The Future of Logistics Is Here

Elena Bernardo

SVP Operations

HelloFresh

Elena Bernardo is Senior Vice President of Operations at HelloFresh US. In this role, she is responsible for Logistics, 3PL Operations, and Customer Care. Prior to HelloFresh, Elena was the Chief Operating Officer for OYO Homes US. She also spent a number of years with Amazon, where she joined their EU Operations team based in Luxembourg as Procurement Director, subsequently moving to Seattle to take on roles in Global Logistics and Transportation Services. In the latter role, Elena was responsible for Amazon’s Middle Mile Fleet. Prior to joining Amazon, Elena was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company based in London. She began her career with Goldman Sachs as a fixed income research analyst. Elena earned an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago and a BA in Economics from Brown University. She lives with her family in Seattle, WA.

Lily Shen

CEO & President

Transfix

Lily Shen is CEO & President of Transfix. She joined the company after more than two decades in Silicon Valley with a vision to build the world's most connected and intelligent freight platform. During her tenure, Transfix has built out a suite of products and services that further enable the company to harness the vast potential of the rapidly-evolving digital freight space. Since she joined, Transfix has significantly accelerated in growth across the board - more than quadrupling in revenue, and tripling in enterprise customers. Previously, Shen held numerous senior leadership positions at renowned companies such as eBay, Wealthfront and IDEO, and served as an advisor to leading global platforms including WeChat, Coupang and Mercari. At eBay she built new business lines and grew key verticals for the global marketplace. At Wealthfront, she was instrumental in launching one of the leading fintech platforms today, and at IDEO, she led the mobility and advanced technology practices. Under Shen’s leadership, Transfix has been named to named to Forbes’ “Next Billion-Dollar Startups” list, Forbes' list of America’s Best Startup Employers, the FreightWaves FreightTech 100, BuiltInNYC’s list of 100 Best Places to Work in NYC, and BuiliInNYC’s list of Best Midsize Companies to Work for in NYC. Additionally, Shen was named to Profiles in Diversity Journal’s Women Worth Watching in Leadership list. Shen earned a Bachelor of Science from New York University’s Stern School of Business and currently lives in her hometown of New York City.

Tanja Dysli

Chief Supply Chain Officer, U.S.

IKEA

Peter Chen

CEO & Co-Founder

Covariant

Peter is the CEO and co-founder of Covariant, a leading AI Robotics startup. Covariant is building universal AI that allows robots to see, reason and act on the world around them. Before founding Covariant, Peter was a research scientist at OpenAI and a researcher at the Berkeley AI Research (BAIR) Lab, where he focused on reinforcement learning, meta-learning and unsupervised learning. Peter has published over 30 academic papers that have appeared in top AI and machine learning conferences including the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), and the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR).

Andrew Laudato

EVP & COO

The Vitamin Shoppe

Nidhi Gupta

CEO & Co-Founder

Portcast

Nidhi Gupta is CEO and Co-Founder of Portcast, a Singapore-based logistics tech start-up that aims to make global supply chains dynamic and efficient using cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and geospatial data. Portcast is committed to building the next generation of logistics operating systems in order to make highly accurate predictions on how cargo moves across the world. As an experienced strategy and logistics professional, Nidhi has over a decade of leadership and C-level consulting experience in Asia Pacific with the Deutsche Post DHL group. In her most recent role as Senior Director of Engineering & Manufacturing Sector she was responsible for developing the growth strategy of the sector and leading transformational supply chain strategies for customers across Asia Pacific. Bringing with her a wealth of experience, Nidhi is passionate about digitisation and innovation in the supply chain and logistics industry. In 2017, she was Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneur First – the world’s leading talent investor – in Singapore where she met her business partner and co-Founder, Dr Lingxiao Xia. Realising they had a mutual appreciation of global logistics, they started Portcast in 2018.

