As Chief Strategy Officer for AMR Research, Kevin O’Marah brings a unique blend of intellectual prowess, practical business experience and energy to AMR Research’s clients. During his nearly seven years with the firm, Kevin has worked with hundreds of companies on manufacturing, product lifecycle management (PLM) and supply chain strategy.
Kevin has contributed to the firm’s definition and coverage of demand-driven supply networks (DDSN), having authored several reports, including the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25, defining the link to business operating metrics. Kevin was named an AMR Research Fellow in 2002.

Dr Michael Maertens is Head of Central Tyre Logistics at Continental AG, based in Hannover, Germany. Despite the achieved success with an advanced planning solution implemented 5 years ago, Michael will discuss how the system in place still lacked a system of prioritising articles and calculating stock levels and production plans according to service levels. Michael will reveal that by implementing a service level-driven supply chain 2 years ago, Continental has been able to see differentiation in service level by product group and enjoy greater financial results.

Aidan Murphy is Supply Chain Director at Bulmers in Ireland. An integral part of supply chain risk management is ensuring your business is ready and prepared for any potential crisis, no matter how unthinkable and rare the risk might be. Aidan will emphasise here the significance of being prepared, revealing the preparatory measures that Bulmers have introduced as part of their risk management strategy. Discussing a series of hypothetical exercises executed recently, Aidan will highlight how important it is to continuously test and examine your business recovery procedure.

Bernie Schaeffer is Corporate Vice President for Global Repair, Integrated Supply Chain at Motorola, Inc. Leaving alone the key parts of the forward chain for his session, Bernie will focus on reverse logistics as a hidden gem in Supply Chain Management. He will put forward the argument that the reverse side of logistics is vital since it is at this stage that optimum customer service plays a vital role. Arguing that you must look at this side of the chain innovatively, Bernie will reveal how he has in fact adopted forward logistics tools and techniques in order to enhance Motorola's after chain.

As Chief Strategy Officer for AMR Research, Kevin O’Marah brings a unique blend of intellectual prowess, practical business experience and energy to AMR Research’s clients. During his nearly seven years with the firm, Kevin has worked with hundreds of companies on manufacturing, product lifecycle management (PLM) and supply chain strategy.
Kevin has contributed to the firm’s definition and coverage of demand-driven supply networks (DDSN), having authored several reports, including the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25, defining the link to business operating metrics. Kevin was named an AMR Research Fellow in 2002.

Walter Clements is Associate Director, Global Security at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, USA, where he is responsible for global supply chain security, crisis management and risk mitigation. During his presentation, Walter will reveal the success behind P&G's latest risk assessment programmes as well as the work of the Loss Oversight Team in diffusing threats and crises along the supply chain. Focusing on P&G's highly developed transportation network, Walter will illustrate how P&G's Loss Oversight Team is working to dramatically minimise losses by constantly evaluating their mitigation procedures and defining new ways of countering threats.

Jacques is a supply chain professional with 15 years experience in Marketing and Sales in Europe and Latin America. Jacques is currently managing the extended Biotech Supply Chain for Merck Serono with the challenging goal to maintain platinum customer service whilst the integration between Merck and Serono is taking place.

As Chair (Full Professor) at the Centre for Logistics & Supply Chain Management and Director of the supply chain risk forum at Cranfield School of Management U.K. Richard works with European and International companies on logistics and supply chain projects in all sectors including pharmaceutical, retail, automotive, high technology, food drink and professional services to name a few. He is a highly acclaimed presenter and regularly speaks at Industrial Conferences and has undertaken lecture tours of Europe and Asia at the invitation of local Universities & Confederations of Industry. He has published widely in the area of supply chain management and is Editorial Advisor to a number of top journals in the area. Richard is both a European and Chartered Engineer, he is a chartered fellow of the Institute of Engineering & Technology (Manufacturing Division) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. He is a steering committee member of the Institute of Logistics Research Network, a global network of academics and practitioners involved in state-of-the-art logistics and supply chain research. He is also a Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport Directors Forum, a group limited to the top 120 Logistics and Supply Chain Directors from Europe. Richard is also a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy in recognition of his innovative approaches to teaching and course design. Richard's special areas of interest include the creation of collaborative business environments, reducing supply chain vulnerability & risk, time compression and techniques for aligning supply chains to maximise customer value and reduce cost.

