AGENDA
DRAFT – Agenda in Progress
8:15 am – Registration and Breakfast Networking
9:00 am – Welcome: World on Fire: The New Rules of Sourcing
- Matt Priest, President & CEO, FDRA
9:15 am – Opening Fireside: Unleashing a Proactive & Reactive Shoe Sourcing Strategy
- Charles Brown, VP Global Sourcing & Supply Chain, Johnston & Murphy
- moderated by Matt Priest, President & CEO, FDRA
9:45 am – When the System Breaks: Ports, Chokepoints & Disruption Planning
- Port of Los Angeles (POLA)
- Port of Long Beach (POLB)
- Apex Global
- KPMG
- Expert Moderator
10:30 am – Networking Break
11:00 am – What’s Actually Changing Sourcing and Supply Chains Right Now
- Pete Mento, Director, Baker Tilly US
11:40 am – The Next Sourcing Map: Where Production Is Actually Moving
- CICEG (Mexico)
- Steve Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer, Jade Footwear
- India representative
- Brazil representative
- moderated by Matt Priest, President & CEO, FDRA
12:45 pm – Lunch and Networking
1:45 pm – RSL Reality Check: What Brands Need to Know Now
- Eurofins
- moderated by Thomas Crockett, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, FDRA
2:00 pm – Vision Clarity in Factories: New Eyewear Program to Unlock Productivity Gains
- Vision Spring
2:10 pm – Tech Stack 2.0: Managing IP, Traceability, Risk and Shipping Costs
- ShipSigma
- Centric Software
- Vi3
- LQRA
- moderated by Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, FDRA
2:40 pm – Circular Factories: A Vision
- Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, FDRA
3:00 pm – Interactive Scenario Lab: Shoe Supply Chain Workshopping
- Matt Priest, President & CEO, FDRA
4:00 pm – Closing and Adjournment
- Matt Priest, President & CEO, FDRA
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