Cybersecurity: What Supply Chain Leaders Must Know

Supply chain by definition involves relationships with hundreds or thousands of vendors and other external business partners, creating an enormous surface area for the cybersecurity team to defend. Join us for a critical discussion on the state of the industry today and how supply chain can between work with their IT leaders to ensure continuity and resilience in the face of cyber threats.

Ron Browne
Chief Information Security Officer
Owens & Minor

John Ford
Healthcare Cybersecurity Expert & Founding Partner
TRIFIDENT

Smarter, Safer, And More Sustainable Supply Chains

Hear from three dynamic healthcare supply chain leaders in the opening session of the MedSupplyChain Conference.

• The Only Way To Build A Resilient Supply Chain
  As we enter a new era of continuous disruption — from recent IV solution shortages to transportation challenges — our industry has been catalyzed to make resilience a priority. One lesson we've learned above all others: no single organization can create resilience on its own. Instead, it requires continued collaborative work between all trading partners to secure the next generation supply chain.  
• Supply Chain’s Role in Digital Strategy
  In an era where fewer than 25% of companies have comprehensive digital strategies, supply chain leaders are uniquely positioned to drive technological transformation. Broad operational perspective can inform critical decisions on data sharing, infrastructure, and integrated ecosystems. Learn to leverage your supply chain expertise to champion digital initiatives that enhance overall organizational health and efficiency.
• Building Value-Driven Healthcare Supply Chains
  Shared values are a foundational component of healthy partner relationships and often a critical consideration when health systems are evaluating trading partners. Suppliers who can align with their customers' missions, from ESG initiatives to health equity goals, to create robust, adaptable supply chains that withstand challenges and drive long-term success.

Lisa Hohman, HIDA Board Chair
CEO
Concordance

Randy Bradley
Associate Professor of Supply Chain
University of Tennessee

Sara Henderson
VP, Supply Chain
Avera Health

Automating The Supply Chain: Turning Trials Into Triumphs

Automation and technology scaling initiatives should be driven by strategic needs and identified solution gaps, not by the allure of new tech alone. Cardinal Health’s approach prioritizes reducing employee burden through careful assessment of operational challenges before seeking appropriate technological solutions. Flexibility during technology trials is crucial, allowing for rapid pivots and refinements to ensure successful enterprise-wide implementation and scalability.

Peter Bennett
SVP, Global Supply Chain
Cardinal Health

Improving Forecast Accuracy With Collaborative Data Sharing

The healthcare supply chain has longed for more visibility and we have leaned on data and solutions that are difficult to scale. Learn how organizations are strategizing on forecasting and broader collaboration to create an unprecedented level of visibility combined with applications that generate alerts, insights and decisions to rapidly respond to the supply chain in a unified way. These organizations are excited to share what they are experiencing today as well as what is next in their visions for 2025.

Jared Featherstone
Sr. Manager, Operations
Mayo Clinic

Cody Fisher
President, Surgence
Concordance Healthcare Solutions

Efficiencies In Last Mile Logistics

Last-mile logistics is crucial in healthcare supply chain delivery, particularly to non-acute settings, where timely and accurate delivery of medical supplies directly impacts patient care and operational efficiency. Ensuring reliable last-mile delivery helps maintain inventory levels, reduces delays, and supports healthcare providers in remote or decentralized locations, where disruptions can have serious consequences.

Jake Crampton
CEO
Medspeed

Resiliency At State and Local Levels

State and local public health officials play a key role in enhancing healthcare supply chain preparedness by providing local and state health organizations with the tools and guidance needed to improve emergency response and resource distribution. Join this interactive session to discuss state and local collaboration best practices with supply chain partners.

Margaux Haviland
Director, Preparedness & Response
Association of State & Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)

Dr. Stephanie Anspaugh-Naples
State Medical Countermeasure Coordinator
Bureau of Preparedness & Response,
Florida Dept. of Health

Balancing Competing Strategic Sourcing Priorities

Navigating customer priorities can be especially complex in healthcare when we are trying to balance the needs of patient care, financial constraints, and the need for resilient supply chains. Join this interactive conversation highlighting how the best suppliers can work collaboratively with their customers to enhance forecasting, improve transparency and bring value to health system supply chain teams.

Karen Conway
ValueWorks

Dameka Miller
VP, Supplier Relationship Management
Trinity Health

Using The Gartner Hierarchy Of Metrics To Improve Healthcare Supply Chain Performance

Gartner’s Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics is considered the industry standard for end-to-end supply chain performance measurement. In this session, we’ll dig deeper to understand how these metrics can be applied in the healthcare sector. You’ll get ideas for:

• Identifying opportunities to improve supply chain performance – and the health of the overall business
• Making the right trade-offs based on understanding how the metrics interact
• Reducing end-to-end supply chain costs

Corwin Hee
Senior Director Analyst
Gartner

Enhancing Service Levels Through Strategic Inventory Management

Improved insights into consignment inventory management area a critical part in reducing overall waste within the healthcare supply chain. From non-normalized demand signals to complex chains of custody, there are a number of challenges that add strain to the processes. Gain insights to address these challenges and join the conversation to help build better processes for end to end supply chain.

