The 14th annual industry event for FMCG and Retail Supply Chain and Logistics Professionals

LogiCon 2011 - Cheaper, Faster, Smarter Supply Chain Management

Over 150 delegates attended the 14th annual LogiCon, held in Brussels from 2nd – 4th February 2010.

LogiCon 2010 has firmly positioned itself as Europe’s leading FMCG and retail supply chain conference. Over three action-packed day, delegates heard a multi-faceted perspective into the latest industry issues, trends and progress. This year’s LogiCon was cemented as THE place where the future of the supply chain was shaped.

The focus of this year's conference was on how global leading companies could deliver a cheaper, faster and smarter supply chain. Presentations featured practical techniques on how companies could cut total costs across the supply chain, operate more efficiently and fully maximise existing resource.
LogiCon opened with an intensive pre-conference focus day on demand planning. Through high-level presentations and interactive sessions, delegates learned how to sharpen demand planning techniques, optimise performance and lower crucial supply chain costs.

The main conference opened with an exclusive keynote presentation by Dirk Holbach, Corporate Vice President - Global Supply Chain Operations Laundry and Homecare, Henkel. Mr Holbach was greeted by a packed audience, all keen to learn how the world’s leading company is maximising supply chain capabilities and improving responsiveness.

The conference was complemented by an extensive exhibition of the latest chemical supply chain technology and solution providers from across the globe.

Key highlights of the 2010 conference included:

Global speaker faculty of over 40 supply chain experts
This was an outstanding speaker line-up of over 40 international FMCG and retail supply chain directors.

High Profile Keynotes
From Nestlé Waters, Henkel, Dell, Pepsico, Unilever and Sony Ericsson plus case studies from the world’s most prominent supply chain practitioners

Brand New Format
From big picture presentations to hands-on workshops, panel debates and interactive discussions, LogiCon 2010 gave delegates the opportunity to meet and learn from the very best.

Cutting-Edge Topics
Following in-depth industry research, the conference programme covered all the challenges supply chain directors could expect in 2010

Extensive Networking
From informal networking during the breaks to structured networking within the conference programme, LogiCon was an ideal place for delegates to catch-up as well as building new industry relationships with the very best

New Supply Chain Top 25 Workshop
The afternoon of the main conference day one featured a workshop for supply chain directors looking to learn from the top 25 global performers.

Programme highlights include:

• Beiersdorf discussed how to increase supply chain agility, responsiveness and adaptability through collaboration
• Kraft Foods revealed how to achieve effective cost control and manage market volatility
• McDonalds explained how to reengineer your internal processes to support customer collaboration
• Woolworths SA analysed the latest technology to drive supply chain optimisation and improve merchandise planning
• Mothercare revealed how to overcome the supply chain challenges of a global multi-channel retailer
• Dell identified the most successful metrics to drive your outsourcing relationship

Top issues addressed at LogiCon 2010 included:

PLUS, do not miss the pre-conference demand planning focus day. This interactive day of intensive learning will feature best practice case studies, high-level discussions and insight into the latest supply chain initiatives and developments.