Audience:
Open industry. All apparel and footwear industry professionals, regardless of AAFA membership, are encouraged to participate.
Description:
Discover how to safeguard your supply chain against today’s unpredictable challenges. This session explores practical methods for strengthening your organization’s resilience. Learn how to discover hidden vulnerabilities, enhance transparency, and make informed decisions about your supplier network. Gain insights into using risk intelligence tools, mapping supplier relationships, and establishing effective risk management frameworks. By the end of the webinar, you’ll be equipped to identify your most critical suppliers, evaluate potential risks, and implement strategies that ensure your supply chain remains agile, sustainable, secure, and ethically responsible, in the face of disruption.
Attendees of this webinar will learn:
- How to assess the current level of visibility within your supply chain and identify factors that may be limiting this visibility.
- How to evaluate and assess risk throughout the supply chain.
- How to identify and prioritize the most critical suppliers within your supply chain using established criteria.
Speaker:
Kara Brennion
Consulting Specialist, Supply Chain Security and Risk Intelligence
BSI Consulting
Kara Brennion is a dedicated supply chain professional specializing in supply chain mapping and risk intelligence. She focuses on intelligence-driven work to enhance supply chain visibility and security assessments, including risk mapping and lane analysis. With extensive experience in open-source intelligence gathering and data management, Kara has a keen interest in complex security issues impacting supply chains, including smuggling, cargo theft, and human rights violations.
AAFA Host:
Audrey Clark
Trade and Transportation Specialist
AAFA
Audrey Clark is responsible for supporting the association’s trade policy efforts and leading the Transportation Team as the committee liaison. Prior to joining AAFA in November 2023, Audrey worked as Export Program Coordinator at the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS) where she managed eight international export promotion campaigns and supported four DISCUS committees. She previously worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) where she was awarded the Pearce Prize Achievement Award and served as Program Coordinator for Streaming & Broadcasting. She has earned both her bachelor’s and master's degrees in International Affairs from Georgia Tech.
Unable to join on September 11?
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