Presentations & Case Studies
Supply Chain Management
AdvaMed Supply Chain Update
(November 2022)
Abby Pratt, SVP, Global Strategy and Analysis; AdvaMed
Evolving to a Supplier Performance Partner
(November 2022)
Rachael Martin, Associate Director, Supplier Strategy & Business Development; Vizient
Delivering Inventory Management Services to ASCs with RFID Technology
(November 2022)
Joe Pleshek, CEO; Terso Solutions
Advanced Analytics for Inventory Optimization
(April 2022)
Josh Weeks, CEO; Movemedical
Patrick Schenkel, Director, Analytics and Data Insights; Movemedical
Economic Impact of COVID
(November 2021)
David Berson
SVP and Chief Economist; Nationwide Insurance
Overall Supply Chain Challenges and Government Initiatives
(November 2021)
Jeff Weiss
Partner and Co-Lead, International Trade Policy & Negotiations; Steptoe Legal
AdvaMed Supply Chain Update
(November 2021)
Abby Pratt
SVP, Global Strategy and Analysis; AdvaMed
Transforming to a Digital Supply Chain
(November 2021)
Rafael Lander
Consulting Partner; PwC
Companies and Careers Moving Forward
(November 2021)
Joe Mulings
Chairman & CEO; The Mulings Group Companies
AdvaMed Supply Chain Initiatives
(April 2021)
Abby Pratt
Vice President and COVID-19 Supply Chain Lead; AdvaMed
The New Normal - Healthcare Provider Actions/Reactions
(April 2021)
Steve Downey, Group Vice President, Supply Chain Operations; Vizient
Ed Bonetti, Vice President of Supply Chain (on site), UMass Memorial Health Care; Vizient
Ginny Borncamp, Vice President, Supply Chain and eQuip Services; Sutter Health
Jamie Yolles, Senrior Director, Strategic Sourcing; Ohio Health
The New Normal - Medical Device Manufacturer Operations and Supply Chair Actions/Reactions
(April 2021)
PwC Team
The Evolution of Healthcare
(April 2021)
Joe Mullings
Chairman & CEO; The Mulings Group Companies
Federal Government Focus on Critical Global Supply chains
(April 2021)
Brig. General David J. Sanford USAF
Commander of Defense Supply Center Richmond and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, And Director of the Supply Chain Advisory Group (SCAG)
Medical Device Developments Magazine
(March 2021)
Todd Abraham, VP Operations; Ivantis
Kevin Stout, Executive Director; MedSC
Case Study: Leveraging Technology Creating Value for both Sales and Operations for Straumann Dental
(November 2019)
Joe Pleashek
CEO; Terso Solutions
Evolution of Consignment and Field Inventory Management Practices
(November 2019)
Jerry Brown
Chief Technology Officer; JR Healthcare Solutions
Elevating Supply Chain Management to the Executive Suite
(November 2018)
Joe Walsh
Executive Advisor; Supply Chain Sherpas
Blockchain - Implications for Supply Chain
(May 2018)
Wayne McDonnell - Principal; PwC Consulting
Navigating Today's Challenging Global Trade Environment - Understanding US Customs and Border Protection Mission / Priorities
(May 2018)
George Weise - Senior Advisor; Integration Point and Former Commissioner; US Customs Service
Molly Jantzen - Global Solutions, Medical / Life Sciences; Integration Point
Point-of-Care Logistics - A Case Study
(May 2018)
Jerry Brown - Operating Vice President, Service Line Strategy; Owens & Minor
Jonathan Tillman - CEO; Medical Tracking Solutions (MTS)
Supply Chain Transformation at Halyard Health
(November 2017)
Joe Vidricksen
Vice President, Global Supply Chain; Halyard Health
Consignment Inventory Practices for Physician Preference Items (PPI)
(November 2017)
John Kelty
Business Solutions; WL Gore
Business Continuity Management
(April 2017)
Karl Bryant
Senior Vice President, Business Continuity Management; Marsh Risk Consulting
Craig Hourigan
Director, Supply Chain Optimization; Hollister, Inc.
Medical Device Field Inventory – Real Challenges, Real Solutions
(November 2016)
Wayne McDonnell
Principal; PwC
Field Inventory Control and Visibility Using Branch Concept
(November 2016)
Stephen Bradley
CEO; Medical Tracking Solutions (MTS)
Jerry Brown
Consultant to Owens & Minor
Automated Field Inventory Management Through RFID Technology
(November 2016)
Scott Wilson
US Indirect Sales Administration (Spine & Biologics); Medtronic
Jason Rosemurgy
Global Sales Director; Terso Solutions
Trust Between Healthcare Trading Partners
(April 2016)
Gene Schneller
Professor, Dept. of Supply Chain Management; W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
Situational Awareness Within the Healthcare Supply Chain
(November 2015)
Joe Pleshek
CEO; Terso Solutions
Driving Cost Reduction in Supply Chain
(November 2015)
Kevin Lewis
Partner, Pharma/Life Science Supply Chain; PwC
Partnering for Improvements in Cost, Efficiency and Asset Management
(November 2015)
David Kopstein
Vice President, Sales & Marketing; O&M Healthcare Logistics
Chris Lynch
Vice President, Global Service and Logistics; Acelity
Innovation and the Changing Nature of Supply Chain
(June 2015)
Michael Wentling
Chief Solutions Officer; Resource Optimization & Innovation, LLC
Total Cost of Ownership Pilot Project
(June 2015)
Tim Nedley
Vice President, Materials Management; UPMC
David Reed
Vice President, Operations; Cook Medical
Global Supply Chain Risk Management
(November 2014)
Lindsey Rodriquez
Business Development Director
BSI
Managing Global Labeling Requirements
(November 2014)
Ryan Wallace
Senior Manager, International Supply Chain
Boston Scientific
eLabeling Experience and Lessons Learned
(November 2014)
Dawn Fowler
Senior Manager, Labeling/Documentation/Training
Endologix
A Device Manufacturer's Perspective on Emerging Markets
(June 2014)
Larry Smith
Vice President Global Supply Chain; BD
Dealer and Distribution Strategies in Asia
(June 2014)
Andrew Frye
Vice President Global Healthcare; DKSH
Trends in Field and Consignment Inventory Management
(June 2014)
Mark Van Sumeren
Senior Vice President Strategy and Business Development; Owens & Minor
Case Study - NuVasive
(June 2014)
Jeff Bertolini
Vice President of Information Technology; NuVasive
Wayne McDonnell
Director; PwC
Medical Device Global Supply Chain Transformation - A Case Study
(November 2013)
Tom Doherty
Director Global Supply Chain; Welch Allyn
Lean/Six Sigma in Supply Chain
(November 2013)
Derek Mulligan
Director Supply Chain; Karl Storz Endovision
Forecasting Improvement
(November 2013)
Vinay Asgekar
Director Supply Chain; Karl Storz Endovision
Supplier Management Benchmarking Study Report-Out
(November 2013)
Carlos Mena
Sr. Supplier Development Manager; Thoratec Corp.
Major Findings from "Strategic Supply Chain Management: The Five Disciplines for Top Performance"
(October 2013)
Joseph Roussel
Partner, Strategy & Operations; PwC
Case Study – Global Labeling and the Impact on the Supply Chain
(October 2013)
William Cooley
Director, Corporate Engineering; Boston Scientific
(October 2013)
Case Study – Journey to Supply Chain 3PL and 4PL
(October 2013)
Nick Weijers
Manager, Logistics Services; Philips Healthcare Imaging
Cost-to-Serve: The Collective Challenge
(May 2013)
B. Scott McCallum
Vice President, Enterprise Solutions; Zimmer
Source: 2013 GHX Healthcare Supply Chain Summit
Accountability to Customers: Cook Medical's Journey to Meet Changing Customer Needs
(May 2013)
David Reed
Vice President, Healthcare Business Solutions & Operations; Cook Medical
Source: 2013 GHX Healthcare Supply Chain Summit
Supply Chain Transformation at Briggs Healthcare
(May 2013)
Brad Mueller
Senior Vice President; Briggs Healthcare
Case Study - Global Distribution Network Redesign
(May 2012)
Craig Hourigan
Director Global Supply Chain Management & Sourcing; Hollister
A "Green" Success Story - A "Hyper-Sustainable" Distribution Center Yields Big Business Benefits
(May 2012)
Ewald Parolari
Senior Director Supply Chain Operations; Becton Dickinson
Mercy/ROi and Becton Dickinson Collaborate to Improve Quality of Care and Reduce Costs - Application of GS1 Standards and the "Perfect Order" Metric
(May 2012)
Alex Zimmerman
Director of Integrated Business Solutions; Mercy/ROi
Dennis Black
Director eCommerce; Becton Dickinson
Case Study - Global Distribution Strategy and Lean Distribution
(November 2011)
Marc Fernandez
Sr. Director Global Supply Management, Distribution & Logistics; Edwards Lifesciences
SMI Case Study - The Perfect Order in Life Sciences/Medical Devices
(May 2009)
Denise Odenkirk
Vice President; Clinical 3PL and Program Development
Owens & Minor
Medical Device/Healthcare Industry
Brexit Update
(November 2020)
Gavin Orpwood
Tax Director; PwC
Andrea Als
Director and Lawyer; PwC
“Point / Counter-Point” – Gartner Views from Healthcare Provider and Manufacturer Analysts
(November 2019)
Eric O’Daffer
Research Vice President; Gartner
Stephen Meyer
Research Director; Gartner
Healthcare Market Scan 2019
(November 2019)
Mark Van Sumeren
Strategic Advisor, Medical Devices and Integrated Networks; Health Industry Advisor LLC
Perspectives on Private Equity
(November 2019)
John Anderson
Operating Partner; Greenbriar Equity Group
Lean in Medical Device
(May 2019)
Andy Van Sumeren
Lean Consultant and Director, Imaging & Biomed Field Service; GE Healthcare
Meeting Changing Regulatory and Customer Demands: The Power of Data and Digital Networks
(May 2019)
Karen Conway
Vice President, Healthcare Value; GHX
Denise Odenkirk
AVP, Supplier Sales; GHX
Healthcare Market Scan 2018
(November 2018)
Mark Van Sumeren
Healthcare Industry Advisor LLC
US Trade Policy and Tariffs - Implications for the Medical Device Industry
(November 2018)
Molly Jantzen
Global Solutions, Medical / Life Sciences; Integration Point
Healthcare Market Scan 2017
(November 2017)
Mark Van Sumeren
Healthcare Industry Advisor LLC
The Business of Healthcare - A Customer Facing Approach
(November 2017)
Mike Hughes
Vice President, Healthcare Business Solutions; Cook Medical
Big Data in Healthcare: Trends and Opportunities for the Medical Device Supply Chain
(November 2017)
Carl Finamore
Consulting Director; PwC
Healthcare 2017 and Beyond: The Six Things You Need to Know About the Future of Healthcare and Probably Don’t
(April 2016)
Joe Flower
Healthcare Futurist, Industry Analyst, Author and Speaker
Operationalizing the Future
(April 2016)
Todd Abraham
Consultant; Former VP of Operations for Endologix
New Entrants in the Medical Device Industry
(November 2015)
Brian Williams
Director, New Health Economy; PwC
