Matt Talbert

Matt Talbert has been with ASCM for more than eight years and currently is the senior manager of content and business intelligence. His background is in data analysis, research and survey methodology. He oversees the development of ASCM's annual Supply Chain Salary and Career Survey Report and the annual Top 10 Supply Chain Trends list. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Iowa and a master of public administration degree from Roosevelt University.

Ric Wade

Ric Wade has five years of experience leading supply chain teams that support inventory operations. He has a specialty in frontline support and corporate communications. His roles have focused on taking existing logistics and planning conditions and then leveraging communication, continuous improvement and projects to ensure that internal and external customers have an optimized supply chain.

Gregory Schlegel, CPIM, CSCP

Greg Schlegel, CPIM, CSCP, is the founder and CEO of The Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium, which consists of 32 companies and 1,700 supply chain risk management professionals who bring skills, solutions and methodologies that help to identify, assess, mitigate and manage supply chain risk. He also has served as a supply chain executive for several Fortune 100 companies and as a supply chain executive consultant for IBM. Schlegel has taught supply chain risk management at Lehigh University for 10 years and previously served as an adjust professor teaching enterprise risk management for Villanova University’s executive MBA program.  He has presented papers about and has managed consulting engagements in supply chain and risk management. Schlegel also was APICS’s 1997 International Society president. He is well published and a frequent speaker at conferences, seminars, webinars and dinner meetings. In partnership with Robert J. Trent, Ph.D., also of Lehigh University, he coauthored a first-of-its-kind book, “Supply Chain Risk Management: An Emerging Discipline” in 2014.

Kimberly Daniels

Kimberly Daniels has more than 15 years of professional experience in international logistics. She began her career as a logistics manager for a construction supplier, importing hundreds of containers per month for projects on and around the Las Vegas Strip. She later went on to assist small business owners with the importation and exportation of their goods as the freight director for an e-commerce fulfillment warehouse. She is currently the CEO of Mercantile Logistics & International Trade, Inc., a small business that focuses on the international trade needs of other small businesses. As a licensed and experienced customs broker, Kim is astute to the regulations imposed by the US Government for goods crossing the border. As a small business owner, she is keenly aware of the needs of small businesses to operate efficiently and effectively, creating her own programs to smooth costs for clients in providing required customs services. Kim believes that only by working together, rather than separately, can the client achieve their global expansion goals. Kim holds a Certificate in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) from APICS. Kim helps companies understand their obligations when it comes to import and export regulatory compliance. From an audit of the products to advising on the regulations, Kim has helped companies move their goods into hard to access areas legitimately. She is keenly aware of the ramifications for mistakes and missteps and works tirelessly to ensure her clients share the same insights at the end of the project.