Logistics Seminar 2013

Programme

Part 1 Thursday, February 7th, 2013 Finlandia Hall

Competitiveness from Supply Chains in times of Economic Turbulence

Finlandia Hall

Conference chairs: Ms. Taru Lindeman and Mr. Peter Nyman
Simultaneous interpretation into Finnish and English
(Presentation language: FIN = Finnish and ENG = English)

08.00	Registration and morning coffee
09.00	Opening of the Seminar - Welcoming speech Markku Henttinen, Managing Director, the Finnish Association of Purchase and Logistics LOGY (FIN)
09.10	Finland and Europe in the turbulence of global economic crises – What to expect? Vesa Puttonen, Professor, Aalto University Business School of Economics (FIN)
09.35	Leveraging procurement and supply chain to deliver value in healthcare delivery – case English National Health Service Nick Gerrard, CEO, NHS Supply Chain, DHL Supply Chain (ENG)
10.05	The Value of Supply Chains - Helping good companies survive and great companies excel Kevin F. Smith, President and CEO, Sustainable Supply Chain Consulting (ENG)
10.35	The announcement of the Logistician and the Logistics Company / Project of the year 2012 and the awards ceremony Pekka Orne, Chair of the Board, the Finnish Association of Purchase and Logistics LOGY (FIN)
10.50	Coffee break
11.20	Decision-makers panel discussion – “Strategic choices in the midst of economic turbulence” (FIN) How will our companies succeed and cope with the economic crises in Europe? What is the situation in Europe in relation to the rest of the world? What is the impact of the economic crises on strategic choices of company management? What is the importance of logistics and supply chain management in this situation?
	The authoritive panelists: Stig Gustavson, Chair of the Board, Konecranes Oyj Hannu Penttilä, CEO, Stockmann Oyj Abp Leena Mörttinen, Director, the Confederation of Finnish Industries Göran Åberg, CEO, Oy Schenker East Ab
12.10	Lunch

Afternoon Parallel Sessions

A) Finlandia Hall

Supply Chain Management and Competitiveness

Simultaneous interpretation into Finnish and English
(Presentation language: FIN = Finnish and ENG = English)
Chair: Ms. Taru Lindeman

13.20	The importance of supply chain transparency in the development of customer oriented service networks Jukka Ojapelto, Director of Grocery Shop Chain, S-Group (FIN)
13.45	Last Mile Solution – Driving efficiencies and optimizations Christophe Loiseau, Senior Vice President, Western Europe and Automotive, CHEP EMEA (ENG)
14.10	Customers are driving the competitive supply chain Repe Harmanen, CEO, Solteq Oyj (FIN)
14.35	Coffee break
15.05	Competitiveness and the importance of supplier co-operation in uncertain business environments Martin Vicary, Director Global Sourcing, Parts Subcontracting, Konecranes (ENG)
15.30	The wonder of a car factory – What is the content of Valmet Automotive´s competitive advantage? Tomi Arola, Vice President, Logistics, Valmet Automotive (FIN)

B) Helsinki Hall

Logistics Services and Efficiency

Simultaneous interpretation into Finnish and English
(Presentation language: FIN = Finnish and ENG = English)
Chair: Mr. Markku Henttinen

13.20	How technology innovations improve supply chain productivity and customer experience? Michael Düster, Nordics Managing Director, UPS (ENG)
13.45	Making the strong even stronger – both in Finland and in Russia Lauri Vesalainen, Director, Itella Logistics (FIN)
14.10	From transport services to supply chain and value network management Tapio Mäkinen, Chair of the Board, SE Mäkinen Logistics Oy (FIN)
14.35	Coffee break
15.05	Latest developments in warehousing and materials management Karl-Heinz Dullinger, Senior Consultant, LSCC Logistics Services Consulting and Concepting (ENG)
15.30	Key account management from the perspective of a logistics service buyer Aki Latvanne, Category Manager, Logistics, Kone Oyj (FIN)

Afternoon Common Session

Finlandia Hall

Future Supply Chains and Innovation

Simultaneous interpretation into Finnish, English and Russian

16.00	Future trends and strategies in supply chain management – Key findings of a global BVL survey Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Wimmer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) (ENG)
16.30	From the Arctic Circle to the world market – With innovativeness internationalization can be like child´s play Juha Laakkonen, CEO, Lappset Group Oy (FIN)
17.00	The end of Part 1 of the Seminar

Part 2 of the Seminar

Part 2 Thursday-Friday, February 7-8th 2013, m/s Tallink Europa

Thursday, February 7th, 2013

17.15	Transport from Finlandia Hall to the “Länsisatama” port
18.30	Departure of m/s Tallink Europa from Helsinki

MEETING FORUM

19.00	Welcome aboard cocktails, Ocean Club, 8th deck
21.00	Dinner

Friday, February 8th, 2013

08.00	Breakfast, Buffet, 7th deck
08.30	Passengers can go ashore in Tallinn (Terminal D)

SESSION A

09.15

Education forum, (only in finnish)

SESSION B

08.45	Company Visit to ABB in Tallinn
	ABB Estonia Jüri campus factories ABB Motors&Generators ABB LV Drives
	Hosts: General Manager in LV Drives factory Vesa Kandell, ABB AS Supply Chain Manager in Baltic region Peep Tomingas, ABB AS

11.45	Lunch, Buffet , 7th deck
13.00	Departure of m/s Tallink Europa from Tallinn

	Return trip from Tallinn to Helsinki, m/s Tallink Europa
12.30	BUSINESS CONTACT FORUM, Conference Centre An excellent opportunity to learn about the latest logistics-related products and services and to see old colleagues and meet new ones – to network
16.30	Arrival of the TallinkSilja cruiser in Helsinki