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12th Annual Supply Chain Symposium

Houston Strategy Forum

12th Annual
Supply Chain Symposium

Theme:“Different Perspective for Supply Chain?”

Thursday, January 30, 2025 ● 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM ● Petroleum Club, Downtown Houston

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Detailed Description

Symposium Context

Is there a strong case for newer thinking and perspective in supply chain?

For many years, the case has been made for supply chain to have a strategic role in the organization. However, has it been a nice-to-do instead of a must-to-do? Are we in different times now — Has the game changed?

Complex Equipment, Valuable Materials, and Critical Services: Costs have been the top criteria for supply chains, however, is it now a secondary consideration? In the new reality, for supply chains involving complex equipment, valuable materials and critical services, the criteria must foremost be driven by availability, lead-time, quality and flexibility.
- How are companies reprioritizing supply chain imperatives?
Cohesive and Co-dependent Supplier Relationship: Project owners and suppliers must work much more in tandem with shared goals, including but not limited to joint investing, research, development and production. Supplier inclusion and involvement in the project planning and execution has become critical. These deeply integrative relationships deliver competitive and execution advantage.
- How are companies implementing and tracking shared goals with suppliers – are these formal structures? How are they ensuring strategic partnerships are marketable and value contributing within the framework of a long-term relationship?
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): The two above points require senior management to make SRM a priority.
- How should companies evaluate SRM value? What should be supply chain’s role in SRM and who should own the scope? How should SRM be prioritized and how should operations participate?
Supply Chain Value: Increasing supply chain’s strategic and tactical value needs new perspectives, approaches and yardsticks.
- How are companies changing how they measure the value and impact of supply chain?
- How are companies employing technology to improve Supply Chain’s strategic role and value creation?
- How are companies changing processes and skills development to prepare for the paradigm?

Why Attend?

If you want to be on the leading edge of supply chain, if you want to think strategically about supply chain and not just tactically, join leaders who will discuss vigorously and openly in the Houston Strategy Forum’s unique format to share their vision, strategies, and challenges. Come share your experience and learn from the high-level executives who attend our events.

At the Houston Strategy Forum, we have real discussions — no fluff. Register now.

We are looking forward to a powerful discussion with:

Panel Discussion

Conference Chair

Ms. Tracie Slone, Advisor & Former VP Global Supply Chain, Marathon Oil

Panel Speakers

Ms. Jennifer Jewson, Chief Procurement Officer, LyondellBasell

Mr. Joel Shibley, Vice President of Global Supply Chain, Helmerich & Payne

Mr. Scott McRee, Chief Procurement Officer, Phillips 66

Mr. Lance Griffin, Vice President, Supply Chain, Continental Resources

Ms. Donna Cole, President & CEO, Cole Chemical

Mr. Blake Boyce, Vice President - Supply Chain, Expand Energy

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What Makes Us Different?

Houston Strategy Forum events are innovative. No speeches. No PowerPoint presentations. They are open and down-to-earth discussions with our speakers. Our format is a relaxed, intimate, fireside-style chat. And, always unscripted!

Over the years, we have had top CEOs and executives share their deepest thoughts and feelings that you would never hear in a regular conference. We respect and value that interaction greatly — it is what makes us the preeminent discussion forum.

Our business talk show format facilitates an energetic, meaningful, and respectful exchange of ideas between our speakers and attendees. Our goal is to get a majority of the attendees to contribute to the discussion. When that happens — it creates magic!

We receive rave reviews about our format both from our speakers and attendees.

To encourage an open and candid discussion we follow Chatham House rules.

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Category	Fees
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CANCELLATION POLICY:

For VISITORS: Sorry, we do not offer refunds to visitors or prospective members. You are welcome to send a substitute. A substitution charge of $50 applies. To register the substitute, use the registration category, "Substituting for a Visitor." On the next page of registration, indicate the name of the person whom you are substituting.

FOR GENERAL MEMBERS: If you let us know at least one week prior, we will credit your HSF account for the fees, so you can apply the fees toward a future event.

FOR STRATEGIC MEMBERS: Strategic Members attend all events for no charge (if registered in time). Since Strategic Membership is tied to specific individuals, substitutions are not allowed if you cannot make it to the event.

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Directions and Parking

PETROLEUM CLUB
35th Floor
Total Plaza
1201 Louisiana
Houston, TX 77002

Driving Directions: The new location of the Petroleum Club is 1201 Louisiana Street, Total Plaza. It is east from the Hyatt Regency and south of the CenterPoint building, at the intersection with Dallas street.

The club is located on the 35th floor.

In the interest of your safety, it is always a good idea to pay attention to the surroundings, your possessions and self, when parking your car and approaching any Downtown venue. We recommend valet parking.

Parking: Street metered and private parking lots are available options.

Valet is available on the south side of building and the valet entrance is from Milam street. The cost for valet is $15 with a discount coupon available through us at the event.