Program of the IFPSM World Summit
The IFPSM World Summit is a cutting-edge procurement event organized annually by the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management.
Wednesday 26.9.2018 SUBCONTRACTING FAIR IN TAMPERE
| 7:30 | Depart Helsinki |
| 9:30-15:00 | Subcontracting program in Tampere (including lunch) |
| 10:00–13:00 | IFPSM Board Meeting (Board Members Only) |
| 15:00 | Depart Tampere |
| 17:00 | Back to Hotels |
| 18:00-19:15 | Visit Helsinki - Sightseeing tour |
| 19:15 | Transfer to restaurant Saaristo |
| 20:00-23:00 | Welcome Dinner |
| 23:00-23:30 | Back to Hotels |
Thursday 27.9.2018 Finlandia Hall, Helsinki Finland
| Theme: Impact of Megatrends | |
| 8:45 |
Opening of the World Summit He Liming, President, The International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management & Markku Henttinen, CEO, Finnish Association of Purchasing and Logistics LOGY |
| 9:15 | Latest Development in Global Economy Speaker to be confirmed |
| 9:45 |
Impact of Megatrends on Procurement in the 2020s, Geraint John, Research Vice President, Gartner |
| 10:15 | Refreshment break |
| 10:45 | Panel Discussion: Discover the New Role of Procurement |
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11:45 |
Globalization & new routes within European market Håkan Fagerström, Group Head of Cargo, Tallink Grupp |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| Theme: Technology Utilization | Theme: Sustainable Future | |
| 13:15 |
Impact of distruptive trends on technology for procurement, Marcell Vollmer, Chief Digital Officer, SAP Ariba | How Global Megatrends effect to Supply Chain Sustainability Johanna Pirinen, VP Sourcing and Logistics Sustainability, Stora Enso |
| 13:50 |
Managing cybersecurity of the supply chain Jan Mickos, Head of Cyber Security, CGI |
Driving Sustainable top line and bottom line value Josip T. Tomasevic, Vice President & CPO, Global Purchasing and Materials Management, AGCO |
| 14:25 |
Reinventing procurement with state of art digital technology (AI), Moray Reid, Global Offerings Leader, Procurement Practice, IBM Services | Ram Kuppuswamy, Global Chief Sourcing Officer, Airtel – biggest telecom company in India |
| 15:25 |
Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications, Yu Yugang, Professor of Logistics and Operations Management and Dean of School of Management at the University of Science and Technology of China, PR China (USTC). |
| 16:00 | Case: Haier & IoT Platform Practice Fred Li, Global CIO, Haier Group - global leading provider of white goods |
| 16:30– 17:00 |
Overview of the first day Malcolm Youngson, CEO, The International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management |
| Gala Dinner at Crown Plaza Hotel | |
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19:00– |
Dinner |
Friday 28.9.2018 Finlandia Hall & M/S Silja Europa
| 8:30 | Welcome and review of the first day |
| 8:45 |
Towards Next Generation Procurement, Frank Rozemeijer, NEVI Professor Purchasing and Supply Chain Management at Maastricht University |
| Theme: Human Factor | Theme: Public Procurement | |
| 9:20 |
Industry 4.0 & its impact on competences in Procurement 2022 Michael Henke, Head of Chair, Chair of Enterprise Logistics TU Dortmund University and Director of Enterprise Logistics Fraunhofer IML |
Digitalization of Public Procurement – Best Practices Tero Meltti, Head of Unit, Ministry of Finance, Finland |
| 9:55 |
What should be P&SM tomorrow? Which competences to succeed? Bernard Gracia, EIPM, Dean & Director |
Strategic Procurement - SMEs in Public Procurement and Value-for-Money Christopher Bovis, Professor of International Business Law University of Hull |
| 10:30 |
The Procurement Value Proposition to Business Gerard Chick, Thinker and Innovator, FCIPS |
Procurement, the Catalyst for Innovative Solutions Ingrid De Doncker, CEO iDDea and Co-Founder of PTI |
| 11:00 | Refreshment break |
| 11:20 | Introduction of the new IFPSM Journal for Procurement Professionals Wang Bo, President of China Fortune Press |
| 11:35 | The Future of Procurement Profession Horst Wiedmann, Senior Vice President, Strategic Materials Management & Central Services, ZF Friedrichshafen AG; President, Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics (BME) |
| 12:05 | World Summit close |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30–16:00 |
IFPSM Council Meeting (IFPSM Members Only) |
| 16:30–17:30 | Bus Transfer from Finlandia Hall to Harbour |
| 18:30 |
Cruise to Tallinn, Estonia |
| 20:00 | Dinner Buffet |
Saturday 29.9.2018 M/S Silja Europa
| 9:00–12:00 | City Sightseeing in Tallinn, Estonia |
| 12:00 | Buffet lunch on Cruise Ship |
| 12:30 | Cruise to Helsinki |
| 16:00 | Arrive Helsinki |