Programme 2022

Dr. Amin Kaboli serves as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Lagrange.AI. He has extensive experience in change, transformation, and operational excellence. He has supported many organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms and industries as diverse as Luxury Goods, MedTech, Pharma, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, and other industries. He is a lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where he obtained his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Systems & Robotics. He also coaches and advises tech founders and senior business executives at IMD Business School, Switzerland.

Dr. Amin Kaboli serves as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Lagrange.AI. He has extensive experience in change, transformation, and operational excellence. He has supported many organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms and industries as diverse as Luxury Goods, MedTech, Pharma, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, and other industries. He is a lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where he obtained his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Systems & Robotics. He also coaches and advises tech founders and senior business executives at IMD Business School, Switzerland.

Conrad Edgren serves as the Chief Logistics Officer (CLO) at Motatos / Matsmart, an impact food tech company. He has more than 19 years experience in leadership and management in retail and e-commerce. During his three years with Motatos / Matsmart the company has increased its revenue by 280%, expanded operations to five countries, and opened a new Nordic warehouse with automation (AutoStore).

Aristides is a Professor of Supply Chain Design at Cranfield University and also Visiting Professor at the University of Lille (France) and at the Vietnam Maritime University. Previously, he was Associate Professor and Head of the Engineering Systems & Supply Chain Management at Aston University. His research focuses on topic of Design for Supply Chain/Logistics looking at to how to design the supply chain based on strategic and logistical assessments. He has been involved in several research (FP6, FP7, Horizon 2020, ERDF) and consulting projects as a freelance consultant particularly in manufacturing, automotive, food, and healthcare. In 2019 he was appointed a Royal Society Short Industry Fellow to collaborate with Williams Advanced Engineering a world-class technical innovation, engineering and specialist low volume manufacturing services provider to develop a tool for the automotive industry to assess suppliers’ ability to upscale production in order to raise the competitiveness of suppliers in the UK. Aristides’ industrial research collaborators include also Rolls-Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, Saietta Group, MCT Reman, Microcab, Goodfloo, Marks & Spencer, AB Vassilopoulos, and many SMEs.

Volker Schmitz has been working for HP for more than 28 years. During that time he has held several leadership positions within HP such as Director Supply Chain Development and Director Supply Chain Operation within the EMEA region. He served for more than 5 years as the Vice-President of EMEA Supply Chain before taking on the role of Global Head of Logistics. In 2020 Volker was promoted to become the Senior Vice-President - Global Head of Supply Chain Operations at HP. In this role he has global responsibility for Supply Chain Operations for HP’s computing, printer and supplies business with more than 60B$ revenues. He oversees a team of more than 1800 employees spread across all continents. In addition he is the lead of the supply chain sustainability impact team driving sustainability within the SC forward at HP.

Dr. Amin Kaboli serves as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Lagrange.AI. He has extensive experience in change, transformation, and operational excellence. He has supported many organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms and industries as diverse as Luxury Goods, MedTech, Pharma, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, and other industries. He is a lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where he obtained his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Systems & Robotics. He also coaches and advises tech founders and senior business executives at IMD Business School, Switzerland.

Dr. Amin Kaboli serves as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Lagrange.AI. He has extensive experience in change, transformation, and operational excellence. He has supported many organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms and industries as diverse as Luxury Goods, MedTech, Pharma, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, and other industries. He is a lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where he obtained his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Systems & Robotics. He also coaches and advises tech founders and senior business executives at IMD Business School, Switzerland.

Salvatore Impellizzeri is global director of Procter & Gamble’s “Product Supply Manufacturing, Innovation & Capability center of excellence”. 

Salvatore is from Italy and completed his studies with a master’s degree in engineering in Bologna. His 30+ years of professional experience in P&G spans multiple supply chains, manufacturing, Innovation and Supply Network Operations.

He has worked in many areas of product supply: at country, regional and global level, from initiative leader to manufacturing execution roles and from planning/logistics to manufacturing excellence within and outside P&G.

For the last 2 years, he has a leading role in consulting P&G’s manufacturing excellence methodology, “Integrated Work System” (IWS) in the alliance with EY Consultancy to coach the methodology at non-P&G’s companies.


 
 

Professor for Supply Chain Management at the SRH University Berlin since 2021. Supply Chain implementation and strategy consulting work at PRTM (director) and BESTgroup (managing director) for over 25 years in automotive, high-tech, chemical, pharmaceutical and capital equipment industries. Head of the Kiel plant of AEG for low voltage switch gear, project manager at AEG Frankfurt for operations projects, managing director of BOGEN Electronic GmbH. Work in operations management at WZL RWTH Aachen and study of mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen.

