6 and 7 June 2018, Heidelberg supply-chain-days.com

Supply Chain of the FutureDigital, Intelligent, Connected

12thannual conference of the

supply chain experts

Welcome

Dr. Christoph KilgerPartner, Advisory Services, Leader Supply Chain & Operations EMEIA, EY

Automating the interplay between cloud-based systems, evaluations and

decisions to a high degree, thereby reflecting reality in real time, is what defines

the supply chain of the future. Processes are gradually becoming fully automated

on the basis of SC analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Using the

concepts of the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 facilitates direct access to

comprehensive availability and status information from sourcing, production

and distribution.

The supply chain of the future is tangibly close, as we will demonstrate by

means of practical applications. However, the complexity and capability of

digital information planning and distribution systems is increasing and leading

to challenges in practical application, as well as different approaches within

companies.

Exciting lectures and workshops will provide an insight into the various

implementations. In total, more than 120 industry decision makers from the

fields of product development, production, logistics and trade supply chain

management in the manufacturing sector and trade will be present.

Can we count you in?

Our networking dinner in the Schlosshotel Molkenkur restaurant will round off

the first day of events. Here you will have the opportunity to discuss your ideas

with the speakers and participants in person.

We look forward to welcoming you in Heidelberg at the beginning of June.

Best regards

SUPPLY CHAIN DAYS 2018: THE PLATFORM FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD

Program highlightsThe motto of Supply Chain Days 2018 is “Supply Chain of the Future”.Leading companies will give exclusive insights into their supply chain processes.Benefit from their experience and have discussions with renowned speakers and other participants in our pre-conference workshops, lectures and panel discussions – at expert level and always with reference to practical applications. Program highlights of our premium conference:

• Supply chain planning of the future

• Blockchain in supply chain management

• Robotic process automation

• Supply chain analytics and artificial intelligence

• Internet of Things and Industry 4.0

• Smart city

Program committee For the past twelve years, a top-class program committee has been responsible for the compilation of topics and the content of the Supply Chain Days. The members attach particular importance to the practical relevance of the contributions and to the high quality of the lectures, workshops and panel discussions.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai FurmansDirector of the Institute for Material Handling andLogistics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT

Dr. Christoph KilgerPartner Advisory Services, Supply Chain & Operations, Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs-gesellschaft

Frank MaierMember of the Executive Board, Lenze SE

Christian LoipeldingerHead of Production and Logistics Strategy and Intralogistics, Krones AG

Dr. Patric SpethmannGeneral Manager/COO, GRIES DECO COMPANY GmbH (Depot)

Dr. Michael KepplerFounder and former Director, ICON-SCM AG

12TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERTS

Keynote speakersRalf Busche was born in 1964 in Bremerhaven, Germany. In January 2016 he was appointed Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain Strategy & Performance BASF Group. He is responsible for global supply chain strategy, planning and process development, supply chain service and network optimization, as well as supply chain performance management for all BASF business units. He ensures that required supply chain capabilities are available and caters for a competitively differentiated supply chain for each business unit with an optimum balance between differentiation and harmonization. Ralf Busche has been working for BASF since 1989. He is an industrial engineer with a degree in transport and logistics from University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven.

Wolfgang WeberCorporate Digital Transformation and SHEQ, Henkel Global Supply Chain B.V.

Wolfgang Weber is Head of Digital Transformation at Henkel. He has more than 20 years of experience in leading positions in the supply chain sector and has already been deployed to numerous international locations throughout Europe. Moreover, he is responsible for the Greenfield Project in the construction of a new factory in Egypt. Wolfgang Weber has an industrial engineering background, having studied at Wuppertal University and Berlin Technical University. After graduating with a master’s degree he studied business management at Cranfield University (UK) and Navarra University (Spain). He will highlight the effects of digitalization, with a particular focus on the many advantages resulting from Big Data and automation megatrends.

Dinner speech

Philipp DepiereuxFounder and Managing Director, etventure GmbH

Initially a consultant, then CEO of a medium-sized company, and today as Founder and Managing Director of the digital consultancy and company builder etventure, Phillipp Depiereux has been focusing on innovation projects for many years now. When the business graduate founded etventure with two other partners in 2010, his vision was to combine his experiences as an entrepreneur and driver of innovation in SMEs, the corporate world, start-ups and digital projects in Silicon Valley into one enterprise. Since then, more than 250 digital experts and entrepreneurs are now part of etventure, providing digital transformation support at ten locations in Germany and abroad to corporations and SMEs, as well as developing their own start-ups.

