Manufacturing Magazine February 2024 | Page 117

EVENT REVIEW

“ The great advantage that we have at the moment is that the technology is there to make sure that we are able to orchestrate lean manufacturing ”

SHANKHA MUKHERJEE VICE PRESIDENT –
DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN , FORMERLY SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
Speakers from across the world joined to share their knowledge : Helena Jochberger , Vice-President and Global Lead Manufacturing at CGI First to take to the digital stage was Helena Jochberger , Vice-President and Global Lead Manufacturing at CGI . CGI is an IT and business consulting service , based in Montreal , Canada , which was founded in 1976 . As the Vice-President and Global Lead Manufacturing at CGI , Helena Jochberger ’ s role is to lead the evolution of CGI ’ s global Manufacturing Portfolio and Community .
Alan Duncan , Vice President Manufacturing Solutions , Blue Yonder Alan Duncan has 30 years of experience as a supply chain professional and has previously worked at Gartner and Criona Consulting . In January 2020 , Duncan became Senior Director of Industry Strategy ( Manufacturing ), EMEA , at Blue Yonder . He was promoted to Vice President for Manufacturing Solutions in 2022 . In his talk , Duncan discussed financial and environmental sustainability , supply chain fragility , the impact of COVID- 19 , hikes in energy prices and more .
Ulrich Angeli , Procurement Director , bp Previously in his career , Ulrich Angeli has worked at 3M , Siemens and GE . He arrived at bp in 2012 as the Site Sourcing Leader and was promoted to Sourcing Leader EMEA Refining in 2015 , then Procurement Director in 2021 . In this role , he is the Regional Director for four manufacturing sites , leads the agile Procurement Support Team and implements holistic Strategic Demand Planning . Angeli works alongside the assigned BUs and site sourcing team to develop bp ’ s strategic sourcing plans .
In his keynote , Angeli discussed bp ’ s history , bp ’ s sustainability strategy – from resilient hydrocarbons to low carbon energy , as well as the integrated supply chain .
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