Day 1 – Tuesday 24 September 2019
08:00 General Registration, Refreshments & Networking
09.00 Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Welcome & Housekeeping Notes from the Organiser
Rachael White, SVP Thought Leadership, SCL Summit & CEO Next Level Information Ltd
Welcome from the Port of Antwerp - Philippe Beaujean, Shippers & Forwarders Manager, Port of Antwerp
09:20 Plenary Panel I: Disrupting From Within & Without - Supply Chain Transformation in the Digital Age
09:20 Moderator's Opening Remarks
- Rachael White, SVP Thought Leadership, SCL Summit & CEO Next Level Information Ltd
09:25 Digital Supply Chain Beyond the Hype - Are you Ready?
- Stefan Schrauf, Partner Europe, Strategy& - PwC
09:45 Next Steps in the Fouth Industrial Revolution for Supply Chain & Logistics
- Wolfgang Lehmacher, Global Supply Chain Strategist, Fmr Head of Supply Chain & Transport Industry, World Economic Forum
10:05 The Oldest Question in Management - How to Move People?
- Bart Vanderhaegen, Founder & Managing Director, Pactify & TEDx speaker
10:25 Beyond Technology - Strengthening the Business Role & Reputation of our Supply Chain Profession
- History of the supply chain industry - evolution over time
- The supply chain professional - growth and development
- Future of supply chains - What will future supply chains look like?
- The future supply chain professional
- What can YOU do to enhance the supply chain industry?
- Deon Pillay, Head of Supply Chain, Nando's
10:45 Questions & Discussion
11:00-11.30 Refreshment Break & Expo Visits |
11:30 Plenary II Case Study Session: Advanced Supply Chain Technology & Transformation Strategies
11:30 Moderator's Opening Remarks
- Rachael White, CEO, Next Level Information Ltd
11:35 Turning the Supply Chain into a Competitive Advantage to Capture Market Share
- Hans Kuehn, Vice Preident Supply Chain, EPIROC
- Steven Vermeylen, Partner, PwC Management Consulting Belgium
12.00 Renault's S&OP Project - Using Modern Technology and a Collaborative Approach to Run a Complex Business
- Florian Huettl, VP, Sales Forecast and Distribution, Groupe Renault
12:20 Panel & Audience Discussion
12:35 Plenary Panel III: Caveat Emptor – Global Logistics, Shipping & Transport
The realities of international transport and shipping operations, infrastructure, freight costs, capacity management and trade processes can make or break supply chain planning and execution. Understanding the dynamics of the physical supply chain and integrating this knowledge with other supply chain disciplines is more crucial than ever before to manage complex cross-border flows in a volatile and changing trade environment. How can technology help? What do international logistics and transport professionals need to know and plan for?
- The physical supply chain: Aligning and integrating freight transport and logistics with other supply chain disciplines
- The e-commerce imperative – what it means for us all from the first to last mile
- Slow shipping, fast commerce – squaring the circle with technology?
- The impace of trade wars and tariffs
- New global shipping regulations #IMO2020
- Caveat emptor: what logistics and transport can – and cannot – do for you
12:35 Moderator’s Opening Remarks
12:40 The Global Liner Shipping & Container Trade Outlook – What Shippers Need to Know Now
- Stijn Rubens, Senior Advisor, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors
13:00 Discussion with James Hookham, Secretary General, Global Shippers Forum
13:30–14:30 Lunch, Networking & Expo Visits |
TRACK 1: SUPPLY CHAINS & NETWORKS |
Managing Constant Change: Building Agility & Resilience in Supply & Demand Planning, Sourcing & Procurement 14:30 Moderator's opening remarks 14:35 Next Steps for the Demand Driven Enterprise Today's highly complex supply chain companies and supply ecosystems need to achieve high service levels, short lead times and low inventories. The Demand Driven Enterprise approach aims to help enterprises and networks successfully navigate volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous markets, breaking through the limitation of traditional management approaches to enable true consumption-driven planning and execution across all levels in the supply chain. Attend this session for the latest insights on what makes a Demand Driven Adapative Enterprise and how this methodology can help you to successfully integrate strategy, S&OP, planning and operational execution.
14:55 CASE STUDY: Rethinking Supply & Demand Planning - a Food Retail Perspective
15:15 Questions & Discussion 15:30 Refreshments, Networking & Expo Visits 16:10 New Thinking in Demand & Supply Planning: Optimisation & Synchronisation Ensuring product availability at the lowest possible cost is critical to survive in the ever-more complex, global and competitive business environment of today. This session will take a deep dive into demand, supply, forecasting inventory management strategies and models to increase supply chain value, in order to provide an appropriate service level to customers while keeping operational costs as low as possible. How can companies smart replenishment and distribution systems that enable them to have the right products in the right place at the right time? • From demand and supply planning to demand sensing and machine planning • How to help procurement yield new levels of data accuracy and intelligence • Right products, right place, right time, right cost – smart replenishment and distribution systems • New inventory strategies and models for increased supply chain value
16:40 Questions and Discussion |
TRACK 2: LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT |
14:30 CASE STUDY: Redefining Customer Experience & Delight - How Logistics can help Shippers to Make a Difference with their Customers and their Customers’ Customers In this session learn how Schneider Electric and Nunner Logistics worked together to create a tailored, sustainable and connected supply chain focused on delivering value to the extended customer base. How are customer expectations evolving, what defines customer delight today, and how do you go above and beyond in a fast-changing environment?
15:20 Networking, Refreshments & Expo Visit 15:40 SESSION: Digitalising Logistics & Transport Digital platforms, the Internet of Things, blockchain, AI, predictive analytics and digital twins – technology is fundamentally reshaping the business of logistics and transport and the pace of change will never be as slow as it is today. Hear more about some of the latest innovations and use cases to understand how you can best utilise the applications of these transformative technologies • Assess the role of digital platforms 15.40 Moderator's Opening Remarks 15.45 Smart Logistics & Innovation Strategies at Pantos & LG Group
16.15 IoT Devices, Sensors & Shared Ledger Technology – Opening up New Possibilities for Supply Chain Visibility & Proactive Freight Management
16:35 Cargo and Asset Tracking – Creating the Internet of Logistics
16:55 Developing Digital Platforms & Networks for Maritime Logistics Chains
17:15 Going Paperless: Reinventing Cargo Process Documentation with Blockchain
17:35 Questions & Discussion |
TRACK 3: ROUNDTABLE LED BY JDA | ||
14:30 Control Tower and the Autonomous Supply Chain: The path to supply chain automation, from prediction to resolution
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17:45 Close of Summit Day 1 |
18:00 Official Networking Reception Hosted by JDA
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The organisers reserve the right to alter the agenda and speakers
The agenda and speaker list is a work in progress and will be continually updated