Shekar Natarajan

EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

Shekar Natarajan is a transformative leader with a record of progressive, positive disruption and industry-standard-setting innovation for top Fortune 100 companies.    In his nearly 20-year career, Shekar has created an industry-standard last-mile beverage delivery system; re-engineered a grocery home delivery/ pick-up operating model; built and scaled grocery-shopping operations; created and piloted a distribution center drone program; built an automated direct-store delivery system; developed methodologies followed by the White House & FEMA; and enhanced visitor theme park experience through wearable RFID technology.   As AEO’s Chief Global Supply Chain Officer, Shekar has brought transformation to the specialty retailer to create a robust ecosystem of operations rooted in operational excellence, strategy, data analytics and partnership. Shekar's role was expanded in November 2021 to include CEO of newly acquired AirTerra and Quiet Logistics.

Abhijit Ganguly

Managing Director

Goodyear Ventures

Based in Akron, OH, Abhijit Ganguly is the managing director of Goodyear Ventures, responsible for leading the venture fund. In his past roles, Abhijit led Goodyear’s Corporate Incubator focusing on IOT-enabled solutions businesses. Before joining Goodyear, Ganguly was responsible for driving growth initiatives in West Africa and Canada for a manufacturing company. Abhijit holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Jadavpur University in India and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH, USA. He has co-authored two articles on Business Model Innovation & is the winner of the 2015 Maurice Holland Award for his contributions in the field of Business Model Innovation. Outside of work, Abhijit enjoys playing his acoustic guitar, cooking and golfing.

David Guggina

SVP, Supply Chain, Innovation and Automation

Walmart

Todd Greener

SVP, Global Supply Chain

Foot Locker

Todd Greener has served as Senior Vice President—Supply Chain since October 2018. Todd is responsible for customer fulfillment, distribution center operations, transportation, and private label operations across the Company’s 8 brands. Previously, Todd was Senior Vice President, Supply Chain at Advance Auto Parts and led distribution center operations, transportation, and enterprise safety/risk management. Prior to Advance Auto Parts, Todd spent over 20 years at General Electric including General Manager, Distribution Operations at GE Appliances and General Manager, Service Parts Supply Chain at GE Transportation. He also held supply chain and finance roles in GE Lighting, GE Corporate, and GE Aviation. Todd has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Marina Hadjipateras

General Partner, Co-Founder

TMV

Marina Hadjipateras is the Co-founder and General Partner of TMV - a leading early stage venture firm backing early stage founders building businesses beyond the bottom line. Marina has led many of TMV’s logistics and transportation investments, including Nautilus Labs, ShipsKart, Portcast, and Transmute, in addition to heading up the firm’s work around reimagined sustainable solutions. Prior to TMV, Marina served as VP of Investor Relations for Dorian LPG, where she led the in-house roadshow for a $135M raise on behalf of the 150-year-old maritime business (NYSE: LPG). Marina also spearheaded restructuring at Dorian and oversaw key areas of operations pertaining to company scale, compliance and private-to-public transition. Marina formed Filotimo Partners, in order to build out the private investment arm for family, which included creating a next-gen investment plan and deploying a multitude of venture investments on behalf of the company. For nearly a decade, she has served as vice chair of the INTERTANKO Environmental Committee, where she works closely with the IMO to create enduring, innovative solutions that positively impact the ocean and environment. In 2018, Marina received the NYOT Innovators and Disruptors award for venture capital and she also serves as a mentor for Endeavor: a leading high-impact entrepreneurship movement around the world and is an advisor for Hatchub which connects emerging innovators to solve global problems. She is a board member of Welcome Baby and sits on the board of the North American Marine Environmental Protection Agency, where she has been an active member since 2010. Marina is a graduate of The United States Merchant Marine Academy, where she received her STCW Certificate, and holds a BA from Georgetown University. As an investor and business leader, she is an avid champion of LGBTQ+ rights and is passionate about helping build the next generation of companies committed to building a brighter, more diverse and sustainable tomorrow

