Bhubalan is a Supply Chain Planning and Analytics expert at Garmin’s Enterprise Business Applications division, with over 20 years of experience in manufacturing, product development, and consulting. He has held leadership roles at Oracle, GE, and PwC, specializing in advanced analytics, forecasting, inventory optimization, ERP transformation, and supply chain strategy. Bhubalan leverages AI, machine learning, and big data analytics to drive efficiencies and strategic insights. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science, specializing in Big Data Systems, from Arizona State University.

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.

Stephen M is a U.S. Air Force veteran who studied Aviation and Marketing Management while serving as a Crew Chief on KC-135s. He held Sales and Buying roles at Amazon, which brought him to Seattle, then expanded into go-to-market operations at Starbucks, Nordstrom, and T-Mobile. For 18 years, Stephen has supported Demand and Supply Planning organizations. He enhanced his expertise through studies in Strategic Management at the University of Michigan and Wharton. As a community-focused veteran, he founded BluNexus to help small businesses apply leading IBF practices.