David is dedicated to creating optimal supply chain solutions for clients across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). His passion is applying over 25 years of experience in working clients in a variety of industry sectors including Retail, Consumer Products, Distribution, Telco, Manufacturing and Financial Services to create intelligent, resilient and sustainable supply chain solutions.

David's inspiration is driven by working with leading customers and IBM experts on addressing supply chain disruptions, and leveraging the latest technologies from the fields of AI, environmental and business intelligence.

Daniel ENACHE is managing Dacia’s parts and accessories logistics activities and sales for eastern and central Europe starting by 2022 October 1st. Mr. ENACHE has been working in the Dacia – Renault Group for 20 years and has 11 years of experience in IT domain as IT manager for Dacia-Renault-Nissan South and eastern Europe Sales Division and 9 years of experience in the supply chain and automotive industry as Plant Logistics Manager and Supply Chain Range Manager.  He is very change oriented, a good coach for his team members and has very good sense of business. Searching the most innovative ways to improve product and services, optimizing costs and processes, and adding value for internal and external customers remain his priorities.  
He is a graduate engineer from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest and holds an MBA degree awarded by 4 major schools in Paris (Collège des ingénieurs, Science PO, Ecole des Mines, Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées).

An accomplished and certified agile operations professional with comprehensive work experience in European and Asian markets while working with fortune 500 companies on their supply chain operations,  digital technology transformation projects, and product delivery.

Mr Gorath, Head of Supply Chain at Bharat Forge Global Holding, is globally responsible for supply chain management. Mr. Gorath has 20 years of experience in the supply chain and automotive industry and brings exhaustive knowledge of supply chain management, operational & strategic planning. He joined Bharat Forge CDP in 2010 to switch to Bharat Forge Global Holding in 2020. Mr. Gorath manages the supply chain activities and ensures, that they are fully integrated between various departments/functions, vendors, and plants where applicable. With his global role and responsibility for SCM in the matrix, he is a direct report to the corporate board in India.

Hewy Rappe is Global Head of Supply Chain at one of the largest scale-ups in the Payments Industry: Adyen. Hewy has over 10 years of experience in both procurement and supply chain within FMCG, retail and more recently Fintech. During his tenure at Heineken he contributed to one of the largest transformational supply chain projects impacting 70+ production sites, led the Design to Sustainable Value program globally, and was responsible for the one of the largest strategic sourcing categories within the company. Before Heineken he worked at AMS Sourcing, joining the private label sourcing efforts from 10 leading food retailers in Europe, among which Ahold Delhaize, Morrisons, Migros, ICA and Salling Group. Hewy is an Executive MBA candidate at the University of Maastricht and has a degree in International Hotel Management. In his free time, Hewy enjoys spending time with his husband, traveling, enjoying food and wine, acting and supporting his foundation for performing arts.

Married with 4 boys aged 22, 10, 9, and 6 Angelo has a busy and rewarding home life. With Supply Chain and Operations Director role responsibility across HSQE, Logistics, Assembly, Fabrication, Supply chain coordination, Operational excellence, Operational Intelligence, Manufacturing engineering, Order processing, Permutations, Fleet, Facilities management and Procurement, Angelo’s passion is face to face interaction with people and fostering collaboration to drive strategy into performance. For him the constant motivation is to unlock the potential in processes and people which inevitably unleashes performance!

Rob began working at Dormakaba in the Order Processing department, Rob has gone through continued learnings and development, and has graduated from studying a master’s degree in Logistics, Procurement, and Supply Chain Management. His role at Dormakaba has also developed where he is now Supply Chain Coordination Manager, Rob oversees Stock Management across the business including over 140 Service Engineers, Facilities Management across 14 UK Sites, large specific supply projects, driving continuous Improvement Projects throughout the UK Business. Rob lives local to Dormakaba in Tiverton with his Wife, Daughter (and Dog) and has a Passion for Team Development, Continuous Improvement, and Driving Culture in the Business.

Study: Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (Industrial Engineering) at TU Darmstadt
Professional Career:
1995: Start as management Trainee at BOSCH Group
From 1997 – 2016 in various leading positions in Purchasing in Germany and Mexico
From 2016 till today VP Corporate Supply Chain Management - Inbound

Dr. Amin Kaboli serves as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Lagrange.AI. He has extensive experience in change, transformation, and operational excellence. He has supported many organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms and industries as diverse as Luxury Goods, MedTech, Pharma, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, and other industries. He is a lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where he obtained his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Systems & Robotics. He also coaches and advises tech founders and senior business executives at IMD Business School, Switzerland.

