Chairman
Gene Schneller, PhD Co-Director, Health Sector Supply Chain Research Initiatives Department of Supply Chain Management W. P. Carey School of Business
Hospital and Health System Speakers
David Attard, PMP, PgMP Administrative Director, Healthcare Technology Division Harris County Hospital District	Robb Clarke, PhD Associate Professor, School of Packaging Michigan State University (Advisory Board)
Jay Crowley Senior Advisor, Patient Safety Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)	Michael W. Davis Executive Vice President HIMSS Analytics
Michael DeLuca Director, Supply Chain Systems and Consulting Services University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)	Dean Edwards Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer Kaiser Permanente
Bob Essner Director of Materials Management Freeman Health System	Thomas Faciszewski, MD Orthopedic Surgeon, Past President of North American Spine Society (NASS) and Medical Director, Ministry Health Care Supply Chain
Robert B. Handfield, PhD Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, Bank of America University; Consulting Editor, Journal of Operations; Management Department of Business Management, College of Management, North Carolina State University	Rachel Harkness Senior Data Analyst, Supply Chain University of Mississippi Medical Center
Sam Itani Vice President San Joaquin Community Hospital	Frank Kilzer Vice President of Material and Facility Resources St Alexius Medical Center (Advisory Board)
Robert C. Lybarger II Regional Vice President CornerStone Medical Services	Vance Moore President, Resource Optimization and Innovation Sisters of Mercy Health System (Advisory Board)
Adrienne S. Murray Director, Value Analysis University of Mississippi Medical Center	Thomas Nash, CPM, CPIM, MBA Corporate Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer Ministry Health Care
Dennis Orthman Senior Director Strategic Marketplace Initiatives (Advisory Board)	Rosalind Parkinson Administrative Director, Materiel Systems The Ohio State University Medical Center
Jeffrey A. Post, RPh Network Director, Retail and Specialty Pharmacy Services Kettering Health Network	Estella Ramirez Materials Management Coordinator Freeman Health System
David Reiter, MD, MBA, FACS Associate Chief Medical Officer, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery), Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia	Kathy Santini, RN, MBA VP of Surgical Services Bon Secours Richmond Health System
Gene Schneller, PhD Co-Director, Health Sector Supply Chain Research Initiatives Department of Supply Chain Management W. P. Carey School of Business	Pamela L. Scott, MBA Corporate Vice President, Supply Chain Management Baylor Health Care System
Joe Sheil Director of Contracting Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Advisory Board)	Robert A. Simpson, CMRP President and Chief Executive Officer LeeSar and Cooperative Services of Florida
Ed Smith, CMRP Executive Director, Supply Chain Management The University of Mississippi Medical Center	Michael G. Staley Vice President, District Ancillary and Support Services Harris County Hospital District
K. Sudhir Professor, Marketing and Director China-India Consumer Insights Program Yale School of Management	Jim Szilagy Chief Supply Chain Officer University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Advisory Board)
Michael Vestino, MHA Executive Director, Support Services Administration Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center	Joe Walsh Director, Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing Intermountain Healthcare
Natalia Wilson, MD, MPH Research Associate, School of Health Management and Policy, WP Carey, School of Business Arizona State University	Malcom (Mac) Young Project Manager, Information Systems Educator Waldo County General Hospital
David M. Zimba Vice President, Corporate Contracting West Penn Allegheny Health System
Innovators and Thought Leaders
Pete Alvarez Senior Director, Healthcare GDSN GS1 Healthcare (Advisory Board)	Patrick J. Blackwell, CMRP Vice President, Client Services Caduceus Systems, LLC
Christine J. Cameron Program Director, Customer Success GHX	Karen Conway Director, Industry Programs GHX
Mitch Cooper, BS Chief Executive Officer The Cooper Group NC	Paul Marc Frenette Senior Manager Deloitte
Corwin Hee Director, E-Commerce Covidien	Gene Kirtser Chief Operating Officer Resource Optimization and Innovation
Keith Kuchta Vice President, Global Accounts and Strategic Partnerships, Health Care Kimberly Clark Corporation	Michael E. Minshall, MPH Manager, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research Covidien
David J. Rike Vice President, Sales Edict Systems, Inc.	Kristine Russell Publisher/Executive Healthcare Purchasing News (Advisory Board)
Patrick T. Ryan Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Broadlane

Leveraging on the success of the event's three year history, we are delighted to invite you to the 4th Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Supply Chain Management, where you'll have the opportunity to attend a variety of sessions designed to maximize your learning experience and provide you with the necessary tools to increase the efficacy and efficiency of your supply chain. From thought-provoking case studies and in-depth presentations, to industry-specific breakout sessions and hands-on workshops, health care executives address a myriad of supply chain management topics as they relate to improving efficiencies, controlling costs and facilitating change in the health care industry.