30.03.2023 Film museum (Pirita tee 56, 12011 Tallinn)
Searching for solutions to changes and the resulting crises has become an integral part of daily work. Paraphrasing the living classics: “I would like to manage supply chains properly, but I can’t.” We have to constantly solve crises”. This is the new reality and we have to adapt or perish. That is why the PROLOG Supply Chain Conference once again takes a deep look into the changing world and environment.
We keep our international line. We bring you speakers from around the world to give you a global view of what is happening, because we are not alone in these changes and the whole world is looking for answers to the same questions. The backbone of the conference is the best local speakers who have examples of solutions right here in Estonia. We offer speakers whose management experience helps to see opportunities in the changing business environment and find solutions to overcome the problems that have arisen. Through the experiences of international and Estonian speakers, we will clarify how the processes taking place in the world affect the activities of our companies and the country. It is necessary to know how we, as logistics and supply chain managers, need to navigate this confusion to make the right decisions.
PROLOG’s 6th International Supply Chain Conference is a valuable meeting place for all people in the industry, trade, forwarding, transport and logistics sectors. It’s a great place to make new contacts in supply chain and purchasing. In addition to daytime presentations from the best experts in the world and Estonia, an integral part of the conference is evening networking – communication in a free atmosphere with wine and snacks. So this time too!
Reserve March 30th in your calendar well in advance. The next speakers of the conference will reach you soon. However, if you want to take advantage of the cheaper possible registration price to participate in the conference, I recommend you to register now!
09:00 – 10:00 Registration and morning coffee
10.00-10:10 Welcome to conference! Peep Tomingas, program manager
10:10 – 10:45 How to cope with changes and increase supply chain resilience? Robert Huter, Bosch Mexico Vice President
Robert is an experienced procurement manager responsible for material procurement for Bosch’s South American manufacturing facilities. He talks about how Bosch has managed to cope with change and made its supply chain resilient.
10:45 – 11:20 The security of supply chains has been an illusion – what to do next? Ulla Pirita Tapaninen, professor of maritime transport at TalTech Estonian Maritime Academy
We live in different crises: war, congestion in ports, energy crises. What new influences must be observed when buying overseas? What risks must be taken into account in risk plans? How to make the right decisions agilely in a situation of change? What could be the impact of green transport chains? What are our options to mitigate supply chain risks? Ulla Pirita analyzes various risks in the supply chain and transport, mainly from the point of view of sea and intermodal transport.
11:20 – 11:50 The future of road transport: how to prepare for the changes ahead. Umberto de Pretto, IRU, Secretary General
An over-regulated market, the green movement, digital transformation, breakthrough innovations – how will it all affect our immediate future? The presentation will share insights into the future of the road transport sector and the challenges ahead in today’s context of change and opportunities in this situation.
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:25 What changes await raw material supply chains? Jüri Seilenthal, Director General of the Foreign Economy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affair
Global market for raw materials needs to be changed again. Let’s look to the future. Will European industrial companies remain operational and sustainable in relation to the future of raw materials? Can the industry continue to operate in a situation where commodity flows are uncertain? How to make contracts and regularities work? What are the possibilities for Estonia? We offer solutions from scenarios on how to predict the future. Versions of how to play the channels of sanctioned raw materials? What challenges and opportunities does this mean for companies?
13:25 – 13:45 What needs to be changed in production/transportation to turn green challenges into your success? Mihkel Tammo, green visionary
What is the European green revolution? Is its content comprehensible to us, reasonable and the goals realistic? Should we as companies just wait for prohibitions, commands and guidelines from somewhere higher, or should we instead take the initiative ourselves to make the world a better place. Mihkel is guided by the idea that in order to survive and be successful in changes, you have to initiate and lead the changes yourself. Mihkel tells what is the purpose of the Green Tiger, a voluntary cooperation platform between sectors formulated by his idea and leadership? How can Green Tiger support industry and logistics companies to adapt to the goals of the European green revolution. What needs to be changed in your own production/transportation to turn green challenges into your success?
