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Panel: Increased Energy Costs, Inflation, and the Supply Chain
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Panel: Increased Energy Costs, Inflation, and the Supply Chain

July 5, 2023

At EUSCES23 we recorded a panel discussion on increased energy costs, inflation, and the supply chain.

From breaking down today’s economy and markets through the lens of global supply chains and supply constraints, to discussing renewable energy sources vs. fossil fuels: Which should we be focusing on throughout our supply chains and what changes need to be made for future efficiency and reliability? Give it a listen!

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Focusing on the Next Generation of Supply Chain
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Focusing on the Next Generation of Supply Chain

July 6, 2023

David is a thought leader and industry expert in the field of Global Supply Chain. David spent 23 years with Microsoft Corporation as General Manager of Global Supply Chain and Supply Chain Technology officer, he was involved in every product launch from Windows 2000 through to the most recent Surface and Xbox products. He has built and managed numerous global teams, has led across multiple disciplines including Manufacturing, Strategic Sourcing, Fulfillment and Logistics, Forecasting, Planning and Channel Management. He has played a key role in major acquisitions including Nokia, built world class teams and continuously evolved Microsoft’s Supply Chain capabilities in a multi-channel environment.

As Supply Chain Technology Officer David was additionally responsible for determining the next generation of technologies that could augment and enable Supply Chain capabilities. In this capacity he worked with numerous Private Equity and Venture Capital partners to understand potential opportunities and the overall industry landscape for technology in Supply Chain.

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Leveraging 4IR During a Significant Supply Chain Transformation of a Consumer Goods Business
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Leveraging 4IR During a Significant Supply Chain Transformation of a Consumer Goods Business

July 6, 2023

Holbach has been working at Henkel in various executive positions in Supply Chain, Operations, Purchasing and Sales since 1996, when he started in Corporate Purchasing after finishing his master’s degree. This was followed by various assignments in Germany. Having finished his PhD during a sabbatical period, in 2002 he moved to Mexico integrating two newly acquired businesses. Thereafter he returned to the headquarters and was in charge of global purchasing for the Laundry & Home Care business for several years until 2007. Holbach subsequently took control of the global supply chain for the same business, and a few years later gained global responsibility for the manufacturing operations.

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Our Customer-Centricity Transformation Journey
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Our Customer-Centricity Transformation Journey

July 6, 2023

Bettina Castillo is a leader with a big passion for building a resilient world-class supply chain together with internal and external stakeholders. She strives to deliver exceptional quality to the IKEA customers and people connected to the IKEA supply chain. Always with value-based leadership, connecting business and people with a focus on simplicity throughout changing environments.

Bettina is the Global Supply Operations Manager at IKEA Supply, the organisation responsible for the development of IKEA´s transport and logistic services capacities and its operations, as well as the responsibility for managing the physical flow of IKEA products from the suppliers to the stores. Together with 400+ passionate co-workers around the world, she sets and steers the global development agenda and secures performance excellence in the area of global supply operations.

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Keeping Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability at the Heart of Supply Chain Operations
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Keeping Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability at the Heart of Supply Chain Operations

July 6, 2023

Lelwyn Dsouza has been at Ecolab for 8 years. They are responsible for the roles of Senior Vice President Supply Chain Europe leading the end to end SC for Western Europe, Central Eastern Europe and Russia. This includes ownership of end to end P&L responsibility including safety, Quality, Procurement, planning, Manufacturing, logistics, engineering, other functional disciplines and Supply Chain VP’s who are aligned with Divisions.. Prior to Ecolab, he worked at Procter & Gamble and at Novartis/Ciba-Geigy with a total 33 years of work experience . He is a Mechanical Engineer with a Post graduate Diploma in Business management.

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The Future of Decisions. Now.
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The Future of Decisions. Now.

