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  • Day One: 3 June
  • Day Two: 4 June - Single Event and Premium Passes ONLY
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Day One: 3 June

09:00 - 09:45 (45 mins)

Panel: Moving Forward from a Global Pandemic

  • Get lessons learned from a year that turned traditional business operations upside down - and apply these lessons to your strategy of the future

BASF Michael Vogt Director Logistics Procurement BASF

Chevron Phillips Chemical Walter Sanchez General Manager - Global Supply Chain Chevron Phillips Chemical

Chemours Annemie Wagemans Director, Global Supply Chain Business Transformation Chemours

Energy Industries Council (EIC) Moderator: Stuart Broadley CEO Energy Industries Council (EIC)

09:45 - 10:00 (15 mins)

Presentation: Enhancing Value through Supplier Collaborations in post-COVID era

  • Since the downturn of 2015, Oil & Gas industry hasn’t fully recovered financially, COVID pandemic has accelerated the pace of change.
  • For O&G service companies and suppliers, while revenues recovered, profit margins still haven’t recovered to pre-2015 crash levels.
  • For the industry to thrive, it requires a different level of collaboration, squeezing the cost out supply chain is not sufficient, operator and suppliers need to enhance the value and drive mutual benefits in supply chain.
  • It requires different ways of working and moving beyond traditional commercial arrangements, I will be sharing a case study of where we are able to do so on a complex project.

BP Suhail Siddiqui Americas Project Procurement Director BP

10:00 - 10:45 (45 mins)

Panel: Downstream Innovation Elevation

  • Understand how digital innovation is changing the way we react to customer demands and optimizing supply chain development
  • Learn how important technology development is for an effective supply chain in the future

Dow Chemical Karla Sperati Associate Director Logistics Technology Center Dow Chemical

BP Suhail Siddiqui Americas Project Procurement Director BP

Veson Ayodele Fashakin Director of Global Commercial Solutions Consultants Veson

Maersk Lars Schmeltzer Global Head of Orchestration Maersk

10:45 - 11:00 (15 mins)

Presentation: Logistics Digital Transformation - A View from the Trenches

  • In recent years, there was an exponential evolution of digital technologies improving the Supply Chain Management. However, when it comes down-to-reality in specific logistic processes such as packaging, loading, and storing, the implementation of the available technology is not as flawless
  • Listen to examples of different maturity states of digital technologies employed in site logistics
  • Learn about the key areas to focus to disrupt conventional implementation processes to accelerate the digital transformation at all levels of the Supply Chain

Dow Chemical Karla Sperati Associate Director Logistics Technology Center Dow Chemical

11:00 - 11:45 (45 mins)

Panel: An Unlikely, but Perfect Match: Why Making Petrochemical Supply Chains Sustainable is Essential to the Future of our Economy

  • Listen to opportunities and challenges of circular economy and sustainability for the petrochemical supply chain
  • Hear from industry experts on how sustainability and profit can work together
  • Understand why creating a green supply chain in petrochemicals is essential for the US economic recovery and a necessary step to achieving UN sustainability goals

Dow Lori Putt Senior Global Integrate Supply Chain Director Dow

Chemours Andrew Liu Global Product Sustainability Strategy Leader Chemours

US Department of Energy Brian Anderson Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory US Department of Energy

CSCMP Moderator: Mark S. Baxa President & CEO, Ferniacreek Global Supply Chain Consulting CSCMP

11:45 - 12:00 (15 mins)

Presentation: Transforming the Downstream Supply Chain into a Low Emission Model

  • Learn how hydrogen can transform the downstream supply chain into a low emission model

Air Liquide Xavier Vigor VP Technology Air Liquide

12:00 - 12:15 (15 mins)

Audience Q&A: Transforming the Downstream Supply Chain into a Low Emission Model

Air Liquide Xavier Vigor VP Technology Air Liquide

12:15 - 12:25 (10 mins)

Break

12:25 - 13:10 (45 mins)

Panel: A customer-driven supply chain

  • Explore how the petrochemical supply chain can achieve the customers desires of a consumer goods supply chain
  • Understand the clear visible lines between shipments and customer goals for an effective future

Chemours Michelle Moore VP, Chief Procurement Officer Chemours

BASF Bret Bement Director Supply Chain, Petrochemicals BASF

Solvay Siva Narayanan Global Logistics Director Solvay

13:10 - 13:20 (10 mins)

Break

13:20 - 13:50 (30 mins)

