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Peter Ward

CEO
UKWA

Peter has over 30 years’ experience in international transportation, logistics and supply chain management; and is recognised as a principal of authority in global supply chains and logistics based on achievements at Director level with some of the world’s leading global logistics providers. A Graduate of the Institute of Export and Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Peter’s career started in the export shipping department of Courtaulds plc, before joining his family's freight forwarding company, D H Ward (Shipping) Ltd, where he became Managing Director. In 1994 he masterminded the Company's merger with American-owned Fritz Companies, which under his leadership became a top-five forwarder in Europe prior to acquisition by UPS in 2001. More recently Peter was Director Europe of P&O Nedlloyd Logistics, and Commercial Director at DP World London Gateway prior to joining UKWA as Chief Executive in January 2015. Peter has significant practical experience of international process design and network optimisation throughout Europe, Asia and North America; designing and delivering complex supply chain solutions in different logistics and client organisations worldwide, with an impressive history of multiple client cost and service benefits across various industry sectors.

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Day 1 - Driving value and innovation through optimised multi-channel operations

Tuesday, December 5th, 2017

08:50 Chair’s Opening Address

10:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: What are the biggest fulfilment challenges retailers will face in the next 5 years?

Panellists will put forward their thoughts and experiences and you will then have the opportunity to pose questions and take part in interactive roundtable discussions to discuss the growing opportunities and threats posed by increasing customer demands. Take away different approaches to key challenges from your fellow industry peers and ask the experts what they think!

Can logistics networks keep pace with eCommerce growth?
Perfecting last mile delivery: how can you build flexibility and cost-efficiency into your model?
In what ways is cross-border trade expected to evolve?
Brexit: what does it mean for retail fulfilment?

12:00 Drill-down roundtables

These informal subject-specific roundtables give you a unique opportunity to drill down into the details of an issue by probing the knowledge and expertise of industry market leaders. Each roundtable is limited to 10 people for maximum interaction and is designed for you to meet like-minded peers and source practical solutions collaboratively.

1) Connecting supply chain to the commercial organisation: How to break down internal silos to drive efficiency
Nick Fox, Chief Operating Officer, The Snugg

2) How to ensure your e-Commerce strategy doesn’t compete with your physical stores
Mette Margrethe Poulsen, Head of E-Commerce Logistics, Dansk Supermarked A/S

3) How to expand internationally while maintaining or even improving your SLA ?

Theodora Van Haecketorres, Digital Transformation Director, l’Occitane

4) How do we create new channels for the new consumer?
Peter Ward, CEO, UKWA

5) How to combat seasonality pressures in your supply chain
Mark Catley, Business Development Director, UK & Ireland, XPO Logistics

14:00 Effective end-to-end supply chain planning – what does success look like?

How to overcome increased complexity in the value chain by re-evaluating your S&OP processes
How to improve forecasting accuracy by adopting an integrated value chain
How to transform your demand planning capacity to better integrate a collaborative network of manufacturers and suppliers
How to create a greater tie between demand and supply to overcome your most critical supply chain challenges