Peter (Pete) Weddington is an IT Director for Owens Corning. Pete currently is assigned to lead the Digital Worker Program. This program is part of the company’s digital strategy to transform and leverage technology to drive efficiency. In addition to running this program, Pete is responsible for the IT portfolio for Owens Corning’s Science and Technology organization with an emphasis on the company’s scientific and engineering communities focused on product and technology development. Pete also holds the IT leadership role on the Owens Corning Integration Management Office that is responsible for the integration of acquisitions to the Owens Corning enterprise. Pete has been with Owens Corning for 18 years holding a variety of positions in the Information Technology organization serving all parts of the company globally from IT infrastructure to enterprise applications.      Prior to joining Owens Corning, Pete is a retired U.S. Coast Guard Officer. Pete had a diverse operational and staff career in the Coast Guard. He was a career rotary wing aviator with operational experience in two of the Coast Guard’s helicopter types: the H-65 Dolphin and the H-52 Sea Guard. His operational aviation tours of duty began in 1986 after receiving his Naval Aviator Wings from Navy Flight School with his first assignment at Air Station Barbers Point, HI. Subsequently, he served tours of duty at a primary flight instructor at Naval Flight School in Milton Florida, and then as an aircraft commander at Air Station Houston. After attending graduate school, Pete worked at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. and worked to develop and deploy the logistics systems used by Naval Engineering to operate and maintain its fleet of cutters. From this assignment, Pete completed his service with the Coast Guard as the Chief of the Information Systems Division at the Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, NC. During his tenure, the Coast Guard developed and deployed a modern logistics system used by Coast Guard Aviation Engineering and Operations to operate and maintain its fleet of aircraft.     A 1984 graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy, Pete’s first tour of duty was as the Operations Officer on the USCGC Red Oak, based in Gloucester City, NJ working aids to navigation on the Delaware River. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a Master of Information Systems Degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, WA. 

Jerry Porter is the Senior Vice President of R&D of P&G Global Fabric Care business since January 2020, the Company’s single largest category that includes many of P&G’s most iconic brands: Tide, Ariel, Downy, and Gain. He also takes on the Executive Leadership position responsible for the innovation strategy for the entire Fabric and Home Care Sector, a $23 billion business – 33% of P&G net Sales. Additionally, Jerry is the Executive R&D Leader for the Flavors & Fragrance Discipline Capability. He is a Strategic Innovation Leader deeply rooted in the business who sees the opportunity in every difficulty. In his role Jerry leads the innovation program for the total Fabric Care business unit, uniquely leveraging technical depth and innovation strategically to serve consumers and business with a portfolio of superior product propositions. During his 30+ year career in P&G, Jerry achieved a track record of transformational results, accelerating Company growth and creating sustainable innovation in Europe, USA and Asia across multiple consumer goods categories from Assembled Paper products, Laundry, Household Cleaning and Prestige Beauty brands. This resulted in years of competitive advantage for P&G. Just before his appointment to the Fabric Care business Unit, Jerry led for four years the P&G Home Care R&D organization as Vice President where, under his leadership, his organization delivered significant innovations that are improving consumer lives every day. Committed to empowering the organization, in addition to his business unit responsibilities, Jerry also leads recruiting for R&D and the R&D Executive for the P&G African American Leadership Network. Jerry is on the Board of Directors of the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) and is the Chairman and Board Member of the Live Well Collaborative and Household & Commercial Products Association Board of Directors. Also, Jerry is a Board member on the National Executive Leadership Council and the NACME Board. Jerry graduated from the Vanderbilt University (Tennessee, U.S.A.) with a B.E. in Chemical Engineering. Jerry resides with his family in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Wojtek (pronounced “Voytek”) Osowiecki joined Lam Research in 2019 as a process engineer. He is the founder and chair of Lam Employee Sustainability Community (LESC), an employee resource group devoted to environmental sustainability with over 500 members. Wojtek works in product marketing for the Etch Product Group, where he is responsible for the ESG and Equipment Intelligence® product roadmaps. He previously served as vice president of the Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative. He is a 2018 Siebel Scholar in energy science and won the “Cleantech to Market” program at UC Berkeley’s HAAS Business School. Wojtek holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from UC Berkeley and a joint B.S. and M.S. degree in chemistry from Yale University.

Jami Haaning is the director of environment, social and governance (ESG) at Lam Research, responsible for managing ESG strategy and reporting, and leading the company’s net zero roadmap. She has worked in the sustainability field for more than 15 years, specializing in ESG reporting and environmental sustainability. She believes corporations have a unique opportunity to create a positive impact through ESG initiatives and investments and is grateful she can contribute. Jami holds a B.S. degree in environmental science from Indiana University Bloomington and an M.S. in sustainability leadership from Portland State University.

Sam Immordino has over three decades of experience in product development, R&D management, and digital innovation pertaining to construction. His educational background includes a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Northern Illinois University, a M.S. degree in Engineering Management from Marquette University, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Illinois at Chicago, wherein his research focused on the use of machine learning and natural language processing to compare patent inventive concepts. He has 38 U.S. patents related to both product and process innovations and is a past recipient of a Chicago Innovation Award. Presently, he heads the North American Digital Center of Excellence for USG & Knauf. The primary mission of the COE is to create construction software and services that increase customer satisfaction in selecting and using the company’s products, with a particular focus in Building Information Modeling.

Lou Stocco has been with USG for over 29 years. USG is a continuous process building products manufacturer founded in 1902. USG is a market leader in wallboard and gypsum products in North America inventing SHEETROCK panels in 1916; in addition, inventing latex paint, mineral fiber ceiling tile, shaft wall elevator systems and Durock® cement panels. Headquartered in Chicago, USG serves construction markets around the world with wall, ceiling, flooring, sheathing and roofing products that enable their customers to build the outstanding spaces where people live, work and play. USG network of plants includes 49 manufacturing locations and 6,900 employees across North America.  Lou has a wide breadth of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, and Management; as well as, new product development, new technology development, technology licensing, technology transfer; Corporate Engineering Management including Technology, Design, Process Controls, and Process Technology, Manufacturing Advanced Analytics, Machine vision, and natural gas pipeline operations and compliance oversight.  Lou is currently leading the Smart Factory and Automation Evolution Strategy and Roadmap.