13:45 – 14:05 Data must be correct. If we use wishful thinking instead of facts when creating a strategy, we will not reach our goals. Peeter Tammistu, economic analyst, Mootor Grupp – member of the council
Would you expect to reach your destination using the wrong city map on your GPS? Probably not. We will also fail to reach our goal with you if we use wishful thinking instead of facts in our strategy. Max Jacobson observed crisis in Finland at the beginning of 1990: “According to the statistics of the International Monetary Fund, Finland was the eighth richest country in the world in 1988. Finns sailed in first class until 1990, but the name of the ship was Titanic.” Are we in first class or on the Titanic? A small shift in course and the story of the Titanic would not have been a warning disaster but a success story. Actually, the story of Titanic was a success story. To the extent of 80%. Can you and I participate in these changes? Do we have the right card?
14:05 – 14:30 What are our possibilites for getting out of the crisis? Discussion with Jaanus Krull, Tiina Kivikas, Mihkel Tammo, Peeter Tammistu
What criteria must an Estonian industrial company that wants to become a partner of a large corporation meet? What are the requirements and expectations? Let’s see what are the most common major mistakes to pay attention to on the journey to becoming a partner of a large corporation. The importance of supplier pre-assessment – what is it and how to prepare for it? How to qualify as a cooperation partner? What is our key to the world market anyway?
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 – 15:30 Experience: how and which new technologies are tested by MRO in purchasing and logistics. Raivo Roolaid, Magnetic MRO supply chain manager
Magnetic MRO operates in the technology-rich, highly regulated aviation sector. This puts a lot of restrictions on the adoption of any kind of innovation. Raivo tells how Magnetic MRO, through its perseverance and cooperation with partners, has introduced new technological solutions and how they help them increase the efficiency of purchasing processes and internal logistics. Raivo’s presentation confirms that it is worth taking this considered risk and trusting external, often small, startup companies to develop something new and exciting together.
15:30 – 16:00 Experience: how to increase the efficiency of transport – what brought us here will no longer take us forward. Ojari Paas, founder of Live Technologies OÜ
How making transport data exchange paperless helps to increase the competitiveness of transport companies (productivity, fewer mistakes, speed up the process and overview of cash flows), which in turn also brings savings to suppliers (improves delivery reliability, delivery accuracy and speed of decision-making through process transparency). Data to whom and for what? Why is data-driven decision making important? Why is this important across supply chains? Let’s talk about the example of successful companies, how the efficiency of organizing transport has increased by 30%.
16:00 – 16:30 Experience: supply chain as a selling point. Kristjan Erm, business development manager, GPV group (former Enics)
All functions of the entire company work for the customer, including suppliers and logistics service providers. What does the customer value? We are talking about meeting customer expectations, agility, delivery accuracy, delivery quality, customer service and how to make it breathe in one. Kristjan shares his practical experience from meetings with customers, how important the supply chain is for the manufacturer and how to turn it into a selling point for his customers.
16:30 – 17:00 Experience: how profiling the other party helps to be successful in negotiations. Timo Nieminen, trainer and consultant, Lighthouse Consulting
Negotiations are a daily activity of procurement and purchasing managers. In our case, how successful we are depends on the ability to assert oneself even in a weaker negotiating position and in difficult situations. In his presentation, Timo talks about the complex cases of his own negotiations where he is forced to negotiate literally at gunpoint. In his presentation, he gives some examples and tricks on how to evaluate the intentions and seriousness of the other side.
17:00 – 17:20 Summery of the day – what we learned and how we move forward. Moderator of the day Peep Tomingas and Incap Electronics Group Supply Lead Hanno Septer
PROLOG’s 6th International Supply Chain Conference is a valuable meeting place for all people in the industry, trade, forwarding, transport and logistics sectors. It’s a great place to make new contacts in supply chain and purchasing. In addition to daytime presentations from the best experts in the world and Estonia, an integral part of the conference is evening networking – communication in a free atmosphere with wine and snacks.
