What’s on your supply chain white board for 2020?

October 1st in Chicago’s’ Museum Campus district will mark the 4th Cold Chain Council for the pharma, healthcare and chemical industries. This educational forum will feature panel discussions and presentations by top executives and tech experts discussing the new decade ahead, trends in supply chain tech and best practices for 2020.

With a key focus on furthering the industry and advancing best practices in the supply chain and cold chain respectively, the main goal of the Cold Chain Council is to bring together high-level industry professionals to share in thought leadership and create a casual platform for discussion of real world challenges and solutions derived from everyday experiences of speakers and attendees alike. Hosted by QProducts & Services, there are no other sponsors, no fee to attend, and attendance is capped to provide an informal and informative feel for one afternoon in Chicago.

This year’s event will be moderated by Amy Shortman, a senior executive at Overhaul Group. Her keynote will set the scene for the day’s discussion on how technology will affect traditional supply chains, the scope of our working environment and the benefits that may arise. Amy’s expertise stems from more than twenty years of pharmaceutical logistics experience. A Chartered Fellow of The Institute of Transport and Logistics, Amy has become a well-known thought leader in education and brand awareness to the healthcare and logistics industry’s need for improved compliance and cool chain management, backed by her professional career including roles in operations for a global logistics provider of clinical trials, a world-leading temp-controlled container company, supply chain security for a “Top 3” third-party logistics provider and eventually establishing a global supply chain business services company, ASC Associates Ltd, specializing in high-value and temp-sensitive freight.

(for Amy Shortman’s full bio click here)

Amy will be in good company with an impressive line-up of industry experts hailing from a diverse group of companies: Big Pharma shippers AbbVie and McKesson; the World Federation of Hemophilia; computer-aided environment-software developer Smart CAE; smart technology manufacturers SensorTransport Inc and Berlinger USA; and advanced predictive risk-analysis software developer Riskpulse. Session topics have been locked in and speakers are teaming up to lead discussions in what promises to be an informative afternoon of interactive discussion and networking. The setting overlooks Chicago’s museums and lake front to the East and impressive skyline and Grant Park to the North. Here’s a taste of the agenda and talented roster:

Session One: Wild Weather and Adapting to The New Norm. Lane Analysis and Risk Visibility Through Advanced Forecasting and Data Analytics. Mark Russo, SVP of Weather Operations, Riskpulse

Session Two: Cold Chain Tech 2020. Service, Equipment and Qualification Innovations for The New Decade.

Stefan Braun, Managing Director, Smart CAE and Stephen Dusel, Sales Manager North, Berlinger USA

Session Three: Big Pharma Cold Chain Report. What’s New as We Look Ahead into The Twenties?

David Ulrich, QA Director of Global Supply Chain Compliance, Abbvie and Georgios Ampartzidis, Logistics Manager-Humanitarian Aid, World Federation of Hemophilia

Session Four: Digitization and IoT's Continuing Impact on the Supply Chain. Michael Dee, VP of Global Security, McKesson; Amy Shortman, Director of Product Marketing, Overhaul Group Inc.; and Sascha Peyer, Co-Founder and CCO, SensorTransport, Inc.

(Full event details here)

The afternoons’ sessions conclude with an interactive discussion between attendees and speakers, including an opportunity for Q&A before wrapping up and moving on to the evenings festivities. The networking portion of the Cold Chain Council agenda includes cocktails and dinner reception at the Chicago Yacht Club followed by a private yacht cruise down the Chicago River at nightfall.

For more information on content and key takeaways from this event, connect with event hosts QProducts & Services on LinkedIn or visit the Cold Chain Council homepage for other CCC events and an opportunity to attend.