Main Conference Day One:

Optimising Supply Chain Flexibility and Visibility to Better Manage Uncertainty in a Volatile Market

08:00 Registration and Coffee 08.00 Registration and Coffee

08:30 Opening Remarks from the Chairman Roger Moore, Customer Services Manager, Styrolution Opening Remarks from the Chairman Roger Moore Customer Services Manager, Styrolution Roger Moore has more than 40 years experience in a variety of supply chain and logistic management roles with major producers in the European chemical industry. After commencing his career with Procter and Gamble, in 1979 the opportunity came to move to Dow Chemical in the UK . Later assignments took him to France and then Switzerland. Roger returned to the UK in 1990. In 1994 he moved to The Neth [read more]

08:45 Keynote Address-Cementing the Role of the Supply Chain as a Strategic Business Partner Andreas Backhaus, Supply Chain Senior Vice President, BASF • Positioning the supply chain as a key driver of business value and competitiveness by creating a perfect alignment with business objectives • Delivering and demonstrating value to earn a seat on the board • Engaging with both internal and external stakeholders to create a collaborative environment Andreas Backhaus Supply Chain Senior Vice President, BASF Andreas is Senior Vice President at BASF – The Chemical Company. Starting with the company in 1990 in the Corporate Engineering he designed and realized various plants ranging from flue gas cleaning systems, fertilizer plants to aromatic extraction units for steamcrackers located in major Verbund-sites in Germany and Europe. During the late 90s he joined Corporate Logistics in order to kick-off th [read more]

09:15 Case Study: Introducing a New Supply Chain Operating Model – Experiences to Date at Bayer CropScience Dirk Backhaus, Senior Vice President Supply Chain Management and Strategy, Bayer CropScience • How to completely redefine the way the Bayer CropScience Supply Chain operates • Reducing inventory and improving flexibility - to better serve volatile markets • How redesign of processes, responsibilities and organizations as well as change management have to go hand in hand Dirk Backhaus Senior Vice President Supply Chain Management and Strategy, Bayer CropScience Background/ experience: PhD in chemistry and started within Bayer 15 years ago in pharmaceutical and agrochemcial research. Afterwards working in Operations/ manufacturing as a plant manager in Germany and board assistant in headquarters. From 2005-2008 located in Shanghai managing the Bayer CropScience Industrial Operations in Asia Pacific, including responsibility for 16 manufacturing sites acro [read more]

09:45 Improving Supply Chain Integration by Increasing both Internal and External Visibility Rolf Habben-Jansen, CEO, Damco • Challenging ‘one size fits all’ to deliver bespoke mechanisms to adapt your supply chain • What best practices can we adopt from other industries • Examining out of industry visibility and the impact improvements has had on customers Rolf Habben-Jansen CEO, Damco Rolf Habben-Jansen is the CEO of Damco since 1 January 2009. Based in Copenhagen, he is responsible for all of the global activities of Damco. Rolf Habben-Jansen came from a position as Head of Global Customer Solutions with DHL. He was responsible for the account management and growth of the top 100 customers across all of DHL's Business Units since 2006. Before that, he headed up the Contract Lo [read more]

10:15 Morning Round-Up – Spotlight on the First Quarter of 2012 and Predictions for the Year Ahead Andreas Backhaus, Supply Chain Senior Vice President, BASF Dirk Backhaus, Senior Vice President Supply Chain Management and Strategy, Bayer CropScience Rolf Habben-Jansen, CEO, Damco Your opportunity to quiz our speakers and equip yourself with practical and strategic insight and take away points to drive supply chain efficiency and operation effectiveness Andreas Backhaus Supply Chain Senior Vice President, BASF Andreas is Senior Vice President at BASF – The Chemical Company. Starting with the company in 1990 in the Corporate Engineering he designed and realized various plants ranging from flue gas cleaning systems, fertilizer plants to aromatic extraction units for steamcrackers located in major Verbund-sites in Germany and Europe. During the late 90s he joined Corporate Logistics in order to kick-off th [read more] Dirk Backhaus Senior Vice President Supply Chain Management and Strategy, Bayer CropScience Background/ experience: PhD in chemistry and started within Bayer 15 years ago in pharmaceutical and agrochemcial research. Afterwards working in Operations/ manufacturing as a plant manager in Germany and board assistant in headquarters. From 2005-2008 located in Shanghai managing the Bayer CropScience Industrial Operations in Asia Pacific, including responsibility for 16 manufacturing sites acro [read more] Rolf Habben-Jansen CEO, Damco Rolf Habben-Jansen is the CEO of Damco since 1 January 2009. Based in Copenhagen, he is responsible for all of the global activities of Damco. Rolf Habben-Jansen came from a position as Head of Global Customer Solutions with DHL. He was responsible for the account management and growth of the top 100 customers across all of DHL's Business Units since 2006. Before that, he headed up the Contract Lo [read more]

