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2011 Schedule & Program
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Sunday, June 5
8:00 am |
Food Logistics Forum Golf Classic at Legacy Ridge Golf Course |
| 4:00-7:00 pm | Registration |
| 5:00-6:00 pm | AFFI Logistics Committee Meeting |
| 6:00-7:00 pm | Welcome Reception Sponsored by
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Monday, June 6
| 7:00 am-2:00 pm | Registration |
| 7:30-8:00 am | Breakfast Sponsored by |
| 8:00-8:15 am | Welcome and Introductions Kraig Naasz, President and CEO, AFFI Bill Hudson, President and CEO, GCCA |
| 8:15-9:15 am | KEYNOTE ADDRESS Wal-Mart’s Sustainable Supply Chain Strategies Chris Kozak, Senior Director of Transportation, Wal-Mart |
| 9:15-10:15 am | Delivering Performance in Food Supply Chains (Panel Discussion) Moderator: Nick Pacitti, Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Research Center and Sterling Solutions Panelists: Jerry Pientka, EVP Green Express LLC Dennis Flynn, Coca Cola Refreshments Bill Ten Eyck, Cardinal Logistics Management Tom Gravelle, Hormel Foods |
| 10:15-10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30-11:15 am | Understanding Insurability with CSA 2010 Gengiz Nazim, Epes Logistics Services, Inc. |
| 11:15 am-12:00 pm | Are You Taking Advantage of Rail? |
| 12:00-1:15 pm | Networking Lunch and Presentation of IRTA |
| 1:30-2:30 pm | The Power of Likability Bill Graham, Graham Corporate Communications |
| 2:30- 3:30 pm | Frozen/Perishable Food Traceability and Quality: Cost-effectively Addressing Regulations with RFID Tom Reese, Intelleflex |
| 3:30 – 3:45 pm | Break |
| 3:45– 4:30 pm | Food Safety Modernization Act: Outlook for Logistics Gary Kushner, Hogan Lovells, USA |
| 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Reception Sponsored by
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Tuesday, June 7
| 7:30 – 10:00 am | Registration |
| 7:30 - 8:00 am | Breakfast Sponsored by |
| 8:00 – 8:30 am | Morning Kick-off and Washington Update Kraig Naasz, President & CEO, AFFI |
| 8:30 - 9:00 am | Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Sustainable Supply Chain Award Bob Garrison, RFF Magazine |
| 9:00 – 9:45 am | Crisis Management and The One Plan Mike Chapman, Tyson Foods |
| 9:45 – 11:00 am | Building a case fro the Value of Integration Don Ratliff, Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center Food Processors/Retailer TBD Jane Griffith, Sr. Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance, Wawa |
| 11:00 – 11:30 am | Food Logistics Conference Planning Committee Meeting |
| 11:30 am - 1:30 pm | IRTA Board Meeting |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Introduction and Overview Lunch - Georgia Tech IFC Center Jaymie Forrest, Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL) |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Industry Council Breakout - Georgia Tech IFC Center Jaymie Forrest (SCL), Don Ratliff (SCL), Nick Pacitti (Sterling Solutions), David Sterling (Sterling Solutions) |
*Schedule subject to change. Check back for updates.
Program
Education Sessions
Keynote Address:
Wal-Mart’s Sustainable Supply Chain Strategies
Chris Kozak, Senior Director of Transportation, Wal-Mart
Monday, June 6, 2011, 8:15-9:15 am
Wal-Mart set a goal to cut some 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain by the end of 2015 — the equivalent of removing more than 3.8 million cars from the road for a year. To achieve that goal, Wal-Mart will be pressing its suppliers to rethink how they source, manufacture, and package and transport those goods. Chris Kozak, Wal-Mart’s Senior Director of Transportation, will provide insight on these new policy changes from Wal-Mart that could potentially impact your business and the cold chain industry at-large.
Delivering Performance in Food Supply Chains
Moderator:
Nick Pacitti, Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Research Center and Sterling Solutions
Panelists:
Jerry Pientka, EVP Green Express LLC
Dennis Flynn, Coca Cola Refreshments
Bill Ten Eyck, Cardinal Logistics Management
Tom Gravelle, Hormel Foods
Monday, June 6, 2011, 9:15-10:15 am
How are leading food processors measuring performance in the management of their supply chains? In this in-depth discussion, a panel of processors will discuss the challenges and opportunities supply chain partners should be working on to prepare for future trends.