Peter Jorgensen

Partner

Maersk Growth

Peter is a Partner at Maersk Growth, the venture arm of A.P. Moller - Maersk, and has spent more than 24 years within the shipping and logistics industry. After gaining his Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Business Law, Peter joined the Maersk Group and the majority of his career has been within Corporate Finance, Infrastructure Investments and Commercial Business Development in developed and emerging markets. In his leadership positions he has driven change and inspired teams across Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia. Following 16 years abroad, living in 3 countries and working on projects in +30 countries, Peter returned with his family to his native Denmark to help establish Maersk Growth in 2017. In his role as an investor, Peter looks to partner with entrepreneurs and businesses with the mission to digitise, democratise, and decarbonise supply chains through new business models and technologies. Peter has led a range of the 35+ company investments that Maersk Growth have undertaken since 2018, including Afresh, which is leveraging AI to revolutionise perishable ordering to reduce food waste whilst increasing sales; ISEE, a technology company providing autonomous driving solutions; and Prometheus Fuels, turning CO2 into net zero carbon fuels. He’s a father of three and his other personal passions include making multi-course dinners for friends and family and pruning the garden."

Mark Manduca

Chief Investment Officer

GXO Logistics

Mark Manduca’s career as a top-ranked analyst spans senior positions with leading investment banks, including Citigroup in London, where he served as Managing Director in Equity Research and led transport research activities. Earlier, he spent eight years with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he led the business services, leisure and transport research teams. Prior to GXO, Manduca consistently led the top-ranked European transport research teams for close to a decade, as determined by Institutional Investor. In 2020, he received the most votes individually across all sectors and regions in the European Institutional Investor survey and was named the No. 1 European Transport Research Analyst for the eighth consecutive year.

Jennifer Kobus

VP, Transportation & Logistics

Ulta Beauty

Jennifer Kobus is the VP of Transportation at Ulta Beauty. She is an executive member of the Supply Chain Leadership team. In her role, she is responsible for developing the team's strategy, leading agile operations, and influencing strategic enterprise initiatives. She is also responsible for defining the team's roadmap, developing strategy and processes to support omnichannel capabilities, and developing a diversified carrier portfolio to support an agile environment. She has been with Ulta Beauty for 5 years. Previous to this, she held roles at Batory Foods, UCI-FRAM AutoBrands, Dean Foods, and GLS Corporation. She holds a Master of Business Administration in Business Administration and Management from Roosevelt University and a Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education from DePaul University.

Dhruv Saxena

Co-Founder

ShipBob

Dhruv Saxena is the CEO and co-founder of ShipBob, a global omnifulfillment platform that supports over 7,000 ecommerce brands with their global network of 30+ fulfillment centers across the US, Canada, UK, EU, and Australia. Prior to ShipBoB, Saxena spent five years as a software developer at InContext Solutions. He holds both an MS and BS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.

Sean McCartney

Chief Supply Chain Officer

StockX

Itamar Zur

CEO, Co-Founder

Veho

Itamar Zur founded Veho based on the belief that getting a package should be a pleasure. After a failed delivery of a meal kit subscription led him down a customer service abyss, Zur realized that the experience he had anticipated for days fell apart in the last mile. Veho was built on this core insight: customer-first delivery experiences directly impact brands' customer retention and customer lifetime value. With support from a team of industry veterans from FedEx, Uber and Amazon, Zur and his co-founder Fred Cook have grown Veho to provide the most transparent, customer-centric, and flexible last-mile shipping solution for brands radically focused on first-rate customer experience. Veho has since raised over $300M in funding, through its Series B, expanding its technology, team and last mile solution market-by-market to more effectively service e-commerce partners. Prior to founding Veho, Zur held managerial positions at Monday.com and Procter & Gamble (P&G), where he developed the trial platform and supply chain for marketing the Gillette, Always, and Head & Shoulders brands to the Israeli Defense Forces, reaching 70,000 new customers annually. Zur holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an undergrad degree from Tel Aviv University.

