We're honored to welcome the following speakers to the inaugural Global Footwear and Apparel Traceability Summit taking place in Portland, Oregon, October 17-18, 2024. More to be added soon!
Keynote Speakers
Felicia Pullam was appointed to serve as the Executive Director of the Office of Trade Relations at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2021. She leads a team that acts as CBP's primary point of contact for private sector and stakeholder engagement, while also serving as an advisor to the Commissioner.
Pullam has worked on trade issues from both the state and federal perspective: she has served at the Delaware Department of State, the Maryland Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
During the Obama Administration, Pullam helped steer SelectUSA, a presidential initiative housed within Commerce, through a high-pressure start-up phase to promote the United States as the leading global destination for foreign direct investment. Pullam was then appointed to the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Consumer Goods, and Materials, where she managed three offices to analyze and implement trade policy covering a large swath of the global economy.
Outside of government service, Pullam was recently the Director of Strategy at the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. Earlier in her career, she spent nearly a decade in China, leading the Asia regional corporate responsibility and sustainability practice for APCO Worldwide. She got her start as a Princeton in Asia Fellow, followed by a yearlong adventure as the tutor and translator for actress Zhang Ziyi. She graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University.
Noel Kinder is a thought leader in global sustainability and has more than 20 years of experience in general management, strategic planning, supply chain management, and government relations.
Kinder most recently served as Nike's Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) where he led Nike's "Move to Zero" strategy and integrated sustainability across functions, resulting in Nike's recognition as an industry leader in sustainability.
Prior to the CSO role, Kinder served as Vice President of Sustainable Manufacturing and Sourcing, and before that as general manager of Nike Vietnam LLC, one of the company's largest sourcing countries, in which he was responsible for all manufacturing operations and represented Nike as the country's largest indirect employer to the Vietnamese government.
He has served as a member of the New York Stock Exchange Sustainability Advisory Council and currently advises Collab Fund and Greenplaces.
Kinder holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Oregon and a master's degree in business from Portland State University. He is fluent in Spanish.
Event Panelists
Stacey Roen is a traceability and transparency consultant with more than 15 years experience working in apparel supply chain responsibility. She previously served as the Vice President of Traceability Design for Oritain, and before that worked for 7 years developing lululemon athletica's social compliance and traceability programs. She has also worked for Columbia Sportswear and PVH. Roen grew up watching her parents and grandparents manufacture clothing and deal with a variety of compliance challenges, and has a passion for transparent and sustainable supply chains. She earned her master's degree in public administration from Columbia University.
Lorrie Vogel is the founder of ImagineNOW LLC, a consultancy that accelerates innovation by using the power of design thinking, leveraging more than 30 years of innovation, design, and sustainability expertise. Previously, Vogel enjoyed a 21-year career at Nike in such roles as Vice President of Material Science and Innovation, General Manager for Sustainable Design, and Innovation Director for Nike Footwear, Apparel, and Equipment—all of which tasked her with intertwining innovative thinking with material performance and conservation. Her passion for design, innvoation, and sustainability has made her a recognized global leader in shaping the future of the apparel and footwear industry.
Committee Members and Organizers
Dave Kelley's 24 years at Nike Inc. spanned a wide set of functions, including sports marketing and sales, but focused primarily on end-to-end supply chain management, including footwear materials management, manufacturing, product creation, distribution and logistics, and manufacturing innovation. During his time with Nike, Kelley spent three years working in Vietnam and three years working in The Netherlands. After retiring in 2018, Kelley started his own consulting firm, Zefyr Solutions LLC, which focuses on optimizing supply chains in the footwear and apparel industries. He also teaches for the UO Sports Product Management program and serves on a variety of industry advisory boards. Outside of work, Dave is passionate about advocating for improving the lives of individuals living with Autism.