Your morning of dialogue and designing the future.
Thursday, 11 September
Kuehne+Nagel Chicago warehouse cool chambers
Bensenville, Illinois, United States.
Doors open at 08:00, event ends at 13:00
Kuehne+Nagel Chicago warehouse cool chambers
Bensenville, Illinois, United States.
Doors open at 08:00, event ends at 13:00
Healthcare logistics industry leaders are gathering in a space normally reserved for GxP-compliant, temperature-controlled healthcare products.
In this annual, warehouse-insider event, you’ve been invited along with other select industry professionals to take part in an immersive discussion on where the healthcare industry is going next.
Join us in covering topics of resilience, innovation, quality and collaboration in designing the future of healthcare supply chains.
In this annual, warehouse-insider event, you’ve been invited along with other select industry professionals to take part in an immersive discussion on where the healthcare industry is going next.
Join us in covering topics of resilience, innovation, quality and collaboration in designing the future of healthcare supply chains.
Featured speakers
Vice President Analyst,
Gartner
Gartner
Maria Nieradka
Maria brings 36+ years of leadership in healthcare supply chain and logistics, driving global transformations at Fortune 500 companies. She's a strategic advisor, award program leader, and passionate advocate for innovation, resilience, and talent development in the industry.
Policy analyst and Where Next documentary speaker
Alexandra Helfgott
Alexandra is a policy analyst, Yale MPP candidate, and former Wilson Centre researcher. She explores global supply chains and North Americaen energy policy. A "Where Next" documentary cast member, she brings a fresh, policy-driven lens to logistics and cross-border collaboration.
Senior Director, Global Transport Solutions, Pfizer
Mark Baker
Mark brings over two decades of end-to-end logistics expertise at Pfizer, where he leads global transport innovation and delivery. As a supply chain strategist, he has made a career in driving performance, resilience, and patient-focused impact worldwide.
Moderator
Adam O'Sullivan
SVP Global Business Development Healthcare
Kuehne+Nagel
Kuehne+Nagel
Why attend
- Exclusive access to a behind-the-scenes facility tour in the cool chamber with a live, active-to-passive packaging demonstration.
- Conversations on supply chain resilience.
- Fresh insights from select, cross-industry thinkers facing similar challenges.
The speaker line-up:
Nico Sacco
SVP Strategy Global Healthcare
Kuehne+Nagel
Kuehne+Nagel
Maria Nieradka
Research VP in the Organizational Development, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Gartner
Mark Baker
Senior Director, Global Transport Solutions, Pfizer
Marcus Bennett
President & CEO North America Kuehne+Nagel
Jason Ashlock
Organizational Development Strategist; Co-Founder, The Tomorrow Company
Michael Giudice
Director International Air Gateway Devlopment, Kuehne+Nagel
Michael Sweeney
Global Head of Strategy (CGT & DTP) QuickSTAT
Greg Tompsett
Vice President Customs Brokerage USA, Kuehne+Nagel
Adam O'Sullivan
SVP Global Business Development Healthcare
Kuehne+Nagel
Kuehne+Nagel
Agenda
08:00 | Opening connections, registration, breakfast
09:00 | Welcome and opening talk, Where next?
09:00 | Welcome and opening talk, Where next?
- Adam O’ Sullivan welcomes everyone and opens the event with a note on the future of healthcare logistics and patient-centered supply chains.
- Keynote: Healthcare logistics in motionVP Analyst at Gartner, Maria Nieradka, takes the stage to discuss how data and current trends are shaping tomorrow’s supply chains.
09:45 | Presentation: Cell and gene therapy logistics
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What steps are we taking to make the next breakthroughs in supply chain excellence? QuickSTAT Global Head of Strategy Mike Sweeney takes us through the complexities of CGT distribution.
- Presentation: Navigating US tariffs
Where are we at now, and what does it take to stay ahead? Greg Tompsett gives us a focus point for the US tariff situation, international regulatory challenges and what solutions are out there.
10:45 | Break
11:15 | Panel discussion: Building resilient, collaborative supply chains is the work of building logistics for every future
11:15 | Panel discussion: Building resilient, collaborative supply chains is the work of building logistics for every future
- Co-Found of the Tomorrow Company,Jason Ashlock, welcomes to the stage Nico Sacco from Kuehne+Nagel, Mark Baker from Pfizer, Gerardo from J&J to discuss logistics for every future and other insights with Alexandra Helfgott, policy analyst and WhereNext documentary speaker.
- Kuehne+Nagel CEO North America, Markus Bennett, closing remarks and forward-looking outlook—together towards tomorrow.
- Re-thinking cool corridors with live demonstration of active-to-passive packaging with Michael Giudice and Wim Rauws, Kuehne+Nagel
The event theme, WhereNext
This is an invitation for you and other bright minds in the healthcare industry to address questions that matter about the future of your organization:
We look forward to welcoming you in September.
- What can healthcare logistics learn from other industries facing similar challenges?
- Where can we take supply chain durability next with cool corridors and the product lifecycle?
- Where do we find opportunities for customs and sustainability?
We look forward to welcoming you in September.
Register here
First registration window open until 31 July.