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E-commerce and an "I-want-it-now" instant-gratification mindset are feeding the consumer craving for faster and faster delivery. Today's consumers have been rewired by digital disruption. That always-connected, tech-savvy shopper expects a seamless, faster purchasing journey, whether she's buying online and picking up in store or wants her merchandise delivered in two hours to her door.
A $2.3 trillion global e-commerce market reflects how profoundly shopper expectations have recalibrated worldwide. And it's forcing decision makers to shift to a robust omnichannel fulfillment strategy that meets the modern consumer's needs.
Innovative strategies that retailers are using include:
- "Ship from store," – retrofitting locations to double as online fulfillment centers and shrinking selling space to accommodate e-commerce pickups and returns
- New technologies – which automate worker tasks such as picking and sorting merchandise at a distribution center. In two to three years, tablets and handheld mobile computers with barcode scanners will top the devices used for omnichannel logistics. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology and inventory management platforms are expected to grow the most in the next few years
- Demand forecasting and planning applications that boost the accuracy of revenue forecasts and better align inventory levels via data analytics.
Next-generation supply chains will utilize robotics and automation to perform traditionally manual tasks such as picking, sorting, inspecting, storing, handling and classifying products to improve overall efficiency, worker productivity and speed to market. Some warehouses are turning to autonomous vehicles to bring merchandise to sorting and packing areas. Others are using drones and RFID for inventory management. The opportunities are seemingly limitless and include wearable technology, which enables truly hands-free, multi-modal workflows that result in greater worker efficiency and increased productivity.
For more information about this event please contact the organizer, Evan Schmitt at eschmitt@amchamchina.org
Agenda
11
30AM
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12
00PM
Registration and Networking
With soda and tea
12
00PM
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12
05PM
Welcome and Introduction
Patrick Powers12
05PM
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12
20PM
12
20PM
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12
30PM
Merging Technologies in the Retail and Logistics Sectors
Martin Winchell12
30PM
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1
10PM
1
10PM
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1
25PM
1
25PM
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1
40PM
Networking
With Coffee and Tea
Welcome and Introduction
Speakers
Patrick Powers
Head of Government Affairs at Rockwell Automation, Greater China and Vice-Chair of AmCham China's Board of GovernorsPatrick Powers has 30 years of experience in international commerce, government relations and trade policy, achieved in a career that has spanned Asia but focused primarily on China. He has lived and worked in China for more than 20 years, in addition to assignments in Singapore, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
He is Head of Government Affairs for Rockwell Automation Greater China. Mr. Powers began his career with Bechtel, Inc., and held successive management positions at Island Creek of China Coal Ltd (Occidental Petroleum), SSM Coal BV, SHV Holdings, Tait Asia Ltd. (Vietnam), Mundoro Mining, Cargill, and Applus+.
Mr. Powers held the position of Vice President for China Operations at the US-China Business Council, the primary organization dealing with Sino-American commercial matters from 1999 to 2006. In that role, he was responsible for business advocacy and advisory services on behalf of 250 American MNC’s operating in the PRC. Mr. Powers has extensive experience in government relations and communications in China and Asia as well as a background in business development and operations in natural resources, large scale retailing, consumer goods warehousing and distribution.
He has spoken frequently on China-related topics at international conferences and appeared on numerous occasions in media, including CCTV, CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg, as well as contributing articles to The China Business Review.
He has a BA from San Diego State University and has pursued advanced language and professional development courses at UC Berkeley, National Taiwan Normal University, and Singapore Institute of Management. Mr. Powers is a fluent Mandarin speaker.
Mr. Powers is also a Vice-Chairmen on AmCham China's Board of Governors.
Reinventing the Supply Chain: The Future of Fulfillment
Speakers
Bill Burns
Senior Vice President and Chief Product & Solutions Officer at Zebra TechnologiesBill Burns joined Zebra in 2015 and today leads the Chief Product and Solutions Office. In his role, Mr. Burns oversees product and solutions strategy, investments and development operations for the company’s expansive technology portfolio which includes Mobile Computing, Specialty Printers, Data Capture Solutions, Location Solutions, and Intelligent Edge Solutions. Mr. Burns is also responsible for the Chief Technology Office. Mr. Burns has more than 25 years’ experience in the high tech sector.
