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2024-11-07T11:30:00.000+01:00

SAP Innovation Day for Supply Chain
Draw Your Future

In today's rapidly evolving world, building a resilient and sustainable supply chain is more crucial than ever. As we face increasing complexities and uncertainties, the ability to adapt and innovate becomes a key competitive advantage.

Join us on Thursday, November 7, 2024, in 's-Hertogenbosch for the SAP Innovation Day for Supply Chain, themed "Draw Your Future."

Throughout the day, SAP experts will present the latest innovations and future roadmaps on topics such as planning, manufacturing, logistics, asset management, and artificial intelligence. Additionally, you will hear from various SAP customers about how they are 'drawing the future' of their supply chains to remain at the forefront of innovation, sustainability, and resilience.

You'll have plenty of opportunities to network with your peers over a tasty lunch and walking dinner!

Participation in the event is free, but registration is required. We are fully booked but you can still join the waitlist to be notified if a spot opens up.

We look forward to seeing you on November 7!

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Event Agenda: Draw Your Future

11:30 - 12:30 Registration & Lunch

12:30 - 12:50 Opening

Speakers: Juan Cartier and Marcel Bron, SAP

In a world driven by technology, SAP invites you to reimagine your supply chain through the power of real-time data, AI, and seamless integration across your supply chain and ecosystem. Unlock the power of your supply chain to become the strategic asset that drives resilience, innovation and differentiation.

12:50 - 13:50 Opening Keynote: Thimon de Jong

In a turbulent, digitalising, uncertain world, making sense of the future is more important than ever. Thimon de Jong is a world-renowned behavioural expert who helps you understand what people are going to do next and what that practically means for leaders and organisations today.

14:05 - 14:35 SAP Expert Sessions

SAP Expert Session: Integrated Business Planning

Speaker: Claus Jensen, SAP

Transform your business by shifting from reactive problem-solving to proactively identifying and seizing new opportunities. Join this session to discover how achieving planning excellence through integrated processes and cutting-edge technologies can empower your teams. Learn how to align strategies with execution across the entire value chain, minimize risks, boost supply chain resilience, and create a positive impact on sustainability. Don’t miss this chance to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape!

SAP Expert Session: Asset Management & Field Service Management

Speaker: Jason Enti, SAP

Maximize the value of your assets by attending our session on SAP Intelligent Asset Management Solutions. Explore cutting-edge technologies designed to boost asset performance, minimize downtime, and improve operational efficiency. Acquire actionable insights and effective strategies to enhance reliability and drive growth. Seize this chance to revolutionize your asset management approach!

SAP Expert Session: Logistics

Speaker: Bart Smetsers & Ralph Bazelmans, SAP

Unlock the full potential of your business at our session on SAP Business Networks for Logistics. Discover innovative solutions to streamline supply chains, enhance collaboration, and connect with industry leaders. Gain valuable insights and practical strategies to drive efficiency and growth. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your business operations!

SAP Expert Session: Manufacturing

Speaker: Paul Lasance, SAP

SAP Digital Manufacturing solution is a manufacturing execution system (MES) that supports sustainable, risk-resilient manufacturing operations through a resource-efficient Industry 4.0 approach.

Understand the SAP strategic direction for manufacturing operations and how the integration of plant and equipment with the enterprise results in a step change in agility, resilience and performance for manufacturing operations in discrete and process industries.

14:35 - 15:00 Break

15:05 - 15:35 Customer Sessions

SAP Customer Story: Planning | Pon.Bike

Speaker: Gerco Oosterink, Pon.Bike

In this session, Gerco Oosterink from PON.Bike, the world’s leading bike company, will share their journey of transforming supply chain operations with SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP). Discover how PON.Bike implemented SAP IBP to create a more agile and responsive supply chain, enabling them to stay ahead in a fast-evolving market. Gerco will cover why PON.Bike chose SAP IBP, the key challenges they overcame, and the valuable lessons learned along the way. Attendees will gain actionable insights into supply chain planning and optimization from a leader in the industry.

SAP Customer Story: Field Service Management | Boon Edam

Speaker: Ramon Hendriks, Boon Edam

Boon Edam, a global leader in entry solutions, will share their journey of transforming their field service management with SAP. During the session, Ramon Hendriks will provide valuable insights into the challenges they faced, the strategies they implemented, and the tangible benefits they realized.

SAP Customer Story: Logistics | Woodvision

Speaker: Peter van der Velde, Woodvision

Conquering the SAP EWM challenge from zero to hero

Surviving and thriving the journey of implementing SAP EWM from scratch to a full-scale WMS in WoodVision's yard for warehousing and production. Hear from Peter van der Velde about their experiences and the lessons learned during this transformation.

SAP Customer Story: Manufacturing | Pandora

Speaker: Tantip Puwiwattanangkura, Pandora

Pandora is the world’s largest jewellery brand. Yearly they produce 100+ million pieces in 3 state-of-the-art crafting facilities in Thailand. There is one additional plant being set up in Vietnam. For their manufacturing process, Pandora has chosen the SAP solution Digital Manufacturing (DM). SAP-DM will soon go live for the first production facility in Thailand within this year, followed by implementation for the new manufacturing plant in Vietnam next year.

In this session, Tantip Puwiwattanangkura will share their experience, talk about the benefits envisioned, and key success factors.

15:40 - 16:10 The Future of Supply Chain with SAP Business AI

Speaker: Carlos Portillo, SAP

In this keynote we will explore and understand the overall SAP Business AI strategy and future direction. We will also delve in understanding the specific AI strategy for Supply Chain Management and how we're paving the way towards an autonomous supply chain. Lastly get an overview of the current AI use cases and future AI developments across supply chain management.

16:10 - 16:40 AI-Enabled Supply Chain Transformation at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)

Speaker: Roger Phillips, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)

Learn how consumer goods company Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc transformed its supply chain processes, systems, and operating model. We explore how embedded AI in the SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain solution is helping the company run its S&OP processes, optimize demand, supply, and inventory management.

16:40 - 17:00 Wrap-Up & Closing

17:00 - 19:00 Networking and walking dinner

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*Please note that the event agenda is constantly being updated with new information, including speakers and customer speakers.

Meet our Speakers

Please be aware that the list of speakers is continuously being updated.

Thimon de Jong

Keynote Speaker, Author & Founder

WHETSTON

Roger Phillips

Business Partner, FTL Lead - Planning

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)

Tantip Puwiwattanangkura

Director, Business Process Excellence

Pandora

Gerco Oosterink

Director Global Supply Chain & Outsourcing

Pon.Bike

Peter van der Velde

Directeur Operations

Woodvision

Ramon Hendriks

Project Manager / Global Sales operations specialist

Boon Edam

Carlos Portillo

Global Artificial Intelligence Product Marketing Manager

SAP

Juan Cartier

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) - DSC EMEA

SAP

Marcel Bron

Head of Digital Supply Chain

SAP

Jason Enti

Solution Advisor - Asset & Service Management

SAP

Bart Smetsers

Senior Solution Expert | SAP Certified, Supply Chain

SAP

Ralph Bazelmans

Solution Advisor

SAP

Claus Jensen

Director, Global CoE for Digital Supply Chain

SAP

Paul Lasance

Digital Manufacturing Specialist (EMEA)

SAP

What to expect?

Curious about what to expect at this year's event? Watch the aftermovie of the SAP Innovation Day for Supply Chain (2023) and get ready for November 7, 2024!