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.

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.

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.

Michael Haselsteiner joined Mondi (global player in Packaging Paper industry) about seven years ago. Michael was key driver for elementary changes in Supply Chain Management within Mondi Packaging Paper when it comes to standardization and adjusting internal structural set up/process landscape to absorb best the complexity from outside environment. Change management combined with employee engagement activities are main aspects along journey in recent years.

Over 20 years of automotive industry experience from car manufacturer to large OEM and tier 1 suppliers to the automotive where various functions were held in now a more general industry with high level management around the full supply chain end to end responsibilities; including demand planning/S&OP, manufacturing operations and fulfilments as well as procurement and manufacturing technology.

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.

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.