Steven Dunlop starts the event by welcoming the speakers and attendees to the GSCMI Spring 2021 Conference - Supply Chain Resilience in the COVID age. Dean David Hummels introduces himself, and welcomes everyone to the Conference, highlighting that he is looking forward to hearing how COVID has impacted the supply chain for those attending the conference. Dr. Ananth Iyer, the moderator for the conference, also welcomes everyone to the conference and shares details about the conference schedule and speakers. He thanks the speakers for sharing their knowledge and time.