Emmett Harrigan is the Director for North American Supply Chain for SABIC Innovative Plastics business unit.  His scope of responsibility includes leadership of Customer Service, Materials Planning, Logistics and LEAN Six Sigma.  Emmett also is currently a supply chain process owner for SABICs SAP business transformation project.  He has been part of SABIC and its predecessor company for 15 years.

Elliot M. Wolf is the Production and Supply Risk Management and Compliance Lead at Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC (Greensboro, NC; Email: Elliot.Wolf@syngenta.com), where he is responsible for risk management of seed-production and chemical-formulation operations in North America. His work focuses on risk management, operations research, supply chain management, and chemical process safety. Previously, he was a corporate risk engineer and a development engineer with NOVA Chemicals, Inc., and a manufacturing technology engineer with DuPont Dow Elastomers, LLC. He earned a BS from the University of Pittsburgh and an MS from the University of Delaware, both in chemical engineering, and an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.

StephenKlejst currently serves as the Deputy Managing Director at the NationalTransportation Safety Board. In this position, he supports the ManagingDirector in the day-to day operation of the agency. Prior to his promotion to DeputyManaging Director, Mr. Klejst served as the Director of the Office of Railroad,Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations. In this capacity, he wasresponsible for directing the investigation of accidents that occur onrailroads, pipelines and accidents involving hazardous materials. Mr. Klejstjoined the Safety Board in November of 2008 as a Railroad Accident Investigatorwhere he served as the Investigator-In-Charge of both major and regional investigations.

Priorto joining the Safety Board, Mr. Klejst served over 30 years with NJ TransitRail Operations and Conrail in both freight and passenger railroad operations. AsNJT’s Deputy General Manager, he was responsible for accident investigation,regulatory compliance, employee occupational health and safety, passengersafety, quality assurance/quality control and all technical and operations training.Before his promotion to Deputy General Manager, he served as the Director ofTraining, Manager of Labor Relations, Manager of Technical Training and RoadForeman of Engines. Mr. Klejst began his railroad career with Conrail in 1978 wherehe worked as a trainman, conductor and locomotive engineer.

Duringhis career, Mr. Klejst was an active member of several American PublicTransportation Association (APTA) committees including the Rail SafetyCommittee, Commuter Rail Safety Subcommittee and Human Factors Subcommittee. Hewas instrumental in the development of APTA’s first Manual for the Developmentof System Safety Program Plans for Commuter Railroads and the development of uniformtraining standards for commuter railroads to support the implementation of the FederalRailroad Administration’s (FRA) Qualified Maintenance Person regulation. Mr.Klejst also served on the steering committee for the FRA pilot project on CloseCall/Near Miss incident reporting and as the chairman of a TransportationResearch Board technical panel on alertness and fatigue mitigation strategies forthe transit industry.

Mr.Klejst received his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University ofPennsylvania and a Master of Science degree in Management from the StevensInstitute of Technology.

Jeffery Morris is Deputy Director of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, which regulates industrial chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act as well as administers the Pollution Prevention Act. Jeff has worked as a federal public servant for 25 years. In his 22-year career at EPA, Jeff has held a number of positions across the agency, including serving as acting director of the Office of Science Policy and as National Program Director for Nanotechnology Research.

Dr. Swift is the chief economist at the American Chemistry Council (ACC) where he is responsible for economic and other analyses dealing with markets, energy, trade, tax, and innovation, as well as monitoring business conditions and identifying emerging trends. He assess the economic and societal contributions of the business of chemistry and disseminates general information about the industry to ACC member companies, the media, Wall Street analysts, the academic community and the public in general. Prior to joining the ACC, Dr. Swift held executive and senior level positions at several business research companies. He started his career at Dow Chemical USA.

Dave Panzera has over fifteen years' experience in global procurement in the chemical and automotive industries. He is a veteran of multiple expatriations, having spent over ten years living and working in Europe and Asia. Dave is currently Strategic Sourcing Manager at Arkema Inc, where he has responsibility for commodity and intermediate chemicals. He also serves as Second Vice President of the ISM-Philadelphia.

Richard Boulware, MBA, CPSM, was recently appointed to the role of Director, Global Logistics. In his new role, Rich will collaborate with procurement, planning and operations to streamline inbound, outbound and intercompany material flows delivering improved levels of cost control, process governance and trade compliance. In his 12 years with IFF, Mr. Boulware has held various positions in IFF’s Supply Chain organization. Mr. Boulware has been an active leader in post-merger supply chain strategy, strategic sourcing, SAP master-data management and global supplier relationship management.

Over his career, he has held roles in engineering and materials management in the pharmaceuticals industry and in software development and program management for the automotive industry during the dot com boom. Mr. Boulware is also currently an active guest lecturer for Rutgers University’s undergraduate and graduate Supply Chain program.

Mr. Boulware will be sharing his recent real world experiences in taking on the task of developing a enterprise-wide Logistics Strategy for International Flavors and Fragrances Inc.

