Event Speakers
Patrick Bower
Patrick Bower
Actylis
Sr. Director of Supply Chain
Pat Bower has a wide area of expertise, including S&OP, Demand Planning, Inventory, Network Optimization, and Production Scheduling. A recognized expert on demand planning and S&OP, and a self-professed “S&OP geek” - he was previously Practice Manager of Supply Chain Planning at the consulting firm, Plan4Demand where his client list included Diageo, Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Foster Farms, Cabot Industries and American Girl. Pat’s experience encompasses tenures with Cadbury, Kraft Foods, Unisys, and Snapple. He also worked for the supply chain software company - Numetrix and was Vice President of R&D at Atrion International. Pat was the recipient of IBF’s 2012 award for Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning.
Meredith Cannon
Meredith Cannon
Bimbo Bakeries USA
Senior Director of Sales and Operations Planning

Meredith has led demand planning teams across multiple industries. She is currently the Senior Director of Sales and Operations Planning at Bimbo Bakeries USA. Prior to this she was Director Integrated Business Planning, Implementation Lead at Campbells Snacks, Director of Demand Planning and Customer Fulfillment at Ball Corporation and also led demand planning at WhiteWave Foods and L’Oreal. She holds a BA in Economics from Davidson College.

Justin Dart, CPF
Justin Dart, CPF
Sustana Solutions
SIOP Director

Justin is the SIOP Director at Sustana Solutions, where he is responsible for launching and implementing SIOP and related supply chain management practices across a multi-factory organization with locations in both the U.S. and Canada. Previously, Justin held various roles at Nature's Way in operations, supply chain, and finance. His responsibilities ranged from inventory control and production planning to managing the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process. He is a subject matter expert in SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and holds a double major in Business Administration and Economics from St. Norbert College. He is also certified by the Institute of Business Forecasting (CPF) and the Association for Supply Chain Management (CPIM).

Kylie Vennemann
Kylie Vennemann
Newell Brands
Senior Manager, Global S&OP Excellence

Kylie Vennemann is Senior Manager of Global S&OP Excellence at Newell Brands, where she leads enterprise S&OP capability development and cross-functional alignment initiatives. She has held end-to-end planning and program leadership roles at Masco Corporation, Nutrilite, and Adidas, driving integrated planning transformation efforts. Kylie specializes in global S&OP design, change management, and collaboration across sales, marketing, finance, and supply chain functions. She holds an MBA from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University.

Event Speakers
Patrick Bower
Patrick Bower
Actylis
Sr. Director of Supply Chain
Meredith Cannon
Meredith Cannon
Bimbo Bakeries USA
Senior Director of Sales and Operations Planning
Justin Dart, CPF
Justin Dart, CPF
Sustana Solutions
SIOP Director
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