Ralf Busche Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain Strategy & Performance, BASF SE

Prof. Dr. Henning VöpelDirector and CEO, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI)

Prof. Dr. Henning Vöpel has been Director and CEO of the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) since 2014. In 2010 he was appointed professor at the Hamburg School of Business Administration. His research focuses on the economy, the global economy and digital economics. After graduating in economics, Prof. Vöpel obtained his doctorate in 2004 with a thesis on the “Stabilizing effects of monetary policy”. In 2006 he took part in the “Gemeinschafts- diagnose” a joint economic forecast prepared by Germany’s leading economic research institutes on behalf of the Federal Government. In 2009 he was invited by the US Department of State to conduct research in the US as part of the international Leadership Program in Washington D.C., San Francisco and Boston, amongst other places.

Prof. Kai Furmans studied industrial engineering at University of Karlsruhe (TH). After completing his doctorate at the Institute for Material Handling and Logistics he worked, among other things, at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights (NY). He then became Head of the Material Handling Technology research department with Prof. Arnold at the Institute of Material Handling before he took on further leadership positions at Robert Bosch GmbH. He has held the Logistics Foundation Chair of the Detlef Hübner Foundation since April 2003, and since October 2005 has been Director of the Institute of Material Handling and Logistics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Scientific Director at the FZI Research Center for Information Technology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Prof. Furmans was a Member of the Supervisory Board of J&M Management Consulting AG from July 2007 to May 2013.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Furmans Director of the Institute for Material Handling andLogistics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT

AGENDA – Wednesday 6 June 2018

Pre-conference workshops

10:00AM–12:00PM Digital business models – Supply chain challenge • Input: new work - what does agility and leadership mean for

me, my team and my organization?• Mini design challenge: redesign the baggage check facilities at

Berlin Brandenburg Airport• Elevator pitch: pitch presentation of the results• agile@me: what will I do differently tomorrow when I go to

work

Peter Feldmeier, Principal, etventure GmbH

Business ecosystem design for blockchain (in English)• How companies are implementing blockchains in their

business operations• Key design points in putting together blockchain solutions• EPR integration approaches including SAP• Building blockchain networks with suppliers and partner

on-boarding considerations

Paul Brody, Principal & Global Innovation Leader, BlockChain Technology, EY

12:00PM–1:00PM Business lunch

Official start of the conference

1:00PM–1:15PM Welcome: Dr. Christoph Kilger, Partner Advisory Services, Leader Supply Chain & Operations EMEIA, EY

1:15PM–2:00PM Technological and geopolitical upheavals in the global economy • The global economy is facing a paradigm shift• Global value chains are becoming more sensitive to shocks• A worldwide regulatory vacuum is threatening

Prof. Dr. Henning Vöpel, Director and CEO, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI)

2:00PM–2:45PM Digital transformation of a supply chain • It‘s all about agility• Big Data• Automation deliver benefits

Wolfgang Weber, Corporate Director Digital Transformation and SHEQ, Henkel Global Supply Chain B.V.

2:45PM–3:15PM Coffee break

3:15PM–3:45PM Supply chain of the future @ s.Oliver Group• The digital (fashion) client of the future• The digital transformation as a basis for digitalization• The digitalization of the s.Oliver supply chain (including

concrete examples)

Andreas Baur, COO, s.Oliver Group

Building an eco-system for the wood industry• Wood industry• Open industry ecosystem• Digital business models as the symbiosis of manufacturers and platforms

Christian Neumann, Managing Director, tapio GmbH

3:50PM– 4:20PM Optimized in the future: an integrated supply chain- Planning in the consumer goods industry

• Successful redesign of the internal supply chain• Networking of demand, production and procurement plans • Simultaneous review of material and capacity planning

Rupert Freutsmiedl, Director Supply Chain Management, Member of the Executive Committee, Dr. Babor GmbH & Co. KGDirk Voßen, Supply Chain Planner and APS Project Manager, Dr. Babor GmbH & Co. KG

