services, FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage Inc. 
  • Kevin Higgins, vice president, International Logistics, Transplace 
  • Rob Kusiciel, vice president, Logistics Global Procurement, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

The conference facility sponsor, Transplace, is holding its annual Shipper Symposium in conjunction with the supply chain/logistics conference. The Transplace event, held at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers on April 22 to 24, offers supply chain professionals access to industry leaders, participation in thoughtful breakout sessions and the opportunity to network with a large peer network. The three-day conference supports educating logistics executives on new ideas and solutions for the issues and challenges that everyone faces in the supply chain arena.

Featured topics include:

• The End of the Cheap Oil Age: Understanding the Perilous New World of Supply Chain Management
• The New Way of Life: A Multi-Modal Supply Chain
• Changing the Future: One Truck at a Time
• Sustainability and Growth in the Supply Chain

The Supply Chain Management Research Center is a direct link between the private sector and the University of Arkansas supply chain resources. It sponsors activities that promote both the academic and general body of knowledge encompassing supply chain management. It also supports student-focused activities centered on recruitment, retention and graduation.