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2025 Annual Conference: Supply Chain

Track Speakers

Marisa BrownMarisa Brown

Senior Principal Research Lead, American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC)

Marisa Brown is a leader in supply chain with more than 25 years of experience in business, research, writing, speaking, and consulting. Currently, she develops and oversees the APQC supply chain management and product development research agenda, and conducts research on current trends and their impact on outcomes across the supply chain. She has written more than two dozen popular APQC research reports, and is a frequent media contributor for publications including Supply Chain Management Review, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, and many others. Marisa has been selected as a recipient of the Women in Supply Chain and Supply Chain Pros to Know awards.

 

Josh Dolan

Josh Dolan

President of Consumer, Americas & Asia Pacific
GXO Logistics, Inc.

Josh Dolan is a senior supply chain and operations leader with deep expertise in the global supply chain across retail, technology, and life sciences industries. Josh was most recently President of Consumer, Americas and Asia-Pacific at GXO Logistics. He has also served in senior supply chain and/or logistics roles at Cardinal Health, Amazon Global Logistics, Target Corporation, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Known for creating customer-driven supply chains through an agile mindset, Josh is a passionate leader focused on delivering on brand commitment.

 

 

Additional speakers for this track will be named soon. Stay tuned!

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Steering Committee

Shiv Bhandare

Shiv Bhandare

Position title: VP – Global Procurement, Quality & Logistics, Endries International

Nic Kieper

Nic Kieper

Position title: Director - Logistics & Distribution, ITW

Brian Mishler

Brian Mishler

Position title: Manufacturing Strategy and Technology Manager, KI

Anita Ramstack

Anita Ramstack

Position title: Director of Global Supply Chain, Badger Meter

Supply Chain Track Sponsor

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Practice Director

Jenny Patzlaff

Position title: Supply Chain Practice Director

Email: jenny.patzlaff@uwebc.wisc.edu

Jenny is an experienced cross-functional team leader and 20+ year supply chain veteran. She has a passion for data transparency, solving supply chain problems, and promoting a team culture of collaboration and continuous learning. Jenny spent seventeen years at Target Corporation in various supply chain roles including Inventory Management, International and Domestic Logistics, Global Trade Compliance, Data Product Management, and Supply Chain Program Management. She then moved back to Wisconsin as Director of Strategic Initiatives for RateLinx, a logistics software development company where she helped customers reduce freight costs and improve Ship, Track and Pay data visibility. Jenny graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is also a Licensed Customs Broker.

Highlights from last year's Supply Chain Track

Here are a few highlights from last year’s Supply Chain track: