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"It was indeed packed with very informative sessions and was an excellent opportunity to network with experts. We came home with great ideas. Thank you very much again!"

Dr. Nadine Kiratli-Schneider

Head of Supply Chain Risk Management & Sustainability

Schaeffler

"It was a very inspiring, insightful and helpful event. Great organizing so thanks to you and your team. Interesting speakers and individuals. I enjoyed and yes looking forward to 2026."

Ranjit Lopez

Senior Expert Agile Methodologies & Logistics

ALDI DX

"There were great presentations by many other companies. The sessions ended with a lively round table discussion, where I was asked many questions for another 45 minutes. I was amazed and overwhelmed by the input of the audience."

Michele Sebastiano D'Angelo

Senior Manager Processes & Performance

Lufthansa Cargo

How It Works

Like-minded peers show their latest developments, successes and failures in case study presentations
Get access easily to all speakers and delegates through Q&A sessions and hands-on workshops
Network face-to face as well as engage in the online Think Tank

Facts

Limited to

80

Attendees
Limited to

70

Companies

20

Speakers

80/20

Corporate Decision-Maker / Vendor Ratio

Why attend?

Unlock the potential of new technologies to protect your supply chain
Master the art of risk mitigation and supply chain planning
Find innovative business partners for future projects

Agenda

First day of conference

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH

9:00

Introduction by the Organizer and Welcome to the Moderator of the Conference

Helmut Leitner

Partner
HELIBLICK GmbH
Switzerland

9:15

Mastering Geopolitics: Rethinking Supply Chain Strategy in a Volatile World

Marta Majtenyi

Director of Information Security Office
Norsk Hydro
Hungary

9:45

Building a Multi-Dimensional Shield: Elevate Supply Risk Management Through Visibility, Strategy, and Collaboration

Ruben Munoz Aguilera

Global Risk & Security of Supply Program Manager
Roche Diagnostics International
Switzerland

10:15

AI-Driven Production Planning: From Digital Vision to Operational Excellence

Marcus Pottendorfer

Head of Supply Chain Management
KLINGER Fluid Control
Austria

10:30

Coffee Break with Networking

11:00

Building Sustainable, Secure and Responsible Supply Chain software with EcoLogic: The new Application Factory

Rodolfo Groenewoud van Vliet

CCO (Chief Commercial Officer)
Ab Ovo Group
Netherlands

11:15

Christian Thüsing

Head of Risk, Process & Invest
Vorwerk Elektrowerke
Germany

Supplier Selection Between Risk, ESG, and Resilience

Anna-Maria Bergrath

Graduate Lawyer
Vorwerk Elektrowerke
Germany

11:45

Round-Table Discussions

  1. Mastering Geopolitics: Rethinking Supply Chain Strategy in a Volatile World

    Marta Majtenyi (Norsk Hydro)
  2. Building a Multi-Dimensional Shield: Elevate Supply Risk Management Through Visibility, Strategy, and Collaboration

    Ruben Munoz Aguilera (Roche Diagnostics International)
  3. AI-Driven Production Planning: From Digital Vision to Operational Excellence

    Marcus Pottendorfer (KLINGER Fluid Control)
  4. Building Sustainable, Secure and Responsible Supply Chain software with EcoLogic: The new Application Factory

    Rodolfo Groenewoud van Vliet (Ab Ovo Group)
  5. Supplier Selection Between Risk, ESG, and Resilience

    Christian Thüsing (Vorwerk Elektrowerke)
    and
    Anna-Maria Bergrath (Vorwerk Elektrowerke)

Round-Table Discussions

  1. Mastering Geopolitics: Rethinking Supply Chain Strategy in a Volatile World

    Marta Majtenyi (Norsk Hydro)
  2. Building a Multi-Dimensional Shield: Elevate Supply Risk Management Through Visibility, Strategy, and Collaboration

    Ruben Munoz Aguilera (Roche Diagnostics International)
  3. AI-Driven Production Planning: From Digital Vision to Operational Excellence

    Marcus Pottendorfer (KLINGER Fluid Control)
  4. Building Sustainable, Secure and Responsible Supply Chain software with EcoLogic: The new Application Factory

    Rodolfo Groenewoud van Vliet (Ab Ovo Group)
  5. Supplier Selection Between Risk, ESG, and Resilience

    Christian Thüsing (Vorwerk Elektrowerke)
    and
    Anna-Maria Bergrath (Vorwerk Elektrowerke)

