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
(These seats book fast. Register before 31 July).
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 Doors open, opening connections, registration, breakfast
09:00 | Where next?
09:00 | Where next?
- Featured talk: The future of healthcare logistics and patient-centered supply
- Featured talk: Healthcare logistics in motion: how data and trends are shaping tomorrow's supply chain
09:45 | Collaboration and cool corridors
- Featured talk: Partnership, sustainability, quality and innovation in healthcare logistics.
10:45 | Break
11:15 | US tariffs and cell and gene therapy logistics
13:15 | Cool chamber experience with live demo and networking
11:15 | US tariffs and cell and gene therapy logistics
- Two featured talks
- Panel discussion
13:15 | Cool chamber experience with live demo and networking
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.