EP&SCE 2026
DEEP DIVES
Deep Dive 1
Supplier Collaboration Challenges in Automating Outsourced Supply Chains
Dr. Florian Kaesen, Director Value Chain Integration, Intel Germany
Deep Dive 2
AI in times of disruptive thinking: AI Won’t Replace Procurement – But CPOs Who Ignore It Will Be
Vanessa Pepperell, CPO Global Procurement Director, Grupo Fertiberia
Deep Dive 3
Panel Diskussion - Europe’s Raw-Material Challenge: A Multi-Sector View
Hugo Eloi Alves, Chief Procurement Officer, Secil Group
Jean-Philippe COLLIN, CNA Board Member, Former Valeo-PSA-Sanofi CPO
Deep Dive 4
Opening the door to Supply Chain Transformation
Danny van der Ster, VP & Head of Logistics EMEIA, ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions EMEIA
Deep Dive 5
Nurturing teams to Empower Change: Tech is not the key for success, People are
Ana Dias, Chief Procurement Officer, Persan SA
Changeover break
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
BUILDING A MODERN PROCUREMENT ORGANISATION FIT FOR THE FUTURE
Tobias Moch, CPO, Jaguar Land Rover
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
Join two discussion rounds of your choice. Each round lasts 40 minutes
Lunch break
MIDDAY PLENARY
Capacity-Building: How We Transform
Chairman Dr. Thomas Germer, CPO, ADAC SE
HUMAN CAPACITY IN PROCUREMENT – OUR JOURNEY INTO AI SUPPORTED PROCUREMENT AGENTS AND THE IMPACT ON CAPACITY
Serge Van Vooren, CPO, QIAGEN GmbH
TBA
Regine Pahmer-Pawlowski, Vice President Indirect Procurement, GEA
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
Risk management – From missing parts to proactive internal allocation process
Steffen Müller, Head of Corporate Procurement, Krones AG
Deep Dive 7
Leading from the Front – Shaping a Culture for a Future-Facing Procurement Function
Tobias Moch, CPO, 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, VP Supply Chain Strategy, Evonik Industries
Deep Dive 11
TBA
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)