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10:00 - 10:30 | Oct 17 2022

Last mile supply chain transformation in Africa

  • How in Jumia last mile we are able to do and manage digitally the supply chain in 11 countries across on demand delivery, E commerce delivery, trucking , pick up stations, Drones
  • What are some AI/ Machine learning hacks - which are helping us in native environment in Africa
  • How do we ensure reliability and resilience in tough environments across Africa
Apoorva Kumar

Chief Operating Officer | EVP JUMIA , Jumia

11:00 - 11:30 | Oct 17 2022

A Digital First Supply Chain: Building Reliability and Resilience

  • The need to navigate through continuous volatility to deliver products to customers and consumers where and whenever they need them.
  • Bringing together capabilities, the power of data and the benefits of technology to accelerate the growth and deliver better outcomes
  • Power of prediction – the uninterrupted flow of information to determine the demand in real time
Meredith Stevens

Worldwide Vice President, Consumer Health Supply Chain & Deliver , Johnson & Johnson

13:30 - 14:00 | Oct 17 2022

The Supply Chain Power Pendulum – Navigating the Digital Age Swings

  • The future of process execution is automation but the future of process and automation, is people.
  • An ecosystem perspective to managing mission-critical business processes helps companies resolve today’s highly disruptive challenges
  • Digitize how logistics providers engage and manage back-end processes with shippers to set themselves ahead of competitors, as well as enabling who and how they work with as partners.
  • In order for a company to dynamically sense and intelligently respond to the swings of disruption and uncertainty, embracing an ecosystem integration strategy is crucial.
  • Key Takeaway: Supply chain and organizational agility all comes down to people and making things easier for them. How digitalization eliminates burdensome manual processes
Bryan Cooper

Principal Solutions Architect , Cleo

14:00 - 14:30 | Oct 17 2022

A Hierarchical Planning Framework for Supply Chain Digitization

  • How to integrate short-run and long-run planning and scheduling activities over the entire global supply chain of a firm
  • Methods for assuring that the activities of individual functional areas of a firm’s supply chain (e.g., Distribution) are effectively integrated with the entire supply chain
  • Methods for organizing and aligning a firm’s performance metrics that monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain operations
Tan Miller

Harper Professor and Director of the Global Supply Chain Management Program , Rider University

15:00 - 15:30 | Oct 17 2022

Industry Prepares for Smarter Barcodes

  • Consumer behaviors, key motivators and use cases driving the transition to 2D barcodes
  • Opportunities for greater supply chain enhancements and visibility
  • Industry’s goal and migration plan to 2D barcodes by 2027
  • How brands, retailers and other industry stakeholders must prepare to ensure readiness and a successful transition
  • Insights from recent pilots with leading retailers and brands
Melanie Nuce

SVP, Corporate Development , GS1 US

15:30 - 16:00 | Oct 17 2022

Taking Command of Your Supply Chain

  • Data silos prevent teams across enterprises from accessing data that enable businesses to make informed decisions to improve resilience, increase agility and drive strategic innovation.
  • Command centers use digital twin technology, gaining insights into past, current, and future situations and evaluating trade-offs by balancing risks and opportunities.
  • Embracing these insights means innovating to a fully automated, extensive and predictive supply chain for greater market leadership, revenue, customer satisfaction, and sustainability.
Mahesh Veerina

President & Chief Executive Officer , ParkourSC, Inc.

09:30 - 10:00 | Oct 18 2022

Leveraging Digitalization to optimize and reduce costs, while improvingprocesses and customer service

  • Key Challenges 1. Poor Forecast Accuracy 2. Inventory Visibility 3. Consumer Experience 4. No What-If Scenarios 5. Cost Reduction
  • Solution: Implementation of SAP IBP Modules (Demand Planning and Supply and Response) 1. Demand Planning Module 2. Supply and Response Module
Vinay Vora

General Manager Supply Chain , Eureka Forbes Limited

10:00 - 10:30 | Oct 18 2022

Supply Chain best practices and case studies of Digitalization to business objectives and technology alignment

  • Supply chain is core of any business but last three years had shown us multiple dimension how we run the business @ Danube how have we digitalize the supply chain to achieve larger objective.
  • How did we align all stake holders to embrace change
  • What are the technological changes and advancement we have done to increase efficiency and have better transparency
Sayed Habib

