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Turning challenges into progress: Where next for healthcare supply chains
Explore this important question with us in person at an exclusive Chicago experience.
Thursday, 11 September
Kuehne+Nagel Chicago warehouse
Bensenville, IL, United States
Doors open at 08:00, event wraps at 13:00
Time zone: GMT -05:00
From shifting US trade policies to the rise of personalized medicine, healthcare logistics face constant testing and transformation. These changes offer the rare opportunity to rethink our approach. How can we design smarter, more resilient supply chains that can withstand these challenges?
Join us to explore where we go next.
(These seats book fast. Register before 31 August.)
At this event, we’re bringing together industry leaders with expert guest speakers under one cool chamber roof.
Together, we’ll explore how these current challenges bring possibilities and what that means for the future of healthcare supply chains.
From what we’re hearing across the industry, these topics can’t wait:
Resilience as a long-term strategy in healthcare supply chains
US tariff changes: navigating their implications for healthcare logistics
The role of AI, data, and innovation in smarter, more optimized supply chain design
Special live demo: Achieving CO2 and cost-savings goals through packaging transformation with Cool Corridors
Exploring cell and gene therapy and how supply chains can keep pace
Take a look at the full agenda and speaker line-up below. We highly recommend you to take this unique opportunity to be part of the conversation that moves our industry forward.
Featured speakers
Vice President Analyst, Gartner
Maria Nieradka
Maria brings 36+ years of leadership in healthcare supply chain and logistics, driving global transformations at Fortune 500 companies. She's a strategic advisor, award program leader, and passionate advocate for innovation, resilience, and talent development in the industry.
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Senior Director, Global Transport Solutions, Pfizer
Mark Baker
Mark brings over two decades of end-to-end logistics expertise at Pfizer, where he leads global transport innovation and delivery. As a supply chain strategist, he has made a career in driving performance, resilience, and patient-focused impact worldwide.
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Policy analyst and Where Next documentary speaker
Alexandra Helfgott
Alexandra is a policy analyst, Yale MPP candidate, and former Wilson Centre researcher. She explores global supply chains and North American energy policy. A "Where Next" documentary cast member, she brings a fresh, policy-driven lens to logistics and cross-border collaboration.
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Moderator
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Why attend?
Exclusive access to a behind-the-scenes facility tour in the cool chamber with a live, active-to-passive packaging demonstration.
Conversations on supply chain resilience.
Fresh insights from select, cross-industry thinkers facing similar challenges.
All speakers
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Agenda
08:00
| *Opening connections, registration, breakfast* |
|---|---|
09:00 | *Welcome and opening keynote*
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*- Keynote: Healthcare logistics in motion*
VP Analyst at Gartner, Maria Nieradka, takes the stage to discuss how data and current trends are shaping tomorrow’s supply chains. | |
09:45 | *Featured presentations* |
*Presentation: Cell and gene therapy logistics*
What steps are we taking to make the next breakthroughs in supply chain excellence? QuickSTAT Global Head of Strategy MichaelSweeney takes us through the complexities of CGT distribution. | |
*Presentation: Navigating US tariffs*
Where are we at now, and what does it take to stay ahead? Greg Tompsett gives us a focus point for the US tariff situation, international regulatory challenges and what solutions are out there. |
10:45
| Break |
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11:15 | *Panel discussion: Building resilient, collaborative supply chains is the work of building logistics for every future* |
- Nico Sacco from Kuehne+Nagel welcomes to the stage Mark Baker from Pfizer, Rhonda E. Fendelet from Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine and Greg Tompsett, Vice President Customs Brokerage USA from Kuehne+Nagel to discuss logistics for every future and other insights with Alexandra Helfgott, policy analyst and WhereNext documentary speaker. | |
12:00 | *Closing reflections* |
- Kuehne+Nagel CEO North America, Marcus Bennett. | |
12:15 | *Networking lunch* |
"WhereNext?" is more than a question—it's an invitation to be part of the conversation that shapes our collective future. We look forward to having you with us.