On Aug 22, 2024, join professionals and scholars in international trade, tech innovation, and sustainability to analyze the vulnerabilities and future of global supply chains, with a special focus on Asia and America. Through an insightful panel discussion, speakers will examine strategies to enhance supply chain resilience, including diversification of sourcing, adoption of digital technologies for supply chain management, and cultivation of international partnerships. Speakers will also address concerns about the impact of future political shifts on supply chain and international trade. This program’s international focus will underscore the imperative for cross-border cooperation in adapting to a fast-evolving technological landscape. 

Agenda

• 2:00-2:30 Registration 
• 2:30-3:30 Panel discussion
• 3:30-4:00 Networking

Location: SC9 Auditorium, 2200 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Speaker Bios

Dr. Sanchita Banerjee Saxena holds a PhD in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles and has close to 20 years of experience working on issues related to human rights in global supply chains, with a special focus on the garment industry in Asia. She is currently a Senior Advisor to Article One, a specialized strategy and management consultancy with expertise in human rights, responsible innovation, and sustainability.

Dr. Saxena is also a professional faculty member at the Haas School of Business, the Energy and Resources Group, and the Legal Studies department at UC Berkeley where she teaches classes about business, labor and global supply chains. She is also currently a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) at UC Berkeley. 

She has served as an advisor to a number of organizations including the Human Rights Measurement Initiative, Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic, Fundacao Getulio Vargas, and the H&M Foundation. She is currently a non-resident Research Fellow at the Institute of Human Rights and Business, serves on the BRAC USA Advisory Council, and is a member of the Research Network on Sustainable Global Supply Chains. In the past, she was a Visiting Researcher at the Copenhagen Business School (2023), a practitioner resident at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center in Italy (2016), and a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C (2010 and 2014). Dr. Saxena frequently gives invited lectures and publishes commentaries in the popular media. Prior to these roles, she was the Executive Director of the Institute for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley.

Tom Quillin is the Senior Director of Technology Policy and Global Government Affairs at Intel Corporation. He leads supply chain resilience policy for Intel. Tom developed analysis and education in support Congress’s historic, bipartisan passage of the CHIPS Act and its funding measure, and led development of Intel’s comprehensive applications for CHIPS grants. Tom’s deep understanding of software and hardware product lifecycles and supply chains stems from his work in product definition and product security over the course of more than two decades with Intel. Tom joined Intel Corporation in 1998 as a product manager with Intel’s motherboard manufacturing operation. As technology supply chains became global, Tom led collaboration efforts with suppliers and integrators worldwide to balance innovation, trust, and business continuity. Focused on how to increase trust in digital technologies, Tom led Intel’s planning efforts for security capabilities in Intel products.  Tom joined the CTO Office at McAfee, working with IT leaders to measure and drive targeted security outcomes.  Tom earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Iowa and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

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