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The SAPICS Spring Conference

is back in Joburg

THE SAPICS Spring Conference is back in person for
the first time since the pandemic. It will take place in
Johannesburg on 20 September 2023 and is being held
in collaboration with the South African Association
of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) at the Indaba Hotel in
Fourways. Supply chain professionals who were unable
to attend the 2023 SAPICS Conference in Cape Town in
June will have the chance to catch up on some of the
highlights at the one-day SAPICS Spring Conference.

SAPICS President MJ Schoemaker notes that
the conference offers supply chain professionals
an important platform to become active, involved
participants in the SAPICS supply chain community and
to learn, network, interact and collaborate with their
peers, business partners and industry stakeholders and
role players. Paul Raphaely, Marketing Director at NOMU South Africa.

The speaker line-up includes Paul Raphaely, mindset is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. Her
Marketing Director at NOMU South Africa, who wowed masterclass will underscore why this mindset is crucial
the audience at the annual SAPICS Conference in for all supply chains across industry.
Cape Town with his inspiring tale about evolution,
supply chain adaptability and agility. It featured “global Another popular presentation from the annual
mayonnaise giants, demanding consumers and a little conference in Cape Town was by Greg Cress, who is
newcomer condiment (NOMU’s new MAYU)”. the Principal Director: Sustainable Energy & eMobility
at Accenture. He will also take to the SAPICS Spring
Other exciting speakers and topics at the SAPICS Conference stage to explore the critical role of
Spring Conference programme are David Crewe- sustainable e-mobility in South Africa’s transition
Brown, General Manager at Vitalliance and a SAPICS towards a greener, more sustainable future. Cress will
Director, who will update delegates on the importance share insights on the challenges and opportunities in the
of getting the pharmaceutical supply chain ready for quest for sustainable e-mobility and the role that each
big changes. “There are tectonic shifts happening in industry sector, including the supply chain and logistics
the pharmaceutical health care supply chain that will sector, can play in driving the transition forward.
impact our environment, people and ways of working.
Pandemic responsiveness, global data visibility, Karen Pretorius, Founder of KPI Cubed and a SAPICS
localisation of production on the African continent, Director, will discuss sustainability in a disruptive
artificial intelligence, pooled procurement and environment from a business perspective and look at
serialisation are critical issues,” says Crewe-Brown. scenarios for balancing (or potentially compromising)
the triple bottom line of ethics, environment and
The dynamic Dr Faith Mashele, who has recently economy.
been celebrated as one of the leading women in supply
chain management in Africa, will share her thoughts on For more information, including the up-to-date
fostering a forward-looking mindset for supply chain speaker line-up, or to register for the event, visit
excellence. She stresses that having a forward-thinking www.sapics.org.za/sapics-spring-conference-2023. •

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