Prior to joining Zebra, Mr. Burns served as chief executive officer of Embrane, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital backed startup, which was acquired by Cisco in April 2015. Prior to joining Embrane, Mr. Burns served as chief executive officer of Spirent Communications, a global leader in test and measurement solutions publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange. He has also held various executive and sales leadership roles at Tellabs, Inc., now Coriant. For over five years he was actively involved with the Silicon Valley American Heart Association and American Stroke Association chairing the association Heart Walk and as a member of the executive leadership team for the Silicon Valley Heart Ball.
Mr. Burns has a Master of Business Administration from Temple University, a B.S. degree in business administration from Misericordia University, and an associate’s degree in engineering from Pennsylvania State University. Bill and his family currently reside in New York.
Merging Technologies in the Retail and Logistics Sectors
Speakers
Martin Winchell
Managing Director of Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and Chairman of AmCham China Tianjin Executive CommitteeMartin Winchell is the Managing Director-Greater China for Schneider Logistics Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schneider National and a premier provider of logistics solutions that delivers measurable value to the most complex supply chains. In this position, Martin was responsible for Schneider’s entry into China, its acquisition strategy and further growth. As Managing Director, Martin is responsible for leading Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. which offers logistics, transportation and supply chain management services for the domestic Chinese market covering more than 25 cities and with more than 600 associates.
马丁温切尔时任世能达物流有限公司大中华区的董事总经理。世能达物流有限公司是Schneider National的全资子公司，致力于提供卓越的物流方案，并在供应链中实现显著价值。期间，马丁将世能达品牌引入中国市场，负责收购战略和公司的进一步成长。世能达物流（天津）有限公司是一家集物流、运输和供应链管理服务为一体的公司，致力于服务中国本土市场，在总经理马丁的管理下，世能达物流（天津）有限公司目前覆盖25个城市，旗下员工达600余人。
Martin has worked and traveled in China since the mid 1990’s moving full-time to Shanghai in 2005. In 2008, he moved to Tianjin/Beijing; splitting time at the Chinese headquarters in Tianjin and the government affairs office in Beijing. He has been a member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin since arriving in China in 2005. Martin has served as a Tianjin American Executive Committee member since 2013 and his currently Chairman of that committee.
马丁自20世纪90年代中期开始工作并往来于中国，于2005年正式到上海工作，后于2008年到天津/北京工作，往来于天津的中国区总部和北京办公室。自2005年以来，马丁一直是美国商会上海、北京和天津分会的会员。并于2013年成为美国商会天津分会的行政委员会成员，目前任会长一职。
Martin has bachelor’s degree in international economics from the University of Wyoming.
马丁就读于怀俄明大学，获国际经济学学士学位。
Panel Discussion and Lunch
Speakers
Bill Burns
Senior Vice President and Chief Product & Solutions Officer at Zebra TechnologiesBill Burns joined Zebra in 2015 and today leads the Chief Product and Solutions Office. In his role, Mr. Burns oversees product and solutions strategy, investments and development operations for the company’s expansive technology portfolio which includes Mobile Computing, Specialty Printers, Data Capture Solutions, Location Solutions, and Intelligent Edge Solutions. Mr. Burns is also responsible for the Chief Technology Office. Mr. Burns has more than 25 years’ experience in the high tech sector.
Prior to joining Zebra, Mr. Burns served as chief executive officer of Embrane, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital backed startup, which was acquired by Cisco in April 2015. Prior to joining Embrane, Mr. Burns served as chief executive officer of Spirent Communications, a global leader in test and measurement solutions publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange. He has also held various executive and sales leadership roles at Tellabs, Inc., now Coriant. For over five years he was actively involved with the Silicon Valley American Heart Association and American Stroke Association chairing the association Heart Walk and as a member of the executive leadership team for the Silicon Valley Heart Ball.
Mr. Burns has a Master of Business Administration from Temple University, a B.S. degree in business administration from Misericordia University, and an associate’s degree in engineering from Pennsylvania State University. Bill and his family currently reside in New York.