Keerthi Kanubaddi
Executive Vice President
MoveMedical

Reducing Environmental Impact Through Improved Logistics

Learn about order consolidation approaches that can help your organization go green in more ways than one. Johnson & Johnson and Advocate Health used the power of data to evaluate procurement processes, identifying ways to reduce purchase orders and deliveries – and shrink their carbon footprint.

Travis Miller
VP, Supply Chain Operations, Midwest Region
Advocate Health

Chet Damania
Senior Manager, Supply Chain Customer Solutions
Johnson & Johnson

Reducing Cyber Risk: Collaborating With Your Cybersecurity Team To Vet And Monitor Vendors

While many organizations prioritize reducing phishing and hacking attempts within their own teams, it's just as crucial to monitor the cybersecurity practices of your trading partners. Their security directly affects your ability to operate effectively. Understand key factors to consider when vetting and onboarding new vendors, along with the importance of continuous monitoring to protect critical operations.

John Ford
Healthcare Cybersecurity Expert & Founding Partner
TRIFIDENT

Hands Off! Using “Perfect Order” Automation To Eliminate Manual Touches

Numerous data points need to align for the right product to reach the right facility at the right time; a constantly critical process within the healthcare supply chain. Join GHX for a discussion on streamlining these many requirements, from standards around unit of measure to address fields, and how your organizations can reduce errors in the order process.

Susan LaFountain
Product Manager, Industry Adoption
GHX

Darrell Padilla
Manager
GHX

Infusing Supply Chain Expertise Throughout The Healthcare Organization

Supply chain teams build efficiency and profitability within the departments they support. But in many organizations, supply chain’s scope is limited: specialized departments such as IT, lab, etc. might control their own procurement. Learn how University of Miami is expanding the role of supply chain throughout the organization — both the health system and the academic medical center — to ensure clinical staff are fully focused on patient cares.

Judy Webb-Hapgood
Chief Supply Chain Officer
University of Miami

Transforming Operations With A Digital Strategy

Learn how Cleveland Clinic is combining operations and technology expertise to create a digital foundation that will support the next generation provider supply chain. Encompassing peri-operative expansion, demand planning, and AI, partnering with strategic suppliers is a core component of creating a world class ecosystem.

Geoff Gates
Senior Director, Supply Chain Management
Cleveland Clinic

Sarah Charai
Executive Director, Supply Chain Operations
Cleveland Clinic

Washington Update: Tariffs And More

Join HIDA's government affairs team for the latest update on tariffs, executive and congressional news, and more.

Kathryn DiBitetto
VP, Congressional Relations
HIDA

2025 Outlook For Global Logistics

Lars Jensen is back for a third year with his insights on global shipping trends ahead in 2025 – and what they mean for product availability. Whether you’re directly involved in freight management, or just on the receiving end of supply chain delays, you’ll gain important insights from this presentation.

Lars Jensen
CEO
Vespucci Maritime

Balancing Disruption Risk Against Inventory Holding Costs

Through focused investments in distribution centers, inventory management, and automation, Medline's HRI (Healthcare Resilience Initiative) aims to ensure constant delivery of critical medical supplies. Improved capabilities in manufacturing and distribution have allowed Medline to shore up on-hand inventory and mitigate risk in an evolving market.

Ryan Haley
Director, Vendor Relations
Medline

Strategies For Global Logistics Leaders

Continue the conversation around global trade policy with Lars Jensen and HIDA's shipping workgroup. Dive deeper into the geopolitical trends that are shaping our shipping and transportation strategies in 2025.

Lars Jensen
CEO
Vespucci Maritime

Patrick Halloran
Director, Global Trade
Cardinal Health

Adopting The HIDA Resilience Playbook: Bridging Public And Private Sectors For Effective Emergency Preparedness

Join this interactive breakout session with HIDA and the Strategic National Stockpile to pressure-test communication plans about recent supply chain disruptions. This session builds on the collaborative work that created the Supply Chain Monitoring Playbook and Communications Plan.

Christina Lavoie
Director, Policy
HIDA

Spend Cube Methodology: Transforming Procurement Data Into Strategic Insights

New procurement solutions don't always require brand new technologies. Learn how your teams can leverage their existing data outputs for greater efficiencies. Identifying top spending categories and suppliers with the Spend Cube Methodology can lead to enhanced supplier management, cost savings, and greater transparency in the procurement process.

Nick Pericle
Vice President
ProfitOptics

Greening The Supply Chain: Reducing Waste Through Distribution Efficiencies

Distribution can be a powerful lever for achieving sustainability goals in healthcare supply chains. From optimizing transportation logistics to sourcing eco-friendly products, there are a number of opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of the whole supply chain. Learn strategies for navigating diverse customer priorities and capabilities while working towards industry-wide alignment on ESG goals and objectives.

Karen Conway
ValueWorks

Dameka Miller
VP, Supplier Relationship Management
Trinity Health