CONFERENCE SESSIONS
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Hundreds of conference sessions were presented each day at the Supply Chain Digitalization Conference. As we work on developing the 2025 agenda, filter the sessions to find those that align with your role and interests.
Day 1 :
- Wednesday, 24 May 2023
- 08:30AM - 09:00 AM
Alex Koshulko & Natalie Lopadchak : VP of Digital Marketing, GMDH Streamline
- Techniques for using dynamic simulation to make the supply chain more resilient, agile and efficient
- Strategies to use dynamic simulation in predicting and managing disruptions, improving customer experience and preventing risks
- Methods to make informed decisions when faced with supply chain unpredictability - real use cases
- 09:00 AM - 09 :30 AM
Harish Kumar : Director of Supply Chain, House of Spices India
- Numerous solutions available on the market – however there is no one size fits all the requirements
- Standardized solution package Vs customization – never ending debate.
- Complexity in the supply chain in food & beverages sector with high lead times
- Journey to digital supply chain is time consuming but worth travelling
- 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Slawomir Wycislak : Associate Professor, Jagiellonian University
- Supply chain in old era
- Supply chain pre COVID, post COVID
- Demand with SCM 4.0
- Supply chain policies as per government norms
- Future need and adoptability
- Skilled generation
- 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Urenna Nwagwu: Production Planner Guidepoint Global
- Blockchain technology creates a shared, unchangeable record of transactions, enabling supply chain traceability and transparency. Managers may automate and streamline business processes with blockchain, which lowers costs and boosts productivity.
- Blockchain technology can promote sustainability and social responsibility in supply chain management by improving environmental performance, promoting fair labor practices, and preventing fraud and counterfeiting.
- Geopolitical factors such as trade policies, tariffs, and political instability can significantly impact supply chain management, and blockchain technology can potentially mitigate these risks.
- 11:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Jasinski Piotr : Global Senior End-to-End Supply Chain Planning Manager, Carlsberg Group
- Tools: a review of possibilities with four popular tools (SAP APO, SAS, Kinaxis Rapid Response, Excel)
- Process: how the Ways of working should look like in modern Process, concerning the mentioned tools
- People: Change management in connection with the two topics above is massive, and there are a lot of blind spots. I can share insight into the experience of two implementations (SAS in Nestle and Kinaxis RR in Carlsberg)
- 12:00 AM - 12:30 AM
Lordt Becklines : Senior Manager, Cross Border
Programs, Worldwide Reverse
Logistics Services, Amazon
- Will AI and IoT be used less in industry than supply chain services? This means that there are fewer types of supply chain security devices and systems
- Is the possibility of cyberattacks on devices and data the biggest risk when using AI and IoT for supply chain services?
- The number of connected IoT objects depends on the size of the company's supply chain and the degree of collaboration with third parties.
- 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Len Pannett: Portfolio Manager, UK Ministry of Defence
- With no signs that pressures from disruptions and inflation will abate soon, supply chains must find innovative ways to deal with them
- The capabilities of 3D printing have matured significantly over the last few years and new operating models mean that supply chains can today leverage the advantages of digital inventories in a scalable manner, opening opportunities for small and large companies alike
- Looking at the benefits and constraints of this approach, this talk will describe how to start on the digital inventory journey.
- 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Lare Ayoola: Chief Executive Officer, Tranter It Infrastructure Services Limited
- Smart Technology available to the food and agriculture Supply Chain
- A Workable Model making use of smart technology to Optimize efficiencies and minimize waste in agriculture supply chains
- Optimizing on-time pick-up and delivery performance
- Optimizing carrier utilization and profitability in partnership with farmers and producers
- The importance and function of smart regional command centers and smart regional produce exchange and consolidation centers
Day 2 :
- Thursday, 25 May 2023
- 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Frank Kenney: Director of Industry Solutions, Cleo
- A business’s agility has real, measurable impact, especially in our current times of economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. Agility is made even more critical because all businesses heavily rely on their partners and suppliers to hold up their end of the bargain, meaning much of supply chain success beyond control of any individual company.
- However, there is good news: Not all of it is out of your control. Businesses that digitize and connect systems across their supply chain, both internal and external, can proactively see any potential issues with partners or suppliers and adjust accordingly – the very definition of agility.
