Kate Vitasek

Distinguished Fellow, Global Supply Chain Institute at University of Tennessee

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Kate Vitasek is a Distinguished Fellow at the University of Tennessee’s Global Supply Chain Institute and lead faculty for UT’s Certified Deal Architect Program. Vitasek’s work focuses on collaborative business relationships and the Vested business model; Vitasek is also an author of books on supply chain and business relationships.

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MHI 2026 Annual Conference
In-Person · Palm Desert (Riverside), CA
AI
Economics
Technology
Logistics & Freight · Robotics & Automation

Interactive thought leadership event for manufacturing, material handling, and supply chain professionals focused on supply chain technology innovation and workforce challenges. Tracks include Supply Chain Excellence, Tech Forward, and Human Centered. Topics include automation, IoT, advanced analytics, AI, supply chain resilience, transparency, labor strategy, leadership, economic and geopolitical trends, and collaborative business relationships. Keynotes include Keelan Leyser’s “Trance-formations – Managing the Magic of Change”; Jason Schenker’s “Economic, Geopolitical, and Technology Islands of Opportunity in a Sea of Uncertainty”; John Frehse and Dr. Jessica Kriegel’s “Lessons in Leadership From The Front Line”; and Kate Vitasek’s “The Power of T: How Trust and Transparency Connect the Supply Chain to Improve Service.”