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What is the Conference about?

Are you experiencing challenges with supply, feeling the squeeze of inflationary increases, concerned that your supply chain is not going to be able to cope with the current challenges we are facing? Join us for our Supply Chain Resilience event. 

Hear from the Supply Chain Sustainability School, CECA, Nottingham Trent University and others on activity that you can undertake, both in the short and long term, to start building a more resilient supply chain.

This is a live online conference. We will contact you with joining instructions at least 24 hours before your course starts.

What is the agenda for the day?

Subject to change, the agenda for the Conference is:

• Welcome & Introductions
• What is Supply Chain Resilience – Mel D'silva, Sustainable Procurement Consultant, Action Sustainability.
• How to Embed Supply Chain Resilience – Emmanuel Manu, Associate Professor in Quantity Surveying and Project Management, Nottingham Trent University.
• Commercial Aspects of Supply Chain Resilience – Alasdair Reisner, CEO, CECA.
• Supply Chain Resilience in the Building Materials Industry – David Milward, The Builders Merchants Federation.
• The importance of Supply Chain Resilience – Carl Thomas, Welsh Government.
• Q&A and panel discussion.

What will I achieve?

By the end of this course you should be able to...

1. Understand the concept of supply chain resilience
2. Gain an insight into tools and techniques that can build resilience in your own organisation
3. Understand how procurement plays a key role in helping the supply chain adapt
4. Be presented with best practice cases studies
5. Have an overview of resources and additional learning and support you can access after this session.

What level is the session and do I need any particular skills?

What can I expect from a virtual Conference?

Conferences are multi-speaker sessions featuring experts from the sector, around 3 hours to give you a more in-depth overview of the subject.

What are the technical requirements?

You will need:

·       Internet connection

·       A computer with microphone and camera is best (e.g. a PC/laptop/iMac/MacBook)

·       Earphones/headphones/speakers (preferable)

·       A tablet/iPad/smart phone/iPhone to load facilitation tools