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Conference Program

Monday 26 October 2026

8:30-9:00 am             

Registration

9:00-9:15 am

Welcome and Opening Address

Professor William Ho - Head of Department, Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne

Professor Serge da Motta Veiga - Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne

9:15-10:30 am

Plenary 1 - Accelerating Sustainable Supply Chains Through Technology

Moderator: Dr Medo Pournader, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne

Panel:

Erin Elmes - Associate Director Governance and Strategic Enablement, University of Melbourne

My Therese Blank -  Head of Commercial Flight Products, Jetstar Airways

Nick Camper - Founder and CEO, Purpose Bureau

10:30-11:00 am

Morning Tea & Networking

11:00 am-12:15 pm

Plenary 2 - Building Intelligent and Resilient Supply Chains

ModeratorDr Setareh Seyedghorban, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne

Panel:

Fluer Walsh - Head of Transformation - A.P. Moller, Maersk

Shankar Sribalachandran -  Managing Director, Accenture Australia

Simon Hinds - Senior Director Supply Chain, CSL Behring

12:15-1:30 pm

Lunch  & Booths

1:30-2:45 pm

Plenary 3 - Department of Management & Marketing Sustainability Hub

Moderator: Ryan Flanagan, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne

Panel:

Frans Verheij - Partner at Argon & Co, non-executive director at RMIA

Prof. Damien Giurco - Chair of Circular Economy, University of Melbourne

2:45-3:15 pm

Coffee Break & Networking

3:15-4:30 pm

Plenary 4 - Leading the Supply Chains of the Future 

ModeratorDr George Panas - Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne

Panel:

Lewis Ironside -Senior Logistics & Supply Chain Recruiter, Partner, Sharp & Carter

Danyele Gagetti - Regional Director of Operations, Lineage

Tayla Wilmot - Procurement Consultant, Proxima

4:30-5:00 pm

Q&A and Conference Close