Curtis A. “Curt” Morgan, president and chief executive officer: Since October 2016, Mr. Morgan has served as president and chief executive officer of Vistra Energy.

Prior to joining Vistra Energy, Morgan was an operating partner at Energy Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in North America’s energy infrastructure. He joined the firm in 2015 and was involved in all areas of the firm’s investment activities, with a particular emphasis on origination, diligence and portfolio company governance and oversight, across all of Energy Capital’s sectors of investments.

During his 35-year career, Morgan has held leadership responsibilities in nearly every major U.S. power market. Prior to joining Energy Capital, he served as the president and CEO of both EquiPower Resources Corp. and FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. He recently served as a director of Summit Midstream General Partner at Summit Midstream Partners. He has also held leadership positions at NRG Energy, Mirant Corporation, Reliant Energy and BP Amoco.
Morgan has served on the board of directors of the Electric Power Supply Association, the competitive power generation industry organization, and on the board of Prevent Child Abuse Georgia.
A certified public accountant, Morgan received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Western Illinois University and a master’s of business administration in finance and economics from the University of Chicago.

Mitchell Ward is the Chairman/CEO of MW Logistics, LLC. He created a strategic plan for and launched MW Logistics, LLC, in July 2001, and achieved profitability early in the life of MWL. MW Logistics, LLC moves products around the country for companies such as Procter & Gamble, General Mills, Clorox and Coke. The company generated close to $60 million in revenue last year and has approximately 50 employees. Ward is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry. His skills include in Warehouse Operations, Operations Management, Customer Service, Freight, and Logistics Management. He is a strong business development professional graduated from Texas State University. 

Bonnie is Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, Indirect Procurement Shared Services for Toyota North America. In this role, she is responsible for the strategic leadership and services of several departments that support the business units of Toyota Motor North America and Toyota Financial Services. These support departments include Strategic and Operations Sourcing, Financial Services Sourcing and Supplier Management, Program Strategy, Process and Controls, and Spend Analytics. In her role, she collaborates with Toyota global entities to further leading practices and spend optimization. Bonnie started her career in the aerospace and defense industry supporting the Space Shuttle program.

Mrs. Clinton resides in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and daughter. Bonnie serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council. Bonnie volunteers in local communities through the National Charity League, Plano Chapter, where she and her daughter are active members. Bonnie received an MBA from the University of LaVerne, California and a Certificate in Contract Management from the University California Irvine.

1. Register using the button above. Deadline to register is July 71, 2020 by 5:00 p.m. CST.
2. Produce a 59-second or less video pitch that responds to at least one of the following topics related to your business:
   1. How has your business demonstrated innovation in this NEW NOW  business environment?
   2. What differentiates your business from the competition in your industry?
   3. How has your business positively impacted community and the employees who are part of your team?
   4. How have you demonstrated Visionary Leadership?
   5. Tell us about a new business niche you’ve found.
   6. How are you keeping your business relevant?
3. Submit your video following the instructions included in the registration, i.e. upload your video file using WeTransfer.com or send a link.
4. Deadline to submit videos is July 27, 2020 by  5:00 p.m. CST

Pamela Bryant is the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for Parkland Health & Hospital System. Parkland is one of the largest public hospitals in the country with more than 1 million patient visits annually. Pamela leads a team of over 200 personnel and is responsible for all aspects of the supply chain, including procurement, strategic sourcing, informatics, logistics, distribution, vendor management and equipment/asset management. She has more than 20 years of healthcare experience and a proven track record in driving cost reductions, supporting dynamic growth, implementing new initiatives, improving operational efficiencies and driving supplier diversity.

Pamela earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and Master of Business Administration degree from Averett University in Danville, Virginia. She is a member of The Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) where she previously served as president of the local chapter. Currently, she serves as the Board Chair of the Women’s Business Council Southwest (WBCS).

Rob Simpson is Vice President of Worldwide Procurement & Logistics (WPL) at Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) in Dallas, Texas. In this role, Rob is responsible for all of TI’s Procurement and Logistics activities, which also include global trade compliance, Purchase to Pay (P2P), and Supply Chain Responsibility. 

Rob spent the early part of his career in process engineering, manufacturing and factory planning before moving to WPL.  His experience in procurement includes direct materials, equipment, indirect and services.  He has played a key role in the implementation of TI’s manufacturing strategy, managing procurement activities related to the construction and acquisition of several TI factories.

As a board member of the DFW Minority Supplier Development Council, Rob serves on the Executive, Compensation and Certification committees and is Second Vice Chairman.

Rob has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University and a Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). 

Francis Kamgang is an experienced veteran of the telecommunications industry.  He held various management positions at Nokia and strategic consulting roles at Tektronix/Netscout for Verizon and other customers worldwide. In his positions, he setup and led global level R&D partnerships between Nokia and other enterprises like Apple, Samsung, Qualcomm, Intel, Ericsson, Cisco and Huawei. He also led LTE Advanced and VoLTE service performance metrics definition for wireless carriers and government agencies.

Under Francis’ leadership, F2G Solutions has experienced double digit growth since its inception in 2014. The company was selected for the 2018 SBA Emerging Leadership program and the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Small Business Mentoring program conducted by Toyota.

Francis has a Master of Science degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from The University of Braunschweig in Germany.

Discover the current state of business operations and future opportunities in the industry.  Energy industry leaders and their prime supplier will share a high-level overview of current operations at each company. Suppliers will also learn how to position themselves to compete for corporate contracting opportunities moving forward.

From top to bottom:

• Kyle Burgett, Director of Operations, FLUOR
• Anita Manivani, Senior Procurement Manager, SHELL
• Coler Snellman, Director of Strategic Sourcing, ONCOR
• Moderator, Guy Brown, President/CEO, Great Southwestern Fire & Safety, Inc.