Aristides is a Reader at Aston University (UK) and a Visiting Professor at the University of Lille 2 (France). He is also the Director of Supply Chain Gnosis Ltd (Consulting Services). His research focuses on how to assess the present—and especially the future— logistics and supply chain capabilities; how to map and design the supply chain based on strategic and logistical assessments from the early phases of product design. At Aston University he led the development of the Supply Chain Readiness Level Tool to assess the maturity and the capabilities of supply chains.

Currently Director of Global Supply Chain Operations at Alstom, Benedicte has a deep experience in integrated Supply Chain transformation, Operations and performance improvements in international environments with tangible top line and bottom line impacts. Management consulting experience (with PwC becoming IBM BCS) , and line management experience ( TNT Express worldwide, IBM, Lexmark) with a broad knowledge of Supply Chain Operations for different industries (transport, industrial products, high tech, retail, railway equipment). Demonstrated digital manufacturing and supply chain leadership in current position Expertise in operations strategy development, organisation design and execution, proven ability to influence and demonstrate strategic leadership at executive level as well as driving teams through complex change agenda

Beser Turkeli is Supply Chain and Operation Director at Br Magazacilik which is sister company of Boyner Group. He started his career at Starbukcs Turkey, managed many successful projects, like turnkey delivery model, incity logistics etc. Throughout his career related to many different facades of supply chain management including supply chain optimization, service levels improvements, and bottleneck removal from the processes. After that food retail related experiences he’s decided to move to Boyner Group on 2015. Currently, he is managing daily operations, he has got hand on optimisation and development projects over three years. He is self-motivated, driven, well-equipped in cross-functional and cross-industry environment with national and international experiences. Worked in many areas of Supply Chain including Opex Management, Planning, Demand Forecasting, Logistics Operations, Contract Management, Project Management and Purchasing. He got ability to understand business needs, see the coming changes and adapt himself and his organization, with well-regarded analytical skills. Good at service-oriented architecture and describes himself, as a supply chain network builder.

Bjoern Neal Kirchner, a graduated economist from Munich and London universities, has 15 years’ experience in logistics and supply chain management at senior level. Shifting twice between China and Europe, he has worked in 4 countries moving along the entire supply chain. He gained experience in emerging markets and led teams through challenging SAP-implementations and post-merger integration projects. With the focus on building high performance teams, Bjoern has been engaged in various business process optimization and transformation projects. Currently he is heading the supply chain function for the Hartmann Group globally and leading the team through a SC transformation.

Clemens is a Senior Industrial Fellow at IfM Education and Consultancy Services (IfM ECS), the knowledge transfer arm of the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM). He works with medium and large organisations in all geographic regions, with a particular focus on Europe and Asia. Clemens’s focus is on the link between technology and corporate strategy, and subsequently the roles that management processes and tools (e.g. roadmapping and portfolio management) play in establishing such an “integrated technology strategy”. Before joining IfM ECS, Clemens was a PhD student at the IfM. Previous experience Clemens has extensive experience in working in the aerospace & defence sector and previously worked for a leading technology consultancy where he advised large OEMs in the automotive sector. His work included R&D process optimisation, requirements management and project management advisory. He was the head of several expert teams within the consultancy and was also involved in business development.

Eitel Monaco is Senior Vice President at EFESO and an International Expert in Manufacturing and End to End Value Chain. As former Procter & Gamble North America Supply Chain Vice President, he was responsible for all P&G Operations and Assets of the North American $30Bn business (18,000 people, 20+ Plants and 15+ DC’s). In this role, he also had horizontal, global responsibility for E2E Value Chain, Planning Systems and Digital Innovation. Eitel worked for Procter & Gamble for the past 33 years in six different countries, with experience in North America, Europe and Global positions, in a series of Manufacturing & Supply Chain management roles. Eitel’s core specialties are: E2E Supply Chain Synchronization, Planning Systems and Digital Innovation, Supply Chain as a Sales Tool, Manufacturing (TPM and HPWS)

Originally qualified in industrial engineering (Istanbul Technical University), Eylem Özgür progressed through different levels of Human Resources in Aselsan and Eczacıbaşı Group companies before moving to Supply Chain in 2016. After 6 years of HR specialization in Eczacıbaşı Holding headquarters, she was assigned as HR Manager to Eczacıbaşı Girişim, a daughter company of the holding in FMCG sector. In 2012, she had the chance to manage HR aspects of two significant changes: an acquisition (Eczacıbaşı Hygiene Products) and an establishment of a new company (Eczacıbaşı Professional). In 2014, she had a new challenge: to merge all HR as a shared functional department for all companies of Eczacıbaşı Consumer Products Group as the HR Director. She managed all HR, administrative affairs and communication processes for over 1700 employees in 6 companies in 10 locations. During this period, she took active role in merging IT teams of these companies and SAP transformation project throughout the group. In 2016, after her 17-year HR experience, she had a major and uncommon career change and assigned as Supply Chain Director but at the same time continued her role of HR Director. Since then, she re-organized Supply Chain team in 2016 and in 2017 she managed the organizational change of whole Consumer Products group which includes merging separate functions (marketing and finance) together with 4 different companies as one. In addition to her wide range private sector experience, she has an MA in HR & Industrial Relations and a PhD in Labor Economics & Industrial Relations. Eylem is married and she has two children at the age of 8 and 10.

