2025 AGENDA

DAY 1 - NOVEMBER 12

Resilience through Transparency: Energizing Today’s Supply Chains

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
 
 
 
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM
 
Gerardo Amado
 
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM

•    Illuminating current industry dynamics post-pandemic and geopolitical shocks
•    Highlighting the urgency of resilience against tariff and lead-time challenges 
•    Charting emerging priorities in cost management and sustainability 

Matt Hale
 
9:40 AM - 10:20 AM

•    Analyzing tariff impacts on import costs to secure greater cost predictability and protect profit margins
•    Mitigating supply-chain disruptions by diversifying supplier bases, ensuring uninterrupted operations and reduced single-source risk
•    Leveraging scenario-planning tools to model outcomes and maintain a competitive advantage in volatile markets

Jesus De La Cerda Jr. Joel Shibley Peter Dill Maru Williams
 
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
 
 
Morning Networking Break, Sponsored by ATPI Energy Travel
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM

•    Driving end-to-end supply chain insights with real-time data
•    Leveraging predictive analytics for demand planning
•    Streamlining supplier vetting and compliance checks
•    Sharing lessons from early adopters in oil & gas
 

Thomas Cook
 
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM

•    Cultivating agility and ownership in mid-sized firms by embedding accountability rituals that accelerate change adoption
•    Aligning stakeholders early using proven mapping and communication frameworks to overcome internal pushback
•    Demonstrating a real mid-market company’s process overhaul, spotlighting the turning of setbacks into strategic wins
•    Validating success with time-to-value metrics post-implementation to prove ROI and fuel ongoing improvement
 

Sonia V. Clayton Pearl Chu Kathy Khuu Raquel Costa Stuart Timson
 
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
 
Joe Alvillar
 
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
 
 
 
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
  • AI in Procurement: From Pilot to Scale: Narahari Rao, SLB
  • AI Orchestration in Action: How Intelligent Agents Are Transforming Yard & Dock Operations: Gaurav Khandelwal, CEO, Velostics
  • Talent Pipelines: Upskilling in the Age of Automation: John Atasie, J5 Global Synergy Group
  • From Dirty Data to Spend Control: A Case Study on How AI Drives Savings Across Industrial Operations, Dominic Toselli, NegotiateAI
Narahari Rao Gaurav Khandelwal John Atasie Dominic Toselli
 
2:35 PM - 3:05 PM

•    Applying the top 6 energy sector trends for resilience 
•    Scenario-planning for price swings and shortages
•    Leveraging multi-tier supplier visibility to mitigate shocks
•    Building agile procurement playbooks

Uday Turaga Merajul Huq John Coyle
 
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM

•    Driving supplier engagement in cost-effective GHG reduction
•    Embedding sustainability into procurement lifecycles
•    Measuring real progress on Scope 3 emissions
•    Sharing pitfalls and success stories from recent decarbonization programs

Eric Shultz Julia Salant Walter Egbueze
 
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM

· Capture your top three concrete actions on tariffs, visibility, and decarbonization to implement in the next 90 days.

· Pressure-test ideas with peers to refine what is realistic and high impact.

· Prioritize quick wins versus longer-term plays and note the data, partners, and approvals each action will require.

· Leave with a simple 90-day action sheet you can take back to your team and use to track progress.

Gerardo Amado
 
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
 
 
 
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM
 
 
 

DAY 2 - NOVEMBER 13

Futureproofing People & Platforms: AI, Talent & Transformation

Thursday, November 13, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
 
 
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
 
 
 
 
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM
 
Sean Barnes
 
 
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
  • Differentiating between task-automation tools and genuine AI solutions to accelerate procurement ROI
  • Anticipating the talent shifts driven by AI adoption and design upskilling pathways that future-proof your workforce
  • Blueprinting a scalable AI-integration roadmap linking pilot successes to enterprise-wide deployments for measurable impact
John Atasie Micah Garrison
 
 
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM

Why emotional intelligence is the overlooked factor in supply chain resilience. How leaders decide when to lean on AI and when only humans can build trust, alignment, and adoption. EI habits supply chain leaders can apply immediately to future-proof their teams.

Jeff Frey
 
 
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
 
 
 
 
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
  • Mapping procurement’s strategic role within your ERM framework to bolster risk oversight, reduce supply-chain disruptions, and improve stakeholder confidence
  • Integrating multi-tier supplier visibility into your ERM dashboards to accelerate risk detection, streamline escalation workflows, and shorten response times
  • Navigating post-pandemic cost vs. value trade-offs by aligning investment decisions with risk-adjusted ROI, ensuring balanced spend and resilient outcomes
Tosin Odetola Jeff Davis
 
 
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
  • Connecting procurement, IT, logistics, and the transformation office to enable end-to-end decision-making
  • Collaborating across functions beyond comfort zones to improve transparency and resilience
  • Addressing logistics challenges and tariffs while aligning teams and technology for visibility
  • Leveraging digital advancements to strengthen enterprise-wide coordination with minimal prep
John Smith Sean Barnes
 
 
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
  • Reframing supply chain and third-party risk as engines of resilience and growth.
  • Modernizing programs weighed down by silos and slow processes using enabling technologies and new operating models.
  • Exposing how cyber supply chain risk reshapes resilience strategies and governance.
  • Equipping leaders with practical actions to integrate cyber, data, and supplier oversight for measurable impact.
Al Lindseth Barry Yim
 
 
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM

Don't miss your chance! Turkish Airlines, in partnership with ATPI Energy Travel, is raffling off two round-trip business class tickets (a $15,000 value!) to lucky attendees who stop by their booth. Winners will be announced after Lunch. 

 
Lunch and Raffle Winner Announcement
Lunch and Raffle Winner Announcement
1:10 PM - 1:40 PM

· Align supplier performance and team capability to lift service levels and cut volatility.

· Apply KPI scorecards, SLAs, and flexible contract terms to stabilise cost and lead time.

· Build the skills path that makes new workflows stick, using targeted upskilling and simple usage metrics.

Uma Taylor Dmitriy Monakhov Abdul Muqeet Mir Harold Nwariaku
 
 
1:40 PM - 2:20 PM

Each round table covers a different topic, allowing attendees to select which one to join. Round table leaders will begin with a 5-minute introduction of themselves and a brief overview of the topic, which can include a case study, lessons learned log, or industry update. They will then facilitate a 40-minute discussion with the group, encouraging feedback and questions. The last 10 minutes will focus on agreeing on five industry recommendations. These recommendations will be shared with the entire audience and summarized in the post-event report.

1. Tariffs & Cost Forecasting: Turning Policy into Procurement Advantage - Uma Taylor, 4D Logistics

2. Scope 3 Emissions: Supplier Engagement for Real Progress - Walter Egbueze

3. Supplier Diversification: Strategies for Mid-Market Players - Lynn Buckley, Baker Hughes

4. Master Data Management: AI in Oil & Gas - SK Roy, Graynomics

5. When to Trust AI, When to Trust People: Building Smarter Supply Chains - Jeff Frey, FurtherFaster I Rice University I Vital Competence

6. Setting the Course for 2026: Global Trade, AI and Talent - Luke van der Waals, SLB

Uma Taylor Jeff Frey Walter Egbueze Lynn Buckley SK Roy Luke van der Waals
 
 
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
 
Sean Barnes