Meet the Keynote:
Stuart Pond
Chief Supply Chain Officer
VF Corporation
Stuart Pond is the Chief Supply Chain Officer at VF Corporation. He is a seasoned Supply Chain Executive with over 20 years of transformative leadership experience in the Footwear and Apparel industry.
As a qualified accountant, Stuart started his career in Finance with Deloitte. In a finance capacity, Stuart held several leadership and transformation roles across multiple industry segments including the motor industry, telecommunications and global consumer companies.
Stuart joined VF in 2011 as part of the Timberland acquisition and has held multiple leadership roles in Finance, Supply Chain and Operations since. As well as the diversity of functional experience Stuart brings, he has also worked and lived in each of VF’s three main commercial and sourcing regions.
These global experiences have provided him with a unique perspective on global consumer and business trends which have and will continue to support the shaping of the Supply Chain of the future for VF.
Session Speakers Include:
Lauren Aguilar, Director- State & Local Government Relations, McDonalds Corporation
Marisa Adler, Chair, New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling (NYSAR3) Textile Council; Board Member, Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles (SMART) Association
Gabriele Ballero, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Cascale
Kristy Balsanek, Partner, DLA Piper LLP
Baptiste Carriere-Pradal, Co-Founder and Director, 2B Policy
Samantha Cannon, ESG Controller, Amer Sports Group
Scot Case, Founder, Circular Business Consulting
Kritika Chauhan, Senior Manager, Sustainability & Innovations, Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd
Jimmy Christopher, SVP Sustainability and Innovation, ITL Group
Hannah Crane, Associate Director of Corporate Programs, Social Accountability International
Dr. Thiwanka De Fonseka, Chief Sustainability Officer, Komar
Jackson Dougan, Climate Reporting Controller, Columbia Sportswear Company
Patrik Frisk, CEO, Reju
Danny Gold Hwang, CEO, Smart Shirts
Nate Herman, Executive Vice President, American Apparel & Footwear Association
Doug Hyland, Director Customs Compliance, Nordstrom Product Group
Becky Janicek, Vendor Relationships and Product Circularity Manager, Buckle Brands, Inc.
Ellen Johnson, Sustainability and Innovation Manager, Columbia Sportswear Company
Patricia Jurewicz, Founder and CEO, Responsible Sourcing Network
Jenny Kim, General Manager, Shinwon Corporation
Jen Lake, President & CEO, Goodwill of the Finger Lakes
Ryan Lynch, Practice Director, Sustainability, BSI Consulting Services
Sung In Marshall, Senior Manager, Human Rights and Development Partnerships, Adidas America, Inc.
Chelsea Murtha, Senior Director, Sustainability, American Apparel & Footwear Association
Conor O'Brien, Sustainability Policy Specialist, AAFA
James Pollack, Partner, Marten Law LLP
Ali Poling, Senior Director - Compliance and Sustainability Americas, Delta Galil Premium Brands
Marina Prados Espínola, Director, Policy Hub
Andre Raghu, Partner, HAP International
Angela Rhea, VP Product & Industry Consultant, TradeBeyond
Kathy Roussel, Head of Advocacy & Engagement, amfori
Carol Shu, Senior Sustainability Manager, The North Face
Beatrice Carlini Snider, CoE Team Lead, Traceability, Sustainability & Compliance, Inspectorio
Amber Stewart, Senior Manager, Supply Chain Visibility, The Walt Disney Company
Jimmy Summers, Vice President – Environment, Health, Safety, & Sustainability; Chief Sustainability Officer, Elevate Textiles
Michelle Tarry, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
Callie Weldon, Standards Specialist, Textile Exchange