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4flow Supply Chain Connect

“Shaping the Future – Navigating Supply Chain Transformation”

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at smartvillage Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany

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Event

4flow Supply Chain Connect

“Shaping the future – navigating supply chain transformation”

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at Smartvillage Bogenhause, Munich, Germany

Register now for 4flow Supply Chain Connect
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4flow Supply Chain Connect

  • Date and location to be determined 

Based on valuable feedback from our customers and partners, 4flow Supply Chain Connect, originally scheduled for Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, Georgia, has been postponed.

We remain excited to bring 4flow Supply Chain Connect to North America and are actively working to confirm a new date.

In the meantime, check out highlights from other 4flow Supply Chain Connect events.

4flow Supply Chain Connect – now coming to North America

For a sneak peek on what you can expect when you attend 4flow Supply Chain Connect in Atlanta, watch this short video from 4flow Supply Chain Connect 2024, Hamburg, Germany.
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Featured speakers/ panelist

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Greg Toornman
Former Global VP of Materials Management, Logistics & Demand Planning at AGCO
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Sarah Stender
Supply Chain Leader at Boston Beer Company
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Bob Myers
Professor at Georgia Tech
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...and more to come!

Agenda

11:00 am Arrival and lunch
12:00 am Welcome and opening remarks by Kai Althoff, CEO at 4flow
12:15 pm

Keynote #1
Greg Toornman, Former Global VP of Materials Management, Logistics & Demand Planning at AGCO
1:00 am Coffee break
1:15 pm

Keynote #2
Sarah Stende, Supply Chain Leader at Boston Beer Company
2:00 pm

Coffee break
2:15 pm

4flow speaking session
3:00 pm

Customer panel
Moderated by Kai Althoff, CEO of 4flow, and Roger Sechler

Panelists:

  • Sarah Stender, Supply Chain Leader at Boston Beer Company
  • Greg Toornman, Former Global VP of Materials Management, Logistics & Demand Planning at AGCO Dr.
  • Bob Myers, Professor at Georgia Tech

 
4:00 pm Keynote #3
4:45 pm Closing remarks
5:00 pm Networking and cocktail reception

More information will follow soon.

Agenda

11:00 am
Arrival and lunch

12:00 am
Welcome and opening remarks by Kai Althoff, CEO at 4flow

12:15 pm
Keynote #1: Greg Toornman, Former Global VP of Materials Management, Logistics & Demand Planning at AGCO

1:00 am
Coffee break

1:15 pm
Keynote #2: Sarah Stende, Supply Chain Leader at Boston Beer Company

2:00 pm
Coffee break

2:15 pm
4flow speaking session

3:00 pm
Customer panel, moderated by Kai Althoff, CEO of 4flow, and Roger Sechler

Panelists:

  • Sarah Stender, Supply Chain Leader at Boston Beer Company
  • Greg Toornman, Former Global VP of Materials Management, Logistics & Demand Planning at AGCO Dr.
  • Bob Myers, Professor at Georgia Tech

 

4:00 pm
Keynote #3

4:45 pm
Closing remarks

5:00 pm
Networking and cocktail reception

Attendees at 4flow Supply Chain Connect

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Attendees at 4flow Supply Chain Connect

MAGNA
BMW
STELLANTIS
AIC
YANFENG
MARS
TESA

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Speakers at 4flow Supply Chain Connect

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BAT
Daimler Truck AG
Mars
Nestlé
Wayfair
Puma
Tesa
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Location
Porsche Experience Center
1 Porsche Dr | Atlanta, GA | 30354
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Date
September 17, 2025 | Registration: 11:00 am - 12 pm EDT
Event: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT + networking to follow

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Save the date to join us for 4flow Supply Chain Connect with a special focus on consumer goods and retail.

Network with supply chain decision makers and hear first-hand about successful supply chain strategies. You’ll gain exclusive insights and actionable best practices in this event dedicated to consumer goods and retail supply chains.

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Agenda

10:00 – 10:15 am
Welcome from Lennart Brueggemann-von Ackern, 4flow, Partner, and Felix Kaemmerer, 4flow, Executive Vice President

10:15 – 10:45 am
Keynote from Patrick Dittli, Lidl, CSCO

10:45 – 11:30 am
Panel discussion: “What comes first, transformation or short term optimization?”

  • Moderation: Lennart Brueggemann-von Ackern, 4flow, Partner
  • Dirk-Jan de Ruiter, Mars, Head of EU Logistics FTW
  • Patrick Dittli, Lidl, CSCO
  • Sheetal Bhatia, tesa, Head of Business Operations Europe
  • Vineet Khanna, former Global Head of Supply Chain at Nestlé and advisor to 4flow
  • Anna Sparty, Beiersdorf, Director Global Logistics and Customer Management

11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Networking activity

12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch break

1:00 – 2:30 pm
Presentations: "Best practices in operation excellence"

  • 1:00 – 1:30 pm
    "Transformation towards supply chain excellence - Process follows IT"
    Dominik Dohr, BayWa r.e. Solar, Global Head of Supply Chain and Operations
  • 1:30 – 2:00 pm
     "Hero's approach to digitizing and optimizing its transportation management"
    Helen Barry, Hero, Head of Logistics
    Leandro Paixao Avellar, Hero, Manager Procurement Logistics
  • 2:00 – 2:30 pm
    "Hands-On and Digital Innovation Driving Warehouse Excellence"
    Mario Desic, BAT, Logistics Development Manager

2:30 – 3:00 pm
Coffee break

3:00 – 3:45 pm
Closing remarks from Vineet Khanna, former Global Head of Supply Chain at Nestlé and advisor to 4flow

  • Take aways of the day
  • How transformation and operations excellence is symbiotic
  • Dimensions of transformation

4:00 - 5:00 pm
Closing and get-together

Agenda

10:00 – 10:15 am Welcome from Lennart Brueggemann-von Ackern, 4flow, Partner, and Felix Kaemmerer, 4flow, Executive Vice President
10:15 – 10:45 am Keynote from Patrick Dittli, Lidl, CSCO
10:45 – 11:30 am

Panel discussion: “What comes first, transformation or short term optimization?”

  • Moderation: Lennart Brueggemann-von Ackern, 4flow, Partner
  • Dirk-Jan de Ruiter, Mars, Head of EU Logistics FTW
  • Patrick Dittli, Lidl, CSCO
  • Sheetal Bhatia, tesa, Head of Business Operations Europe
  • Vineet Khanna, former Global Head of Supply Chain at Nestlé and advisor to 4flow
  • Anna Sparty, Beiersdorf, Director Global Logistics and Customer Management
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Networking activity
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch break
1:00 – 2:30 pm

Presentations: "Best practices in operation excellence"

  • 1:00 – 1:30 pm
    "Transformation towards supply chain excellence - Process follows IT"
    Dominik Dohr, BayWa r.e. Solar, Global Head of Supply Chain and Operations
  • 1:30 – 2:00 pm
     "Hero's approach to digitizing and optimizing its transportation management"
    Helen Barry, Hero, Head of Logistics
    Leandro Paixao Avellar, Hero, Manager Procurement Logistics
  • 2:00 – 2:30 pm
    "Hands-On and Digital Innovation Driving Warehouse Excellence"
    Mario Desic, BAT, Logistics Development Manager
2:30 – 3:00 pm Coffee break
3:00 – 3:45 pm

Closing remarks from Vineet Khanna, former Global Head of Supply Chain at Nestlé and advisor to 4flow

  • Take aways of the day
  • How transformation and operations excellence is symbiotic
  • Dimensions of transformation
4:00 - 5:00 pm Closing and get-together

 

Speakers at past events include

JDE

Mars

Tesa

Metro

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Nestlé

Alcott Global

Beiersdorf

Lidl

Puma

Wayfair

Peek & Cloppenburg

Speakers at past events include

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Mars

Tesa

Metro

JDE

Nestlé

Alcott Global

Beiersdorf

Lidl

Puma

Wayfair

Peek & Cloppenburg

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Location

SPARK | Frankfurt, Germany

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Date and time

Thursday, May 15, 2025 | All-day event

Welcome by Kai Althoff, CEO of 4flow

"Future skills in the age of AI – transforming mindsets, people and organizations"

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Prof Dr. Yasmin Weiß
Nuremberg Institute of Technology
Professor, start-up founder, supervisory board member, award-winning author
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Networking time and coffee break

"Transforming LKQ’s European SCM and driving operational excellence"

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Details

Costi Vilcu
LKQ
Director of Logistics & Supply Chain Excellence

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Gunnar Büchter
Yanfeng
Executive Director Procurement & Vice President Global Sustainability

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"How KTM Gets Supply Chain Planning Right – The Race for Agility"

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Details

Jürgen Gumpinger
KTM
Vice President Product Line Management
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Elisabeth Moritz-Keidel
4flow
Principal

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Lunch

"Building the future: a holistic approach to industrializing shipbuilding and material supply"

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Hermann Lembeck
Meyer Turku
Head of Production

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"Synergizing success: integrated optimization in transportation and material management at IAC Group"

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Michelle Carter
IAC Group
Supply Chain Director Europe, Asia, RSA

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Franziska Damm
4flow
Director

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Networking time and coffee break

"From ambition to action - carbon footprint reduction at Yanfeng"

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Gunnar Büchter
Yanfeng
Executive Director Procurement & Vice President Global Sustainability

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"How to transform supply chain planning to automated, integrated, fast and efficient?"

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Details

Dr. Christian Lippolt
Robert Bosch GmbH
Process and IT Manager for Plan-to-Fulfill and Supply Chain Network Design

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Dr. Marc Schleyer
4flow
Partner and Head of Digital Practice

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Closing remarks by Kai Althoff, CEO of 4flow

Get-together

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Location

smartvillage Bogenhausen | Rosenkavalierplatz 13 | 81925 Munich | Germany

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Date and time

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | All-day event, starts at 9 am