Procurement & Supply Chain Day 2027

On Tuesday, 11 May 2027, Procurement & Supply Chain Masters proudly presents the 29th edition of the Procurement & Supply Chain Day.

In a world defined by unprecedented challenges and exciting opportunities, the Procurement & Supply Chain Day is your go-to event for fresh insights, bold ideas and cutting-edge innovation.

Get inspired by a dynamic conference programme where leading experts, academics and industry pioneers share powerful insights and practical strategies to boost efficiency, manage risk and drive innovation.

But this day is about more than learning alone. The Procurement & Supply Chain Day is the ultimate meeting place to connect, exchange ideas and build lasting relationships with like-minded professionals. Meet us on the exhibition floor!

We are currently developing a compelling and high-impact programme for Procurement & Supply Chain Day 2027.

Meet the first powerhouse speakers from the programme!

PROGRAMME

PLENARY SESSIONS

09:30 – 09:35

Marc Slegers
President Procurement & Supply Chain Masters

Welcome

09:35 – 09:40

Jaime Victor Ledda
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union
Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines

Introduction

09:40 – 10:00

Tom Van de Weghe
Award-winning Journalist & China Expert
VRT

China – Chokepoints and Europe’s new vulnerability

10:00 – 10:40

Tom Mills
Procurement Protagonist

Mastering Procurement Soft Skills in the World of AI

BREAK

11:10 – 11.50

Prof. Dr. Katia Tieleman
Professor Negotiation & Conflict Management
Vlerick Business School / NegotiationWize

Negotiation Intelligence

LUNCH

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

13:15 – 13:40

13:45 – 14:15

BREAK

15:00 – 15:25

CLOSING SESSION

15:30 – 16:45

Inti De Ceukelaire
Ethical hacker & cybercrime investigator
Inti

Artifhacking Intelligence

NETWORKING RECEPTION – UNTIL 17:30

PLENARY SESSION SPEAKERS

Marc Slegers
President Procurement & Supply Chain Masters

Chief Procurement Officer

NMBS/SNCB

Jaime Victor Ledda
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union

Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines

Tom Van de Weghe is a leading expert in geopolitics and technology at VRT NWS (Belgium’s public broadcaster), with extensive experience as a correspondent in China and the US, and as a Stanford Research Fellow in AI.He unpacks global power shifts - from China’s rise to the societal impact of artificial intelligence - drawing on firsthand insights from conflict zones and high-level interviews with world leaders such as Donald Trump. His talks are engaging, well-researched, and connect complex issues to real-world impact.An award-winning storyteller, Tom combines deep expertise with clear analysis, making him a sought-after speaker for business leaders, policymakers, and anyone looking to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.His expertise spans a wide range of geopolitical, economic, and technological topics.

Tom Van de Weghe
Award-winning journalist & China expert

VRT

China - Chokepoints and Europe's new vulnerability

Tom Mills is also known as the procurement protagonist, with 125,000+ followers on LinkedIn and the biggest independent procurement newsletter with 25,000 subscribers. Tom is an advocate of soft skills in procurement and coaches procurement professionals across the world with his signature course, Procurement Soft Skills mastery. While he understands and advocates for the need to modernise procurement with AI and automation, Tom advocates for the human in procurement, because in the long run our human (emotional) intelligence will be the only thing we have that differentiates us from other functions.

Tom Mills
Procurement Protagonist

Mastering Procurement Soft Skills in the World of AI

Everyone’s focused on AI being the solution, but AI will democratise everything procurement used to have exclusive access to: supplier data, spend data, contract data, market information.

What’s left for us to stand out? What is our role in 2030? How do we shape our procurement teams to prepare for this change?

It will be through investing in soft skills and making them the cornerstone of our delivery: effective collaboration, decision-making, and influencing.

Katia Tieleman is Professor of Negotiation and Conflict Management at Vlerick Business School and founder of the consulting firm NegotiationWize. She is an international authority in the field of negotiation and is affiliated with the Harvard Program on Negotiation.

Prof. Dr. Katia Tieleman
Professor Negotiation & Conflict Management

Vlerick Business School / NegotiationWize

Negotiation Intelligence

You negotiate more than 80% of your time. And did you know that 75% of all conflicts are actually just misunderstandings? Or that 70% of failed deals could have succeeded?

With Negotiation Intelligence (NQ®), Prof. Dr. Katia Tieleman introduces a new framework for approaching negotiation, offering practical tools that are firmly grounded in real-world experience.

During this keynote, we will explore how — within legal boundaries — you can create maximum room to add value. Through concrete examples and interactive discussion, we will jointly explore answers to three central questions:

Why is negotiating often so difficult?
How can we rethink negotiation and align it with the 21st century?
How do you activate the negotiation team within yourself?

