Larry Lapide managed the launch of MIT's Supply Chain 2020 Project, researching the future of supply chain management. Larry serves on IBF's Board of Advisors. He holds a MS in Electrical Engineering from MIT and a PhD from The Wharton School of Business.

Toms experience includes teaching extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. He is a distinguished fellow of the Ohio State University's Center for Operational Excellence. Wallace serves on the IBF's Board of Advisors.

Lindgren has led V&M Star's various continuous improvement initiatives to study and improve safety practices, production methods, process efficiency, and other aspects of operations. Lindgren holds a BS in metallurgical engineering and a MBA from the University of Minnesota.

Rich has he held varied roles in Finance, Strategic and Operations Planning. he is also on the Board of Advisors for the Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning, IBF. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Connecticut and a MS in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Seema leads the team responsible for implementing key processes and systems such as Sales and Operations Planning that lead to working capital transformation. Her work within the S&OP area has been featured in several trade magazines including cover story for Manufacturing Business Technology.

Kathy is responsible for providing volume insight and enabling supply and demand alignment across all divisions in North America. She has held numerous leadership positions within manufacturing and logistics operations. Kathy holds a Masters in Logistics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Dick leads the organization responsible for developing Demand Planning organizational capability and providing new solutions to enable more effective forecasting. He has participated in benchmarking discussions with a number of consumer products companies. Dick has a BSIE degree from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Xavier University.

Michael is currently implementing a new simplified demand planning approach across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The emphasis is focusing on the consumer and what they are asking for. Michael has a BA in Economics from University of Southern Denmark.

John Gallucci optimizes networking capital and customer fill rates through demand planning fundamentals and innovations for Nestle Infant Nutrition. John serves on the IBF’s Board of Advisors, and earned a BS from Lehigh University.

Peter developed and launched a global initiative to implement demand management across DuPont's 14 strategic business units. This effort combines the best customer facing practices from S&OP, Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain into a common integrated approach with a focus on changing mindsets and behaviors to create sustainable performance. He has led strategic business process programs and held business leadership positions for S&OP, demand, and supply chain management. Peter is an APICS Board Member and one of the subject matter experts for the development of the APICS CSCP.

Michelle is responsible for Demand Planning in two plants as well as responsible for third party recycling partnerships and Sales and Operations Planning process. Michelle's background is in Project Management and ERP software implementations.

Mr. Hernandez has led the development of Sales and Operations Planning as a key management process for Grace Construction Products Americas. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt with extensive experience in measuring and improving Supply Chain performance. Jose holds a Masters in Logistics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS in Industrial Engineering.

William Perry is a former Ritz-Carlton executive, and has worked with Westin, Marriott, St. Regis, and Hilton. Mr. Perry earned a degree from Stetson University, and is currently a graduate student with Rollins College and Georgia College & State University, earning an MBA and MHR degrees.

Alan currently serves as Business Process Education Manager for BASF Corporation. He was also a business consultant specializing in operations & supply chain management. Alan is a Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF), serves on the IBF Board of Advisors and served as a subject matter expert in the development of CSCP for APICS and CPF for the IBF.

Mr. Covas currently works as the global owner for work process and systems for Initiative Data Management. Mr. Covas is on IBF's Board of Advisor's and graduated from the University of Nevada with a BS in Business Management and received an MBA in International Marketing from Westminster College in Utah.

Curtis is responsible for the overall forecasting process and facilitates the S&OP process at Bayer. He generates a forecast ,converts it and utilizes it for use in the financial planning of the business. Curtis holds a BS in Operations Management from North Carolina State University, an MBA in Supply Chain Management from Auburn University, and is a Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF).

Todd has extensive experience in coordinating demand planning processes and S&OP. He was involved in Finance, Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Sales Planning. Todd is a Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF) and holds a BS degree from Boston College and an MBA from University of New Hampshire with a focus in Supply Chain Management and Marketing.

