Achieving True Antifragility in the Supply Chain
Bristlecone PULSE at MIT
Over the last four editions, Bristlecone Pulse at MIT has established itself as the leading “meeting of supply chain minds” conference in the Supply Chain space.
We spent three days hearing from MIT Professors and industry leaders on how innovation is shaping supply chains all over the world. We connected with peers in the supply chain community and were inspired by their stories as they work on the front lines of supply chain management. We learned, changed and grew—and it was all in an effort to move beyond resiliency and achieve true antifragility.
We have a number of amazing videos from this year’s conference, and they’re too good not to share.
Watch PULSE 2018 Highlights
Speakers
Thought leaders. Industry experts. Game changers. Our 2018 Pulse speaker lineup gives you the insights, tools and techniques that you need to achieve true antifragility.
Van Bicknell
John Brine
Noah Dominik
Brian Ehricke
Neil Gershenfeld
Suzanne Greene
Irfan A. Khan
Pierre Mitchell
Linda Morris
Gabe Peterson
Sweeni Ponoth
Alex Pradhan
David Shrier
Amrita Sinha
Ron Spangler
Stephanie Woerner
Thank you to everyone who made PULSE 2018 a huge success!
Agenda
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3
Time (EST) | Topic |
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5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Registration |
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Welcome Reception |
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4
Time (EST) | Topic |
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7:30 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast and Registration |
8:30 am – 8:45 am | Welcome to Pulse Bristlecone |
8:45 am – 9:00 am | Welcome to the Boston Innovation Ecosystem Ron Spangler, MIT Industrial Liaison Program |
9:00 am – 9:35 am | Keynote: Achieving True Antifragility Irfan A. Khan, President and CEO – Bristlecone |
9:35 am – 10:10 am | Antifragility, Risk Management Van Bicknell, Global Supply Management – Corning |
10:10 am – 10:25 am | Break |
10:25 am – 11:10 am | Digital Business Model Stephanie Woerner, Author and Research Scientist – MIT |
11:10 am – 11:45 am | Disruption Within the Industry Noah Dominik, Director – SPS Commerce |
11:45 am – 12:00 pm | MIT Startup Exchange: Predict Financial Actions David Shrier, Author, MIT futurist, CEO – Distilled Analytics |
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
1:00 pm – 1:35 pm | Supply Chain Digitization John Brine, Director, Digitization – Sleep Number |
1:35 pm – 2:10 pm | Beyond “Demand Driven” Pierre Mitchell, CRO and MD – Azul Partners |
2:10 pm – 2:45 pm | Supply Chain Transformation Gabe Peterson, Sr. Director – Varex |
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm | Break |
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Panel Discussion Alex Pradhan Principal Research Analyst, Gartner Brian Ehricke, Director – MUSA Amrita Sinha, Sr. Director – Toshiba Marty Kisliuk, Advisor Sri Kalluri, CIO – Cepheid |
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm | Group Breakout Session Achieving True Antifragility – 8 Pillars Bristlecone team |
4:30 pm – 6:15 pm | Networking Break |
6:15 pm | Shuttle departure from Boston Marriott Cambridge to The Granary |
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Dinner at The Granary |
9:00 pm – 11:30 pm | After party at the Black Rose |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
Time (EST) | Topic |
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7:30 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am – 9:40 am | Antifragile Supply Chain Platform Innovation Sweeni Ponoth, VP & GM – Bristlecone Labs Business Finland |
9:40 am – 10:25 am | Sustainable Supply Chains Suzanne Greene, Sustainable Supply Chain – MIT |
10:25 am – 10:40 am | Break |
10:40 am – 11:15 am | Supply Chain Visibility Linda Morris, VP Supply Chain Management – Toshiba |
11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Third Digital Revolution Neil Gershenfeld, Author and Director of MIT Center for Bits and Atoms |
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm | Closing Session |
12:15 pm – 1:00pm | Lunch |
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | MIT Campus Tour |
2:00 pm | Departures and optional afternoon activities in Boston |