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DATE: Thurs., April 29, 2021 TIME: 10 am PST/12 pm CST/ 1 pm EST |
Please JOIN BSMA and experts from the Transportation & Logistics Steering Committee in a Round Table Discussion.
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Roundtable Discussion:
Temperature Management Challenges
+ COVID-19 impact on Capacity
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Considering the unique Temperature parameters needing to be maintained for the COVID19 vaccines, the Logistics challenges in packaging, interim storage and last mile delivery needs are monumental. Discover how service providers are partnering with shippers to successfully meet the growing demands of vaccination rollouts. As Demand from the mass global rollouts continue to reduce capacity in many modes of transport, learn how other verticals and corresponding cost could be impacted over the coming months. |
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Andrew Boyle is co-president of Boyle Transportation, a specialized trucking firm that provides exceptional quality, safety, and security to select clients in government & defense and life sciences. Prior to returning to the company in 2003, Andrew was an investment banker with J.P. Morgan. Andrew is vice chair of the American Trucking Associations and a board member of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). He earned an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and an AB from Bowdoin College, where his academic performance was undistinguished and his athletic career was underwhelming.
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Michael Haley, Business Development Director, SkyCell North America. With 20+ years’ experience in international logistics, starting his career at DHL Global as Export Manager and Best Practices auditor for 15 years. Following this, he worked as District Sales Manager and Export manager for Expeditors. Finally, before SkyCell, spent three years with a privately held 3pl creating their Air products. Michael’s specialties include end to end cold chain solutions, packaging validation and GDP engagement. Michael brings many years of hands on experience in supply chain knowledge and product management to SkyCell.
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Lorant Kovacs is currently Regional Head of Vertical Market Healthcare at DB Schenker Americas Inc. . Lorant has over 20 years of freight forwarding and logistics experience with operational and commercial management roles. He spent over half a decade working for a leading European cargo airline where he acquired in-depth insights into the workings of cargo airlines with special focus on temperature managed services and packaging solutions. A native Hungarian, he has lived and worked across Europe and he spent half of his career focusing on the Healthcare industry. His previous experience includes Cargo Partner, Lufthansa Cargo and Kuehne + Nagel.
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Gary Hutchinson is President of Modality Solutions, a biopharmaceutical cold chain engineering firm specializing in global cold chain validation for biologics, pharmaceuticals, cell and gene therapies, and combination medical devices. Over the last two decades, he has developed life sciences supply chain logistics and designed and managed biopharmaceutical cold chains for best-in-class organizations. His professional focus is on environmentally-controlled logistics management: shock, vibration, pressure, humidity and temperature-sensitive biologics, medical devices, including tissue heart valves and perfusion systems, and pharmaceuticals. He is a member of the Forbes Technology Council, speaker for various pharmaceutical conferences and has successfully developed cold chain transport validation data for more than 75 new drug product filings and other regulatory interactions with multiple regulatory agencies around the globe in the last 3 years alone.
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Felix Boos is the Director Sales US for va-Q-tec, a leading thermal packaging provider. Besides consulting clients on packaging solutions, Felix brings a wealth of expertise including airfreight, logistics and customer service from his previous career with Lufthansa Cargo. His work and living experiences in Singapore, Turkey, Germany, Netherlands and US enable him to view things with a global perspective. Felix is passionate about finding solutions for clients and creating win-win partnerships.
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Jeff Tucker is third generation CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide, America’s oldest privately held freight brokerage specializing in complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security goods. Jeff is past chairman of the board for the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). He co-authors and chairs the committee for TIA’s “Carrier Selection Framework,” which provides guidance on the selection of safe motor carriers. Freight security and quality processes and procedures are at the center of the business, evidenced by its ISO 9001:2015 certification and underlined by its meticulous approach to carrier selection. Jeff has testified before Congress on truck safety matters and advises the U.S. Department of Transportation on highway safety. He is a director of the National Industrial Transportation League and chairs its Highway Transportation Committee.
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Douglas V. Porter, is currently the Associate Director, Global Transportation at Illumina, Inc. The world leader in genome sequencing technology. Prior to joining Illumina, Inc., Doug was employed by Corning Inc in various supply chain management positions. Doug began his career with Pepsi Cola, Inc, Coca-Cola, Inc and the New York Times Company in various manufacturing, warehousing and logistics position. Doug has an MBA in Operations Management from Rutgers University and a BS from Xavier University.
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Joel Glende is currently the Chairperson of the Transportation and Logistics Steering Committee, BSMA, to advance best practices in product protection, monitoring & adoption of disruptive technologies in Life Science Logistics. He is also President of Paladin Logistics Consulting. Joel retired from Abbott Laboratories in 2016 after more than 38 years of service, with the last 19 years in supply chain and 15 years prior to that in packaging engineering. He has been recognized at Abbott and in the Life Sciences Industry for his leadership in leading significant efforts for the corporation in Air, Ocean and other logistics efforts resulting in mutual gain strategic partnerships across the shipper and service industry. Joel holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas, Austin.
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Also, when you receive this confirmation, there is a link to add this event to your calendar, please click on it.
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