ZF Global Supplier Summit
Next Generation Mobility.
Mastering the Challenges Ahead.
Dear guest,
We are pleased to invite you to this year’s ZF Global Supplier Summit 2022 with the motto ‘Next Generation Mobility - Mastering the Challenges Ahead´. It will take place on November 17th and 18th, 2022 as a virtual event.
At the Summit, ZF Materials Management will share detailed information on how ZF plans to successfully move forward towards the future of next generation mobility, with a focus on our core commitment to climate neutrality with a clean, safe, comfortable and affordable mobility for everyone everywhere. This includes both opportunities for, and necessary contributions from, our business partners.
The program comprises key notes from our top managers of Materials Management and deep dive sessions that discuss in detail ZF’s challenges ahead including green electricity, product carbon footprint, supply chain security, and ZF’s milestone plan for digitalization. In addition, recognized suppliers will also present best practices from their respective areas in order to share common industry practices.
As in previous years, we will once again acknowledge the outstanding performance and collaboration of our suppliers with our ZF Supplier Awards.
This year the ZF Supplier Awards are given in the following categories: Innovation for Automated Driving, Vehicle Motion Control, Integrated Safety, Electric Mobility, Performance for Operational Excellence, Digitalization/Connectivity, and Sustainability.
We look forward to meeting you at the virtual ZF Global Supplier Summit on November 17th and 18th, 2022!
November 17, 2022 - November 18, 2022
Agenda
Key Note: Next Generation Mobility. Challenges Ahead.
ZF is striving to be the market leader for Automated Driving, Vehicle Motion Control, eMobility and Integrated Safety. Wilhelm Rehm, Member of the Board, will present the way forward in a dynamic market and challenging environment.
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During breaks feel free to join the cinemas and learn more about how ZF is shaping the next future of mobility.
ZF’s success and growth are highly dependent on our suppliers’ contributions. As in previous years, the outstanding performance and collaboration of our suppliers will be honored with the ZF Supplier Awards. This year, ZF will be recognizing suppliers for their excellence and outstanding achievement in the following eight categories.
ZF has a clear strategy to develop into future technology fields. Innovations are needed to meet high expectations from markets and customers and to set ZF apart as a leader in next generation mobility. The key technology fields of interest are Automated Driving, Vehicle Motion Control, Integrated Safety and eMobility.
Innovation Award - Automated Driving
Innovation Award - Vehicle Motion Control
Innovation Award - Integrated Safety
Innovation Award - Electric Mobility
Supplier performance is a key driver in the overall success of ZF as a leading global mobility company. The categories for the Performance Awards are Operational Excellence, Digitalization/ Connectivity, and Sustainability.
Performance Award - Operational Excellence
Performance Award - Digitalization | Connectivity
Performance Award - Sustainability
During breaks feel free to join the cinemas and learn more about how ZF is shaping the next future of mobility.
Are you already familiar with the climate ambitions and best practices that are out there in ZF’s supply chain? Our guest speakers, some of ZF’s leading strategic suppliers, will share with you their ambitions and best practices in the area of sustainability and climate neutrality (?).
Sustainable Solutions for the Automotive Industry
Michael Prinz, BASF SE
Sustainability is an ever-increasing trend and challenges us to supply solutions that make the best use of limited natural resources. Protecting our climate is among the greatest challenges of our time. Innovations based on chemistry play a pivotal role in overcoming this challenge. New, resource-efficient solutions and business models are needed to decouple growth from the consumption of finite resources. Together with its customers, BASF SE is working on innovative processes, technologies, and products for a sustainable future. This is how they will ensure their long-term business success and that of their customers.
Energy Transition – Changing the Energy System of the Future
Jens Mueller-Belau, Deutsche Shell Holding GmbH
The world needs to heavily invest in more lower-carbon technology. This includes renewables such as wind and solar, mobility options such as electric vehicle charging and hydrogen as well as an interconnected power business. This presentation will provide an overview of the integrated approach by Shell to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and how the transformation of the energy system will transform Shell. It will specifically explore the role of hydrogen in this transformation and highlight the benefits of partnerships to sustainably decarbonize industry and transport.