Healthcare Market Scan 2013
(November 2013)
Senior Vice President, Strategy; Owens & Minor
10 Things They Don't Tell You in a Med Tech Start Up
(November 2013)
Thomas Rasmussen
Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain; VBOX Medical
Building the Outcome-Focused Healthcare Value Chain
(May 2013)
Todd Applebaum
Research Vice President; Gartner
The Evolving European Market: Challenges and Opportunities
(May 2013)
Tina Vatanka Murphy
Senior Vice President Global Markets; GHX
A Commercial Perspective and the Importance of Supply Chain
(November 2012)
Chip Jones
Vice President of Corporate Sales; ConMed
Medical Device Trends in Asia
(November 2012)
Andrew Frye
Business Development Healthcare; DKSH
COVID-19
Lessons Learned from the Data
(November 2020)
Mark Van Sumeren
Managing Director; Health Industry Advisor LLC
PPE on Steroids
(November 2020)
Mike Tuck
VP Global Product Supply, Procurement and Supply Chain; O&M/ Halyard
Serving Medical Device OEMs as a Contract Manufacturer
(November 2020)
Nicholas Schulz
EVP Global Operations and Active Device Components; Heraeus
Jayme Hanson
VP Marketing and Customer Experience; Heraeus
The Provider COVID-19 Perspective
(November 2020)
Joe Walsh
Consultant; Supply Chain Sherpas
The Vaccine Promise and Challenges, and Terso Update
(November 2020)
Dr. Ash Anderson
CMO; Promega and Terso Solutions
Joe Pleshek
CEO, Terso Solutions
Pandemic Risk Management Strategies
(November 2020)
Karl Bryant
Senior Vice President, Business Continuity Management; Marsh Risk Management
Labeling for a Covid Supply Chain
(November 2020)
Joe Farrell
Global Account Executive; Loftware
Laura Johnson
Senior Account Executive; Loftware
From Hyper-Growth to Near-Zero and Back
(November 2020)
Todd Abraham
VP Operations; Ivantis
Jon Asercion
Sr. Manager, Global Supply Chain; Ivantis
European Regulation Update in Light of Covid-19, Including EU MDR
(April 2020)
Kareem Elwakil
Director; PwC Management Consulting
Report-out from Gartner Covid-19 Interviews with Device and Diagnostic Manufacturers
(April 2020)
Stephen Meyer
Research Director; Gartner
Overview of Provider Actions/Responses to Covid-19
(April 2020)
Eric O'Daffer
Research VP; Gartner
FDA, Regulatory, and Quality Management
MDSAP and Regulatory Update
(May 2019)
Daniel Wright
Operating Vice President, Global Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and Product Safety; Halyard Health Division / O&M
AdvaMed Government Policy Update
(November 2015)
Riley Swinehart
Vice President Government Affairs; AdvMed
Best Practices in Supplier Quality
(November 2015)
Steve Niedelman
Lead Quality System and Compliance Consultant; King & Spaulding LLP
FDA/CDRH Compliance Initiatives
(June 2015)
William McFarland
Director; Division of Manufacturing & Quality, FDA
Shanika Booth
Consumer Safety Officer; Division of Manufacturing & Quality, FDA
Quality Remediation Case Study
(June 2015)
Mark Lincoln
Vice President, Quality & Operations; Terumo Cardiovascular
Medical Device OEM Services
Sponsor Introduction – Movemedical
(November 2020)
Mareo McCracken
Chief Customer Officer; Movemedical www.movemedical.com
Sponsor Introduction – Providien Medical
(November 2020)
Ryan McCormick
Director, Business Development; Providien, A Carlisle Company www.providienmedical.com
Sponsor Update – GHX
(November 2020)
Denise Odenkirk
Vice President, Supplier Sales; GHX www.ghx.com
Heraeus / Medical Components - An Introduction
(May 2019)
Amanda Kurth
Vice President, Manufacturing Technologies; Heraeus Medical Components
GPO for Medical Device Manufacturers
(June 2015)
Rick Fultz
Vice President and Managing Director; Biocom
Healthcare Provider and GPO Perspectives
Healthcare Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities
(November 2022)
Steve Downey, Supply Chain and Patient Support Services Officer; Cleveland Clinic
