2023 DISCOVER Summit
October 17th - 18th
Hilton Philadephia City Avenue | Philadephia, PA, USA
“United for IMPACT”
In collaboration with:
Hotel Information
The Hotel Hershey
100 Hotel Rd., Hershey, PA 17033, USA
Hotel Reservations | Hotel Information
Phone: 855-729-3108
Room Rate: $199 per room per night plus 11% taxes ($220.89)
You can now book your hotel for the upcoming Summit. Hotel rooms are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Please reserve your room reservation before Thursday, September 15th, 2022, to lock in the special room rate. After this date, room prices may increase or may no longer be available.
*To receive the DISCOVER room rate, you must book through the link above.
Agenda at a glance
| Day 1 – October 17, 2022 | |
|---|---|
| 11:00-11:15am | President’s Welcome Address Rakhi Agarwal — President, DISCOVER |
| 11:15-12:00pm | Opening Keynote Heidi Landry — J&J |
| 12:00-1:00pm | LUNCH |
| 1:00-1:45pm | Educational Series: Insights and Trends Anita Ricketts — DiversityInc. |
| 1:45-2:30pm | Leveraging the Power of Collaboration Jason Reiman — Hershey Neha Desai Shah — GEP Bala Sreenivasan — Merck Imara Charles — BMS Moderator: Dawnel Kraus — J&J |
| 2:30-3:15pm | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Accountability and Impact at SANOFI Stuart Persky — Sanofi |
| 3:15-3:30pm | BREAK |
| 3:30-4:30pm | Mentoring/Coaching Session |
| 4:30-5:00pm | Closing Thoughts Alicia Petross — Hershey |
| 6:00-8:00pm | “Sweet Celebrations” Awards and Dinner |
| Day 2 – October 18, 2022 | |
|---|---|
| 10:00-10:30am | Welcome Keynote Curtis Ijames — IBM |
| 10:00-10:30am | “How We Leveraged Digital Solutions to Manage the Pandemic” Geraldine Jay Hall — Novavax Nasir Iqbal — McCormick & Company |
| 11:00-12:00am | Executive Leadership Panel: Embedding Inclusive Behaviors into Day-to-Day Leadership Brittney Walker — Walker SCM Tarbinlam Lafon — Organon Michael del Rosario — Walmart Qing Zhao — BCG Moderator: Vicky Sanchez — J&J |
| 12:00pm-12:45pm | LUNCH |
| 12:45-1:30pm | Developing Diverse Talent in Supply Chain Dr. Kevin Lyons — Rutgers Business School |
| 1:30-2:15pm | Building Your Brand: A Practical Guide Matt Schlosser — Hershey |
| 2:15-2:45pm | Wellness Break |
| 2:45-3:15pm | The Importance of Supply Chain Collaboration & Resiliency Alex Zhong — GEP |
| 3:15-4:00 | Closing Thoughts Jason Reiman — Hershey |
Our Speakers
Rakhi Agarwal
DISCOVER
2020-2022 President
Jason Reiman
Hershey
SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer
Heidi Landry
Johnson & Johnson
CPO, Supply Chain
Alicia Petross
Hershey
VP, Talent Acquisition + Diversity and Inclusion
Neha Desai Shah
GEP
President and Co-Founder
Curtis ljames
Executive Director, Demand Planning and Inventory
Bala Sreenivasan
Merck
SVP, Supply and Value Chain Management
Matt Schlosser
Hershey
VP, Supply Chain Strategy & Program Management
Stuart Persky
Sanofi
Director, EEO & HR Compliance
Tarbinlam Lafon
Organon
Associate VP, Indirect Procurement & Operations
Anita Ricketts
DiversityInc.
Head of Strategic Partnerships
Brittany Walker
Walker SCM
Director, Corporate Administration and Communication
Qing Zhao
Partner
Dr. Kevin Lyons
Rutgers Business School
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Michael del Rosario
Senior Director, Transportation
Imara Charles
VP, Strategic Supplier Partnerships
Geraldine Jay Hall
Director, External Manufacturing
Nasir Iqbal
SAP SCM Optimizer Expert
Alex Zhang
Director, Product Marketing
DISCOVER Summit Planning Team
Rakhi Agarwal
Lisa Fishel-Slater
Odi Ikpe
