KEYNOTES

Berend Meijerink is currently Director Plan & Deliver of FrieslandCampina Ingredients. He joined FrieslandCampina 23 years ago and held different positions in field of Global S&OP/IBP, Strategic network optimization, Milk & whey valorisation, Scheduling, Warehousing & Distribution. During the era of Global S&OP, he was also responsible for short, mid and long term planning of milk production in the Netherlands. Berend is a true believer of End2End business optimization: ‘from grass to glass’ as we call it at RFC.

Jasper Blaas is part of the Global Planning Team at HEINEKEN and with his team is building the capabilities in the area of supply chain planning - ranging from Demand planning to detailed production scheduling and material. Leveraging the scale of HEINEKEN to create templates in off-the-shelf tools that can be deployed to the different operating companies as well as building bespoke products to serve specific needs of the company. His team of functional experts works closely with vendors and (key) users to ensure a continuous improvement cycle of the tools and platforms in the planning portfolio. He has worked for HEINEKEN for the last 18 years in a number of roles in the planning domain; in operations as well as in corporate setting.

Tineke is Program Manager in the Global Supply Chain team at Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE). She leads JDE’s global Supply Chain planning transformation, including functions such as Demand Forecasting, Supply Planning, Scheduling and Material Planning. This transformation aims to enhance End-to-End planning capabilities and mature ways of working, including the global replacement of all planning systems (SAP APO and Excel).
With a career across various industries, Tineke’s focus has been on the intersection of Supply Chain and Information Technology. She is passionate about driving sustainable Supply Chain digitalization.

Amber is the EMEA IBP Leader at Estee Lauder Companies, where she manages the regional and affiliate IBP processes and heads an IBP Education team tasked with enhancing the organization's IBP maturity and capabilities. She has accumulated extensive experience in diverse supply chain roles, covering supply network management, customer logistics, contract manufacturing operations, demand and supply planning, and spearheading market initiatives. Amber's career reflects her dedication to operational excellence, innovation, and leadership within the global business arena.