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• See how you can increase your forecast accuracy by up to 25% - Get the facts on how the new generation of S&OP Technology enables you to plan your supply chain strategies using  the best and worst case forecasts
• Access the most complete S&OP information available to discover how this supply chain technology can improve customer service and revenue opportunities for your company
• Get the low down on how to reduce your inventory by up to 46%, saving your company money in the process

Brian McGuire - Director - Global Program Mgt - Logitech

Kris Van Ransbeek - TheLead

Niek Vaessen - General Manager Supply Chain Mgt. & Information Technology - Bridgestone Europe

• Discover effective ways to outsource your supply chain IT solutions while maintaining a firm grip on the proceedings
• Top strategies to speed up your vendor selection decision making process to save yourself valuable time in the implementation cycle
• Find out effective methods that Medtronic (a multi-billion dollar medical devices company) implemented to improve their service levels and reduce costs
• Expert guidelines on which are the best supply chain technologies to reduce your inventory problems, eliminate data management issues, drive down costs, and provide you with real time information

• Strategies you can use to persuade the board to invest in supply chain technologies  - learn how to effectively demonstrate the ROI of these upgrades
• Methodologies to help you decipher who should be involved in the supply chain technology decision-making process and to speed up the implementation of new innovations
• Top techniques to improve your relationship between your supply chain and IT team
• Gain the knowledge - Harness the power of supply chain technology  so your whole team can benefit from faster processes and lower costs

Pascal Fernandez - Director EMEA Operations - Avnet

Tako de Haan - Director S&OP and Goods Flow Planning Europe - Nike 

Maggie Shaw - Head of Supply Chain Development - BSkyB

Guido Jacobs - Manager EMEA Fulfillment Center and Head of EMEA Distribution & Logistics - Trimble

12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH & BUMPER NETWORKING SESSION

Afternoon Session (Including Bumper Networking & Meetings Break - This is your chance for more in-depth discussions with your peers, as well as one2one meetings with select solution providers)

Take advantage of this opportunity to brainstorm with your industry peers about the next big things in supply chain technology.   There will be a note taker for each session so that you can take those key points away with you!

Each table will elect a moderator and a note taker (so that you can take those key points away with you).  There will be 5 key questions written on paper that you will need to address.  Of course you can discuss more elements than what is written on the page!  At the end of the session your event moderator will collect all the notes and summarise the key findings to round off the discussions.

• Social Media - discover how the use of Twitter, Facebook and other social networks can change the internal communication within your company and improve your customers’ interaction with the business; ensure you know how you can make use of these platforms to improve your supply chain strategies and add value to your business.
• Understanding Mobile Technology - Learn how smartphones, ipads and mobile applications can benefit your company by permitting constant communication between all departments and increasing your supply chain efficiency.
• Cloud - See which supply chain technologies you should put in the cloud for optimum efficiency and productivity that hosted services just cannot provide.

15:00 - 16:30 - BUMPER NETWORKING SESSION & COFFEE BREAK OPPORTUNITY

16:30 - 17:30 THEME FOUR - Introduction to Supply Chain Visibility

Learn directly from Unilever, who have harmonized their relationship with their 3PL by improving visibility within the supply chain - see how you can do the same with EDI and simple process rules

Fred Kempkes - Interoperability Manager - Unilever

• Achieve End to End Visibility
  • Discover how to use technology to overcome security issues surrounding data sharing between supply chain partners.  Let technology facilitate that crucial trust throughout the whole supply chain to perfect your end-to-end visibility, and enhance flexibility.
  • Leverage your existing technology to break down the barriers to visibility - identify blind spots and use your current tools to resolve them
  • Debate who should bear the burden of end-to-end visibility - and who should pay the bill
• Improve Communication Across Supply Chain Partners
  • Discover the technologies that will eliminate communication gaps across your company’s departments and remove internal silos
  • Improve your relationships with third parties with secure communication technologies, and benefit from improved partnerships
• Tackle Emerging Markets with Superior Visibility
  • Learn how the supply chain visibility of mature markets can be achieved in emerging markets with the use of new technologies
  • Discover how technology will help you establish flawless communication channels with your business abroad and reduce supply chain complexities in new markets
  • Ensure you have the technology to guarantee complete visibility across your supply chain, even when outsourcing to local partners
  • Gain expert knowledge on how you can avoid the worries of data security - see how Cloud can protect your information and enhance your company’s global expansion plans

Thomas Kaufmann - VP of Operations - Infineon

Dr Roland Schuetz - CIO - Lufthansa Cargo

Jim Bedford - Director of IT - Qlog

Frits de Vroet - CPO -Damco

Niek Vaessen - General Manager Supply Chain Mgt. & Information Technology - Bridgestone Europe

Ernst Hoogenes - CEO - Cycleon