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30 september London, UK

SCL VENTURE

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS

OUR MISSION

Where innovation meets opportunity in supply chain & logistics

Years of connecting supply chain & logistics transformation leaders with tech innovators proved that an investor perspective can make all the difference...

Barriers to value creation in supply chain & logistics?

  • Complexity of adapting to seismic shifts in the global industry 
  • Unclear business case & RoI for critical investments
  • Access to informed capital to fund transformations
  • Talent & skills to successfully lead value creation
  • Cross-functional misalignment & siloed thinking
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Years of SC&L Events

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Leaders Participated

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Sessions Delivered

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Connections Made

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Who should attend

Cover Main
  • Build an investable business
  • Find funding
  • Validate commercial proposition
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  • Identify investment opportunities
  • Nurture portcos
  • Discover tech innovation
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  • Validate your SC&L transformation strategy
  • Gain insights into a wider and deeper vendor universe
  • Optimise your CAPEX budget
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  • Identify M&A opportunities
  • Integrate innovative technologies
  • Support investment growth
Cover Main 4
  • Support scaling up
  • Discover talent
  • Facilitate deals

 

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FEATURED PARTICIPANTS

SC&L VALUE CREATION LEADERS

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Specialist Investors

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Supply Chain & Logistics Leaders

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Focused Roundtable Discussions

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One-to-One Meetings

 

Agenda

08.00-09.00

Registration & Networking Breakfast

09.00-09.30

Opening Remarks: The State of Play in UK Supply Chain & Logistics Tech

Head, Accelerator

09.15-09.45

Keynote: Where & how is tech creating value in supply chain & logistics?

Senior Partner, Private Equity Investor
  • Unlocking operational efficiencies & performance improvements
  • Funding trends in supply chain & logistics
  • Keys to attracting capital

09.45-10.30

Panel: The Investment Thesis - Why Supply Chain Tech is the Next Big Opportunity

  • Sectors poised for disruption: AI, automation, cyber security, predictive analytics and robotics
  • What investors look for in early stage tech innovators

10.30-11.00

Break & Networking

11.00-11.30

Briefing: Policy & support for innovation & growth

  • How is UK Government policy supporting innovation & growth in supply chain & logistics?
  • What support is available to entrepreneurs, innovators & investors?

11.30-12.30

Roundtable discussions

Deep-dive into the challenges and solutions in key capability areas

Supplier risk management, network design & contingency planning

 

 

Agile forecasting, scenario planning & inventory optimisation

 

 

End-to-end transparency & collaboration to manage volatility

 

 

Transport optimisation, resource efficiency & carbon reduction

 

 

12.30-13.30

Lunch & Networking

13.30-14.00

Panel: Corporate Venture Capital & Strategic Investments

  • How corporates are partnering with startups to drive innovation
  • Perspectives from multinational supply chain players

14.00-16.30

One-to-one meetings & networking

16.30-17.00

Closing Keynote: Scaling & Exit Strategies - From Seed to Series C and Beyond

  • How corporates are partnering with startups to drive innovation
  • Perspectives from multinational supply chain players

17.00-17.15

Closing Remarks

17.15-18.30

Drinks & networking

 

Register your interest

 

Testimonials

"I really enjoyed the day and thought it was well organised and informative. I did go into this thinking it was going to have some hard sell but that was not the case and the vendors were really part of the discussion"

Stuart Pritchard
RTS Textiles

"Very clear, loved the online personal agenda, time to set up my preferences etc. Had three people from very different industries yet common problems, great to connect and share insights."

Mike Shaverin
Mars

"A good day; glad I made the effort and several follow-ups already in progress"

Iain Harris
KP Snacks

"Numbers of people just right and allowed individuals to properly catch up. Atmosphere was relaxed and liked that the sales pitches from those companies sponsoring was relatively informal"

Neil Brown
Martin Brower

"Another super valuable session with an amazing mix of people who are all solution driven"

Matt Spencer-Skeen
Mundipharma

"A great mix of scale of business, industries and experience. I love the format of structured 121s with peers. I came to this with a real lack of understanding of the potential for AI, so this was an eye opener for me"

Dan Bird
Abcam

"Realised that others are also operating with a high degree of uncertainty following not just external macro economics dynamics but structural changes taking place internally. Clarity on the 3 problems we a trying to solve"

Angelo Bernardinello
LSA International

"[Discussions were the] best bit… Great to share and get each other's input and insight"

Adam Grimwood
AB Agri

"Was a great session and got some good information out of the day"

Lee Crowhurst
Cranfield Aerospace

"Sessions were insightful and good to see a range of speakers from different industries and consultancy as well as practitioners. Personal agenda is very helpful and also seeing who else will be joining the sessions is beneficial"

Matt Normington
LEGO

"Very informative and good to hear real life experiences not just theory. I felt my time was being treated as important and not being wasted. Made some good contacts and shared some valuable tips. Great fun at the end"

Alan Clarke
Landmann

"A very worthwhile day. A really great bunch of attendees and good roundtable discussions. I am going to try and push forward some AI initiatives…start small and grow"

Damian Bates
Atlas Copco

 

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