10:45 Welcome Address: How Ports Contribute to an Efficient Supply Chain Xavier Vanrolleghem, Commercial Manager Antwerp Chemical Cluster, Port of Antwerp Welcome Address: How Ports Contribute to an Efficient Supply Chain Xavier Vanrolleghem Commercial Manager Antwerp Chemical Cluster, Port of Antwerp

11.00 Networking Coffee Networking Coffee

Breakout Session 1Breakout Session 2Breakout Session 3 11:30 Lean Supply Chain Planning – The Last Missing Link in Lean Supply Chain Management Breakout Session 1 Josef Packowski, Managing Partner, Camelot Management Consultants AG • New approach for variability management in demand and supply • Moving from bulk/campaign PUSH-mode to TAKT-synchronized PULL-mode • LEAN E2E synchronization of multi-stage supply chain • Developing multi-echelon inventory allocation and cycle time synchronization with lasting effects on complexity and costs • Case study – challenges and results from implementation of LEAN supply chains in process industry Josef Packowski Managing Partner, Camelot Management Consultants AG 11:30 Supply Chain Excellence in Chemicals – What Successful Companies do and How this Impacts on the Supply Chain and their Overall Business Breakout Session 2 Ingo Aghte, Partner, McKinsey & Company • Building capabilities in supply chain, commercial and manufacturing to improve cross-functional decision making • Dealing with uncertainty in demand and supply without adding cost or working capital • Is less always more? Optimising return on investment in demand planning. • No more pruning - managing supply chain complexity with a lasting effect on cost and profitability • Ensuring SCM IT projects quickly generate real value Ingo Aghte Partner, McKinsey & Company 11:30 Optimising Global Leverage of Your Supply Chain through BPM Breakout Session 3 Cord Matthies, Senior Manager, Bearing Point • Consolidating global demand and balancing resources – adding a universal dimension • Aligning and streamlining key processes together with the right skills and competencies to respond to challenges from innovation, technology and efficiency improvements • Overcoming rapidly developing economy space and changing participation to more-effectively maximize new market opportunities • Strengthening your central business unit to achieve global leverage – developing business models with a global setup • Examining spend and control throughout your chain – evolution, tackling inefficiencies, improving co-operational platforms to explore each others assets Cord Matthies Senior Manager, Bearing Point

12:10 Changeover Changeover

Breakout Session 4Breakout session 5Breakout Session 6 12:15 Support Business Agility by Integrated Planning Breakout Session 4 Sven Mandewirth, Partner Chemicals, Camelot Management Consultants AG • How to improve business agility in chemical supply chains? • What are the right indicators for decisions under dynamic conditions? • Strategic Sales & Operations Planning • LEAN Business Planning on basis of aggregated forecasts • Process integration and data availability on time Sven Mandewirth Partner Chemicals, Camelot Management Consultants AG 12:15 Squeezing Cash Out of Complexity Reduction Breakout session 5 Gene Mueller, Head of Commercial Excellence, Clariant Sustainably reducing and managing customer, product and supply chain complexity. Gene Mueller Head of Commercial Excellence, Clariant 12:15 Developing Bespoke Technology to Improve Data Capture, Invoicing and Demand Planning to Ultimately Increase Global Distribution Efficiency Breakout Session 6 Cord Matthies, Senior Manager, Bearing Point • Improving flexibility by implementing bolt-on technology that improves order entry and drives the end market • Anticipate big market swings more effectively by using software to align and streamline data collection and distribution processes • Reduce inventory levels by linking multiple software platforms • Deliver one stop shop – strategic consulting and IT solution systems that offer consultation, optimise route planning, scheduling and warehousing • Increase market response times to ensure sustainable future growth Cord Matthies Senior Manager, Bearing Point

12.55 Networking Lunch Networking Lunch

14:00 Round-table Discussions Andreas Claussen, Vice President Supply Chain Network Europe, BASF Peter Devos, Supply Chain Competence Director, Monsanto Danny van Gansen, Supply Chain Manager BU Feedstock and Olefins, Borealis Laurent Hanssen, Director Global Supply Chain & CRM, Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals After the break out sessions, you will have the opportunity to share your key strategies with your peers. Brainstorm new ideas and develop a roadmap to implement best practice when you get back to the office. Implementing six sigma to provide bespoke practices for heightened streamlining – what tools are available and how do they deliver? Increased visibility and flexibility to strengthen response in volatile times – what initiatives can be implemented? - Andreas Claussen, Vice President Supply Chain Network Europe, BASF Optimising logistics distribution in the chemical supply chain to increase visibility, deliver greater efficiencies and minimise risk Comparing and contrasting the chemical and agrochemical supply chains – what are the transferable strategies? Visions of the future - is the industry migrating towards a unified bioscience supply chain? - Peter Devos, Supply Chain Competence Director, Monsanto Driving forward sustainable cooperation and systems through new, leaner processes – assessing the different size models most valuable to your current and projected business growth levels Developing a collaborative approach to customer segmentation between business and the supply chain functions - Danny van Gansen, Supply Chain Manager BU Feedstock and Olefins, Borealis Overcoming the threat and embracing the opportunity – running a successful business in emerging markets by overcoming infrastructure challenges Proactively and successfully managing the cyclical nature of the chemical supply chain - Laurent Hanssen, Director Global Supply Chain & CRM, Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals Creating a more proactive supply chain by implementing M2M technologies as the future of people and data connection Andreas Claussen Vice President Supply Chain Network Europe, BASF Peter Devos Supply Chain Competence Director, Monsanto Danny van Gansen Supply Chain Manager BU Feedstock and Olefins, Borealis Laurent Hanssen Director Global Supply Chain & CRM, Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals Laurent Hanssen joined AkzoNobel in 1996. He held various positions in the Netherlands and abroad in Logistics and Supply Chain.Now he is Director Global Supply Chain and CRM for AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals, Akzonobel’s largest business unit, part of the Specialty Chemicals business area. That business unit consists of a number of different businesses that produce a variety of chemical intermed [read more]