Erik Muttersbach

Co-Founder, Managing Director

Forto

Erik is a serial entrepreneur and experienced CTO with more than 10 years of experience in building software. In the past years, he has founded tech companies with a diverse focus, ranging from beacon technology for museums to big data cloud platforms. Having built three companies from scratch and consulted various tech companies and Venture Capitalists, Erik knows the ins and outs of the startup ecosystem. Erik has graduated from Technical University of Munich with a Master in Computer science. He also holds an Honours Degree in Technology Management from the Center for Digital Technology and Management Munich.

Yone Dewberry

SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer

Land O'Lakes

Yone Dewberry is the SVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer for Land O’Lakes, Inc., a member-owned cooperative based in Minneapolis, MN. As Chief Supply Chain Officer, Yone leads all elements of Land O’Lakes vast supply chain operations, including strategy, talent management, manufacturing, engineering, supply and demand planning, transportation, warehousing, quality, analytics, and procurement. Prior to this role, he served as Land O’Lakes Sr. Vice President of Supply Chain and Procurement. Yone’s focus on transforming Land O’Lakes distribution models, accelerating service collaboration, redefining transportation strategy, and positioning in the art of innovation continues to position Land O’Lakes at the forefront of supply chain thought leadership. Yone has a broad background, which includes more than 12 years working as a global supply chain consultant with a variety of companies, including BDP International and KPMG, and 15 years with consumer products and chemical companies, such as Kraft Foods, Corning Glass and ARCO. Earlier in his career, Yone was in direct leadership positions for Kraft plants, including Entenmann’s Bakery. In 2019, Yone was named as the one of the 300 Most Influential African American Corporate Executives by Black Enterprise Magazine and has been featured in articles in Industry leading supply chain magazines. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Mortenson Company a $5B construction company. As a highly regarded strategist and developer of talent, Yone speaks at numerous conferences across the globe

Trevor Pawl

Chief Mobility Officer

State Of Michigan

Trevor Pawl is the Chief Mobility Officer for the State of Michigan, and leads Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. In this position, Pawl is responsible for working across state government, academia and private industry to grow Michigan’s mobility ecosystem through strategic policy recommendations and new support services for companies focused on the future of transportation. Prior to this position, Pawl served as the Senior Vice President of Business Innovation at the MEDC, where he led the official state programs for mobility (PlanetM), supply chain assistance (Pure Michigan Business Connect), export assistance (Michigan International Trade program) and entrepreneurial assistance (Michigan Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program). Before joining the MEDC, Pawl brought with him experience in supply chain matchmaking, having led the creation of the economic development program, Connection Point, at the Detroit Regional Chamber, which later became Pure Michigan Business Connect. Trevor has been named Crain’s Detroit Business’s “40 Under 40” and “50 Names to Know in Government”. He’s also been named Development Counsellors International’s “40 Under 40 Rising Stars of Economic Development” and the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council’s “Government Advocate of the Year”. Pawl holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Marketing from Grand Valley State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Detroit Mercy.

Ramona Hood

CEO & President

FedEx Custom Critical

Ramona Hood is president and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical®, a leading North American transportation provider located in Green, Ohio. The company provides a range of transportation capabilities for expedite ground, temperature control shipments and industry specific solutions. The company provides 24/7 service throughout the United States, Canada and internationally, delivering hundreds of thousands of shipments per year. Hood oversees the FedEx Custom Critical executive leadership team and is responsible for the performance and strategic direction of the company. Hood brings more than 30 years of FedEx experience to her role, having most recently served as Vice President, Operations, Strategy and Planning. Hood started her career at FedEx Custom Critical in 1991 in an entry-level position, and worked her way up to hold various executive leadership positions at FedEx Custom Critical and FedEx Supply Chain. Her career path evolved through many areas of the company, including Operations, Safety, Sourcing, Sales and Marketing. Over time, she began offering innovative and strategic ideas that distinguished her from her peers. Hood not only brought unique approaches to the business, but she did so in a way that brought out the best in others. These leadership characteristics and values are ingrained through her past and current leadership roles at FedEx Custom Critical, as well as FedEx Supply Chain.

