
The global energy transition — i.e., the decarbonization of energy consumption — already was gaining traction, albeit in fits and starts, when COVID-19 upended all expectations for 2020. The pandemic triggered a short-term oil price crash that forced project owners to cut billions of dollars from fossil-fuel-based capital project budgets, and it has accelerated the pace and breadth of the longer-term global energy transition. Governments, regulators, investors, consumers, and shareholders are pushing for large-scale adoption of decarbonized energy solutions. What does this mean for the project cargo supply chain that moves out-of-gauge, difficult cargo for the world's energy and industrial projects? What percentage of the global energy mix will remain fossil fuel-based, who will develop and build the projects, and how will they differ from those of the past? A growing share of the global energy mix will be based on renewables and green, or greener, resources. What does that mean for the project supply chain, near term, and further out? This webcast will analyze these trends and strategic outlooks related to the changing global energy mix.
With supply chains crossing 74 countries on five continents, Latin American food producer Grupo Nutresa has — for 100 years — continually examined its sourcing processes and innovated to streamline distribution and supplier decisions. In the last decade, the company took on a wide range of procurement spend categories, including ocean transport, to assess how laborious and inefficient processes can be best improved in a significant and measurable way. Their answer: sourcing optimization that leverages automation capabilities.
In this webcast, members of the Grupo Nutresa strategic sourcing team will engage in a dynamic dialogue with their current sourcing optimization and automation provider, Keelvar, to discuss their journey to a solution including:
• Tips on identifying priority categories for sourcing optimization
• Leveraging positive results to expand application use
• Navigating required organizational and business process changes
• Creating ROI
Keelvar is pleased to sponsor this event to showcase the transformation possibilities when procurement teams add sourcing optimization capabilities and intelligent sourcing automation.
Moderator(s):
Alessandra Barrett, Senior Content Editor, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit
Jennifer Sikora, Vice President, Marketing, Keelvar
Speaker(s):
Carlos Peña, Digital Procurement Leader, Grupo Nutresa
Maria Fernanda Velasquez, Digital Procurement Specialist, Grupo Nutresa
3:15-4:00 pm The Shipper Perspective: What’s Working and What’s Not Shippers and beneficial cargo owners that put memories of the tight capacity and rocketing rates of 2018 behind them last year saw pricing pressure — sometimes extreme pressure — return in 2020 as waves of imports replenishing depleted stock arrived at US ports as the economic recovery got underway. As an uneven recovery continues, will 2021 be more like 2018 than 2019, and what are shippers doing to prepare for that possibility? There’s growing urgency to find efficiencies and reduce costs while using logistics as a key lever to meet corporate goals. This panel of logistics managers will explore the way forward for US shippers.
Moderator: William Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking and Surface Transportation, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit
Speakers:
Greg Brinkman, Vice President, Inbound Logistics, Bob's Discount Furniture
Laura Eory, Senior Transportation Manager, GAF
Warrick Jones, Director, Transportation, and Logistics, House-Autry
Holly Pearce, Director, and Logistics, Southern States Cooperative
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AGENDA
1:00-1:10 p.m. Introduction and Welcome Remarks
Eric Johnson, Senior Editor, Technology, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit
1:10-1:30 p.m. Workflow and Collaboration Tools: A Sea Change in Global Logistics?
Moderator: Brian Glick, CEO, Chain.io
Speaker (s):
Bill Dobie, Founder & CEO, SEDNA Systems
Chris Kirchner, CEO, Slync.io
Erin O'Leary, Vice President, Technology and Innovation, Janel Group
1:30-1:50 p.m. The Evolution of Shipment Management Software
Moderator: Eric Johnson, Senior Editor, Technology, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit
Speaker (s):
Joe Caprara, Chief Operating Officer, Boxton
Carl Lauron, CEO, BuyCo
Steve Wart, Digital Transformation Officer, CargoSmart
1:50-2:10 p.m. LogTech Lightning Round
Moderator: Eric Johnson, Senior Editor, Technology, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit
Speaker (s):
Heather Krieger, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, Data Science, Resilience360
Speaker (s):
Kevin Higgins, CEO, Orion Global
2:10-2:25 p.m. Keynote: The Future of Automation in Trade Compliance
Evan Smith, CEO, and Co-Founder, Altana Technologies
2:25-2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Eric Johnson, Senior Editor, Technology, JOC, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit