Welcome and Introduction

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Keynote Address

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Introducing our keynote speaker …

Michael Witt

Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Northrop Grumman

Dr. Mike Witt is vice president and chief sustainability officer for Northrop Grumman Corporation, a technology company focused on global security and human discovery.

Witt is responsible for the company’s environmental and sustainability programs across the business. These programs include enterprise-wide business strategies for carbon reduction, resource efficiency and materials management, helping to minimize the company’s environmental impact and advance environmental sustainability across the sectors.

Witt brings decades of environmental, health, safety and sustainability expertise to Northrop Grumman. Most recently, he held a number of key leadership positions with Dow Inc., and led their strategy for carbon reduction, climate change and materials sustainability, and played a key leadership role in building a $1.5 billion cross value chain global initiative to end plastic waste in the environment. He also represented the chemical industry in negotiations with the United Nations on a new global plastics treaty.

Witt holds a doctorate in environmental engineering from Michigan State University, a Master of Business Administration from Northwood University and bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Michigan.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world, and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest problems, our 95,000 employees define possible every day.

Sustainability Across Industries

10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Moderator:

Bradley Marks, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University

Panelists:

	Annick Anctil,  Associate Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering & Assistant Director MSU DOE- Industrial Assessment Center, Michigan State University
	Brooke Beebe, Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Engagement, Hemlock Semiconductor
	Erik Petrovskis, Director of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability, Meijer Corporation

Supply Chain Management Development Tools for Planners

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Dr. Dave Closs, the John H. McConnell Chaired Professor of Business Administration in MSU’s Broad College of Business will share insights gathered from his extensive teaching which has focused on the topics of marketing, logistics, and management science.

In this session, Dr. Closs will address development of Supply Chain Management tools and the real- world application of these tools and the business advantages that can be gained through integration.

Networking Lunch and Member Recognition

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

EROI of RFID Implementation in the Pharma Supply Chain

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Antonio Rizzi, Professor Industrial Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the University of Parma, will speak on the sustainability of RFID using an LCA framework. Deployments of RFID technology have been shown to have positive effects on the environment and Dr. Rizzi will examine these impacts during his discussion.

Moderated Panel Discussion: Standards- Based Sustainability

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Sustainability has been driven by a number of factors including the implementation of new standards across multiple industries. This session will feature a discussion with Jeanne Duckett, Sr. Director of Food Technology Solutions at Avery Dennison, and Tracy Nasarenko, senior director of Community Engagement at GS1 US.

Axia Institute –
RFID Feasibility for End-to-End Phrmaceutical Traceability

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Wrap-up and Conclusion

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.