Focus Day: Reducing Costs and Raising Revenue through Sustainable Supply Chains 26th June 2012

8.00 Registration Registration

8.50 Chairman’s Introduction Chairman’s Introduction

9.00 President’s Keynote: The sustainability business case: foot print and solutions for bottom line impact Eddy Setiawan, President, South East Asia, Dow Chemical Chemical manufacturers are realising that sustainable supply chains, once seen as expensive and nice to have, are now seen as a key indicator of innovation and a way to differentiate themselves from their competitors. In addition, sustainability does have a strong business case. Here, The Dow Chemical Company discusses their drive for sustainability and how they have not only saved costs but increased revenue through sustainable management. How can sustainability justify investment in itself? Has the issue of sustainability moved from being a brand enhancer to a profit generator? How can you synchronise your sustainability and corporate goals? What are the measured, real environmental differences that a sustainable philosophy can make? Best practice on successfully explaining and communicating your achievements to shareholders Eddy Setiawan President, South East Asia, Dow Chemical Eddy Setiawan was named president of South East Asia in July 2011. In this role, he is responsible for spearheading geographic and business growth in the region, providing leadership oversight for transforming the company’s business portfolio and operating model. Eddy is based in Singapore. Eddy began his career with Dow Indonesia in 1995 and held various sales and market development role for Indo [read more]

9.30 Ensuring profitability through sustainability Walter Mohr, Region Head, South East Asia and Pacific, and Country President, Singapore, Clariant How can you best increase profitability through the establishment of a sustainable supply chain? What are the practical and low cost alternatives that maintain service expectations but with a lower environmental impact? How can you go green and keep costs low? Promoting sustainability through energy efficiency; how slow shipments, better transport routes and alternative transport all combine to increase profits whilst keeping you green Changing the mindset of employees: How the establishment of sustainability based management will lead to innovation, improved performance and increased profits Walter Mohr Region Head, South East Asia and Pacific, and Country President, Singapore, Clariant Walter Mohr studied economics with focus on taxes and auditing. He joined the former Hoechst AG as auditor in 1986. At Hoechst, he held various positions in Finance and Accounting (F&A) with focus on project work and implementation. In 1992, he was assigned to special projects in Colombia. In 1994, he was appointed CFO and Deputy Managing Director of Hoechst Dominicana S.A. before [read more]

10.00 Post-Keynote Q&A: Driving sustainability in your organization Eddy Setiawan, President, South East Asia, Dow Chemical Walter Mohr, Region Head, South East Asia and Pacific, and Country President, Singapore, Clariant We question our opening keynotes on how they have successfully promoted sustainability throughout their organization, and ask what are the potential benefits of investing in sustainable supply chains Eddy Setiawan President, South East Asia, Dow Chemical Eddy Setiawan was named president of South East Asia in July 2011. In this role, he is responsible for spearheading geographic and business growth in the region, providing leadership oversight for transforming the company’s business portfolio and operating model. Eddy is based in Singapore. Eddy began his career with Dow Indonesia in 1995 and held various sales and market development role for Indo [read more] Walter Mohr Region Head, South East Asia and Pacific, and Country President, Singapore, Clariant Walter Mohr studied economics with focus on taxes and auditing. He joined the former Hoechst AG as auditor in 1986. At Hoechst, he held various positions in Finance and Accounting (F&A) with focus on project work and implementation. In 1992, he was assigned to special projects in Colombia. In 1994, he was appointed CFO and Deputy Managing Director of Hoechst Dominicana S.A. before [read more]

10.30 Networking Break Networking Break

11.10 Driving sustainability and social responsibility through effective collaboration with your supply chain partners Niklas Meintrup, Director, Business Services Group Asia Pacific & India, Dow Chemical To obtain full sustainability you need to enlist support and collaboration from your supply chain partners. We discuss how to ensure buy-in and assess your suppliers based on their sustainable credentials. If greater sustainability leads to greater customer care, then ensuring a sustainable supply chain is of vital importance to each logistics partner. Why is it important to incorporate sustainable and socially responsible strategies into your agreements at the contractual stage? What are the benefits for all parties of increased sustainability and social responsibility? How can you measure progress and assess your selected suppliers based on their sustainability record? How do sustainability, social responsibility and safety fit together with greater customer service and care? Niklas Meintrup Director, Business Services Group Asia Pacific & India, Dow Chemical Niklas Meintrup, Director DOW Business Services Group Asia Pacific & India, is leading Supply Chain, Purchasing, Customer Service, Sustainability/EH&S, IT and Lab and facility management. The mission of Business Services is to provide services throughout the Dow organization, leveraging its scale and expertise to offer low cost-to-serve, differentiated market compet [read more]