12:30

Lunch with Networking

13:45

Exhibitor Tour

Get inspired by the latest innovations and join us on this 15-minute journey through the networking space

14:00

Dr. Nadine Kiratli-Schneider

Head of Supply Chain Risk Management & Sustainability
Schaeffler
Germany

Leveraging the Financial Value-add of Proactive Risk Mitigation: An Experience Report of Corporate Supply Chain Risk Management

Shikha Kalesh

Supply Chain Risk Manager
Schaeffler
Germany

14:30

Stephan Becker

Senior Manager SC Risk Management
ZF Friedrichshafen
Germany

Holistic Supplier Risk Management at ZF: From Reactive Measures to Proactive Resilience

Francesca Brobeil

Expert Supplier Risk Prevention
ZF Friedrichshafen
Germany

15:00

Legal Aspects of Third-Party Risk Management

Dr. Milena Nikolic

Cybersecurity Contract Manager
Siemens Energy
Serbia

15:30

Coffee Break with Networking

16:00

Risk Management Synergy: Linking Processes for Success

Dr. Eva Schäfer

Senior Director Governance, Risk & Royalty Management
BioNTech
Germany

16:30

From Risk to Resilience: How to Transform Your Supply Chain Management

Maximilian Dippold

Sustainability Expert
IntegrityNext
Germany

17:00

Round-Table Discussions

  1. Leveraging the Financial Value-add of Proactive Risk Mitigation: An Experience Report of Corporate Supply Chain Risk Management

    Dr. Nadine Kiratli-Schneider (Schaeffler)
    and
    Shikha Kalesh (Schaeffler)
  2. Holistic Supplier Risk Management at ZF: From Reactive Measures to Proactive Resilience

    Stephan Becker (ZF Friedrichshafen)
    and
    Francesca Brobeil (ZF Friedrichshafen)
  3. Legal Aspects of Third-Party Risk Management

    Dr. Milena Nikolic (Siemens Energy)
  4. Risk Management Synergy: Linking Processes for Success

    Dr. Eva Schäfer (BioNTech)
  5. From Risk to Resilience: How to Transform Your Supply Chain Management

    Maximilian Dippold (IntegrityNext)

Round-Table Discussions

  1. Leveraging the Financial Value-add of Proactive Risk Mitigation: An Experience Report of Corporate Supply Chain Risk Management

    Dr. Nadine Kiratli-Schneider (Schaeffler)
    and
    Shikha Kalesh (Schaeffler)
  2. Holistic Supplier Risk Management at ZF: From Reactive Measures to Proactive Resilience

    Stephan Becker (ZF Friedrichshafen)
    and
    Francesca Brobeil (ZF Friedrichshafen)
  3. Legal Aspects of Third-Party Risk Management

    Dr. Milena Nikolic (Siemens Energy)
  4. Risk Management Synergy: Linking Processes for Success

    Dr. Eva Schäfer (BioNTech)
  5. From Risk to Resilience: How to Transform Your Supply Chain Management

    Maximilian Dippold (IntegrityNext)

17:45

PANEL DISCUSSION - Building Resilient Supply Chains: Strategic Resource Utilization and Infrastructure Solutions

Elisa Gustavo A. Simbine

Commercial & Supply Manager
Belutecnica SA
Mozambique

Ijeamaka Okonkwo

Head Procurement, People, Operations & Culture
Public & Private Development Center
Nigeria

Elisa Gustavo A. Simbine

Commercial & Supply Manager
Belutecnica SA
Mozambique

PANEL DISCUSSION - Building Resilient Supply Chains: Strategic Resource Utilization and Infrastructure Solutions

Ijeamaka Okonkwo

Head Procurement, People, Operations & Culture
Public & Private Development Center
Nigeria

18:15

End of the 1st Day with Summary

18:30

Evening Reception with Refreshments, Gourmet Snacks, and Networking

Strengthen your network after a day full of knowledge sharing, groundbreaking presentations, and interesting conversations. Join delegates and speakers in the relaxed atmosphere of the event venue

Second day of conference

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH

9:00

Introduction by the Organizer and Welcome to the Moderator of the Conference

Helmut Leitner

Partner
HELIBLICK GmbH
Switzerland

9:15

Skin in the Game: How to Set and Enforce Non-Negotiable Risk Tolerance for BCDR, Security, and ES

