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Michael Liesfeldt

VP Global Supply Chain
Lanxess

Michael is VP - Head of Global Integrated Business Planning and Supply Chain Operations in the business unit TSR of Lanxess AG, that will be part of the forthcoming joint venture between LANXESS and Saudi Aramco to create a world-leading joint venture for synthetic rubber in 2016. Michael has extensive experience in maintenance engineering support, procurement, supply chain, operations, business planning, and regional and global product management serving small to large businesses. Michael was stationed in Europe, United States and Asia, hence he is well acquainted with different work cultures, regional business practices and the challenges achieving SCE across regions.

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Day 1 - Driving value and innovation throughout the business

Sunday, March 4th, 2018

11:40 DRILL-DOWN ROUNDTABLES

3D printing in the Chemical industry: what are the opportunities?
Folkert Tjebbes, Director Supply Chain EMEA, Univar
How to integrate service as a revenue generator and improve the overall customer experience
Franky Veryser, Director Global Supply Chain AMI, Eastman Chemical Company
Globalisation vs. Regionalization: How to prepare for supply chain challenges in localized and global markets
Theo Zwygers, Vice President – Director Supply Chain, LyondellBasell
How to achieve ‘end to end’ supply chain visibility: Where to start and what’s the value?
Michael Liesfeldt, VP Global Supply Chain, Lanxess
How to set-up an effective customer driven S&OP to streamline collaborative forecasting
Tanguy Billot, Supply Chain Manager, Allnex
How to collaborate with procurement to leverage knowledge and buying power
An D’Haenens, Head of Logistics, EMEA, DuPont
Measuring the results of planning & strategy: What does success post-implementation really look like?
Billy Duty, Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence, Momentive
How to achieve true cultural change through lean transformation
Iveta Kozlickova, Head of Center of Supply Chain Expertise, Covestro
How to implement a globally ingrained S&OP process and achieve buy-in from the wider stakeholder group
Karl Huhn, Vice President Strategic Supply Chain Management, Wacker Chemie
How to ensure consistency and transparency of data throughout the entire end-to-end supply chain
Henning Schussmüller, Senior Manager Supply Chain and Logistics, Sumitomo Chemical Europe

14:55 CASE STUDY REVOLUTION- What are the value levers for Supply Chain Optimization?

Order to cash (system flow)
Higher degree of automation and professional IT platform for S&OP process ? Harmonized and standardized OTC processes across regions?
Sales & Operations Planning / Integrated Business Planning (planning flow) Procurement for strategic raw materials inside the BU or centralized to improve margin management ability across the value chain ? S&OP/IBP to link strategy and operational planning (supply/demand/ inventory, rough cut capacity planning, production and raw material planning) with the financial planning in order to generate the ‘optimal’ margins for the business ?
Supply Chain operations (material flow)
Holistic understanding of customer requirements and value extraction potential by market segment ?
Challenging and clear definition of logistics service levels / differentiation (high cost/low cost)

Day 2 - Achieving Supply Chain Excellence Now

Wednesday, April 4th, 2018

15:35 PANEL DISCUSSION: How to drive efficiency alongside suppliers: What are the next steps for driving supply chain sustainability?

How to recognize sustainable supply chain risk and mitigate against it across supply chain
Developing a sustainable supply chain as a key enabler for sustainable business growth
Increasing understanding of carbon taxes and addressing the emissions and waste issue - do emission reductions and cost reductions go hand-in-hand?
How realistic is the pooling of logistics a good way to reduce the environmental impact, eliminate costs and optimize transportation networks in a sustainable supply chain?
Rethinking supply chain design to reduce the number of shipments and container miles
How do we create both an effective and efficient demand driven supply chain that provides sustainability alongside long term performance

Panelists will put forward their thoughts and experiences and you will then have the opportunity to pose questions and take part in interactive roundtable discussions to discuss the growing opportunities and threats posed by increasing customer demands. Take away different approaches to key challenges from your fellow industry peers and ask the experts what they think!