DGM - Business Development , Danube Home

10:30 - 11:00 | Oct 18 2022

How Digital Intelligence will Shape the Supply Chain in Future

  • Digital Supply Chain
  • Data Management in Supply Chain
  • Awareness of Lagging in Supply Chain Industry
Daniyal Khan

Finance Director , Ebrahim M Almana

11:00 - 11:30 | Oct 18 2022

Develop the agility required to adapt your logistics and distributionnetworks

  • Process optimization while introducing the lean system in the process
  • Reducing and removing the waste (7 types of waste) in the process
  • Route map optimization for the best logistics and distribution.
Yasir Rizvi

Regional Procurement Manager - Indirect , Agthia Group PJSC

11:30 - 12:00 | Oct 18 2022

Pirate or Privateer? Using Additive Manufacture to Resolve Supply ChainChallenges

  • Supply chains are universally having to balance cost, resilience and sustainability, often sacrificing one for the sake of the others
  • The onset of innovation in digital manufacturing, particularly additive manufacture (aka 3D printing), is now enabling it to reduce supply chain costs while simultaneously increasing resilience and sustainability, leading to a digital inventory and achieving agile make-to-order
  • Illustrated with contemporary examples, this talk will look at how additive manufacturing can be leveraged to overcome many of the challenges that are affecting supply chains today, and how to take the first steps on that journey.
Len Pannett

Consultant , DiManEx BV

12:30 - 13:00 | Oct 18 2022

E2E Low-cost Digitalization of Fulfilment Process

  • Designing AI/IoT Fulfilment Centre to Increase Speed to Market.
  • Incorporating distribution software to manage stock fulfilment , Customer Behavior Change and Mulita Channel Process
  • Pragmatic approach Types of automation technologies and management software used to increase process efficiency
Walaa Maher

Head of SC&L - Supply Chain & Logistics , RAK Ceramics

13:00 - 13:30 | Oct 18 2022

How to bet a transparent overview of the CO2 emissions of yourshipments – shipment-specific and in addition to real-time tracking

  • Digital platforms that can accumulate Realtime airfreight data for sustainability and KPI's performance (ATA/ETA, Chargeable weight, Delay, Airline, Aircraft type, Transshipment Port, Split Shipment and of course CO2 emissions).
  • Why to bother with sustainability. Regulations, new industry requirements. Approach to calculate Co2 emissions (BlueBox Sysems viea, offering and current market development)
  • What can you further do with the data?; how to change routes or offset the emissions through the partnerships
Aleksandr Zadorozhnyi

Global Sales Manager , BlueBox Systems Gmbh

13:30 - 14:00 | Oct 18 2022

Digital Twins: From Vision To Value In Virtual Reality

  • Learn how to immediately get started with crafting a digital twin of your supply chain with Azure Digital Twin.
  • Gain valuable insight into best practices based upon the real world application of Azure Digital Twin to virtually model midstream oil/gas pipeline assets at a single point in time.
  • Witness the art of the possible when combining multiple sources of data, including SCADA systems and GIS, into an interactive, virtual reality (VR) based model of the oil/gas pipeline.
Gary Nakanelua

Managing Director, Technology , Blueprint Technologies

15:00 - 15:30 | Oct 18 2022

Technology Advances in Logistics Increases Mergers & Acquisitions in Industry

  • Technology's role in logistics increased at a rapid rate causing a barrier to entry, making it hard for smaller companies to compete
  • This has led to more mergers & acquisitions where larger companies are buying the smaller companies which results in better service for the end customer
Jim Becker

Chairman-Chief Executive Officer , Becker Logistics, LLC

15:30 - 16:00 | Oct 18 2022

The Benefit in "Trade Compliance Management"

  • All companies with a global footprint understand the need to bring trade compliance management responsibilities into all aspect of international operations.
  • Integration of technology, data fields, aggregation techniques can all be valued assets for managing trade compliance responsibilities in global trade.
  • This presentation will outline how "digitalization" can be a useful tool in trade compliance and impacting the bottom-line in international business and global trade.
Thomas Cook

Managing Director , Blue Tiger International

09:30 - 10:00 | Sep 29 2025

Autonomous Warehouse Intelligence: How Agentic AI Can Transform Operations Through Self-Directed Inventory, Picking, and Maintenance Decision-Making

