Ann Drake to speak at 3PL Summit in Chicago

Ann Drake, CEO of DSC Logistics and founder of AWESOME (Achieving Women’s Excellence in Supply Chain Operations, Management, and Education), will be a panelist at Eye for Transport’s 14th Annual North American 3PL Summit & Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum, June 20-22, in Chicago.

The Keynote Panel on June 21, “The Next Generation of Logistics and Supply Chain Talent,” will include Ann, Sougata Dasgupta, Global Supply Chain Operations, Bloomberg; Charles Blevins, VP Supply Chain, Dart Container Corporation; and Maike Sievers, Director of Logistics Planning Sales and Marketing, BLG Logistics. Michele Carrol, President, Carrollco Marketing Services, will moderate the session.

The panel will address topics such as the key competencies to look for in supply chain talent, why tech savvy millennials are fundamental to supply chain talent development and how to attract them, promoting diversity in the supply chain and logistics workforce, and encouraging leadership potential in the women of a workforce.

Eye for Transport provides business intelligence and C-level networking for the transport, logistics and supply chain industry. The organization’s goal is to connect industry executives with their industry peers, and with the crucial information they need to excel in their work.

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