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The Dauch Center Conference

AI and Resilience in Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Febuary 20, 2026

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Agenda

8:30am
Conference Welcoming Remarks

8:40am
Steve Dunlop, Managing Director, The Dauch Center 

8:55am
Stephan Biller, Harold T. Amrine Distinguished Professor, School of Industrial Engineering and Mitchell E Daniels Jr. School of Business, Director Dauch Center

9:05am
David Umulis, Senior Vice Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Purdue Indianapolis

9:25am
Dr. Hua Cai, Associate Professor of Environmental, Ecological Engineering and Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
Dr. Olga Rusyaeva Senicheva, Clinical Assistant Professor at Daniels Business School, Purdue University

9:45am
Jay Wirts, President and CEO, Conexus Indiana

10:05am
Student Lightning Round Presentations

10:20am
Anna Brown
, Vice President of Strategy & Ecosystem Development, Wabash

10:40am
Kevin Murray, Vice President of Supply Chain, Red Gold

11:00am
Rafael Basso, Vice President of Operations, Allison Transmission

11:20am
Student Lightning Round Presentations

11:35am
Dr. Wei Sun, Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods and Statistics, PhD Coordinator of Quantitative Methods, Daniels School of Business, Purdue University
Dr. Guang Lin, Associate Dean for Research & Innovation, College of Science Director, Data Science Consulting Services, Full Professor, Departments of Mathematics, Statistics & School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University

12:00pm
Chuck Hays, Business Manager, Drug Plastics

12:20pm
Lunch Break

12:50pm
Panel Discussion- Bob Bierwagen, Geoff Ladue, and Gabe Widmer

1:10pm
Nick Adler, President and CEO of Galleher Industries

1:30pm
Stephan Biller, Wrap Up & Closing Remarks