OPEX Week Speakers: Explore Our Line-up



Welcome to the epicenter of innovation and transformation – The 25th Annual OPEX Week: Business Transformation World Summit. This isn't just another event; it's the pinnacle gathering for the foremost leaders in enterprise transformation and operational excellence!

Year after year, the #OPEXWeek stage is graced by the presence of the most visionary industry leaders, hailing from the world's most influential brands. And now, in our 25th anniversary, we are more thrilled than ever to ignite conversations that shape the future of enterprise reinvention. Join us in re-imagining the very essence of business – from empowering people, to the optimization of processes, and the strategic brilliance of a digital core.

#OPEXWeek is a movement. It's a platform where inspiration meets innovation, where insights spark transformation and where the world's best and brightest are gathering, and we invite you to stand among them. Let's together embark on a journey that will redefine what's possible in enterprise excellence!

To secure your spot, book online now and to get the full lowdown on the 60+ case-studies, 15 workshops, 3 dedicated focus days, 4 themed tracks and the inspiring presentations from the 90+ all-star speaker panel, download the official event guide here.

MEET THE All-STAR C-SUITE AND WORLD-CLASS TRANSFORMATION
SPEAKERS FROM ALL KEY INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS:

Inspirational Keynote Speaker


Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Olympic Legend
World Champion

C-Suite Speakers at the Chief Transformation Officers Summit


Reto Sahli
Reto Sahli
SVP and Chief Information Officer, HAVI Supply Chain
HAVI
Kristin Johnson
Kristin Johnson
Chief Transformation Officer
Edward Jones
Paul Krebs
Paul Krebs
Chief Transformation Officer
Koch Industries
Justin Singh
Justin Singh
Chief Transformation and Strategy Officer
McGraw Hill
Lenna Perlman
Lenna Perlman
Managing Director, Business Strategy and Management
MUFG Bank, N.A.
Roeland Vertriest
Roeland Vertriest
Chief Transformation Officer
DuPont
Andreina Martinez
Andreina Martinez
Senior Vice President Change Management – Transformation Office
Marsh
Biswajit Dasgupta
Biswajit Dasgupta
SVP, Head of Operational Excellence and Integration
TD Bank
Sarang Sista
Sarang Sista
VP of Transformation and Business Operations
Resideo
Dr Deborah Hawkes
Dr Deborah Hawkes
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
CAN Community Health
Angie Rieger
Angie Rieger
EVP, Chief Transformation Officer
Lands’ End
Leila Kagawa
Leila Kagawa
Chief Transformation Officer
HEMIC
Gerald Lackey
Gerald Lackey
Commissioner
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Ryan Kelley
Ryan Kelley
Chief Information Officer
Par Pacific Holdings
Awais Farooq
Awais Farooq
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Transformation
Crawford & Company
Anastasia Minor
Anastasia Minor
Chief Transformation Officer
Entergy
Matt Bromberg
Matt Bromberg
Corporate Vice President of Global Operations
Northrop Grumman

Banking, Financial Services & Insurance


Rush Fozo
Rush Fozo
Senior Vice President, Investment Operations Outsourcing
Northern Trust
Kelli Pierce
Kelli Pierce
SVP Operational Excellence
Mastercard
Stephanie Licht
Stephanie Licht
Director of Enterprise Business Process Management & Automation
Bremer Bank
Kristin Saunders
Kristin Saunders
SVP, Tech Business Service Director – Technology for the COO
Wells Fargo
Samantha Bureau-Johnson
Samantha Bureau-Johnson
SVP & Director, Customer Contact Center
First Citizens Bank
Brenton Harder
Brenton Harder
Head of Enterprise Automation
Fiserv
Ryan Davis
Ryan Davis
Director of Process Improvement
Arvest Bank
Beth Johnson
Beth Johnson
Director, Head of Credit Card Operations for Consumer Finance
Goldman Sachs
Maureen Terralheiro
Maureen Terralheiro
Vice President, Back Office Operations
A. Farber & Partners
Vincenzo Sposito
Vincenzo Sposito
Director of Intelligent Automation and Transformation
Discover Financial Services
David Hadd
David Hadd
Intelligent Automation
Process Intelligent Leader
Tavis Addison
Tavis Addison
Director, Business Process Optimization
Volkswagen Financial Services
Ekaterina Curry
Ekaterina Curry
Managing Director, Head of Operations, Multifamily/LeaseTrack
Millennial Specialty Insurance
Joe Graziani
Joe Graziani
Process Improvement Director
JP Morgan Chase
Adelaido Godinez, III
Adelaido Godinez, III
Process Improvement Director
JP Morgan Chase
Laxmikant Pukale
Laxmikant Pukale
Director Intelligent Automation
Mutual of Omaha
MK Fiorille
MK Fiorille
Head of Enterprise Transformation
Citizens
John Standring
John Standring
Former Executive Vice President, Enterprise Transformation
American Express
Rachel Smith
Rachel Smith
Global Head of Enterprise Data Governance
McKesson
Stephen Donne
Stephen Donne
Head of Transformation Delivery
Nottingham Building Society
Hemant Purkar
Hemant Purkar
Product Executive, Chase Auto Finance
JP Morgan Chase
Jennifer Bryk
Jennifer Bryk
Vice President Enterprise Business Transformation
Centene
Danielle LaMancuso
Danielle LaMancuso
VP, Process Improvement and Organizational Change Manager
Northwest Bank
Michael Dove
Michael Dove
Vice President, Enterprise Process Excellence & Quality
PSCU | CO-OP SOLUTIONS
Susan Kushnir
Susan Kushnir
Global Head of Investment Bank Talent and Development
Deutsche Bank
Alla Porras
Alla Porras
Business Process Consultant
WellMed
Meghan Regalado
Meghan Regalado
Senior Project Coordinator
WellMed

Manufacturing, Pharma, Supply Chain & Logistics


Joseph LaCount
Joseph LaCount
Corporate Continuous Improvement Leader, Global Operations
Cargill
Jose Varela
Jose Varela
Senior Vice President, Global Service Centers
3M
Ryan Mayer
Ryan Mayer
Head of Healthineer Performance System – Americas
Siemens Healthineers
Stella Mooraj
Stella Mooraj
Vice President of Business Transformation
Niagara Bottling
Sameer Anand
Sameer Anand
Director, Enterprise Business Agility Transformation
BAE Systems
Bo Jessop
Bo Jessop
Director of Continuous Improvement
Radial
Hollimarie Montijo
Hollimarie Montijo
Head of Process & Tools Americas
Alstom
Iván Céspedes
Iván Céspedes
Continuous Improvement Expert
Roche
Jack Kahler
Jack Kahler
Executive Director, Global Business Transformation
Ingram Micro
Mukesh Agrawal
Mukesh Agrawal
Transformation and Innovation Executive
GE
David Friedman
David Friedman
Director, Intelligent Automation CoE
Ryder System
Todd Williams
Todd Williams
Director Agile Transformation
Wesco Distribution
Tracey Ward
Tracey Ward
Global Head, Enterprise Process Transformation
Elanco Animal Health
Linda Elkins
Linda Elkins
Head of Value Realization and Financial Management, Enterprise Transformation
W. L. Gore & Associates
Tami Beheler
Tami Beheler
Senior Director – Strategy & Transformation
Eli Lily
Adil Khan
Adil Khan
Director of Global Finance – Operational Excellence
BD
Usama Fayyaz
Usama Fayyaz
Senior Manager Lean Transformation
Niagara Bottling
Jason Miller
Jason Miller
VP Global Continuous Improvement
Aludyne

Energy, Oil & Gas, Utilities & Public Sector


Brou Gautier
Brou Gautier
Director, DAF Continuous Improvement & Innovation
United States Air Force
Dr Charles Brandon
Dr Charles Brandon
Director, Process Improvement Program Office at HQDA
US Army
Andrea Giannotta
Andrea Giannotta
Vice President Continuous Improvement
RWE Clean Energy
Erin Boyd
Erin Boyd
Chief Digital Commercial Transformation Officer
AES
Jesper Kronborg Pedersen
Jesper Kronborg Pedersen
Director, IT Solutions in QM&HSE
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Jacques McGregor
Jacques McGregor
Vice President, Digital Transformation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Roshini Gutierrez
Roshini Gutierrez
Director, Strategy & Performance
Par Pacific Holdings
Margarita Panzer
Margarita Panzer
Director, Enterprise Change Readiness
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Stephan Blasilli
Stephan Blasilli
Director, LEAN, Business Process Excellence, Sustainability & Innovation
EDP Renewables

Retail, CPG, Travel & Hospitality


Carolyn Lum
Carolyn Lum
Vice President, Operational Excellence
Philip Morris International
Ashish Gupta
Ashish Gupta
CFO North America, Hygiene
Reckitt
Ruben Del Toro
Ruben Del Toro
Director, Kaizen Promotion Office
Signature Aviation
Janice Durant
Janice Durant
Director, Continuous Improvement and Project Management
Newell Brands
Sidra Tufail
Sidra Tufail
Director Operations Customer Service Latin America & Canada
Philip Morris International
Amol Dharmadhikari
Amol Dharmadhikari
Vice President Operational Excellence
Expedia Group
Ananth Krishnan
Ananth Krishnan
Director - Tech To Value
Land O’Lakes
Sasan Sadr
Sasan Sadr
Director, Enterprise Continuous Improvement
Ulta Beauty
Patrick Gong
Patrick Gong
Senior Director of Digital Finance Transformation
Campbell Soup Company
Hillel Lehmann
Hillel Lehmann
Vice President and Head of Transformation & Long Term Strategy
Nestlé Health Science

Technology, Telco, Media & B2b Services


Dave O'Toole
Dave O'Toole
Director, Strategic Program Operations
WWT
Gabriel Millien
Gabriel Millien
Former Global Director, Operational Innovation & Digital Transformation
UL
April Mills
April Mills
Chief Change Officer, Intel Flex
Intel Corporation
Sakshi Singhal
Sakshi Singhal
Senior Director, Digital Transformation, Client Solutions Group, Support Services
Dell EMC
Ashutosh Chaudhari
Ashutosh Chaudhari
Senior Director, Process & Automation
Cisive
Sara Geising-Eggers
Sara Geising-Eggers
Vice President, Head of Global Process & Data Excellence
Olympus
Joel Neeb
Joel Neeb
Former VP of Execution and Transformation
VMware
Rosemarie Estrada
Rosemarie Estrada
SVP, HR Strategy, Services & Systems
Kyndryl
Casimir Turbak
Casimir Turbak
Vice President, Technology Strategy
Randstad Sourceright
Joe Crady
Joe Crady
Chief of Training for Improvement and Innovation
US Air Force
Lokesh Venugopal
Lokesh Venugopal
Senior Director, Business Transformation & Digital Enablement
Dell EMC

Worldwide Solution Providers & Thought Leaders


Cristian Matei
Cristian Matei
CEO
Advanced Thinking
Renata Moldovan
Renata Moldovan
Head of Human Capital Development
Advanced Thinking
Rob Stewart
Rob Stewart
President, CEO, co-Founder
OpusWorks
Chet Harter
Chet Harter
Vice President - Global Center of Excellence
SAP Signavio
Bhavin Manjee
Bhavin Manjee
Partner and Member of the Board
Simon-Kucher & Partners
Marc Stromberg
Marc Stromberg
Co-Founder and Key Account Manager
GBTEC
Elena Dobre
Elena Dobre
Management Consultant
Advanced Thinking
Vinaykumar Mummigatti
Vinaykumar Mummigatti
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Customer Transformation
SKAN.AI
Nick Racster
Nick Racster
CEO & Founder
KaizApp AG
Bob Nahmias
Bob Nahmias
Founder and CEO
Shibumi
Nicola Moran
Nicola Moran
Director
Neon Partnerships
Neil Chapman
Neil Chapman
Director
Neon Partnerships
James Henderson
James Henderson
CEO
Mindzie
Chris Dando
Chris Dando
Group CEO
Reinvigoration
Sarah Wooledge
Sarah Wooledge
Head of Operations
LCS
Hector Munoz
Hector Munoz
Managing Director, FS Business Transformation
EY
Ian Nicholls
Ian Nicholls
CEO
explic8
Steve Claus
Steve Claus
Vice President of Business Agility
Hyperdrive
Wai-Ming Yu
Wai-Ming Yu
Partner, Head of Simon-Kucher Digital Elevate NA
Simon-Kucher & Partners
James Walker
James Walker
Head of Americas
Proggio
Greg Pollack
Greg Pollack
Global Leader, Intelligent Automation
IBM
Praveen Kombial
Praveen Kombial
Vice President, Global Sales Head
EdgeVerve
Bruce Orcutt
Bruce Orcutt
Senior Vice President, Product Marketing
ABBYY
Chris Hagedorn
Chris Hagedorn
Senior Partner, Transformation Practice
McKinsey
Louisa Greco
Louisa Greco
Partner, Transformation Practice
McKinsey
David Pralong
David Pralong
Senior Partner, Transformation Practice
McKinsey
Badri Devalla PhD
Badri Devalla PhD
Associate VP
EdgeVerve
Viswas Parameshiah
Viswas Parameshiah
Vice President of Emerging Technologies
RRD
Dan Rice
Dan Rice
COO
OpusWorks
Sherah Spark
Sherah Spark
Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance
CheckAlt
Evan Metter
Evan Metter
Principal, Human Capital Advisory
KPMG
Angela Hood
Angela Hood
Founder & CEO
ThisWay Global
Jeff Goodhue
Jeff Goodhue
Principal Business Automation Technical Leader
IBM
Ryan Sparks
Ryan Sparks
Advisory Business Automation Tech Leader
IBM
Dee Houchen
Dee Houchen
Head of Market Impact
SAP Signavio
Jay Goldman
Jay Goldman
Co-founder and CEO
Sensei Labs
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Former Group Transformation Leader
Marelli
Jon Miciano
Jon Miciano
Senior Innovation Engineer
SS&C Blue Prism
Nick Bontkowski
Nick Bontkowski
Director, Digital Transformation and Adoption
apty
Supradeep Chikaballapur Manjunath
Supradeep Chikaballapur Manjunath
Head of Product Business
Data Driven X: A Siemens AG Corporate Venture
Hinton Davis
Hinton Davis
Director of Strategic Solutions
Docufree
Binny Gill
Binny Gill
Founder and CEO
Kognitos
Rick Rose
Rick Rose
Principal, Advisory, US Leader, Connected Enterprise, Americas
KPMG
Jose Pimenta da Gama
Jose Pimenta da Gama
Senior Partner
McKinsey

MEET THE 2024 OPEX AWARDS JUDGING PANEL:


Steve Towers
Steve Towers
President
BP Group
Doug Drolett
Doug Drolett
VP Business Excellence
Essilor Luxottica
Cristian Matei
Cristian Matei
CEO
Advanced Thinking
Ruben Del Toro
Ruben Del Toro
Director, Kaizen Promotion Office
Signature Aviation
Larry Crews
Larry Crews
Senior Process Engineer
Cigna
Glenn Johnson
Glenn Johnson
Process Excellence Manager
PSCU
Samantha Bureau-Johnson
Samantha Bureau-Johnson
SVP & Director, Customer Contact Center
First Citizens Bank
Alexander Breskvar
Alexander Breskvar
Corp. VP QM&EHS Operations
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Beth Johnson
Beth Johnson
Director, Head of Credit Card Operations for Consumer Finance
Goldman Sachs
Rush Fozo
Rush Fozo
Senior Vice President
Northern Trust
Jason Schulist
Jason Schulist
President
Generative Local Community Institute
Stephan Blasilli
Stephan Blasilli
Director, LEAN, Business Process Excellence, Sustainability & Innovation
EDP Renewables

FOR TRANSFORMATION LEADERS, BY TRANSFORMATION LEADERS | MEED THE 2024 ADVISORY BOARD:


Jasmine Ahmed
Jasmine Ahmed
Global Director of Finance Integration and Capabilities
The Coca-Cola Company
Sameer Anand
Sameer Anand
Director, Enterprise Business Agility Transformation
BAE Systems
Samantha Bureau-Johnson
Samantha Bureau-Johnson
SVP & Director, Customer Contact Center
First Citizens Bank
Andrea Giannotta
Andrea Giannotta
Vice President Business Transformation
RWE
David Hadd
David Hadd
Intelligent Automation
Process Intelligent Leader
Beth Johnson
Beth Johnson
Director, Head of Credit Card Operations for Consumer Finance
Goldman Sachs
Carolyn Lum
Carolyn Lum
Vice President, Operational Excellence
Philip Morris International
Jeff Machols
Jeff Machols
Vice President, Head of Continuous Improvement Center
Voya Financial
Cristian Matei
Cristian Matei
CEO
Advanced Thinking
Ryan Mayer
Ryan Mayer
Head of Healthineer Performance System – Americas
Siemens Healthineers
Vipul Vohra
Vipul Vohra
Head of Business Transformation & Automation
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Jose Varela
Jose Varela
Senior Vice President, Global Service Centers
3M
Brenton Harder
Brenton Harder
Head of Enterprise Automation
Fiserv