15:00 Meeting and Exceeding the Demand to Deliver Extended Value in an Uncertain Economy Yves Letange, Managing Director, BDP International - Europe • Will the market be fragmented in years to come? – The chemical shippers response to supply chain complexity • Overcoming compliance complexities with trade, security and the environment for strategic long-term planning • Compliance with the agreement of the purchase order • Shifting production and consumption markets in emerging economies • Examining the level of m&a activity and how it will impact transportation and supply • Implementing more broad-based solutions to deliver sustainable per-unit cost savings • Taking a holistic approach to reducing overall costs, increasing productivity and profitability Yves Letange Managing Director, BDP International - Europe

15:30 Keynote Session: Beating the Margin Squeeze – Implementing New Strategies in the Face of a Volatile Economy Guillermo Fumero, Head of Supply Chain TLP, Clariant International • Assessing current price strategies and their impact upon the volatility and sustainability of the chemical market – to what extent should raw material price changes determine chemical prices? • Overcoming margin pressures by seeking new solutions in transport – strengthening the chain between manufacturers and LSPs • Scrapping traditional solutions of amending payment sizes and cash collection in favour of implementing new collaboration strategies to avoid customer loss and material cost inflation • Positioning strong business partnerships as the core of margin squeeze solutions to improve continuity, support and ultimately profitability in tight economic times Guillermo Fumero Head of Supply Chain TLP, Clariant International

16:00 Networking Coffee Networking Coffee

16:30 Optimising Your End-to-End Supply Chain – Perspectives from a Top Tier and Mid Size Chemical Manufacturer Roger Bloemen, Vice President Global Supply Chain, Solutia • How to further optimise your chemical supply chain through increased end-to-end focus • Improving stakeholder collaboration within the supply chain – building relationships and providing more creativity to industry players to develop easy solutions • Overcoming organisational inefficiencies – pushing for evolution and improvement in sales and operation planning to deliver full end-to-end supply chain optimisation • Transforming the supply chain performance into tangible and measurable results Roger Bloemen Vice President Global Supply Chain, Solutia Roger Bloemen is Vice President, Global Supply Chain for Solutia. Within Solutia, Supply Chain is a corporate function and he is managing the global Supply Chain for the 3 divisions form both the business as the regional execution side. Before this, he has been Vice President Supply Chain Europe/Africa for the Scotts Miracle Gro and has held different regional senior Supply Chain functions for Mon [read more]

17:00 Managing Inventory in Transit with a Cloud-Based Platform – How Visibility Helps Reduce Safety Stocks and Better Serve Global Customers GT Nexus

17:30 Supply Chain Organisations in Chemicals Julian Amey, Principal Fellow, Warwick University • Findings from a study of supply chain organisations across different process industry sectors: Chemicals, Pharma and FMCG • Key challenges facing the supply chain and how different supply chain organisations are responding • The development and maturity of supply chain organisations • How different organisations are handling globalisation • Leadership in the supply chain – boosting the chemical supply chain image and attraction both internally and externally Julian Amey Principal Fellow, Warwick University Julian Amey joined ICI in 1978 as a control engineer. He had roles in engineering, production management, and production planning (on secondment in the US). From 1991 he had responsibilities for aseptic manufacture and new product introduction. In 1994 Julian coordinated supply chain re-engineering in Zeneca Pharmaceuticals until in 1998 he headed up Zeneca’s Supply Chain Group. At the merger with [read more]

18:00 Chairman’s Summary Chairman’s Summary

18:15 Networking Drinks Reception – Hosted by BDP International Networking Drinks Reception – Hosted by BDP International

19:30 LogiChem Annual Gala Dinner LogiChem will be celebrating its eleventh birthday in style, and we’d like you to celebrate with us. This will be your opportunity to catch up with your peers, develop new business relationships and extend your industry network