Discover What's Ahead at Arkestro Optimal 
Explore the full agenda! From inspiring keynotes to hands-on breakout sessions, this is your roadmap to innovation, networking, and real-world strategies that drive procurement excellence.

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Workshop: Arkestro Advanced User Training (Customers Only*)

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Negotiation Class: "Better Skills, Better Outcomes"
with The Gap Partnership

10:30 PM – 1:00 PM

SIG Workshop: Speaking the CFO’s Language –
Translating Sourcing into Financial Impact

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Optimal Registration & Lite Lunch in the Optimal
Partner Pavilion

1:30 PM – 1:40 PM

Welcome – Stuart Gold, SVP of Marketing, Arkestro

1:40 PM – 2:00 PM

Keynote: Arkestro Vision –
Rob DeSantis, CEO and Co-Founder, Arkestro

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Industry Keynote: Nissan -
Mark Kaczynski, SVP, Finance & Information Technology 

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Industry Keynote: EMD Electronics
Katherine Dei Cas, Executive Vice President 

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Industry Keynote: Koch Engineered Solutions (KES)
Michael Novello, VP of Global Supply Chain

2:45 PM – 3:05 PM

Break in the Optimal Partner Pavilion    

3:05 PM – 3:45 PM

Future Forward Executive Visions Panel - Moderated by Stuart Gold 
Panelists:
- Solventum - Magnus Lundgren, CPO
- Zurich - James Bracken, CFO
- Trinity - Mike Shin, CPO 
- Arkestro - Greg Cruz, CCO

3:45 PM – 4:15 PM

The Pulse of Global Leadership
Panelists:
- Chevron - Joshua Flowers, SCM Advisor, Operations & Digital
- Arkestro - Bill Seagrave, SVP Product Solutions

4:15 PM – 4:45 PM

The Global Financial Impact Panel

4:45 PM – 5:05 PM

Keynote: Arkestro Strategy, Edmund Zagorin, CSO and Co-Founder

5:05 PM – 5:30 PM

Arkestro in Action – Ben Leiken, CTO, and Bob Van Leeuwen, VP Product Management

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Opening Reception in the Optimal Partner Pavilion

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Optimal Breakfast in the Optimal Partner Pavilion

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM 

Welcome Back– Stuart Gold

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Panel: Arkestro Across the Industries - Moderated by Greg Cruz 
Crown Holdings, Inc., - Jim Cuff
Next Decade - Matt Saunders

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Thought Leader Keynote

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Optimal Breakouts Wave 1 (3 Tracks) 

11:30 AM - 12:15 AM

Optimal Breakouts Wave 2 (3 Tracks) 

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM 

Networking Lunch in the Optimal Partner Pavilion

1:30 AM - 2:15 PM

Optimal Breakouts Wave 3 (3 Tracks) 

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Dessert Break in the Optimal Partner Pavilion

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Thought Leadership Panel - Moderated by Edmund Zagorin
Panelists:
- The Gap Partnership - Scott Chepow, Partner
- The Hackett Group - Kate Denissova, Sr. Director Procurement & P2P Executive Advisor
- Plug and Play - Kevin Farjallah, Director
- Dell - Thomas Maher, (Former SVP) 
- Director of ASU's Supply Chain Executive Consortium (SCEC)

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Special Guest to be announced 

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Closing Keynote - Rob DeSantis