Day Two - Wednesday 9 September 2020

10:00 am - 10:30 am Keynote Fireside Chat: Mastering big data: How can chemical supply chain leaders leverage critical data sets to create a new vision of the end-to-end value chain in a post Covid-19 world?

Robert Nessing - Head of Global Supply Value Chain, Fungicides, BASF Kate Pellegrina - Supply Chain Programme Director, Croda

10:30 am - 10:50 am Interview: How is one of the world’s leading free zones attracting new economy investors to enhance sustainability in chemical logistics?

John Gould - Head of Logistics, Qatar Free Zone Authority

10:50 am - 11:10 am Interview: Aligning priorities post-pandemic: How can chemical leaders best organise their supply chains to adapt to increasing market regulations and CSR demands?

Lennart Heip - Global Head of International Trade Operations, Dow Peter Devos - Managing Director, ECTA

11:10 am - 11:40 am Visit exhibition

12:00 pm - 12:10 pm Innovation Spotlight: Age of agility - reinventing chemical demand planning with touchless forecasting

Michael Späth - Client Partner, Aera Technology

12:10 pm - 12:20 pm Innovation Spotlight: Discover the first IoT Connected IBC in the market - GCube Connect

Luca Bettoni - Global IBC Product Manager, Greif

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Fireside Chat: What new skillsets, working cultures and diversity roadmaps are required to drive the chemical supply chain industry of the future, now?

Pierre Chorand - VP, Global Supply Chain, Trinseo Stephanie Wright - Former Regional Head of Customer Service, Control Tower & Intercompany, Europe, Henkel Maarten Cornelissen - Director Supply Chain, FrieslandCampina Ingredients

12:40 pm - 1:40 pm Visit exhibition - Lunch Break

1:40 pm - 2:00 pm Case Study: How to develop agile supply chain processes to accelerate company growth in emerging markets

Lennart Heip - Global Head of International Trade Operations, Dow