  • Define agentic AI capabilities and differentiate from traditional automation, highlighting autonomous decision-making and multi-step task execution in warehouse environments
  • Demonstrate intelligent inventory management agents that autonomously optimize stock levels, predict demand patterns, and coordinate replenishment across multiple systems
  • Explore autonomous picking optimization where AI agents dynamically route workers, adjust workflows in real-time, and self-correct based on operational feedback.
  • Present predictive maintenance agents that monitor equipment health, schedule repairs proactively, and coordinate maintenance activities without human intervention
Prashanth Cecil

General Manager , Amazon

10:00 - 10:30 | Sep 29 2025

Creating a Quantum Supply Chain in a World of Digitization

  • Explore how quantum computing and machine learning converge to enhance supply chain decision-making, enabling real-time scenario planning, risk sensing, and ultra-accurate forecasting beyond classical systems.
  • Unpack the transition from digital twins to quantum-infused networks, including infrastructure readiness, use case prioritization, and the role of AI agents in SIOP and demand planning.
  • Discuss strategic pathways to adoption for supply chain leaders, including pilot programs, talent development, and aligning quantum innovation with operational and sustainability goals.
Darrell Culpepper

Director of SIOP , Integra Mission Critical LLC

10:30 - 11:00 | Sep 29 2025

From Ideas to Impact: Turning AI Exploration into Customer-Centric Innovation

  • Moving from exploring and testing AI uses cases to customer centric product development – the rationale for the shift illustrated with a case
  • Shifting from inside-out to outside-in – embedding the shift into product development and linking technology and the business closer together
  • Engaging representative customers with the right mindset in product discovery and prototyping – and assessing customer maturity
  • Listening closely to customers – and fostering openness to customer responses to avoid bias
  • Celebrating failing fast early – stopping projects with problems not worth solving

 

Lars Kierkegaard

Global Market Innovation Lead , Maersk

11:00 - 11:30 | Sep 29 2025

An Overview Of The Evolving Data-Connected Global Shipping And Trade Ecosystem, And How To Simplify Your Strategic Product Decision-Making.

  • Explore market examples around new business models, partnerships, and new sources of data that drive applications.
  • Highlight an example on tech implementation efforts around what has been seen as working, and what has not.
  • Share considerations from the tech maker and buyer perspective towards engaging with a process that delivers unique business insight, useful for product development or implementation decision-making
Sal Yazbeck

CEO , Clear Analysis

11:30 - 12:00 | Sep 29 2025

Beyond Tech: A Real-World Supply Chain Digital Journey from Inside Manufacturing

  • Digital Transformation Is a Leadership Journey—Not Just a Tech Shift:
  • Based on my recent article “Beyond Tech: Why the Hardest Part of Digital Transformation Is Leadership,” I will share why the success of digitization efforts hinges far more on culture, mindset, and cross-functional trust than on the tools themselves. I’ll discuss how transformation stalls when organizations focus on systems over people—and how to unlock real momentum by leading change with clarity and credibility.
  • What Really Matters in Digital Solutions—Through the Eyes of the End User: I’ll take the audience inside the plant—highlighting what makes digital tools actually valuable to operators, engineers, and supply chain leaders. I’ll share lessons on how to design and scale systems that drive measurable business results (e.g., throughput, waste elimination, and responsiveness), while staying simple, intuitive, and cost-accessible enough to secure executive buy-in and widespread adoption.
Loai Gomaa

Director of Digital Supply Chain Transformation & Performance Excellence , Procter and Gamble

13:00 - 13:30 | Sep 29 2025

How Organization Design Enables Technology Innovation - The Importance of Strategic Alignment and Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • The potential of advanced technology solutions is indisputable; however, the supply chain organization must be structured correctly to achieve expected benefits and mitigate key risks"
  • We will explore how supply chain organizations can accelerate technology innovation, address data quality, and ensure information protection through improved organizational visibility, alignment, and decision making
  • We will review practical organization examples and leading practices that companies can leverage to address issue such as long lead time visibility , material availability , critical spare parts identification and inventory optimization
Jason Davis

Partner , ScottMadden

13:30 - 14:00 | Sep 29 2025

Building AI Roadmaps in Supply Chain Using Customer Search Analytics to Drive Forecasting, Fulfillment, and Efficiency

  • Learn how customer search behavior can be translated into actionable signals to improve demand forecasting and optimize end-to-end supply chain decisions
  • Understand how to build an AI roadmap that aligns with your organization’s business priorities, data maturity, and real-world operational constraints
  • Explore case studies on how search analytics have helped reduce stockouts, improve inventory placement, and shorten lead times using predictive AI models
Aravind Guduru

Sr. Product Manager (Technical) , Amazon

15:30 - 16:00 | Sep 29 2025

Transformative Effects of Big Data Analytics and Digital Literacy on the Food Supply Chain for Small-scale Farmers in South Africa.

