About this Event
In a world where we see growing socio-economic inequality, a real commitment to supplier diversity enables companies to encourage entrepreneurship in underserved, underrepresented communities which in-turn results in job creation, wealth, better health and education in those disadvantaged communities. And a more diverse supply chain impacts the bottom line through innovation, competitiveness and sustainability.
In January 2022, MSDUK, a leading supplier diversity advocacy organisation in the UK, launched its European expansion programme with a two year ‘European Supplier Diversity Project (ESDP)’ which will connect ethnic minority businesses across France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands and Ireland to corporate supply chains.
We are delighted to invite you to our Berlin Roadshow, share our plans to expand supplier diversity across these six countries, present the highlights of a key European research project and provide an overview of the supplier diversity landscape across France, Sweden and Netherlands. You will be able to meet corporate leaders from across Europe and and connect with a group of ethnic minority businesses from Berlin.
Agenda
Time (CEST) Session Focus Speaker(s)
08:45 - 09:30 Registration & Refreshments
09:30 - 10:00 Welcome & Introduction to ESDP Mayank Shah
10:00 - 10:15 Keynote Address Kai Nowosel, CPO , Accenture
10:15 - 10:45 Minority Businesses in Europe Philippe Legrain - OPEN
10:45 - 11:30 Corporate Panel - Approach to Supplier Diversity in Europe
Moderator: Andrea Fimian
Matt Glass
Peter Zerp
Krystle Sands
11:30 - 11:50 Break
11:50 - 12:30 Defining minority businesses in Europe - The Legal Perspective
Taylor Wessing, Germany
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:15 Panel of In-Country Managers -
Regional perspectives of Supplier Diversity in Europe
Gary Baker, Sweden
Ruben Brave, the Netherlands
Majid El Jarroudi, France
14:15 - 15:00 Panel Session - Nurturing Today's Minority Start-ups
Moderator - Bao Tieu, Head of Ventures MSDUK
15:00 - 15:20 Break
15:20 - 16:00 Question Time with Migrant Entrepreneurs
Moderator - Ana Alvarez, Founder Migrapreneur
16:00 - 16:30 Roadmap for Europe, Mayank Shah, CEO MSDUK
16:30 - 18:00 Networking Reception
Let supplier diversity take centre stage in driving economic inclusion!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Crowne Plaza Berlin - Potsdamer Platz, an IHG Hotel, Hallesche Straße 10, Berlin, Germany
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