Haidé Villuendas, Operations Cost Reduction Program Director at Danone Baby Nutrition based in the Netherlands. Haidé joined the company in 2002. In the last 5 years she has played a key role in developing a Global procurement strategy aligned to the Corporate Strategy and balancing local presence with centralised spend leverage. Haidé has more than ten years of international procurement experience acquired in the food and drinks industry. Prior positions were held at United Biscuits, Nestlé and Diageo. She is a regular speaker at International procurement conferences on topics such as Talent Management and Sourcing Innovation.

Stephen is a creative and dynamic Supply Chain professional with wide ranging business experience and a passion for excellence. Board level management roles, strategic and operational blue chip consulting experience and in depth experience of hands on Supply Chain management including significant change process implementations. He has over 20 years experience of business management includes working with a wide variety of multinational organisations. Exploring and realising change to deliver significant value in terms of customer service improvement, market share development and bottom line financial benefits. Stephen's experience includes: Tate and Lyle - ship management and chartering; British Oxygen - Development of the BOC Interbrand and Transhield Logistics Operations businesses across Europe; Price Waterhouse - 6 years of management consultancy in Procurement and Supply Chain division - delivering projects with multinational organisations worldwide; Excel Logistics - Development work on international supply chain solutions and Transport Development Group - Divisional Director developing new business and creative solutions for companies within the FMCG sector. Since 1997, Stephen has overseen the expansion of ProActive as a thriving consultancy organisation and the development of new service offerings. The range of expertise spans industries from Extraction through manufacturing to government sector, high tech and pharmaceuticals. Project experience from Strategic Design through to hands on implementation.

Jo specialises in the placement of Senior Executives and Functional Specialists, Change Management and Business Turnaround Interim Managers for International assignments. She covers a breadth of industry sectors including Private Equity, Consumer, Retail, Industrial and Finance. Prior to joining Odgers, Jo worked for a boutique Procurement & Supply Chain firm and has focused on Interim Management since 2001. Jo has a BA (Hons) Degree in Hospitality Management, is an Associate member of CIPS and the Institute of Logistics and Transport.

As a Research Director on AMR Research’s Market Services team, Noha Tohamy is responsible for the research and analysis of market trends and technologies in supply chain risk management, strategic network design, inventory management and optimisation, demand planning and collaborative forecasting, price management and optimisation.
Noha is currently an adjunct professor at Emmanuel College, where she teaches operations and supply chain management. She is a frequent lecturer on global supply chain management topics at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and Georgia Tech’s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute.

As a Research Director on AMR Research’s Market Services team, Noha Tohamy is responsible for the research and analysis of market trends and technologies in supply chain risk management, strategic network design, inventory management and optimisation, demand planning and collaborative forecasting, price management and optimisation.
Noha is currently an adjunct professor at Emmanuel College, where she teaches operations and supply chain management. She is a frequent lecturer on global supply chain management topics at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and Georgia Tech’s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute.

Kieran Ring began his career in the early 1980s working as an industrial engineer in the European multinational manufacturing sector. By the late 1980s he was working as a publisher in the trade, technical and scientific media where he was directly responsible for journals and magazines, which documented the rise of foreign direct investment (FDI). In 1989 he was appointed Deputy Publisher to the Paris-based Eurexpansion Group with responsibility for Ireland’s ‘Sunday Business Post’. In 1995 he was appointed Executive Director of the European Institute of Transport, where he established the Global Logistics Forum, the forerunner to the Global Institute of Logistics. The Global Institute of Logistics was founded in New York in 2003 by Kieran Ring and the members of the Global Logistics Forum under the Chairmanship of the late Robert V. Delaney (Bob), the renowned US author and logistician. Kieran is its Chief Executive. Kieran is also joint-Chairman, with Mr Bernard Staender of Germanischer Lloyd Certification, of the Hamburg Committee. The Committee consists of a coalition of the stakeholders in the maritime logistics industry and is working to establish a commonly agreed standard to measure efficiency in global container terminals; the container terminal quality indicator (CTQI). Kieran is a member of the Institute’s Chinese Logistics Taskforce under the chairmanship of Dr FU Yuning of China Merchant Holdings International. The Taskforce has been convened to investigate and identify key buildup areas of China’s maritime logistics chain and to determine efficiency and productivity pitfalls and evaluate site connectivity for benchmarking. The taskforce will report in Spring 2009.

As Chair (Full Professor) at the Centre for Logistics & Supply Chain Management and Director of the supply chain risk forum at Cranfield School of Management U.K. Richard works with European and International companies on logistics and supply chain projects in all sectors including pharmaceutical, retail, automotive, high technology, food drink and professional services to name a few. He is a highly acclaimed presenter and regularly speaks at Industrial Conferences and has undertaken lecture tours of Europe and Asia at the invitation of local Universities & Confederations of Industry. He has published widely in the area of supply chain management and is Editorial Advisor to a number of top journals in the area. Richard is both a European and Chartered Engineer, he is a chartered fellow of the Institute of Engineering & Technology (Manufacturing Division) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. He is a steering committee member of the Institute of Logistics Research Network, a global network of academics and practitioners involved in state-of-the-art logistics and supply chain research. He is also a Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport Directors Forum, a group limited to the top 120 Logistics and Supply Chain Directors from Europe. Richard is also a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy in recognition of his innovative approaches to teaching and course design. Richard's special areas of interest include the creation of collaborative business environments, reducing supply chain vulnerability & risk, time compression and techniques for aligning supply chains to maximise customer value and reduce cost.

Haidé Villuendas, Operations Cost Reduction Program Director at Danone Baby Nutrition based in the Netherlands. Haidé joined the company in 2002. In the last 5 years she has played a key role in developing a Global procurement strategy aligned to the Corporate Strategy and balancing local presence with centralised spend leverage. Haidé has more than ten years of international procurement experience acquired in the food and drinks industry. Prior positions were held at United Biscuits, Nestlé and Diageo. She is a regular speaker at International procurement conferences on topics such as Talent Management and Sourcing Innovation.

As Chair (Full Professor) at the Centre for Logistics & Supply Chain Management and Director of the supply chain risk forum at Cranfield School of Management U.K. Richard works with European and International companies on logistics and supply chain projects in all sectors including pharmaceutical, retail, automotive, high technology, food drink and professional services to name a few. He is a highly acclaimed presenter and regularly speaks at Industrial Conferences and has undertaken lecture tours of Europe and Asia at the invitation of local Universities & Confederations of Industry. He has published widely in the area of supply chain management and is Editorial Advisor to a number of top journals in the area. Richard is both a European and Chartered Engineer, he is a chartered fellow of the Institute of Engineering & Technology (Manufacturing Division) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. He is a steering committee member of the Institute of Logistics Research Network, a global network of academics and practitioners involved in state-of-the-art logistics and supply chain research. He is also a Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport Directors Forum, a group limited to the top 120 Logistics and Supply Chain Directors from Europe. Richard is also a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy in recognition of his innovative approaches to teaching and course design. Richard's special areas of interest include the creation of collaborative business environments, reducing supply chain vulnerability & risk, time compression and techniques for aligning supply chains to maximise customer value and reduce cost.

Pierfrancesco Manenti is Research Director for EMEA at Manufacturing Insights, an IDC company. Pier will use his session to reveal the results of Manufacturing Insights’ latest global survey, and will discuss exactly how his key findings illustrate a changing global supply chain strategy amongst enterprises today. While highlighting the continued importance of collaboration as a two-way relationship within supply chain management, Pier will also share how organisations are now factoring the environmental agenda and focusing on sustainability to a far greater extent than ever before.

Clive is Director of Solving UK and Group Vice-President responsible for the International Retail and Supply Chain practice. He has over 20 years experience in logistics and supply chain management, both in operations and as a management consultant. He has worked extensively in complex multi-channel, multi-temperature distribution businesses in the UK, Europe and Emerging Markets with companies such as ASDA Walmart, Unilever, Casino, Ahold, PPR, The Co-op and BMW. He is also an advisor to the EU Commission’s joint Industry and Academic consortium, part of the 5th framework programme on Economic and Sustainable Development through Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

As Chair (Full Professor) at the Centre for Logistics & Supply Chain Management and Director of the supply chain risk forum at Cranfield School of Management U.K. Richard works with European and International companies on logistics and supply chain projects in all sectors including pharmaceutical, retail, automotive, high technology, food drink and professional services to name a few. He is a highly acclaimed presenter and regularly speaks at Industrial Conferences and has undertaken lecture tours of Europe and Asia at the invitation of local Universities & Confederations of Industry. He has published widely in the area of supply chain management and is Editorial Advisor to a number of top journals in the area. Richard is both a European and Chartered Engineer, he is a chartered fellow of the Institute of Engineering & Technology (Manufacturing Division) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. He is a steering committee member of the Institute of Logistics Research Network, a global network of academics and practitioners involved in state-of-the-art logistics and supply chain research. He is also a Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport Directors Forum, a group limited to the top 120 Logistics and Supply Chain Directors from Europe. Richard is also a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy in recognition of his innovative approaches to teaching and course design. Richard's special areas of interest include the creation of collaborative business environments, reducing supply chain vulnerability & risk, time compression and techniques for aligning supply chains to maximise customer value and reduce cost.

Alan G Waller is Vice-President for Supply Chain Innovation at the International Consultancy Solving International. He is also Visiting Professor in International Supply Chain Management at Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Cranfield School of Management, President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman of the European Logistics Users Providers and Enablers Group (ELUPEG).Following a number of years in production line management and management services, Alan moved into management consultancy and has spent over 30 years working on logistics and supply chain consultancy assignments with manufacturers, retailers and logistics service providers over a wide range of industries across Europe, North America and the Middle and Far East, covering strategy development through to implementation of change. Alan will pinpoint the key factors behind not only finding, but also developing, that successful supply chain workforce, focussing on people skills from CEO down throughout the organisation. A highly regarded thought leader across the globe, Alan will reveal the method behind models of `T-shaped people` and how this can take your supply chain to new heights.

Susanne Aigner is Head of Supply Chain Security within the Taxation and Customs unit at the European Commission, Belgium. With the Authorised Economic Operator programme which came into effect in January 2008, Susanne will highlight the specifics behind the procedure, addressing uncertainty concerning early impact and providing key indicators as to how the programme will evolve. She will proceed by considering the programme’s impact on trade, revealing progress with USA and China, where mutual recognition of AEO and equivalent programs would ensure the realisation of trade benefits for global exporters.

Kieran Ring began his career in the early 1980s working as an industrial engineer in the European multinational manufacturing sector. By the late 1980s he was working as a publisher in the trade, technical and scientific media where he was directly responsible for journals and magazines, which documented the rise of foreign direct investment (FDI). In 1989 he was appointed Deputy Publisher to the Paris-based Eurexpansion Group with responsibility for Ireland’s ‘Sunday Business Post’. In 1995 he was appointed Executive Director of the European Institute of Transport, where he established the Global Logistics Forum, the forerunner to the Global Institute of Logistics. The Global Institute of Logistics was founded in New York in 2003 by Kieran Ring and the members of the Global Logistics Forum under the Chairmanship of the late Robert V. Delaney (Bob), the renowned US author and logistician. Kieran is its Chief Executive. Kieran is also joint-Chairman, with Mr Bernard Staender of Germanischer Lloyd Certification, of the Hamburg Committee. The Committee consists of a coalition of the stakeholders in the maritime logistics industry and is working to establish a commonly agreed standard to measure efficiency in global container terminals; the container terminal quality indicator (CTQI). Kieran is a member of the Institute’s Chinese Logistics Taskforce under the chairmanship of Dr FU Yuning of China Merchant Holdings International. The Taskforce has been convened to investigate and identify key buildup areas of China’s maritime logistics chain and to determine efficiency and productivity pitfalls and evaluate site connectivity for benchmarking. The taskforce will report in Spring 2009.

