BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260525T083911EDT-8383PzL5u7@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260525T123911Z DESCRIPTION:Join us for an insightful webinar delving into the evolving lan dscape of supply chains\, and the shift towards dynamic and integrated sup ply networks.\n\nOur host John Gradek\, B. Sc.\, B. Eng.\, M.B.A.\, Facult y Lecturer and Academic Program Coordinator\, Aviation Management and Supp ly Chain Management at McGill SCS\, and our panelists Marc-Olivier Gaudrea ult\, Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations Leader at Deloitte Canada\ , Albert Caponi\, Chief Financial Officer at Scale.ai\, and Valerie Myers\ , Senior Director\, Global Supply Chains and Sustainability\, at CAE Inc. – will discuss key trends shaping the future of supply networks and explor e the nuanced challenges and opportunities arising from this paradigm shif t.\n\nDon't miss this opportunity to gain actionable insights and stay ahe ad in today's rapidly changing world of supply management!\n\nThis event w ill be held in both English and French.\n\nRegister\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n Chaos in current supply chains and the need to design a new paradigm to return to equilibrium\n Supply Networks as a key answer to supply management probl ems\n How are Supply Networks different from Supply Chains?\n Components inc lusive of Data Analytics\, AI\, Digital Twin\, Supply Network Control Towe r\, Strategic Sourcing\, Sustainability\, ESG priorities\n McGill’s multi-d isciplinary approach to supply networks management\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n Abou t Albert Caponi\n\n \n Albert Caponi is a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in various industries including Artificial Intelligen ce (AI)\, Airports\, Manufacturing\, Telecom\, Professional Services and o ther industries. Prior to joining Scale AI\, he held several positions\, i ncluding\, CFO of Montreal’s Trudeau Airport\, after serving many years as the Finance Head of McGill University. Following 10 years of Consulting a nd Advisory services with Deloitte & Touche Ross\, Albert joined a North A merican plastic manufacturing company as their CFO\, which had just been a cquired by a US venture capital group. He is a chartered accountant (CPA) by training and serves on Corporate and Advisory Boards\, including start- ups in the AI space.\n \n\n About John Gradek\n\n \n John Gradek has variously been a lecturer\, a headhunter\, an amateur chef and a businessperson. He holds three degrees\, a Bachelor of Science from Université de Montreal ( Loyola)\, a Bachelor of Engineering from Carleton University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario (Ivey). \n\n At McGill\, he is a Faculty Lecturer and Academic Program Coordinator of the Supply Chain and Supply Networks programs as well as the Aviation M anagement Program. John currently lectures in both the Certificate in Supp ly Chain and Logistics as well as in the Graduate Certificate in Dynamic a nd Integrated Supply Networks.\n\n His business experience includes his cur rent activities as an advisor to GSS in Laval\, one of the world's leading artificial intelligence and digital twin developers. John is also a membe r of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada\, a quasi-judicial feder al body adjudicating decisions made by Transport Canada. John previously h eld the position of CEO of Synergy Technologies\, a technology development firm focusing on synthetic fuels and heavy oil upgrading. He was in senio r management roles at Canadian Pacific Railway in Asset Management and Net work Design as well as senior roles at Air Canada in operations\, marketin g and planning. John has worked in the development and the delivery of com mercial airline management programs for the International Aviation Managem ent Training Institute as well as for the IATA Aviation MBA program at Con cordia University.\n \n\n About Marc-Olivier Gaudreault\n\n \n Marc-Olivier Ga udreault draws on over 12 years of experience to excel as a Supply Chain a nd Manufacturing Operations Leader at Deloitte. His career shows his depth of expertise in manufacturing process optimization\, digital transformati on and implementation of innovative strategies in the manufacturing indust ry. Every day\, Marc-Olivier steers businesses through all the challenges of modernization to gain a competitive edge in the global market. He is ex ceptionally skilled at demystifying complex technological concepts and tra nslating them into operational strategies that yield results. Marc-Olivier is a dynamic leader and a multi-talented advisor\, with a truly forward-f ocused approach to manufacturing\, Industry 5.0 and human behavioural anal ysis.\n \n\n About Valerie Myers\n\n \n With a career spanning 30 years in hig h-tech manufacturing\, the last 16 of which in aerospace\, Valerie has a t rack record of devising high efficiency supply chains and delivering profi table growth.\n\n At CAE Inc.\, she serves as Senior Director\, Global Supp ly Chains & Sustainability where\, upon joining in 2021 amidst a pandemic- induced shortage economy\, led a 4X increase in supply chain output. In 20 22\, recognizing the central role that Supply Chain plays in CAE’s sustain ability mission\, Valerie stood up the Sustainability organization with a focus on industry ecosystems and decarbonization of the value chain.\n\n He r prior role as the B787 Program Director at Alcoa led to the creation of a Program Office where\, as Senior Director\, Strategic Programs\, Valerie had full P&L ownership of programs in automotive\, defense and aviation. Valerie was accountable for customer relations\, business development\, en d to end value stream design and execution. Valerie held various leadershi p roles at Pratt & Whitney Canada in Supply Management\, including supplie r quality.\n\n Valerie holds a BA from Concordia University and an MBA from the John Molson School of Business.\n \n\n DTSTART:20240417T160000Z DTEND:20240417T170000Z LOCATION:Online SUMMARY:Supply Networks: The Next Generation in Supply Management URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/channels/event/supply-networks- next-generation-supply-management-356470 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR