
centre, Melbourne
centre, Melbourne
centre, Melbourne
WHAT
GOES ON




About
the event
The Supply Chain Evolve Forum will explore the emerging future focused developments in supply chain management at a high strategic level, where we will bring together a group of over 150+ senior Supply Chain leaders from across the country, represented via a diverse range of industries.
Taking place on the 24th August, 2023 at at the Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne, this year’s theme will be focused around “The evolving supply chain: balancing resilience, sustainability, and the human element.”
Whilst we are all adjusting to the ‘new norm’ and adapting to the challenges and opportunities that COVID-19 brought for us all, we are committed to deliver a great event in a well-managed and safe environment.
We have introduced new event protocols to safeguard the health and wellbeing of all our sponsors, attendees and staff whilst continuing to deliver strong opportunities and engagements.
You can download our Safe Event Guidelines here.
meet
our speakers
Dr Amir Hashemi
Philip Chalkley
Christine Miller
Ian Griffith
Mark Hewitt
Amira Amin
Jon Young
Tamara Robinson
Ajith Abeynaike
John Meckiff
Adam Williams
Sunny Misra
Peter Fouskarinis
Robert Quirk
Bart Phaosihavong
Ryan Swenson
Kyle Rogers
Darren Wedding
Kevin Gunn
Laurent Lambert
Stuart Scott
Brent Lello
Deborah Walker
Mark Maiolo
Anna-Louise Hammar
Raghav Sibal
Ahron Young
Wayne Taylor
Ian Johnson
why
join us
POWERFUL AUDIENCE
Engage and interact with an audience of 200 + Supply Chain leaders
PERSONALISED PROGRAM
Select sessions that are pertinent for you and your business to attend
NETWORKING
Form new relationships with like-minded individuals on site
SPEAKERS
Over 30+ International and local Supply Chain leaders presenting on stage
FORM NEW PARTNERSHIPS
Connect with leading Supply Chain vendors directly via the Supply Chain Marketplace
STRENGTHEN YOUR SKILLS
Learn, grow and evolve your skills through engaging sessions
schedule
details
The conference schedule is a draft and is subject to change.
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
Welcoming address and opening remarks from the MC
Sam McCool, CEO & Founder, www.sammccool.com.au
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Balancing resilience, sustainability and the human element in the age of disruption on supply chains and commerce
Angus McPherson, Managing Director, Diageo
- Re-thinking the business model to prepare for a dual-speed recovery for both supply and demand – what are the main traits to consider?
- Fostering innovation and creativity to create new ways of thinking the supply chain
- The growing importance of ESG and how sustainability can improve the relationship between corporates and suppliers
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: Creating the unbreakable supply chain
Panellist:
Chris Sullivan, Global Chief Supply Chain Officer, Ramsay Health Care
Jeremy Goodman, Director of Supply Chain, Carnival Australia
Dr. Amit Vohra, Chief Operating Officer, AMA Medical Products
Panel Moderator:
Cathy-Anne Jones, Director, SCLAA (Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia)
This discussion will be focused on leadership and strategy for embedding resilience to future-proof enterprise supply chain
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Striking the balance between effectiveness, agility, reliability, speed, visibility and cost
James Hulse, Head of Supply Chain Operations, Coles
- Developing a transformation roadmap
- Seizing new opportunities for innovative business models
- How are AI, robotics, augemented reality and sensors leveraging the macro trends that are driving disruption and re-shaping customer expectations?
NETWORKING BREAK
SPEAKING PRESENTATION: Transforming your supply chain to drive growth, mitigate risks and optimise costs
Panellist:
Simon Rowe, Anz Transformation & Operations Leader, Kimberly-Clark
Philippa Garner, Senior Manager, Analytics, GrainCorp
Vignesh Arumugam, Head of Transformation - ANZ Supply, Chain & Logistics, Lenovo
Panel Moderator:
Cathy-Anne Jones, Director, SCLAA (Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia)
- How are leading organisations innovating across supply chain operations to deliver tangible and timely results that contribute to industry-critical demands?
- Embracing more latitude for experimentation
- How can partners and suppliers work collaboratively on innovative supply chains?
SPEAKING PRESENTATION: Building integrated planning and optimisation models that deliver resilient results
PANEL DISCUSSION: Driving value through supply chain innovation
PANEL DISCUSSION: How to plan for greater responsiveness and agility?
SPEAKING PRESENTATION: Transforming legacy supply chains for the future
SPEAKING PRESENTATION: Harnessing predictive analytics to improve supply chain planning
Networking Lunch
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 1 - Leadership: Reevaluating the business model to embed resilient, sustainable supply chains
Rajeev Mitroo, General Manager, APAC & Japan, Aera Technology
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 2 - Innovation: Exploring the emerging technologies that are driving supply chain innovation
Belinda Chiswell, Head of Customer Improvement Deliveries, Australia Post
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 3 - Digital: Gaining a competitive advantage with end-to-end visibility in the supply chain
Carlee McGowan, Supply Chain Director, Pernod Ricard Winemakers
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 4 - Planning: Aligning supply planning objectives with supply planning capability
Divy Patel, Procurement Specialist, Amazon
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 5 - Sustainability: Embarking on a decarbonisation journey - from due diligence to investment
Thomas McGhee, Global Transaction Services, Institutional Banking Group, DBS Bank Australia Branch
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 6 - Logistics and Fulfilment: Optimising automation and delivery systems for greater efficiency
Elizabeth Laria, Customer Supply Chain Manager, PepsiCo
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 7 - Leadership: Reevaluating the business model to embed resilient, sustainable supply chains
Rajeev Mitroo, General Manager, APAC & Japan, Aera Technology
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 8 - Innovation: Exploring the emerging technologies that are driving supply chain innovation
Belinda Chiswell, Head of Customer Improvement Deliveries, Australia Post
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 9 - Digital: Gaining a competitive advantage with end-to-end visibility in the supply chain
Carlee McGowan, Supply Chain Director, Pernod Ricard Winemakers
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 10 - Planning: Aligning supply planning objectives with supply planning capability
Divy Patel, Procurement Specialist, Amazon
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 11 - Sustainability: Embarking on a decarbonisation journey - from due diligence to investment
Thomas McGhee, Global Transaction Services, Institutional Banking Group, DBS Bank Australia Branch
ROUNDTABLE SESSION - 12 - Logistics and Fulfilment: Optimising automation and delivery systems for greater efficiency
Elizabeth Laria, Customer Supply Chain Manager, PepsiCo
Networking break
SPEAKING PRESENTATION: Supply chain digitisation: demystifying the technologies
Paul Ives, Global Supply Strategy Director, AstraZeneca
A study of the key elements of AstraZeneca's supply chain model that successfully enabled supply of pharmaceuticals into Australia and New Zealand through demand surges during the COVID-19 pandemic, through:
- Collaboration with internal and external supplier and 1st tier distributors
- Visualisation of inventory and sales on a daily basis through our extended supply chain
- Management of inventory and allocation of orders
- Leveraging our 3PL partners to expedite product into country
- Utilisation of different freight modes
SPEAKING PRESENTATION: Redesigning the logistics operating model to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness
Melissa Hamilton, Sustainability Manager, IKEA Australia
Using resources carefully, creating more from less, and optimising operations, are all actions that are embedded in the IKEA DNA. But with a big ambition to become a circular, climate positive business by 2030, they know they can't do it alone.
Hear from Mellisa on how company values can anchor the delivery of the sustainability agenda throughout an organisation, how IKEA Australia is working with partners to influence and support different areas of their supply chains to decarbonise and create greater impact, and what customers expect of a sustainable business in partnering with like-minded suppliers.
PANEL DISCUSSION: E2E supply chain visibility – How can you achieving digital collaboration and connectivity throughout your whole supply network?
Panellist:
Sari Maarit Mackay, Supply Chain Director, Diageo
Ed Alexander, Chief Strategy Officer, Inghams Group
Maximo Giudici, Director Supply Chain Planning, Schneider Electric
Panel Moderator:
Cathy-Anne Jones, Director, SCLAA (Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia)
- Planning for supply chain challenges that demand a new approach
- Optimising the core to create value and realise efficiencies across a highly complex and large‑scale supply chain
- Transforming for tomorrow and creating the new to deliver resilient results
PANEL DISCUSSION: Preparing logistics and fulfilment for the future - transparency, control, and synchronisation
Panellist:
Chris Foley, Head of Energy and Environment, Kmart Group
Ro Coroneos, Head of Responsible Sourcing, LendLease
Justin Merrell, Group Environment Director, Lion
Panel Moderator:
Cathy-Anne Jones, Director, SCLAA (Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia)
- How can companies start their sustainability journey with so limited visibility on their end-to-end supply chain?
- What makes sustainable supply chain assessment challenging?
- When walking the walk isn't enough - how to keep supply chain sustainability on the board's agenda?
SPEAKING PRESENTATION: Establishing end-to-end supply chain visibility and responsiveness
SPEAKING PRESENTATION: The future of logistics: improving resilience through advanced human+machine operations
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Sustainable supply chains - making a difference at scale to drive industry-wide change
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: Impact and influence of supply chain sustainability
CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR AND END OF THE FORUM
NETWORKING DRINKS
POST EVENT REPORT

Download the post event report from our previous event.
pricing
plans
1 TICKET
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Access to onsite mobile APP
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Meals and refreshments
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Access to all sessions
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Presentation slides and photos
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Access to Supply Chain Marketplace
GROUP TICKET (2 - 4)
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Access to onsite mobile APP
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Meals and refreshments
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Access to all sessions
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Presentation slides and photos
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Access to Supply Chain Marketplace
GROUP TICKETS (5+)
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Access to onsite mobile APP
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Meals and refreshments
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Access to all sessions
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Presentation slides and photos
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Access to Supply Chain Marketplace
official
sponsors
official
sponsors
case study
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Building intelligent, resilient and sustainable supply chains.
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"I really enjoyed the event. The speakers had great topics and backgrounds and the Forum organisers were excellent."
CARNIVAL AUSTRALIA

"It was great to have a variety of different industries and really good mix of keynote speakers, panel and round table discussions. All speakers were relatable. A great opportunity to hear from everyone in the room in one way or another. Astonishing that I did not feel like there was too much information or fatigue at the end of the day."
IKEA AUSTRALIA

“An outstanding day with thought leaders and like-minded Supply Chain professionals. Excellent mix of speakers who had different challenges through Covid. Panel discussions tend to be less compelling, so I was particularly impressed with the innovation panel who articulated a relatable journey.”
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Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne
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