Annual Supply Chain Symposium
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Thursday, April 06, 2017
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Start Date - End Date
Thursday, April 06, 2017
Start Time - End Time
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Early Bird Discount Deadline
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Registration Deadline
Wednesday, April 05, 2017
ATTENTION: THIS IS A PERSONALIZED REGISTRATION LINK
Special Group Discount: Register 2 and Get the 3rd Free!
7:45 am Registration Open & Buffet Breakfast - Sponsored by PECO Pallet
8:30 am Welcome / Opening Remarks
8:40 - 9:30 am
Hardeep Kharaud, SVP, Supply Chain Replenishment, Loblaw Companies Limited
Building Tomorrow’s Supply Chain
Technology is playing an increasingly disruptive role in business. Companies can either choose to resist or harness the capabilities that come with it. Join Hardeep Kharaud as he discusses how Loblaw has leveraged technology to become a more efficient, responsive and customer-centric supply chain.
Session Sponsored by BluJay Solutions
9:30 - 10:20 am
Jeff Harrop, Partner, Demand Clarity Inc.
Flowcasting and the Evolution of Retailer/Supplier Collaboration
A discussion of the Flowcasting business process and how it will allow retailers and their suppliers to work together to increase sales and in-stocks, while improving product flows. Includes recent results from Princess Auto Limited, the first retailer to completely integrate its supply chain from point of sale to their supplier base.
10:20 - 10:50 am Networking Break - Sponsored by TLS
10:50 - 11:20 am
Dan Park, General Manager, Canadian Cities, UberEverything
The Future of Food
Over the past 100 years, the way we buy, make and eat food has changed drastically. A number of trends have changed the way we enjoy food in 2017 and we believe that 7 trends will shape how we eat over the next 10 years. UberEATS's mission is to "Make eating well effortless at any time, for anyone" and these 7 trends will impact how we think about making the world a tastier place.
11:20 am - 12:05 pm
Nilam Ganenthiran, SVP, Business Development, Instacart
The Emerging Face of Grocery: The I Want It Now Customer
Nilam Ganenthiran, Instacart's SVP of Business Development & Strategy will discuss emerging consumer trends and insights from Instacart's experience leading the grocery delivery charge in the U.S. He will also share how Instacart supply chain and operational model has consistently evolved to improve speed, quality, cost and choice for an increasingly discerning consumer.
12:05 - 1:00 pm Networking Lunch - Sponsored by Wheels
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Daniel Myers, Executive Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain, Mondelez International Inc.
Passionate Inspirational Leadership
You'll leave Daniel's presentation with 3 key takeaways:
- Passionate Inspirational Leadership can create “Resolve” to do the Extraordinary
- The four most powerful ways to Inspire others…Story Telling, Coaching, Mentoring, Role Modeling
- We have the gift of opportunity each day to Transform others
1:50 - 2:20 pm
Fotios Raptis, Senior International Economist, TD
The Economic Outlook
Fotios will share TD’s outlook for the Canadian economy, including some of the opportunities and challenges posed by the new U.S. administration.
2:20 - 2:40 pm Networking Break - Sponsored by TLS
2:40 - 3:25 pm
Robin Sherk, Director of Retail Insights, Kantar Retail
Where is eCommerce Headed? Examining Established Leaders and Emerging Technology Touchpoints
In five years, eCommerce is projected to reach nearly one in ten dollars spent at retail in Canada. Walmart and Amazon are at the forefront of this shift, while disruptive technology companies are creating new points of interception to reinvent what we think of as online shopping. In this session, Kantar Retail’s Robin Sherk will highlight the eCommerce strategy shifts at Walmart and Amazon, and put them in context of the wider landscape, to identify where this landscape is headed over the next five years.
3:25 - 4:25 pm
CEO Panel
Perspectives from the C-Suite
Working with the c-suite - what leaders want / expect of their supply chain teams. A panel of leading company executives share insights into what CEOs expect from their supply chain teams and how to navigate through these challenging times and stay focused.
- Chris Hamilton, President, Mars Canada Inc.
- Britta Lesaux, Executive Director, Consumer Business Group, 3M Canada Company
- Mike Pilato, General Manager and President, The Clorox Company of Canada, Ltd.
- Moderated by Steve Johnston, Vice President, Sales & Customer Service, CHEP Canada Inc.
