LogiChem EU 2025
March 18 - 20, 2025
Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre WTC Rotterdam
Day 3 - 21st March
8:00 am - 8:35 am
Welcome Coffee
8:35 am - 8:40 am
Welcome Remarks: Evelina Zemziulina, LogiChem Director
8:40 am - 8:45 am
Chairperson’s Opening Address
Tim Bett -
Former Head of Supply Chain,
Archroma
8:45 am - 9:05 am
KEYNOTE: How will the chemical supply chain look 10 years from now in the backdrop of rapid advances in digital technology coupled with rising customer expectations?
Lanny Duvall -
Chief Supply Chain Officer,
Nouryon
9:05 am - 9:45 am
COMPARE AND CONTRAST: How Borealis and DSM run their supply chain re-design programs to improve customer service, optimize the costs position and embrace opportunities provided by digital transformation
Arno Dalhuisen -
Global Head of SC Excellence,
DSM Nutrional Products
Klaus Hammer -
Programme Manager Supply Chain,
Borealis
9:45 am - 10:05 am
CASE STUDY: How to use supply chain excellence centres to roll-out high performing models that generate tangible value on a global scale
Guillermo Fumero -
Former Global Business Services Leader Clariant and Founder,
Extheria
10:05 am - 11:00 am
Dragons’ Den: With a changing landscape of stakeholders and emerging technologies within the digital space, which are the best ones to invest in to increase your end-to-end supply chain visibility?
Florian Kache -
Head of Supply Chain Innovation Management,
BASF
Guillermo Fumero -
Former Global Business Services Leader Clariant and Founder,
Extheria
Marc Van Der Veen -
Associate Director for Supply Chain Innovation,
Dow Dupont
Steven Glinert -
CEO,
Kinta Artificial Intelligence
Marc Schmitt -
CEO & Co-Founder,
Evertracker
Jay Bhatia -
Founder & CEO,
Agilis Chemicals
Dragons’ Den Judges:
Guillermo Fumero, Former Global Business Services Leader Clariant and Founder of Extheria
Florian Kache, Head of Supply Chain Innovation, BASF
Marc Van Der Veen, Associate Director for Supply Chain Innovation, The Dow Chemical Company
Participating start up companies:
Steven Glinert, CEO, Kinta Artificial Intelligence
Marc Schmitt, CEO & Co-Founder, Evertracker
Jay Bhatia, Founder & CEO, Agilis Chemicals
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Morning networking break
Moderator: Christian Backaert, Global Supply Chain Excellence Manager, Planning, Solvay
Room: Grand Ballroom
STREAM A Advanced Inventory Management Strategies
11:30 am - 12:10 pm CASE STUDY INTERACTIVE: How to create an effective inventory planning strategy that ticks all the right boxes: aligned with your business targets, gives product availability, ensures security and maintains high service levels Fabian Gasczak - Head of SCM Polyols & Oxidation Products, LANXESS
STREAM A Advanced Inventory Management Strategies
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm CASE STUDY INTERACTIVE: Managing the complexity of demand variability at the raw material level: How to set up the right safety buffer at the right time Stijn Sweere - Director of Global Supply Chain, Fragrances, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Stijn Sweere
Director of Global Supply Chain, FragrancesInternational Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Moderator: Pablo Nosti, Logistics Manager EMEA & Global Logistics Enablement Leader, DuPont
Room: Amber I
STREAM B Improving the Efficiency Of Logistics Networks
11:30 am - 11:50 am CASE STUDY INTERACTIVE: How to become a manufacturer of choice for carriers: What can you do to increase the performance of your logistics to secure transportation capacity? Pablo Nosti - Logistics Manager EMEA and Global Logistics Enablement Leader, Dupont
STREAM B Improving the Efficiency Of Logistics Networks
11:50 am - 12:10 pm CASE STUDY: How manufacturers use real time data to optimize their supply chain network and design in the challenging global containerisation market Greg Hughes - European Logistics Business Manager, Agility Chemical Logistics Vicky Bews - European Procurement Manager, Agility Chemical Logistics
STREAM B Improving the Efficiency Of Logistics Networks
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm CASE STUDY INTERACTIVE: How to develop real time track and trace capabilities to provide proactive visibility of unplanned events to your customers Thomas Bronnert - Vice President Corporate Logistics, Wacker Chemie· What track and trace devices should you use and why?
· How to harmonize systems and connections with various carriers in order to unfold digital capabilities of the technology and provide full end-to-end visibility
· How will track and trace impact internal teams, structures and responsibilities?
· Equipping your customer service with a value added service: How to establish effective processes of data sourcing, analysis and feeding back
Moderator: Ralf Pillep, Head of Portfolio Management Order, Covestro
Room: Topaz
STREAM C Enhancing The Customer Journey
11:30 am - 12:10 pm CASE STUDY INTERACTIVE: How to move from the traditional customer-facing function to an advanced one that empowers your employees to drive real customer value in all interactions Stephanie Wright - Head of Customer Service & Control Tower, Henkel· What are the key success factors to enhance the customer journey?
· All about people: How to ensure that your customer service transforms into customer excellence teams in order to stay proactive and dedicated to drive value for customers
· Is automation and digital technology a cost saving tool or an opportunity to save time for customer value activities?
STREAM C Enhancing The Customer Journey
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: How will digital opportunities impact the way you differentiate your service offerings and provide customised solutions? Fabrice Schneider - Head of End to End Supply Chain Processes, Merck Millipore Guillermo Fumero - Former Global Business Services Leader Clariant and Founder, Extheria Marc Van Der Veen - Associate Director for Supply Chain Innovation, Dow Dupont
· Does digitalisation create opportunities for new segmentation and differentiation or should companies follow their historical setup?
· What are the new ways to segment and differentiate with new digital tools?
· How digitalisation can improve the complexity of service offerings caused by customisation
12:50 pm - 1:50 pm
Networking Lunch
Futureproofing Your End-to-End Supply Chain
Moderator: Pablo Nosti, Logistics Manager EMEA & Global Logistics Enablement Leader, DuPont
Room: Grand Ballroom
1:50 pm - 2:30 pm
CASE STUDY INTERACTIVE: How to manage the complexities of S&OP and achieve consistency in your processes
Shailesh Mishra -
Cross-functional Business Demand Lead for M&A, End-to-End & ERP Implementation,
Lyondellbasell Industries
· How to balance between business targets and traditional S&OP goals like supply demand agility
· Realities of S&OP transformation: How to optimize the process in order to achieve full integration
· To what extent can you achieve full integration across multiple supply chain organizations?
· Bringing all parties on board: Communicating the importance of S&OP to upper management
Shailesh Mishra
Cross-functional Business Demand Lead for M&A, End-to-End & ERP ImplementationLyondellbasell Industries
2:30 pm - 3:10 pm
CASE STUDY INTERACTIVE: How to create a 4PL/outsourcing framework that fits your operational model and provides control and flexibility over your customer operations
Mikko Laitinen -
Director Operational Excellence Development,
Kemira
· To outsource or not?: pros and cons on operational and strategic levels
· How to move from customer-supplier (transactional) relationships to strategic (end-to-end) partnerships
· What capabilities should your Outsourcing/ 4PL partner have in order to achieve optimization and saving opportunities?
· Governance process: How to maintain flexibility and stay in control over relationships with your customers
