Organizing Committee 2026

Program Committee

  • [Chair] Professor Ravi Anupindi, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
  • Professor Anton L.V. Avanceña, University of Texas, Austin (USA)
  • Professor Sriram Dasu, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (USA)
  • Professor Jérémie Gallien, London Business School, London (UK)
  • Patrick Gaparayi, Regional Team Lead for supply chain management in UNFPA, West and Central Africa Region (Senegal)
  • Hitesh Hurkchand, Director, Multilateral Program Implementation, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Global Pediatric Medicine
  • Dr. Janamarie Perroud, Consultant, Comprehensive Vaccine Management, Gavi
  • Ms Azuka Okeke, CEO, Africa Resource Center for Excellence in Supply Chain Management (Nigeria)
  • Dr. Noel Watson, OpsMend (USA)
  • Prof. Prashant Yadav, Senior Fellow Council on Foreign Relations, DC

Strategic Advisory Group

  • Marasi Mwencha, Head of Supply Chain at The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
  • Mariatou Tala Jallow, Director African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM), Africa CDC

LOCAL PARTNER

Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Service

Administrative Support

  • Ms. Sue Booth, GHSCS Administrative Assistant, Ann Arbor (USA)
  • University of Michigan Students (TBD)