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WORMS WEBINAR SERIES: The Role of Agility and Analytics in Powering Supply Chains Through Disruptions

  • 1.  WORMS WEBINAR SERIES: The Role of Agility and Analytics in Powering Supply Chains Through Disruptions

    Posted 07-12-2020 23:49
    WORMS WEBINAR SERIES

    The Role of Agility and Analytics in Powering Supply Chains Through Disruptions

    Presenters:
    Anne Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer - Kinaxis
    Polly Mitchell-Guthrie, VP of Industry Outreach and Thought Leadership - Kinaxis

    Date: Friday, July 17, 2020
    Time: 2-3 pm ET

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    Speakers bio

    Anne Robinson

    As Chief Strategy Officer, Anne is responsible for accelerating Kinaxis strategy development to add further value to customers. She and her team collaborate closely with customers, external stakeholders and the rest of the senior executive team to drive the strategic roadmap, thought leadership and identify emerging technologies and new industry opportunities.

    A proven leader in analytics and digital transformation, with expertise in operations, supply chain, and strategy, Anne has extensive experience in managing supply chains for complex, global organizations. As Executive Director, Global Supply Chain Strategy, Analytics and Systems at Verizon, Anne was responsible for the strategic vision of the company's global end-to-end supply chain, driving excellence through world-class data-analytics, process innovation and employee empowerment. Before Verizon, Anne spent several years at Cisco where she was responsible for managing advanced analytics, business intelligence and performance management teams.

    Anne is a past president of INFORMS (the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences), a seasoned industry speaker and has served on several advisory boards. Originally from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Anne has a BScH from Acadia University, MASc from the University of Waterloo and an MSc and PhD in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.

    Polly Mitchell-Guthrie
    Polly is the VP of Industry Outreach and Thought Leadership at Kinaxis, a supply chain planning and analytics software company. Previously, she was Director of Analytical Consulting Services at the University of North Carolina Health Care System and worked in various roles at SAS, in Advanced Analytics R&D, as Director of the SAS Global Academic Program, and in Alliances. She has an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also received her BA in Political Science as a Morehead Scholar. She has been very active in INFORMS (the leading professional society for operations research and analytics) and co-founded the third chapter of Women in Machine Learning and Data Science (now more than 60 chapters worldwide).



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    Maga Khachatryan
    CEO, MagAnalytics
    2020 WORMS President

    Web: www.maganalytics.com
    email: info@maganalytics.com
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