In 2018, Inti De Ceukelaire won the unofficial World Championship of hacking in Las Vegas. As an ethical hacker, he tracks down security vulnerabilities in companies and public institutions to help protect them from cybercriminals.You may know Inti from popular TV shows such as De Ideale Wereld, De Afspraak, Factcheckers and De Tafel van Gert, or as a cybersecurity expert featured across multiple news channels.As an experienced and engaging speaker, Inti is able to make complex topics accessible to a wide audience. He has spoken at a variety of conferences and events, sharing insights on the latest trends in cybersecurity and offering practical tips to help individuals and organisations protect themselves from potential threats.

Inti De Ceukelaire
Ethical hacker & cybercrime investigator

Intigriti

Artifhacking Intelligence

For years, we’ve been told that humans are the weakest link in cybersecurity. But is that still true now that companies are deploying AI bots en masse? Could artificial, human-like intelligence also fall victim to phishing, scams, and manipulation? In this entertaining performance, ethical hacker Inti De Ceukelaire takes you on a journey to the limits of what’s possible with AI. From clever tricks to outsmart AI systems to surprising experiments where computers are seduced, misled, and perhaps even hacked, nothing is what it seems!

BREAKOUT SESSIONS SPEAKERS

Hans Mak is Vice President Procurement and Head of Global Programs, Policies & Standards at DHL Group, one of the world’s leading logistics companies. In this role, he drives strategic programmes aimed at strengthening procurement performance, improving efficiency, and maximising value across DHL’s global operations.Hans combines deep expertise in optimising supplier networks with a strong focus on collaboration and process improvement within a complex, international logistics organisation. As part of his responsibility for Policies & Standards, he focuses on compliance and contract management.

Hans Mak
Vice President Procurement en Head of Global Program Management

DHL Group

Shaping the future skills of procurement

During his keynote, Hans Mak will cover the set-up of DHL Group and DHL Procurement. He will elaborate on the DHL Strategy 2030 and how procurement is contribution to the strategy achievement by defining the procurement roadmap for 2030. Finally Hans Mak will outline how DHL turns strategy into action.

As Head of Group Procurement, Geert Laenens is responsible for developing and executing the organization’s group wide procurement strategy, driving value creation, operational excellence and supplier performance. He leads the strategic sourcing agenda and the development of a high performing procurement organization, aligning processes, and long term plans across regions, to strengthen purchasing power and support Indaver’s overall growth. Geert brings over twenty years of experience in a wide range of procurement roles, whereof ten years of leadership roles in procurement transformation programs.

Geert Laenens
Head of Group Procurement

Indaver

Insights in building One Group Procurement

From years of navigating complex procurement transformations, Geert reveals how bold choices, resilient teams, and a clear vision can turn friction into momentum and change into lasting impact. Geert shares how the real breakthroughs in procurement come when strategy meets courage, and when people dare to redesign the way they work together. His keynote offers an energizing look at the mindset, leadership, and lessons that turn transformation into a shared success story.

Mario Goethals is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, with a strong focus on transformation and change management in international corporations.He currently serves as Integration and Supply Chain Director at SatPort. Prior to this, he held senior leadership positions including Group Chief Procurement Officer at Atos and Group Vice President of Procurement & Supply Chain Management at Millicom. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Procurement and Supply Chain Consultant at Kearney and as Planning Manager Europe at Tenneco Automotive.Mario holds an MBA from Cornell University (USA) and a degree in Commercial Engineering (Handelsingenieur) from KU Leuven.

Mario Goethals
Integration and Supply Chain Director

SatPort

Practical examples of resilience and risk management in procurement and SC management

In his keynote, Mario Goethals, will explore practical examples of resilience and risk management within procurement and supply chain management. From sourcing strategies, due diligence, and supplier relationship management to S&OP, reconditioning, and vertical integration, you will gain concrete insights into how organizations can strengthen their operations and build more robust, future-proof supply chains.

Juliano Tessaro is a seasoned procurement leader serving as Senior Director, Procurement at JELD-WEN, a global manufacturer of doors, windows, and building products. With over 20 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement transformation, and supply management across automotive, consulting, and multinational manufacturing sectors, Juliano brings deep expertise in driving value through supplier collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence. He holds a strong academic foundation in engineering and technology management, including a PhD, and is passionate about advancing procurement as a strategic function that supports business performance, sustainability, and resilient supply chains. Juliano is also recognized for his thought leadership, speaking engagements, and contributions to the global procurement community.

Juliano Tessaro
Senior Director, Procurement

JELD-WEN

Advancing procurement as a strategic function

This presentation outlines five strategic priorities to transform procurement into a strategic driver of value. By focusing on category strategy, supplier excellence, becoming a preferred customer, building supply chain resilience, leveraging digital procurement technology, and aligning with organizational goals, procurement can create sustainable competitive advantage and unlock long-term business impact.

