The Intelligence Age: What’s Real, What’s Next, and What to Do Now, Presented by BIF

Nick Pericle has spent the last decade working with manufacturers and distributors across the country, from branches to boardrooms. As founder of Tenexity AI, he focuses on helping organizations in the supply chain understand and implement artificial intelligence in practical and impactful ways. Nick architects solutions and leads digital transformation projects that save organizations tens of thousands of efficiency hours and add tens of millions to their bottom lines. His approach with AI focuses on moving past the theory and abstract to show organizations exactly how AI can improve their operations today and what their future looks like with this technology integrated throughout their business.

Navigating Tariffs & Trade Policy In 2026

Shawn Jarsoz’s tenure in international trade spans more than 25 years managing global sourcing/supply issues on behalf of U.S. companies of all sizes as well as related industry associations, primarily in the food and agriculture sector. Shawn is a cleared industry advisor to the U.S. Government on trade issues affecting U.S. small, minority and women-led businesses (past Chair, Industry Trade Advisory Committee/ITAC 9), and served on USDA’s Agriculture Trade Advisory Committee (ATAC) for processed foods for two terms from 2008 to 2015. She has been a licensed U.S. Customs broker since 2007 and is a Certified Customs Specialist. Along with members of her TradeMoves’ team, she is a Certified Global Business Professional.