Glenn Pascrell is the Senior Vice President of Merchandise Planning and Market Analytics at Citizen Watch America. He is responsible for merchandise planning, inventory management, purchasing and product pricing for the US market. Competitive market research and analytics is his newest area of responsibility in this role. Prior to CITIZEN, Glenn held key merchandising and planning positions (including Director of Planning and Forecasting Manager roles) with Pfizer, VF Corporation and Cambridge Information Group. Glenn holds a bachelors’ degree in English Literature and Philosophy and a master’s degree in International Economics from Fordham University.

Lori has 20 years’ experience in Global Planning and S&OP having served in multiple leaderships roles at Waters Corporation, Cardinal Health, Honeywell Safety and CVS Health. Her experience covers overseeing the Global S&OP & Demand Center of Excellence for the Medical Segment businesses at Cardinal Health where she developed a team of Planners, implemented S&OP & Planning processes, and led the implementation of SAP IBP. Her background also includes several complex multi system conversions into a single forecasting software solution. Lori holds an MBA with a focus on Logistics, Materials and Supply Chain Management from Bryant University and is an IBF Certified Professional Forecaster.

Steve Tribou is the Vice President of Sales Forecasting & Planning for Carter’s. He leads a team that works with sales partners on planning the accounts’ retail plans and the related forecasts for receipts (shipments) from Carter’s. By managing both plans, the team helps analyze and facilitate conversations between Carter’s and the account on how much to buy, when and of what products to best serve the account and ultimately the consumers. Steve has been in demand planning roles for most of his 33 years with Carter’s, dating back to the company’s origins in Needham Heights, Massachusetts before moving with the company to Georgia in 1990. In addition to the demand planning experience, Steve had a two year stint mid-career with Carter’s overseeing the production planning area. This team planned the company’s production through dozens of textile, cut, embroidery, screen print and sewing facilities in the Western Hemisphere. Steve has been a presenter with the IBF for over 20 years and has served on the Board of Advisors.

Mark Burstein is president and chief strategy officer for NGC, where he leads all the company’s sales, marketing, R&D, and strategic initiatives. Mark joined NGC in 2002 and has served in numerous executive sales, marketing and product development positions, including vice president of PLM and global sourcing solutions. He was named president in 2010. His vision for the future of retail and fashion guided the direction and development of NGC’s Andromeda Cloud Platform for digital supply chains. In recognition of Mark’s thought leadership, Supply & Demand Chain Executive named him a supply chain Pro to Know for eight consecutive years and chose him as the Pro of the Year in 2018. Mark is active in industry organizations including the National Retail Federation (NRF) and sits on the board of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), the California Fashion Association and Goodwill Industries. He earned an MBA from Emory University and a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Florida.