Turbulent Times - IT's role in helping the business to navigate chaotic change

Wednesday 9 November 2011
09:00	EDIFICE Intro by Boudewijn Janssen of Amkor, the EDIFICE Chairman Boudewijn Janssen, Dutch, eBusiness Manager for Amkor Technology, responsible for the integration of Amkors European customers. He joined the Semiconductor industry in July 1998. Over this course of time Boudewijn has been active in Product Marketing, Business Management, Supply Chain Management and e-Business. Since January 1st, 2005 Boudewijn is part of Amkors European Sales Organization. He has been active in integrating Amkors European customers and supporting the European Sales Organization, this to optimize the information flow between Amkor and its customers in support of current and future business models. Boudewijn has been Vice-Chair and Treasurer of EDIFICE and was elected Chairman in September 2008"
09:45	Welcome and Keynote "Smarter Business" by Iain Devine, Director Smarter Commerce North East Europe, UK & Ireland. IBM Software Group. Iain has the responsibility for selling and delivering solutions for IBMs Smarter Commerce Initiative. The solution covers the software portfolio of Enterprise Marketing Management, Commerce Solutions and Business Analytics. Mr. Devine has been involved in IT solutions for over 25 years in both a customer and supplier capacity starting in 1985 as a programmer with Reuters finishing as a Development manager in its trading room systems division. He then went on to join the London Stock exchange where he was responsible for their next generation limit order systems. He then joined the industry standards body X/Open where he bought a variety of distributed systems standards to market. Building on that knowledge he became a partner in a consultancy specializing in open systems primarily to the Financial, Health and Communications sectors. In 1996 he joined Transarc, a transactions system company, as a founding employee of its European operation. Transarc was acquired by IBM in 1999 and since then he has run various Technical, Services and Sales teams in both the UK and Internationally.
10:30	Coffee Break
11:00	How the ICC can help you in Today’s trading environment by Stephen Pattison Director and CEO of ICC UK Stephen was appointed Director and CEO of ICC UK at the start of 2011. Prior to taking up this position, he was Managing Director of International Business Development at Dyson. Until 2007 he held various posts at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, including Director of International Security and Head of the UN Department. Stephen holds degrees from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and from 2003-4 was a Fellow in International Relations at Harvard. He has broadcast media experience with both UK and overseas outlets.
11:45	Online Commerce - the IBM Journey by Deanna Stark, Manager of Online Commerce, IBM UK & Ireland This presentation will cover the IBM journey of how we built an online commerce business to meet clients changing needs. Deanna Stark is the Manager of Online Commerce for IBM, United Kingdom and Ireland. She is an energetic business leader with over 10 years experience of successfully leading and managing sales teams in the IT industry for UK and Ireland markets. Deanna is experienced in establishing strategic direction, creating offerings and growing market share through Web, Telesales and Business Partner channels for sales and delivery of IBM hardware, software and services to Large Enterprise, Small and Medium Business clients. Deanna has a proven track record of thought leadership and innovation, she was the first eCommerce sales representative for the UK and the outcomes of her client engagements have helped formulate the IBM global eCommerce strategy
12:30	Lunch Break
13:30	Business Controls in Supply Chain by Christiaan van der Valk, CEO at Trustweaver Christiaan van der Valk, CEO at Trustweaver Formerly Deputy Director of Policy and Business Practices at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Christiaan has been an advisor on e-business strategy, legal, policy, best practice and commercial issues to leading companies and international organizations. He was elected a World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leader for Tomorrow in 2000. Serves as Vice Chair to EDIFICE, the European network for B2B integration in high tech industries. Founder and Vice Chair of Digital Trust and Compliance Europe (DTCE). Co-Chair of the ICC EBITT Commission's Task Force on Security and Authentication. Law degree from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Member of the Supervisory Board, .nl domain registry foundation (SIDN). Dutch and French nationality.
14:15	Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Optimisation- Why Integrated Risk Management is now on the strategic agenda by John Miller, GBS Supply Chain Associate Partner, IBM The presentation reflects the combinations of multi-enterprise collaboration and risk management within the supply chain. John Miller rejoined the Supply Chain and Operations practice of IBM GBS in May 2010 and as a recognized thought leader in global functional transformation is currently acting as Strategic Advisor to Head of Function and Procurement & Supply Chain leadership team of an Oil & Gas Super-major. During the 5 year period prior to rejoining IBM, John worked at AstraZeneca (5th Largest Pharmaceutical company) in a number of Procurement and Transformation roles. Prior to joining AstraZeneca, John was an Associate Partner at IBM Business Consulting Services where he managed the UK procurement consulting group and was European procurement practice lead. John worked with a number of global companies on procurement transformation and capability development programmes. Prior to his seven years in consulting, John had various buying, marketing and business planning roles within the retail and consumers goods sectors.
15:00	Coffee Break
15:30	RosettaNet Update & Deployment Statistics by Hussam El-Leithy, Global Standards Director at RosettaNet. RosettaNet Standards are a vital part of the High Tech and Electronics Industries. This presentation will highlight the 2011 events and accomplishment of the RosettaNet Standards Community, review the RosettaNet Standards 2011 maintenance activities and provide an in-depth look at 10 years of RosettaNet Implementation Statistics. Included also will be detailed information on the 1.1.2011 transition from the RosettaNet Membership model to the GS1 US Partner Connections Program and the High tech and Electronics industry initiative. And finally, a preview of the first presentation in response to the High Tech and Electronics industry’s need for more supply chain visibility Hussam El-Leithy, Global Standards Director, RosettaNet In his current role at RosettaNet, Hussam is responsible for initiating, monitoring and executing standards management programs, policies, and procedures in support of the RosettaNet Standards. Prior to joining RosettaNet, Hussam worked for Hewlett Packard (HP) Germany in Application Support. His responsibilities included developing and supporting EDI connections with trading partners in Europe and Asia. While at HP, he became a part of their RosettaNet initiative and was actively involved in HP’s first RosettaNet implementation between HP and Avnet. In October 2001, Hussam joined RosettaNet as a full time employee responsible for Quality Assurance and Implementation Support. He was also Involved in the development of the RosettaNet XML Schema based PIPs. Representing RosettaNet at UN/CEFACT. Hussam was responsible for submitting RosettaNet structures so that the High Tech industry would have relevant structures in the Core Component Library. Hussam was one of the TBG17 Vice Chairs from November 2008 until November 2010. Currently Hussam is a Global Standards Director managing RosettaNet Standards Programs and RosettaNet Standard Maintenance request as well as working with the High Tech and Electronics community to identify challenges and support the development of solutions to those challenges.
16:15	EDIFICE Task Group Updates by the TG's Chairman    - B2B Process Adoption by Dane Manes, GXS Dane Manes is a Solutions Consultant at GXS responsible for the High Tech & Semiconductors industries. His career in the high-tech sector spans over 20 years with experience in engineering, validations, customer support, marketing and currently technical sales. Dane has been at GXS for 10 years supporting industry partners such as Panasonic, Philips, Nokia, Osram, Amphenol, NEC and Motorola as well as the German distribution channel. Before GXS, Dane held a technical marketing position at Fujitsu Siemens.    - Billing Task Group by Tony Nisbett, IBM Tony is an IBM SME (subject matter expert) in EDI, eCommerce, eInvoicing and Digital Signing. Having been involved in electronic trading for over 20 years, Tony has helped to create EDI communities all over Europe. The past 8 years have been spent working in the IBM Internal Accts Payable and Receivable teams providing compliance consultancy and support to the eBusiness integration of IBM suppliers and customers and the integration of service providers. - Distribution Channel Management by Juergen Linkens, Freescale Juergen Linkens is actively involved in EDIFACT and RosettaNet implementations. He has been working as systems/business analyst for more than 20 years, with a strong background in Distribution Sales & Marketing systems. Prior to joining Freescale Semiconductor (formerly Motorola SPS) in 1992, he worked for BRZ Bank, DG Bank Bayern and Hitachi Semiconductor
17:15	End of Plenary Day-1
20:00	115th Plenary Dinner sponsored by IBM
Thursday 10 November 2011
09:00	Managing Data and Risk Across Your Extended Enterprise by Nick Parnaby, VP Supply Chain and B2B Community Management at GXS Management and governance of external business communities is getting harder with every week that passes. Multi-enterprise management of extended master data is no longer a nice to have capability, and keeping your business in the black (whilst keeping it out of the papers for the wrong reasons) is one of this decade's biggest issues. This presentation will outline some of the ways businesses are dealing with these challenges, the inspiration we can draw from consumer social networks, and the risks or ticking time bombs lurking in your extended enterprise that you may be woefully unaware of. Nick Parnaby, VP Supply Chain and B2B Community Management Nick has spent over 15 years helping businesses to improve their supply chain, procurement and B2B processes. In 2005 he co-founded RollStream™, the first cloud-based technology platform specifically designed to manage trading partner communities, inspired by Web 2.0 user experience and usability seen in consumer-oriented social software. Nick has implemented cloud-based solutions in B2B for managing process and information management at some of the world’s largest corporations and brands, and is regarded by industry analysts as a subject matter expert in supply base management, B2B community management, sourcing and procurement and supply chain optimisation.
09:45	Rethink IT. Reinvent business - IBM SmartCloud by Simon Baker, IBM Cloud Leader Software Group Cloud computing is not just about ReThinking IT; it is also about ReInventing the business. Consolidation, data centre efficiency and lower costs are just the start. Leading companies are unlocking the deeper potential of cloud as a way to manage, not just their IT, but also their businesses. Simon Baker is the IBM Software Group leader for Cloud for NE Europe and is responsible for the Business Development of the IBM Cloud offerings from Software Group into the market through all channels. Simon has extensive background in Cloud and the Software business and a has Post-graduate Diploma is Strategic Market Management.
10:30	Coffee Break
11:00	Panel Discussion around the Plenary Theme
12:15	Admin session    - Approval minutes 114th Plenary+ matters arising    - Finance: 2012 Budget proposal    - EDIFICE Organisation Update
13:00	Lunch & end of 115th Plenary