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Distinguished Lecture Series
in Business Analytics and
Supply Chain Management

Spring 2024

Executive Lessons Learned in Analytics, Advanced Technologies and Supply Chain Management

Presented by the Stillman School of Business
Chaired by Renu Ramnarayanan, Ph.D., Department of Computing and Decision Sciences

Join us this spring for the latest presentations on Supply Chain Management and Advanced Technologies. 

"Pharma's Digital Supply Chain Transformation: A Story of Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age"
Thursday, April 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Walsh Library, Beck Rooms

Supply Chain and Business Analytics Symposium: "The Role of Data Analytics and Technology in Modern Warfare: A Panel Discussion with Defense and Industry Experts"
Monday, April 22, 2-3 p.m.
Jubilee Auditorium

Both events are presented in person and virtually.

"Pharma's Digital Supply Chain Transformation: A Story of Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age"

Thursday, April 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Walsh Library, Beck Rooms
Also available via livestream

Join us as Evren Ozkaya, founder and CEO of Supply Chain Wizard, LLC, brings us the pharma industry's transformation journey over the last 10 years, driven by traceability and supply chain security regulations for improved patient safety. Case studies, learnings, pitfalls and success stories from his company's experience with over 100 clients in one of the least digitized of all manufacturing industries.

With the backdrop of an industry transformation journey, Ozkaya will also discuss his own journey of entrepreneurship in the digital age, including personal stories as a road warrior and consultant. 

About Our Speaker
Evren OzkayaEvren Ozkaya, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of Supply Chain Wizard, LLC, a management consulting and digital solutions firm helping clients establish and execute cost-effective and scalable digital transformation programs via data-driven decision making by leveraging state-of-the-art technologies. As a former consultant at McKinsey & Company and a supply chain executive at Sandoz/Novartis, Ozkaya led various business transformation programs in industries such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, consumer goods, industrial, logistics and private equity, advising over 100+ companies & organizations. As a frequent keynote speaker at conferences and author in industry journals, Ozkaya covers topics around digital transformation, supply chain traceability, self-driving supply chain and digital factory.

Ozkaya received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology with an award-winning thesis on Demand Management in Global Supply Chains. He was selected to the inaugural list of "40 Under 40" by Georgia Tech Alumni Association in the class of 2020. Ozkaya's academic service activities include being an advisory board member in Rutgers Business School, Georgia Tech Industrial and Systems Engineering, Middlesex County College and Bilkent University, while he is involved in part time teaching in executive education program at INSEAD.

 

Supply Chain and Business Analytics Symposium

"The Role of Data Analytics and Technology in Modern Warfare: A Panel Discussion with Defense and Industry Experts"

Monday, April 22, 2-3 p.m.
Jubilee Auditorium
Also available via livestream

Both in the modern battlefield and internal operations, data analysis and technology are critical. To adequately support a wide variety of military activities, including acquisition, combat operations, system development, logistics, and force design, both qualitative and quantitative data analysis along with technologies like AI and IoT are necessary to ensure safety and success.

As the volume of data generated in the digital age continues to grow, so will the role and importance of big data analytics in modern warfare with applications spanning intelligence gathering, predictive maintenance and strategic decision-making to name a few.

Panelists:

Jermon BafatyJermon Bafaty, founder and CEO of digital and IT professional services firm Platinum Technologies, will discuss securing the defense industrial base and the leadership lessons learned as an entrepreneur in supply chains and national security technologies. Bafaty is on the front lines of America’s Defense Industrial Base, having worked in government at the Department of Energy on AI and with the Pentagon officials on procurement weapons design, cybersecurity and other mobilization issues. In his current role, Bafaty is strategizing to diversify America’s access and supply of rare earth metals, semiconductors and other advanced machine learning technologies to keep pace with China.

SrinivasanCPT Venkatesh “Anuj” Srinivasan is a military government officer (technologist) with 353 Civil Affairs Command (CACOM) in Staten Island, New York. Before joining the 353 CACOM, CPT Srinivasan was at the Army’s 75th Innovation Command in Houston, Texas, supporting the Autonomy & Robotics Team. In his civilian career, he is a research and development program manager with the U.S. Navy. He leads and manages emerging and disruptive technology programs. CPT Srinivasan’s technical area of expertise is in big-data, predictive data analytics, cloud computing, ai/ml, unmanned systems (sea, air, and land), acoustic data processing and data encryption, and unmanned systems autonomy.