  • Big Data Analytics (BDA) helps small-scale South African farmers improve decision-making, optimize resources, and boost efficiency across the food supply chain.
  • Digital literacy is essential for farmers to access and apply BDA tools, including real-time data on prices, weather, and practices—boosting competitiveness and operational efficiency.
  • Current digital skills gaps among small-scale South African farmers highlight the urgent need for targeted training to build confidence and capability in using digital technologies
  • Together, BDA and digital literacy support SDG 2 by promoting sustainable farming, food security, and collaboration among farmers, advisors, and policymakers across the food supply chain.
Loshani Sigwadi

Data Analyst , GIBS Business School

09:30 - 10:00 | Sep 30 2025

Ahead of Supply Chain: Network Design Optimisation

  • Due to significant disruptions over the past decade that exposed the vulnerabilities of global supply chains, many industries are rethinking their strategies by incorporating AI-powered supply chain solutions and automation technologies.
  • These innovations help businesses become more customer-centric, agile, resilient, and sustainable.
  • The adoption of such technologies is enabling real-time visibility into supply chain operations, allowing for the early detection of potential disruptions and the use of optimization models to support decision-making through multiple planning scenarios.
  • In this presentation, I will present a real case study from industries in Colombia that have successfully navigated these challenges.
Yeri Juliana Villamizar Leo

BOSC Planning Leader _ Business operation & Supply Chain , Cargill

11:30 - 12:00 | Sep 30 2025

Building Intelligent Supply Chains with A

  • Many enterprises overspend on AI by focusing on the tools themselves rather than the intended outcomes and associated business impact.
  • AI allows supply chain leaders to proactively mitigate disruptions across the supply chain, cutting costs and enabling sustainable growth.
  • By systematically evaluating use cases and building a scalable data & AI infrastructure, leaders maximize return on investment and speed-to-value.
Christopher Andrassy

Co-Founder and CEO , Astral Insights

13:00 - 13:30 | Sep 30 2025

AI and Computer Vision: Revolutionizing Safety Monitoring and Incident Reporting in Supply Chain Management

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Stephen Ojji

CEO , MES

13:30 - 14:00 | Sep 30 2025

Session Title: Confirmation in Progress

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Jim Claunch

Digital Transformation Thought Leader , Bain & Company

14:00 - 14:30 | Sep 30 2025

Beyond the Dashboard: The Human Alignment Behind Supply Chain Digitalization

  • Reveal the hidden alignment issues that stall digital transformation before it starts
  • Learn how to turn strategic intent into coordinated, confident execution across teams
  • Clarify decision ownership to reduce friction and speed up delivery
  • Drive adoption, build trust, and get more value from your existing tech stack
Christopher Donaleski

Development consultant , AI Advisory

15:00 - 15:30 | Sep 30 2025

Session Title: Confirmation in Progress

  • Session details along with key topics will be updated soon
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Dr. Julian Popp

Senior Manager , MHP – A Porsche Company

15:30 - 16:00 | Sep 30 2025

Gamifying Procurement: How Tabletop Simulations Are Revolutionizing Supply Chain Learning

  • Experiential Learning Over Traditional Training: How interactive tabletop games foster deeper understanding of procurement dynamics, negotiation, and supplier relationship management.
  • Driving Team Collaboration & Decision-Making: Real-time simulations help participants experience the impact of procurement decisions under pressure, enhancing strategic thinking.
  • Adoption Across Organizations: Case examples of how procurement teams are using gamified formats to train, engage, and upskill professionals in a more impactful way.
Yasir Abu Muhammad

, BoredroomX

16:00 - 16:30 | Sep 30 2025

From Vision to Execution: Leading AI-Powered Digital Transformation Across Global Supply Chains for Sustainable Growth

  • Leveraging AI to drive smarter planning, forecasting, and sustainability decisions
  • Aligning digital strategy with business goals and operational realities
  • Leading cross-functional teams through AI-enabled supply chain change
Akin Oni

CEO , eftexgroup llc