Introducing This Year’s Industry Experts…

Opening Keynote Speaker

Jennifer Kobus –

Ulta beauty

Jennifer Kobus, a dynamic and accomplished Sr. Vice President at Ulta Beauty, leads supply chain planning and operations. With a focus on optimizing processes, aligning sales and operations, managing supplier relations, overseeing network fulfillment, and driving innovation, Jennifer plays a crucial role in Ulta Beauty’s position as the nation’s largest beauty retailer.

As a vital member of Ulta Beauty’s Supply Chain Leadership team, Jennifer Kobus has spearheaded transformation initiatives, leveraging innovative technology, expanding capabilities, and optimizing the network. Her strategic leadership has played a role in advancing Ulta Beauty’s supply chain operations to meet evolving industry demands and contribute to the company’s overall success.

Since joining Ulta Beauty in 2017 as Director of Outbound Transportation, Jennifer has been instrumental in driving the company’s Supply Chain transformation. Through her continuous improvement efforts and optimization strategies across transportation modes, she has successfully achieved significant savings and efficiencies for the organization. Jennifer’s leadership has also made a lasting impact on Ulta Beauty’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as she has played a key role in shaping the Supply Chain DEI Council.

With 28 years of professional experience in supply chain management, Jennifer brings a wealth of knowledge to her role. She holds an MBA in Business Management from Roosevelt University and a bachelor’s degree in Education from DePaul University. Beyond her professional achievements, Jennifer is actively involved in initiatives focused on mentorship and empowerment. She serves on the Midwestern board for Step Up, an organization dedicated to supporting and guiding female students. Additionally, Jennifer is on board member for CSCMP and is on the Advisory Board for Georgetown University’s Supply Chain Management program. Her contributions to these organizations underscore her commitment to driving positive change within the industry.

Charzetta Bridgemon –

SnapFulfil

Charzetta Bridgemon is a seasoned technology professional with over 20 years of experience in customer service, sales operations, and project management. Currently a Technical Project Manager at SnapFulfil, she leads innovative projects that leverage emerging technologies to solve complex challenges and drive business success. Charzetta is renowned for her expertise in cross-functional training, diverse project delivery methodologies, and fostering inclusive environments that encourage diverse perspectives and innovation.

Her significant contributions include developing training programs that bridge the gap between technical and business teams in the warehousing and supply chain sectors, ensuring better collaboration and efficiency. Charzetta is also deeply committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in the supply chain industry, striving to create opportunities for those who have been underrepresented in the field.

With a strong dedication to excellence and a passion for driving progress, Charzetta Bridgemon stands out as a leading voice in the tech industry, continuously fostering a collaborative and equitable technological landscape.

Cheree Brewer –

SnapFulfil

Cheree is an accomplished professional whose career trajectory has taken her from a Supply Admin in the Marine Corps to her current position as Account Manager for Synergy North America. With a strategic mindset and deep operational expertise, Cheree has revolutionized client engagement through her innovative approaches to account management. She has successfully implemented system-driven process improvements that enhance the customer experience, and her proactive, tiered engagement strategy has significantly boosted client satisfaction and retention. Her leadership extends beyond her professional role; she is developing a mentorship program aimed at empowering women in the supply chain sector, inspired by her successful coaching of aspiring female professionals. Cheree’s military background in the Marine Corps, where she earned multiple awards, shaped her disciplined approach and commitment to excellence. She holds an MBA and has international experience in European business practices, which further informs her strategic insights. Cheree continues to set industry standards, managing multi-million-dollar global accounts and driving success through her dedication to client partnership and best practices.

Olivia Hu –

Uber Freight

Olivia Hu is the Head of Autonomous Trucking at Uber Freight, a leading logistics network with $18bn of Freight Under Management reshaping global logistics for shippers and carriers through solutions and services grounded in innovative marketplace technology.

As Head of Autonomous Trucking, Olivia is responsible for the strategy, partnerships, commercial, and operational efforts of the autonomous trucking program at Uber Freight, including defining and executing the go-to-market strategy, ensuring operational success for commercial deployments, and managing business development and partnership efforts with shipper customers, carrier partners, autonomous technology providers, and truck OEMs to bring a safer, more sustainable, and more efficient vehicle to improve the resiliency of supply chains today.

Prior to Uber, Olivia worked at a self-driving car startup, drive.ai, overseeing self-driving pilots in Texas, go-to-market and commercial applications of the technology, and scaled manufacturing partnerships with OEMs and Tier 1’s. She started her career in finance working on mortgage-backed securities at BlackRock before joining the Capital Markets team at Opendoor, an online residential real estate platform.

