Learn... WTG Summit Speakers

Learn... WTG Summit Speakers

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    • Yossi Sheffi
      Head of MIT's ESD & Director(CTL) MIT
      MIT ESD

      Dr. Yossi Sheffi is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he serves as Director of MIT's Engineering Systems Division and the MIT Centre for Transportation and Logistics. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management.

      Yossi Sheffi
      Tom Stewart
      Chief Marketing and Knowledge Officer
      Booz and Company

      Thomas A. Stewart most recently served as editor and managing director of Harvard Business Review, and is a bestselling author, an authority on intellectual capital and knowledge management, and an influential thought leader on global management issues and ideas.

      Tom Stewart
      Sherman J. Glass Jr.
      President
      ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company

      Sherman Glass is President of ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company and Vice President of Exxon Mobil Corporation. In this capacity, Mr. Glass is responsible for ExxonMobil's global refining, supply and transportation activities.

      Sherman J. Glass Jr.
    • Gerry Smith
      Gerry Smith, SVP Global Supply Chain
      Lenovo

      Gerry Smith is responsible for end-to-end supply chain management encompassing order management, supply/demand planning, procurement, manufacturing and logistics.

      Gerry Smith
      Patrick Y. Yang
      Exec. VP of Product Operations
      Genentech, Roche Group

      Mr. Yang joined Roche in March 2009, upon Roche?s merger with Genentech, Inc., and is responsible for the company?s pharmaceutical manufacturing, process development, engineering, quality, regulatory, supply chain and procurement functions.

      Patrick Y. Yang
      Gary Heminger
      President
      Marathon, US

      Mr. Heminger joined the company in 1975. His more than 36 years with Marathon include experience in a variety of groups and functions. He was named to his current position on July 1, 2011.

      Gary Heminger
    • Konstantin Kovalenko
      Head of Strategic Planning Division
      GAZPROM NEFT, Russia

      Mr K. Kovalenko is Head of Downstream Strategy, Downstream Business Development Department at Gazprom neft. His main responsibilities are refining and marketing strategy in Russia and international markets, macroeconomic research, company benchmarking.

      Konstantin Kovalenko
      David Fairhurst
      Chief People Officer, Europe
      McDonalds

      In May 2005 David joined McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd as Vice President of People, reporting directly to the CEO. He is ranked No 1 in HR Magazine’s Top 30 HR Most Influential Practitioners 2011

      David Fairhurst
      Dr. Dondeena Bradley
      VP, Global DD
      Nutrition Ventures

      Dr. Dondeena Bradley is Vice President, Global Design and Development, Nutrition Ventures. She is responsible for designing and developing holistic solutions that target the special nutritional needs of consumers with diverse health issues, like obesity and diabetes.

      Dr. Dondeena Bradley
    • Lord Stephen Green
      Minister of State for Trade and Investment
      Former Group Executive Chairman of HSBC, UK

      Lord Green was appointed Minister of State for Trade and Investment on 11 January 2011. Previously to this he was Group Chief Executive and Group Chairman of HSBC. Other previous roles include Chairman of the British Bankers Association and Deputy President of the Confederation of British Industry

      Lord Stephen Green
      Karl Fritz
      Chief Supply Chain Officer
      McDonalds

      Carl Fritz is the Chief Supply Chain Officer for McDonalds. Karl’s current role at the company builds on a 16 year career at McDonald’s which has included senior roles in finance and operations as AVP Finance for Central Europe/ Asia, AVP Operations for Central Europe/ Asia, MD for the Ukraine and Director of Finance for Central Europe.

      Karl Fritz
      His Excellency, Secretary General Mr Abbas Ali Naqi
      (OAPEC), Kuwait

      Mr. Abbas Ali Al-Naqi, OAPEC Secretary General since March 2008, has an extensive background in the Petroleum and energy field. Major positions held prior to joining OAPEC include Under Secretary Undersecretary, Ministry of Oil, Kuwait

      Mr. Abbas Ali Al-Naqi