EP&SCE 2026

Welcome speech
Dr. Lars Kleeberg, Chief Executive Officer, Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics, (BME)

Opening by the Chairman
Dr. Thomas Germer, CPO, ADAC SE, Member of the Board, Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement & Logistic (BME)

EUROPE’S GEOECONOMIC BATTLE WITH GREAT POWERS
Dr. Tobias Gehrke, Senior Policy Fellow, Geoeconomics, European Council on Foreign Relations

Why Procurement Must Redefine Success
Ewald Raben, CEO, Raben Group

MULTI-TIER SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN AN ERA OF GEOPOLITICAL SHIFTS
What it takes to build resilience – and finally sleep well
Dr. Arnd Hirschberg, CPO, Siemens Energy Transformation of Industry

Networking break

Round Table Sessions 1

Round Table 1
TBA
Darren Lynch, VP Supply Chain and Procurement, GEP
Round Table 2

Round Table 3

Beyond Plastic: Digital Payment Integration as a Strategic Lever for Lean Procurement

• Optimizing the Supplier Master Data: Strategies to keep your vendor list "clean" by shifting tactical spot-buys to virtual card ecosystems
• Unlocking Real-Time Data Visibility: Moving from "post-mortem" expense reporting to live data streams that empower better forecasting and negotiation
• Driving Process Automation: How embedded finance bridges the gap between the PO process and final payment for a seamless "touchless" experience

Renold Vasili, Director Business Development, Mastercard

Round Table 4

Round Table 5
Beyond Automation: Building a Strategic Procurement Roadmap with AI Agents Overview:

• Intake Friction: Simplify intake, improve compliance via Agentic AI
• Negotiation Velocity: Automate tail spend; boost speed & savings
• Risk Mitigation: AI led supplier risk management and compliance

Monika Mutscher, Regional Sales Manager, Zycus

Changeover break

Round Table Sessions 2

Round Table 7
End-to-End Value Sourcing: Redefining Direct Procurement for the Next Decade at Flender

• From cost focus to holistic value creation across the supply chain
• Data-driven decisions powered by integrated, end-to-end processes
• Procurement as a strategic enabler of resilience, sustainability and growth

Yannick Weibring, Procurement Functional Excellence, Flender GmbH

Round Table 8
Garbage In, Missed Value Out: The Indirect Data Gap Holding Back Procurement Performance

• Why ERP and BI tools fall short without a strong indirect data foundation
• How structured indirect data improves governance, unlocks opportunities, and aligns procurement with finance
• Real-world examples of using structured spend data to uncover new value pools and reduce leakage

Mithra AI

Round Table 9
Untangling Complexity: How MRO Transparency Drives Operational Resilience

• Adopting a “one part, one reference” standard to to eliminate data chaos, manage obsolescence proactively, and align maintenance and procurement on one shared data foundation
• Improving cross-site spare parts transparency to support maintenance planning and reduce unplanned downtime risk
• Enabling strategic sourcing by identifying OEMs and alternative suppliers, detecting cost deviations, consolidating vendors, and sourcing confidently across internal and external networks

Dr. Lukas Biedermann, COO & Founder, SPARETECH GmbH

Round Table 10

Lytica

Round Table 11

EcoVadis

Lunch break

MIDDAY PLENARY
Capacity-Building: How We Transform
Chairman Dr. Thomas Germer, CPO, ADAC SE

Transform to Perform: What does it mean for Procurement in a digitalized world
Samuel COCHON, Chief Procurement Officer, MANN+HUMMEL GmbH

Building a modern Procurement Organisation fit for the future
Görkan Ülker, Procurement Director, Body, Chassis, and Aftermarket, Jaguar Land Rover

HOW PROCUREMENT CAN HELP TO MAINTAIN COMPETITIVENESS IN EUROPE IN VIEW OF RISING ENERGY & CARBON COST
Dr. Erk Thorsten Heyen, Senior VP Procurement & Logistics (CPO), Wacker Chemie AG

Changeover break

DEEP DIVES

Deep Dive 6
TBA

Deep Dive 7
Leading from the Front – Shaping a Culture for a Future-Facing Procurement Function
Görkan Ülker, Procurement Director, Body, Chassis and Aftermarket, Jaguar Land Rover

Deep Dive 8
Challenges in defense ramp up – From engineering with prototyping to serial business
Tim Teubler, CPO, Thales Deutschland

Deep Dive 9
From M&A to Procurement Excellence
Anja Vinz, Global Head of Procurement Excellence, Novonesis

Deep Dive 10
Navigating the Next Wave: From Linear Cost-Centric Models to Resilient, Sustainable & Collaborative Ecosystems
Dr. Thomas Schamberg, Global Head of Supply Chain Management, BYK-Chemie GmbH

Deep Dive 11
From Disruptions to Decisions: A Data‑Driven Path to Supply Resilience
Emmanuelle PIKETTY,  Group Director Procurement / CPO, Vaillant Group

Networking break

CLOSING PLENARY
Organization-building: how we lead & compete long-term
Chairman Dr. Thomas Germer, CPO, ADAC SE

COMPETITIVE EDGE: OVERCOMING COST CHALLENGES TO ENABLE SUCCESSFUL FUTURE POSITIONING
Lutz Berg, Executive Vice President, Head of Global Purchasing, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH

FROM FULFILMENT TO CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: BUILDING TRUST IN SUPPLY CHAINS WITH DATA AND FORESIGHT
Saulo Spaolanse, Global SVP, Customer Experience, Global Supply Chain, Schneider Electric

THE TRANSFORMATION OF BAYER´S PROCUREMENT FUNCTION AND LEADERSHIP MODEL
David Buhmann, CPO, Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Florian Vollmer, Head of Procurement Sustainability & Risk Management, Bayer

Closing remarks by the Chairperson
Dr. Thomas Germer, CPO, ADAC SE, Member of the Board, Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement & Logistic (BME)