Overview

Singapore’s inaugural supply chain event titled ‘Singapore – Leading Supply Chain Management Hub in Asia’ is jointly organised by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), Workforce Singapore (WSG), and Singapore Business Federation (SBF). The event will bring together APAC business and supply chain leaders, HR professionals, education leaders, as well as knowledge partners to discourse:

(i)              How companies’ supply chain strategies are evolving, leading to shifts in supply chain networks within APAC and

(ii)             Best practices on how companies are investing to equip their supply chain workforce with emerging supply chain skill sets in view of trends such as digitalisation, sustainability, and the drive towards resilient and agile supply chains.

There will be 2 panel discussions led by expert knowledge partners, that would cover the above topics, alongside senior industry professionals.

The guest-of-honour, Ms Low Yen Ling, Minister of State for the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), will also be launching:

(i)              Findings from Singapore’s inaugural Supply Chain talent study and the associated pilot programmes aimed at enhancing our SCM talent ecosystem, as well as,

(ii)             Key survey insights from the EDB-Gartner “Trends in APAC Supply Chain Network” survey

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to gain insights into how your peers are navigating the ongoing shifts in supply chains and addressing the emerging supply chain skillsets required to build a successful supply chain team. Join us for a time of sharing and networking by registering your interest by 30-June 2023.

Guest of Honour:

Ms Low Yen Ling

Minister of State for

Ministry of Trade and Industry and

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Ms Low Yen Ling was elected as a Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC in the 2011, 2015 and 2020 General Elections. She is presently the Minister of State for the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). Prior to that, she was the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Education (MOE) from 2015 till July 2020 and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) from 2018 till July 2020. She had also previously held office in the Ministry of Social and Family Development (2013-2015), MCCY (2014-2015) and MTI (2015- 2018).

Moderators:

Panel 1

Ms Sue Breniman

Executive Partner & VP APAC

Gartner for Chief Supply Chain Officers, APAC

Sue is a results-orientated leader with a strong track record of successful transformations. She has extensive international experience managing business-critical projects, large world-class operations, and key customer relationships. Sue was recently named Global Top 100 Women in Supply Chain.

Sue has 35+ years of experience leading Supply Chains and 25+ years of experience in Asia Pacific. During her 3+ years at Gartner, Sue has supported regional and global supply chain leaders and led the initial development of Gartner’s global disruption playbook. 

Panel 2

Dr Knut Alicke
Partner

McKinsey & Company

Knut Alicke is a Master Expert / Partner of the Supply Chain Management Practice at McKinsey. He joined the Stuttgart office in August 2004. Knut is the author of the best-selling book “From Source to Sold – Stories of Leadership in SC”. He was selected amongst the top 3 global SC influencers and is part of the global leadership team of the Supply Chain Practice.

Before joining McKinsey, he started his professional career with ICON in Karlsruhe in April 2001 – developing planning solutions for High-Tech Clients (e.g., Hewlett-Packard). He was a member of the management team. 

Who should attend?

APAC and SEA business leaders, supply chain leaders and HR leaders.
 

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Administrative Details

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