Susan Du Becker

Sr. Director, Risk & Compliance Cloud Supply Chain
Microsoft
The Netherlands

9:45

Operational Resilience: The Strategic Shift from BCM Reaction to Proactive Value Generation

Robert Larson

Senior Vice President, Head of Global Security, Operational Resilience, Quality, Environment, H&S
DHL Global Forwarding Freight
Germany

10:15

Building Resilience in the Supply Chain: Mitigating Disruption Risks

Sebastian Bleser

Vice President Supply Chain
AUTODOC
Germany

10:45

Coffee Break with Networking

11:15

Decision-Making in the Full Mess of Business

Helmut Leitner

Partner
HELIBLICK GmbH
Switzerland

11:45

Round-Table Discussions

  1. PANEL DISCUSSION - Building Resilient Supply Chains: Strategic Resource Utilization and Infrastructure Solutions

    Elisa Gustavo A. Simbine (Belutecnica SA)
    and
    Ijeamaka Okonkwo (Public & Private Development Center)
  2. Skin in the Game: How to Set and Enforce Non-Negotiable Risk Tolerance for BCDR, Security, and ES

    Susan Du Becker (Microsoft)
  3. Operational Resilience: The Strategic Shift from BCM Reaction to Proactive Value Generation

    Robert Larson (DHL Global Forwarding Freight)
  4. Building Resilience in the Supply Chain: Mitigating Disruption Risks

    Sebastian Bleser (AUTODOC)
  5. Decision-Making in the Full Mess of Business

    Helmut Leitner (HELIBLICK GmbH)

Round-Table Discussions

  1. PANEL DISCUSSION - Building Resilient Supply Chains: Strategic Resource Utilization and Infrastructure Solutions

    Elisa Gustavo A. Simbine (Belutecnica SA)
    and
    Ijeamaka Okonkwo (Public & Private Development Center)
  2. Skin in the Game: How to Set and Enforce Non-Negotiable Risk Tolerance for BCDR, Security, and ES

    Susan Du Becker (Microsoft)
  3. Operational Resilience: The Strategic Shift from BCM Reaction to Proactive Value Generation

    Robert Larson (DHL Global Forwarding Freight)
  4. Building Resilience in the Supply Chain: Mitigating Disruption Risks

    Sebastian Bleser (AUTODOC)
  5. Decision-Making in the Full Mess of Business

    Helmut Leitner (HELIBLICK GmbH)

12:30

Lunch with Networking

13:30

Gabriel Miranda

Global Commodity Risk Business Engagement Lead
Kenvue
Switzerland

Supply Chain Resiliency in Times of Uncertainty

Vazgen Shadikian

Global Commodity Risk Management
Kenvue
Switzerland

14:00

Securing Quality in a Dynamic Supply Chain: The Role of Contracts in Navigating Disruptions and Diverse Partnerships

Rüdiger Funke

Quality Management Specialist and Lead Auditor (ISO 9001 / IATF 16949)
BMW
Germany

14:30

Collectively Effective: Jointly Securing Human Rights and Climate in the Sustainable Supply Chain

Joscha Reichold

Project Manager Global Sustainable Supply Chain Services
Martin Bauer
Germany

15:00

Proactive Resilience: Global Procurement's Scenario Planning for Supply Chain Vulnerability

Ketan Kale

E2E Supply Chain Resilience Lead
Heineken
The Netherlands

15:30

Round-Table Discussions

  1. Supply Chain Resiliency in Times of Uncertainty

    Gabriel Miranda (Kenvue)
    and
    Vazgen Shadikian (Kenvue)
  2. Securing Quality in a Dynamic Supply Chain: The Role of Contracts in Navigating Disruptions and Diverse Partnerships

    Rüdiger Funke (BMW)
  3. Collectively Effective: Jointly Securing Human Rights and Climate in the Sustainable Supply Chain

    Joscha Reichold (Martin Bauer)

Round-Table Discussions

  1. Supply Chain Resiliency in Times of Uncertainty

    Gabriel Miranda (Kenvue)
    and
    Vazgen Shadikian (Kenvue)
  2. Securing Quality in a Dynamic Supply Chain: The Role of Contracts in Navigating Disruptions and Diverse Partnerships

    Rüdiger Funke (BMW)
  3. Collectively Effective: Jointly Securing Human Rights and Climate in the Sustainable Supply Chain

    Joscha Reichold (Martin Bauer)

16:15

End of the Conference with Summary

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