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2026 Opening General Session
Advancing The Healthcare Supply Chain At Machine Speed: Leaner, Faster, And Smarter
Deborah Dull
Author, “Self-Driving Supply Chain”
AI is already transforming medical supply chain operations, from demand forecasting to inventory optimization. Supply chain innovation expert Deborah Dull will demystify artificial intelligence and machine learning — and show what’s possible today, as well as what’s ahead.
Deborah Dull is a Managing Partner of Trillium Digital Services and leads Agentic Services. She has authored several books, including the upcoming title, “Self-Driving Supply Chain,” and is a sought-after industry speaker. With experience at Microsoft, Zero100, GE Digital, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Deborah specializes in AI-driven supply chain innovation, advanced analytics, and responsible business practices. Deborah holds a BA in Supply Chain & Operations Management from Western Washington University and an MSc from the University of Liverpool, where her thesis focused on digital supply chain. She is currently pursuing her DBA from Heriot-Watt University.
2025 Speakers Included
Peter Bennett
SVP, Global Supply Chain
Cardinal Health
Randy Bradley
Associate Professor of Supply Chain
University of Tennessee
Ron Browne
Chief Information Security Officer
Owens & Minor
Sarah Charai
Executive Director, Supply Chain Operations
Cleveland Clinic
Karen Conway
ValueWorks
Jake Crampton
CEO
Medspeed
Chet Damania
Senior Manager, Supply Chain Customer Solutions
Johnson & Johnson
Jared Featherstone
Sr. Manager, Operations
Mayo Clinic
Cody Fisher
President, Surgence
Concordance Healthcare Solutions
John Ford
Healthcare Cybersecurity Expert & Founding Partner
TRIFIDENT
Geoff Gates
Senior Director, Supply Chain Management
Cleveland Clinic
Ryan Haley
Director, Vendor Relations
Medline
Margaux Haviland
Director, Preparedness & Response
Association of State & Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Corwin Hee
Senior Director Analyst
Gartner
Sara Henderson
VP, Supply Chain
Avera Health
Lisa Hohman, HIDA Board Chair
CEO
Concordance
Lars Jensen
CEO
Vespucci Maritime
Keerthi Kanubaddi
Executive Vice President
MoveMedical
Susan LaFountain
Product Manager, Industry Adoption
GHX
Dameka Miller
VP, Supplier Relationship Management
Trinity Health
Travis Miller
VP, Supply Chain Operations, Midwest Region
Advocate Health
Darrell Padilla
Manager
GHX
Nick Pericle
Vice President
ProfitOptics
Patrick Halloran
Director, Global Trade
Cardinal Health
Judy Webb-Hapgood
Chief Supply Chain Officer
University of Miami
2026 Topics
Preliminary agenda; subject to change
- Opening General Session: Advancing The Healthcare Supply Chain At Machine Speed: Leaner, Faster, And Smarter
- General Education Sessions
- Tariffs And The Healthcare Supply Chain: Status And Strategies
- How Health Systems Are Building Resilience Into Supply Chains
- Practical Applications Of AI In The Medical Products Supply Chain
- Breaking Down Barriers To Accurate, Collaborative Forecasting
- 2026 Outlook For Global Logistics
- Factors Impacting 2026 Demand And Medical Product Availability
- Demand Planning & Sourcing
- Synchronizing Supply Chain: Is S&OP The Secret Sauce?
- Where’s It Really Made? Defining And Determining Country of Origin
- Tackling Sustainable Procurement: A Collaborative Approach
- Shipping & Logistics
- Project Planning For a Major Move-in: Equipment And More
- Achieving A Better Balance of Resilience And Cost-Efficiency: Are Hybrid Distribution Models The Answer?
- Vendor Scorecarding: Better Practices To Drive Better Performance
- Resilience
- The Future Of Emergency Preparedness
- Strategic Stockpile Management – Coordinating SNS, State, And Commercial Preparedness
- Domestic Manufacturing: Overcoming The Challenges
- Working Sessions
- Full Truckload Ordering: Creative Strategies For Greater Efficiency
- Improving Allocations Practices For Better Demand Planning And Fewer Back Orders
- Best Practices in Distributor Inventory Management and Information-Sharing With Manufacturers
See what the 2025 Opening Session was like: Smarter, Safer, And More Sustainable Supply Chains (LinkedIn recap )