Sponsor Update – Vizient
(November 2020)
Rachael Martin
Sr. Supply Chain Operations Program Director; Vizient www.vizientinc.com
The Evolving Physician Mindset - Evolution and Revolution
(May 2019)
Ash Anderson, MD MS
CMO; Promega and Terso Board Member
Changing Role of the GPO
(November 2018)
Stephen Downey
Group SVP, Supply Chain Operations; Vizient
Health System Supply Chain Insights 2018
(November 2018)
Jamie Kowalski - Jamie C. Kowalski Consulting, LLC
Vizient Consolidated Service Center Consulting & Froedtert Case Study
(November 2018)
Molly Ehrlich - Consulting Director; Vizient
Tom White - Director, Supply Chain; Froedtert Health
Scott Wilson - Program Director, Americas Distribution; Medtronic
One Health System Leaders Perspective on Emerging Trends 2017
(April 2017)
John Brindley
Retired President; SETON Healthcare
Franciscan Missionaries of our Lady (FMOL) Health System - Road to Excellence
(June 2015)
William Mosser
Vice President, Supply Chain
A Physician’s Perspective
(November 2014)
Physician and Chief Medical Officer
Promega
A Healthcare Provider’s Perspective
(June 2014)
Tom Lubotsky
Vice President Supply Chain and Clinical Resource Management; Advocate Health Care
A Canadian Healthcare Provider's Supply Chain Perspective
(November 2012)
John Martin
Director of Hospital Services; Queensway Charlton Hospital
Application of Lean Concepts at a Healthcare Provider
(November 2012)
Steve Schaefer
Vice President of Supply Chain; Virginia Mason Hospital
Distributor Perspectives
The Distributor's View of Healthcare and the Medical Device Industry
(May 2011)
Matthew Rowan
CEO; HIDA
Leadership Development
Elevating Supply Chain Management to the Executive Suite
(November 2018)
Joe Walsh
Executive Advisor; Supply Chain Sherpas
What Companies are Looking For in Supply Chain Leadership
(November 2015)
John Davitt
Senior Client Partner and co-Leader Supply Chain Center of Excellence North America; Korn Ferry
UDI and Data Standards
UDI Implementation Experiences and Provider Adoption
(June 2015)
Grant Hodgkins
Vice President, Commercial Practice; USDM Life Sciences
Karen Conway
Executive Director, Industry Relations; GHX
William Mosser
Vice President, Materials Management; FMOL Health System
UDI: The Global Value Proposition
(October 2013)
Karen Conway
Executive Director; Industry Relations; GHX
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems and UDI – An Unexpected Voyage
(May 2013)
Craig Karagitz
Senior Project Manager; Terumo Cardiovascular Systems
Source: 2013 GHX Healthcare Supply Chain Summit
Mercy/ROi and Becton Dickinson Collaborate to Improve Quality of Care and Reduce Costs - Application of GS1 Standards and the "Perfect Order" Metric
(May 2012)
Alex Zimmerman
Director of Integrated Business Solutions; Mercy/ROi
Dennis Black
Director eCommerce; Becton Dickinson
Data Standards Adoption Case Study - B. Braun
(May 2010)
Volker Zeiner
Auto ID; B. Braun and Eucomed
Supply Chain University Programs
Supply Chain Program Overview - Rider University
(December 2010)
Tan Miller
Director of the Global Supply Chain Management Program
Supply Chain Program Overview - Michigan State University
(May 2010)
David Closs
Department Chair
Supply Chain Program Overview - Arizona State University
(December 2009)
William Verdini
Arizona State WP Carey School of Business
Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Supply Chain
Management Department
Health Management & Policy Research - Arizona State University
(December 2009)
Eugene Schneller Ph.D
Professor; Health Management & Policy
Supply Chain Program Overview - University of Tennessee
(May 2009)
Dr. Matthew Myers, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee
Recruiting & Retention
Women in Supply Chain
(April 2022)
Yolanda Van Riel, Executive, Strategic Accounts; Rhenus