Rick D. Blasgen, former CEO of CSCMP, has a rich career in supply chain management. Starting at Nabisco, he held various logistics roles, eventually becoming VP of Supply Chain for Kraft and ConAgra Foods. Appointed by the US Department of Commerce in 2011, he served as Chair of the ACSCC, advising on supply chain issues. He's a Northwestern University’s Transportation Center Business Advisory Committee member and a Governors State University graduate.

Pat, with a successful and storied freight background, brings an insider look at the segment and solutions that work. Boasting over 20 years of experience in Supply Chain, he has managed growth and revenue for one of the country's largest freight companies. His expertise lies in revenue growth management for the LTL division and the coordination of sales strategies enterprise-wide. Beyond his hands-on roles, Pat also serves as an advisor, board member, and angel investor, focusing on software companies selling to shippers, carriers, and third-party logistics companies.

Paula is a highly talented, energetic, dedicated, and passionate executive with 15 years of enterprise software product management experience and over 25 years of supply chain experience serving manufacturing, retail, and wholesale distribution companies. Paula is an accomplished product strategist driving revenue growth for supply chain solutions while orchestrating and executing all aspects of the product lifecycle. 

Deep Shah is a Co-President of Francisco Partners. Based in London, he joined the firm in 2003. Deep currently serves on the boards of ByBox, e2open (ETWO), GainSystems, and iconectiv. He also previously served on the boards of Attenti, BluJay, C-MAC, ClickSoftware, eFront, EG Software, Ex Libris, Masternaut, Metaswitch, NexTraq, Operative, Paysafe, Prometheus, and SmartFocus.

Robert Nathan is the founder of Value Chain Ventures, a supply chain venture capital firm. Prior to Value Chain, he founded LoadDelivered Logistics and Logistical Labs, selling both companies to Capstone Logistics, a top 50 3PL.

Herb Shear is the Executive Chairman at G2 Reverse Logistics, a comprehensive reverse logistics solution that combines analytics and operations to help maximize net recovery. He was one of the early pioneers of the practice that would become known as ‘reverse logistics’ in response to a customer request for help. The solution quickly caught on, especially with mass retailers, and laid the groundwork for what has become a highly sophisticated and fast-growing part of supply chain management.

Angel Pu Shum joined Warburg Pincus in 2013 to focus on technology
deals. She is involved in the firm's investments in fintech-focused
Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc. and supply-chain software maker Softeon
Inc. Ms. Shum says she loves working closely with chief executives
and startup founders. "It stems from a deep respect for what they do," she said. As a growth investor, Warburg often backs companies that expand as fast as 100% a year, Ms. Shum said, adding that "to be growing so quickly, you're either creating a new category or disrupting an existing one."

Tracy Black, former SVP at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, has 30 years of experience in leadership and supply chain technology. As a member of the executive team for fortune 500 transportation company, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Tracy built and led the technology team. In her role as Senior Vice President Information Technology, she was responsible for IT Strategy, technology vendor relationships and key customer technology roadmaps. In 2007, Tracy was named one of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT leaders and in 2008 received the Information on Demand Innovation award from IBM. 

Ryan Kelly is the General Manager of AMT’s San Francisco Tech Lab. Ryan focuses on addressing the key challenge in manufacturing of technological innovations outpacing the industry’s ability to absorb them. To do so, he works toward increasing the manufacturing industry’s techno-metabolism through educational programs, pilot projects, and creating and cultivating stronger ties between the manufacturing and emerging technology communities.