Agenda Information 

*Dates, times, and speakers may be subject to change.

Sessions Announced!

• Building a New Industry in the Face of Volatility - The pandemic health and economic crises triggered unprecedented, and damaging supply chain and demand shocks that continue to reverberate to this day. These disruptions have reinforced the importance of working with trusted partners, of redefining our purpose, and of layering values throughout every aspect of the business to emerge transformed. 
  
  
• Supply Chain: Building Back Predictability - As supply chains go through some of the biggest upheavals in years, not only those lingering from COVID but also those emanating from the shipping crisis, sourcing diversification, social responsibility needs, and trade pressures, building new best practices that embrace permanent supply chain and global changes in a post-Covid world is what true recovery looks like across the enterprise.
  
  
• Logistics: Managing Ongoing Disruption - Over the many years of globalization, the industry has weathered plenty of supply chain disruptions, but nothing compares to the magnitude of this current crisis. Hear from these executives as they talk about how this disruption is different and what we can do to set a pathway for calmer seas.
  
  
• Labor: Becoming More Worker Centric - AAFA has played a leading role in organizing the industry and allied associations in efforts to address widespread labor issues, which have grown in scale, scope, and complexity in the last few years. Hear from this group of experts on the current situation, recent government response, and what we can do collectively to become more worker centric.
  
  
• Circularity: Key to a Healthy Future - Transparency and environmental stewardship have become the hallmark of an industry that is taking care of its people and the planet. Unlocking what it takes to thrive and truly be a force for good requires an enterprise that can adapt, that is agile, that is collaborative – that is circular.