Supplier Diversity in Europe: MSDUK European Project Berlin Roadshow

In a world where we see growing socio-economic inequality, a real commitment to supplier diversity enables companies to encourage entrepreneurship in underserved, underrepresented communities which in-turn results in job creation, wealth, better health and education in those disadvantaged communities. And a more diverse supply chain impacts the bottom line through innovation, competitiveness and sustainability.

In January 2022, MSDUK, a leading supplier diversity advocacy organisation in the UK, launched its European expansion programme with a two year ‘European Supplier Diversity Project (ESDP)’ which will connect ethnic minority businesses across France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands and Ireland to corporate supply chains.

We are delighted to invite you to our Berlin Roadshow, share our plans to expand supplier diversity across these six countries, present the highlights of a key European research project and provide an overview of the supplier diversity landscape across France, Sweden and Netherlands. You will be able to meet corporate leaders from across Europe and and connect with a group of ethnic minority businesses from Berlin.

Agenda

Time (CEST) Session Focus Speaker(s)

08:45 - 09:30 Registration & Refreshments

09:30 - 10:00 Welcome & Introduction to ESDP Mayank Shah

10:00 - 10:15 Keynote Address Kai Nowosel - Accenture

10:15 - 10:45 Minority Businesses in Europe Philippe Legrain - OPEN

10:45 - 11:30 Corporate Panel - Approach to Supplier Diversity in Europe

Moderator: Andrea Fimian FIPS Consulting

Krystle Sands

Matt Glass

Timo Worrall

Peter Zerp

11:30 - 11:50 Break

11:50 - 12:30 Defining minority businesses in Europe - The Legal Perspective

Dr Michael Bruggeman, Partner Taylor Wessing, Germany

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:15 Panel of In-Country Managers -

Moderator Fabienne Stordiau MD Allround Team GmbH, Founding Board Member of EGLCC

Regional Perspectives of Supplier Diversity in Europe

Gary Baker, Sweden

Ruben Brave, the Netherlands

Majid El Jarroudi, France

14:15 - 15:00 Entrepreneurs Panel Session:

European perspectives of the entrepreneurship/startup landscape

Moderator - Ana Alvarez, Founder Migrapreneur

Panel - Anna Voronkova, Entrepreneurship Lead Europe, AbInbev

Firas Khalifeh, CEO & CTO Carbon Mobile GmBH

Surja Bose, Founder & CEO of Bosenet Systemhaus GmBH

Felix Cherif Schaal, Founder Vermieteria GmBH

15:00 - 15:20 Break

15:20 - 16:00 Corporate Roundtables

16:00 - 16:30 Roadmap for Europe Mayank Shah, CEO MSDUK

16:30 - 18:00 Networking Reception

Let supplier diversity take centre stage in driving economic inclusion!