Gartner Announces Keynote Speakers for its Supply Chain Executive Conference 2013 in Melbourne
Announcement posted by Gartner 13 Jun 2013
Dhaval Buch, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Asia, Africa, Russia, Unilever
Mr. Buch is based in Singapore and currently leads the Unilever Supply Chain for Asia, Africa and Russia which has approximately 44,000 people operating 130 factories and 220 distribution centres and serves around 4000 customers. He also heads up Unilever Engineering Services which is responsible for deploying Unilever’s capital expenditure globally. Prior to this, he spent a year in London as the Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy working with Unilever’s Chief Supply Chain Officer.
Lim Chin Chye, Vice President, Haier Home Appliance Group, Haier
Mr. Lim is currently Vice President of Haier Home Appliance group responsible for its supply chain. Prior to joining Haier in 2008, he spent more than 20 years in Hewlett-Packard Company Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations. Currently, he heads Global Supply Chain for Haier Company’s Home Appliances Group in Shangdong province of China. His responsibilities include supply chain strategy and networks; demand management; supply management; order management; factory operations and customer delivery.
Michael Burkett, Research Vice President, Gartner
Mr. Burkett will present the opening keynote, challenging delegates to re-imagine the supply chain and push the boundaries of conventional thinking. He says incremental improvement won't suffice to capitalise on the next wave of global growth. Future supply chain leaders must engage business partners to drive new market growth while continuing to improve service levels and profits in existing markets. Mr. Burkett will present Gartner's latest research addressing the changes ahead and the capabilities required for supply chain to be the critical differentiator for global corporations.
Held over two days at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne, senior supply chain leaders, Gartner analysts and solution providers will gather to explore the challenges and opportunities facing supply chain professionals. Topics to be discussed this year include global logistics strategies, supply chain risk management, demand management, supplier and customer collaboration, performance management and measurement and strategies for manufacturing excellence. The full agenda can be found online here.
The conference agenda includes Gartner research presentations, guest keynote addresses, end user case studies, panel discussions and selected industry sessions to provide supply chain executives with a complete view of the supply chain landscape. Delegates have the opportunity for a one-on-one consultation with a Gartner analyst during the event to address their own specific challenges.
About Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2013
Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference is the world's most important annual gathering of senior supply chain executives. It is the only industry event that provides senior supply chain executives with the insights, tools and relationships they need, from a proven source of field-tested research, analysis and unbiased advice. For further information, visit: www.gartner.com/ap/supplychain
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