AWESOME sets symposium for senior supply chain leaders

DES PLAINES - The women's leadership organization AWESOME (Achieving Women's Excellence in Supply Chain Operations, Management and Education) is hosting the Fifth Anniversary Symposium, "An AWESOME New Frontier - Imagine. Believe. Achieve" May 3-5, 2017 in Chicago.

Fifth anniversary partners Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's and NIKE will join with Founding Partner DSC Logistics and other sponsors to provide two days of interaction and discussions and a third day of continued networking with options for unique downtown Chicago experiences.

The annual symposium's signature features include panel discussions by male and female senior supply chain leaders, up-close conversations with accomplished executives, and "buzz" sessions during which participants exchange ideas and insights about topics they've just heard discussed.

In honor of the fifth anniversary, the symposium will also feature a panel of women deans of leading business schools talking about how universities are encouraging gender equality and a panel of successful female architects discussing lessons they learned while navigating their profession.

A special program designed for "emerging leaders," individuals with high potential who have not yet reached the senior leadership level and who have been recommended by members of the AWESOME network, will focus on strengthening their brands and advancing their careers.

"Members of our AWESOME network are women in supply chain who have outperformed expectations in a traditionally male profession and raised their expertise and influence to a new level," said Ann Drake, founder of AWESOME and CEO of DSC Logistics. "Through AWESOME, they are building connections with each other and focusing on ways to expand their positive impact on the industry, their companies, their peers, and the future generation of supply chain leaders."

Symposium attendance is by invitation. Senior supply chain women who meet AWESOME network criteria and who are interested in attending will find details and contact information on awesomeleaders.org.