AIMMS Connect Day - Houston

Speakers:

Rutger de Mare, Quo Mare

Session description
Rutger will share how Quo Mare has been working with Perpetual Next on bio-refinery projects in Rotterdam and Houston, using AIMMS-based models to support investment planning and ongoing operational optimization.

Moderator:

Aanand Pandey, Senior Product Expert, AIMMS

Speakers:

• Jeff Brown, Vice President, Supply Chain Management Solution Advisory, SAP Americas
• Karla Rios Luna, Energy & Resources Industry Advisor, Microsoft
• Evgenia Kerzhentseva, Head of Engineering, AIMMS

Session description
A cross-industry discussion exploring the opportunities created by generative AI alongside the questions of trust, governance and accountability that come with enterprise adoption. Panelists will discuss how organizations can balance speed with substance, where successful AI adoption begins and how human oversight is changing as AI becomes more deeply embedded in enterprise decision-making.

Speakers:

Brian Ghere, Logistics Network Optimization Manager, Shaw
Heath Ridley, Director of Engineering and Systems, Shaw

Speaker bios
Brian Ghere leads Shaw’s Network Design function, where he develops data-driven strategies and optimization models that help shape the company’s distribution network.

Heath Ridley leads Shaw’s Logistics Center of Excellence, focused on engineering, automation, continuous improvement, inventory optimization, project execution and network design.

Together, Brian and Heath combine network design expertise with operational leadership to translate analytics into real-world supply chain solutions.

Session description
Brian and Heath will share Shaw’s network design journey, the role AIMMS has played in that evolution and key lessons learned along the way.

Session description
AI has made building and using optimization applications easier, shifting the value toward something AI alone cannot provide: a decision you can trust. Evgenia will share how AIMMS is approaching optimization that is auditable by design, with AI integrated throughout the platform so organizations can move from simply building models toward confidently owning the decisions behind them.

Session description
Lucia will share how BASF has built a more unified approach to supply chain decision-making, connecting strategic network design, budgeting and execution through AIMMS. She’ll walk through real-world applications and the additional value BASF has achieved through repeatable network optimization, forecasting and customer-level decision support.