Speaker Faculty

The SCM World Speaker Faculty comprises many of the world’s leading academics and industry experts in Supply Chain Management. Members of the Speaker Faculty not only deliver keynote addresses to the SCM World community, but are also invited to join interactive panel discussions and live Q&A debates on current affairs and emerging trends in Supply Chain Management.

Professor Yossi Sheffi

USA
Director of MIT’s Engineering Systems Division and the MIT Centre for Transportation and Logistics Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Reuben Slone

USA
Executive Vice President Supply Chain
OfficeMax

Professor Martin Christopher

USA
Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Logistics Cranfield School of Management
Member of the SCM World Supervisory Board

Robert Blackburn

Germany
Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain Operations Programme Head, Group-wide Process Transformation and Integration
BASF

Dr. Hau Lee

USA
Thorma Professor of Operations, Information & Technology Director
Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum Stanford Graduate School of Business

Eli Goldratt

Israel
Educator, Author, Scientist, Philosopher and Business Leader

Eli Schragenheim

Israel
Leading Author & International Expert in the Theory of Constraints

Alan Barnard

South Africa
Internationally Recognised Expert on The Theory of Constraints (TOC)

James B. Hood

Switzerland
Senior Vice President & Head of Global Supply Chain Management

Robert Handfield

USA
Bank of America Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management & Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative North Carolina State University

Michael Watson

UK
Group Vice President Supply Chain EMEA & Asia Avon Cosmetics

John Gattorna

Australia
Author & Global Supply Chain ‘Thought Leader’ Adjunct Professor, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, Adjunct Professor, Macquarie Graduate School of Management Chair, Institute of Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Victoria University

Les Ball

Switzerland
Vice President Supply Chain Management EMEA Eaton Corporation

Geraint John

UK
Editor-in-Chief CPO Agenda

Professor Alan Waller OBE

UK
Vice President, Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Chairman, European Logistics Users Providers & Enablers Group (ELUPEG) Visiting Professor, Cranfield Centre for Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Member of the SCM World Supervisory Board

Chris Saute

France
Executive Director Supply Chain GE Aviation

Mike Bernon

UK
Senior Lecturer Supply Chain Management Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Cranfield School of Management

Christian Verstraete

Belgium
Chief Technology Officer Worldwide Manufacturing & Distribution Industries, Hewlett-Packard
Member of the SCM World Supervisory Board

Kuldip Kular

UK
Chief Operating Officer, Manufacturing, Northern Foods

Meryl Bushell

UK
Former Chief Procurement Officer, BT, Member of the Board, Chartered Institiute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)

Osama El-Kadi

Egypt
Former Chief Procurement Officer, Centrica

Ulrik Gernow

Denmark
Vice President Operations & Market Development, LEGO Group

Mark Goh

Singapore
Director Industry Research, The Logistics Institute Asia Pacific

Mark Sutcliffe

UK
Vice President Supply Chain Management, Nissan Europe

Douglas Kent

France
Chairman, European Leadership Team & Certified Instructor, Supply-Chain Council Founder, eKNOWtion and Chief Strategist – Technology Forecasters

Xavier de Montgros

France
Worldwide Director Services, Quality & Supply Chain Management, Hewlett-Packard PC
Member of the SCM World Supervisory Board

Roberto Canevari

France
Senior Vice President Corporate Supply Chain & Procurement, Nestle Waters

Hans Droge

UK
Senior Vice President R&D, Global Development Resources, Unilever

Dr Phil Streatfield

Egypt
Former Commercial Supply Chain & IT Director, Woolworths plc
Member of the SCM World Supervisory Board

Kevin O’Marah

USA
Chief Strategy Officer, AMR Research

Edwin Van Der Meerendonk

The Netherlands
Vice President European Operations, Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Member of the SCM World Supervisory Board

Bjorn Vang Jensen

Singapore
Vice President Global Freight and Logistics Services
Electrolux

Professor. Dr. Ulrich Thonemann

Germany
Chair of Supply Chain Management & Management Science, University of Cologne

Patrik Jansson

Sweden
Vice President, Head of Supply Chain Operations, Sony Ericsson

Vinod Singhal

USA
Professor of Operations Management, College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology

Kim Sandell

Sweden
Manufacturing Director, Pfizer

Terry Marfleet

USA
Vice President Supply Chain Operations, Constellation Brands Inc

Enrico Camerinelli

Italy
Senior Analyst Supply Chain Finance, Celent
Member of the SCM World Supervisory Board

Tommy Aspinwall

USA
Vice President Operations US & Canada, Alstom Transport Train Life Services

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