- By digitizing transactions and integrating across the supply chain, businesses can provide exceptional experiences to their partners, suppliers and customers while also gaining ecosystem visibility, predictability, consistency and value
- In this session, Frank Kenny, director of industry solutions at Cleo, discusses how ecosystem integration delivers a superior experience for partners, suppliers and customers and provides unprecedented visibility across your supply chain for increased agility in this time of unpredictability.
- 08: 30 AM - 09:00 AM
Gaurav Mogra : Founder and CEO , Lambda Supply Chain Solutions Pvt. Ltd
- Optiflow is an Ai powered digital twin platform with modules to simulate and optimize parcel networks which are used primarily by E-commerce supply chains.
- Network Design
- Constrained supply planning
- Real time visibility
- 09: 00 AM - 09:30 AM
Caner Yildiz : Purchasing Specialist, Eczacıbaşı-Monrol Nuclear Products
- You can create your device what you need, GPS, sensors – such as movement, speed, wetness, pressure, impact. Establish RFID system and use this devices effectively
- Integrate it with your ERP, and share limited information with your customer, with this way, they can trace their orders, anywhere, anytime online.. Also, we can easily increase customer satisfaction.
- Use reusable battery, we can use these kinds of devices 300 time in one charge. Minimize your costs. On the other hand, trace your logistics capabilities momentarily, and increase your supply chain environment.
- 09: 30 AM - 10:00 AM
Nina Berger: General Manager Peakboard
America , Peakboard America Inc
- The whole world is talking about digitalization, AI, blockchain and new technology, but one of the ultimate key factors is consistently underestimated: the people. Let's take a step back and look at the all-important role of humans in the jungle of modern technologies. Only those who are able to provide employees an efficient access to the universe of modern technology can actually turn the promised gain in efficiency into a competitive advantage. In addition to some theoretical considerations, the session will focus on practical examples.
- 11:00 PM - 11 :30 PM
Vikram Idnani : President – Chief Information and CEO, Landmark Group
- Nature of the evolving market in India - fast paced eCommerce adoption, a discerning, price and timesensitive customer and a plethora of established and entrepreneurial brands proliferating the market
- To cater to this evolving market, supply chains are being shaped to deliver on 3 key parameters - Speed, Scale, Sustainability. Digitalization is a key enabler for these evolving supply chains.
- How is Digitalization enabling supply chains / evolving trends
- 11:30 PM - 12:00 PM
Liz Sertl & Gena Morgan : Beyond the U.P.C. Barcode: Leveraging New Technologies in Retail, GS1 US
- Retailers and brands succeed through continual transformation, catering to consumers and managing increasingly complex supply chain dynamics. For 45 years, retailers have relied on the universal product code (U.P.C.) to provide an efficient price look-up function at point-of-sale (POS). Digital technology has come a long way since the U.P.C.’s introduction and while it still performs its original function well, today’s new technologies offer greater opportunities to benefit industry and consumers simply by transitioning to more data-rich data carriers like a 2-dimensional (2D) barcode.
- Consumer and retailer demands for expanded product information require an evolution in industry capabilities that support the emerging needs of modern commerce. Leveraging data-rich carriers will unlock a host of significant benefits for the consumer products industry and ultimately for multichannel customers, including enabling better consumer engagement opportunities.
- It is time for the retail industry to align on a limited number of data-rich carriers to provide consumers and supply chain partners with the information they want and need. The research underscores the desire for standards across various data carriers that promote choice for industry and offer greater functionality beyond the basic price look-up function of the U.P.C.
- This session will cover the benefits of 2D barcodes for increased supply chain visibility, transparency and traceability. Potential obstacles to the transition from UPC to 2D will be covered along with practical solutions
- 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Andy Hancock : Global Vice President,Center of Excellence, SAP Digital Supply Chain , SAP
- Transform your supply chain from cost-conscious and efficient to risk-resilient and sustainable to manage business risk holistically.
- Connect every process within your supply chain and across your business
- Contextualize every decision by linking real-time operational and business data
- Collaborate with your ecosystem to create digital connections with all your partners
- 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Jonas Lundgren :Senior Consultant, Blue Tiger International
- How technology has helped to address and abate the three main supply chain challenges resulting from the global pandemic: Delays, Cost, and Uncertainty.
- Learn how to use Landed Cost Analysis to discover where the risks and costs are in your supply chain – before throwing technology at the problem.
- Too much time & effort to file duty drawback claims? Here’s a great “getting started” application of AI in the supply chain that is simple, easy to implement, and cost-effective.
