Professor Norbis currently teaches at Quinnipiac University. Because of his comprehensive experience, versatility, and interdisciplinary  research he was included, at Quinnipiac University, in different faculty listings such as: Management Faculty List, Biomedical Sciences Faculty List, Modern Languages Faculty List, Mathematics Faculty List, etc.

Professor Norbis earned his Ph.d. at University of Massachusetts- Amherst, and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at University of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay. He has taught at Universidad Central de Venezuela, University of Massachusetts. He was Invited Professor at HEC-Paris and ESC-Rennes, France.  His industrial experience includes the oil industry (Shell Oil) and manufacturing. Professor Norbis has published in areas as diverse as operations and the supply chain, knowledge management, international business education and university polices.

Increasing economic uncertainty, demand instability, and supply interruption from natural and man-made disasters have intensified the frequency and magnitude of risks and the complexities of managerial decisions. In this keynote address we will describe the development of a comprehensive model of risk that considers the vulnerability associated with individual risk elements and the risk interactions which may intensify or attenuate individual risk levels. A Supply chain will be used as an example to illustrate the proposed model.