Chris Styles is vice president, supply chain management, North America. He was appointed to this position in March 2021. In this role, Styles is responsible for overseeing supply chain activities for all production parts and finished vehicle distribution in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Previously, Styles was senior director of supply chain logistics, Nissan U.S., where he was responsible for finished vehicle and inbound production parts logistics, supplier packaging engineering and logistics strategy for the U.S, Canada, and Mexico. Styles has worked as director of logistics for the U.S. and Canada in Nissan's supply chain management organization, director of purchasing for Nissan's Mexico operations, as well as director of purchasing for logistics and aftermarket and accessory parts for the Americas region.

Eva has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and joins DSV after a career as an engineer at Honda R&D Americas, Tesla Motors, and Electric Last Mile Solutions. She was also a regulator for light duty passenger vehicles at the United States Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (US DOT NHTSA) prior to her 5 years with Mahindra Automotive North America, where she was the Director of Logistics for their R&D center, manufacturing facility, aftersales division, and Mahindra GenZe.

Mr. Kevin Butt is the Senior Director of Environmental Sustainability for Toyota’s North American Environmental Sustainability Programs. He is responsible for the development of Environmental Sustainability Programs and related Regulatory/Legislative development for all of Toyota’s North American operations. Mr. Butt serves on several boards including the National Wildlife Habitat Council (Past Chair), Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation, World Wildlife Fund National Council, North American Great Plains Advisory Board, Yellowstone Park’s Yellowstone Forever Board (Chairman), National Environmental Education Foundation (Vice Chair) and the Pollinator Partnership Board, Supplier Partnership for the Environment (Chairman).

Brandon Mason is the lead analyst for the Global Market Intelligence group at power management provider Eaton, overseeing a team of industry experts that closely monitor automotive developments and technology-driven trends. Prior to Eaton, he spent nearly 15 years at PwC in a variety of roles, including leading its US mobility division and as chief of staff for its global automotive practice. He is the author of several thought leadership pieces on smart cities and the automotive value chain, and a frequent speaker and contributor high profile event and media outlets.

John Carmichael is the Global Head of Automotive Vertical at Maersk, located out of the HQ in Copenhagen, Denmark. John leads the development of integrated end-to-end container logistics solutions that meet the demanding requirements of OEMs and Tier suppliers. In his career, he has worked in various Senior Sales Management roles in Latin America, working with customers and creating solutions to improve their supply chains. As the Automotive industry faces both change and covid-19 related supply chain challenges, John has focused on the development of solutions in new spaces, such as Maersk Battery Logistics and lead time improvement solutions to reduce cost and manage inventory levels and working capital.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Maxim manages the overall regional supply chain operations in North America which includes material planning, freight & logistics, customs & trade, lean logistics and SCM information systems. He leads Benteler’s 440 strong supply chain organisation, responsible for a €45m annual spend, €105m inventory (inc. MRO) and manages over 450 suppliers. He has extensive experience in the automotive supply chain having developed his career with PSA Group and multiple tier suppliers. Prior to his move to North America in 2018, He developed his career in Russia, spending a a combined 6 years with Benteler as Supply Chain Manager, Plant Lean Leader & Group Logistics Manager, responsible for logistics & supply chain performance as well as Kaizen and lean implementation across multiple plants in Russia & Poland.

Dennis is a senior automotive consultant with wealth of experience in leadership, logistics and supply chains. He is currently the Executive Leader of North Motors Group, a diverse automotive advisory group, Senior Automotive Advisor to InStarAGF, a Canadian based private equity group highly active in the acquisition of segment-leading corporations, and is a board director for AMPORTS, Florida. Dennis has an extensive background in the automotive and logistics industries that includes a period as Chief Commercial Officer for Road & Rail Services and a 31-year career at American Honda in sales and operations roles. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Dayton in Ohio.

Mike has been involved in the parcel industry for over three decades. His transportation career started with Airborne Express as one of their top District Managers before founding AFMS in 1992. AFMS is the leading parcel contract benchmarking, contract negotiation support and invoice auditing firms in the United States, Europe, and Canada. AFMS has helped some of the largest shippers in the world negotiate best in class parcel rates. Shippers like iGE, Honda, Sony, Under Armour, Dell, McKesson, Disney, Johnson & Johnson, Guess, American Eagle, Best Buy, Bose, Toyota, Honda, StockX and thousands more have all used AFMS’s services. He has overseen the growth of AFMS into a nationally recognized transportation contract-benchmarking consulting firm with a team of over 30 former carrier executives; Many of them were VP’s and pricing directors with UPS, FedEx, and DHL.

Rob Pluta is vice president and chief technology product officer (CTPO) for Ryder System, Inc. He is responsible for leading the development and execution of Ryder customer-facing, new technology and innovation products for Ryder Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), the company's largest business segment, which provides full-service leasing, used commercial vehicle sales, commercial rental of trucks, tractors, and trailers. Mr. Pluta also plays a critical role in managing Ryder’s industry leading solutions for fleet technology including RyderGyde, Ryder Telematics, and RyderConnect. Mr. Pluta is a 10-year automotive industry veteran with a focus on the digitization of the customer experience, as well as advancing the business through technology solutions addressing industry mobility disruptors such as vehicle electrification and subscription offerings. His previous positions include assistant vice president for Business Strategy & Technology Transformation at the globally recognized automotive company JM Family Enterprise, Inc. and senior director of development at a leading provider of proven higher education computer programming solutions at Campus Management Corp.

Colin Singh Dhillon is the Chief Technical Officer at Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association. He leads connected and autonomous vehicle technology projects and provides support to both the Canadian automotive industry and government on matters of cybersecurity, mobility, SMART infrastructure and Industry 4.0.With over 20 years’ experience in the automotive sector, and multiple patents in his name, Colin has been a visionary in establishing and implementing new ideas to support innovative design. He held a variety of senior roles at global tier suppliers including in advanced manufacturing, marketing and communication, design, corporate social responsibility, and leading the global advanced product development team.

Doug has over 30 years of experience in the warehousing, distribution, transportation, and logistics space; over 20 years in industry and 10 years in consulting.Doug has worked for or with some of the top industry leaders, Blue Yonder, Capgemini, CHEP, Coca-Cola, Costco, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Dell, Delta Airlines, DHL Express, Johnson Controls, Pepsi, Southwest Airlines, UPS, and YRC Freight. Doug has run large scale global operations, global consulting practices, and implemented solutions for several Fortune 100 companies. He brings a very pragmatic and straightforward approach while strategically striving forward with big vision transformative ideas.

Kannan Ramachandran is an Industry executive with strong Automotive, Manufacturing and Supply Chain expertise. He has astute skills in solution development, creating innovative value proposition with high business benefits. In his current role as the Co-Founder/Chief AI and Commercial Officer at aThingz, Kannan is responsible for the aThingz Supply Chain and Logistics AI solution strategy that is focused on solving complex supply chain business problems in an accelerated manner. He is also responsible for managing customer relationships, establishing industry partnerships and driving growth.

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