19th – 20th April 2027 | Berlin, Germany

EP&SCE 2027

Designed for Leaders, by Leaders – Invitation Only

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Plenary

April 21, 2026

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

  • Dr. Arnd Hirschberg, CPO, Siemens Energy Transformation of Industry

Transform to Perform: What does it mean for Procurement in a digitalized world - not authorized for publication

  • Samuel COCHON, Chief Procurement Officer, MANN+HUMMEL GmbH

Building a modern Procurement Organisation fit for the future - approval pending

  • Görkan Ülker, Procurement Director, Body, Chassis, and Aftermarket, Jaguar Land Rover

How Procurement can help to maintain Competitiveness in Europe in view of rising Engergy & Carbon Cost

  • Dr. Erk Thorsten Heyen, Senior VP Procurement & Logistics (CPO), Wacker Chemie AG

Competitive Edge: Overcoming Cost Challenges to enable successful future positioning - not authorized for publication

  • 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 - not authorized for publication

  • Saulo Spaolanse, Global SVP, Customer Experience, Global Supply Chain, Schneider Electric

The Transformation of BAYER’s Procurement Function and Leadership Model - not authorized for publication

  • David Buhmann, CPO, Bayer Pharmaceuticals

Additional documents

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Roundtable 5

Beyond Automation: Building a Stretegic Procurement Roadmap with AI Agents

Monika Mutscher, Customer Account Manager - EMEA , ZYCUS

Roundtable 9

Turning Data Silos into Strategic Insight. Bertelsmann’s IT Spend Cube Approach

  • Sebastian Michel-Wildner, Senior Director Group IT Sourcing, Bertelsmann
  • Rasa Raoufi, Co-founder, Mithra Ai

Roundtable 10

Leverage is won or lost at Component Selection - Across Cost, Supply and Speed

  • Varun Narayanan, VP Business Transformation, Lytica Inc.
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EP&SCE 202719th – 20th April 2027Berlin, Germany