MAIN CONFERENCE Day 1

Tuesday December 4th

8.30 – 9.15 Welcome and Registration

9.15 – 9.30 Chair’s Welcome Address

9.30 – 10.15 The Evolution Of Supplier Relations In The Motor Industry: Modes Of Collaboration And Their Impact On Performance

Professor Matthias Holweg,
Senior Lecturer, Operations Management,
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, JUDGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

10.15 – 11.00 Global Sourcing In Emerging Markets: Leveraging Competition Of Economies Around The World

Dr Martin Hofmann,
Executive Director Group Purchasing, Process & Management, Purchasing Operations
VW

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.15 Building Effective Value Analysis Teams To Work With Your Automotive Suppliers On Cost Reduction

Murat Aksel,
Executive Director Global Advance Purchasing & Turkey, GM Global Purchasing and Supply Chain,
GM

12.15 – 13.00 Continuously Using Effective Communication To Manage Complex Supplier Relationships

Loris Spaltini,
Vice President Purchasing, IVECO,
FIAT GROUP

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 15.15 PANEL DISCUSSION: Getting Value Out of The Supply Chain Through Supplier Collaborations

Learn from expert presenters in the morning sessions how collaboration with suppliers can help you achieve more from your relationships. This is your chance to question speakers and debate the issues that are important to your purchasing strategy: 15.15 – 15.45 Coffee Break

STREAM A	STREAM B
15.45 – 16.30 Building Strong Collaborative Relationships With Suppliers For Long-Term Success In Central And Eastern Europe Kersten Janik, Senior Vice President Diesel Systems Passenger Cars, BOSCH 16.30 – 17.15 Critical Supply Chain Management In Low Cost Locations: Focus On Central And Eastern Europe Patrick Kins, Senior Manager Supply Chain & Planning Costing International GSCM, Corporate Logistics, TENNECO	15.45 – 16.30 Leveraging Your Market Position To Help Customers Drive Down Costs With Their Suppliers Dino Maggioni, Purchasing Senior Vice President, MAGNETI MARELLI 16.30 – 17.15 Forming A Successful Purchasing Organisation To Meet The Demands Of Globalisation For A Tier 1 Supplier Dr. Hubertus Tuczek, Vice President Purchasing, DRAEXLMAIER
STREAM C
15.45 – 17.15 The Next Horizon To Capture The Full Potential In Low Cost Country Sourcing Dr. Jan Wüllenweber, Principal, Purchasing & Supply Management Practice, MCKINSEY & COMPANY

17.15 – 18.15 Roundtable Discussions With OEMs and T1 Suppliers

Join the day’s speakers from VW, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, TRW, FORD, VISTEON, LEAR, FIAT, GM, MAGNETI MARELLI, BOSCH, TENNECO and MECAPLAST for roundtable discussions on key aspects of your purchasing strategy from the agenda. End the day with informal discussion on the topics you want to address and with the key purchasing leaders you want to meet. How do roundtables work? Speakers from the day’s program will each host a table. Choose the speaker you want to talk with first and join your colleagues to hear advice and debate the issue. Move between tables when you want to hear from other purchasing experts.

18.15 – 19.45 Cocktail Reception

Following the roundtable discussions join your peers and customers for a relaxing networking opportunity at the Winter Market Drinks Reception at the Hilton. After a busy day of learning and meeting your peers for the first time, share a drink with more than 100 purchasing executives and strengthen the relationships you made earlier.

Build stronger contacts with your peers and customers at the AutoProcureCon 2007 Winter Market Drinks Reception.

 

MAIN CONFERENCE Day 2

Wednesday December 5th

8.45 – 9.25 Coffee and Networking

9.25 – 9.30 Chair’s Welcome Address

9.30 – 10.15 The Value Of Strong Supplier Relationships: How Customers Gain From Immediate Supplier Relationships

John Henke,
Professor Of Marketing And Business School,
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY AND PRESIDENT PLANNING PERSPECTIVES

10.15 – 11.00 Improving The Quality Of Your Supply Base By KPIs And Metric Systems

Bernhard Mueller,
Executive Vice President Supply Management,
YAZAKI EUROPE

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.15 Managing Risk And Leveraging Support From Partners To Move Towards Truly Global Sourcing

Magnus Tornqvist,
Senior Vice President Purchasing, Production Materials,
PLASTAL

12.15 – 13.00 Developing An Effective Purchasing Strategy And Infrastructure To Source Commodities Regionally

Atilla Biro,
Vice President Purchasing,
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR NUTZFAHRZEUGE GmbH

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 15.15 Assessing Your Options For SME Supplier Management Strategies: From Local To Global

Dr Frank Orthmann,
Director Group Sourcing,
TMD

Networking And End Of Conference