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Asked if sustainability was taking a back seat to risk and resilience , Shepherd disagreed , saying the ESG story “ is incredibly strong ” and that sustainability “ is becoming a mature topic .”
George Laurie , Forrester Research Laurie - VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research - took to the Main Stage to deliver his keynote on how smart manufacturing technology is reshaping global trade patterns .
He said : “ Rigid supply chains must become adaptable and collaborative supply networks . Smart organisations build test responses to risk into their operations to drive resilience and maintain a competitive advantage when they occur .”
Jonathan Colehower , UST Colehower is Global Supply Chain Strategy Practice Lead at UST , and he discussed the importance of private trading networks . He asked why the world was so shocked by major events , such as the pandemic and the Suez blockage .
“ We ’ ve had pandemics before , and the Suez has been blocked five times before .”
The best response to such disruption , he said , was private trading networks , in which all tiers of the value chain have visibility of one another
Risk & Resilience Conference : Day 2 Sheri Hinish , IBM Opening the second day on the main stage was Sheri Hinish , Executive Partner , IBM Sustainable Supply Chain , Finance and Circularity . Hinish - widely known as ‘ The Supply Chain Queen ’ discussed how businesses can break down barriers to environmental sustainability .
Sheri Hinish , IBM
“ Sustainability is not someone else ' s problem ,” she said . “ Over half of CEOs believe that business leaders must take responsibility for the business impact on communities in which they operate .”
She said : “ Sustainability trailblazers and strivers are breaking the barriers , and with digitalisation , organisations can make sustainability visible , actionable and operational .”
Panel discussion : Risk mitigation in the supply chain BizClik ’ s Scott Birch was joined by : Richard Jowers , Director at SAP ; PwC Partner Tom Woodham ; and Andrea Ricciarelli , SAP Domain Advisor of Supply Chain Logistics and Sustainability . supplychaindigital . com 37