09:00

Registration

09:30

Opening remarks from the Chair

Christian Verstraete, Global Board of Directors, Supply Chain Council

09:40

Dynamic alignment: a new business model for designing and operating enterprise supply chains in the New Millennium

Existing business models used in enterprise supply chains have far outlived their usefulness, especially with the onslaught of more demanding customers and an increasingly volatile marketplace in these uncertain times. There is no ‘silver’ bullet, but there is a new model which is increasingly being applied by major global corporations, with great success- dynamic alignment. This model was developed by John Gattorna and co-workers in 1989, and has been under market testing around the world for the last two decades- with startling results. Essentially it starts with the premise that supply chains are propelled by humans and human behavior inside and outside the firm, and everything else are just enablers.

Dr John Gattorna, Supply Chain “Thought Leader” and AUTHOR

10:20

Creating a collaborative supplier/customer partnership

Asda and PepsiCo will explore the issues surrounding collaboration using some recent joint examples.

• Can a supplier say No?
• What is advantaged service?
• Is the relationship forever?
• How can the customer leverage best practice in suppliers?

Duncan Lowe, Supply Chain Director, PEPSICO

Chris Carden, Head of Food Supply, ASDA

11:00

Networking Break 

11:20 

Building increased flexibility into your supply chain through improved end-to-end collaboration and visibility

- Auditing your partner network to replace the weakest links and maintain the integrity of your business
- Low cost ways to improve visibility and real time sharing of data
- Working with your suppliers to take costs out of the supply chain while maintaining service levels
- Collaborating effectively without losing competitive advantage
- Reviewing your insourcing vs outsourcing decisions: balancing flexibility and visibility requirements

Mawgan Wilkins, Sr Director Global Service Supply Chain, CISCO SYSTEMS

12:00 

Translating top level supply chain strategy into operational best practice...

- Where have "Top 25" companies made changes that have had a significant positive impact on their businesses?
- How the "Top 25" have overcome the challenges of communicating and managing change across a geographically dispersed workforce

Chaired by: Kevin O’Marah, Chief Strategy Officer, AMR RESEARCH

Featuring:
Christian Verstraete, Chief Technology Officer, Manufacturing & Distribution Industries, HP
David McMillan, Director of Sourcing, Europe, IBM
Edwin Van Der Meerendonk, VP European Supply Chain, DISNEY

13:30

Lunch & Networking 

14:40

Delivering working capital reduction through defined ownership, standard process application and a clear roadmap for improvement.

- Who owns inventory?
- Quantifying inventory drivers for broader business engagement
- Changing the mental model
- Developing and delivering a roadmap for improvement

Dave Powell, Sales & Operations Planning Director, KIMBERLY-CLARK

15:20

Developing talent to deliver ongoing supply chain innovation and lead the transformation

- What are the key competencies required to manage the dynamic supply chain?
- Addressing existing skill gaps
- Assessing your human capability to deliver on your supply chain strategy and putting the right people in the right place at the right time
- Ensuring top level involvement in the supply chain talent debate

Dirk Holbach, Corporate Vice President Global Supply Chain Operations, HENKEL 

16:00

Networking Break

16:20

Translating Chiquita's commitment to CSR into practice in its Processed Food Ingredients supply chain

- Chiquita's overall commitment to a pro-active Corporate Responsibility Program
- A practical implementation of the CSR Program on Chiquita's Processed Food Ingredients supply chain
- Engaging with external experts and association to get started and get internal and external credibility

Kris van Ransbeek, VP Product Supply & GM Ingredients Business Europe, CHIQUITA

17:00

Closing remarks from the Chair

17:10

Close of day one