Duncan Lowe is Director of Supply Strategy for Pepsico UK and chairs the Pepsico International Supply Chain Technology Group. Duncan has previously worked as an Operations Director within Associated British Foods following spells within Dalgety and Cadburys. He is a Chartered Chemical Engineer.
Duncan will seek to challenge some of the established thinking on collaboration. Suppliers are under seemingly endless pressure to "collaborate" with their customers and suppliers. When is it right to collaborate and is it ever acceptable to say "No"? How much value is there in strategic collaboration and is it ever a fully engaging two-way street?

Michael Mullen was appointed to his current position as Assistant Commissioner, International Affairs and Trade Relations, by Commissioner Ralph Basham on October 30, 2006. Mr Mullen is responsible for managing a range of external activities that include CBP’s international relationships and the agency’s outreach to the trade community, to include interactions with the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC). Since joining CBP in August 2004, Mr Mullen previously served as the Director of the Office of Trade Relations and the Director of the Office of Policy and Planning.

A supply chain professional who has worked in third party logistics for more than 15 years, Alan has held supply chain design, implementation and operations roles in UK, Europe, Asia and the US. Alan's key projects and accounts have included many blue chip aerospace and electronics companies from materials supply to manufacturing through sales order fulfillment and aftermarket programs.
Alan's current role is collaborative business development at a senior level with many of Schenker's marquee accounts. His efforts support the Schenker Logistics & SCM mission of providing global, integrated logistics solutions that add value to the supply chains of our clients.

Richard Widup is the Senior Director, Brand Protection within the Corporate Security team at Purdue Pharma L.P. At Purdue Richard is responsible for product integrity and brand protection matters. Richard previously served as a Federal Agent with the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) and with the United States FDA Office of Criminal Investigations. At FDA, Richard managed various programs involving counterfeiting, product diversion and product tampering. Richard also served as the FDA-OCI representative on the Permanent Forum on International Pharmaceutical Crime; an international law enforcement group developed to exchange and develop information regarding the global pharmaceutical counterfeiting problem.

Douglas has nearly 20 years of experience focused on the development, marketing and deployment of tailored supply chain solutions for companies across a wide variety of industry sectors. Douglas drives client improvements by utilising the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model for the initial diagnostic, through re-engineering and change management, benchmarking and continuing education. His approach stems from the unique combination of experiences as a successful practitioner, consultant and educator of Supply Chain best practices. Douglas serves on the Supply Chain Council European Leadership Team and is an SCC-Qualified Instructor and has led workshops in over 15 countries. Douglas is an MBA graduate from Pepperdine University's School of Management and studied at Harvard University during his post-graduate years. Douglas is an adjunct professor at the International University of Monaco (IUM) within the MBA and Executive MBA programs as well as adjunct faculty at France’s ESC-Business School in Lille.

Tim Hossack has worked in supply chain for 30 years. He started with the Coles Group of companies in Australia, then worked as a logistics consultant before becoming General Manager of Supply Chain for a large grocery chain store distributor. Tim joined Coca Cola Amatil in 1995 and led the supply chain function for Australia and the Pacific before taking on a group logistics role with responsibilities in several Asian countries. Whilst at Coke Tim led the Global Distribution Forum which comprised supply chain leaders from Coke bottlers in 25 countries. He finished with Coke as Executive Director of Supply Chain for South Korea in 2004. He then joined Pacific Brands and is currently leading the logistics function as General Manger Logistics. Pacific Brands is the largest textile clothing and footwear company in Australasia with operations in nine countries including the UK and turnover of approximately USD $2 billion.

