Jumpstart the Transformation | Thursday, June 11, 2020
3:00 – 5:30 PM Central via Zoom

This event is open to all. Please invite your colleagues and friends to join us.

Registration is required.
After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email with the link to join the event via Zoom.

Jumpstart the Transformation is the premiere AWESOME virtual event – a new way for AWESOME leaders to connect. Together, we’ll lead and succeed through unpredictable challenges.

Our 2020 Sponsors are with us every step of the way – and they’ve shared with us their perspectives on diversity, their values, and their commitment to women’s leadership.

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We know returning to the “old normal” isn’t possible, so what new normal can we help create? What TRANSFORMATION can we make happen? We’re ready to get started!

The program will include:

Mobilizing in the Face of Adversity / Supply Chains on the Front Lines

A panel of senior women leaders, each with a dramatic COVID-19 supply chain story, will talk about challenges they face and how they are responding, overcoming and moving forward, with important insights for all supply chain leaders.

Moderator:

Heather Sheehan

Executive Director of AWESOME and former VP, Indirect Sourcing and Logistics for Danaher Corporation
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Panelists:

Allison Corry

VP Procurement, Intermountain Healthcare, the largest healthcare provider in the Intermountain West of the U.S. Allison and her team faced shortages in essential supplies and equipment throughout the system and had to adapt in creative ways.
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Michelle Dilley

COO, DSC Logistics, now CJ Logistics America,
a supply chain management partner whose customers include Fortune 500 companies in health care, consumer goods, and paper products.
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Debbie Lentz

President, Global Supply Chain, Electrocomponents,
a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products, with operations in more than 80 countries
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Decision-Making during Crisis

A crisis is like a magnifying glass: Any problem or deficit becomes more apparent. As organizations undergo transformation from the “old” normal to today’s environment of unpredictable circumstances, a leader’s ability to understand the risks and make the difficult decisions will be critical.

Dialogue with:

Dr. Victoria Medvec

Professor of Management and Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and Global Leader in negotiation and decision-making
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Francesca DeBiase

EVP, Chief Supply Chain and Sustainability Officer, McDonald’s
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Mastering the Moment

We are here in this moment, this crisis, this environment. We didn’t ask for it or plan for it. But it happened. Will we take charge of it and create our future and our fate? Will we be the masters of this moment? Will we be the ones to lead the transformation?

This conversation features two inspirational leaders who have embraced change in their own careers and lives and led transformation in their organizations:

Ann Drake

Founder and Chairman of AWESOME, former Chairman and CEO of DSC Logistics
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Francesca DeBiase

EVP, Chief Supply Chain and Sustainability Officer, McDonald’s
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Please invite your colleagues and friends to register for the event and join us.

There is no cost for this event. Registration is required.

Important messages about
women’s leadership from our Sponsors

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With special gratitude to our sponsors for their continued support, we encourage you to read these messages about our sponsors’ philosophy, values, and commitment to AWESOME and women’s leadership.