4:25 - 4:30 pm Closing Remarks
Registration Fees
| Price Description | Amount |
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| Member Standard Rate | $599.00 |
| Non-Member Standard Rate | $749.00 |
| Register 2 and Get the 3rd Free | $0.00 |
| Register 2 and Get the 3rd Free | $0.00 |
Golf Registration Fees
Speakers
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Nilam Ganenthiran SVP, Business Development & Strategy, Instacart As SVP of Business Development & Strategy at Instacart, Nilam leads Instacart’s efforts to develop sustainable partnerships with retailers, consumer packaged good manufacturers, content providers, payment processors and other technology start-ups. Under Nilam’s leadership, Instacart has grown from a 10-person start-up with 100 personal shoppers across San Francisco to its position today as the largest same-day grocery service in the country with serving 135+ grocers across 34 U.S. markets with 18,000+ personal shoppers.
Prior to joining Instacart, Nilam served Grocery, Mass Merchandise and Drug Store clients as a Management Consultant with A.T. Kearney’s Consumer Retail practice. As a consultant, Nilam focused on working with clients on omnichannel strategy, merchandising effectiveness, goods-for-resale procurement, and G&A expense optimization.
Nilam began his career in Shopper Marketing and Brand Management with Procter & Gamble, where he worked on household brands such as Pampers and Iams.
Nilam is a graduate of York University’s Schulich School of Business, and also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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Chris Hamilton President, Chris is the President of Mars Canada. He is passionate about the sustainability and growth of our well-known brands and local manufacturing.
Prior to joining Mars over 11 years ago, he held various Marketing, Sales and Customer Marketing and Category roles at Kraft, Pepsico and P&G. Before joining the corporate world, he spent 7 years as a small business entrepreneur building, buying, and selling businesses in the Service Industry.
In his last role at Mars Inc., he led the Private Label and Value Brands business as GM Exclusive Brands in Franklin, TN. In 2014, he returned home to Canada to assume his current role while maintaining a position within the North American Petcare Leadership Team. He also sits on the; PEDIGREE™ Foundation Board, is the Chairman of the Pet Food Institute and is on the FCPC Board of Directors.
Mars’ Canadian operations are part of Mars, Incorporated, which is one of the world’s largest family-owned companies.
In Canada, Mars was established in late 1940s and is known for some of the Canada’s best-loved brands, including MALTESERS®, M&M’S®, PEDIGREE®, SNICKERS®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXCEL® and UNCLE BEN’S®. Mars in Canada comprises four business segments: Food, Chocolate, Wrigley and Petcare. More than 1,300 associates across the country are united by the company’s Five Principles: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom and strive every day to create relationships with stakeholders that deliver growth we are proud of as a company. Mars Canada is one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.
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Jeff Harrop Partner, Demand Clarity Inc.
Recent selected client assignments include:
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Hardeep Kharaud SVP, Market Merchandising & Promotions, Loblaw Companies Limited Hardeep Kharaud is Senior Vice-President, Replenishment at Loblaw Companies Limited.
Hardeep’s team is responsible for managing replenishment of all categories as well as leveraging technology to improve the accuracy of orders into our distribution centres through to our stores. He is also accountable for store to shelf replenishment, retail facing support and improving the accuracy of demand forecast.
Hardeep joined Loblaw as a student in 1992 and held progressively senior roles in our stores, our Cambridge distribution centre and joined the team at our head office in 2001. An engineer by trade, he has held positions in Network and Facility design, Project Management, Operational Improvement and Fresh Replenishment. Hardeep was promoted to Vice-President Fresh Replenishment in 2011 and to Senior Vice-President Replenishment in 2017.
A graduate of Ryerson University, Hardeep received a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. In his spare time, Hardeep likes to spend time with his wife – Sarah – and four children – Arjan, Taran, Ayla and Lilja – at their home in Kitchener, Ontario.
Loblaw is Canada's food and pharmacy leader. With a network of corporate and independently- operated stores in communities across the country, the company employs close to 200,000
Canadians. Loblaw's purpose – Live Life Well – supports the needs and well-being of
Canadians who make one billion visits each year to the company’s stores.
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Britta Lesaux CEO, Philips Canada Britta Lesaux is a Montreal native and McGill University graduate who began her career with 3M 19 years ago. Since then, Britta has enjoyed a broad and diverse career with 3M, including sales and marketing leadership roles in 3M's Health Care business, as well as executive leadership of the company's operations side. Britta has travelled the globe, working with many of 3M's 72 international subsidiaries, on the deployment of a new shared services model to support the company's customer facing operations. Britta devotes any free time she has to her passion for running, fitness, tennis and golf. For the past four years, Britta has held executive leadership responsibility for 3M consumers packaged goods business in Canada.