Robert has 30 years of strategic procurement experience. It comes from various international management levels at Bosch headquarters, business units as well as factories. Robert covers all aspects of purchasing at Bosch – purchasing production materials, overhead goods and services. From 2012 to 2019, he was responsible for global fixed asset investments at Bosch. Currently, he is completing a 3-year restructuring project in the automotive industry at Bosch with an international team. he will be able to talk about the conference presentation, how Bosch came up with operational changes and ensured the resilience of the supply chain.
His vision is to lead the road transport industry towards embracing innovation and ensuring that the industry, as well as the regulatory framework, is ready for the challenges and opportunities ahead. After graduating in Political Science Economics and International Relations at Ottawa’s Carleton University, he worked in the Canadian Parliament and then moved to Paris in 1992 to become Head of the Transport Division. Shortly afterwards, he was named Deputy Director of the International Chamber of Commerce, responsible for international commercial practices and techniques. He joined IRU in 1995 and became Secretary General in 2013.
Kristjan’s 15-year sales and business development career includes experience in heavy industry and mechanical engineering. He is at home in industrial automation and has spent the last 8 years in the highly demanding field of industrial electronics manufacturing. His partners have been teams ranging from local start-ups to the largest international corporations in the industry. All of them are customers in the same way, and in order to meet their expectations, delivery accuracy, quality and customer service must be at the same level. Kristjan talks about how to make these indicators breathe together for the client. He shares practical experiences from his meetings with customers that show how important the supply chain is for the manufacturer and how to make it a selling point for the customer as well.
Ulla has 30 years of experience in logistics and sea transport. Her practical exposure to the field comes from working in two Finnish shipping companies: Finnlines and ESL Shipping. In addition, she has been involved in the development projects of maritime and cross-border transport in Helsinki. Ulla’s academic activities are related to Aalto and Turku universities and now Tallinn University of Technology. Several books on logistics and maritime transport are written by her.
For the conference, she analyzed the risks that the latest crises brought to supply chains. She says which threats must be taken into account in risk plans, which effects we must monitor and how to make the right decisions in a situation of change. From her presentation, you can understand what our options are for mitigating the risks caused by crises in the supply chain. You can follow Ulla even before the conference: https://ullatapaninen.net and @utapaninen on twitter.
Rohetiiger (Green Tiger) is an interdisciplinary platform that seeks a balanced economic model for Estonia, but why not for the whole world. Mihkel is one of the leaders of Rohetiiger. In the years 2020-2016, he managed Estanc, one of the flagships of the machine and metal industry in Estonia. He created a new business strategy for Estanc and changed the management model to a people-centered one. The principles of sustainability began to be implemented in the company. After leaving Estanc, Mihkel’s knowledge has been valued by several top Estonian organizations, whom he has advised in mentoring programs: Bolt, PPA, Elisa, Exmet Service, Eleport, etc.
At the conference, Mihkel advises listeners on how to survive the changes of the green revolution. To be successful, you have to initiate and manage changes yourself. Mihkel has ideas that help turn green challenges in production and transport into his own success.
Magnetic MRO operates in a highly regulated aviation sector full of technology. This puts a lot of restrictions on the adoption of any kind of innovation. Raivo tells how, through perseverance and cooperation with partners, Magnetic MRO has introduced new technological solutions and how they help to increase the efficiency of purchasing processes and internal logistics. Raivo’s presentation confirms that it is worth taking considered risks and trusting external, often small startup companies to develop something new and exciting together.
• 1 participant price 299€ + VAT
• 2 and more participants price 269€ + VAT / participant
• PROLOG member participant price 259€ + VAT
• conference programm
• lunch and coffee breaks
• evening networking with wine
