Symposium on Supply Chain and Business Sustainability

2 July - 5 July, 2025

Venue: Orlando, Florida


SSCBS 2025

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On behalf of The Society of Independent Business Partners, SIBP, we invite you to a four day ‘Symposium on Supply Chain and Business Sustainability’ which will be held in Orlando Florida from 2nd to 5th July, 2025

Designed to bring together thought leaders from the public, private and social sectors to discuss how partnering across traditional divides can lead to more efficient and innovative transformations.

Date

July 2 - 5, 2025

Location

Grand Caribe Convention Center,
8101 World Center Dr, Orlando, FL 32821, United States

Who Should Attend

The target audience for this conference will be research scholars, academicians, planners, policy makers, practitioners, consultants, and students, with the following objectives:

  • to understand issues and challenges in the research in the field of supply chain and business sustainability from around the world.

  • to draw some guidelines that can be useful in approaching the concept of the business model in a well-structured way, providing an in-depth investigation of the various research streams and perspectives.

  • to disseminate knowledge and share experience in dealing with advances in supply chain and business sustainability to understand appropriate and effective strategies in dealing with opportunities, threats, and challenges in business management amidst fast changing environmental concerns.

  • to provide an opportunity to sponsoring organizations and practitioners gain actionable insights through discussions with renowned panelists.

  • to create an opportunity for researchers to publish their research papers in highly reputed scholarly indexed journals without much waiting time.


The Conference contains sessions chaired by a cohort of stalwarts in various verticals of supply chain and business sustainability. It promises to be an intellectually stimulating experience to the attendees. Together we can make a difference towards a world of Sustainability and continuos Growth. So, come join us and share your ideas in this event.


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Information of Event
Schedules

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Accreditation

Delegate credential underlay required.
Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

09:30 AM - 09:40 AM

Opening Plenary

Opening Speech. Delivered by the President, The Society of Independent Business Partners

09:40 AM - 10:20 AM

Conversation 1: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain through Collaboration and Leadership

Solving business challenges often means breaking new ground. When industry works together, we can increase the speed and scale of innovation, and value for all stakeholders. Industry leaders, government regulators, industry associations, solution providers are brought together to not only solve shared industry problems but move industry forward.

10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

Conversation 2: Collaborating with Customers and Partners for a Greener Supply Chain

Supply chain is a team sport, and creating a sustainable supply chain requires even more collaboration from all parties involved. In this session you’ll hear how you can strengthen relationships with suppliers and customers while reducing your collective environmental impact. Panelists will discuss ways to align across stakeholders, build competitive differentiation, analyze network trends and much more.

11:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Conversation 3: Crawl, Walk, Run: Developing Your Framework for Sustainability

The path toward a more sustainable future is unique for every business. Creating a sustainability strategy is always a balance of the potential benefits, costs or resources required, and necessary stakeholder collaboration. In this session, two of the most progressive CPG brands in the world will share insights on how to create a successful sustainability program within your organization.

11:40 AM - 12:30AM

Coffee Break, Networking, Innovation Marketplace

09:00 AM - 09:10 AM

Introduction

09:10 AM - 10:00 AM

Conversation 7: Signature Series: Shaping Economic Value for the Supply Chain of the Future

During the past few years of heightened disruption, the focus on, and recognition of, supply chain value increased. This session discusses how high-performing supply chains plan to evolve over the next three to five years to build their credibility and support sustainable growth in their business.

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Conversation 8: Predictions for the Healthcare Provider Supply Chain Through 2028

The post-pandemic healthcare supply chain is evolving at a revitalized pace. New supplier risks, increasing scale through mergers and the new digital supply chain frontier are driving changes. This session focuses on five predictions specific to the healthcare supply chain that you need to know and respond to from our research over the next three to five years.

10:50 AM - 11:40 AM

Conversation 9: Without a Human Deal, Your Smart Manufacturing Initiatives Are Doomed

Warren Bennis said, “The factory of the future will have only two employees — a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.” Today’s reality is much different. More people are needed and the interfaces between humans and machines are morphing. This session will focus on the human. How is the future of work changing in factories and workers are becoming more connected and augmented with new technologies? What can you do now?

11:40 AM - 12:30AM

Coffee Break, Networking, Innovation Marketplace

12:30 PM - 01:10 PM

Workshops 3: Engage Supply Chain Operations via COE to Balance Strategic Objectives & Operational Needs

COE leaders have two contradictory fears — being perceived as an ivory tower detached from operations; and getting drawn into tactical activities detached from supply chain strategy. This session will explore how COEs can walk that tightrope of synergistic engagement with operations while producing deliverables that address strategic objectives.

09:00 AM - 09:10 AM

Plenary Talk

09:10 AM - 09:50 AM

Conversation 10: Digitally-Driven Sustainable Supply Chains

Sustainability investments must be data-driven. However, distributed data sets often hamper decision-making. In this session, we will look at how companies are leveraging technology, including GIS, AI, blockchain and IoT, to advance their sustainability strategies while enhancing value chain accountability. We will show how the right data at the right time can drive impact.

09:50 AM - 10:30 AM

Data Analytics in Procurement: What It Takes to Finally Get Ahead

Sourcing and procurement is rich in data but has struggled for years in its journey to achieve true maturity in data analytics. In this roundtable, we'll set aside the usual suspects (aka resource constraints) to talk about what's really holding procurement back, even as other functions in and out of supply chain have made steady progress.

10:30 AM - 11:20AM

Coffee Break / Networking

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

Workshop 8: Without a Human Deal, Your Smart Manufacturing Initiatives Are Doomed

Warren Bennis said, “The factory of the future will have only two employees — a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.” Today’s reality is much different. More people are needed and the interfaces between humans and machines are morphing. This session will focus on the human. How is the future of work changing in factories and workers are becoming more connected and augmented with new technologies? What can you do now?

12:00 PM - 12:40 PM

Workshop 9: Revamp Your Supply Chain Planning Transformation

Only 55% of Supply Chain change initiatives meet their initial goals while 25% of these initiatives are the ones that sustain gains over time. This session provides a clear framework on how to lead successful supply chain planning transformation initiatives.

10:00 AM - 07:10 PM

Excursion

The conference program ends with a visit to some interesting attraction centers. The places to be visited are listed below.

*The Orlando Eye

*Universal Orlando Resort

*Orlando Science Center

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Who is Speaking

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Cinny Kennard

Executive Director, Annenberg Foundation

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Rosemary Coates

Founder and Executive Director Reshoring Institute

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Daniel Terpening

Senior Manager, Supply Chain Lacks Enterprises

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Caroline Abzug Ceisel

Global Chief HR Officer Martin Brower

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Jenna Kunde

Global Director of Sustainability Johnson Controls, Inc.

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Mark Peters

CEO, Butterball Farms

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Adam Peek

Senior Vice President of Sales at Meyers

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Event Hall

Grand Caribe Convention Center

8101 World Center Dr, Orlando, FL 32821, United States

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