Susanne Aigner is Head of Supply Chain Security within the Taxation and Customs unit at the European Commission, Belgium. With the Authorised Economic Operator programme which came into effect in January 2008, Susanne will highlight the specifics behind the procedure, addressing uncertainty concerning early impact and providing key indicators as to how the programme will evolve. She will proceed by considering the programme’s impact on trade, revealing progress with USA and China, where mutual recognition of AEO and equivalent programs would ensure the realisation of trade benefits for global exporters.

Pierfrancesco Manenti is Research Director for EMEA at Manufacturing Insights, an IDC company. Pier will use his session to reveal the results of Manufacturing Insights’ latest global survey, and will discuss exactly how his key findings illustrate a changing global supply chain strategy amongst enterprises today. While highlighting the continued importance of collaboration as a two-way relationship within supply chain management, Pier will also share how organisations are now factoring the environmental agenda and focusing on sustainability to a far greater extent than ever before.

Alan G Waller is Vice-President for Supply Chain Innovation at the International Consultancy Solving International. He is also Visiting Professor in International Supply Chain Management at Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Cranfield School of Management, President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman of the European Logistics Users Providers and Enablers Group (ELUPEG).Following a number of years in production line management and management services, Alan moved into management consultancy and has spent over 30 years working on logistics and supply chain consultancy assignments with manufacturers, retailers and logistics service providers over a wide range of industries across Europe, North America and the Middle and Far East, covering strategy development through to implementation of change. Alan will pinpoint the key factors behind not only finding, but also developing, that successful supply chain workforce, focussing on people skills from CEO down throughout the organisation. A highly regarded thought leader across the globe, Alan will reveal the method behind models of `T-shaped people` and how this can take your supply chain to new heights.

Kieran Ring began his career in the early 1980s working as an industrial engineer in the European multinational manufacturing sector. By the late 1980s he was working as a publisher in the trade, technical and scientific media where he was directly responsible for journals and magazines, which documented the rise of foreign direct investment (FDI). In 1989 he was appointed Deputy Publisher to the Paris-based Eurexpansion Group with responsibility for Ireland’s ‘Sunday Business Post’. In 1995 he was appointed Executive Director of the European Institute of Transport, where he established the Global Logistics Forum, the forerunner to the Global Institute of Logistics. The Global Institute of Logistics was founded in New York in 2003 by Kieran Ring and the members of the Global Logistics Forum under the Chairmanship of the late Robert V. Delaney (Bob), the renowned US author and logistician. Kieran is its Chief Executive. Kieran is also joint-Chairman, with Mr Bernard Staender of Germanischer Lloyd Certification, of the Hamburg Committee. The Committee consists of a coalition of the stakeholders in the maritime logistics industry and is working to establish a commonly agreed standard to measure efficiency in global container terminals; the container terminal quality indicator (CTQI). Kieran is a member of the Institute’s Chinese Logistics Taskforce under the chairmanship of Dr FU Yuning of China Merchant Holdings International. The Taskforce has been convened to investigate and identify key buildup areas of China’s maritime logistics chain and to determine efficiency and productivity pitfalls and evaluate site connectivity for benchmarking. The taskforce will report in Spring 2009

Jacques is Managing Director of Every Angle Software Solutions bv (Gouda, the Netherlands). Every Angle is an SAP add-on that makes complex goods and information flows transparant, in a unique, fast and simple way, enabling operations decision making based on SAP R/3 data.
He regularly teaches as UAMS Executive Professor (University of Antwerp Management School) and in business management development programs (Philips, CRH Group, Sulzer, Fortis), focusing on the integration of operations management, business economics and information technology. Jacques brings operations management themes back to their most simple core: the common sense on which these methods are usually based.

Philip is a Founder and Managing Director of Orchestr8, a business that was established to provide best practice supply chain planning solutions. Philip's experience in various operational and consulting roles in developing and running supply chain solutions has been a key element in successfully developing Orchestr8. Prior to founding Orchestr8, Philip was Head of Business Process Outsourcing at WCI Ltd, a UK based specialist supply chain consultancy and technology business where he was responsible for developing business competence and solutions that blended technology with consulting expertise. Previous roles include being a founder of Complete Ltd, a .com supply chain services business, Manager with Arthur Andersen Business Consulting (Supply Chain Practice), Supply Chain Analyst with Cable & Wireless and Planner with Thames Water.