Speaker Meet & Greet

  • Join this exclusive roundtable discussion with some of our speakers from day 1 to ask them your pressing questions about the industry
13:50 - 14:00 (10 mins)

Break

14:00 - 14:30 (30 mins)

Supply Chain Discussion Groups

  • Group discussion on a chosen topic from the event (e.g., sustainability, impact of covid, visibility)

Day Two: 4 June - Single Event and Premium Passes ONLY

09:00 - 09:45 (45 mins)

Panel: How to Build a Secure Supply Chain Business Continuity Plan

  • Learn how supply chain scenario planning & improving your continuity plan is crucial for a secure future
  • Learn how you can optimize logistic costs and get the most value for your dollar in an uncertain business environment

Braskem Miguel RĂ­os Valencia Supply Chain Planning and Logistics Procurement Manager Braskem

INEOS Composites Antonio Tong Procurement Director INEOS Composites

Dow Chemical Shannon Hemmelgarn Supply Chain Director - NAA Polyurethanes Dow Chemical

09:45 - 10:00 (15 mins)

Presentation: Creating Efficiency Gains in your Rail Freight Supply Chain

Ovinto Frederick Ronse CEO Ovinto

10:00 - 10:15 (15 mins)

Audience Q&A: Creating Efficiency Gains in your Rail Freight Supply Chain

Ovinto Frederick Ronse CEO Ovinto

10:15 - 10:25 (10 mins)

Break

10:25 - 11:10 (45 mins)

Panel: A Global Policy & Trade Outlook

  • An exclusive outlook on the global policies and legislation set to impact the industry this year including RCEP, USMCA, AcFTA, WTO and more
  • Understand what the new Biden administration could mean for your business operations within the broader supply chain economy as a whole

Dow Lisa Schroeter Global Director of Trade and Investment Policy Dow

American Chemistry Council Ed Brzytwa Director International Trade American Chemistry Council

SABIC Matthew Zahand Manager International Logistics & Trade SABIC

11:10 - 11:25 (15 mins)

Presentation: DIY Development by Shell

  • ‘Citizen Development’ - or ‘DIY Development’ as it is known at Shell - is becoming an increasingly important enabler for accelerating digital transformation by empowering those closest to business problems to develop IT applications for their daily processes, to drive efficiency and generate value at speed.
  • Listen as the speaker will highlight some shipping and inventory management DIY apps which showcase how Shell is meeting these challenges and bringing DIY to life.
  • DIY developers have delivered digital solutions to solve business problems by simplifying and automating complex supply chain and logistics processes, significantly reducing costs and inefficient controls, while delivering real time support for staff.

Shell Nils Kappeyne VP DIY Software Development Shell

11:25 - 11:40 (15 mins)

Audience Q&A: DIY Development by Shell

Shell Nils Kappeyne VP DIY Software Development Shell

11:40 - 11:50 (10 mins)

Break

11:50 - 12:35 (45 mins)

Panel: Building Strong Relationships for a Resilient Supply Chain

  • Explore how to build a strong supply chain team and workforce composition during a new normal
  • Listen as we discuss virtual platforms, increasing diversity and inclusion, and what the future supply chain workforce will look like. What skills, capabilities and business structures will be needed as the industry evolves?

SABIC Ralph Weerdenburg Senior Manager Supply Chain Planning SABIC

Eastman Tami Gentry Manager Polyester Stream Supply Chain Eastman

AkzoNobel Albert Schyman Head of Logistics AkzoNobel

12:35 - 12:45 (10 mins)

Break

12:45 - 13:30 (45 mins)

Panel: How to maximise visibility

  • Understand how to effectively act and monitor the visibility information for an efficient future
  • Learn about the innovative tools that are revolutionizing the supply chain visibility challenges

Braskem Bruna Besse Head of Logistics Performance Braskem

TrinityRail Dan Anderson Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Product Development TrinityRail

Amsted Digital Solutions Brad Myers Chief Operating Officer Amsted Digital Solutions

13:30 - 13:40 (10 mins)

Break

13:40 - 14:10 (30 mins)

Speaker Meet & Greet

  • Join this exclusive roundtable discussion with some of our speakers from day 1 to ask them your pressing questions about the industry
14:10 - 14:20 (10 mins)

Break

14:20 - 14:50 (30 mins)

Supply Chain Discussion Groups

  • Group discussion on a chosen topic from the event (e.g., sustainability, impact of covid, visibility)

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