FREE VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE

 

The Fresh Produce Industry in the Time of Covid-19

 

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The Packer, in partnership with CalAmp, TOMRA/Compac and Western Growers Insurance Services, will be tackling the tough supply chain issues brought about by Covid-19. 

This panel of produce industry experts will offer their firsthand knowledge and experience in dealing with the challenges brought on by the pandemic and how their companies quickly adapted to a new way of doing business.

They will also give a glimpse into the long-term strategies and solutions they’re developing. Important topics covering the gamut of the supply chain will be covered along with the chance for viewer participation via a Q & A session. 

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PANELISTS:

Jeff Newman
Vice President, Supply Chain Visibility Solution Sales
CalAmp

As a recognized industry leader in the wireless IoT/M2M market, Jeff has over two decades of experience as an early pioneer within the M2M wireless industry. In his current position with CalAmp, he works with key partners and enterprise executives in the areas of supply chain integrity, connected vehicle telematics, industrial IoT applications and insurance telematics, helping companies derive new sources of revenue and improve operational efficiencies on a global basis. Jeff has held numerous positions within the M2M/IoT value chain, including leadership roles with Numerex, Intel, Texas Instruments, T-Mobile and Enfora, where he was responsible for driving global business opportunities in a wide variety of IoT vertical market segments, including security, telematics, home automation, asset management and remote monitoring. 

 

Paul Ramson
Director, Solutions Architecture
TOMRA/Compac

 
Paul has over 15 years of experience in the food technology industry. He has held a range of technical, consultative and executive functions, including key management roles, product development and product strategy. His background is in engineering. Since joining Compac, Paul has developed a deep domain of industry and technical knowledge and is now recognized as one of the fruit industry’s foremost experts in packhouse design and optimization.

 

Jeff Gullickson
President
Western Growers Insurance Services

As leader of Western Growers Insurance Services (WGIS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western Growers, Jeff has full responsibility for the company’s operations, including production, account management and support teams in WGIS’s Irvine headquarters as well as the 11 field offices throughout California and Arizona. Under Jeff’s leadership, WGIS has substantially grown its footprint in serving the employee benefit and property/casualty needs of its members. This is most evident in the development of new programs and strategic relationships, offering agribusiness and food clients direct access to global insurance carriers. Jeff brings a vision to create both program and product solutions for Western Growers’ membership with the help of his team of risk and insurance professionals. 

 
Dan Steere
Co-Founder & CEO
Abundant Robotics
 
Dan is an entrepreneurial technology executive who has experience ramping new companies and products in diverse markets, including Enterprise s/w and SaaS, robotics, mobile electronics, data analytics and semiconductors. A lifelong student of innovation and new product adoption, he began his career as a product manager and now excels in product strategy, evangelism, team leadership, venture fundraising and financial management.

 

Mohan Ramankutty
Senior Director Sales & Consulting
Swisslog Logistics

Mohan is senior director of Design, Sales and Consulting for Swisslog Americas. He brings more than 25 years of intralogistics automation experience in consumer goods and e-commerce/retail applications. Focused on Swisslog’s mission to bring innovative, robotic and data-driven solutions, he has an extensive product development background and holds multiple patents for Swisslog’s PowerStore pallet shuttle ASRS system and other high-rate sortation products. 

 

MODERATOR:

Tom Karst
Editor-in-Chief 
The Packer
 
Tom joined The Packer’s Produce Network as a commodities editor in 1984 and has been with The Packer’s family of publications since then. He has been editor-in-chief of The Packer since 2018, having previously served as national editor from 2001 to 2018, editor of The Packer’s Global Produce magazine from 1996 to 2001 and markets editor of The Packer from 1987 to 1996. 
 
        
 
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