11.35 Green Supply Chains – exploring the realities Mark Millar, Managing Partner, M Power Associates An increasing focus on environmental issues together with ongoing volatility in oil prices is accelerating the emphasis on Green Supply Chains. This session will look at the realities of green supply chains – what are the issues and trends, what initiatives are companies putting into practice and what are the benefits. Specifically exploring best practices in Green Logistics, looking at carbon monitoring tools and sharing some best in class examples. Mark Millar Managing Partner, M Power Associates Mark Millar leverages 25 years global business experience, including ten years in greater China, to provide consulting, advisory and recruitment services that create value for clients by empowering superior performance in supply chain and logistics. "One of the Region’s Supply Chain Leaders”(CHaINA China Supply Chain magazine )“One of the most Progressive People in World Logistics”(Global Institut [read more]

12.00 Case Study: Best practice for rolling out sustainable supply chains in emerging markets Arijit Ganguli, Supply Chain Director, Middle East, Asia and Africa, Firmenich Sustainable supply chains are now a requirement from almost every manufacturer. However, when this demand is also combined with entering into a new emerging market there are all sorts of new factors and obstacles to consider. How developed are the road and rail sectors, are the ports working efficiently, what flexibility can you build into the supply chain and how should sustainability be measured? What are the unique challenges of rolling out sustainable supply chains in emerging markets? Tackling the challenge of obtaining government buy‐in to sustainable methods Is it fair to expect the same emission standards? How ready are emerging markets to accept sustainable supply chain strategies? How should the sustainability message be conveyed differently in emerging markets? Arijit Ganguli Supply Chain Director, Middle East, Asia and Africa, Firmenich OBJECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL LEADER IN OPERATION / SUPPLY CHAIN AREA • To lead and build a diverse winning organization to deliver key business results. • To help business leadership in direction setting by leveraging Supply Chain/ Manufacturing. • To act as a change agent in the organization to bring breakthrough capability improvement. SUMMARY  [read more]

12.25 Panel Discussion: We start today‐ what steps can you take to introduce immediate sustainable changes into your supply chain? Often the most cost effective and environmentally aware changes you can make to your supply chain can be implemented quickly with minimum disturbance. Here we ask those responsible for ensuring sustainability in their companies what logistical changes they have made and with what financial and ecological success. What pressures are they under to roll out sustainable measures across their company and how compliant are their colleagues to changes implemented?

13.05 Networking Lunch Networking Lunch

Sustainable ShippingSustainable Warehousing 14.15 Best practice roundtables: Sustainable Shipping Sustainable Shipping Best practice techniques for reducing cost and becoming green at sea. What are companies doing to reduce and share cost and what does it mean for your green credentials? 14.15 Best practice roundtables: Sustainable Warehousing Sustainable Warehousing How can you ensure the warehouses you use are as sustainable as possible? Ideas for optimising container and pallet allocation and reducing spillages.

Sustainable RoadsSustainable Rail 15.00 Best practice roundtables: Sustainable Roads Sustainable Roads Is road transport the most sustainable form of transport in Asia? How are greater investments changing road conditions throughout Asia and what does this mean for your sustainability and consumption costs? 15.00 Best practice roundtables: Sustainable Rail Sustainable Rail What are the sustainable benefits of switching from road to rail? How strong is rail investment throughout Asia and will it develop in line with other forms of transport infrastructure?

15.45 Networking Break Networking Break

16.15 Improving sustainability and increasing revenue through the incorporation of new and relevant technology What technology is particularly relevant in helping to create a sustainable and profitable supply chain? Using new software to synchronise demand and supply to ensure a better and more efficient customer service Using new technology to target the unique problems faced by achieving sustainability in emerging markets Increasing revenue and improving delivery time through the software enabled selection of alternative delivery routes and carriers

16.45 Improving delivery time through sustainable logistics Sukumar Narasimhan, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Reliance A faster supply chain allows for either greater volume or a greater frequency of deliveries, both of which fundamentally correspond to an increase in profits. Here we discuss how sustainable logistics have improved delivery time around Asia leading to increased revenue. What effect has better infrastructure had on the speed of the supply chain? How have load times for ships been dramatically reduced? Understanding the time saving benefits of cargo consolidation and continuous movement What unique challenges are posed by improving delivery time in emerging markets? Sukumar Narasimhan Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Reliance Currently Sr. Vice President, Supply Chain with Reliance Industries Limited, India’s Largest Private Sector enterprise, Sukumar has close to three decades of experience handling different segments of the Supply Chain both at the Operational & Strategic level in firms from diverse industry segments. Beginning his career with the Public Sector HINDUSTAN COPPER, Sukumar has worked thr [read more]

17.15 End of Focus Day and Cocktail Reception End of Focus Day and Cocktail Reception