#smartsupplychain
23.11.2023
VIRTUAL EVENT EXPERIENCE
GOING LIVE 9AM (CET) 10AM (EET)
SMART SUPPLY CHAIN & PROCUREMENT
If the global crisis has taught us one thing, it’s just how critical supply chain management is.
In the aftermath of the pandemic let’s shine light on the once invisible divisions that are gaining their served appreciation.
Procurement and supply chain functions take a bigger role on a broader and deeper set of strategic responsibilities than ever before. They go from the back office to making a direct impact to customer experience and bring value beyond the cost savings and efficient transportation.
In the new world there is no excuse to push back on sustainability measures and customer centricity in the supply chain. For the future, not only do you need to do effective risk management that creates agile and resilient supply chains, but as technology revolutionises the industry, you need to know how to leverage the innovations and AI-powered solutions. With the use of data and digitally enabled visibility you power the supply chain performance making your business keep up with future demands.
This forward thinking and smart solutions are your go-to tools to the after pandemic life.
Welcome to the Smart Supply Chain and Procurement 2023!
Creating an agile and resilient supply chain and procurement
Smart strategies to meet future needs of customer centricity, workforce and sustainability
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Digitally enabled practices through the supply chain
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NINA RAHKOLA
JOURNALIST, TV-HOST
Nina Rahkola is a documentarist and journalist who has been hosting several current affairs shows in Finnish television. She has received awards for her documentary projects where she meets people around the world, including Iraq and The United States. Rahkola is known for intensive yet humane interviews with the politicians and Finnish celebrities from different walks of life.
SPEAKERS 2022
ERIC DULIN
DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT, DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY | YUM! BRANDS (US)
Eric is a respected procurement professional with extensive experience leading IT procurement transformations for client and internal procurement organizations. He has a proven track record developing and leading global, cross functional Procurement teams for companies such as EDS/HP, Accenture, DXC and Atos. Eric has defined a unique win-win-win approach to align objectives during supplier negotiations and has successfully applied this approach to hundreds of strategic vendor negotiations with companies such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google. Eric recently wrote a book: Win-Win-Win Collaborative Approach to Procurement in a Digital Metamorphosis. Which defines how procurement must help the business adjust their strategies on the fly, develop strategic supplier relationships, focus on collaboration, and solidify their company’s competitive advantage in the marketplace if they want to survive.
Paul Harlington
GROUP PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR | TUI GROUP (UK)
Paul Harlington is the Group Procurement Director for TUI Group, the world’s largest tourism company with 21 million customers and annual revenues in excess of €18bn. In addition to his work in Procurement, where Paul focusses on digitalisation and simplicity of process, Paul is also a running coach, passionate mental health ambassador, domestic abuse campaigner, and diversity and inclusion champion. Amongst other things he is currently focussed on rolling out Diverse, Sustainable and Ethical supply practices throughout TUI.
THOMAS UDESEN
CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER, THE SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT PLEDGE | BAYER (DE)
Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer, Co-Founder of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge. Thomas leads the dynamic Procurement function at Bayer, the global Life Science company. “Health for all, hunger for none" is Bayer’s vision and the guiding principle for Thomas and his leadership team. Sustainability is a matter close to Thomas’ heart, inspiring and driving him way beyond his Bayer duties. With the Sustainable Procurement Pledge #SPP, Thomas Co-Founded this bottom-up grass-root initiative together with Bertrand Conqueret. #SPP strives to activate 1 million SPP Ambassadors around the globe to drive a much needed change towards responsible behavior and sustainable decision-making across all supply chains.
DANIEL HELMIG
MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF GLOBAL PROCUREMENT & CPO | CREDIT SUISSE (CH)
Daniel joined Credit Suisse in Jan 2021. Over a career spanning 30+ years, Daniel held positions such as Corporate Transformation Leader, Group Head Operations & Quality, Chief Procurement Officer & other leadership roles within ABB, Infineon, PepsiCo and Ford Motor Company. He holds a master’s degree in business from Michigan State University in the USA. He has lived and worked in Germany, the US, and Great Britain. Currently resides near Zürich, Switzerland.
XAVIER VÁZQUEZ
HEAD OF CUSTOMER LOGISTICS | NESTLÉ (ES)
Degree in Economics and Business Administration, Master in e-Commerce, Master in Science and Project Management Professional (PMP®), he is currently the Customer Logistics Manager of Nestlé Spain.
Nestlé is the food worldwide leader in the food & beverage industry. He has an extensive experience of over 25 years in several positions in Procurement & Supply Chain, leading the Chocolate Procurement division or managing several spend categories.
External professional recognition winning the Spanish Procurement Association 1st Award in 2017.
He is also an outstanding academic in Project Management collaborating as professor & lecturer in several Business Schools in Europe & America.
MARCO BARREIRA
VICE PRESIDENT, HEAD OF STRATEGY AND TRANSFORMATION | BAYER (DE)
Marco is an accomplished Supply Chain Leader with a successful history of value creation in FMCG and Agricultural businesses, across the end to end supply chain.
He has extensive experience across functions and geographies integrating business and supply chain strategies for flawless execution and delivery of strategic initiatives.
DAVID LATTEN
HEAD OF GLOBAL INDIRECT PROCUREMENT | LOGITECH (IE)
David is the Global Head of Indirect Procurement and Supplier Diversity & Equality at Logitech International, a world leading consumer electronics company headquartered in Switzerland. David has been with Logitech for a decade delivering value in a variety of leadership roles, all with one constant theme. How do we ensure Logitech and the wider corporate sector deliver progress on equality. A core value for Logitech and a personal passion for David.
