Name: Business Planning, Forecasting & S&OP/ IBP Conference Europe
Start: 2022-11-16
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station

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This was my first IBF conference and I'm discovering the IBF world. I thought it was a very good event. I loved the networking and sharing among practitioners. I am taking away a lot of ideas for making this move in my own organization.

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Join the largest gathering of global professionals from all industries with S&OP/IBP, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Forecasting, and Analytics responsibilities in Europe
Meet other professionals from Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, Executive Management, and other key functions in the S&OP/ IBP process
Learn how to bring change to your organization for better S&OP and operations planning
Bring your organization to best-in-class levels in performance through better business planning & forecasting
Learn step-by-step from lessons learned and case studies shared by well-known global companies
Get instant feedback on your specific challenges and truly network during our Round-Robin Round-Table Discussions
Enjoy further networking during our after conference cocktail reception
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Event Speakers

Bernard Czap

BSH

Project Leader S&OP Transformation and Order Promising

Bernard is a Senior Supply Chain Professional at BSH with 27 years Supply Chain and IT experience, currently responsible as project leader for S&OP transformation and Order Promising. Previous roles at BSH and OSRAM includes Head of Global SC - Sales and Demand Planning, delivering strategic projects such as the implementation of IBP Demand and IBP Response and Supply. Bernard holds a degree in Business and Physical Engineering from Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences.

Domenico Canfora

Fedrigoni Group

UK Plant Director

Domenico is currently the UK Plant Director for Fedrigoni Group. He brings extensive experience in demand and supply roles across various industries in both the public and private sectors. Before his current role, he served as the Head of S&OP at Finning UK & Ireland, where he managed demand and supply activities and oversaw the overall S&OP process. Domenico has led the implementation of planning tools in multiple organizations, including SAP APO at Kellogg’s, BOARD’s S&OP tool at AstraZeneca, an in-house forecasting tool at LEGO, and Anaplan’s Demand and S&OP tool for a UK government entity. He holds a degree in Economics and Finance from Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II in Italy.

Helder de Oliveira

HILTI

Global Process Manager

Helder has 15+ years of experience, having worked in several supply chain planning and analytics roles in the automotive, consulting and construction industries. In 2019 he joined Hilti in Liechtenstein as Global Process Manager for S&OP, driving and inspiring the central planning team to enhance S&OP maturity. Helder holds a degree in business management from University of Sorocaba, an MBA from Cleveland State University, a MSc in Production Engineering from Sao Paulo State University, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Operations Management from the University Institute of Lisbon.

Manuel Andrick

tesa SE

Project Manager SCM / Global Key User Demand Planning

Manuel is a project manager at tesa, a leading manufacturer of adhesive solutions for all major industry and consumer markets, where is he responsible for the company's forecasting processes. He started his career in supply planning where he led a planning team and implementation of advanced planning systems. He later joined the demand planning team and is now supporting tesa in their journey to become a truly demand-driven organization, leveraging his 10+ years of experience in supply chain planning. Manuel holds a degree in Business and Logistics from the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.

Robert Koenigsmann

tesa SE

Global Demand and S&OP Manager

Robert is a project manager with experience leading S&OP implementations across multiple industries. He started his career at German retailer Tchibo as a Demand Planner where he developed hands-on demand sensing forecasting tools for short-term planning of warehouse and transport processes. Striving for broader conceptional work in the field of planning, he joined the consulting company valantic where he spent 6 years, starting as a data analyst and ending as project lead at clients such as LEONI, Kärcher, Siemens, Roche and Adidas. He is currently project manager for S&OP at tesa SE where he leads the company's efforts to become a truly S&OP driven company. Robert holds an MBA from Hochschule Heilbronn, Germany.

Michael Koerber

Bristol Myers Squibb

Senior Manager, Demand Planning and Analytics

Michael is a Senior Manager in Demand Planning and Analytics at the Enterprise Strategy and Performance organization at Bristol-Myers Squibb. His career at BMS includes Demand Planning for a range of markets in the EMEA region, recently leading the integration of the planning processes for the Celgene and BMS product portfolios, managing new product introductions, and overseeing adoption of SAP IBP. Prior to BMS, Michael worked for companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical and consumer goods industries in roles including product management, process improvement and demand panning. Michael has a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Toronto.

Mélanie F. Hansen

AJ Vaccines

S&OP Manager

Mélanie is passionate about change management and driving processes that make visible and positive impacts on businesses. French born and Denmark based, she thrives in international environments where learning about other’s cultures and motivations are the keys to become the best catalyst of change. She has spent the last 6 years leading S&OP, first at Saint-Gobain, a building materials company where she implemented S&OP in the Nordic region for 7 markets and 2 business units, and now for AJ vaccines where she leads global S&OP implementation. Mélanie holds a degree in agricultural engineering from L'Institut Agro Montpellier.

Agnes Dyduch

Avon

Global Planning Director

Agnes is a passionate change leader, delivering consistent business impact through Value Chain redesign. Agnes started her career with European Deloitte Consulting, developing organisations’ business strategy and supply chain execution, enabled by change management. Striving for more accountability, Agnes moved on to Reckitt, where she worked as Supply Chain Director across geographies, improving economic performance as well as customer satisfaction and Supply Chain resilience. In recent years Agnes worked in LEGO, COTY and currently AVON, where she has been leading teams to establish better customer collaboration, innovation launches and integrated business planning.

Alina Davydova

Danfoss

Senior Manager SIOP Excellence and MDM

Alina is a Senior Supply Chain Professional at Danfoss, currently responsible for designing and describing different Supply Chain Models in Danfoss’s Climate Solution Segment. She is also a Process Facilitator for the Global S&OP process within the Segment. Before this role, Alina spent many years working within Danfoss’s global supply chain as Implementation Lead for ERP projects. Alina holds a PMI PMBOK certificate in BASIC Project Management and a Project Management Expert Certificate. She holds a Degree in Linguistics and Teacher Training and is a Certified Business Trainer.

Dr. Sven F. Crone

Lancaster University

Assistant Professor in Management Science

Prior Roles

Expert in forecasting, with more than 15 years of expertise in both its theory and practice
Trained more than 500 demand planner
Consulted with industry leaders on improving forecasting methods, systems and processes

Industry Involvement

Published in over 40 scientific publications
Received international awards for developing new forecasting algorithms
Regular speaker at IBF conferences

Jean-Yves Chan

Mattel

Planning Director EMEA

Jean Yves is a Supply Chain leader with 16 years of experience in the toy industry. He currently leads the Planning organization for Mattel in EMEA, responsible for Demand Planning, Supply & Inventory Management, and the S&OP process. Previous roles include Strategic Planning, Process Improvement, and Global Forecasting Development, delivering strategic projects such as the implementation of JDADemand (now Blue Yonder), setting up new go-to-market models, and a post-merger integration. He holds a MSc. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands.

Jiří Boháček, CPF

Nokian Tyres

Global Demand Planning Manager

Jiří has spent his working career at Nokian Tyres, working in various roles related to forecasting, pricing, and sales reporting. Currently, he leads the global demand planning team for the passenger car tire business, ensuring the delivery of useful and accurate forecasts. He graduated with a degree in Economic Policy & Data Engineering from Prague University of Economics and Business and is an IBF Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF).

Bogusz Dworak, CPF

Optegra Eye Health Care

S&OP/IBP Manager

Bogusz is a leader and practitioner in forecasting, demand planning, S&OP, and IBP with over 20 years of experience in retail, manufacturing, and service organizations. He has served both as a functional lead and a supply chain planning consultant, supporting various companies across industries including automotive, life sciences, FMCG, construction, packaging, beverages, and home appliances. Since February 2024, he has been driving the S&OP process at Optegra UK, a leading private healthcare provider that improves the quality of life for tens of thousands of patients each year through vision-correction therapies. Bogusz holds an MSc in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Warsaw, as well as IBF Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF) and ASCM CPIM certifications. He currently resides in Manchester, UK, with his wife and two sons.

Hadrien Graf

Bristol Myers Squibb

Senior Manager, Global Demand Planning and Analytics

Hadrien is a Senior Manager of Global Demand Planning and Analytics in the Enterprise Strategy and Performance organization at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Hadrien started his career at Procter & Gamble as Category Demand Planning Analyst where he was exposed to a very mature S&OP process driven by demand planning. He stayed at P&G for the following 2 years as a financial analyst in various units of the company before joining Celgene where he established a Demand Planning department along with an S&OP process. Hadrien is now responsible for long term planning of BMS’s Established Brands portfolio. He holds a degree in International Hospitality Management from Lausanne Hospitality Business School and is CPF and CPIM certified.

Jonathon Karelse

NorthFind Management

CEO

Prior Roles

Recognized thought leader in demand planning and S&OP and is CEO and co-founder of the consultancy NorthFind Management

Education

Graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management
Member of the 2019 Management Excellence cohort at Harvard Business School
Member of the Harvard Business Review’s Advisory Council

Industry Involvement

Long-term contributor to the IBF’s body of knowledge, with a specific focus on forecasting metrics, decision making, and behavioral science
Author of the Amazon #1 Best Seller for his book, Histories of the Future: Milestones in the Last 100 Years of Business Forecasting

Chris Turner

StrataBridge

Co-Founder

Chris works with a range of clients worldwide, across industry sectors, on strategy development, innovation and joined-up decision-making. A highly respected facilitator, Chris has a unique ability to understand and simplify complex business issues and opportunities and translate these into action. He has worked with leadership teams around the world, helping them to articulate, share and realize their strategies through aligning the organization, integrating decision-making and capability building.

Eric Wilson, ACPF

Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning

Director – Thought Leadership

Prior Roles

Escalade Sports: Director of Demand Planning
Berry Plastics: Director of Demand Planning
Tempura Sealy International: Director of Demand Planning & S&OP

Industry Involvement

Frequent speaker and panelist for many executive forums and professional conferences
Written numerous articles in publications including The Journal of Business Forecasting and APICS Magazine
Author of the books Cultural Cycles and Predictive Analytics for Business Forecasting & Planning

Award

IBF Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning

Certification

IBF Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster (ACPF)

Event Speakers

Agnes Dyduch

Avon

Global Planning Director

Michael Koerber

Bristol Myers Squibb

Senior Manager, Demand Planning and Analytics

Mélanie F. Hansen

AJ Vaccines

S&OP Manager

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Pre-Conference Tutorial

Nov 16, 2022
Conference Day 1

Nov 17, 2022
Conference Day 2

Nov 18, 2022
Exam Day

Nov 19, 2022

IBF Members Only

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Morning Refreshments & Tutorial Registration

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

FUNDAMENTALS OF DEMAND PLANNING & FORECASTING TUTORIAL (IBF MEMBERS ONLY– FREE)

ROLE OF FORECASTING IN THE ORGANIZATION

Benefits and its impact on supply chain, management decisions, financial plans
Responsibilities/Accountability
Consensus development and management support
Relationship to other decision and planning processes
Cross-function participation and involvement

S&OP & FORECASTING PROCESS

Process design and interfaces
Cross-functional involvement and consensus building
Forecaster competencies & skills
Forecast user Information needs
Risk and error tolerances

FORECAST ERROR MEASUREMENT

Importance of error measurement and analysis
Sources and remediation of error
Interpretation and application of error metrics
Mean Absolute % Error (MAPE)
Weighted Mean Absolute % Error (WMAPE)
Error analysis and cost of error

DATA MANAGEMENT AND DATA CLEANING

Data identification and definition
Structure of time series data
Data collection and analysis
Identifying and adjusting for anomalies

HOW TO FORECAST WITH TIMES SERIES MODELS – THE MOST WIDELY USED METHOD OF FORECASTING

Importance of pattern identification
Time series model development
When to use time series models
Advantages and disadvantages of time series
Event adjustments and when to use
Underlying assumptions
Widely used time series methods – averages, naïve model, exponential smoothing, decomposition, trend, seasonal, and other time series methods

HOW TO FORECAST WITH REGRESSION ANALYTICS – FORECASTING AND EVALUATING CAUSES OF VARIATION IN DEMAND

When to use Regression
Advantages and disadvantages
How to build a regression model for demand
Application in estimating effects of promotions, pricing, advertising, and other program actions
Using regression methods in conjunction with time series forecasting

NEW PRODUCT FORECASTING – FORECASTING OVER LONGER TIME PERIODS WITH GREATER UNKNOWNS

Challenges of New Product Forecasting
Opportunity identification and evaluation
Product lifecycle structure and estimation
Qualitative forecasting methods
Diffusion models
Quantitative forecasting methods
Expected error and accuracy

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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: 1-Day Fundamentals of Demand Planning & Forecasting Tutorial

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