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Event Agenda

Join us for a dynamic two-day program exploring the future of supply chain. The agenda features keynote sessions from top leaders, trend forecasts, and data-driven insights into consumer behaviours, digital innovation, and supply chain evolution.

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7:00 AM Registration opens

8:40 AM Welcome to country

8:50 AM Opening remarks from the Chair

9:00 AM Opening keynote: Trade, tariffs, geopolitics & volatility; what Australian supply chains must design for

Understanding how tariffs, trade realignments and geopolitical tension are affecting sourcing, transport and inventory decisions

Gaining clarity on which global risks are structural rather than temporary

Learning how leading organisations are adjusting network and planning assumptions 
Considering how fuel security, energy transition and sustainable aviation fuel are shaping future freight and transport decisions

Take away strategic considerations to stress test your current supply chain design

9:30 AM Fireside chat : Ports, freight costs and regulation: removing pressure from Australia’s supply chain

Understanding the impact of terminal access charges, empty container fees and other port-related costs on importers and exporter
Identifying unnecessary cost pressures across ports, rail freight and heavy vehicle transport, and exploring potential solution
Examining how infrastructure investment and policy decisions are reshaping freight flows, capacity and supply chain location
Considering regulatory barriers and the future role of automated vehicles and emerging transport technologies in improving Australia’s freight system

Moderator:

Panellists:

10:00 AM Partner insight: How AI is changing supply chain decision-making

Recent advances in AI are changing how supply chain teams plan, respond and make decisions. In this keynote, Matt Michalewicz will explore what those changes mean for demand planning, logistics and production, and how teams can use AI to improve performance in practice.

Exploring how AI can shift supply chain decision-making from reactive to proactive.
Identifying practical use cases for improving forecast accuracy, inventory efficiency and logistics performance.
Understanding how real-time data and machine learning can support faster responses to disruption and demand volatility.
Recognising where AI can create measurable advantage across planning and operations.

10:30 AM Morning refreshments

Chair:

11:00 AM Panel discussion: From executive IBP insights to inventory outcomes: strengthening availability, optimum inventory and better financials

Aligning IBP decisions with availability, inventory, and financial outcomes.
Translating executive planning insights into practical actions that improve service and working capital.
Identifying opportunities to optimise stock levels while protecting availability and margin.

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11:30 AM Case study: Delonghi’s Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Journey

Meeting customer demand within budget during market turbulence
Stabilising planning and inventory for greater agility
Driving efficiency through proven IBP practices
Applying lessons learned from what worked (and what didn’t)

12:00 PM Panel discussion: Planning & Inventory in 2026: how do you hold less stock and absorb more shock?

Redesigning inventory buffers to absorb shocks, not mask poor planning

Balancing resilience, service levels, and working capital effectively

Assessing how planning maturity drives inventory performance

Implementing alternatives to “just hold more stock” risk strategies

Moderator:

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12:30 PM One-on-one meetings and exhibitor meet & greet

Spend this time exploring our exhibition floor, meeting our exhibitors and taking part in pre-arranged one on one meetings.

1:00 PM Networking luncheon

2:00 PM Case study: When inventory optimisation backfires: lessons from real failures

Detecting optimisation moves that secretly increase volatility

Exposing safety stock and MEIO failures during disruptions

Strengthening governance to ensure optimisation delivers

Deploying practical safeguards for their own inventory networks

2:30 PM The human side of IBP: building trust, alignment and confident decisions

Exploring how people engage with numbers, assumptions and trade-offs in IBP
Identifying what helps build trust, shared understanding and cross-functional commitment
Applying practical ways to support stronger decision-making across the business

Chair:

11:00 AM Case study: Logistics cost pressure 2026: Warehousing, transport, fuel, capacity and contracts

Controlling total logistics spend without sacrificing service reliability

Optimising networks beyond just transport rates

Making smarter mode and routing decisions

Eliminating hidden cost drivers

11:30 AM Partner insight: Freightability 2026: what the network data means for orchestrating freight at scale

With MachShip moving more than 200 million items across Australia and New Zealand, the Freightability Report 2026 offers a broad view of freight movement, performance and pricing. CEO Sam Rowse explains what it means for supply chain, logistics and procurement leaders.

