Joseph N. Agresta

Former CPO

Johnson & Johnson

Joe has been a Senior Leader with a career spanning 38 years at Allied Signal and Johnson & Johnson. His experience spans across Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Program and Product line management.

In his past 18 years at Johnson & Johnson, Joe has held Vice President leadership positions of increasing scope. In both companies Joe has been a leader in the design and execution of Category Management and Supply Chain operating models. Most recently for Johnson and Johnson Joe served as the leader of critical Supply Chain sourcing processes and was a member of the Johnson and Johnson Product Supply Leadership Team and has been the Executive Sponsor of the Construction Capital and Facilities Services Category. Prior to creating the Procurement Excellence team Joe served as Vice President and CPO for J&J’s Pharmaceutical Sector Supply Chain Procurement Organization.

In his development of his new company JNA Leadership Consulting Joe’s thought leadership in Talent Development and Operating Model Design and Execution will bring a unique perspective of the End to End Value Chain. JNA Leadership Consulting will design, teach and coach relevant educational modules to the Global Supply Chain Community with unbridled Energy and Passion!

Hailin Xu

SVP, CPO

Saurer Group

Experienced Head of supply chain management with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical, electronic and mechanic manufacturing industry. Skilled in Process Engineering, Procurement, Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, and Change Management. Strong purchasing professional graduated from Tsinghua and Lancaster University. 

Terence Lee

CPO, Asia Pacific

Geodis

Terence is currently with Geodis Supply Chain Optimization as their CPO, Asia Pacific – responsible for Transformational Changes and leadership in pioneering new products and services (e.g. Procurement Advisory Services in GSCO). Known to be Resourceful, Entrepreneurial and Creative subject matter expert in Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement and Strategy Development, focusing on leadership in organizational change transformation management, M&A, business start-ups and developed pioneering niched processes (including consortium-buying and LCCS) with light-house successes globally through strong commercial acumen and excellent stakeholders-to-market engagements in the last 20+ years.

Amita Khurana

CPO

Tata Steel BSL

Amita Khurana is currently the Chief Procurement Officer of Tata Steel BSL Ltd (formerly known as Bhushan Steel Limited)- a company that Tata Steel Ltd acquired in 2018. She is managing the revenue and capital procurement across different locations of Tata Steel BSL.

In a career spanning 17 years, she has handled various assignments in the field of commercial & logistics including working on greenfield projects overseas, export of ferro alloys, procurement of bulk commodities etc.

She has demonstrated competency in dealing with ambiguous, unproven and challenging business environment in India and overseas. In the field of procurement, she brings understanding of categories, risk management, relationship building & management, conflict resolution and mentoring capability. She brings a fine balance of strong achievement orientation while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

She has done her Masters in International Business from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. She is also a qualified CFA and Advance diploma holder in shipping from ICS, London.

Shimin Jiang

VP, SCM & IT & Process Management

Phoenix Contact

Bachelor of automation control, MBA, MBA professor of Nanjing University Of Finance & Economics.

Mr. Jiang started working for Phoenix Contact China since 1997, has served roles of IT manager, Production manager, Purchasing manager, Logistics manager, Director of logistics and IT. He is now VP of Phoenix Contact China, responsible for digital transformation and supply chain management, etc.Member of the Logistics Management Professional (Group) Construction Committee of Jiangsu Vocational Institute of Commerce, Member of the Smart Enterprise Promotion Committee of China Enterprise Confederation, Vice president of Nanjing Jiangning District New Social Stratum Association, Member of Nanjing Jiangning District Association for Science and Technology, Entrepreneurship tutor of Jiangsu K-Space Innovation Center.

Jan Clysner

VP Procurement & Sustainability APAC

AB InBev

Jan Clysner is the VP Procurement and Sustainability APAC in AB InBev since 1st Jan 2019. During his 16 years career in AB InBev, he has been successfully led multiple procurement categories across the world. He mentions the success of him is built upon the talented people around, with the great organization and bring people together. “Sustainability is our business” is what he believes in.”

Jens Ophof

Vice President - Merchandising and Procurement

Li & Fung Limited

Jens Ophof is a senior Procurement and Supply Chain leader with a proven track record for year on year COGS reduction. 

Currently Vice President - Merchandising and Procurement at Li and Fung in Hong Kong, Jens has a diverse background in Sourcing & Category Management. His experiences has allowed him to successfully reengineer businesses for Private Equity firms specializing in a wide range of areas such as food, commodities and hard goods.

Jens works closely with some of the world’s largest retailers and is an effective Change manager who focuses on driving and executing specific business strategies for favorable results.

Most recently, Jens has been focused on diversifying the production countries of origin, off-shore warehousing in Asia, implementing near just in time delivery and optimizing the US onshore fulfillment program.  

Mu Wen

Executive Vice President,Purchasing and Supplier Management

Beijing Benz Automotive

Senior mechanical engineer; Master of Tsinghua University. Since joining BBAC in 2007, Mrs. Mu Wen is responsible for productive purchasing, non-productive purchasing, sales business (except vehicle sales), as well as localization and supplier management. Under the leadership of Mrs. Mu Wen, BBAC has established a more advanced procurement and supplier management system, and has improved the localization project management mechanism, effectively guaranteeing BBAC’s production and operation. Before joining BBAC, Mrs. Mu Wen was in charge of procurement management in Huachen BMW.

With 30 years of experience in the world-class China-German joint venture automobile manufacturing enterprises, Mrs. Mu Wen has very rich experience and professional accomplishments in automobile design, automobile manufacturing technology, logistics, parts procurement, parts localization and so on.