Olivia graduated from Stanford University with a BA with Honors in International Relations and a Master of Public Policy.

Melissa O’Keefe –

myQ Enterprise

Melissa O’Keefe is a product leader at The Chamberlain Group, specializing in developing connected hardware/software solutions that enable the automated warehouse. She began her professional career as a software engineer and moving quickly into product management and ultimately to product strategy and development, spending the past 12 years developing supply chain solutions for industry leaders like DHL, Ryder, and Pitney Bowes.

Melissa lives near Atlanta where she enjoys playing tennis, reading, and taking daily walks and weekend hikes with her husband, daughter, and two dogs.

Sarah Wood –

SnapFulfil

Sarah Wood is a Project Manager at Synergy Logistics, bringing nearly 30 years of experience in the supply chain industry. Specializing in warehouse management software (WMS), Sarah has spent the majority of her career in this rapidly evolving field. Her early years as a software developer provided her with a deep understanding of WMS functionality, which has been instrumental in her ability to design solutions that meet customer needs while also addressing system improvement requirements.

Before rejoining Synergy Logistics in 2023, Sarah worked for various companies, gaining extensive experience in all aspects of the software project life cycle. Her diverse background has equipped her with a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to deliver successful software projects.

Sara Silver –

Cheney Brothers, Inc

Sara Silver is a Supply Chain professional with 15 years of experience in Operations. She began her career in Logistics in 2009 with US Foods, taking on roles of increasing responsibility that include Transportation and Warehouse Management, Regional Warehouse Optimization, Director of Operations, and ultimately VPO.

She left US Foods in March of 2022 to join Cheney Brothers, Inc. In this position, Sara has helped to scale the Operation to support sales growth of +20%, and prepare for the opening of a new distribution facility in 2025. Sara lives in Mooresville, NC with her husband Matt, and daughter Gabrielle,15. Her son Isaac, 20, plays football for Western Carolina University and will graduate next year.

Sandhya Pillay –

Coca-Cola Company

Born and raised in South Africa, Sandhya has a 20-year cross functional, multi-country, and culturally diverse career. With a deep-rooted devotion to growing people and businesses, she majored in Marketing and Information Technology.

Currently a Customer VP in North America, her career spans Brand Marketing at Unilever, Innovation and Channel Development at Tiger Brands then Customer, Operations, General Management, Customer & Commercial Leadership at both Coca-Cola bottling partner, ABInBev and The Coca-Cola Company.

Sandhya has developed and led international cross-functional teams to design mutually beneficial, consumer centric investment plans for customers and The Coca-Cola System.

Her career tapestry is woven with empathy, curiosity, innovation, collaboration, and an unwavering commitment to exploration, and excellence.

With a deeply rooted passion for nurturing the next generation of leaders, Sandhya invests heavily in coaching and mentoring aspiring professionals at all levels while also leading The Coca-Cola Company’s Women’s Inclusion Network.

Sandhya, her husband and three daughters are thrilled to call Georgia home!

Daisy Jiang –

nulogy

Daisy Jiang, Senior Director of Marketing at Nulogy, is a seasoned communications professional with 10 years of experience within supply chain tech. As a staunch believer in technology’s ability to solve the most painful woes within most industries and fields, Daisy has dedicated the past decade of her career toward sharing customer stories, best practices, and industry insights toward bettering the supply chain community.

Mayya Makarem – nulogy

Mayya Makarem, Senior Enterprise Account Executive, drives the expansion of Nulogy’s global footprint through strategic new business growth with top global CPG brands, contract packaging, and manufacturing organizations. With over 15 years of experience in B2B software technology and a decade in Supply Chain, Mayya excels at combining deep industry knowledge with analytical and collaborative approaches to enhance clients’ agility and efficiency. Mayya is dedicated to supporting clients through their digital innovation journeys, leveraging experience with leading global companies like IBM, Gartner, and Nasdaq. Passionate about fostering trusted, sustainable relationships with executives, she consistently delivers innovative solutions to market, ensuring impactful results and business growth for clients.

Sultana Niami –

nulogy

Sultana Naimi, Head of Growth Marketing at Nulogy, is responsible for the campaign strategies that are vital to expanding Nulogy’s customer community of brand manufacturers and their external service providers. Passionate about leveraging data and analytics to drive business growth, Sultana has excelled in roles specializing in marketing research and insights. With an MBA at McMaster University as well as a BBA at Brock University, Sultana leverages her strong business foundation to further her goal of driving growth through innovative, data-driven marketing strategies.