Speakers

Laura Cyrus

Senior Director of Industry Training and Outreach, Truckers Against Trafficking

Activating Supply Chain for Social Good: Combating Human Trafficking Through the Transportation Industry on September 10, 2026 9:45 AM

Laura Cyrus, senior director of industry training and outreach with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), has been with the organization since 2013, beginning as an intern while completing her master’s degree at the Korbel School within the University of Denver. There, she studied international human rights, completing dual specializations in forced labor and human trafficking and international administration and law. In her current role as a senior director, Laura helps to oversee TAT’s flagship program and the staff that advance training for several sectors of the transportation industry as well as outreach efforts which include the Freedom Drivers Project mobile exhibit, the TAT Ambassador Program, and TAT’s Man-to-Man anti-demand campaign. Laura enjoys being involved in both the macro and micro aspects of running an international non-profit organization. She travels nationally to speak on behalf of TAT, enabling her to build relationships with relevant industry stakeholders and activate new partners. Whether speaking with supply chain leaders, sustainability and CSR directors, trucking company executives, or the everyday heroes of the road (aka American truck drivers), Laura enjoys sharing her passion on the topic of anti-trafficking efforts and encouraging everyone to find the most effective way they can be a change-maker in this work.

Kathy Fulton

Executive Director, American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN)

Emergency Management's Changing Environment & Landscape on September 9, 2026 11:00 AM

Kathy Fulton is the Executive Director of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that delivers logistics information, services, and expertise to enable responsible disaster relief. ALAN serves as a critical bridge between private sector logistics organizations, public sector agencies, and humanitarian responders, matching supply chain capabilities with disaster needs.

Kathy is a nationally recognized expert in humanitarian logistics and private-public supply chain coordination. She has led ALAN’s response to dozens of major disasters, developing best practices for how commercial logistics providers can rapidly and efficiently support disaster relief operations without disrupting their core business functions.

Sebastian Saunders

Director, KSi, Inc.

Benchmark Smarter, Perform Better on September 9, 2026 3:30 PM

As director at KSi, Sebastian brings over a decade of experience developing and implementing customized supply chain technology solutions and practices that support our client’s business strategies. He advises KSi's clients by identifying and implementing the most profit efficient solutions that will maximize output and minimize cost by the identification and modernization of their supply chain practices.

Sebastian leads a team of analysts and designers to devise and design the highest quality data driven process analysis strategies and solutions available in the industry today. These customized solutions provide KSi's clients with the specific solutions, be it conventional, hybrid or fully automated, that is right for them.

Keith Swiednicki

President & CEO, Keith Swiednicki International

Benchmark Smarter, Perform Better on September 9, 2026 3:30 PM

KSI maintains its reputation as the most experienced, forward-thinking and specialized logistics and industrial engineering consulting firm of its kind. Our professional services provide significant financial and customer service benefits to companies as small as $25 million to as large as $460 billion in sales across retail, wholesale, and manufacturing.

The broad span of industries served evidences KSI’s experience and knowledge of a range of distribution models. This allows KSI’s experts to share their knowledge of best practices in distribution operations and technologies from industry to industry, wherever competitive advantage may be served.

In addition to our commitment to excellence, KSI provides value-added services to companies seeking information on supply chain and logistics-related topics through its Knowledge Center, offering supply chain benchmarking reports, articles, and white papers.

KSI consultants, designers, and data analysts bring decades of proven experience designing and optimizing supply chains through advanced SC applications.