You’re Invited to DMDII's Supply Chain Technology Showcase

Workshop Details

Join DMDII for a technology showcase focused on exploring digital technologies that span the supply chain from supplier identification, procurement, and logistics, through the end user. At this event, the manufacturing community will explore and interact with technologies being developed through a newly launched DMDII project as well as by cutting-edge startups and solution providers who are revolutionizing the way we think about using technology, such as blockchain, to increase supply chain effectiveness.



Registration Deadline: June 15 at 11:59 pm CT

Registration Fees: $25 for DMDII members; $150 for non-members

Who should attend?

The ideal workshop attendee is a manufacturing supply chain professional who understands supply chain challenges associated with information sharing and visibility, and who wants to explore emerging technologies such as blockchain to alleviate these challenges.

Confirmed Panelists

Jennifer Blair, North America Blockchain Leader for Industrial Market, IBM

Sylvere Krima, Research Associate, NIST and Senior Consultant, Engisis

Dr. Jarek Nabrzyski, Director of the Center for Research Computing at Notre Dame and VP & Co-founder of SIMBA Chain

Confirmed Exhibitors







Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, June 19

7:30 am: Registration

8:00 am: Welcome & Overview of the Day - Kevin McDunn, Chief Technology Officer, UI Labs

8:15 am: Blockchain for Manufacturing 101 & Demonstration – Dr. Ben Amaba, Chief Innovation Officer for Industrial Sector/ Watson and Cloud Platform & Dennis Miller, North America Industrial Sector Blockchain Technical Lead/ Watson and Cloud Platform, IBM

9:30 am: Evolving Talent Requirements: Aligning Workforce Development with Emerging Technologies – Abe Eshkenazi, CEO, APICS

10:15 am: Showcase Exhibitor Introductions

10:30 am: Technology Showcase

12:00 pm: Lunch and Networking

1:00 pm: DMDII Project Spotlight: An Analytics Based Supply Chain Risk and Event Management Decision Support Framework – Jeff Tazelaar, Digital Fulfillment Center Director, The Dow Chemical Company

1:45 pm: An Analytics Based Supply Chain Risk & Event Management Decision Support Framework - Hunter Beck, Digital Enterpirse Analyst, Siemens

2:15 pm: Panel Discussion - Blockchain Use Cases for Manufacturing Supply Chains

3:30 pm: Guest Speaker

4:15 pm: Recap and Discussion

4:45 pm Technology Showcase & Networking Reception







