Rewriting the Rules: Global Trade, Sustainability & Supply Chain Research
Event description
- Free
- Open to the public
- Professional and career development
While our earlier discussion explored big-picture trends and emerging research opportunities, this session looks at two industries at the center of today's global trade and sustainability debates: agribusiness and consumer electronics.
The agribusiness segment will feature Tim Richards, Marvin and June Morrison Endowed Chair of Agribusiness at ASU's W. P. Carey School of Business. He will frame key supply chain challenges shaping the sector, from shifting federal policies to environmental and labor pressures, followed by a discussion with practitioners who will add real-world context and insight.
The session will then turn to the consumer electronics industry, with a featured presentation by Doug Guthrie, executive director of Thunderbird China and professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Drawing on his experience as a former senior director at Apple in Shanghai, where he led Apple University's leadership and organizational development efforts, Guthrie will examine how Apple's evolving manufacturing network offers a revealing case study in the broader geopolitical and supply chain shifts affecting the sector.
About the series:
With trade policy evolving rapidly and sustainability concerns becoming increasingly urgent, supply chain management research is at the forefront of addressing these global challenges. This webinar is a unique opportunity for the operations management community to lead: to shape how we understand and respond to global interdependence, to inform managerial decisions and public policy, and to guide what we teach the next generation.
Join us for this timely conversation as we continue to explore how global trade and sustainability challenges are reshaping supply chain research, industry practice, and policy.
This webinar is co-sponsored by the Center for Responsible Supply Chain Management at ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business and the Institute for Environmental and Social Sustainability at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.