Day 1 :
- Monday, 17 October 2022
- 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Apoorva Kumar : Chief Operating Officer, Jumia Group
- How in Jumia last mile we are able to do and manage digitally the supply chain in 11 countries across on demand delivery, E commerce delivery, trucking , pick up stations, Drones
- What are some AI/ Machine learning hacks - which are helping us in native environment in Africa
- How do we ensure reliability and resilience in tough environments across Africa
- 10:30 AM - 11 :00 AM
Aman Naimat : Founder & CEO, Regrello
- The risks of managing supply chain processes in email and excel
- How to get data out of silos and into a centralized hub
- How to use data to improve supply chain agility and speed up processes
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Meri Stevens : Worldwide Vice President Supply Chain – Consumer Health & Deliver, Johnson & Johnson
- The need to navigate through continuous volatility to deliver products to customers and consumers where and whenever they need them
- Bringing together capabilities, the power of data and the benefits of technology to accelerate the growth and deliver better outcomes
- Power of prediction – the uninterrupted flow of information to determine the demand in real time
- 11:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Chris Cauley & John Hoyt: Director of Business Development, Morgan Taulia
- Digital supply chain and fintech leaders discuss the emerging trends in inventory management that are made possible through supply chain automation. Topics in this 30-minute panel discussion will include:
- How end-to-end and cross-partner visibility, can enable automated title transfer triggers and accelerate revenue recognition.
- Best practices for integrating technologies from diverse suppliers and information systems—without becoming bogged down in complex, expensive and time-consuming IT initiatives.
- Inventory management best practices to optimize supply chain transportation practices. These include supply chain finance and outsourced inventory ownership. Specific case studies will show how the most innovative enterprises improve availability, order-to-cash velocity, transportation efficiency and bottom-line results
- Using technology to align operations / supply chain and finance teams across departmental boundaries.
- 12:30 AM - 01:00 AM
Dr. Devavrat Shah : CTO and Co-founder , Ikigai
- How multivariant time series forecasting helps predict demand when large sets of historical data are not available
- How to use reinforcement learning to optimize your supply chain operations for your desired business outcomes
- What is DeepMatch and how it helps stitch together data from any sources
- 01:00 AM - 01:30 AM
Mike Bush : Head of Communications & Brand, NEXT Trucking
- How to write APIs that meaningfully improve shipper workflows
- The role of EDI on tomorrow's supply chain
- How AI/ML have the potential to streamline operations
- 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Bryan Cooper: Principal Solutions Architect, Cleo
- The future of process execution is automation but the future of process and automation, is people.
- An ecosystem perspective to managing mission-critical business processes helps companies resolve today’s highly disruptive challenges
- Digitize how logistics providers engage and manage back-end processes with shippers to set themselves ahead of competitors, as well as enabling who and how they work with as partners
- In order for a company to dynamically sense and intelligently respond to the swings of disruption and uncertainty, embracing an ecosystem integration strategy is crucial.
- Key Takeaway: Supply chain and organizational agility all comes down to people and making things easier for them. How digitalization eliminates burdensome manual processes
- 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Tan Miller: Director, Global Supply Chain Management Program, Rider University
- How to integrate short-run and long-run planning and scheduling activities over the entire global supply chain of a firm
- Methods for assuring that the activities of individual functional areas of a firm’s supply chain (e.g., Distribution) are effectively integrated with the entire supply chain
- Methods for organizing and aligning a firm’s performance metrics that monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain operations
- 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Melanie Nuce : SVP of Innovation & Partnerships, GS1 US
- Consumer behaviors, key motivators and use cases driving the transition to 2D barcodes
- Opportunities for greater supply chain enhancements and visibility
- Industry’s goal and migration plan to 2D barcodes by 2027
- How brands, retailers and other industry stakeholders must prepare to ensure readiness and a successful transition
- Insights from recent pilots with leading retailers and brands
- 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Mahesh Veerina : President and CEO, ParkourSC
- Data silos prevent teams across enterprises from accessing data that enable businesses to make informed decisions to improve resilience, increase agility and drive strategic innovation
- Command centers use digital twin technology, gaining insights into past, current, and future situations and evaluating trade-offs by balancing risks and opportunities.
- Embracing these insights means innovating to a fully automated, extensive and predictive supply chain for greater market leadership, revenue, customer satisfaction, and sustainability.
