This Year's Agenda is Still in Development...

We are currently engaged in extensive and independent research to understand the latest developments and breakthroughs in the logistics industry.

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Sophie Farrow
Event Director
eyefortransport
world phone: +44 (0) 207 375 7587
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Learn from your Peers and Position yourself as a Driver of Change in Supply Chain

Multiple tracks, workshops, interactive debates elite networking will give you the tools that you need to put yourself at the heart of supply chain innovation. Plus! Your pass will give you access to the co-located 3PL Summit Sessions.

Check back soon for the 2013 agenda. See below for the agenda from our 2012 event.

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Day One: Monday October 22, 2012

Afternoon Executive Workshop

The Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum workshops are always the most popular day of the event. These are the most hands-on, interactive and incredibly educational sessions, ensuring you walk away with a toolkit like no other.

To foster this interactivity and teamwork, we must keep workshop numbers low, so please register for them early as the sell-out far in advance of the rest of the event.

Achieve a Demand Driven Supply Chain

Today’s companies are facing significantly increased complexity in their value chains. The best operations strategies for supply chains are centered on sales, or customers, but not on product supply. In this delicate situation, a demand driven supply chain is paramount to your success.

Attend this interactive workshop to gain and keep competitive advantage, and move into a new era of planning, control and execution.

Learn how to design an effective demand planning process that takes account of your customer, your customer’s customer and the consumer.
Improve demand monitoring and understand what’s really happening in the market place
Master practical methodologies to co-operate with customers and planning at the optimum level to reduce variability in demand.
Reduce uncertainty and the need for safety stock.
Improve long-term planning, and and optimise the short-term to help execute the sales plan and drive business performance.
Practical tips on the steps you need to take - from statistical modelling through to integration, including guidance on managing the responsibilities critical to effective execution

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Tuesday October 23rd
8:45AM: Opening Address from the CSCO Chair Hugh Williams, Managing Director, Hughenden Consulting
9:00AM: CSCO Plenary: SCM as a Market Differentiator
Supply chain leaders are the fulcrum of a company's strategy and success. From business continuity, to sustainability, to customer satisfaction - supply chain holds the key. Join a group of your top-level supply chain peers to discuss the key areas where you can leverage your role to galvanize your company's growth strategy and gain boardroom recognition. Debate the place of the CSCO in overall company structure - how much corporate buy-in does your supply chain have? How much corporate buy-in do you personally have? Gain ideas for how to use your value chain as an engine for differentiation in a competitive market - tackle a rapidly changing market, fluctuating costs, and supply chain volatility Make supply chain the driving force for strategic connected thinking across your company - implement continuous improvement processes and move away from reactionary cost containment Gain practical steps for containing external cost pressures such as wage inflation, commodity price increases and escalating fuel costs by employing an end-to-end cost containment strategy Voice your challenges and benefit from decades of experience in the room by getting peer input! In this session, you'll hear top tips from supply chain leaders, but you'll also get the chance to put your own ideas forward to the audience Session Speakers Presentation: Jean Oberle, Vice President - Transport & Warehousing, Schneider Electric Panel Session: Paulus Bucher, SVP Global Operations, ADVA Optical Networking Jaro Caban, VP Supply Chain, Provimi Karen Kinsey, Fmr. VP Supply Chain Management, UPC Broadband Philipp Luztny, Director Supply Chain Management, ADVA Optical Networking
10:15AM: Coffee & Networking in the Networking Zone
11:15AM: End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility Becomes a Reality
BT and TNT will share how joint innovation on product development, for an industry-wide standards based solution, has driven operational efficiency in the supply chain and improved customer service Hear how end-to-end supply chain visibility can help mitigate supply chain risk How to harness 'big data' across multiple enterprise systems to drive operational efficiencies 11:15-11:35AM - Presentation: Bas Burger, President, Global Commerce, BT Global Services Steve Brown, Divisional General Manager, TNT Special Services 11:35-12:30PM - Panel Session: Danny Hendrikse, VP Supply Chain, Pfizer Keith Sherry, General Manager, BT Supply Chain Solutions Laurence Coudroy, Supply Chain Director, Johnson & Johnson Pramod Prasanth, Supply Chain Strategy & Design Manager, Syngenta
12:30PM: Lunch
1:45PM: Battle Supply Chain Fragility : How Far Should You Go to Reduce Your Risk Profile?	1:45PM: 3PL-Customer Case Studies - Presentations and Q&A Session
Volatility is the new reality in supply chain. From economic uncertainty to natural disasters - you need the right mix of preparedness and contingency plans to survive. Understand how to leverage your partner and supplier relationships to guarantee a consolidated end-to-end risk strategy Scenario Planning: How far can you pre-empt and plan for risk? Evaluate the balance between the benefits of lean supply chains versus risk averseness - when does it stop being cost-effective to plan for the unknown? How much time should you spend aligning your internal business continuity strategy to tackle external risks? Presentation: Alberto Della Chiesa, Company Vice President of Supply Chain Management,STMicroelectronics Panel Session: Alberto Della Chiesa, Company Vice President of Supply Chain Management,STMicroelectronics Eric Martinez, Senior Vice President & General Manager EMEA, Ubee Interactive Followed by audience polling session.	3PLs & their customers often promote the mutual gains from close working relationships, but is this the true reality? In this session, you'll hear frank discussions on the dynamics that truly shape 3PL-partner relationships. Move from a pure price discussion to supply chain value co-creation by carefully aligning expectations from your customers with your own Deal with lifecycle ups and downs, economic uncertainty and capacity shortages by strengthening collaboration ties with your customers and testing engagement strategies such as customer advisory boards Hear an honest appraisal of the intricacies and challenges inherent in a 3PL-Customer Relationship - examine potential breakdowns in relations and learn how trust can be achieved between the 2 parties Through these joint 3PL-Customer case studies you'll hear the 3PL-customer projects that have defined a long-term working partnership. Presentation: Bram Ewals, CEO, Ewals Cargo Care Bram Ewals, CEO and owner of the Ewals Group presents one of the latest innovations, the Tactical Engineering Tool (TES). This new tool optimizes the customer’s supply chain using cross-docks, co-loading, multimodal solutions, milk-runs, weight and volume optimizations and more. During the presentation, which will be given in collaboration with one of the customers, a business case will be presented to show the actual added value and true potential of this innovation. Presentation: Jochen Freese, President EMENA,UTi
3PM: One2One Meetings & Networking in the Meeting Zone
4:30PM CSCO Plenary Session: SCM as a Market Differentiator
Optimised S&OP is the elusive dream of supply chain. In this session, hear from experts who have achieved the S&OP dream, and understand the steps you need to take to do the same: Know how to assess the real maturity level of your company's approach to S&OP Use S&OP as a tool to maximize business opportunities and minimize risks - ensure that you achieve financial & operations alignment in a complex and volatile environment Is your Supply Chain too inward looking? Re-model your network design to ensure buy-in from all internal silos Demand planning - Are you truly up-to-speed? Master practical methodologies that will reduce variability in demand and explore the complexities of demand planning in order to enhance your overall S&OP structure Presentation: Federico Grillo, Head of Supply Chain Tactical Planning, Beiersdorf Interactive Polling Session: An expert-led audience discussion.
5:30-7:30PM Networking Drinks Reception

