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2010 Conference Speakers


Paul S. Auerbach, MD, MS, FACEP, FAWM, Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University

Former Chief of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University and Vanderbilt University, Dr. Auerbach is one of the world’s leading authorities on emergency medicine and is the world’s leading authority on wilderness medicine. A graduate of Duke University School of Medicine, Auerbach is editor of Wilderness Medicine and author of Medicine for the Outdoors, Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine, Diving the Rainbow Reefs, and Management Lessons from the E.R. Auerbach is founder and past president of the Wilderness Medical Society and editor emeritus of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. Auerbach is the national medical consultant on hazardous marine animals to the Divers Alert Network, a member of the National Medical Committee for the National Ski Patrol System, and chief medical officer for Healthline Networks. Auerbach is a recipient of the Outstanding Contribution in Education Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, DAN America Award, NOGI Award from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences, Diver of the Year from Beneath the Sea, and DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year. Under the auspices of International Medical Corps, Auerbach was a member of a team of emergency physicians and nurses from Stanford University that responded to the January 12, 2010 Haiti earthquake disaster.

Andrew DeGuire, VP Strategy & Acquisitions - Building Efficiency, Johnson Controls, Inc.

Johnson Controls is the global leader that brings ingenuity to the places where people live, work and travel. By integrating technologies, products and services, we create smart environments that redefine the relationships between people and their surroundings. Johnson Controls' team of 140,000 employees creates a more comfortable, safe and sustainable world through our products and services for more than 200 million vehicles, 12 million homes and one million commercial buildings.

Amit Jatia, Joint Venture Partner & Managing Director, McDonald’s India

When he joined the McDonald’s family in March 1995, Amit Jatia was the youngest Joint Venture Partner at McDonald’s. Jatia is now spearheading McDonald’s in West & South India. Jatia has undergone hands-on training for a year at McDonald’s in Jakarta (Indonesia) as well as obtained a degree in Hamburgerology from the Hamburger University, Oak Brook. Having played a significant role in facilitating a smooth entry for McDonald’s in India, Jatia simultaneously created the essential organizational infrastructure to develop and run the chain of McDonald’s restaurants in the region. With the first restaurant in Mumbai in October 1996, there has been no looking back for him. Today Jatia has established over 72 world-class restaurants across West & South India for McDonald’s. Jatia has also been spearheading Supply Chain and Product Development for the McDonald’s system in India. Prior to McDonald’s, Jatia was the Managing Director of Houghton Hardcastle (India) Ltd. And involved in Hardcastle & Waud Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (HAWCO), a public limited company manufacturing and marketing industrial chemicals.

Michael Kobori, Vice-President, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co.

Michael Kobori leads social and environmental sustainability at Levi Strauss & Co.   Under his tenure, the company has made public its list of suppliers to encourage more industry collaboration and has led industry efforts to implement sustainability with fabric mills and component parts suppliers.  Kobori led development of the company’s environmental vision, which seeks to establish a more sustainable supply chain, from farm to post-consumer.  Kobori has 25 years of experience in sustainability and human rights.  He serves on the boards of the Levi Strauss Foundation and the Better Cotton Initiative, and on the ILO Better Work program advisory committee.

Hau Lee, Director, Global Supply Chain Management Forum and Thoma Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Hau Lee’s research focuses on supply chain management, work that addresses how to get products or services to their destination by managing the flow of materials, information, and money. His research has resulted, among other things, in the building of computer models for industrial implementation, as well as in the development of strategies and operational concepts for practitioners. Lee obtained his BSocSc in economics and statistics from the University of Hong Kong, his MSc in operational research from the London School of Economics, and his MS and PhD degrees in operations research from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Dawn Vance, Director, Global Logistics, Infrastructure, and Sustainability, Nike Inc.

Dawn Vance is a 12+ year veteran of Nike.  Much of her career here has been focused on the future of Nike’s Supply Chain.  Vance’s first assignment at Nike was to lead the Global Y2K program, at that time the single largest program Nike had ever undertaken.  After securing the operational viability of Nike’s existing IT and business process infrastructure, she shifted efforts to the newly designed Nike Supply Chain program as Global Transition Director.  Once a successful Go-Live was achieved, Vance joined the US region to help establish a small team known as “Supply Chain Innovation” where she currently directs the sustainability strategy and programs for Nike’s Global Logistics Infrastructure. Prior to arriving at Nike, Vance spent 20 years in senior leadership positions in IT, Manufacturing, Procurement, Marketing and Strategic Planning in the high tech industry.