Kim Daniels, CLTD

Chief Executive Officer, Mercantile Logistics & International Trade

Kim Daniels is chief executive officer of Mercantile Logistics & International Trade, a small business that focuses on the international trade needs of other small businesses. Her current projects include setting up a foreign-trade zone for a nonprofit organization in southern Nevada. 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 also served as the freight director for an e-commerce fulfillment warehouse. Kimberly is president of the ASCM Southern Nevada chapter and holds a Certificate in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD).

Ulf Suerig

Director Supply Chain Optimization, Abbott

Within the Pharma division of Abbott, Ulf is responsible for the business process management, master data, serialization and traceability, and for the transformation of the Pharma supply chain globally and in the regions. ?He started his career 1995 at the Germany plant in manufacturing, science, and technology and has filled positions across operations and multiple countries, from API, bulk and finished goods manufacturing, distribution, operational and business excellence, and plant management in Germany and the Netherlands. His operations work is coupled with more than 10 years in IT. Ulf earned his Master in Pharmacy from the University in Kiel and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University in Bonn (both in Germany).