Where reliability, cost and capacity are becoming more fragmented across carriers, modes and corridors
What the Freightability Report reveals about freight performance and pricing at scale
How fuel and other cost pressures have continued to flow through real freight rates since the report came out
Where leverage sits in your carrier mix, and the questions worth taking back to carrier partners

12:00 PM Panel discussion: AI for routing, eta prediction  and transport optimisation

Improving routing and scheduling accuracy with AI

Predicting ETAs for faster operational response

Adapting dynamic routing to daily variability

Addressing data quality and integration requirements

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12:30 PM One-on-one meetings and exhibitor meet & greet

Spend this time exploring our exhibition floor, meeting our exhibitors and taking part in pre-arranged one on one meetings.

1:00 PM Networking luncheon

2:00 PM Case study: Building resilience into transport and carrier models

Learning how carrier models were restructured to improve resilience

Understanding when diversification improves outcomes and when it adds complexity

Seeing how performance, risk and cost were balanced operationally

Gaining insight into making resilience part of daily execution

Chair:

11:00 AM Case study: Building lean, high-performing operations for lasting business impact

Lean impact – 3 years of sustained value creation and improved customer experience
Organisational development and the lean competency system.
Kainexus – Software solution to connect every part of your operational excellence program

11:30 AM Partner insight: Beyond the flight: the power of data and partnership in the airline supply chain

Discover how Qantas and DHL Supply Chain leverage data insights and a strong international partnership to make Qantas one of the greatest carriers in the world.

Airline supply chains: Nuances and complexity
Leveraging data to drive action
Agile service delivery through partnership
Outcomes and improvement in service quality and cost
Resilience in a constantly changing world

12:00 PM Panel discussion: Warehouse networks in 2026: fewer sites, smarter sites, or both? 

Understanding how organisations are reassessing warehouse footprints

Learning when consolidation improves outcomes and when it increases risk

explore trade-offs between flexibility, cost and service

Hearing lessons learnt from recent network decisions

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12:30 PM One-on-one meetings and exhibitor meet & greet

Spend this time exploring our exhibition floor, meeting our exhibitors and taking part in pre-arranged one on one meetings.

1:00 PM Networking luncheon

2:00 PM Case study: DC network rationalisation vs expansion - what actually works

Evaluating rationalisation vs expansion trade-offs with real data

Managing transition risks that threaten service continuity

Balancing cost vs service impacts during network shifts

Applying proven lessons to future network decisions

2:30 PM Partner insight: The fastest productivity gain - and the key to unlocking your automation ROI

Australia’s labour productivity is flatlining, even as investment in warehouse automation surges. Young Guns CEO Trent Fuller shows how a frontline-focused operating model can unlock up to 400% productivity gains using your existing team

Seeing real results from distribution operations at Kmart, Maersk and Canadian Tire
Understanding why team performance is the gain you can bank now, while automation is still being scoped, built and commissioned
Appreciating how high care, high trust and high achievement create the frontline performance that determines whether automation delivers

3:00 PM Afternoon refreshments

3:30 PM Roundtable discussions

1. Sustainability & ESG
Explore practical strategies on decarbonisation and adopting circular economy principles with ESG standards to minimise environmental impact

2. Building tomorrow’s workforce: equipping supply chain professionals with the skills for the future and beyond
Discuss future workforce needs, skill development and strategies to attract, upskill and retain talent in an era of rapid technological change

3. From linear to adaptive: how leading organisations are redesigning supply chain networks
Explore how organisations are redesigning supply chain networks to respond to volatile conditions, balance cost, resilience and service, and translate strategy into stronger operational capability

4. The impact of rising costs and tariffs on international trade
Share insights on how to optimise supply chain strategies to balance costs and quality while using data analytics

5. AI in freight and supply chain operations: driving visibility, resilience, and efficiency
Discuss how organisations are leveraging AI and data analytics to improve freight routing, increase supply chain visibility, enhance service performance, and build more resilient and responsive supply chains.

6. How advanced technology is reshaping domestic supply chains
Explore how advanced tech is reshaping domestic supply chains through real-time visibility, control-tower views and data-driven decisions that improve efficiency and reduce cost.

4:00 PM From S&OP to IBP: driving agile planning through simplicity and scale across organisations of all size

Understanding how S&OP can evolve into true Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and what that looks like in organisations of different sizes.
Identifying the planning fundamentals that improve clarity, accountability and decision focus while reducing unnecessary complexity.
Exploring how smaller organisations can use simplicity as a strength to build more agile and commercially relevant planning processes.
Applying core IBP principles at any scale to strengthen planning foundations, responsiveness and cross-functional alignment.

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4:30 PM Closing remarks from the Chair and end of day one

4:35 PM Networking drinks reception

7:00 PM Networking dinner

8:00 AM Registration opens

8:45 AM Opening remarks from the Chair

9:00 AM Opening keynote: Reducing operational firefighting: designing roles for stability, not crisis

Understanding how constant replanning fuels team burnout

Redesigning decision rights and escalation to cut chaos

Streamlining workflows that reduce operational noise

Implementing structural changes for stability without added headcount

9:30 AM Panel discussion: Agility by Design: Building Resilient Supply Chains in the Black Swan Century

Exploring how supply chains can move from prediction to preparedness in an era of continuous disruption.
Identifying the leadership behaviours, decision rights and psychological safety needed to enable true agility.
Building business readiness through stronger operating models, governance and talent capabilities.
Designing processes and systems that support agile ways of working rather than constrain them.

10:00 AM Panel discussion : Building the supply chain workforce of the future

Fostering a purpose driven culture to reduce turnover and strengthen long-term organisational resilience

Addressing workforce shortages through recruitment retention strategies of clear career pathways, continuous learning and leadership development

Attracting and retaining high value talent and building an environment where top supply chain talent thrives

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10:30 AM Morning refreshments

Chair

11:00 AM Case study: From excel to advanced planning: human-centred S&OP transformation at LifeHealthcare

Mastering multi-year planning transformations without business disruption
Designing S&OP forums that drive cross-functional decisions
Applying human-centred techniques to build planner capability
Avoiding common pitfalls in advanced planning implementations

11:30 AM Partner insight: Don't trust me: confidence, AI and the case for simplicity

Understanding why confidence in planning systems is at an all-time low
Exploring the three sources of confidence – proof, understanding and trust
Utilising cheap and checkable: the test that separates work AI is good at from work it isn’t
How to use AI as designer, not decider

12:00 PM Panel discussion: The optimisation trap: why chasing accuracy often makes performance worse

Identifying how accuracy-driven KPIs distort execution behaviour

Understanding why service and cost deteriorate despite better forecasts

Balancing explicit trade-offs like leading organisations
Evolving planning metrics to handle volatility

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12:30 PM Peer-to-peer networking

(Engaging, informal conversations designed to foster connections, spark dialogue, and enable practical knowledge-sharing with actionable takeaways.)

1:00 PM Networking luncheon

2:00 PM Case study: How Soul Origin transformed QSR networks to trade smarter

Creating better supplier reliability and collaboration
Increasing franchise partner satisfaction through digitisation
Improving operational resilience for network supply assurance

2:30 PM Case study: Moving from monthly planning to continuous planning 

Shifting planning cadence from fixed monthly cycles to continuous review

Measuring impacts on responsiveness and execution stability

Evolving planners’ roles and responsibilities for real-time execution

Navigating continuous planning while orchestrating the full value chain

Chair

11:00 AM Case study: Redesigning transport contracts for volatility

Deciding how risk and incentives were rebalanced
Recognising how flexibility was built into agreements
Measuring impacts on cost and performance
Discovering negotiation insights applicable to your own contracts

11:30 AM Partner insight: Every day is delivery day: the case for 7-day fulfilment

Shoppers don’t stop buying on Saturday, so why does retail delivery still run on a five-day week? Between marketplaces, food delivery, and the on-demand economy, today’s consumers now expect around-the-clock service. This session explores what’s driving the shift to 7-day delivery, which retailers are best placed to make the move, and what it actually takes to pull it off.

Understanding the forces pushing retailers toward 7-day delivery
Exploring which retailers and categories stand to gain the most from 7-day delivery
Identifying the operational and carrier decisions retailers need to get right first

12:00 PM Panel discussion: Transport operations 2026: visibility, reliability & cost control

Translating visibility into real operational control
Measuring and enhancing reliability under pressure

Implementing cost control beyond simple rate negotiation

Responding faster to disruptions with proven strategies

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12:30 PM Peer-to-peer networking

(Engaging, informal conversations designed to foster connections, spark dialogue, and enable practical knowledge-sharing with actionable takeaways)

1:00 PM Networking luncheon

2:00 PM Fireside chat: Bradfield: Building Australia’s First 24/7 Freight and Logistics Precinct

Understanding how a purpose-built 24/7 freight precinct can improve resilience, capacity and network efficiency.
Exploring what an unconditional operating window means for freight movement, tenant attraction and precinct design.
Identifying how cargo, transport and infrastructure connectivity can support stronger supply chain outcomes.
Recognising the role of advanced manufacturing and integrated precinct planning in shaping future logistics capability.

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Chair

11:00 AM Panel Discussion: Mandatory Scope 3: what freight emissions reporting now demands of supply chain

Understanding what mandatory Scope 3 reporting now demands of freight and logistics teams.
Identifying where the data gaps are between estimated emissions and audit-ready reporting.
Exploring how cargo owners can strengthen freight emissions reporting through better visibility, accountability and collaboration.

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11:30 AM Partner insight

Distinguishing when automation enhances flow vs introduces fragility

Assessing readiness beyond basic ROI calculations

Examining lessons from live brownfield and hybrid automation sites

Applying practical criteria for smart automate/no-automate decisions

12:00 PM Panel discussion: Warehouse automation reality check- ROI, integration and change reality

Identifying where automation consistently delivers ROI

Navigating common failure points and integration challenges

Examining lessons from operational environments

Setting realistic expectations for automation programmes

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12:30 PM Peer-to-peer networking

(Engaging, informal conversations designed to foster connections, spark dialogue, and enable practical knowledge-sharing with actionable takeaways)

1:00 PM Networking luncheon

2:00 PM Case study: Kill this task: Helping change resistant people kill repetitive tasks with AI

Understanding the best way to prompt AI
Establishing how to build a tool and pay the AI cost once, not every time you do the task
Identifying how to spot repetitive tasks in your own work that a tool could take off your hands

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2:30 PM Partner insight: Lean x AI: A new enterprise architecture with lean discipline built in

The Lean × AI operating model enables organisations to harness AI’s full potential while protecting the reliability of their core systems. AI operates within a controlled environment where it can reason, experiment and optimise, Lean provides the discipline to continuously improve both operational processes and AI capabilities. Together, Lean and AI combine speed and innovation with control, reliability and continuous improvement.

Discovering how Lean and AI work together to improve performance.
Learning how to use AI ambitiously without putting core systems at risk.
Seeing how Lean principles can make AI safer, smarter and more reliable.
Building an operating model where AI proposes, Lean governs and systems execute.

3:00 PM Afternoon refreshments

4:00 PM Unlocking strategic value through partnerships, collaboration and process

Building high impact partnerships through strategic alliances with suppliers, customers and partners to accelerate innovation and reduce risk

Driving cross‑functional collaboration for better outcomes and breaking down silos between supply chain, finance, operations and external stakeholders to improve agility, decision making and overall supply chain performance

Integrating IBP with true end-to-end business strategy to streamline processes and amplify the benefits of collaboration across the supply chain ecosystem

Deciding how risk and incentives were rebalanced

Recognising how flexibility was built into agreements

Measuring impacts on cost and performance

Discovering negotiation insights applicable to your own contracts

4:30 PM The adaptive supply chain competing on speed, cost & reliability 

Understanding what defines a high performing supply chain in 2027

Learning how adaptability is becoming a core capability

Reflecting on lessons from across planning, logistics and warehousing

3:30 PM The Adaptive Supply Chain: Performing While Transforming on Speed, Cost, Reliability and What’s Next

Understanding what defines a high-performing supply chain in a more volatile and uncertain environment.
Exploring how to balance speed, cost and reliability while still transforming for the future.
Identifying the leadership, planning and operating capabilities that make supply chains more adaptable.
Reflecting on what “good” looks like going forward, including agility, end-to-end visibility, supplier partnerships and smarter network design.

4:00 PM Panel Discussion: Making change stick: turning supply chain transformations into daily performance

Why planning, optimisation and automation initiatives often fail to land in daily operations – and how to avoid the “firefighting” relapse.
Governance, roles and routines that link executive decisions, procurement choices and frontline execution.
How procurement, supply chain and operations collaborate to ensure contracts, KPIs and incentives support new ways of working.
Real‑world examples of change that stuck: what was done differently on leadership, culture and supplier engagement.

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4:30 PM Closing remarks from the Chair and end of conference

7:30 Registration opens

8:45 Welcome to Country

8:50Opening remarks from the chair

8:55Opening Keynote: Supply Chain Transformation: Timing, Talent and Tenacity

TIMING: What is “transformation” and when should it be applied over a continuous improvement approach?
TALENT: The result of adding strategic capabilities to a workforce known for delivery.
TENACITY: Understand how a digital reset has ignited end-to-end transformation across the supply chain (and business).

9:25Panel discussion: The future of national freight and logistics: strengthening the supply chain and driving economic growth

Opportunities to boost resilience: skills and workforce, land use planning, productivity, and interoperability
Establishing accountability and governance arrangements to drive better outcomes
Exploring the proposed national priority action areas: decarbonisation, productivity, resilience, and data

9:55Partner case study: Optimising the end-to-end supply chain through Artificial Intelligence and digital transformation to improve agility, service levels, and cost metrics

Leverage end-to-end supply chain integration to streamline operations and reduce inefficiencies
Capitalise on AI/ML investments to enhance core metrics such as labour costs, asset utilisation, inventory working capital requirements, and more
Improve demand forecast accuracy and agility in downstream and upstream operations
Implement a holistic approach to optimise both cost reduction and value creation across the supply chain

10:30Closing keynote: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain: A Roadmap to Staying Competitive

Foster collaboration: Strengthen integrated planning and communication with partners
Invest in flexibility: Implement adaptable transportation management solutions
Diversify sourcing: Explore and adopt alternative sourcing strategies

Morning Plenary

Commercial & Cost Management in Supply Chain

Regaining control over rising costs by understanding where margin is really being lost across freight, labour, inventory and compliance and how peers are responding.

How to stabilise planning and inventory decisions in volatile conditions by learning how others are adapting forecasting and IBP to work under constant change.

Afternoon Plenary

Workforce, Talent, Capability & Future of Work

Practical tools for skill-building, talent attraction and change management and addressing the workforce shortages across production, logistics and warehousing.

How operation leaders are addressing labour shortages, safety pressures and automation complexity.

Afternoon Plenary

Workforce, Talent, Capability & Future of Work

Practical tools for skill-building, talent attraction and change management and addressing the workforce shortages across production, logistics and warehousing.

Managing freight, transport, sourcing and supplier networks in a disrupted, cost-intensive world.

Afternoon Plenary

Workforce, Talent, Capability & Future of Work

Practical tools for skill-building, talent attraction and change management and addressing the workforce shortages across production, logistics and warehousing.

Commercial & Cost Management in Supply Chain

Regaining control over rising costs by understanding where margin is really being lost across freight, labour, inventory and compliance and how peers are responding.

A

Inventory, Demand Planning, Forecasting &IBP/S&OP

11:30Case study: Supply Chain Segmentation: Integrating Financial Planning with Supply Chain Planning to Support New Business Models

Identify the characteristics of the supply chain
Analyse the characteristics of each segment
Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of each segment

12:00Case study: Improving Agility: Responding to Disruptions and Collaboration with Diversified Suppliers

Meet your supply, supplier, and procurement requirements
Mitigate the risk of supplier source diversification and ensure resilience across your diverse supplier base
Ensure inventory flexibility and efficiency through access to data and document automation

12:30Evaluating processes, roles and responsibilities to optimise supply chain digitisation

Getting the basics right: fixing broken processes
Rethinking roles and responsibilities
Identify factors that are going to drive the most value

B

Operations, Warehousing & Fulfilment

11:30Case study: Leading a large-scale supply chain transformation, from decentralisation, automation and decision integration models – achieving greater efficiency and process accountability

Leveraging data and insights to identify and unlock greater value
Addressing change resistance in a 185 year old, public traded organisation
Exploring the benefits of automation, decision integration

12:00 Partner case study: The Digital Backbone: Transforming Supply Chain into Intelligent and Autonomous Operations

Explore how QR code-based traceability
captures vast amounts of data to build
greater resilience across the supply chain
Examine how GenAI will optimise demand
planning, inventory management, and
forecasting solutions
Obtain actionable insights to drive greater efficiencies across business operations

12:30 Panel discussion: Supply Chain Operation: End-to-End Digitalisation to Accelerate Performance and Increase Customer Satisfaction

Implement cloud-based technologies to create a digital backbone that scales infrastructure to support business needs
Seamlessly connect internal business systems, such as ERP, to external trading partners
Drive innovation across the entire supply chain to enhance performance and customer satisfaction

C

Logistics, Transport & Procurement Networks

11:30Panel discussion: Building the Supply Chain workforce of the future: Attracting, retaining and upskilling staff

Unpacking the biggest challenges in attracting
new staff and graduates, from negative perceptions to the lack of visibility
How do you reframe supply chain as a profession for new graduates
Skills-gap postmortem: what are the underlying factors and how can they be addressed
Upskilling staff to stay ahead of evolving
technology
Rethinking the supply chain workplace

12:00Case study: Attracting Talent to Future-Proof the Supply Chain Workforce

Addressing the Skills Gap & Evolving Job Requirements in Supply Chain
Strategies for Talent Attraction and Retention in light of the perception of Supply Chain as a career
How to develop sustainable career pathways in Supply Chain

12:30Case study: Surviving the Storm: Leading Through Supply Chain Chaos Without Losing Your Sanity (or Your Team)

Real-world lessons from the frontline: what actually happens when the chaos hits
Why leadership is your best supply chain buffer — and how to show up under pressure
Keeping your team motivated when the only constant is disruption
Using humour, honesty, and human connection to build team resilience
Addressing workforce burnout and mental fatigue with practical strategies
Equipping your leaders to think clearly and lead calmly, even in the middle of the storm

2:00Partner case study: Little-known secrets of a 3PL relationship

How to decide whether to outsource and how to select the right partner and how to make the relationship a success

2:30Case study: Navigating extreme weather events and being prepared for unforeseen circumstances

Planning for interruptions and disruptions extreme weather and other unforeseen events
Ensuring your supply chain is agile and set up to respond to disruptions
Challenges and lessons learned

2:00Case study: Supply Chain Cyber Risks: Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Attacks, Operational Disruption, Financial Losses, and Reputational Damage

Third-Party Vulnerabilities: Conduct thorough due diligence and regular security audits to reduce third-party vulnerabilities
Employee Awareness Training: Foster a culture of scepticism and teach employees how to identify suspicious communications to reduce the risk of social engineering attacks
Data Breaches: Implement encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments to safeguard sensitive information and mitigate the risk of ransomware

2:30Panel discussion: Driving greater supply chain efficiencies: Implementing digital solutions to accelerate performance, streamline processes and improve outcomes for all stakeholders

Process mapping and identifying areas for improvement
Seamlessly connect internal business systems, such as ERP/SCM, to external trading partners
Drive innovation across the entire supply chain to enhance performance, partner outcomes and customer satisfaction
Enhance visibility across the supply chain by implementing end-to-end automation solutions that provide real-time data on inventory levels and order statuses, allowing for informed decision-making

2:00Panel discussion: Navigating Geopolitical Challenges: Strengthening Australia's Supply Chain and Workforce

Adapting to Geopolitical Shifts: Understanding how global political dynamics impact Australia’s domestic supply chain and contribute to industry skill shortages.
Addressing Skill Shortages: Exploring strategies to mitigate the knock-on effects of skill shortages on domestic supply chains, with insights from industry leaders.
Infrastructure and Workforce Development: Examining the role of ports, airports, and rail networks in future-proofing Australia’s supply chain infrastructure and supporting workforce growth.
Government and Industry Collaboration: Discussing opportunities for government involvement in addressing job skills and supporting long-term supply chain resilience.

2:30Case study: Understanding the Complexity of Wholesale Transformation: Building Sophisticated Capabilities and Supply Chain Best Practices

Develop a clear vision and roadmap: Align resource capacity and secure staff buy-in to drive transformation
Design a modern supply chain model: Create competitive ecosystems to enhance efficiency and collaboration
Establish innovative ways of working:
Implement new practices to improve agility, performance, and adaptability

3:30Roundtables Discussion: Each roundtable will have a facilitator to lead the discussion. The facilitator will begin with a five-minute overview of the topic, incorporating a case study and key lessons learned. Participation is limited to the primary audience, excluding vendors. Roundtable discussions will focus on one of the following themes

4:00Panel discussion: The Value of Supply Chain: Redefining Value within the Value Chain for Increased Agility

Define service levels: Explore as-a-service models to enhance flexibility and scalability
Integrate agility: Embed agility into the design, sourcing, manufacturing, and transportation of products
Prioritise value creation: Focus on creating value with suppliers, rather than solely reducing costs, to achieve shared goals

4:50Closing Remarks from the Chair and End of Day One

4:55Welcome Remarks from Networking Drinks Sponsor

Join us at the end of day one for cocktails, canapes, and the opportunity to network with your peers, speakers, and sponsors

5:00Close of Conference Day 1 and commencement of Networking Drinks

Morning Plenary: From strategy to execution - Executing & optimising the supply chain

The Next 5 Years of Supply Chain Leadership and what high-performing supply chains are doing differently

How to stabilise planning and inventory decisions in volatile conditions by learning how others are adapting forecasting and IBP to work under constant change.

Afternoon Plenary: The integrated, adaptive supply chain

Regulatory, Compliance Risk and ESG

From 2026, mandatory sustainability reporting will apply to many organisations, with a strong push for circular supply chains and emissions tracking. This interactive and practical session will answer what is required to embed sustainability into operations, not just for reporting from a regulatory perspective.

How operation leaders are addressing labour shortages, safety pressures and automation complexity.

Afternoon Plenary: The integrated, adaptive supply chain

Regulatory, Compliance Risk and ESG

Managing freight, transport, sourcing and supplier networks in a disrupted, cost-intensive world.

Afternoon Plenary: The integrated, adaptive supply chain

Regulatory, Compliance Risk and ESG

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schedule details

Event Agenda

7:00 AM Registration opens

8:40 AM Welcome to country

Steven Ballerini

Stephen Forshaw

Moderator:

Alice Brimicombe

Panellists:

Paul Zalai

Aaron de Rozario

Matt Michalewicz

10:30 AM Morning refreshments

Chair:

Sam Bevacqua

Moderator:

Colin Hallett

Panellists:

Ruhul Moula

Darina Haulis

Jay Dixit

Jay Dixit

Moderator:

Dr Amir Hashemi

Panellists:

May Thu

Ahmad Orya

Amy Offord

Ting Ting Lee

1:00 PM Networking luncheon

Anna Walton

Louise O’Connor

Chair:

Steven Ballerini

Kiran Pradhan

Sam Rowse

Moderator:

Lexia Laracy

Panellist:

Matt Sheen

Evgeniya Kondratova

Travis Haines

1:00 PM Networking luncheon

Evgeniya Kondratova

Chair:

Michael Blake

Jacob Horan

Sean Maguire

Llew Jones

Moderator:

Alice Brimicombe

Panellists:

Rhaleigh Cereno

Skye Reynolds

Peter Callaughan

Dennis Gonzalez

1:00 PM Networking luncheon

Fredy Delgado

Trent Fuller

3:00 PM Afternoon refreshments

Colin Hallett

Peter Button

Ting Ting Lee

Christopher Mousley

Brent Osborn

Tony Smith

Panellists:

Cedric Lemetter

4:30 PM Closing remarks from the Chair and end of day one

4:35 PM Networking drinks reception

7:00 PM Networking dinner

8:00 AM Registration opens

8:45 AM Opening remarks from the Chair

Steven Ballerini

Rebecca Ransford

Dr Amir Hashemi

Moderator:

Graeme Moat

Panellists:

Laura Canning