Integrated supply chain planning in the Valliant Groupp• From a decentralized to a centralized plan• Multi-level supply chain planning in a complex network• Comments on SAP IBP as a planning tool

Christian Althaus, IC-O, Head of Group Supply Chain Operations, Vaillant Group

4:20PM–4:50PM Coffee break

4:50PM–5:20PM Industrializing blockchain technology (in English) • Building end-to-end business ecosystems using blockchain technology• Automating business processes and how companies are envisioning their next generation business processes• Thinking about value creation and how to measure results from blockchain implementations

Paul Brody, Principal & Global Innovation Leader, BlockChain Technology, EY

5:20PM–5:50PM Digital transformation of the Boehringer Ingelheim supply chain• Advantages of a connected supply chain• Predictive sales forecasting and S&OP processes• How can blockchain support supply chain processes? POC at Boehringer Ingelheim

Markus Ernst, Director Global IT-Function Supply Chain & 3rd Party Management, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH

From 7:30PM Gala dinner at Schlosshotel Molkenkur, Klingenteichstraße 31, 69117 Heidelberg Dinner speech:

• “Digitize or die” Philipp Depiereux, Founder and Managing Director, etventure GmbH

Conference

9:00AM–9:15AM Welcome: Dr. Christoph Kilger, Partner Advisory Services, Leader Supply Chain & Operations EMEIA, EY

9:15AM–9:45AM mySMARTLife, transition of EU cities towards a new concept of smart life and economy • Mobility• Energy and infrastructure• IcT, IoT and communication – interaction

Christoph Lindemann, Director of the Smart City and Innovation Department, City of Hamburg, Bergedorf, District Office

9:45AM–10:30AM Challenges and opportunities for the supply chain through automatic order picking• Technology• Areas of application• Effects on the supply chain

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Furmans, Director of the Institute of Material Handling and Logistics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KITKai Markert, Research Associater, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT

10:30AM–11:00AM Coffee break

11:00AM–11:30AM Supply chain goes cognitive – Using artificial intelligence in the IBM supply chain• Human/machine interaction• Augmenting and assisting supply chain workers• Continuous learning

Matthias Graefe, Director of Supply Chain Transformation, Supply Chain Data Officer, IBM Deutschland Management & Business Support GmbH

11:35AM–12:05PM Supply chain management in project business and plant engineering: findings for the supply chain of the future?

• Specific challenges to SCM in plant engineering and project business

• Flexibility and agility in SCM as a competitive advantage• The role of digitalization

Nikolaus Gäbler, Head of Supply Chain Management,Business Unit Grid Automation, ABB Switzerland Ltd

Higher quality, efficiency and speed with a logistics data cloud

• Enabling real-time data integration in the logistics industry• Release platform based digitization potential• Speed up connectivity and exception management

Niko Hossain, Senior Project Manager, Lufthansa Cargo

12:05PM–1:00PM Business-Lunch

1:00PM–1:30PM Industry 4.0 in logistics• Object localization and indoor tracking for process

control and analysis• Digital shop floor management• Let’s dream a bit …

Dr.-Ing. Jens Lopitzsch, Vice President Processes and Systems, MAN Truck & Bus AG

Adding value in steel & metals distribution by extending the traditional supply chain

• Increased competition demands even higher customer focus• Value added services address customer needs and open new

opportunities• One opportunity is metal additive manufacturing

Michael Janßen, Senior Vice President Supply Chain & Business Development, Kloeckner Metals Europe GmbH

1:35PM–2:05PM RPA and the digital supply chain• Digital maturity journey in NOKIA Operations• How software robots can help to improve the supply chain• NOKIA Operations – experience of live deployments 2017

until today

Sven Koehler, Head of Digital Center of Excellence, Operations, NOKIA

Digital transformation in large-scale plant construction• Agile software development in contrast to long-running

project business• Development of new business models in the old economy• (IT) challenges in the implementation of digital products

Maximilian P. Wagner, CEO, SMS digital GmbH

2:05PM–2:30PM Coffee break

2:30PM–3:30PM Panel discussion: Supply Chain of the FutureDr. Christoph Kilger, Partner Advisory Services, Leader Supply Chain & Operations EMEIA, EY

