i2 to Host the Premier Supply Chain Management Event Aimed at Addressing Supply Chain Challenges and Sharing Success Stories

DALLAS--i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITWO), the supply chain results company, will present i2 Planet, the supply chain best practices summit April 30–May 2 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix. As i2 celebrates 20 years of delivering supply chain results to its customers around the globe, the event will highlight supply chain challenges facing businesses today such as supply chain risk management, lean manufacturing, global transportation and logistics, cycle time optimization, sales and operations planning, inventory management and more. Case studies will also be shared during general session presentations, focused industry sessions and breakout tracks. The i2 User Group will sponsor special interest group meetings to facilitate networking and the sharing of best practices.

“i2 Planet is a time for discovery and growth, bringing together our customers and partners to share best practices and what they have achieved through their implementations of i2 solutions and services. The supply chain industry is at a turning point and now more than ever, companies are focused on driving business efficiency and bottom-line value through business transformation projects. With i2’s history of domain expertise and intellectual property, the company is well poised to serve as the strategic advisor to companies looking for rapid, measurable and world-class business results in the wake of some intense business challenges,” said i2 Chief Marketing Officer John Cummings.

General session activities during i2 Planet will be emceed by Dan Gilmore, president and editor-in-chief of Supply Chain Digest. With a 15-year career in the supply chain industry, Gilmore has held management and supply chain analyst positions in a variety of industries. He is known as one of the supply chain industry’s knowledge leaders, and has written dozens of articles for major trade publications and spoken at dozens of industry shows and seminars.

Headlining general session, Continental AG, General Motors, Old Navy, SanDisk Corporation, Penske Logistics and i2 will discuss trends in the industry as well as share real-world examples of how i2 solutions are transforming supply chains and delivering rapid results. Speakers include:

• Bo I. Andersson, Group Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors – Andersson oversees the company’s global purchasing, supplier quality, logistics, order fulfillment and supply operations. He also served as the company’s vice president of global purchasing and supply chain.
• Dr. Pallab Chatterjee, Interim Chief Executive Officer, i2 – Chatterjee joined i2 in 2000 and became the company’s interim CEO in July 2007. Previously, Chatterjee served as i2’s executive vice president and chief delivery officer, focusing on i2 solutions operations and the evolution of i2’s industry-leading solutions.
• Cecilia Claudio, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, SanDisk Corporation – Claudio has served as senior vice president and chief information officer for SanDisk Corporation, a flash memory data storage company, since February 2007. Prior to her current position, Claudio served as chief information officer for Mercury Interactive Corporation and chief information officer and vice president, Engineering for Align Technology.
• Tom McKenna, Senior Vice President, Logistics Engineering and Etienne Visser, Vice President, Global Transportation Management, Penske Logistics – McKenna leads the team responsible for design and engineering support for new and existing global customers and logistics operations. He has worked for Penske for more than 22 years. He started as a project manager of Decision Support Services and has held positions of increasing responsibility including director of Design and Development. Visser establishes and implements Penske’s strategic approach to providing regional and transportation management solutions and services. Visser’s career spans 21 years in the transportation and logistics business. In 1997 Etienne joined Penske Logistics Europe as an operations manager and he has held positions of increasing responsibility including vice president of IT and Implementations and vice president of Operations.
• Dr. Dirk Petermann, Head of Competence Center, Supply and Logistics, Continental AG – Petermann is responsible for the global information technology for supply chain management, logistics and material management for all tire business units of Continental. He lead a large European project to completely reorganize the supply chain organization in Continental’s tire divisions and also lead this new organization as Head of Supply Chain Management, Passenger and Light Truck Tires, Europe.
• Matt Salmonson, Senior Vice President, Inventory Management, Old Navy – Salmonson has spent the last 15 years with Gap Inc. in roles across all three of the company’s major brands. In 2006, Salmonson took on a Gap Inc. initiative chartered with exporting best practices and introducing new demand-driven technology to all brands. In 2007, he joined Old Navy as senior vice president, Inventory Management, and in this role he has been part of a leadership team reinvigorating the brand through strategy and new process.

About i2 Planet

i2 Planet 2008 is the supply chain best practices summit where leading companies from around the world demonstrate how they are leveraging i2 solutions to deliver value to their organizations today. Business transformation stories are shared during two days of general session. i2 Planet special interest groups and industry sessions demonstrate firsthand how supply chain management is reshaping the industry. Interactive breakout sessions feature in-depth supply chain stories including lessons learned and detailed results. i2 Planet 2008 will take place April 30–May 2, 2008 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix. To learn more, visit www.planet.i2.com.

About i2

Throughout its 20-year history of innovation and value delivery, i2 has dedicated itself to building successful customer partnerships. As a full-service supply chain company, i2 is uniquely positioned to help its clients achieve world-class business results through a combination of consulting, technology, and managed services. i2 solutions are pervasive in a wide cross-section of industries; 20 of the AMR Research Top 25 Global Supply Chains belong to i2 customers. Learn more at www.i2.com.