KATARZYNA FONTEYN
DIRECTOR, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT | BASWARE
Katarzyna Fonteyn is currently Director of Procurement Solutions at Basware. As the global procurement evangelist at Basware, Katy is responsible for developing Basware procurement long term vision, strategy and positioning. She places customer success and the voice of customers at the heart of her work. Katy has extensive background in working for large companies optimizing their commercial processes and procurement practices, developing category strategies and enhancing supplier innovation. Katy’s combination of business, technical research experience, analytical mindset and constant curiosity has given her insight into disruptive trends that will impact businesses in the future.
Jari Paananen
REGIONAL DIRECTOR, PRODUCT AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT NORDICS AND APAC | BASWARE
Jari has over 20 years of experience in IT software and service implementation projects and solution consulting, presales and different kind of commercial activities with clients. Half of that time he has been operating in business consulting, financial reporting, data management, business process development and performance measuring against different KPI’s mainly in Purchase to Pay Cloud business domain. Last 3 years Jari has been working in Basware Products organization – being responsible of Basware services and offering in Nordic and APAC markets.
NOOMI JÄGERHORN
SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR | POSTI (FI)
Posti is one of the leading delivery and fulfillment companies in Finland, Sweden and Baltics. In order for the nearly 400-year-old company to deliver things sustainably in the future, Jägerhorn and her team are working to make logistics emission-free while also taking good care of the people. In her spare time Jägerhorn, who has held senior positions in sustainability for more than 10 years, likes to read books and have long walks in the nature.
Fredrik Lindhagen
Product Director TMS | nShift
Fredrik has 12+ years of experience within the shipping industry. At nShift his responsibility is in developing our Transport Management Solution as well as evolving the Emissions Dashboard allowing customers to keep track of and reduce their CO2 emissions.
ULF WIRKELAND
DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT - INDIRECT SOURCING EMEIA | ASSA ABLOY (SE)
Ulf is leading the indirect procurement program in ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions, a part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, including the Group Global IT Procurement. The ASSA ABLOY Group is the global leader in access solutions. The offering covers products and services related to openings, such as locks, doors, gates and entrance automation solutions. Ulf joined ASSA ABLOY more than 10 years ago working in various positions. Prior to joining ASSA ABLOY he was the operations director for a Nordics based outsourcing business and he has an previous background in business consulting and sales.
MIKA LAHTI
HEAD OF SUPPLY OPERATIONS | CAVERION (FI)
Mika Lahti is a procurement and supply chain leader with more than 20 years of experience working in an international business environment. He is currently responsible for Supply Operations at Caverion Group. Prior to Caverion he has held procurement and business leadership positions in Fortum and Nokia as well as provided procurement consulting to 15+ companies.
TOM ARILD TROSTERUD
DIRECTOR, GROUP PROCUREMENT | HURTIGRUTEN GROUP (NO)
Tom Arild is leading the indirect category across the group in Hurtigruten, including the Expedition Fleet and global offices. Prior to joining Hurtigruten, Tom Arild worked for a global Telecom company Telenor as a Nordic Senior Sourcing Category Manager and Business Manager.
LARS OLE THOMSEN
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR SUPPLY CHAIN | MAREL (DK)
Bio coming soon.
Jannie Nicolaisen
SENIOR SOLUTION CONSULT | IVALUA
Jannie is responsible for the UK/Nordics Solution Consulting team at Ivalua whose unified platform provides automation, collaboration, and business insights to manage spend and suppliers. Prior to working at Ivalua Jannie has been working for other procurement solution providers such as IBX, IBM and Icertis. Through her consulting background she has helped companies implement and roll-out procurement solutions within the source to pay area on a global scale.
EXPERTS
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Ebba Blomgren Cedergren
Project Manager
Elain | Scania CV AB
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Sofia
Kjellqvist
Business & Sales Lead Elain
| Mobility Solutions
Elain | Scania CV AB
Wictor
Dennmyr
Head of Supply Chain Sales
nShift
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Stephen
Gallacher
Solution Consultant EMEA
Ivalua
Timo
Nurmi
Head of Communications
Posti Group
PAST SPEAKERS 2021
David Loseby
PhD researcher at University of East Anglia and former Group CPO
Rolls Royce (UK)
Jacob Gorm Larsen
Director of Digital Procurement
Maersk Group (DK)
Bjoern Neal Kirchner
Corporate VP Global Supply Chain Adhesive Technologies
Henkel (NL)
Jose Everaldo Morelli
Measuring Tools Global Logistics Director
Bosch Power Tools (DE)
Barbara Alcalde
Contracting and Procurement Advisor
Shell (NL)
Asger S B Lauritsen
CPO
FLSmidth (DK)
Thomas Nielsson
Head of Global Supply Operations, Sr. Supply Chain Director
Sobi - Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (SE)
Ville Halonen
CPO
Fortum (FI)
Kimmo Ståhlberg
Director, Supplier quality and sustainability
UPM (FI)
Yaron Nadbornik
VP, Group CPO
Realia Group (FI)
Jessica Nordlinder
CPO & Vice President Global Procurement
Essity (SE)
Morten Brask
Group Supply Chain & Procurement
ISS World Services (DK)
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