June 27, 2023

As Head of Customer Operations at Unilever, Juan Carlos Parada is leading an innovative, customer-centric agenda designed to digitise and optimise the company’s complete end-to end value chain. Through their technology first approach, Customer Operations is driving transformation across the business; powering Unilever’s future-fit operations, creating full operational integration with customers as One Supply Chain, and delivering on their vision to become the FMCG industry first E2E value network operation that drives superior customer experiences to enable growth.

Fred Laluyaux is the CEO of Aera Technology, a company transforming the future of work through Decision Intelligence — the digitization, augmentation, and automation of decision making. An entrepreneur at heart and Silicon Valley veteran, Fred brings an impressive track record building successful startups and driving technology innovation. Prior to launching Aera, Fred was the CEO of Anaplan, which he grew from 20 to 650 employees, and a $1B+ valuation. He also held several executive positions at SAP, Business Objects, and ALG Software.

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New Role of Generative A.I in Achieving Supply Chain Orchestration: Featuring Microsoft’s Next Generation Journey
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New Role of Generative A.I in Achieving Supply Chain Orchestration: Featuring Microsoft’s Next Generation Journey

July 5, 2023

As director of market solutions, Chris is responsible for leading the commercial and technology strategy for the Managed Services division at C.H. Robinson. His role includes identifying market solutions, setting commercial strategy, and aligning supporting technologies and global processes to drive growth, and deliver on TMC’s mission for connecting, automating, and optimizing the world’s supply chains. Prior to his current role, Chris was the Global Account Manager overseeing the TMC relationship with Microsoft and was a member of the global implementation team.

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Technology as an Enabler of Smart Supply Chains
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Technology as an Enabler of Smart Supply Chains

July 5, 2023

Mike Bhaskaran is the Group Chief Operating Officer, Digital Technology for DP World. He is responsible for driving the digital transformation of all parts of our value chain globally and operates all aspects of our technology presence, driving global business process improvement and systems implementation.

Mike has valuable experience in Blockchain, e-commerce technology, and driving innovative digital capabilities in complex supply chains at scale. Mike started his career within Engineering before moving into Distribution Operations and Supply Chain at Dell Computer Corporation. Prior to joining DP World, Mike was the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Staples Inc.

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Building Competitive Advantage and Resiliency with Connected and Autonomous Supply Chains — A Conversation with Puneet Shukla of EdgeVerve, an Infosys Company
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Building Competitive Advantage and Resiliency with Connected and Autonomous Supply Chains — A Conversation with Puneet Shukla of EdgeVerve, an Infosys Company

July 21, 2023

At the 2023 edition of the European Supply Chain Executive Summit series held in Barcelona, Spain, June 19-21, we spoke with Puneet Shukla, the Regional Head of EMEA for EdgeVerve, an Infosys Company, about how companies are leveraging technology to build both resiliency and competitive advantage into their supply chains through interconnected autonomous operations. How should organizations adjust their Digital Transformation journeys to reshape their existing operations? How do these new tools and capabilities shape the day-to-day working lives of workers? What should decision-makers keep in mind as they weigh their options? All this and more is discussed in this interview. Give it a listen!

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Bruno Ivanoff of Comet Group — Supply Chain Sustainability – Data Collection & Renewable Energy Sourcing
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Bruno Ivanoff of Comet Group — Supply Chain Sustainability – Data Collection & Renewable Energy Sourcing

August 8, 2023

At the 2023 edition of the European Supply Chain Executive Summit series held in Barcelona, Spain, June 19-21, we sat down with Bruno Ivanoff, the Global Strategic Supply Chain Director of Comet Group, to talk about a themed lunch discussion he hosted with ten other senior supply chain executives revolving around the data collection and renewable energy sourcing in support of their companies’ Sustainability goals. Aligning and dovetailing beautifully with some of the content explored recently in our recent North American Sustainability & Responsibility Summit series, this conversation offers an interesting additional insights into which challenges and opportunities in this space are universal, and how European companies is in many ways are further ahead and even more ambitious than some of their North American counterparts. Give it a listen!