Day 2 :
- Tuesday, 18 October 2022
- 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Vinay Vora: General Manager Supply Chain , Eureka Forbes
- Poor Forecast Accuracy
- Inventory Visibility
- Consumer Experience
- No What-If Scenarios
- Cost Reduction
- 10: 00 AM - 10:30 AM
Sayed Habib : DGM – Business Development , Danube Group
- Supply chain is core of any business but last three years had shown us multiple dimension how we run the business @ Danube how have we digitalize the supply chain to achieve larger objective.
- How did we align all stake holders to embrace change
- What are the technological changes and advancement we have done to increase efficiency and have better transparency
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Daniyal Khan : Finance Director, Ebrahim M Almana & Bros. Co
- Digital Supply Chain
- Data Management in Supply Chain
- Awareness of Lagging in Supply Chain Industry
- 11: 00 AM - 11:30 AM
Yasir Rizvi : Regional Procurement Manager- Indirect & Logistics , Agthia Group PJSC
- Process optimization while introducing the lean system in the process
- Reducing and removing the waste (7 types of waste) in the process.
- Route map optimization for the best logistics and distribution.
- 11:30 PM - 12 :00 PM
Len Pannett : UK Ministery of Defence, Landmark Group
- Supply chains are universally having to balance cost, resilience and sustainability, often sacrificing one for the sake of the others
- The onset of innovation in digital manufacturing, particularly additive manufacture (aka 3D printing), is now enabling it to reduce supply chain costs while simultaneously increasing resilience and sustainability, leading to a digital inventory and achieving agile make-to-order
- Illustrated with contemporary examples, this talk will look at how additive manufacturing can be leveraged to overcome many of the challenges that are affecting supply chains today, and how to take the first steps on that journey.
- 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Walaa Maher : Head of SC&L – Supply Chain & Logistics, RAK Ceramics
- Designing AI/IoT Fulfilment Centre to Increase Speed to Market.
- Incorporating distribution software to manage stock fulfilment , Customer Behavior Change and Mulita Channel Process
- Pragmatic approach Types of automation technologies and management software used to increase process efficiency
- 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Aleksandr : Global Sales Manager , BlueBox Systems GmbH
- Digital platforms that can accumulate Realtime airfreight data for sustainability and KPI's performance (ATA/ETA, Chargeable weight, Delay, Airline, Aircraft type, Transshipment Port, Split Shipment and of course CO2 emissions).
- Why to bother with sustainability. Regulations, new industry requirements. Approach to calculate Co2 emissions (BlueBox Sysems viea, offering and current market development)
- What can you further do with the data?; how to change routes or offset the emissions through the partnerships
- 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Gary Nakanelua : Managing Director, Innovation , Blueprint Technologies
- Learn how to immediately get started with crafting a digital twin of your supply chain with Azure Digital Twin.
- Gain valuable insight into best practices based upon the real world application of Azure Digital Twin to virtually model midstream oil/gas pipeline assets at a single point in time.
- Witness the art of the possible when combining multiple sources of data, including SCADA systems and GIS, into an interactive, virtual reality (VR) based model of the oil/gas pipeline.
- 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Walter Alessandrini : Managing Director, Innovation , Flux IT
- The entry and exit of cargo from a port is a complicated process. During this process, shipping companies, freight forwarders, carriers, and terminals must work closely to ensure cargo's rapid and safe release
- Appointment management plays a fundamental role in the overall efficiency of a Port Terminal.
- Analyze how a VBS can collaborate with the restriction of entry of transport to the terminal in a flexible and friendly way, and facilitate the obtaining of shifts by the users of the terminal or, under certain circumstances, assign shifts automatically and intelligently to achieve direct loading or unloading in an optimized way.
- 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Jim Becker : Chairman-CEO , Becker Logistics
- Technology's role in logistics increased at a rapid rate causing a barrier to entry, making it hard for smaller companies to compete
- This has led to more mergers & acquisitions where larger companies are buying the smaller companies which results in better service for the end customer
- 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Thomas Cook : Managing Director , Blue Tiger International
- All companies with a global footprint understand the need to bring trade compliance management responsibilities into all aspect of international operations.
- Integration of technology, data fields, aggregation techniques can all be valued assets for managing trade compliance responsibilities in global trade
- This presentation will outline how "digitalization" can be a useful tool in trade compliance and impacting the bottom-line in international business and global trade.
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