PLENARIES AND KEYNOTES

Make time for thought-provoking talks on diverse subjects from invited speakers.

Sunday, October 14

10-10:50am, Convention Center, West 301A
Welcome
Terry Harrison, President, INFORMS, and Penn State University; and Ronald Askin, General Chair, INFORMS Annual Meeting Phoenix, and Arizona State University
Plenary
O.R. Applications for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Richard J. O'Lear, Defense Science Board and Sage Intelligence Associates
3:10-4pm, Convention Center, West 101
Computational and Analytical Challenges and Opportunities in Personalized Medicine
George Poste, Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative and Arizona State University
3:10-4pm, Convention Center, West 301A
Reprise of 2012 Edelman Award-Winning Presentation: Supply Chain-Wide Optimization at TNT Express
TNT Express

Monday, October 15

10-10:50am, Convention Center, West 301A
Philip McCord Morse Lecture: Analytics for a Networked World
William R. Pulleyblank, United States Military Academy
3:10-4pm, Convention Center, West 101
The Future of High Performance Computing
Alan Gara, Intel
3:10-4pm, Convention Center, West 301A
Manufacturing - Fading or Phoenix?
Wallace J. Hopp, University of Michigan

Tuesday, October 16

10-10:50am, Convention Center, West 301A
Omega Rho Distinguished Lecture: Operations Research and the Revolution in Aggregate Economics
Edward C. Prescott, Arizona State University and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
3:10-4pm, Convention Center, West 101
Principles to Successfully Navigate the Vortex of Innovation
Christopher B. Lofgren, Schneider National, Inc.
3:10-4pm, Convention Center, West 301A
IFORS Distinguished Lecture: Models and Algorithms for Passenger Railway Optimization Problems
Paolo Toth, University of Bologna
3:10-4pm, Convention Center, West 207
Reprise of 2012 UPS George D. Smith Prize Award-Winning Presentation: Excellence in Global Operations Education
Tauber Institute for Global Operations, University of Michigan

Wednesday, October 17

10-10:50am, Convention Center, West 301A
Risk and Decision Sciences to Inform Policy and Strategy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Caryl Brzymialkiewicz, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
10-10:50am, Convention Center, West 101
Award Presentation and Winner's Reprise: 2012 Daniel H. Wagner Prize Winner Presentation
5-5:50pm, Convention Center, West 301A
Panel: What Pilots and the Airline Industry Can Teach Clinicians and Hospitals About Patient Safety
Moderator: Mark Roberts, University of Pittsburgh