XLRI ExPGDM organised conclave ClockSpeed 2.0 that aimed to provide a platform for sharing best industry practices for overcoming disruptions in the supply chain.
The event was packed with a series of guest lecture sessions, interactive panel discussions, exciting case competitions, and keynote addresses by an electrically assembled list of industry leaders and supply chain practitioners.
The conclave started with an inaugural address by Dr. Tata L. Raghu Ram, Chairperson of Father Arrupe Centre for Ecology & Sustainability and Associate Professor of Strategic Management at XLRI Jamshedpur. It was followed by the Chief Guest address by Prashant Yadav, Affiliate Professor of Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD on Musings on Supply Chains that Save Lives and Improve Sustainability. This was followed by a keynote address by Ranjan Sinha, Chief Group Shipping, Tata Steel on the topic ‘Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity & Ambiguity: How to best position people, processes and technology to define supply chain vision for 2025 and beyond’.
The next came a panel discussion on the topic: ‘Do Supply Chains run the risk of Disruption due to ESG concerns?’. The session was moderated by Dr. Bijaya K Mangaraj, Professor – Production, Operations and Decision Sciences, XLRI Jamshedpur. This eclectic panel comprised Jasmeet Singh Marwah, Vice President, Moglix, Naresh Babu Gutta, Director- Business Finance and Procurement, Snapdeal, Arvind Singh Rana, Partner, Vector Consulting Group, Ms. Richa Pant, Founder, Harmony Inc.
This was followed by a second panel discussion on the topic: ‘Can Digital accelerate our Journey to Net Zero?’ moderated by Dr. Sayan Mukherjee, Assistant Professor – Production, Operations and Decision Sciences, XLRI Jamshedpur. This panel featured Somnath Chatterjee, Vice President - Head of Procurement & Logistics, ITC Limited, Shailen Shukla, Chief Logistics Officer, MHAO (Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba) Group, Ms. Neha Parekh, Head of Logistics, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., Preet M S Saroa, VP and Head, Supply Chain and Procurement, Thyssenkrupp.
The next session featured a keynote address by Shubhrangsu Dutta, Director- Femcare Supply Chain, Procter & Gamble on the topic ‘Supply Chain Resilience’. This session covered critical insights on the core elements of building resilience within supply chains across the board.
This session was followed by the last panel on the Topic: ‘Will Sustainability bind Leaders, Customers and Investors to seek long-term Value?’. It was moderated by Dr. Abhishek Chakraborty, Associate Professor – Production, Operations and Decision Sciences, XLRI Jamshedpur.
This panel featured dynamic leaders including Niraj N Ambani, Group President- Supply Chain, Reliance Industries Limited, Pradeep Jadhav, Co-Founder & Director, Thoucentric and Saibal Kumar Nag, Asst. Vice President (Supply Chain Modernization), Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group).
This session was followed by a session by Yogesh Sarin, Director- Supply Chain, Dell Technologies on Supply Chain Transformations. The session shared insights on the core drivers of transformation in Supply chains and the vital role of analytics, digitalization and resilience in attaining operational excellence while driving sustainability.