Patrick Powers
Head of Government Affairs at Rockwell Automation, Greater China and Vice-Chair of AmCham China's Board of GovernorsPatrick Powers has 30 years of experience in international commerce, government relations and trade policy, achieved in a career that has spanned Asia but focused primarily on China. He has lived and worked in China for more than 20 years, in addition to assignments in Singapore, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
He is Head of Government Affairs for Rockwell Automation Greater China. Mr. Powers began his career with Bechtel, Inc., and held successive management positions at Island Creek of China Coal Ltd (Occidental Petroleum), SSM Coal BV, SHV Holdings, Tait Asia Ltd. (Vietnam), Mundoro Mining, Cargill, and Applus+.
Mr. Powers held the position of Vice President for China Operations at the US-China Business Council, the primary organization dealing with Sino-American commercial matters from 1999 to 2006. In that role, he was responsible for business advocacy and advisory services on behalf of 250 American MNC’s operating in the PRC. Mr. Powers has extensive experience in government relations and communications in China and Asia as well as a background in business development and operations in natural resources, large scale retailing, consumer goods warehousing and distribution.
He has spoken frequently on China-related topics at international conferences and appeared on numerous occasions in media, including CCTV, CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg, as well as contributing articles to The China Business Review.
He has a BA from San Diego State University and has pursued advanced language and professional development courses at UC Berkeley, National Taiwan Normal University, and Singapore Institute of Management. Mr. Powers is a fluent Mandarin speaker.
Mr. Powers is also a Vice-Chairmen on AmCham China's Board of Governors.
Martin Winchell
Managing Director of Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and Chairman of AmCham China Tianjin Executive CommitteeMartin Winchell is the Managing Director-Greater China for Schneider Logistics Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schneider National and a premier provider of logistics solutions that delivers measurable value to the most complex supply chains. In this position, Martin was responsible for Schneider’s entry into China, its acquisition strategy and further growth. As Managing Director, Martin is responsible for leading Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. which offers logistics, transportation and supply chain management services for the domestic Chinese market covering more than 25 cities and with more than 600 associates.
马丁温切尔时任世能达物流有限公司大中华区的董事总经理。世能达物流有限公司是Schneider National的全资子公司，致力于提供卓越的物流方案，并在供应链中实现显著价值。期间，马丁将世能达品牌引入中国市场，负责收购战略和公司的进一步成长。世能达物流（天津）有限公司是一家集物流、运输和供应链管理服务为一体的公司，致力于服务中国本土市场，在总经理马丁的管理下，世能达物流（天津）有限公司目前覆盖25个城市，旗下员工达600余人。
Martin has worked and traveled in China since the mid 1990’s moving full-time to Shanghai in 2005. In 2008, he moved to Tianjin/Beijing; splitting time at the Chinese headquarters in Tianjin and the government affairs office in Beijing. He has been a member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin since arriving in China in 2005. Martin has served as a Tianjin American Executive Committee member since 2013 and his currently Chairman of that committee.
马丁自20世纪90年代中期开始工作并往来于中国，于2005年正式到上海工作，后于2008年到天津/北京工作，往来于天津的中国区总部和北京办公室。自2005年以来，马丁一直是美国商会上海、北京和天津分会的会员。并于2013年成为美国商会天津分会的行政委员会成员，目前任会长一职。
Martin has bachelor’s degree in international economics from the University of Wyoming.
马丁就读于怀俄明大学，获国际经济学学士学位。
Speakers
Bill Burns
Senior Vice President and Chief Product & Solutions Officer at Zebra Technologies
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Patrick Powers
Head of Government Affairs at Rockwell Automation, Greater China and Vice-Chair of AmCham China's Board of Governors
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Martin Winchell
Managing Director of Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and Chairman of AmCham China Tianjin Executive Committee
More Information
Bill Burns
Senior Vice President and Chief Product & Solutions Officer at Zebra Technologies
Bill Burns joined Zebra in 2015 and today leads the Chief Product and Solutions Office. In his role, Mr. Burns oversees product and solutions strategy, investments and development operations for the company’s expansive technology portfolio which includes Mobile Computing, Specialty Printers, Data Capture Solutions, Location Solutions, and Intelligent Edge Solutions. Mr. Burns is also responsible for the Chief Technology Office. Mr. Burns has more than 25 years’ experience in the high tech sector.
