Matt Liotine, Ph.D. is Vice President of BLR Research, a management consulting firm, where he specializes in strategic advising and coaching in the areas of supply chain, operations management, data analytics and innovation. He is also Professor of Information & Decision Sciences at the Liautaud College of Business Administration of the University of Illinois at Chicago. There, he is the Director of Graduate Studies in Supply Chain & Operations Management. With over 30 years of industry experience, he has advised, coached, and trained thousands of industry professionals from across the globe. He holds several professional certifications, including Sigma Master Black Belt. He is the recipient of numerous industry and academic awards and holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Operations Research from Princeton University. He is the co-author of a new book entitled Technology in Supply Chain Management and Logistics: Current Practice and Future Applications published by Elsevier.

Heidi Hattendorf is a global business executive with expertise in strategy, innovation, transformation and end to end marketing. Heidi held executive roles at Motorola in both cellular and mission critical businesses leading product management, product marketing, innovation and digital transformation. Most recently she built the telecom & media industry practice from the ground up for a medium sized growth company in Silicon Valley looking to tailor their offering by industry. Heidi has a B.S. in Business plus an MBA, and certificate in Digital Transformation. She worked abroad in Europe for 11 years, holds two patents, and was recognized as one of the top 40 women in Innovation by Front End of Innovation.