6TH SWISS
SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS CONFERENCE

“Navigating the Supply Chain Trade-Off:
Performing Today AND Transforming Tomorrow”

Supply chain leaders are navigating a critical trade-off between delivering reliable performance under volatile markets, rising costs, operational disruptions, and investor expectations AND at the same time transforming networks, leveraging advanced technologies, and cultivating future talents to secure long-term competitiveness and growth.
The Swiss Supply Chain & Logistics Conference 2026 brings together senior executives and leading solution providers to exchange cross-industry insights, pragmatic strategies, and forward-looking perspectives on mastering this dual challenge.

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 2026

DAY 1 (Wed., March 25)

  • Navigating the Supply Chain Trade-Off: Performing Today AND Transforming Tomorrow

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

    Taoufik Arif, SCLC Conference Chair

  • 09:10 Opening Keynote Presentation

    Frank Cervi, Former CSCOO, Mondelez International

  • 09:35 Transforming Supply Chains into Engines of Growth and Competitiveness

    Marc Weissenfeld, SVP Global Head of Supply Chain Consumer Health, Bayer

  • 10:00 Why IBP Still Fails — Even in the Age of AI, Automation, and Advanced Planning Tools

    Federico Sasso, Supply Chain Management Consultant, Deloitte

    Jorge Gonçalves da Silva, Supply Chain & Network Operations Manager, Deloitte

  • 10:25 COFFEE BREAK
  • 11:00 Redesigning MedTech Supply Chain downstream to enable Business Value Creation.

    Roman Iselin, Vice President APAC, DePuy Synthes 

  • 11:25 Panel Discussion: Advancing Supply Chain Visibility into Intelligent Decisions

    The session is moderated by Thomas Heynen, Managing Director Growth Markets, Adnovum

    With:

    Claire Fallen, Vice President Global SCM Strategy & Digital Solutions, adidas

    Varsha Asarpota, Global Head of Logistics & Business Systems, Ascensia Diabetes Care

    Cedric Spineux, VP Global Supply Chain Excellence and IBP, Clariant

    Marc Weissenfeld, SVP Global Head of Supply Chain Consumer Health, Bayer

  • 12:15 LUNCH BREAK
  • 13:40 Scaling Supply Chain Capabilities to accelerate Business Growth

    Sam Frei, Deputy Chief Supply Chain Officer, On 

    Ueli Rüger, Global Director of Distribution & Logistics, On

  • 14:05 From Risk to Resilience: How to Transform Your Supply Chain Management

    Alina Gehrels, Head of Solution Consulting, IntegrityNext

  • 14:30 Demand Planning and Financial Forecast Orchestration with AI

    Aleksis Plamse, Global Director FP&A Capability, Data & AI, Wella Company

  • 14:50 Panel Discussion: AI as the new core Supply Chain Capability creating tangible Business Value

    Session moderated by Matthias Hegele, Managing Director, Supply Chain & Operations Lead, Accenture Switzerland

    With:

    Frank Baur, Executive Vice President & COO, Diebold Nixdorf

    Alexey Tikhonov, Group Head of Demand & Supply Planning, Nestlé

    Thomas Bilger, Chapter Head Customer Operations & Trade, Syngenta

    Sam Frei, Deputy Chief Supply Chain Officer, On 

  • 15:40 COFFEE BREAK
  • 16:15 Orchestrating Procurement CoE Leadership Capabilities & Governance to drive Strategic Transformation.

    Alexandra Tarmo, Vice President, Procurement Center of Excellence, Kenvue

  • 16:40 Breaking Silos, unlocking Insights: a Use-case driven Journey to unified Supply Chain Data.

    Dr. Florian Sieker, Head of Supply Chain Data & Analytics, Mettler-Toledo International

  • 17:05 Panel Discussion: Transforming Supply Chains: Integrating Humans and Intelligent Machines

    Explore the future of supply chain management as our expert panel delves into the strategic integration of human talent with intelligent machines and agents. Discover how this powerful collaboration is redefining workflows, reshaping roles, and driving unprecedented efficiency.

    Session is moderated by Aakash Deep, Managing Partner – Supply Chain and Network Operations, Deloitte 

    With:

    Karine Javelle, Head of Supply Chain Strategy and Transformation, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies

    Hannes Richter, Global Head Strategy & Portfolio Management, Data and Digital, Novartis

    Milos Miric, Group Head of People, Holcim

    Frank Cervi, Former CSCOO, Mondelez International

  • 18:10 Networking Drinks Reception

DAY 2 (Thu., March 26)

  • Navigating the Supply Chain Trade-Off: Performing Today AND Transforming Tomorrow

  • 08:30 Welcome Coffee & Networking Time
  • 09:00 Opening Remarks

    Taoufik Arif, SCLC Conference Chair

  • 09:10 Strengthening the Foundations of Supply Chain Excellence

    Ilker Yagci, VP Group Supply Chain & Capabilities, Carlsberg Group 

  • 09:35 Building Value Chain Collaboration: From Group Strategy to Business Value Impact

    Benjamin Ertl, SVP Group Supply Chain, Sonepar

    Stavros Lymperis, Supply Chain Collaboration Director, Sonepar

  • 10:00 When Supply Chain Data Finally Starts Working For You

    Artur Sossin, Senior AI Expert, Helmes

  • 10:25 COFFEE BREAK
  • 11:00 Turning Supply Chain Trade-Offs into Business Impact: Inventory Performance Today, Preparing Tomorrow

    Emmanuel Faroux, Supply Chain Excellence Senior Director, dsm-firmenich

  • 11:25 Accelerating Supply Chain Transformation with AI, to build competitive edge.

    Frank Baur, Executive Vice President & COO, Diebold Nixdorf

  • 11:50 Ensuring Logistics service reliability, through AI technology deployment.

    Andreas Vogel, Head of Enterprise Europe, Amazon Freight

  • 12:15 From Insight to Action: Performing Today AND Transforming Tomorrow

    An interactive closing discussion with the audience, facilitated by Taoufik Arif, SCLC Conference Chair

  • 12:50 Closing Remarks

    Taoufik Arif, SCLC Conference Chair

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

MÖVENPICK Hotel Zurich Regensdorf | Zürich, Switzerland
25 – 26 March, 2026

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