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Supply Chains of the Future

January 17, 2024
09:00–09:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Geopolitical tensions, automation and changing labour costs are triggering a profound re-evaluation of sourcing strategies, including investment in re-shoring and friend-shoring for risk reduction. But the availability of key capabilities remains pivotal to decision-making. What are the determinants of today's global supply chain strategies, and what trade reconfiguration scenarios might...
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Speakers

BA
Bandar Alkhorayef
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources
Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia
TM
Tobias Meyer
Chief Executive Officer
DHL Group
JS
Jagjit Singh Srai
Director, Research; Head, Centre for International Manufacturing, Institute for Manufacturing
University of Cambridge
KW
Kathy Wengel
Executive Vice-President, Chief Technical Operations and Risk Officer
Johnson & Johnson

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