Axia’s 2023 Value Chain Summit Event:
Sustaining Success – Building a Resilient Value Chain Ecosystem
October 23, 2023 – October 24, 2023
Midland, Michigan
Investing in sustainable value chains has become an imperative for leading corporations.
Mark your calendars on October 23rd and October 24th for Axia’s annual Value Chain Summit: Sustaining Success – Building a Resilient Value Chain Ecosystem hosted in-person or virtually by the Axia Institute.
During this year’s summit, we will explore sustainability from multiple perspectives. We’ll start by discussing the importance of building risk and resilience into value chains to ensure they are flexible enough to endure marketplace disruption. Our session will continue as we deal with sustainability and the ways that different industry leaders are making certain their value chains are operating with an environmental focus across numerous dimensions to ensure success in the long-term viability of their organizations.
Day 1 Overview Value Chain Management Learning Opportunity
October 23, 2023
1:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: The Axia Institute, 1910 W. St. Andrews, Midland, Michigan 48640
Virtual option also available
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The first day will begin with a learning opportunity presented by Stanley Griffis, the Bowersox-Thull Endowed Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University. Dr. Griffis’ presentation will focus on Risk and Resilience in the Value Chain and a discussion on why sustainability matters for leading organizations. |
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Axia Lab Tour 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Location: The Axia Institute, 1910 W. St. Andrew, Midland, Michigan 48640 At the conclusion of the value chain management learning opportunity, attendees will have the opportunity to tour the Axia Lab, Axia’s independent third-party RFID testing environment. |
| Welcome Reception 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. |
Location: The H Hotel, 111 W. Main Street, Midland, Michigan 48640 On Monday evening, Axia will hold a Welcome Reception at the H Hotel. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served, as we celebrate the Axia Institute’s 10 year anniversary. |
Day 2 Overview
October 24, 2023
8:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Location: The H Hotel, 111 West Main Street, Midland, Michigan 48640
Virtual option also available.
Day 2 will begin with a complimentary breakfast and a poster session featuring research posters from various Axia and affiliated MSU Researchers.
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Welcome and Introduction 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
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Keynote Address 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
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. |
Facilitated by MSU Professor Bradley Marks, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, Sustainability Across Industries will consist of leaders from the Healthcare, Food and Agriculture, and Advanced Manufacturing industries. Confirmed panelists include Brooke Beebe, Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Engagement, Hemlock Semiconductor along with Annick Anctil, Assistant Director of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University. Additional details on panelists forthcoming. |
| 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. |
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| Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Sustainability and Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) 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 a 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 a representative from another partner of the Axia Institute. Additional details on panelists forthcoming. |
| Axia Institute – End-to-End RFID GS1 Pilot Results 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
During our final summit presentation, Bahar Aliakbarian and Ethan Claucherty of the Axia Institute will share the findings of Axia’s recent work demonstrating the viability of RFID as a way to track prescription medications across the pharmaceutical value chain. |
| Wrap-up and Conclusion 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
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Day 1 Overview
Value Chain Management Learning Opportunity
October 23, 2023
1:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: The Axia Institute, 1910 W. St. Andrews, Midland, Michigan 48640
Virtual option also available
The first day will begin with a learning opportunity presented by Stanley Griffis, the Bowersox-Thull Endowed Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University. Dr. Griffis’ presentation will focus on Risk and Resilience in the Value Chain and a discussion on why sustainability matters for leading organizations.
Axia Lab Tour
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: The Axia Institute, 1910 W. St. Andrew, Midland, Michigan 48640
At the conclusion of the value chain management learning opportunity, attendees will have the opportunity to tour the Axia Lab, Axia’s independent third-party RFID testing environment.
Welcome Reception
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: The H Hotel, 111 W. Main Street, Midland, Michigan 48640
On Monday evening, Axia will hold a Welcome Reception at the H Hotel. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served, as we celebrate the Axia Institute’s 10 year anniversary.
Day 2 Overview
October 24, 2023
8:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Location: The H Hotel, 111 West Main Street, Midland, Michigan 48640
Virtual option also available.
Day 2 will begin with a complimentary breakfast and a poster session featuring research posters from various Axia and affiliated MSU Researchers.
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.
Facilitated by MSU Professor Bradley Marks, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, Sustainability Across Industries will consist of leaders from the Healthcare, Food and Agriculture, and Advanced Manufacturing industries. Confirmed panelists include Brooke Beebe, Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Engagement, Hemlock Semiconductor along with Annick Anctil, Assistant Director of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University.
Additional details on panelists forthcoming.
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.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Sustainability and Lifecycle Assessment (LCA)
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 a 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 a representative from another partner of the Axia Institute.
Additional details on panelists forthcoming.
Axia Institute – End-to-End RFID GS1 Pilot Results
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
During our final summit presentation, Bahar Aliakbarian and Ethan Claucherty of the Axia Institute will share the findings of Axia’s recent work demonstrating the viability of RFID as a way to track prescription medications across the pharmaceutical value chain.
Wrap-up and Conclusion
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Moderated Panel Discussion
Stay tuned for decisions regarding panelists for the moderated discussion!
Coming after the moderated panel discussion, Axia’s Bahar Aliakbarian and Ethan Claucherty will share the results of the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Pilot Testing and a conclusion will follow to wrap up the 2023 Value Chain Summit Event.