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Wednesday October 24th
8:30AM: Breakfast Roundtable Sessions
Join your peers for an 'off-the-record' discussion. Take advantage of this opportunity to brainstorm with your industry peers about the key issues facing supply chain executives. Each table will elect a moderator and a note taker (so that you can take those key points away with you). At the end of the session your event moderator will collect all the notes and summarise the key findings to round off the discussions. Topics Include: Globalizing the Supply Chain - doing business on a global scale, with a special focus on emerging markets S&OP Planning - hear directly from your peers on innovative strategies that are enhancing forecasting capabilities Enhancing End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility - minimize risk and improve service levels with discussion on the new tools and technologies available in the industry Retail Supply Chain Focus Roundtable - what are the key challenges facing the industry? Life Sciences Supply Chain Focus Roundtable - what are the key challenges facing the industry? How to Negotiate Best in Class Small Parcel Contracts - Led by AFMS How to Get the Most Benefits From Electronic Auditing - Led by AFMS
9:00AM: Opening Address from Hugh Williams, Managing Director, Hughenden
9:15AM: Working with a Multi-SBU Customer - Challenges and Opportunities
In this presentation, Raben Group and Honeywell will chart the steps to a successful logistics partnership. Presentation: Lorenzo Fornaroli, Logistics Director EMEA, Honeywell ECC Georg Pross, Director Business Development, Raben in Germany
9:35AM: Panel Session: Ease Pain Points in 3PL-Customer Relationships
This unique session brings together an elite group of manufacturers and retailers to discuss their 3PL partnership needs. Get open and honest insight into the challenges both sides face in finding and building the ideal 3PL-customer relationship. Lowest Cost vs. Added Value - Understand which challenges and concerns are really driving 3PL selection Discuss how 3PLs and customers can truly establish and achieve expected outcomes - from technology, to tools, to personal relationships, find the ideal combination Hear directly from customers which priorities are driving their current supply chain planning - Understand how your company can be a true partner to help them achieve their goals John Pattullo, CEO, CEVA Alberto Della Chiesa, Company Vice President of Supply Chain Management, STMicroelectronics Tom Tillemans, Head of Logistics Network Strategy, H.J. Heinz Damco
10:15AM: Coffee & Networking in the Networking Zone
11:15AM Increase Supply Chain Efficiency in Emerging Markets to Capture Fresh Profits	11:15AM: Horizontal Collaboration in the Supply Chain	11:15AM: Sustainability - What do you Actually Need to Do About it?
Identify how you can leverage your existing supply chain to maximize efficiency in new markets - What works in every market vs. what you need to adapt Analyse the impact of local specification on your supply chain - from bespoke products to adapted sizes, how will the supply chain be affected? Ensure supply chain security & integrity in new markets - Establish an effective resiliency plan, and manage risks such as lacking infrastructure, intellectual property, customs holdups, fluctuating exchange rates, preferential trade agreements, taxes and much more Maximize the value of local knowledge and expertise - From working with local partners, to hiring local talent, gain expert advice for how to integrate local knowledge Smart Shoring: Optimise your global footprint to streamline your international operations From sourcing to manufacturing to new consumer markets, the global supply chain footprint is changing. Hear how major companies are reacting to these changes and learn how your supply chain can take advantage. Utilize the right combination of technology and strategy to forge an interconnected approach to your global supply chain planning - from sourcing to delivery, make the right decision every time Learn from companies who are reaping the rewards of near shoring to reduce lead times and improve agility - as the cost advantage of manufacturing in China is shrinking, should you consider moving operations back to home markets? Accurately quantify and compare the costs of relocating elements of your supply chain -Explore the trade-off between labour expense vs.labour expertise and low-cost sourcing vs. quality risks Session Speakers: Laurence Coudroy, Supply Chain Director,Johnson & Johnson Robert Bloodworth, VP Supply Chain & Procurement, Saltigo Kieron Byrne, Director of Strategic Sourcing, Aer Lingus	Horizontal collaboration is the pooling of logistics activities and consolidation of supply chains between two manufacturers (can be non-competitors or semi/direct competitors) for mutual benefit. In this session, debate the advantages and barriers to horizontal collaboration with your peers. Hear from those who are just starting the initiative, right through to those who've made strides and reaped the rewards. Understand why horizontal collaboration is the biggest game-changer in supply chain for decades! Debate and overcome key barriers to collaboration such as staying compliant with anti-competition laws, pricing conflicts, gain-sharing and obtaining corporate buy-in Source the right partner for your operations - ensure that you find a neutral network orchestrator that will enable you and your partners to protect key proprietary information Obtain corporate buy-in by demonstrating the value of collaboration to key internal figures though in-depth case studies and tips from those who have achieved internal buy-in and reaped the rewards Session led by CO3 (Collaboration Concepts for Co-Modality)	Understand how your customers are driving the demand for green solutions and position sustainability as a branding and business development tool to capture new profit Hear from GeoPost on why they made the decision to offset all carbon emissions offering ZERO Charge to their customers -Learn if they've attracted new customers by doing so Get updates on the latest drivers to intermodal transport including rising road congestion, increasing taxation as well as environmental consciousness Evaluate the opportunities of intermodal transportation for your business - Learn what you need to achieve in the way of the level of scale and expertise to make intermodal transport profitable Presentation: John Acton, EVP, GeoPost Panel Session: Sebastiaan Scholte, CEO, Jan de Rijk John Acton, EVP, GeoPost Peder Winther, Senior Vice President - Seafreight,Kühne + Nagel
12:15PM: Lunch
1:15PM: Supply Chain Director's Dialogue	1:15PM: Continuation of Horizontal Collaboration Session
Voted one of the top sessions at a recent EFT event, this unique, expert-led session is your chance to air your supply chain challenges and hear a wide range of advice and solutions from your peers. Voice your biggest supply chain concern and walk away with a set of actionable ideas and tasks to solve your problem - This session is the best opportunity for you to get a unique, timely view of your current challenges and compare your concerns with your peers This expert-led session will make the most of the expertise in the room, and “crowd-solve” your biggest supply chain challenges Led by: Hugh Williams, Managing Director, Hughenden
2:30PM: Explore the Defining Trends of 3PL and Customer Relationships
In this session, hear the findings of the newly released 17th Annual 3rd Party Logistics Global Study and learn the 3PL-shipper relationship factors that drive profit. Hear the stats, facts, and expert analysis on the use of 3PL services in major geographies - From both customer and provider viewsGain insight into the study's 2013 focus topics - get the first look at the new trends in Innovation and Supply Chain Disruption Join in with the live poll and benchmark your answers against your peers - do your concerns match the report findings? Session Speakers: Led by the 3PL Study Team - including Panalpina, Capgemini & eyefortransport
3:15PM: Conference Ends

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