Digitalising your supply chain – avoid the pitfalls

Tuesday 16 April | 10:00 - 10:30 (BST) 11:00 - 11:30 (CET)

More and more businesses are looking to make better (data driven) decisions by digitalising their supply chains. With the explosion of AI, this trend is likely to gather pace. In this webinar we will take a practical case-study based look at the key pitfalls experienced in digitalising a supply chain and how to avoid them.

Presented by Jonathan McDonald and Catherine Hammon the session will include:

• The role of, and the opportunities and risks, associated with digitalising your supply chain
• How using AI impacts your risk profile
• The importance of thorough due diligence and incorporating contractual safeguards
• Compliance with international law and, increasingly, extra-territorial jurisdiction

How to implement a transparent, sustainable supply chain

Thursday 18 April | 10:00 - 10:30 (BST) 11:00 - 11:30 (CET)

Proactively guide your organisation in understanding and complying with current laws and preparing for upcoming environmental and human rights obligations. We'll cover your legal and reporting obligations, the growing importance of transparency and control over your supply chain and the practical steps you should consider to understand and mitigate your risks.

Presented by Chris Wrigley and Arthur Hopkinson the session will include:

• New and imminent obligations
• Green policies, scope 3 emissions
• Evaluating exposure (including supplier due diligence) and achieving compliance
• Implementing contractual safeguards

How to achieve the right balance of cyber risk and delivery reward 

Tuesday 30 April | 10:00 - 10:30 (BST) 11:00 - 11:30 (CET) 

Enhance your cybersecurity and reduce the legal and operational disruptions that can detract from driving business growth and innovation. Our webinar will help you identify cyber risk in your supply chain and manage technical, legal and regulatory exposures. 

Katherine Kearns, Head of Proactive Cyber Services, S-RM will join Philip Tansley. 

The session will include: 

• How to anticipate, manage and respond to cyber risk in your supply chain 
• How to manage the risk of your systems being used to deliver a supply chain attack 
• The loss of personal or confidential data by a member of your supply chain and the resulting regulatory, legal and reputational exposure

Engage with distressed supply chains to maintain continuity and mitigate risk

Thursday 2 May | 10:00 - 10:30 (BST) 11:00 - 11:30 (CET) 

Position your organisation to mitigate risk in an increasingly complex business environment. We will help you spot the early signs of distress in your supply chains, ways to mitigate risk and maintain continuity. In this webinar, we will provide some examples of recent scenarios where continuity has been preserved for the customers and supplier. 

Presented by Nigel Boobier, Daniel Cashmore, Simon Hancock, and James Archer, the session will include: 

• How to spot signs of distress in your supply chain 
• Contingency planning 
• Dealing with distressed suppliers, contractual obligations, breach of contract and termination challenges with examples IP protection and procurement issues 
• Opportunities with distressed M&A