ASCM’s CHAINge speakers highlight how supply chains are at a crossroads

Resilience was the watchword of a keynote panel at the recent ASCM CHAINge conference, but the conversation quickly revealed that true resilience is about more than technology and tactics—it’s about recognition at the very top. Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo delivered the sharpest reminder, noting that supply chains must be elevated into the boardroom as strategic imperatives and not relegated to the back office where they have traditionally been.

From tariffs and infrastructure investment to collaboration and transparency, the panel explored how leaders across sectors are grappling with disruption that shows no sign of slowing.

CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco led the high-profile discussion that featured Craig Jones, chief supply chain officer at On Running; Tanja Dysli, chief supply chain officer for IKEA U.S.; and Alex LeWei, president of COSCO Shipping North America, as well as Raimondo.

LaRocco kicked off the panel by reminding the audience that supply chains are more than technology and transactions. “It is the people and relationships that define resilience,” she said.

Gina Raimondo, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Joe Biden, noted that supply chains must be treated as strategic imperatives by organizations.

“We need to get supply chain elevated into the boardroom,” she said. “Too many boards still think of supply chain as a back-office function. It is not. It is a strategic risk and opportunity.”

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