Bernadette Jordan
Consul General of Canada in New England
Speakers
The Global Trade Summit brings together a distinguished group of leaders, innovators, and thinkers shaping the global economy.
Our speakers include executives from industry, senior government officials, trade strategists, scholars, and global policy experts — all sharing real-world insights to help you navigate today’s complex international trade landscape. From keynotes and plenaries to panel discussions and breakout sessions, each speaker contributes practical perspectives on topics such as global markets, supply chain resilience, trade policy, emerging technologies, and strategic partnerships.
Speaker lineups will be announced throughout the year — check back often for updates and complete bios as confirmations are finalized.
Featured Speakers
Michael Santora
Founder, CEO of Logic
Michael Santora is Founder and CEO of Logic, a logistics automation platform redefining how goods move across the global supply chain. The company unifies warehouse operations, transportation, and robotics into a single digital twin–based operating system, enabling continuous, autonomous flow across facilities, vehicles, and environments.
Trained as an architect, Santora brings a systems-level approach to infrastructure and automation. At Logic, he has pioneered a multi-facility, intermodal model where data, robotics, and orchestration function as one connected system, shifting logistics from fragmented, facility-based optimization to a unified, real-time network.
Prior to founding Logic, Santora co-founded Crown Holdings and Crown Architecture, and served as a Principal at Scott Brownrigg, where he led digital twin and advanced technology initiatives. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Wentworth Institute of Technology as its first Entrepreneur in Residence, teaches zoning and land use at NYU, and mentors emerging founders through Harvard Business School.
Monika Sattler ’08
CEO, Sattler Consulting, GmbH
Monika Sattler is an executive performance advisor and keynote speaker whose career spans international politics, elite sport, and leadership consulting. Her work focuses on helping leaders and organizations sustain high performance through uncertainty, pressure, and change.
A graduate of Bryant University and holder of a degree in International Security from Georgetown University, Sattler began her career at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank before moving into management consulting and later launching her own advisory practice. Having lived and worked across Germany, Spain, the United States, Australia, and Switzerland, she brings a global perspective to the challenges facing leadership teams today.
Sattler is the creator of the proprietary CLIMB framework, designed to help organizations navigate change and maintain performance in demanding environments. Outside the boardroom, she is also an accomplished endurance athlete, holding two cycling records, including completing 124 mountain passes in 26 days.
Bob Cormier
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rhode Island Life Science Hub
Bob Cormier is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Rhode Island Life Science Hub (RILSH), where he leads efforts to strengthen Rhode Island's life sciences ecosystem and accelerate innovation, commercialization, and economic growth. He brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in the medical device, healthcare, and technology sectors.
Throughout his career, Bob has helped bring breakthrough technologies from concept to market by building high-performing organizations, commercializing innovation, and driving the adoption of technologies that improve patient care. Most recently, as CEO of Sentec, he grew the global respiratory and critical-care monitoring company into a mid-sized enterprise, with its technology becoming widely adopted in neonatal intensive care units around the world.
Bob's experience spans startups, global healthcare companies, and emerging technology ventures. He has led numerous acquisitions, integrations, licensing and distribution partnerships, and new product launches, and previously co-founded the digital health and AI startup Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI). Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership positions at Covidien, Aspect Medical Systems, and Tyco Healthcare.
Bob earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Rhode Island and a Juris Doctor from Roger Williams University School of Law.