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Agenda 2023
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0830 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
0940 - 1005 NORTH AMERICAN LIGHT VEHICLE PRODUCTION AND SALES OUTLOOK

- Brief macroeconomic demand overview – economic state of the new car buyer
- New vehicle launches in the coming years and what segments or powertrains are favored
- An overview of IRA and how this impacts the supply chain
Eric Anderson
S&P Global Mobility
S&P Global Mobility
1005 - 1010 Q&A SESSION ON LIGHT VEHICLES SALES PROJECTIONS
1010 - 1035 FUTURE OF MOBILITY – SUPPLY CHAIN IMPLICATIONS

- Defining how the traditional automotive industry is shifting away to “mobility”
- Would the Supply Chain and Logistics be more or less complex in the new mobility world?
- Can anything be learned from the auto industry of the last century?
Deepak Mavatoor
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
1035 - 1040 Q&A SESSION ON SUPPLY CHAIN FOR FUTURE MOBILITY
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
1100 - 1130 RESERVED PRESENTATION
1130 - 1155 RETHINKING ROBUST SUPPLY CHAINS

- Thinking differently about the traditional relationship and contracting terms between customer and LSP
- Building a robust supply chain despite nebulous and often non-existent regulations
- Redefining supply chain network success KPIs
Eva Ames
DSV
DSV
1155 - 1200 Q&A SESSION ON SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK SUCCESS
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT THE AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN EXHIBITION
1330 - 1400 PANEL DISCUSSION ON AUOTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN
1400 - 1425 DIGITAL TRUST CHAIN – CONNECTING THE SUPPLY CHAIN WITH DIGITAL UNIFICATION CAPABILITIES

- Enhancing connected structures to provide A2A optimizations and more accurate reconciliations of freight movements
- Utilizing automation to optimize labor-intensive transactional system demands, providing built-in Q
- How to provide efficient means of “on road” technology to enhance and optimize back-end system processing
Dave Brajkovich
Polaris Transportation Group
Polaris Transportation Group
1425 - 1430 Q&A SESSION ON DIGITAL UNIFICATION IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN
1430 - 1500 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
1500 - 1530 RESERVED PRESENTATION
1530 - 1555 SUPPLY CHAIN DATA IN FRAGMENTED TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS?

- Why a “single window” data exchange is important in the supply chain?
- How can automation help importers/exporters channel their attention to regulatory compliance?
- Can visibility over the complex and fractured supply chain be improved with digitization?
Donna Mullins
Kale Info Solutions Inc
Kale Info Solutions Inc
1555 - 1600 Q&A SESSION ON SUPPLY CHAIN DIGITIZATION
1600 - 1700 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
TBC
0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
0940 - 1005 SUPPLY CHAIN DRIVING THE COMPANY – OR JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE?

- Supply chain can drive the company forward when wielded as a competitive advantage
- Past three years have highlighted the fact that the supply chain can be a determining factor
- What are the benefits of a transformation that moves the supply chain from average to world-class?
Mike Regan
TranzAct Technologies, Inc.
TranzAct Technologies, Inc.
1005 - 1010 Q&A SESSION ON THE EFFECT OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN ON THE BOTTOM-LINE
1010 - 1035 DIGITAL TWINS AS A NEXT STEP IN OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

- In which phase should digital twins be used in simulation, planning, or operations?
- In which vertical – logistics, production, quality, or energy consumption?
Michal Ukropec
twinzo
twinzo
1035 - 1040 Q&A SESSION ON DIGITAL TWINS FOR OPEX
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
1100 - 1125 CREATING A WINNING 3PL PARTNERSHIP

- More than half of partnerships between customers and their 3PL service providers end in failure
- A lack of clearly defined requirements and expectations from the customer is the leading cause of failure
- Proven methodology to increase the likelihood of a successful partnership
Derek Westfall
Westfall Consulting Group LLC
Westfall Consulting Group LLC
1125 - 1130 Q&A SESSION ON 3PL PARTNERSHIP
1130 - 1155 DRIVING ORGANIZATIONAL VALUE MANAGING TRANSPORTATION WITH TRADE COMPLIANCE

- Companies spend lots of time and money managing international shipments with little visibility
- The inefficiencies span inbound product visibility, shipment execution, organizational awareness of delays
- The only way to systematically solve these issues is to manage these functions, processes, and data in concert
Grant Sernick
3rdwave
3rdwave
1155 - 1200 Q&A SESSION ON SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY
1200 - 1215 FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW
1215 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH
Quick Proposal
Key topics for 2023:
- Market trends for the automotive industry and global supply chains
Understand the key market drivers with an update on volumes of automobiles and auto components and their impact on supply chains from a global perspective. - Explore new technologies to enable smart logistics and warehousing automation
Discover innovative technologies, such as IIoT, blockchain, and big data, in digitalizing the supply chain and warehouse material handling automation to optimize logistics processes. - Leverage E2E visibility of the supply chain for predictive and intelligent responses
Evaluate innovations in managing the supply chain with total transparency, accountability, and contingency planning using end-to-end material traceability through ERP systems. - Advances in data analytics and digital twin for automotive supply chain and logistics
Gain insights into smart supply chain models through digital twin technology for mapping and analyzing operational performance and on-time delivery. - Innovations in freight network management and reducing transportation costs
Deliver reliable and scalable transportation methods using outsourcing strategies such as 3PL to optimize freight management with the right combination of air, land, and sea routes. - End-user case studies on specification requirements for reliable delivery
Hear manufacturers discuss their transportation requirements and implement strategies peers in the industry use to manage delivery constraints.
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