Speaker Lineup Finalized for RFID Journal LIVE! 2022

More than 80 end users and RFID experts will speak at this year's event regarding the technology's benefits for retail, apparel, manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture, defense, aviation, energy and other sectors.
Published: May 5, 2022

RFID Journal announced today that it has finalized the agenda for the RFID Journal LIVE! 2022 conference and exhibition. Here are some of the industry leaders who will be speaking at our 20th annual event.

Retail and Apparel

  • Matt Alexander, Senior Director, Merchandising Innovation, Walmart
  • Aitor Álvarez Berazaluce, CTO, Ghop
  • Marko Brutus, Associate Technology Project Manager, City Furniture
  • Joe Coll, VP of Asset Protection Operations and Strategy, Macy’s
  • Shaun Feraco, VP of Operations, City Furniture
  • Bill Hardgrave, President, University of Memphis
  • Mir Ashraful Hossain, Director and Group COO, Urmi Group
  • Juha Maijala, CEO and Founder, Blockstore
  • Johan Stenstrom, Supply Chain Developer, Stadium
  • Andrew Tashiro, VP of Omnichannel and Inventory, Carter’s

Manufacturing

  • Aleasha Burnell, Director of Quality Systems Applications, Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain
  • Jonathan Toler, Head of Product and Innovation, Kloeckner Metals
  • Grant Cook, President, Enpro
  • Daniel Fitzgerald, Principal Project Engineer, BAE Systems
  • Timothy Gallagher, Principal Process Engineer, BAE Systems
  • Doug Harvel, Senior IT Distribution Analyst, Kontoor Brands
  • Rodrigo Pedroso, Founder, Roma
  • Deirdre Schmidt, Operations Excellence Leader, BAE Systems

Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

  • Leah Barber, Business Process Improvement Manager, Nephron Pharmaceuticals
  • Peter Bloch, Business Development Manager for Healthcare, Avery Dennison Smartrac
  • Larry Cheng, Career Development Professor, Penn State University
  • Brent Koeppel, Senor Principal R&D Engineer, Cardinal Health
  • Alex Peters, Medical Device Asset Register Developer, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
  • Alan Portnoy, Pharmacy Operations Manager, Reading Hospital

Food and Agriculture

  • Felix Amiri, Food Safety and Quality Systems Specialist, AFISS
  • Lucelena Angarita, Director of Food Supply Chain Optimization, GS1 US
  • Amy Awe, Market Development Manager of RFID for Food, Avery Dennison Smartrac
  • Thomas Burke, FSQA Traceability Manager, Chipotle
  • Bruce Stewart-Brown, Senior VP of Technical Services, Perdue Farms

Defense, Energy and Aviation

  • Yung Liu, Senior Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
  • James Shuler, Manager, Packaging Certification Program, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Brandon Woodruff, Senior Analyst, Delta Air Lines
  • Corey Cook, Chief of Advanced Technologies Concepts for Logistics and Sustainment, Lockheed Martin
  • Brandon Carroll, Operations Specialist, BAE Systems

A list of all presenters can be found on the speakers page of the RFID Journal LIVE! website, and you can view the keynotes sessions and a breakdown of the industry-specific and how-to tracks while you’re there. The event will also feature a Battery-Free Bluetooth Tagging Workshop. For more information or to register, please visit rfidjournallive.com.