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Generative AI and the Supply Chain of the Future — A Conversation with Chris Cutshaw of TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson
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Generative AI and the Supply Chain of the Future — A Conversation with Chris Cutshaw of TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson

November 3, 2023

At the 2023 edition of the European Supply Chain Executive Summit series held in Barcelona, Spain, June 19-21, we sat down with Chris Cutshaw of TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson, to speak about Generative AI, one of the most powerful new tools supply chain leaders are bringing online. Chris had given a presentation earlier at the event entitled, “New Role of Generative AI in Achieving Supply Chain Orchestration: Featuring Microsoft’s Next Generation Journey” that used real-world examples from an early-adapting industry leader to demonstrate what is possible. In this interview we discuss some of the key takeaways from that workshop, and a general overview of what senior executives should be thinking about and learning about as they work to build this new technology into their existing supply chain organization. Give this one a listen!

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Supply Chain Post-COVID: Customers and Associates are the Key
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Supply Chain Post-COVID: Customers and Associates are the Key

September 19, 2022

COVID-19 has revealed weaknesses and bottlenecks in globalized manufacturing and supply chain systems. How should we rethink our footprints and networks on a regional and local level? Finding the right places to invest resources to get the greatest ROI Discussing how the future of work and the challenges of attracting and retaining top talent is shaping the ongoing evolution of supply chain organizations — Joe Metzger EVP, Supply Chain Operations Walmart Joe Metzger is executive vice president of supply chain operations for Walmart U.S. He has responsibility for leading our distribution centers, fulfillment centers and transportation fleet, among other areas….

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Building A Resilient Supply Chain that Understands Risks and Leverages Innovation and Partnerships
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Building A Resilient Supply Chain that Understands Risks and Leverages Innovation and Partnerships

September 19, 2022

Managing short- medium-, and long-range planning to identify and mitigate risk Ensuring partnership success and future-looking innovation Reinforcing what works, learning from what does not, and accepting small-scale failures as an opportunity to win big elsewhere Developing a disruption-tolerant supply chain based on the experience gained during COVID-19 — Paul Gallagher Chief Supply Chain Officer General Mills Paul Gallagher is the Chief Supply Chain Officer at General Mills. He is responsible for all facets of supply chain strategy & execution, including Sourcing, Planning, Manufacturing & Engineering, Logistics & Customer Operations, and Healthy, Safety & Environment. Paul joined General Mills in…

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The Digital Road to Supply Chain Resiliency
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The Digital Road to Supply Chain Resiliency

September 22, 2022

Responding to volatility – the power of prediction Build competitive advantage through supply chain digital transformation – the use of digital automation capability to deliver products to customers and consumers where and whenever they need them Supply Chains are still about people – building the Digital First mindset — Meri Stevens Worldwide VP, Consumer Health Supply Chain and Deliver Johnson & Johnson Meri Stevens is the Johnson & Johnson Worldwide Vice President, Consumer Health Supply Chain and Deliver. Meri assumed the Deliver leadership role in May 2019. In July 2020, she expanded her leadership responsibilities to include the Consumer Health…

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Creating a Customer-Centric Global Supply Chain
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Creating a Customer-Centric Global Supply Chain

September 19, 2022

Dow’s multi-year journey to create a more customer-centric global supply chain has proven just how essential the right digital approach is to building resilience and reliability. Designing your supply chain through the customer experience lens Employing company-wide planning technology and processes to improve transparency of very dynamic materials demand, enabling faster, better decisions to fulfill customer orders Using real-time shipment visibility to improve delivery forecasts, and proactively anticipate and take action against disruptions — Greg Jozwiak Chief Supply Chain Officer Dow Inc. Greg Jozwiak is Chief Supply Chain Officer for Dow. During his 35-year career with Dow, Greg has business experience…

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