Prior to joining Zebra, Mr. Burns served as chief executive officer of Embrane, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital backed startup, which was acquired by Cisco in April 2015. Prior to joining Embrane, Mr. Burns served as chief executive officer of Spirent Communications, a global leader in test and measurement solutions publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange. He has also held various executive and sales leadership roles at Tellabs, Inc., now Coriant. For over five years he was actively involved with the Silicon Valley American Heart Association and American Stroke Association chairing the association Heart Walk and as a member of the executive leadership team for the Silicon Valley Heart Ball.
Mr. Burns has a Master of Business Administration from Temple University, a B.S. degree in business administration from Misericordia University, and an associate’s degree in engineering from Pennsylvania State University. Bill and his family currently reside in New York.
Patrick
Powers
Head of Government Affairs at Rockwell Automation, Greater China and Vice-Chair of AmCham China's Board of Governors
https://www.amchamchina.org/about/board-governors/patrick-powersPatrick Powers has 30 years of experience in international commerce, government relations and trade policy, achieved in a career that has spanned Asia but focused primarily on China. He has lived and worked in China for more than 20 years, in addition to assignments in Singapore, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
He is Head of Government Affairs for Rockwell Automation Greater China. Mr. Powers began his career with Bechtel, Inc., and held successive management positions at Island Creek of China Coal Ltd (Occidental Petroleum), SSM Coal BV, SHV Holdings, Tait Asia Ltd. (Vietnam), Mundoro Mining, Cargill, and Applus+.
Mr. Powers held the position of Vice President for China Operations at the US-China Business Council, the primary organization dealing with Sino-American commercial matters from 1999 to 2006. In that role, he was responsible for business advocacy and advisory services on behalf of 250 American MNC’s operating in the PRC. Mr. Powers has extensive experience in government relations and communications in China and Asia as well as a background in business development and operations in natural resources, large scale retailing, consumer goods warehousing and distribution.
He has spoken frequently on China-related topics at international conferences and appeared on numerous occasions in media, including CCTV, CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg, as well as contributing articles to The China Business Review.
He has a BA from San Diego State University and has pursued advanced language and professional development courses at UC Berkeley, National Taiwan Normal University, and Singapore Institute of Management. Mr. Powers is a fluent Mandarin speaker.
Mr. Powers is also a Vice-Chairmen on AmCham China's Board of Governors.
Martin
Winchell
Managing Director of Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. and Chairman of AmCham China Tianjin Executive Committee
Martin Winchell is the Managing Director-Greater China for Schneider Logistics Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schneider National and a premier provider of logistics solutions that delivers measurable value to the most complex supply chains. In this position, Martin was responsible for Schneider’s entry into China, its acquisition strategy and further growth. As Managing Director, Martin is responsible for leading Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. which offers logistics, transportation and supply chain management services for the domestic Chinese market covering more than 25 cities and with more than 600 associates.
马丁温切尔时任世能达物流有限公司大中华区的董事总经理。世能达物流有限公司是Schneider National的全资子公司，致力于提供卓越的物流方案，并在供应链中实现显著价值。期间，马丁将世能达品牌引入中国市场，负责收购战略和公司的进一步成长。世能达物流（天津）有限公司是一家集物流、运输和供应链管理服务为一体的公司，致力于服务中国本土市场，在总经理马丁的管理下，世能达物流（天津）有限公司目前覆盖25个城市，旗下员工达600余人。
Martin has worked and traveled in China since the mid 1990’s moving full-time to Shanghai in 2005. In 2008, he moved to Tianjin/Beijing; splitting time at the Chinese headquarters in Tianjin and the government affairs office in Beijing. He has been a member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin since arriving in China in 2005. Martin has served as a Tianjin American Executive Committee member since 2013 and his currently Chairman of that committee.
马丁自20世纪90年代中期开始工作并往来于中国，于2005年正式到上海工作，后于2008年到天津/北京工作，往来于天津的中国区总部和北京办公室。自2005年以来，马丁一直是美国商会上海、北京和天津分会的会员。并于2013年成为美国商会天津分会的行政委员会成员，目前任会长一职。
Martin has bachelor’s degree in international economics from the University of Wyoming.
马丁就读于怀俄明大学，获国际经济学学士学位。
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