7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Refreshments
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
8:40 AM - 9:25 AM - Panel Discussion
Logistics & Inventory Management
How to Handle Trade-Offs Between Quality, Safety and Costs especially in the Context of a Post-COVID Recession?
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
Session Title TBC (AIRBUS)
Anai Soto, Supply Chain Management Director, Airbus
Technology & IoT
Augmented Project Management: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Mitigate Project Risk
Justin Goldston, PhD, Professor of Project and Supply Chain Management, Penn State University
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
A S&OP Case Study
Gonzalo Lopez-Polin, Director of Supply Chain - CertainTeed IG North America, Saint-Gobain
Leadership & Workforce Development
Breaking the Silos That Keep Divisions Within the Company from Working Together Effectively
10:35 AM - 11:25 AM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
Analysing the Impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in Improvising Business Operations of Multinational Companies
Collaboration & Transparency
Empowering Procurement Professionals towards Sustainable Procurement
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Case Studies
Technology & IoT
Defining a Strategic Approach to Software Investment Decision-Making
Victoria Bryazgina, Head of SCM Development , OMK Steel
Logistics & Inventory Management
Effective Supply Network Design for Dealing with Uncertainties in Demand Information Flow and High Seasonal Fluctuations
12:35 PM - 1:05 PM - Case Studies
Technology & IoT
Leveraging an Existing Store Network to Support Last-Mile Logistics for Online Grocery
Security & Risk Management
Overcoming the Cyber-Security Challenge: Supply Chain 4.0
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM
Networking Lunch
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM - Solution Spotlights
Technology & IoT
Using Digital Twins to Ensure Successful Inventory Management
Logistics & Inventory Management
The Practicalities of Robotics and Automation Technologies in Warehouses
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM - Case Studies
Logistics & Inventory Management
Transitioning from Forecast-Driven to Demand-Driven
Leadership & Workforce Development
Driving Change Through Leadership & Workforce Engagement to Build a Strong Culture of Execution
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break (1)
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM - Solution Spotlights
Logistics & Inventory Management
How Effective Inventory Management Systems Can Help to Establish High Performing Supply Management Systems in an Industry
Technology & IoT
Using Digital Twins to Ensure Successful Inventory Management
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM - Keynote
Technology & IoT
Leveraging IoT and Digital Ecosystem to Transform Customer Experience and Accelerate Value Creation within Healthcare Industry
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM - Panel Discussion
Strategic Operations
Corporate Social Responsibility in Supply Chain Management
5:45 PM - 5:50 PM
Chair's Closing Remarks & End of Day 1
5:55 PM - 6:55 PM
Evening Networking Reception
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Refreshments
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
8:35 AM - 9:20 AM - Panel Discussion
Leadership & Workforce Development
How can Digitalization Enhance your Processes in the Context of COVID-19?
9:25 AM - 9:55 AM - Keynote
Logistics & Inventory Management
Identifying Where and How Reversed Logistics Gap Exists Within Your Operations
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Case Studies
Collaboration & Transparency
AI for Good: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for a Global Advantage
Justin Goldston, PhD, Professor of Project and Supply Chain Management, Penn State University
Logistics & Inventory Management
Session Title TBC (Grupo Cuinba)
Marco Padilla, Director, Administration and Supply Chain, Grupo Cuinba
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
Scarcity as a Strategic Weapon: Driving Strategic Break-throughs During Lean Times
Geoffrey Fry, Global VP of Operations and Supply Chain, Cree Lighting
Technology & IoT
Adoption of Blockchain in the Oil and Gas Supply Chain
Salisu Uba, PhD Researcher, University of Strathclyde
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM - Case Studies
Security & Risk Management
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
Session Title TBC (Mondelez International)
Technology & IoT
Enabling Your Staff to Make the Most of the Technology – Training and Support Considerations
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Networking Lunch
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Case Studies
Leadership & Workforce Development
Building an Effective Global Supply Chain Team
Strategic Operations
Implementation of Lean Principles to the Supply Chain
2:35 PM - 3:05 PM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
Session Title TBC (Pepperl+Fuchs)
Robin Stratthaus, Supply Chain Manager - Americas, Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc.
Logistics & Inventory Management
A Strategic Framework for Improving Inventory Management Decisions
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM - Case Studies
Logistics & Inventory Management
Session Title TBC (USC Marshall)
Nick Vyas, Executive Director, USC Marshall Center for Global SCM
Collaboration & Transparency
Effective Supply Chain Network Design for Reducing Carbon Footprints and Improving Environmental Sustainability
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM - Keynote
Leadership & Workforce Development
Implementing a New Strategy Without Disrupting Your Organization
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM - Panel Discussion
Leadership & Workforce Development
Lessons from COVID-19 - Why Factory Operations Have Become Key to Manufacturing Survival
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Chair's Closing Remarks & End of Day 2
4:50 PM - 6:00 PM
Evening Networking Reception