Dr. Amin Kaboli serves as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Lagrange.AI. He has extensive experience in change, transformation, and operational excellence. He has supported many organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms and industries as diverse as Luxury Goods, MedTech, Pharma, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, and other industries. He is a lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where he obtained his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Systems & Robotics. He also coaches and advises tech founders and senior business executives at IMD Business School, Switzerland.

Martin McKie is a Principal Advisory Consultant at Amazon Web Services (AWS), specializing in Supply Chain, Transportation and Logistics. Martin has been with AWS since November 2021 and works with Customers across multiple industries, providing guidance and seeking to solve supply chain business challenges through digital innovation and data-based transformations. Prior to joining AWS, Martin spent 20+ years in the Telecom equipment supply industry, having a variety of senior Supply Chain roles at Motorola, ARRIS and CommScope. Martin is based in the UK.

Luca Di Primio works as Head of Global Category Management at Lightsource bp which is a company active in the Renewable Energy sector with focus on solar energy.

Luca has 15 years’ experience in the solar energy industry as Project Management and Procurement professionals. Prior to that he has worked in Chemical and Pharmaceutical sector. Given the incredible growth of Renewable Energy in the last decade and especially solar energy the Strategic Sourcing has gained a central role in the procurement organizations of companies working in this space. Driving the strategy into operational performance and managing the increasing challenges in supply chain disruption is the main focus of Luca’s activity.

Dr Jay Daniel is a Programme Leader for MSc Global Operations and Supply Chain Management and Senior Lecturer at the University of Derby, UK. Before joining the Derby Business school, he was a lecturer in Supply Chain and Information Systems at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. Previously with DB Schenker, Australia, and Alliance International Registrar, Asia Pacific, Jay held positions of Senior Management Consultant, Supply Chain Solution Analyst, Project Manager, Industry Trainer and Lead Auditor. He is actively engaged in teaching, research, and consulting on supply chain, information systems, Blockchain and Industry 4.0 themes. Dr Daniel has been invited as a keynote speaker/invited speaker at international industry and academic workshops and conferences around the globe such as Keynote Speaker in Oracle Modern Business Experience Conference (Australia), and World-class speaking about sustainable Supply chain at IISRP (US, France, Italy, China, Korea, Russia, Germany, Japan, Austria, etc.) Dr Daniel is honoured to be included in the Top 50 Thought Leaders and Influencers on Supply Chain developed by thinkers 360.

Dr. Amin Kaboli serves as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Lagrange.AI. He has extensive experience in change, transformation, and operational excellence. He has supported many organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms and industries as diverse as Luxury Goods, MedTech, Pharma, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, and other industries. He is a lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where he obtained his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Systems & Robotics. He also coaches and advises tech founders and senior business executives at IMD Business School, Switzerland.

Prof Dr Jacques Leonardi is Professor for Sustainable Logistics at the University of Westminster, London, with 32 years’ research experience, and 22 years developing, testing and evaluating solutions in sustainable logistics and transport. He has published widely and is also an international consultant with a wide range of clients in governments, agencies and private businesses. He teaches at the University of Westminster in London, at the engineering school EIGSI in La Rochelle, France and at the HEIG-VD in Yverdon, Switzerland.

Dr. Dauda Hamzat is  the Deputy Head of School & Principal Lecturer, School of Supply Chain  and Project Management at Arden University.

He has 30-year post-university working experience in the diverse fields of supply chain: procurement, international shipping & logistics, and aviation management in many blue-chip firms across two continents. In the last decade, Dr. Hamzat, a Fellow of Advanced Higher Education(FHEA), UK; Fellow Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (FCILT), UK; Fellow, Chartered Management Institute (FCMI), UK; Member, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS), UK amongst others has been committed to raising the next generation of supply chain practitioners as a scholar in many UK universities. He  also consults internationally and speaks regularly on diverse supply chain subjects.

Dr. Stella Despoudi is Assistant Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management at the Aston Business School, Aston University, UK and Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Business Studies at the University of Western Macedonia in Greece. Stella’s research expertise lies in the following research areas: food supply chain sustainability and resilience, food waste and food sustainability, circular economy and industry 4.0. She has been the lead investigator in research projects related to Food Supply Chain Management such as ‘Sustainability, Resilience, and the Impact of Industry 4.0 in the Food Supply Chain’. Stella’s previous work has been published in journals such as International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Journal of Business Research, Annals of Operations Research, International Journal of Production Research and Production Planning and Control.

Dr. Amin Kaboli serves as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Lagrange.AI. He has extensive experience in change, transformation, and operational excellence. He has supported many organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms and industries as diverse as Luxury Goods, MedTech, Pharma, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, and other industries. He is a lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where he obtained his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Systems & Robotics. He also coaches and advises tech founders and senior business executives at IMD Business School, Switzerland.