In keeping with ZF's sustainability strategy, ZF has committed itself to climate neutrality by 2040. To reach this goal, we plan to reduce our supply chain emissions by 45% by 2030. This can only be achieved in close collaboration with our supply chain partners.
New products, customers and markets are bringing opportunities for ZF and its suppliers, if we can manage risk mitigation and improve performance. In this context, supplier contributions are needed to meet ZF’s expectations for a future ZF-Supplier partnership.
During breaks feel free to join the cinemas and learn more about how ZF is shaping the next future of mobility.
During breaks feel free to join the cinemas and learn more about how ZF is shaping the next future of mobility.
Speakers
Member of the Board of Management of the ZF Group Commercial Vehicle Technology, Commercial Vehicle Control Systems, Industrial Technology, Materials Management Having studied mechanical engineering, he started his career at LOKOMA, a provider of business facilities. 1984 he moved on to become head of the assembly department at the AGCO/ Fendt group of companies in 1984, which is the biggest manufacturer of tractors and agricultural machinery worldwide.
For almost two decades, Wilhelm Rehm held various management positions at several locations of the group of companies. In 2003, he joined ZF Passau GmbH as Managing Director responsible for Production and Materials Management. In 2010, he assumed the role of Chairman of the Board in Passau and became a Member of the Board of Management of the ZF Group, responsible for the Off-Road Driveline Technology and Axle Systems Division.
Wilhelm Rehm has been a member of the Board of Management of the ZF Group since 2012 and responsible for Commercial Vehicle Technology, Commercial Vehicle Control Systems, Industrial Technology and Materials Management.
Michael Karrer studied International Business Administration in Innsbruck (Austria) and Louvain (Belgium) and worked for 5 years as a research assistant and received his doctor’s degree with a thesis on Supply Chain Performance Management.
He joined ZF in 2006 and worked for 5 years in the field of strategic logistics, leading projects on inventory optimization, delivery performance and lean logistics in several of ZF’s global sites. For three years he served as project lead for the industrialization of a truck transmission in Hangzhou China. From 2014 to 2016, Michael was responsible for supplier management at ZF Group, focusing on supplier quality performance, risk management, and also supply chain sustainability.
Since January 2021, he is the global lead for sustainability and EHS. He is convinced that sustainability is not only about complying with regulations but must also be an integral part of the business strategy. By embedding sustainability in processes and decision-making, it is possible to interlink long-term business success with a company’s responsibility for society and the environment.
Daniele Pontarollo started his career at ZF Friedrichshafen AG in 2002. During his 20 years in the company, he gained extensive experience in Finance & Controlling in different roles worldwide in Brazil, Mexico, US, Italy, and Germany. After being Vice President of Finance & HR for ZF Marine and Special Driveline Technology, he was responsible for ZF Aftermarket business as Senior Vice President of Finance from 2017 to 2021. Since January 2022 he has been leading ZF Group Materials Management as Executive Vice President.
He studied Business Administration, Languages and Public Relations at universities in Padua and Venice.
Joerg Schaupp, Senior Vice President ZF Group, leads the Global Commodity Organization of direct and indirect spend for ZF Group since June 2016. He leads a global team responsible for Part Family Strategies, all new Sourcing Decisions and all existing Supplier Contract Negotiations. He brings three decades of automotive profit & loss experience in purchasing, supply chain, material and program management at OEM and Tier 1 companies. Prior to ZF Group he served in various Purchasing functions with TRW Automotive. He began his career at General Motors and holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Applied Science Schweinfurt/ Germany.
After graduating in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Stuttgart, John Sobeck began his work in 1994 as Project Manager Continuous Improvement Process at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG in Stuttgart. In 1989 he moved to ZF Friedrichshafen AG as Senior Manager Total Quality Management. In 2001 he took over responsibility for the group as Vice President of Global eBusiness in order to prepare the company for the first wave of digitization. From 2004 to 2008 he was also a member of the Board of Directors of Odette International Limited and in 2005 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The next challenge at ZF followed in 2007 in his new role as Head of Corporate Supply Chain Management. With the takeover of TRW in 2015, he became part of the integration team with a focus on processes and systems of Material Management. Since the end of 2016, he has also been driving the Group's digitalization strategy as Digital Champion for Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. In addition to his current roles, he represents ZF at the SupplyOn AG Shareholder Group.
Registration
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