2026 Supply Chain Analytics Institute Annual Conference
Intelligent Resilience: AI-Powered Supply Chains for a Volatile World
This conference is hosted by the Department of Supply Chain Management at Rutgers Business School and Bristlecone.
Sessions will be held on June 22 and on the morning of June 23, 2026.
The conference schedule can be found here.
Pricing:
- Individual (non-student): $150
- Student: $15
- Corporate group: $800 for each group of up to 10 people (only one person has to sign up/create an account and pay for the whole group. Please then email the names, email addresses, and titles of the additional attendees from your company/organization/university to Natasha Rodriguez at natrodri@business.rutgers.edu).
The registration fee covers the 2026 annual conference, including dinner on June 22 and breakfasts, lunches, and any coffee breaks on June 22-23.
Doctoral Dissertation Awards
We invite doctoral dissertations to compete for the dissertation awards (1st prize: $3000, 2nd prize: $2000, and 3rd prize: $1000).
Critical Dates
- Conference registration: by June 16, 2026
- Dissertation submission for the doctoral dissertation award competition: by June 5, 2026.
Recommended Hotel
Robert Treat Hotel
Address: 50 Park Pl, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: (973) 622-1000
Please call the hotel and mention the conference to receive a discounted rate of $160/night for June 21 and 22.
Keynote Speakers
Frank Chen, Chair Professor and Former Dean of College of Business, City University of Hong Kong
Justin Dillon, CEO, FRDM AI
James J. Gowen, SVP - Transformation & New Revenue, Chief Sustainability Officer, Verizon
Julian Hooks, CPO, Johnson & Johnson
Kevin Shang, Joseph J. Ruvane, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Duke University
Bala Sreenivasan, Senior Vice President - Global Supply and Value Chain Management at Merck & Co
Yao Zhao, Professor and Co-Director of Rutgers Supply Chain Analytics Laboratory, Rutgers Business School
Panelists
Manish Airen, Senior Vice President, Management Consulting for Spinnaker SCA
Michael Altman, Global Head of Strategic Initiatives, Kenvue
Lauren Aulson, Executive Director, Merck North America Supply Chain Operations
Rob Burrows, Vice President - Global Clinical Supply Chain, Bristol Myers Squibb
Jennifer Chew, Global Head of Consulting, Bristlecone
Jag Gill, Co-Founder & CEO, VERTRU, Visiting Senior Fellow, Center for Global Affairs, New York University
Mahesh Harvu, Industry Transformation Advisor – Manufacturing & Aerospace, Microsoft
Jeffrey Hermann, Chairman & CEO, Hermann Services, Inc
Robert Kalbach, Director, Consulting - Healthcare Life Sciences, Bristlecone
Vikal Kapoor, Partner, SevenTrainVentures
Michael Luber, Vice President of Business Transformation & Operational Excellence at Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
Tim Marsh, VP Global Sales and Trade Division, EVP Logistics and CEO IBT, COSCO
Jermaine Pharmes, Director of Business Development and Community Engagement New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Bawana Radhakrishnan, Former Sr. VP Global Supply Chain & Procurement, Digital Transformation, Colgate-Palmolive
Debdatta Sinha Roy, Principal Research Scientist - Operations Research and Data Science, Oracle
Moderators
John Impellizzeri, Director of the Rutgers Center for Supply Chain Management
Michael Leen, VP, Sales and Marketing, Bristlecone
Kevin Lyons, Professor for Professional Practice and Director of Rutgers Center for Local Supply Chain Resiliency
Sundar Raman, Director of Road to Supply Chain Leadership Program, Department of Supply Chain Management, Rutgers University
Jeana Wirtenberg, Professor of Professional Practice and Executive Director of Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation
Conference Organization Committee
- Deborah Hamilton, Head of Global Marketing, Bristlecone
- John Impellizzeri, Associate Professor for Professional Practice and Director of Rutgers Center for Supply Chain
- Michael Leen, VP - NA New Sales and Global Marketing, Bristlecone
- Kevin Lyons, Professor for Professional Practice and Director of Rutgers Center for Local Supply Chain Resiliency
- Lian Qi, Professor and Chair, Department of Supply Chain Management, Rutgers University
- Sandy Raman, Assistant Professor for Professional Practice and Director of Rutgers Road to Supply Chain Leadership
- Natasha Rodriguez, Senior Program Coordinatorr, Department of Supply Chain Management, Rutgers University
- Nicole Walkerwicz, Digital Marketing & Events Lead, Bristlecone
- Jeana Wirtenberg, Professor of Professional Practice and Executive Director of Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation
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Price
This event is $15.00 - $800.00