Supply Chain Advancement & Logistics Entrepreneurship
SCALE 2026 Program
A hands-on Innovation Retreat for Executives, Entrepreneurs and Innovative Students in Savannah to come together and apply principles of Design Thinking and AI to solve the complex challenges in Supply Chain.
When: April 16, 2026
Where: Coming Soon
Special Early Bird pricing until March 1, 2026
Ycenter’s award winning human-centered design innovation framework in collaboration with Savannah Harbor Innovation Partnership presents a one-day Innovation Retreat on April 16, 2026.
Designed for students, entrepreneurs, and corporate partners across the Savannah region, this immersive experience focuses on hands-on innovation and real-world problem solving.
Check out some highlights and testimonials from 2025 Edition of this Retreat
Program Agenda for April 16, 2026
830-930 am Networking, Breakfast and Registration
930 - noon Complex Problem Breakdown in Supply Chain and Identifying the Key Innovation Opportunities
— noon - 1 pm Lunch Break —
1-3 pm Ideation, Research and Prototyping
3-5 pm The Big IDEAS Presentation, Feedback and Certification
5- 530 pm Open Agenda and Networking
6 -8 pm Evening Reception and Networking with Industry Leaders (Off-site)
Special Early Bird pricing until March 1, 2026
Program Partners
Savannah’s Innovation Hub. We connect visionaries, businesses, and investors to turn bold ideas into real impact. From startups to industry leaders, we’re building the future of innovation—right here in Savannah.
Ycenter is a USA based global innovation consulting organization. We develop and implement programs for universities, governments and Fortune 500 companies. We enable launch and growth of new ventures using Human-centered design for innovation.
The Business Innovation Group at Georgia Southern University works to build an ecosystem throughout
the State of Georgia to help entrepreneurs create, incubate, and accelerate their for-profit business
enterprises. BIG facilitates access to university resources, creates opportunities for student experiential learning, and fosters an environment that supports a growth mindset throughout the state.
Dhairya Pujara
FOUNDER, CEO, Ycenter
Dhairya Pujara is the Founder, CEO at Ycenter, where he has built programs for Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the last 12 years. At Ycenter, he has built award winning Entrepreneurship and Innovation programs for universities and organizations in 30+ countries across 4 continents. His work has been featured in Philadelphia Business Journal, BBC Radio, Entrepreneur magazine, Times Media group and more. He has been a global public speaker with invitations from the United Nations, World Bank, World Economic Forum, Social Enterprise World Forum, SXSW, TEDx and top universities and Fortune 500 companies. He has worked as Policy Innovator and Advisor for multiple governmental agencies and think tanks around the world. He is a serial entrepreneur, working directly to support job creation, technology innovation ventures and for this work he has received a visa reserved for individuals of extraordinary abilities from the US immigration services.
Experts and Facilitators
Erem Latif
Executive Director, Savannah Harbor Innovation Partnership
Erem Latif is a dynamic private industry executive with 20+ years distinguished success focusing on behavioral health, human performance optimization, and go to market strategy. Having spent most of her career developing engagement protocols and successful go to market methodologies for various industry leaders, Ms. Latif is now sharing a similar, more expanded version of her approach in her local community through the efforts in building Savannah's own think tank-innovation engine through the Savannah Harbor Innovation Partnership.
Ms. Latif has a BS in Biology from Emory University and a MSc in Human Physiology from Georgetown University. She has also received her MBA from Florida Institute of Technology.