Understanding Insurability with CSA 2010
Gengiz Nazim, Epes Logistics Services, Inc.
Monday, June 6, 2011, 10:30-11:15 am
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve commercial vehicle safety. And CSA2010 will impact the trucking industry like no other Department of Transportation/FMCSA initiative in history. This session will shed light on how CSA2010 could impact motor carriers’ insurance and business.
Are You Taking Advantage of Rail?
Herman Haksteen, CEO, Cyro-Trans
Monday, June 6, 2011, 11:15 am-12:00 pm
Temperature-controlled rail service is available throughout North America, yet only a very small percentage of rail shipments are food products in temperature controlled box cars. Why isn’t rail being utilized more? In this session, participants will understand why supply chain professionals are uncertain of rail, how the rail supply chain works, and when rail works and when it doesn’t.
The Power of Likability
Bill Graham, Graham Corporate Communications
Monday, June 6, 2011, 1:30-2:30 pm
"I don't care if they like me!" You may have said or even thought this phrase, but, in the end, likability matters and can be the key to successful leadership. Managers use personnel supervision to manage systems. Leaders use personal communication to inspire people. This humorous and inspiring presentation will show you how to stop acting like a professional and start acting like a human being to better motivate your employees.
Frozen/Perishable Food Traceability and Quality
Tom Reese, Intelleflex
Monday, June 6, 2011, 2:30-3:30 pm
Tom Reese, Senior Director of Business Development: Tom has comprehensive experience in market development, product implementation and engineering from startups to large enterprises. Prior to Intelleflex, Tom led Motorola’s Cold Chain Market Development and supported other industries including pharmaceuticals, healthcare, retail, transportation and logistics. Prior to Motorola, Tom founded a CRM software solutions company in the hospitality market.
Crisis Management and The One Plan
Mike Chapman, Tyson Foods
Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 8:30-9:30 am
Learn how your company can improve its emergency management with Mike Chapman of Tyson Foods. You’ll learn actionable steps you can take to prevent and mitigate anhydrous ammonia emergencies.
Building a case for the Value of Integration
Don Ratliff, Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center
Jane Griffith, Sr. Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance, Wawa
Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 9:45-11:00 am
Compliance with new food safety regulations is going to force an increase in data capture related to food products as they move through the food chain. Cooperation between entities is essential in order for this to be done in a cost effective manner. This will create a great opportunity to utilize this cooperation to provide economic benefit to more than offset the cost by improving supply chain performance, particularly as it relates to inventory management. There is sufficient motivation for integration such as food safety, improving product quality, reducing waste among different entities within the food chain; however, an even bigger motivation for integration is the potential to increase the time product is available for sale (shelf-life) in the store and to improve replenishment planning by reducing variability and increasing predictability of shelf-life. This presentation will focus on driving economic benefit through integration.
Introduction and Overview Lunch - Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center (IFC)
Jaymie Forrest, Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL)
Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 12:00-1:00 pm
The Georgia Tech Supply Logistics Institute will host a complimentary lunch immediately following the close of the Forum to discuss its Integrated Food Chain (IFC) Center. The IFC is an industry/academic joint initiative dedicated to identifying and resolving critical integration issues across the end-to-end food chain. Representatives from the IFC will discuss the need for and purpose of the center, its mission, pilot projects and the benefits of being a member.
Industry Council Breakout - Georgia Tech Integrated Supply Chain Center (IFC)
Jaymie Forrest (SCL), Don Ratliff (SCL), Nick Pacitti (Sterling Solutions), David Sterling (Sterling Solutions)
Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 1:00-3:00 pm
As a follow on to the IFC Center Overview, representatives from the IFC will hold two working sessions for transportation and logistics providers and processors. During the working sessions, participants will better understand the advancements in connectivity between shippers and logistics providers. Through better transparent integration and connectivity, shippers and their providers will understand advancements in moving products more efficiently and with the controls necessary to assure optimal quality at delivery.