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Peter Devos

EMEA Supply Chain Strategy and Operations Lead
Monsanto

Peter has been playing a leading role in different Supply Chain fields over the last 20 years. After joining Monsanto he served in several roles in Planning, Customer Service & Logistics for the Chemicals division. In 2005, Peter started up a new Supply Chain Competency Center based in Antwerp, Belgium. This Competency Center is focusing on improving the EMEA Business & Supply Chain processes and forms the liaison between Business and IT for the 3 Monsanto divisions: Agro-chemicals, Seeds & Vegetables. This Competence Center has been transformed to cope with Mfg, Quality, Supply Chain and Finance related Business Process Improvements & Projects.

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Focus Day - Harnessing Digitalization To Drive The Supply Chain

Sunday, February 4th, 2018

12:00 DRILL-DOWN ROUNDTABLES

These informal subject-specific roundtables give you a unique opportunity to drill down into the details of an issue by probing the knowledge and expertise of industry market leaders. Each roundtable is limited to 10 people for maximum interaction and is designed for you to meet like-minded peers and source practical solutions collaboratively.

Analyzing opportunities and challenges of in-house software development vs. off the shelf software providers
Paul Verhaeghen, IT&P Program & Compliance Readiness Leader EMEA, DuPont
Culture change: how do you manage people towards embracing digitalization?
Folkert Tjebbes, Director Supply Chain EMEA, Univar
How can you take data and transform it into innovative action to develop a competitive market advantage?
Peter Devos, EMEA Supply Chain Strategy and Operations Lead, Monsanto
How to create an optimal supply chain for a diverse portfolio that includes both specialty and bulk products
Frank Andreesen, Head of Logistics – EMEA, Covestro
How to manage the impact of M&A on your supply chain
Tim Bett, Head of Supply Chain, Archroma

16:50 PANEL DISCUSSION: How to use predictive and demand analytics to reduce overall costs in logistics processes and gain more supply chain transparency

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

Discussion points:

Assessing the whole value chain to identify where optimal savings can be made for your business
Implementing greater control of data visibility to make informed decisions that positively impact your bottom line
How to explore technological opportunities with 3PL’s for further development of key strategic corridors
Refining your technology strategy to reduce transportation and logistics costs
Redefining your transport management systems to enhance cost efficiencies and improve visibility

Day 1 - Driving value and innovation throughout the business

Sunday, March 4th, 2018

08:50 Chair’s Opening Address

Day 2 - Achieving Supply Chain Excellence Now

Wednesday, April 4th, 2018

13:10 PANEL DISCUSSION: 2002-2016: Reflections of 15 years of LogiChem – How far have we come and how will the landscape look in the coming years?

During this session panelists will discuss the key issues they see for the chemical industry going forward for the rest of this decade and beyond. With this also being the 15th anniversary of LogiChem, some of the original attendees from the first meeting back in 2002 will look at the key topics discussed on the agenda 15 years ago and see how the industry has retrospectively developed.