60th Symposium Procurement and Logistics

Workshops 1 – 4

Workshop 1 | Room Experience 1

How to Effectively Establish and Position Procurement in Medium-Sized Companies

Andrea Münch, Head of Procurement, terranets bw GmbH

Workshop 2 | Room Experience 2

Understanding China's Global Strategies: Practical Approaches for Success in Procurement and Supply Chains

• China's global strategies and resulting influencing factors
• Risk management in the Chinese market
• Building robust supplier networks
• Using technology to improve supply chain management

Josef Mondl, Senior Advisor, TAO China Zentrum Schweiz

Workshop 3 | Room Embassy 1

Building a Negotiation Excellence Team and Developing Negotiation Skills/Outcomes Within Procurement

• How can procurement improve its core competence of negotiation?
• What processes, methodologies, and tools are needed?
• What should the organization look like?

Christian Drees, Vice President Purchasing, Balluff GmbH
Jakub Kozik, Director Purchasing Electromechanics, Balluff GmbH

Workshop 4 | Room Embassy 2

Procurement 4.0 – Transformation in a Nutshell

• Procurement 4.0 – Back to the Future
• From North Star to roadmap in three steps
• All about digitalization? A holistic maturity level
  (Interactive element): The future journey starts here – Transformation impulses for your procurement & now

Prof. Dr. Florian C. Kleemann, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Munich University of Applied Sciences
Christoph Maier, Head of Supply Chain Excellence, Giesecke+Devrient

Break & Networking

Workshops 5 – 8

Workshop 5 | Room Experience 1

Digitalization – It Won’t Work Without Employees

• Technological development vs. employee development
• Employees and mindset: the biggest challenge
• What to do with Gen Z?

Oliver Kahle, Head of Operational Procurement Excellence, Georg Fischer Piping Systems

Workshop 6 | Room Experience 2

International Procurement Contracts in the Age of the Trump Administration

• Legal enforcement & trade sanctions
• Tariffs & trade barriers
• Contractual clauses for changes
• Price adjustments & currency risks
• Smart choices for legal jurisdiction & forum

Marco Hero, Attorney, Schiedermair Attorneys at Law

Workshop 7 | Room Embassy 1

From Dragon to Tiger: India as a Strategic Alternative to China?

• Expectations for the Indian market
• Indian culture and business practices
• Finding and selecting suppliers
• Sustainability of business relationships
• Day-to-day challenges
• Problem areas (such as the German Supply Chain Act, CBAM, BRICS, geopolitics…)

Holger Rogge, Head of the Procurement Alliance, ProcurementPoint Asia

Wokshop 8 | Room Embassy 2

Modernizing S&OP Effectively for the Future

• Is S&OP still relevant? How to maintain the process's importance?
• What changes with AI & the digital age?
• How can I directly contribute to company success?

Harison Mehovic, Director Supply Chain, Viatris Pharma GmbH
Konstantin Wittfeld, Director Supply Chain, Viatris Pharma GmbH

The workshops will take place at the following hotel:
Sheraton Berlin Grand Hotel Esplanade
Lützowufer 15
10785 Berlin