Isabelle Vanleeuw is Head of Procurement, Real Estate & Facilities and Aircraft Commercial Management at Lufthansa Group for region Belgium, Brussels Airlines. She brings 15+ years of international experience across aviation, technology and financial services, with earlier roles at HERE Technologies and Mastercard. Her work spans end-to-end supply chain and procurement leadership: from direct and indirect sourcing, operating model redesign and shared services set-up, to M&A due diligence and post-merger integration. Isabelle is known for building high-performing teams, negotiating in regulated environments, and translating global ways of working into pragmatic, European-grounded execution.

Isabelle Vanleeuw
Head of Regional Procurement, Commercial Fleet Management, Real Estate & Facility Management

Brussels Airlines

A route to profitability and reliability without heroes: rhythm, reflection, results

A candid story from an airline context on what actually makes organisations resilient: humble leadership, structured learning, and the habits that connect people, processes and outcomes.

As Head of Manufacturing & Engineering, Wouter de Vries is responsible for developing capacity and capabilities across both existing and new production sites in Europe and the United States. He leads Tony’s global supply chain strategy and drives key transformation programmes that support the company’s strong growth.In addition, Wouter holds operational responsibility for the production sites in the Netherlands and Belgium.Wouter brings over twelve years of experience in a wide range of supply chain roles, with leadership responsibility across the entire value chain.

Wouter de Vries
Head of Manufacturing & Engineering

Tony’s Chocolonely

Tony’s answer for a robust and resilient supply chain

During his keynote, Wouter de Vries will share the story behind the founding of Tony’s Chocolonely, explaining why the company was created and what its core mission is. He will demonstrate how this origin story continues to shape the company’s strategic supply chain decisions, and highlight the impact, as well as the advantages, of operating consistently from this foundational purpose.

Eline is a procurement professional passionate about driving industrial transformation. At Umicore, she leads CAPEX procurement projects across Belgian sites, ensuring strategic impact in complex investments. Her background spans both academia and industry, starting with research on procurement maturity. She broadened her expertise through consultancy across multiple industries, as well as strategic roles in the pharmaceutical sector. Before taking on her current responsibilities, she served as global category manager at Umicore, shaping global procurement strategies and supporting high-value international investments.

Eline Van Poucke, PhD
Project Procurement Manager CAPEX Belgium

Umicore

The next decade of procurement maturity: What every practitioner should rethink today.

This session looks beyond traditional maturity models and focuses on the practical behavioral and collaboration shifts procurement teams must embrace to stay impactful in the decade ahead. Expect concrete insights on how practitioners can evolve from process guardians to strategic value creators – starting today.

Steven Pauly is a research scientist at Slimstock, an international leader in end-to-end supply chain optimization. In this role, he serves as an international thought-leader on inventory optimization and forecasting. He is a member of the advisory board of Foresight, a leading institute in the world of business forecasting and performs guest lectures at world leading universities on the intersection between supply chain planning and artificial intelligence. With an own newsletter and podcast, he aims at building the gap between theory and practice in supply chain optimization.

Steven Pauly
Subject Matter Expert in Forecasting and Inventory Optimization

Slimstock

AI at the tip of the spear

Discover, together with Steven Pauly, how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming supply chain planning.

We explore the current landscape and future possibilities, including deep learning and generative AI, but also how Agentic AI will shape the next era of supply chain management.

Erwin de Jong holds full P&L responsibility for ASML’s Mature Products and Services BU, serving a broad range of customers in the 200mm and special applications market (including power, automotive, and sensors). Previously, he was Global Account Manager for one of ASML’s largest memory customers, leading a global team across the US, Taiwan, Singapore, and Japan to drive commercial, operational, and technical engagement.Erwin de Jong began his career as a corporate lawyer, focusing on M&A, joint ventures, investments, and divestments.He holds an MBA in Finance from Rotterdam School of Management (top 10%) and two LL.M. degrees (with honors) in corporate law and civil law from Leiden University.

Erwin de Jong
Vice President Strategy & Portfolio Reuse & Repair

ASML

Reuse & Repair in a Geopolitical World: Building Resilient, Circular Supply Chains

In this keynote, Erwin de Jong, VP Strategy Reuse & Repair at ASML, explores how geopolitics and growing regionalization are reshaping global supply chains—particularly in the semiconductor industry. He highlights why reuse and repair are no longer just cost or sustainability initiatives, but strategic enablers for resilience, self‑sufficiency, and customer uptime.

Drawing on real examples from ASML’s global installed base, Erwin shows how localized repair, cycle‑time reduction, and circular parts flows can significantly reduce cost, working capital, and CO₂ emissions—while maintaining world‑class system availability. The session connects sustainability, supply‑chain strategy, and operational execution, offering practical insights for procurement and supply‑chain leaders navigating an increasingly uncertain world.

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EVENT DETAILS

Address

De Montil - Moortelstraat 8 - Affligem

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Timing

Reception from 08:30. Start at 09:30. Scheduled to end at 17:30.

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