Prior Roles

• Several leadership roles in multiple industries ranging from food and packaging to CPG companies. She has a wide area of expertise including S&OP, demand planning, inventory, and supply planning

Education

• University of Illinois

Award

• Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning award from IBF

Rich Gordon is the Advanced Analytics Manager at Standard Process, a 92-year-old food supplements company. Working in forecasting and analytics since 1992, Rich was an early member of IBF, and has presented at multiple IBF conferences and contributed articles to the Journal of Business Forecasting. Rich is an innovator and team leader in consumption-based forecasting. He has held forecasting and S&OP roles at Kraft, L’Oreal, and Duracell. He spent a decade on IRI’s Analytical Team for ConAgra. He has an MBA in Quantitative Analysis from Saint John’s University and a BS in Marketing from SUNY Old Westbury.

Debbie Evans is the Head of Integrated Business Planning for Elanco Animal Health where she is currently leading the global implementation of IBP processes across Elanco’s business segments, including U.S. Pet Health, U.S. Farm Animal, and international business segments. Her role is focused on driving alignment across commercial, financial, and operational functions to enhance decision-making, improve financial performance, and prepare for the successful launch of IBP capabilities in 2025. Prior to joining Elanco, Debbie was with Cummins Inc., where she played a pivotal role in implementing IBP processes across various business units, transforming operational planning and driving cross-functional alignment. Debbie is passionate about building processes that empower organizations to achieve their strategic goals and foster collaboration across all levels of the business

Eric is a predictive analytics and business planning innovator, author, teacher and speaker. As Director of Thought Leadership at IBF, he brings over 20 years of experience, previously leading demand planning at Escalade Sports, Berry Plastics, and Tempur Sealy. Eric is an IBF Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster (ACPF) and received IBF’s Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning award in 2016. He is a frequent speaker and panelist who has published extensively in The Journal of Business Forecasting and APICS Magazine. Eric is also the author of Cultural Cycles, Predictive Analytics for Business Forecasting & Planning, and Practical Guide to Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP/ IBP).

Imane "Amy" Sabeh is a supply chain executive with extensive planning experience across many industries, including moving and storage, CPG, and biotech. She has worked with high-profile companies such as PODS, Clorox, Sunbrella, and Teleflex, and is currently the Director of Global S&OP at KBI Biopharma. She is a strategist and leader with multimillion-dollar business administration experience, specializing in designing and implementing strategic planning solutions and processes. Imane was recognized in 2024 as a Rising Star by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. She holds an MBA in Supply Chain Management and Marketing Strategy from the University of South Florida (USF), as well as a Bachelor degree with a double major in Finance and Marketing, and a minor in Communication, from Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI), Morocco. Imane is an active member of the Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning (IBF) and is a Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF). She is a published author with multiple articles in the Journal of Business Forecasting and is an exceptional speaker, delivering keynotes at forums such as the Global S&OP Best Practices Conference.

Mike has deep experience in CPG, having helped many large CPG companies improve their planning processes to support strategic growth. He is currently the Global Head, Americas Integrated Business Planning at ITG Brands, where he is responsible for analyzing medium and long-term business demand and assessing risk and market opportunities to support the company’s 2030 strategy. As Head of North America S&OP at Suntory Global Spirits, he implemented a 5-stage Global Integrated Planning Process (IBP/S&OP) to establish integrated ways of working from the ground up. At Kellogg’s and Kraft Foods, he developed and led the deployment of IBP, which achieved Class A recognition at Kraft Foods. He has also served in various Senior Director roles at Mondelēz and Cadbury. Mike also sits on the steering committee for the Loyola University AI Business Consortium, holds a degree in Political Science and Economics from Western University, and is a certified CPA.

Scott is an SCM professional with 15 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, Master Scheduling, S&OP, Project Management, ERP implementation and Organizational Change Management. As head of SIOP at Amazon Diagnostics during the COVID-19 pandemic, he developed structured, agile planning processes for mitigating business risk. Prior to Amazon, Scott held a variety of management roles in Aerospace, Biotech, Pharma, Retail and Cloud Infrastructure. He now leads Integrated Business Planning implementation at Oracle. Scott holds a BS in Business Administration from California Coast University and an MBA from Colorado State University.