Grant Hoffman is responsible for Motorola's Mobile Devices business unit's Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and inventory (includes finished goods, piece parts, available to sell/build). Prior to joining Motorola's Mobile Devices business unit he worked at Continental AG and Del Monte Foods. Grant holds an undergraduate degree in business and an MBA from Northern Illinois University.

Todd Dunn is the Director of Supply Chain and Purchasing. Dunn has facilitated the pre-S&OP and executive S&OP meetings for over 6 years. Dunn holds a BS degree from the University of Phoenix and a Business and Strategic Management certificate from the University of Michigan.

Christal is responsible for facilitation of the S&OP process for WinField Solutions. She was responsible for implementing an S&OP process which went live in just seven months. Christal also served at VPand Expense Control Manager for Regions Financial Corporation. Christal has a BS in Accounting from Indiana University and holds a C.P.A. designation.

Lisa is responsible for demand and supply planning for the U.S. Soup, Sauce, and Beverage businesses. In addition, she is responsible for the strategic flow of materials and supplier integration. She is currently leading the re-design of Advanced Planning Systems processes and technologies to support a Demand Driven Supply Network.

TopGrading Solutions is a management recruiting agency specializing in Supply Chain Planning within the Consumer Goods industry. Jason's recruiting career is built on a foundation serving ERP and Supply Chain needs in both domestic and international markets. Jason earned a BA in German and a BS in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of Rhode Island.

Mike has worked in the petroleum services industry, been an educator, and helped start two software firms. He has held several staff positions in R&D, Engineering, and in the President's office. Mike holds a degree in Physics from Taylor University, and earned a Masters Degrees in Education from the University of Houston and an MBA in Business from Arizona State University.

Mr. Foldes is responsible for the development, co-ordination and execution of Vifor's forecasting for emerging markets. He also directs the global market research and business analysis areas and is responsible for evaluating new business opportunities.

Richard is responsible for aligning global sales, operations, and inventory plans. Richard led a successful design and implementation of web based forecasting tool across North America. Richard holds BS' in both chemistry and chemical engineering from the University of Florida and an MBA from the University of North Carolina.

Tom implements continuous improvement to internal supply chain projects, utilizing proven processes. He has a BS in Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is currently earning his MBA from the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business.

Carol's responsibilities include collaborating with sales on forecast development, S&OP and being a liaison between sales and supply chain. Carol is a Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF) and earned a BA from Michigan State University and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Ritu is responsible for development of industry and solution-specific strategies, analyst relations and positioning of SAS® solutions. Jain works with supply chain product management, business development and field marketing teams worldwide. Jain holds a BS and a MS in Marketing from Delhi University, and a MBA from North Carolina State University's Jenkins School of Business.

Joe Stackhouse is responsible for divisional supply chain team of approx. 500 people. He also presided over an implementation of Demantra, Oracle Transportation Management, and an S&OP process. Joe has a BS in Accounting from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

Mirella is responsible for the monthly S&OP process, Forecast Accuracy Improvements and Continuous improvement projects. Her expertise within the pharmaceutical and consumer packaging industry, primarily within Sales Management , Forecast Planning and Demand Management. Mirella obtained a BA in Marketing and Management from Concordia University.

Tom Vogel is accountable for building a new Supply Chain function in Nestle's $2.2B Ice Cream Business. He most recently served as Director of Logistics Business Process Transformation and Director of Integrated Supply Chain Planning for the Gatorade, Tropicana, and Quaker business units.

David is involved with forecasting demand, facilitator in S&OP meetings, analyzing KPI's, and network optimization studies. He is a Certified Professional Forecaster (PF) and holds a BS in Engineering from Lehigh University and an MBA in MIS/Finance from Benedictine University.

Ms. Hunwick led a Supply Chain Group to improve S&OP, demand planning as well as several other large strategic and operational supply chain projects before co-founding Thayer-Carver in 2009. Ms. Hunwick is a member of Michigan Tech's Corporate Advisory Board for Institutional Diversity.

Mr. Harjati's research and practice focuses on environmentally sustainable international supply chains and packaging. Mr. Harjati holds an MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering, BS in Chemical Engineering and BS in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech.