Business Leaders’ Debate

11th September 2025

Platform: Zoom

In today’s connected world and the connected consumer, the application of digital is crucial to achieve cost-effective and sustainable solutions that drive value for a company. Optimized real-time data driven information management can provide efficiencies and future focused insights that will deliver improved outcomes for the business, as well as an enhanced reputation through transparent supply chains and improved customer satisfaction.

SPEAKERS

AGENDA

11th September 2025
All times are CET

10:00 AM – 10:05 AM

WELCOME BY FAISAL ANSARI, CEO, GLOBAL BUSINESS RESEARCH

10:05 AM – 10:30 AM

From Global vision to local impact

• Introduction: From vision to local impact.
• What’s driving the disconnect: understanding the barriers
• You can’t manage what you can’t measure: the road to better data and analytics
• Ensuring relevance and impact: get on the leadership agenda
• Driving local & visible impact: upskilling and engagement

Maaike van ‘t Zand, Director Sustainable ISC & Sites Program, Group Sustainability, Philips

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Water and waste reduced by common sense & lean tools

• How much waste your industry produces?
• Approach to waste & water – leadership & lean tools
• Power of interdisciplinary workshops
• Simple, no capex ideas revealed

Sebastian Stachowicz, Sustainability Manager Chassis Solutions, ZF Steering Systems Poland

11:30 AM – 12:00 AM

Empowering Customers Through Data-Driven Sustainability

• Helping customers quantify and reduce emissions from logistics—turning operational data into actionable insights
• Enabling smarter procurement by comparing environmental performance across suppliers and product categories
• Providing transparency on product-level carbon impact and allow customers to assess the total footprint of their purchasing

Francisco Morcillo, Head of Sustainability, Bunzl Continental Europe

12:00 – 12:30

Group Discussion

12.30 PM – 12.35 PM

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PARTICIPANTS

• Arcelormittal ESG Manager
• BASF SE Senior Chemicals Strategy Manager
• BIAL – Portela & C.ª, SA Senior Manager, Sustainability
• BIAL – Portela & C.ª, SA Environment Specialist
• Bunzl Continental Head of Sustainability Bunzl Continental Europe
• Bunzl Continental Sustainability Specialist
• Bunzl Continental Sustainability Manager
• Cosma Casting UK Energy & Sustainability Lead
• Ehlebracht Holding AG Sustainability Manager
• Hager Environmental Sustainability Senior Manager
• Helbling Head of Sustainability Engineering
• HEXPOL TPE Ltd.Development Technologist and Sustainability Lead
• IFCO ESG Operations Manager
• IFCO Head of ESG
• IHI Ionbond AGOHS & ESG Manager
• IndusteelSustainability Manager
• IonityHead of Sustainability
• Jungheinrich AG Sustainability Manager
• Gebr. Knauf KG Corporate Sustainability Manager – Circular Economy
• Kingspan L+ A Commercial Sustainability
• MKS Inc. Life Cycle Assessment Manager
• OPTIMA Packaging Group GmbH Sustainability Manager
• Palfinger AG Sustainability Manager
• PhilipsDirector Sustainable ISC & Sites Program, Group Sustainability
• Philips Global Senior Manager Sustainability
• PPG Operations Sustainability Manager
• Rauch Fruchtsäfte GmbH und Co OG Sustainability Project Manager
• Royal Cosun Sustainability Manager
• Tencate Grass ESG Group Director
• TI Automotive Regional Energy Manager EMEA
• Triton Showers (part of Norcros group) Sustainability Manager
• Vento Group Sr Manager Sustainability
• ZF Steering Systems Poland Global Manager Sustainability Operations, Chassis Solutions