3:30PM–4:15PM SC Insights @ BASF• Customer-centric supply chains• How operational excellence and innovation drive performance• BASF’s approach towards circular economy

Ralf Busche, Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain Strategy & Performance, BASF SE

4:15PM–4:30PM Closing remarks from Dr. Christoph Kilger, Partner Advisory Services, Leader Supply Chain & Operations EMEIA, EY

End of the conference

AGENDA – Thursday 7 June 2018 This lecture will also be available in English (by simultaneous interpretation)

Markus Ernst, Director Global IT Function Supply Chain & 3rd Party Management, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH

Paul Brody, Principal & Global Innovation Leader, BlockChain Technology, EY

Philipp Depiereux, Founder and Managing Director, etventure GmbH

Andreas Baur, COO, s.Oliver Group

Ralf Busche, Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain Strategy & Performance, BASF SE

Niko Hossain, Senior Project Manager, Lufthansa Cargo

Matthias Graefe, Director of Supply Chain Transformation, Supply Chain Data Officer, IBM Deutschland Management & Business Support GmbH

Christian Althaus, IC-O, Head of Group Supply Chain Operations, Vaillant Group

SUPPLY CHAIN DAYS SPEAKERS

Nikolaus Gäbler, Head of Supply Chain Management,Business Unit Grid Automation, ABB Switzerland Ltd

Peter Feldmeier, Principal,etventure GmbH

Rupert Freutsmiedl, Director Supply Chain Management,Member of the Executive Committee,Dr. Babor GmbH & Co. KG

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Furmans, Director of the Institute for Material Handling and Logistics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT

Prof. Dr. Henning Vöpel, Director and CEO, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI)

Christoph Lindemann, Director of the Smart City and Innovation Department, City of Hamburg, Bergedorf District Office

Dirk Voßen, Supply Chain Planner and APS Project Manager, Dr. Babor GmbH & Co. KG

Michael Janßen, Senior Vice President Supply Chain & Business Development, Kloeckner Metals Europe GmbH

Christian Neumann, Managing Director, tapio GmbH

Maximilian P. Wagner, CEO, SMS digital GmbH

Wolfgang Weber, Corporate Director Digital Transformation and SHEQ, Henkel Global Supply Chain B.V.

Kai Markert, Research Associate, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT

Sven Koehler, Head of Digital Center of Excellence, Operations, NOKIA

Dr.-Ing. Jens Lopitzsch, Vice President of Processes and Systems, MAN Truck & Bus AG

RegistrationPlease register online before 15 May 2018 using the www.supply-chain-days.com link. If you require an order for your participation, please initiate the process internally and send the order to

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Participation fee2-day conference ticket: EUR 1,150.00 (plus 19% VAT)

Reduced earlybird ticket: EUR 995.00 (plus 19% VAT)until 15 April 2018

The participation fee includes admission to the lectures and conference documents,refreshments, the gala dinner (including drinks) as well as lunch on the second conference day. Travel, accommodation and other expenses are not included in the participation fee.

Pre-conference workshops: EUR 250.00 (plus 19% VAT)

The participation fee includes admission to chosen workshops, conference documents, refreshments and lunch before the beginning of the conference.

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ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

Hotel Marriott Heidelberg EUR 179.00 incl. breakfastVangerowstraße 1669115 HeidelbergTelephone +49 6221 908 650 reservation.heidelberg@marriott.com

Leonardo Hotel Heidelberg City Center EUR 149.00 incl. breakfastBergheimer Straße 6369115 HeidelbergTelephone +49 6221 508 0 reservations.heidelberg@leonardo-hotels.com

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Event location Studio Villa BoschEntrance Studio, Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33, 69118 Heidelberg

The entrance to Studio Villa Bosch is located around 100m behind Villa Bosch (in the direction of Schlierbach from Heidelberg Castle).

Please note that there will be very few parking spaces available at the Studio Villa Bosch. Please use our free shuttle service.

Evening event Schlosshotel MolkenkurKlingenteichstraße 31, 69117 Heidelberg

Hotel recommendationsA contingent of rooms has been reserved for conference participants in the following hotels until 24 April 2018. Please reserve your room using the key phrase “Supply Chain Days”. All hotels will be connected to our free shuttle service.

Please note that accommodation costs are not included in the price of the conference ticket (self-paying).

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