Abby’s 20+ year career, has spanned across the retail grocery, wholesale, foodservice, and hard-line goods industries; leading strategic end-to-end supply chain efficiency and optimization as a BY customer with several U.S. organizations coast-to-coast. She is also a graduate of URI’s College of Business with a M.S. in Supply Chain Management & Applied Analytics.

Justin Humphery-Ude has an extensive background in supply chain leadership and operations, with over 18 years of related experience.  He has held various leadership positions with several iconic brands including Target, MillerCoors Brewing Company, Pier 1 Imports, Walgreens and currently Nike.  In addition, Justin serves as President of the Distribution Management Association of Southern California.  Justin holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration and Entrepreneurial Management from California State University San Bernardino.

A southern California native, in his free time Justin enjoys traveling abroad, spending time outdoors, boating, camping, hiking and grilling.

Bill is the Founding Partner of Kailash Concepts, LLC, a quanti-mental research platform that is structured to capitalize on world class quantitative expertise, market leading knowledge in behavioral finance intersected with fundamental analysis and oversight.
Bill has over 30 years of experience in the Investment Industry.

Most recently, Bill has been head of partner relations for Kailash Concepts as a Managing Director at Baird and at Knight Capital where he co-founded Kailash Concepts.

In addition, he is a former Senior Partner at Century Capital in Boston where he was Director of Research, Head of Business Development and Distribution with an emphasis on marketing to RIAs and Tier 1-3 Consultants. Prior to Century Capital, Bill spent the bulk of his career at William Blair & Co in Chicago where he was the Head of Institutional Sales and Trading and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Bill’s career began as a CPA at Price Waterhouse in Cleveland Ohio.

Bill is a graduate of John Carroll University with a BSBA in accounting. 

Curt Smith’s career has spanned more than forty-five years with one of largest grocery companies in the country. During this time, he developed, implemented, and managed the largest return, recycling, and redistribution program of its kind. Highlights include, receiving the first shipment of CHEP pallets in the United States, starting the first plastic shopping bag recycling program, and starting the first comprehensive food waste recycling program, responsible for keeping millions of tons of garbage out of the landfills.

Bob Whitmore is a North American Director with over 40 years of experience in all aspects of warehouse operations, systems, and technology. Bob has extensive experience with the development of programs and education, as well as the auditing of sustainability and energy management. He has placed an emphasis upon organizational support and buy-in while accommodating operational challenges and workflow.