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Europe's Leading Chemical Supply Chain Conference Announces Speaker Line-Up

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Next year will be LogiChem's tenth anniversary and the organisers have got lots of exciting ways to celebrate. In addition to a brand new interactive programme, they will be welcoming a host of exciting new speakers & experts in chemical supply chain and will be hosting LogiChem at a new location in Antwerp.

Speakers confirmed at LogiChem 2011 include some of the most prominent chemical supply chain professionals in the industry:

• Stefan Künzli, Vice President Global Supply Chain, BASF
• Rob Kiefer, Global Supply Chain Director, Dow Chemical
• Hendrik Vergauwen, Senior Director, Global Supply Chain, Nutritional Products, DSM
• Andy Evans, Head of Global Product Planning, AstraZeneca
• Lex Kop, EMA Logistics Director, Diversey Europe
• Wubbe Prins, Supply Chain Director, Dow Chemical
• Ralf Kahre, Senior Manager e-Solutions, BASF SE

The future of the chemical industry is looking brighter. Generally confidence has risen, chemical companies are increasingly focused on improving working capital, achieving end-to-end efficiency through closer customer positioning and driving cost out of the supply chain.

These themes will form the basis of LogiChem 2011's main conference and to that effect, the organisers confirm that Mary Schneiber, Head of Global Supply Chain at BASF will reveal how a focus on inventory reduction, service differentiation and risk management enabled BASF to maintain high performance of its supply chains across the globe.

45 of the world's leading chemical supply chain directors will be sharing their perspectives on how to deliver supply chain excellence

LogiChem have confirmed some of the biggest names in the chemical supply chain community on the programme - here's a snapshot of what they'll be sharing at LogiChem:

• Stefan Künzli, Vice President at BASF will be discussing change leadership and how the company has transformed its global supply network

• Torsten Pilz, Senior VP Supply Chain Consumer Goods, North America, Henkel will share a consumer goods perspective: how to develop a customer-led demand driven network

• Lawrence Cresci, Global Supply Chain Director at Dow Chemical will reveal how Dow harnessed the human element and achieved its efficiency, environmental responsibility and sustainability supply chain objectives.

In addition there will be high-level presentations and panel debates led by the most senior supply chain directors from companies like: Lyondell Basell, DuPont, DSM, SABIC and Clariant.

If you're interested in receiving more information, contact the organisers on:

• Call +44 (0) 207 368 9465
• Email logichem@wbr.co.uk
• Visit Europe's Chemical Supply Chain event website

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