Reviews
I had the pleasure of attending the 2021 Supply Chain Insights seminar in Nashville, TN, in person. I found the event to be, as usual, extremely professional and thought-provoking. The speakers were engaging, knowledgeable, and insightful and Lora always adds a level of reflection and vision that amplifies each presentation.
The Covid protocols were well considered and I felt safe knowing that all participants had been vaccinated. It was a shame that there were not more people able to attend in person due to travel complexity, etc, because the dialog and sharing during breaks and meals is always my favorite part of the overall experience. I hope that next year we are able to have a full house on-site again!
Jennifer Jacques
Schneider Electric, VP GSC Digital Transformation
The annual Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is one of only of 2 or 3 I attend each year. I invest my time here for three key reasons: 1.) Lora tells us (both technologists & practitioners) what we need to hear, not we want to hear; 2.) Lora does not focus on the shiny-new-object-du-jour, but substantive, empirical findings, questions, & actionable suggestions; 3.) The size and stature of the live event is ideal for meaningful, spontaneous interaction (even with the coopetition...)
Bill Benton
Chairman & CEO, GAINSystems
The topics covered were a perfect balance of issues related to people, process, and technology
in modern supply chains. The attendees were from varied backgrounds and that was vital for
the nuanced discussions throughout the summit.
Rajat Bhargav
VP Product Management, o9 Solutions
While there were some hiccups with the feed, I thoroughly enjoyed attending the virtual event. It was
definitely more efficient as it gave me the freedom to manage my time by attending the sessions that I
was the most interested in. I also appreciate having the recordings, so I can go back and watch what I
may have missed.
Kim Hart
GTI Portfolio & Innovation PMO Senior Manager, Mars
Even though I would have preferred being on-site, I found the virtual format very engaging, the video
streaming was high quality. Also, having the various facilitators generate discussions between sessions
kept us very focused on the topics and help recreate some of the networking opportunities you usually
get when you are together.
Yves Belanger
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Sobeys
Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is an event that lives up to its name. Even as virtual attendees, we
were able to engage with peers and experts while listening to presentations on issues critical to shaping
the future of supply chain.
Anne Robinson
Chief Strategy Officer, Kinaxis
Unlike many of supply chain conferences, Global Summit’s small audience of senior practitioners
delivers an incredible amount of learnings and value in the water cooler chats, coffee breaks and non
structured session time. The presentation from the EVP at Dollar General was incredible; that said, the
conversations that continued after the sessions show the real value of attending in person! Excited to be
back next year
Michael Ciatto
Senior Vice President, Genpact
I always come back from Global Summit with stimulating and thought provoking ideas which help me
learn and grow.
Philippe Lambotte
VP Logistics & Field Operation, Tonal
This was the first time I’ve attended Imagine Conference. All Virtually. Event is inspirational, focused on
collaboration, networking, exchanging ideas and reflections. Speakers are picked up very carefully and
challenged with tough but important questions. There is plenty of useful content served to attendees.
All without marketing lurk. My personal opinion is that joining summit virtually is improving the overall
experience. Platform hosted by Supply Chain Now Team has enabled discussion with more participants. I
was able to get much more of all the presentations as people were exchanging different aspects
captured in each of them. Scott, Greg and their guests were provocative, energizing and constantly
engaging the audience in conversations. This added a ton of value to in person event.
Michal Garbacz
Global Supply Chain Strategist, Corning Optical Communications
Supply Chain Insights Summit has become the home of provocative insights about today's fundamentals
and the proven path to advanced business driven capabilities.
Larry Layden
Sr. Vice President, UCBOS Software
Insightful content and a small enough crowd with all the top experts and decision-makers for highly
productive conversations.
Stefan de Kok
Co-Founder & CEO, Wahupa
Supply Chain Insights Summit refined the term "Supply Chain Excellence" and captivated the attendees
with causation. Technology discussion around Interoperability and Semantic Ontology gave a new approach for Supply
Chain and IT Executives to unlock the business insights faster and smarter.
Shan Muthuvelu
President, Itorizon
I thoroughly enjoyed this event. As usual, Lora takes us out of our comfort zone, forces us to re-think, “unlearn”, and busts a few myths along the way.
I came away energized and full of ideas I could immediately use in my work.
But, equally important, I heard great presentations and points of views from panelists and guests,
reconnected with friends and colleagues that I had not seen in person for a while (too long), and had fun.
There is no better event on the calendar than Supply Chain Insights Global Summit
Valerie Tardif
Vice President Product Management, Infor
That was the best online conference experience I had during the lockdown. Please continue with the
great work that you are doing, and looking forward to the next year’s event.
Masoud Chitsaz
Technical Thought Leader, Kinaxis
The SCI Global Summit never disappoints. I’ve been fortunate to attend the last several years and I’m
amazed at the presenters and case studies that Lora assembles. I always learn something and it
challenges me to think differently about global supply chains, how they are constructed, managed and
leveraged to only benefit individual businesses but the betterment of the world. I can’t wait for the next
year – the SCI Global Summit always energizes and engages me!
Christine Barnhart
CPIM, PMP, Senior Director, Product & Industry Market Strategy, Infor Supply Chain
The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit was a fantastic event!
Bringing together genuine leaders from different sectors that generously shared their experiences and solutions so we can all be a part of solving the nagging questions we have with our current state of supply chain disruption.
I highly recommend this event to those who stay up at night wondering how we can do better and want to execute new ideas and strategies for impactful solutions.
Bringing together genuine leaders from different sectors that generously shared their experiences and solutions so we can all be a part of solving the nagging questions we have with our current state of supply chain disruption.
I highly recommend this event to those who stay up at night wondering how we can do better and want to execute new ideas and strategies for impactful solutions.
Desiree Wood
President/Truck Driver, REAL Women in Trucking
Thought provoking conversations..... Plenty of networking with like minded individuals..... All in a great
ambience that fosters a spirit of collaboration and learning from each other.
Madhav Durba, Ph.D.
Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy, Coupa
Imagine - The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit 2021 truly lived up to its name. An
exceptional event with uniquely valuable presentations and discussions only surpassed
by the quality of the attendees and the networking opportunities, looking forward to
2022.
Peter Benson
Executive Director, ECCMA
This is my second time attending this event and I found the Global Summit different and better than
traditional conferences due to its focus on covering relevant supply chain topics in a pragmatic way from
a practitioner's point of view. Also, structured learning opportunities through Lora's Extreme
Networking concept are very effective and unique. Attending it in-person enabled participants to take
advantage of both and I would recommend it.
Igor Rikalo
President and Chief Operating Officer, o9 Solutions