4TH SWISS
SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS CONFERENCE

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

MÖVENPICK Hotel Zurich Regensdorf | Zürich, Switzerland
15 – 16 May, 2024

 

DAY 1 (Wed., May 15)

  • CONNECT 360: FUTURE FRONTIERS OF SUPPLY CHAIN COLLABORATION

  • 08:00 Welcome Coffee & Registration
  • 09:00 Introduction

    Aleksandrs Sidorecs, SCLC Conference Chair

  • 09:10 Dynamic Sensing: How Siemens Reinvents Supply Chain Strategy

    Alexander Tschentscher, Smart Infrastructure Supply Chain & Logistics Excellence and Strategy, Siemens AG

  • 09:35 Data Integration with Suppliers and Customers creating Mutual Value

    Hanno Bruemmer, EVP, Head of Supply Chain & Logistics Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Covestro

  • 10:00 Autonomous and smart Supply Chain through AI/GenAI

    Dr. Aytac Atac, Principal Director, Accenture

  • 10:25 COFFEE BREAK
  • 11:00 Panel Discussion: Connected Enterprise: Unlocking Decision Excellence across the Supply Chain and beyond

    Moderated by Heiko Driemer, Global Account Manager, Anaplan

    With:

    Andrés L. Perez, VP Global Operations and Supply Chain, Huber+Suhner AG

    Sebastian Müller, Director Supply Chain Strategy & Transformation, adidas

  • 11:50 Urgent conversation: The talent crisis and working across silos

    Nadia Stoykov, Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer, Tesca Group

  • 12:15 LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING TIME
  • 13:45 Don't Panic, Adapt! Embracing Disruption in the Dynamic Supply Chain

    Radharaman(Rad) Jha, VP Supply Chain and Master Data Management, Flaconi GmbH

  • 14:10 Redefining the Chain: The Pivotal Role of Procurement in Reshaping Business Dynamics

    Luis Pachas Pardo, Head of Procurement Central Europe West, Holcim (Schweiz) AG

  • 14:35 Committed to deliver: Removing Boundaries for Successful Transformation

    Katja Gaiser, VP Global Operations & Supply Chain – Member of Executive Committee, Komax

  • 14:50 Panel Discussion: The Power of Collaboration - What role does Manufacturing have to play in today's business models?

    Moderated by Dr. Philip Wessely, Partner, Kearney

    With:

    Lelwyn D’Souza, Senior Vice President Supply Chain Europe & Global Supply Chain Manufacturing, Ecolab

    Katja Gaiser, Vice President Global Operations & Supply Chain – Member of Executive Committee, Komax AG

    Christopher Pawlak, External Manufacturing Lead, Bayer

    Bernd C. Schmidt, Vice President, Operations Strategy & CI, Hitachi Energy, BU Transformers

  • 15:40 COFFEE BREAK
  • 16:15 Transforming Supply Chains: Generative AI in human centric Source-to-Pay system

     Jürgen Schön, Director Manufacturing GTM – EMEA, ServiceNow

  • 16:40 Orchestrate for Resilience: How Amazon manages Uncertainty in Logistics.

    Andreas Vogel, Head of Enterprise Commercial, Amazon Freight

  • 17:05 Panel discussion: GenAI Applications across Operations

    Moderated by Abhishek Irani, Head of Supply Chain, EU Private Brands (Hardlines), Amazon

    With:

    Radharaman(Rad) Jha, VP Supply Chain and Master Data Management, Flaconi GmbH

    Sebastian Welter, Innovation Leader – Technology & AI, IKEA

    Matthias Hegele, MD, Supply Chain & Operations Lead, Accenture Switzerland

    Dr. Luis Dominguez, Former Director Digital Transformation Group Operations, Lonza

  • 18:00 Networking Drinks Reception

    Mövenpick Hotel, Ciao Atrium Garden

DAY 2 (Thu., May 16)

  • CONNECT 360: FUTURE FRONTIERS OF SUPPLY CHAIN COLLABORATION

  • 08:30 Welcome coffee & Networking time
  • 09:00 Opening remarks

    Aleksandrs Sidorecs, SCLC Conference Chair

  • 09:10 Driving global Value Chain visibility & decision agility in disruptive times

    Arjun Varma, Director – Strategy, Digital, Risk & Resilience, Philip Morris International (PMI)

  • 09:35 Topical presentation TBC

    Deloitte

  • 10:00 Embrace Complexity: Mastering Operational Excellence 4.0 for Success

    Paolo Bortolotto, Sr. Director Operational & Manufacturing Excellence, Pump Industry

  • 10:25 COFFEE BREAK
  • 11:00 Mysteries of Patient Centric Supply Chains
  • 11:25 Augmenting Network Planning Capabilities at Takeda

    Roland Straub, Global Head Data, Digital & Technology Supply Chain, Takeda

  • 11:50 Supply Chain Traceability: What Works and What Doesn’t

    Luca Fichera, VP Head of Supply Chain & Business Services, Nestlé Asia, Oceania, Africa

  • 12:15 Panel discussion: Supplier Risk Mitigation in Uncertain Times

    Moderated by Richard Bradley, Lead Partner, Supply Chain & Network Operations, Deloitte

    With:

    Eladio Robles, Global Supply Operations Head – Crop Protection, Syngenta

    Luca Fichera, VP Head of Supply Chain & Business Services, Nestlé Asia, Oceania, Africa

    Antonella Leone Kammler, Global Supply Chain Director – Films Division, Eastman 

    Winfried Rockensteiner, Global Vice President Logistics Bosch Powertrain Solutions, Robert Bosch GmbH

    Ralf Garczorz, Vice President Supply Chain Global Procurement, Johnson&Johnson

  • 13:00 NETWORKING LUNCH
  • 15:00 END OF CONFERENCE