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Daniel Myers Executive Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain, Mondelez International Inc. Daniel Myers is Executive Vice President; Integrated Supply Chain, leading Mondelēz International, Inc.’s Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Customer Service and Logistics groups, which represent more than 70,000 of the company’s employees. Daniel held the same position at Kraft Foods Inc., the predecessor to Mondelēz International, since he joined the company in September 2011. The spin-off of the company’s North American grocery operations occurred in October of 2012. Under Daniel’s leadership, Mondelez has funded a major reinvention of worldwide supply chain with a goal of delivering over $3 billion in savings over 3 years.
Prior to Kraft Foods, Daniel worked for Procter & Gamble for 33 years, serving in roles across all areas of the Supply Chain. Most recently, he served as Vice President, Product Supply, where he led the supply chain function for P&G’s Global Hair Care business. He also was responsible for coordinating the company’s $28 billion Beauty & Grooming business. He led P&G’s Customer Service and Logistics operations including the integration of the Gillette acquisition.
Daniel has strong experience building supply chains in emerging markets. He has 18 years’ experience in global category and platform management, worked in 52 countries, and lived outside the U.S. for more than 10 years. He has worked in all functions in end to end supply chain operations. He has led the successful implementation of best practices in supply chain including HPO, Total Quality and Lean Six Sigma.
Daniel received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tennessee and serves on the board of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee’s School of Business and is on the Global Board of GS1.
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Dan Park CEO, Imperfect Foods Dan Park is the General Manager for UberEverything’s Canadian cities. UberEverything leverages Uber’s expansive network of drivers to deliver you anything and everything more conveniently, affordably, and reliably than picking it up for yourself (Think: UberEATS, Uber Rush, & more).
Previously, Dan was a Principal at Azure Capital Partners and led the firm’s Canadian investment efforts. He served as a Board Member for Kissmetrics and FanXchange, and Board Observer for Ranovus and The Bouqs. Dan also worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Deutsche Bank Securities in New York focusing on technology, media & telecommunications and at BMO Capital Markets in Toronto.
Dan received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Honors Economics & Finance (First Class Honors) from McGill University.
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Mike Pilato President and CEO, Jamieson Wellness Inc. Mike Pilato is the President and General Manager of The Clorox Company of Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Clorox Company.
Clorox manufactures and markets some of the most trusted and recognized consumer products in the world, including its namesake bleach and cleaning products; Pine-Sol® and Green Works® cleaners; Liquid Plumr® clog removers; Glad® bags, wraps and containers; Hidden Valley® dressings; Brita® water-filtration products and Burt's Bees® natural personal care products. The company also markets brands for professional services, including Clorox Healthcare® infection control products Clorox’s mission is to make everyday life better, every day.
Mike has been with Clorox Canada since 2008 holding sr. leadership positions in Finance, Brand Management, and Sales. Prior to joining Clorox, Mike held various cross-functional roles at CPG leaders, Playtex Canada and Kraft Canada. He has also worked in leadership positions for various startups.
Mike holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Brock University, and is a CPA, CMA. He lives in Toronto with his wife and two children.
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Fotios Raptis Senior International Economist, TD Fotios Raptis is the senior international economist with TD economics. With over 10 years of experience as a professional economist, his current research interests include developments in the European, Japanese, and emerging market economies. Before joining TD economics last year he was with the Bank of Canada for over five years where he was responsible for producing economic forecasts of the Canadian, U.S. and emerging market economies.
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Robin Sherk Director, Consumer & Retail, CB Insights Robin leads Kantar Consulting's Canadian retail and shopper practice. She oversees the research and client advisory across channels and trends, helping brands navigate Canada's dynamic selling landscape. This includes guiding brands on shoppers' evolving demands and behaviors, and the impact of digital technology on retailers' strategies and brands' positioning. She is a sought after speaker and trainer, providing guidance to numerous Fortune 500 CPG companies across North America. In addition to maintaining a public blog for the trade magazine Canadian Grocer, Robin is a frequent contributor to Kantar Consulting's various publications. She graduated magna cum laude from McGill University.
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Location Information
Mississauga Convention Centre75 Derry Road West
Mississauga, ON L5W 1G3