Clive is Director of Solving UK and Group Vice-President responsible for the International Retail and Supply Chain practice. He has over 20 years experience in logistics and supply chain management, both in operations and as a management consultant. He has worked extensively in complex multi-channel, multi-temperature distribution businesses in the UK, Europe and Emerging Markets with companies such as ASDA Walmart, Unilever, Casino, Ahold, PPR, The Co-op and BMW. He is also an advisor to the EU Commission’s joint Industry and Academic consortium, part of the 5th framework programme on Economic and Sustainable Development through Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

Peter has spent over 30 years at senior management level in industries ranging from telecommunications, consumer goods and pharmaceutical manufacturing. A leading figure in the supply chain community, Peter is recognised as an opinion leader in his field. Current Chairman of The Conference Board European Council on Global Supply Chain, Peter is actively promoting the role of supply chain management as a key value driver.
Having recently successfully closed a major transformation programme in Europe’s biggest biotechnology company, he is now an Associate Director in the International Supply Chain practice at Solving EFESO

Hans-Peter has worked in Contract Logistics for over 20 years mostly within Logistics Providers. Hans-Peter has experienced the operational as well as the consultancy and sales view. He was the initiator of Logistics World Alliance and drives the development of this company by coordinating the Sales and marketing activities in favour of its 6 European Members. Together with its French Member Logistics World Alliance is focusing on new technologies such as the here shown RFID life show

Iqbal Bahia is the Logistics director for SFS intec, based in Leeds UK. He is responsible for the UK supply chain operations and also heads a new international project team to put logistics at the centre of a campaign to add value to the companies offering worldwide. He will highlight how connectivity and an open sharing of data, creates increased customer loyalty, brings added value and differentiates the company from its competitors.
Iqbal will also explain his vision to use technology to create a pervasive and inclusive network of customers and suppliers in the companies business sector.

Meurig Watts is the Head of UK Operations for International Business Wales (IBW) - the Trade and Invest arm of the Welsh Assembly Government and Wales. As one of the premier business development agencies in the world, IBW offers bespoke solutions to professionally assist international clients looking to establish new Operational and Fulfilment centres in the UK to service European and global markets. With its HQ in Cardiff , sales centres in London, Paris, Munich, Milan, Dublin and elsewhere in Asia and north America, IBW offers its clients within the services, technology, manufacturing and engineering arenas a complete sector focused project management capability that is fully flexible and in tune with current business needs and challenges. Some of Wales’ very recent investments include Amazon, EADS Defence & Security, Quinn Group, Sword Group, Valtech, Siemens Medical, Bilcare Medical, Takao Europe and Thales. Meurig is an Honours graduate in Chemistry & Biochemistry from Swansea University and during his working career has been in Industrial and Production Management, Education and for the past 17 years in senior management positions in Wales supporting international business investment across all sectors and activities.

Keith Evans is a principal consultant within the operations consulting business at Arup, specialising in sustainable logistics and supply chain performance. He has been responsible for a wide range of supply change solution developments - including supply chain network strategy, site and facilities planning and operations improvement, with particular focus on sustainable solutions. Over the last 5 years he has worked on projects in the UK, USA, the Netherlands.

Nigel joined CDP in 2007 to lead their supply chain work. He has extensive experience in industry, having recently held the post of Senior VP for a global automotive component company. Nigel’s previous work in manufacturing consultancy and operations included assignments in Spain, the USA and Germany. Nigel also has significant experience in emerging markets, having led projects in Brazil, India and China. Nigel studied Mathematics at Cambridge University and completed his MSc at Schumacher College, where he studied climate science and the industrial response to global warming. He also has first hand experience of some aspects of climate change, having been a member of various scientific and mountaineering expeditions to the icecaps of Greenland, Iceland and Patagonia.

