Conferences - Animating Debates about Operational Strategies and Leadership

Dr. Philippart is a regular guest speaker. He is also experienced in presiding conference sessions, animating workshops, leading round tables at professional events.

Academic Conferences

• The 5th Middle East & North Africa Conference for Information System (MENACIS 2022), Dharhan

  Metaverse as a Business tool for Virtual Mobility: Guiding Conceptual Framework to Deliver Business Value

• Procure 2021, Lausanne

  "Mesurer la Composante Intangible de la Relation Fournisseur, la Clé pour un Pilotage Visant à la Capture d'Avantages Concurrentiels" at the conference "Vers les Achats 4.0 Quelles Compétences Développer Pour Etre Plus Performant"

• ICTO 2019 France

  "Implementing Digital Transformation: Leadership beyond the technology" ICTO (Information and Communication Technologies in Organizations and Society) 2019 5th International Conference “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Business and Society”

• AISD 2019 Beirut

  "Business Schools Need to Teach AI Leadership… Why and What?" at the 9th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Security and Defense

• Procure 2018, Lausanne

  "Les Fournisseurs Comme Capital Immatériel: une Solution pour Aligner la Contribution des Achats à l'Innovation sur les Objectifs des Actionnaires" at the conference "Vers les Achats 4.0 Quelles Compétences Développer Pour Etre Plus Performant"

• Engaged Management Scholarship 2016, Paris

  "Which evolution to develop a key supplier strategy for sustainable competitive advantages?"

• Geopolitic Festival 2011, Grenoble

  3rd édition about "The new supplier risks: The contribution of Geopolitics" (In French)

• Seminário Internacional Product Lifecycle Management 2009, Sao Paulo

  Le Plan Stratégique Achat - Un outil essentiel pour intégrer la gestion des fournisseurs dans une approche PLM

• IX Seminário Internacional SUCESSO EM PROJETOS DE SUPPLY CHAIN: A FORÇA DOS MODELOS COLABORATIVOS, 2006, Curitiba

  "Collaborative Sourcing", Federal University of Paraná, Brazil

• DESMA Forum 2003, Grenoble

  Management of Supplier Innovation for Competitive Advantages IAE Grenoble

Professional Associations

• Global Mobility Call, Madrid, 2022

  "The Influence of the Metaverse on sustainable Mobility"

• EDHEC Alumni Automobile Club, Paris, 2019

  "Can EV Forecast be met with the current state of raw material supplies? Ambitious EV Growth needs to look beyond the technology horizon"

• ABCAL

  Louvain-la-Neuve, March 2018: "Gérer ses fournisseurs partenaires: un nouveau «Business Model»" Organisation Achats performante et gestion des partenaires stratégiques

• ACA

  Paris, April 2013, Presentation of the new book "Les Achats Collaboratifs" at the ACA 18/20

• Salon des Achats

  May 2012, at the "Salon des Achats", Michel Philippart has presented the book "Les Achats Collaboratifs", and his research on the topic. A few days later, he presented it again at the "Ateliers interactifs de la CDAF". Here is the presentation, in pdf

• SupplyChainNet.be

  Antwerpen October 26, 2009: The evolution of Supplier Management and the emergence of the need for better trained professionals

• ACA

  Paris, November 2006 Conférence ACA,

• Solvay Business School Alumni Club

  Bruxelles, , June 2006, Achats et Création de Valeur

• ABCAL

  Louvain-la-Neuve, Journée des Achats, February 2006

• Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Material Management

  Singapore, 1996: Achieving World Class Excellence in Imperfect Markets, Asia Pacific Purchasing Conference SIPMM

Marcus Evans

Michel Philippart was a regular speaker and animator for Marcus Evans conferences.

• Supplier Relationship Management, Amsterdam, March 2009
• Risk Management, Barcelona, December 2009
• Category Management, Amsterdam, March 2008
• Performance Measurement of Procurement Talents, Barcelona, September 2007
• Supplier Relationship Management, Amsterdam, September 2006
• War on Procurement Talents, London, March 2006
• Relations Fournisseurs, Paris, Décembre 2004

Procurecom

• Procurecon Indirect 2007 and 2008, Amsterdam
• Procurecon 2006, Brussels

Corporate Events

Occasionally, Michel Philippart is invited to animate a corporate event, present his views on shareholder value and supplier management. His inspirational speeches are adapted to fit with the issues at stake for the inviting company.

• Lausanne, Nov 2016 (Health Care)
• Paris, July 2014 (Chemicals)
• Grenoble, January 2011 (High tech)
• Paris, 2009, Food Service
• Göteborg, September 2008 (Automotive)
• Amsterdam, September 2008 (Chemicals)
• Dublin, November 2007 (Semi Conductors)
• Paris, October 2007 (Paper)
• Germany, March 2006, (Biotech Processing)

He has helped many corporations enhance their supplier management capabilities. He develops customized training and transformation programs for clients in Europe and North America, in various fields such as Aerospaces, Financial Services, or Engineering and Construction.