He has deep experience in program & project management, formulation of global logistics strategies, implementation of procurement, transportation management and order fulfillment systems, logistics network modeling, business process re-engineering, software selection and outsourcing. In addition to this, he conducts research in supply chain optimization methods & predictive modeling techniques and is active in the academic and supply chain research community. His primary experience has been in the Electronics / High Tech, Retail, CPG, Forest & Paper and Logistics Service Provider industries.

AdLibris is the largest Internet Bookstore in the Nordic countries. It has designed a very effective supply chain to meet customers demand for fast delivery and competitive pricing. In order to offer excellent customer service it has decided not to outsource logistics and SCM operations. Magnus Dimert will tell us an interesting story how they started the company and succeeded in building up a superior supply chain.

Matthew Elkington leads the global R&D project program within Marsh Risk Consulting, having responsibility for development of risk intelligence and solutions in addition to client consulting. He focuses particularly on emerging risk, analysing and projecting the likely implications this has for our clients and creating novel finance and management solutions to mitigate these risks. Ongoing areas of work include the development of risk management strategy and diagnostics for global supply chains, with specialist focus on Asia. Matt has advised companies throughout the UK and Europe, North America and Asia.
Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and business risk adviser, has 26 000 employees and provides advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries.

Sauer-Danfoss Inc. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of engineered hydraulic, electric and electronic systems and components, for use primarily in applications of mobile equipment.

Sauer-Danfoss, with approximately 9,000 employees worldwide and revenue of more than $1.7 billion, has sales, manufacturing, and engineering capabilities in Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region. The Company’s executive offices are located near Chicago in Lincolnshire, Illinois and Neumünster, Germany

Timo Nurminen on suomalaisen toimitusketjun läpinäkyvyyden ratkaisuihin erikoistuneen Trackway Oy:n perustaja ja asiantuntijapalveluiden johtaja. Hän on avoimien ja koko toimitusketjun läpinäkyvyyteen perustuvien uusien innovatiivisten ratkaisujen ja toimintamallien aktiivinen puolestapuhuja.

Nurminen on konsultoinut lukuisia kotimaisia ja kansainvälisiä yrityksiä kuten Nokia, Stora Enso ja Fiat toimitusketjun läpinäkyvyyteen liittyvissä kysymyksissä. Hän on aktiivisesti mukana EPC Global järjestön RFID teknologiaan liittyvässä standardointityössä sekä esiintyy lukuisissa tilaisuuksissa ja mediassa asiantuntijana. Timo Nurmisella on Bsc Econ (Hons) tutkinto Walesin Yliopistosta sekä Mphil tutkinto Cambridgen Yliopistosta.

The foundation of Hugh William's consultancy work in Supply Chain Planning was set when he joined the company set up by Dr Eli Goldratt, manufacturing 'guru' and author of The Goal.  Twenty years later, he founded Hughenden to allow him to focus on the people and process aspects. The biggest benefits come from changing the way people work, he believes. Today, Hughenden is a team of enthusiastic Supply Chain Planning experts, carrying out activities for Ruukki, Kraft Foods, SCA Packaging, Nestlé, Johnson & Johnson, Uniq, BAA, McCormick, Rank Hovis, Kerry Group, Marks & Spencer.

Puheenjohtaja, kauppatieteen tohtori Aimo Inkiläinen toimii yrityspalvelujohtajana Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulussa, jossa toimi aiemmin logistiikan professorina. Hän on osallistunut asiantuntijana lukuisiin tutkimusprojekteihin (mm. SYSCORE) sekä puhujana alan seminaareihin.

Uusimmista julkaisuista mainittakoon logistiikkaosuus teoksessa “Kansainvälistyvä liiketoiminta” ( WSOY, 2002) sekä “Distribution Heuristics” luku teoksessa ” Supply Chain Management -European Perspectives ” (Copenhagen Business School Press 2005).