Jay is Supply Chain Business Application Leader at Momentive Specialty Chemicals.  He is responsible for advancing Best Practices in SC processes, leveraging technologies to bolster common processes such as Forecasting, Planning and Scheduling, and measuring and improving the effectiveness of operations through metrics.

Ken joined BDP International in 1980, and throughout his 33-year career, he has held a variety of increasingly responsible positions in Operations, Sales and Senior Corporate Staff. His vast experience in Sales covers process analysis, information integration, supply chain management initiatives, international logistics, and order execution. In 2001, he was one of the architects of BDP's Lead Logistics Provider model and was instrumental in landing some of BDP’s largest accounts.  As the Senior VP of Global Sales and Solutions Development, Ken collaborates with the global sales team to help reduce the sales cycle, and works to build strategic alliances with upstream and downstream supply chain partners.
He is also a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management, and is listed in the Who’s Who of International Logistics Professionals.

Andrew V. Scherz is a Senior Product Manager at Epson tasked with developing the market for on demand industrial color label printers.  Andy is a veteran of the industrial label printing market with over 20 years’ experience most recently at Epson and before that at Printronix as Director of Product Marketing.  He holds a bachelor’s of science in electrical engineering and a master’s in business administration, both from California State University, Long Beach.

TC Baker is the Director of Sales, North America at Quintiq. With over 25 years of experience in sales, consulting, project management, and software development, TC's main passion is working with customers to drive value in their supply chain planning processes. At Quintiq, TC works with companies to provide solutions and services that make a significant impact on the customer's efficiency, service and overall supply chain performance. TC's industry vertical expertise includes a strong focus on chemicals, but also pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and process consumer packaged goods.
 
With over a thousand installations in more than 80 countries, Quintiq's supply chain planning and optimization platform enables enterprises like Akzo Nobel, Marquis Energy, RasGas, Saudi Aramco (and others) to add value to their supply chain programs through unprecedented visibility, responsiveness and efficiency.

Jack is a founder and the CEO of WAM Supply Chain, a wholly owned business unit of Triple Point Technology. WAM is a leading global provider of advanced planning and optimization solutions for chemical and process manufacturers.

Jack is responsible for formulating and executing long-term strategy and advocating for WAM’s client base.  He is a leading expert in chemical supply chain planning and a frequent speaker at events around the world. Jack holds engineering degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

Reggie Dupré is Chief Executive Officer of Dupré Logistics, LLC founded in 1980.  Dupré Logistics, LLC is a team of professionals who design and deliver safe, diversified solutions and services for quality-focused clients committed to increasing their competitive advantage.  For more information, visit www.duprelogistics.com.

From 1979-1992, Reggie was the President of Cajun Energy, Inc., a market leading blender of ethanol enriched gasoline.  Reggie is a member of the American Trucking Association, National Tank Truck Carriers and has served on the advisory board of the Trucking Profitability Strategies Conference, University of Georgia.  He is a board member of Committee of 100 Louisiana.  Reggie is a founding board member of Hope for Opelousas, a Christian ministry focused on helping the under-resourced residents of Opelousas, LA.  Serving on the Board of Lafayette Central Park offers the opportunity to benefit Lafayette and all of Acadiana.

Reggie holds a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and an M.D. from Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans.  He and his wife, Marie, reside in Opelousas, LA.

David Demers serves as Distingushed Faculty Associate in Supply Chain and Technology for Penn State University’s Executive Education Programs and he is the founder of Avicon Learning Resources; a global supply chain applied learning practice. Dave brings forty years of experience in consulting, education, supply chain operations and coaching which enables him to address value chain learning challenges. He has lead major coaching; consulting and enterprise applied learning initiatives involving the transformation of supply chain models on a global basis. Among his client assignments are such diverse indusrty leaders as Apple, Dell, Cisco Systems, HP, Parker Hannifin, GAP, Baxter Health Care, ExxonMobil, SABIC, Bayer, Arkema, Office Depot and many other global corporations.

Prior to his current teaching and innovation coaching roles, Dave gained twenty years of diverse operational and strategic experience in senior supply chain leadership positions at Digital Equipment Corporation, M&M Mars, and Ore-Ida Foods, the frozen foods division of H.J. Heinz.

Dave holds an MBA in Business Logistics from Pennsylvania State University and a BS from Northeastern University in Business Logistics.

Randy Speight is Managing Director of CHEMTREC®, a division of the American Chemistry Council.

Randy has served with the American Chemistry Council since 1991.  During his career with the Council, he has served in various positions during which he worked with leading chemical companies to develop industry-wide safety and performance improvement initiatives and as an industry advocate to public policy makers on chemical industry transportation issues.  In 1998 Randy was charged to lead the Council’s CHEMTREC organization and, in 2004, turned his attention exclusively to CHEMTREC to assist industry in addressing emergency response challenges. 

Prior to joining the Council, Randy served for more than 20 years as a U.S.  Coast Guard Officer during which he specialized in marine safety and environmental protection. 

Randy holds a BS Degree in Marine Engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.