Brady is a Manager of Supply Chain at Devon Energy, a leading exploration and production company in the oil and gas sector. Raised in Texas, Brady now resides in Mustang, Oklahoma with his wife of 17 years, Laura, and their three sons, Bryson, Brody, and Brock. He holds a BBA in Management from Tarleton State University and is currently pursuing an Executive MBA in Energy from the University of Oklahoma. Brady’s career in oil and gas began by running a Wireline truck to put himself through college, followed by hands-on experience working on drilling rigs. This operational background paved the way for his transition into Supply Chain, where he now leads a team responsible for Drilling, OCTG, and Materials Management. With over a decade of expertise in negotiations, vendor management, business analytics, and strategic planning, Brady brings a well-rounded perspective to the challenges and opportunities in the upstream oil and gas sector.”

Johnny Whitfield, Jr. is a transformative leader with over two decades of experience in the Automotive, Plastics, and Utility Industries. He is currently the Vice President of Business Intelligence and Supply Chain for OG&E.
Johnny’s passions are derived from the spirit of continuous improvement, where he applies innovative thinking by turning data into actionable insights, improving efficiencies, and generating competitive intelligence. He thrives on being a data-driven operations leader with proven experience leveraging technology and building innovative teams. Johnny has been recognized for transforming teams by providing an environment that fosters new learning, mentorship, and empowerment, while being accountable to deliver key objectives.
His current focus is exploring value creation within the supply chain process, using analytics to increase business value of acquired tools and technology. Johnny believes in building up others and using those relationships to get things done for the greater purpose of the organization. He has the uncanny knack to broker relationships to achieve a specific purpose. Johnny’s leadership style is defined as Transformative = (Strategy + Innovation + Growth) multiplied by Intentionality. He is a leader who knows how to effectively build relationships, trust, and rapport with anyone, from chief leaders to staff workers. Johnny’s ability to connect and relate while not taking his mind off driving results has been the key to his success.

Nedra is the Global Supplier Inclusion & Sustainability Lead where she is responsible for promoting Accenture’s efforts to maximize procurement opportunities with diverse businesses as suppliers. She has been instrumental in expanding Accenture’s Diverse Supplier Development Program (DSDP) globally and has worked to develop relationships with minority, women-owned, LGBT, persons with disabilities, and veteran businesses.
Nedra began her career with Accenture in 2001 as the New York Area Local Technology Group Lead and joined the Procurement organization in 2007 as the North America Sourcing Category Management Lead. She holds a BS degree from Florida State University, a BA degree from California State University at Northridge, and an MBA from the University of Southern California. Nedra grew up in Arkansas and currently resides in Georgia. Outside of work, she is an avid golfer and enjoys volunteering.