Cor Groenveld is the Global Product Manager for the food services of Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd. He has worked for 10 years in the food industry before joining LRQA. His background includes being a QA manager, product development and production & logistics in the confectionery and convenience food industry.
Before taking on his current role as Global Product Manager Food, Cor has been a lead auditor, trainer and service developer at LRQA .

Mark’s early career was in Hawker Siddley Aviation, (became British Aerospace, then BAE SYSTEMS). This covered various aspects; Production, production engineering, research/development and customer services. Mark spent a fantastic period living in Germany, working for MBB in Aircraft Modifications and got first exposure to Airbus Aircraft. Mark rejoined Airbus in 1991, in Customer Services supporting Airlines on Aircraft Modifications. Mark became Group Leader, and then IT Manager managing IT/IS projects and acting as business analyst for new activities. In 1998, Mark became the IT/IS manager for the A3XX development Aircraft, which became the A380, the worlds largest passenger plane. In 2003, as UK head of the Airbus extended enterprise value stream, Mark took on this responsibility internationally, with teams in UK France Germany and Spain. In 2006, Mark launched Cimpa Ltd. in the UK with just 2 people. Cimpa Ltd. is now a multi-million operation with Customers in the UK and Europe.

As Vice President and Managing Director of CombineNet Europe, Mr. Andrae is responsible for all aspects of the company's European operations. Mr. Andrae brings almost fifteen years of experience in consulting, strategic sales and marketing for major firms such as Andersen Consulting and Price Waterhouse. Mr. Andrae spent a significant amount of his career in North America and Asia, leading complex supply chain and IT implementation projects for major clients from the banking, automotive and telecommunications industry. After Price Waterhouse, Mr. Andrae held key positions at Ariba and FreeMarkets, where he was instrumental in directing the growth and success of the European operations of both companies. Prior to joining CombineNet, Mr. Andrae was leading the Central European operations of Emptoris, an end-to-end e-sourcing provider.

Paul is European Practice Leader of Hudson’s Talent Management business. Paul’s core expertise is transforming business performance through people, a result of his extensive consulting experience with leading European and US based organisations, his role in building Hudson’s Talent Management business across Europe, and his advanced studies in Strategic Management and Planning.
An economic slowdown in some regions combined with adverse demographic trends in many western countries presents a unique challenge for many large organisations, namely the need to reduce costs now while maintaining future talent capacity for an economic rebound. Hudson’s interactive workshop will outline practical strategies to address these seemingly conflicting needs by improving selection and retention of high-potentials and high-performers. Attendees will also receive unique calculators to quantify the opportunities at their organisation in Euro/Dollar terms.

Udo Meyzis is a German national and holds a degree in Technical Information Technology (Diplom-Ingenieur). As Executive Vice President, Sales, he is responsible for the worldwide sales of SAF AG. Udo Meyzis utilises his wealth of professional experience in the direct sales of all SAF products. Furthermore Udo Meyzis will push the international expansion of SAF and the establishment of sales organisations in the Nordic Countries and Eastern Europe. Udo was employed by T-Systems from 1990 to 2006. There he worked for three years as Service Manager in South Africa, then two years as Executive Director Sales and Service Management in Brazil, and finally as Head of Global Sourcing Sales at T-Systems International in Leinfelden-Echterdingen.

Emanuil has spent the past 16 years in the transportation industry in various management positions, starting his career in the Information Technology in Greece and Management Consulting in the UK. In 1999 Emanuil joined GeoPost Group, a 100% subsidiary of La Poste Group and majority shareholder in DPD. As Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, Emanuil is responsible for GeoPost’s subsidiaries outside Europe.

Werner Schleiss studied economics at the university of St. Gallen, Switzerland. As Sales Manager, he is responsible for the direct sales of all SAF solutions for the German speaking countries and has many years of experience in selling mobile solutions for service management docked with SAP and Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Werner Schleiss was employed by Condat from 2001 to 2008. For two years he worked as Partner Sales Manager worldwide and then as the company representative towards strategic Partners at SAP and Microsoft and finally as Direct Sales Manager for the past three years at SAF AG.