Dr Srai is Head of the Centre for International Manufacturing, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge. He has Director/Investigator roles across several major multi-disciplinary research projects, bringing an engineering and strategic operations management perspective to the design, analysis and operation of international supply chains. Research projects explore the disruptive impacts of new production and digital technologies on supply chains, markets and regulation, involving close collaborations with industry, academia, and public bodies. Jag also advises leading multinationals, governments and international institutions including UNCTAD, UNIDO, WEF. Previous roles were in industry with Unilever working as a Supply Chain Director of a multinational regional business, Technical Director of a national business and other senior management positions. Dr Srai holds a first-class honours degree in Chemical Engineering from Aston University, MPhil and PhD degrees in International Supply Networks from Cambridge University, is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Johannes has more than 20 years experience in general management and consulting and has run large operations in global companies. He has led strategic transformation programs in fast-changing and complex environments. Currently designing future end-to-end value chain of digital operations and defining a future ecosystem as Nokia strategy enabler and contributing to overall growth.

Presently a specialist in Food and Beverage Supply Chain Management and Procurement, Kunal heads the Global Supply Chain of Bateel Group (based out of Dubai) that has operations in 15 countries from US to Middle East to South East Asia. He has been instrumental in opening and managing over 200 F&B outlets (Bateel café’s and boutiques, Godiva Café’s , Tim Hortons, Coldstone Creamery and Sbarro Pizza) across Middle East and Europe. Travel and food continue to be his passion that gets him going every morning.

Magdeleine Allaume is a supply chain specialist. After five years working in an international consultancy firm (Bearing Point – Supply Chain Practice), she joined Groupe Bénéteau in 2005 – which is one of the largest leisure boat builders worldwide. She has occupied various operational and strategic positions - General Procurement Manager, Logistics Manager, then Purchasing Director and Transformation Program Director. With an extensive track-record on operational transformation projects, she was appointed Purchase and Supply Chain Director for Groupe Bénéteau in 2016, and member of the Group Executive Committee. She works extensively on supporting Beneteau Group’s international development, with various challenges such as highly customized products with short lead-times.

20+ years experience in complex Supply Chains belonging to different industries. Since 2015 Group IT & Logistics Director in Oberalp / Sporting Goods

Currently Procurement & Supplier Relationship Director at Alstom, Medhy has a background of Supply chain, Sourcing and Supplier Quality. Main expertise in Supplier management from selection phase up to performance animation, ensuring success in the execution of the operations. Direct & functional management acquired in various areas of activities (transport, automotive, civil works), through operational & transverse activities. Global expertise in implementation of new organisation focusing on performance (suppliers mainly), supported by processes & tools ensuring QCD targets achievements.

Nick is a Senior Industrial Fellow at IfM Education and Consultancy Services (IfM ECS), the knowledge transfer arm of the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM). Nick has more than 25 years’ experience in manufacturing industry across Europe. He spent 15 years with Amcor, a leading global packaging manufacturer, in general management, operations and strategy roles. During this time, he led a number of transformational manufacturing footprint projects. He has also helped businesses with issues ranging from operational improvement and new product development to post-merger integration and restructuring. Nick has a particular interest in business strategy as a driver for operational, technology and innovation strategy. He has a degree in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and was an early participant in the ACPMM, now a Masters in Manufacturing Management at the IfM. He also has an MBA from London Business School.

Dr. Oliver Philipp is acting as Director Supply Chain Strategy & Solutions at Panasonic Business Support Europe GmbH, based in Hamburg. In this role, he is responsible for European supply chain operations and management, supply chain processes and transparency as well as development and strategy for Panasonic business across Europe. Key task is to establish a flexible operational and organizational set-up, considering innovative technologies and future trends to fulfil customer requirements in a dynamic environment. In the past, he gained experience at Motorola as European Supply Chain Manager, being responsible for process development, inventory management and logistics operation of the European mobile phone business. Within this role, he owned the material and finished goods supply chain from Asia to the factory and to customers in Europe. He has started his career at Procter & Gamble, where he has been in various management roles at production planning, project management (e.g. consolidation of two production sites, high-bay warehouse modernization) and warehouse management. He has graduated as Food Engineer and has a PhD in Food analysis.

Sandrine Torandell is Director for Supply Chain at L’OREAL Germany for the Consumer Products Division. This division distributes its brands like L’Oréal Paris or Maybelline in different channels like drugstores, food retailers, on-line business or direct L’Oreal stores. Engineer and doctor in chemistry, she has joined L’Oreal Company in 1998 and has held different positions in supply chain within manufacturing, international management and business organization. She has evolved from the luxury sector at the beginning of her career out of L’Oreal, to the division Active Cosmetics with brands sold in pharmacies before joining back the Consumer Products Division when she moved to Germany. Her commitment is clearly to promote Supply Chain as a strong partner for the business growth thanks to an intense customer centricity. The outcome of this internal transformation became visible in 2017 when L’Oreal achieved for the first times the N°1 ranking in the german Advantage survey.

Univ. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kummer is head of the Institute for Transport and Logistics Management at the Vienna University of Economics and Business since 2001. Previously he worked at the TU Dresden (1996-2001) and WHU, Vallendar (1987-1996). Together with his team he carries out numerous successful research and practice projects for industrial and commercial companies as well as for transport and logistics service providers. He supported numerous transport and logistic tenders. His publication list includes more than 150 publications, including leading textbooks.

Thomas, a master in economics, has a more then twelve years experience in the Supply Chain of the Consumer Products Division of L’Oréal Germany. Before joining L’Oréal in 2011, he worked five years for La Prairie, the luxury brand of Beiersdorf, where he was in charge of implementing a global demand planning structure for the different affiliates. At L’Oréal, Thomas Strobel modernized the Sales & Operations Planning process towards a stronger, more integrated business approach without silos. His important contribution to L’Oréals Supply Chain transformation over the last years is the implementation of a Customer Supply Chain Management, where L’Oréal collaborates very successfully and in new ways with its business partners. His aim is to make the entire chain more efficient and to be as close to the market demands as possible.