Santosh Sankar

Managing Partner

Dynamo Ventures

Santosh Sankar is a Founding Partner at Dynamo Ventures. Santosh has been an early investor in several distinguished supply chain technology startups including Stord, Gatik AI, and SVT Robotics. Prior to his career in venture capital, Santosh was a public equities analyst. Santosh started his first company, an IT support business, when he was 13 years old. Santosh was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in 2017.

Karen Betancourt

VP, Logistics

Cardinal Health

Karen Betancourt is the Vice President, Enterprise Logistics for Cardinal Health, managing logistics and transportation across the Pharmaceutical, Medical and Manufacturing pillars. She joined Cardinal from Walmart where she spent 18 months launching and building out their sort center network and leading teams in eCommerce transportation. Prior to Walmart, she spent 6.5 years at Amazon in a variety of roles. After launching both manual and robotic fulfillment locations, she moved into Amazon Transportation Services where she ran a large sortation center in Southern California and spent two years leading Amazon’s strategic transportation programs in both North America and Europe. Prior to joining Amazon, Karen spent 6 years in a variety of roles including marketing and customer experience at an industrial supply company and five years in various roles in retail management. Karen received a Bachelor of Science in Operations Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Professional Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business. Since graduation from Georgia Tech and GSU, Karen has been involved with a variety of groups, including the Robinson Council of Young Business Leaders, Mentor Jackets, and served as a Fellow at the MovingWorlds Institute. She continues to strongly advocate the value and depth of the University System of Georgia and cheers for both teams in her new home of Delaware, Ohio with her husband Jean Paul and two daughters, Cecilia and Katerina.

Steve Sloane

Partner

Menlo Ventures

Steve Sloane is a leading investor in supply chain solutions. Recognizing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for supply chain modernization through technology, Steve is passionate about innovation across all areas of the industry—from ocean freight to smart distribution technology. As a partner at Menlo Ventures, Steve has led the firm’s investments in Enable, CloudTrucks, and Parade, and worked across the portfolio with supply chain leaders 6 River Systems (acquired by Shopify), ScoutRFP (acquired by Workday), and ShipBob. Menlo’s broader supply chain portfolio includes companies like Alloy, RightHand Robotics, Fox Robotics, and more. He’s also active in SaaS, Fintech, and Marketplace investments, working closely with Menlo-backed companies including Chime, Carta, and Rover (NASDAQ: ROVR). His interest in automation and robotics date back to his college years at Princeton, where he graduated with a B.S.E in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Robotics and Intelligent Systems. He also co-founded a YC-backed company in the social networking space in 2010 that didn’t go anywhere (startups are hard!). Steve joined Menlo in 2015 from Insight Venture Partners in New York, where he was part of the Insight Onsite team, focused on investment diligence and providing hands-on resources and expertise to internet and software companies. Prior to that, Steve worked for Oliver Wyman, developing growth and regulatory initiatives with large financial institutions.

Craig Harper

EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer

J.B. Hunt

Craig Harper is the Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Vice President at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. He joined the company in 1992 as Vice President of Special Commodities and, after five years, was appointed to the role of Chief Operations Officer. In 2020, Craig was named Chief Sustainability Officer.    In his role, Craig is responsible for leading the company’s sustainability efforts including initiatives involving electric and autonomous vehicles and other emerging technologies. He also leads driver hiring, orientation and safety programs, as well as fuel purchasing for the company.     Craig serves on the board of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance Standards Council, the Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, and the Arkansas Trucking Association.     Craig is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and continued his education at the University of Tennessee where he earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery.