2nd Edition BW Supply Chain Competitiveness Summit & Awards 2023 Shapes India's Supply Chain Landscape

The significance of effective, sustainable, and technologically advanced supply chains becomes a central role as India navigates the terrain of post-pandemic challenges and geopolitical issues.

The prestigious 2nd Edition BW Supply Chain Competitiveness Summit & Awards 2023, scheduled for December 6, 2023, brings together industry leaders, thought influencers, and experts to discuss the transformation, innovation, and resilience of India's supply chain ecosystem. The theme for this year is ‘Reinventing traditional supply chains in wake of global uncertainty’.

The Summit & Esteemed Speakers

The summit aims to establish a blueprint for supply chains that are not only efficient but also competitive, sustainable, failsafe, and digitally progressive. It will delve into the efficiency of the freight carriage lifecycle, optimising supply chain operations and reducing costs and the role of digital transformation in revitalising traditional supply chains with technologies such as IoT, blockchain, and AI. Moreover, the summit will lay a strong emphasis on how heightened interest from investors, regulators, and consumers in sustainability is driving corporate India to create green, transparent, and cyclical supply chains.

The summit will witness participation from a wide range of professionals with an impressive line-up of speakers at the summit.

The speakers include Abhishek Agrawal, Senior Vice President - Supply Chain and Sourcing, Bombay Shaving Company; Ravi Shrivastava, Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group; Sreenivas Rao Nandigam, Global Head of Supply Chain, Sun Pharma; Abhishek Purwar, Global Director Supply Chain Architecture, Anheuser-Busch InBev; Ajay Gupta, Group Chief Supply Chain Officer, Jakson Group; Anirban Basu, Executive Director and Head Supply Chain, Dalmia Bharat Limited; Ashish Jha, Head of Supply Chain , India, Electrolux; Baidyanath Kumar, CISO and Data Protection Officer, JK Lakshmi Cement; Bharat Bhushan Rathi, Head Distribution & Logistics, Mankind Pharma; Bijender Kumar Mishra, Sr. GM & CISO, Alkem Laboratries; Chandan Shirbhayye, AVP & Head of Supply Chain, Aragen Life Sciences; Debasish Das, Chief Information Security Officer, One Tata Operating Network (OTON), TCS; Deepak Sharma, Head - Manufacturing, Supply chain & Logistics (Integrated Supply Chain), Bajaj Electricals; Deepanshu Manchanda, Founder & CEO, Zappfresh; Dr Yusuf Hashmi, Group CISO, Jubilant Ingrevia; Kamal Kumar, Head Of Analytics, Myntra; Naveen Srivastava, Head - Planning & Distribution Contract Manufacturing , Jubilant FoodWorks; Neha Taneja, SGM & CISO, Hero MotoCorp; Pavan Choudary, Chairman & Director General, MTaI;, Managing Director, Vygon India; Philip Antony, Head of Supply Chain Management at Baskin Robbins India; Pramod Pandit, Sr. Vice President & Head Commercial (Strategic sourcing & procurement), Ajanta Pharma; Rajat Dhar, Head - Supply Chain, United Colors of Benetton India; Rajeev Mehta, President & Chief Logistics Officer, ACC & Ambuja Cement; Ruchika Arora, Senior Vice President - Global Ops and Strategy, Welspun India; Samik Biswas, Partner & Associate Director, BCG; Sanjeev Aggarwal, Director Supply Chain - South Asia, Hafele India Private Limited; Sudha Shankarnarayan, Director of Quality Assurance - EMENA, Director R&D Middle East & Asia, Papa John's International; Vinayak Godse, CEO, Data Security Council of India; Vineet Jain, Head – Supply Chain, Havells India and Vineet Kumar, Head – Supply Chain Excellence, Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corp Limited.

The event will host insightful panel discussions on subjects such as cold chain and Agri-logistics supply chains, the impact of geopolitics and innovation on manufacturing strategies, supply chain sustainability aligned with corporate ESG initiatives, digital and agile supply chains, combatting cyber risk vulnerability, and retrofitting legacy supply chains with location tracking capabilities.

The Award Ceremony

The 2nd Edition BW Supply Chain Competitiveness Awards 2023, a prestigious part of the event, will recognise and honour individuals and organisations that have made significant contributions to enhancing competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience within the supply chain ecosystem.

The ceremony will feature a range of individual and organisational categories. The individual category comprises Supply Chain Innovator of the Year, Supply Chain Sustainability Leader, Supply Chain Visionary Leader (40 & above), Supply Chain Digitalization Champion, Supply Chain Diversity & Inclusion Advocate, Supply Chain Resilience Expert, Supply Chain Mentor of the Year, Supply Chain Collaboration Catalyst, Supply Chain Emerging Talent (Below 35), Supply Chain Change Management Pioneer and Entrepreneurial Supply Chain Leadership. On the other hand, Organisational categories include End-to-End Supply Chain Excellence, Outstanding Customer-Centric Supply Chain, Supply Chain Digital Transformation, Excellence in Supply Chain Resilience & Risk Management, Supply Chain Start-Up of the Year, Collaborative Supplier Partnership, Sustainable Supply Chain Leadership, Excellence in Supply Chain Innovation & Creativity, Operational Excellence in Logistics, Supply Chain Education & Development Excellence.

Esteemed Jury

The jury for the awards includes prominent figures such as Salil Kapoor, CEO, Hindware Home Innovation, who will also serve as the Co-jury Chair. Anirban Ghosh, Head – Centre For Sustainability, Mahindra University; Ankur Bhagat, Executive Sponsor - LGBTQ+ Inclusion; & Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, P&G India; Ashish Mendiratta, CEO & Director Advanchainge; Kopal Agrawal, Chief Procurement Officer, Hindalco Industries; Jagadeesh Kunchey, Executive Vice President – Supply Chain & Logistics (FMCG Business), Engineering Projects & Management Committee Member, ITC; Nitin D Parekh, Chief Financial Officer Zydus Lifesciences; Radha Ramanujan, Chief Financial Officer, Ashirvad by Aliaxis ; Ravi Kumar, Head- Supply Chain Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals (Janssen); Vinay Kushwaha, Chief Technical & Strategy Officer Britannia Industries; Umesh Madhyan, Vice President- Logistics, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages; Anirban Basu, Executive Director and National Logistics Head, Dalmia Bharat Group; Arnab Roy, Zone CFO- Greater India & CFO, Schneider Electric; Ashish Pande, Head of Supply Chain - South Asia Region, Nestle; Alok Mishra, Senior Vice President & Group Head - Sustainability, Welspun Group; Parul Arora, Leadership & Supply Chain Coach and Sneha Oberoi, CFO & EVP Administration, Suzuki Motorcycle India.