Supply Chain Night: Navigating Emissions, Trade Shifts & Global Risk

In today’s volatile global landscape, supply chains face unprecedented challenges—from climate-induced disruptions to evolving trade policies. Join us for our annual Supply Chain Night to explore how businesses can anticipate, mitigate, and adapt to critical risks reshaping global trade. Through insights from diverse industry experts, we’ll examine how companies are meeting bold sustainability goals by rethinking vendor relationships, transportation, and sourcing—and how they’re navigating regulatory changes, tariffs, and shifting geopolitics to build more resilient, future-ready supply chains.

As companies progress toward their sustainability goals, the focus is increasingly shifting from managing internal operations to controlling external impacts across their supply chains—particularly scope 3 emissions. This panel will explore how companies are working to meet ambitious sustainability targets by engaging vendors, rethinking transportation modes, revisiting packaging choices, and reassessing raw material sourcing.

MODERATOR: Marie-Agnès Daumas

Company: NYU

Title: Adjunct Professor: Global Visionary Executive & Transformation Leader

Speaker #1 Name: Matthieu Pappalardo

• Company: Materne GoGo Squeeze

• Title: Vice President of Supply Chain

Professional bio: Mathieu Pappalardo is the Vice President of Supply Chain at Materne Gogo Squeeze where he leads S&OP, Distribution and Customer Service. Before this role, Mathieu was Vice President of Procurement. Prior to that, Mathieu held several controlling positions at L’Oréal in the United States and Mexico. Mathieu earned an MBA from INSEAD and a Masters Degree from EDHEC Business School.

Speaker #2 Name: Audrey Philippot Dahan

• Company: VELA Transport

• Title: Head of US

Professional bio: Audrey is the head of US for VELA, a company revolutionizing sea freight with sailing cargo vessels transporting pallets of goods in its holds, 100% by sail. This new service allows companies to access a faster, more reliable and more secure sea freight solution, while reducing their carbon footprint by up to 99%. Audrey is a seasoned business leader, with over 20 years spent on growing impact-focused and clean tech businesses, as well as advising large corporations on strategy, supply-chain and other business transformation projects.

Speaker #3 Name: Mindi DeLeary

• Company: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
• Title: Vice President, Global Responsible Sourcing

Professional bio: Mindi DeLeary serves as Vice President, Global Responsible Sourcing, The Estée Lauder Companies. In this role, she oversees the creation and implementation of the company’s responsible sourcing strategy and operating model to mitigate environmental, economic, and social risks within its global supply base. Since founding the Global Responsible Sourcing team in 2018, Mindi has played an integral role advancing the company’s broader sustainability strategy, sensitive supply chain initiatives, Supplier Code of Conduct protocols, and supplier inclusion and diversity efforts. She first joined The Estée Lauder Companies in 2003 as an Industrial Engineer and over the past two decades, has obtained diverse experience and expertise spanning production, planning, procurement and sustainability. Mindi holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, and a M.B.A. in Management from Hofstra University.

As global trade dynamics evolve, companies are facing unprecedented challenges related to tariffs, trade agreements, and geopolitical instability. This discussion will explore how supply chain leaders are navigating these shifts—building resilience, adjusting sourcing strategies, and identifying new trade corridors in an increasingly complex environment.

MODERATOR: Skip Rankin

Company: Baker & McKenzie

Title: Partner

Speaker #1 Name: Didier Louvet

• Company: SATS Ltd.
• Title: Director, Head of Investor Relations, Head of EMEA/Americas Treasury and Insurance

Professional bio: Didier Louvet is a treasury and finance leader with over 25 years of experience across banking, aviation logistics, and corporate treasury. He currently serves as Director, Head of Investor Relations and Head of EMEA/Americas Treasury & Insurance at SATS Ltd.- the world’s largest air cargo handler and Asia’s leading airline caterer headquartered in Singapore - after senior roles at Worldwide Flight Services, Transcom, UNESCO, and ABN AMRO. With expertise in liquidity management, risk mitigation, and global trade finance, he has guided organizations through financial crises and supply chain disruptions. Didier earned a Bachelor in Finance from Paris Dauphine University and an MBA from Columbia University.

Speaker #2 Name: Benjamin Hoff

• Company: Société Générale
• Title: Head of Commodities Strategy

Professional bio: Ben rejoined Societe Generale as Head of Commodity Strategy in 2023, having previously held senior commodity roles on both the buy and sell side. Prior to SG, Ben was a commodities strategist and PM for quantitative investment strategies at Hartree Partners and a macro strategist at Point 72. During his earlier tenure at SG, spanning over 10 years to 2019, Ben held various roles in the commodity investor business, eventually working as a strategist focused on quantitative investment strategies in commodities. Ben started his commodities career as a commodity index trader at Credit Suisse, before joining Goldman Sachs as a commodity strategist. Ben holds a PhD in Mathematics from Oxford University.

Speaker #3 Name: Carla De Santis

• Company: PWC
• Title: CPG & Operations Transformation Leader

Professional bio: Carla is a Strategy and Operations Partner in PwC’s Consumer Markets practice and the leader for our Consumer Products group for the firm. With almost 30 years of experience in multiple sub-segments, working both in industry and as a consultant, Carla designs and implements differentiated operating models that drive sustainable growth while optimizing costs. She has expertise in such areas as operating model reinvention, innovation, sales, customer experience, supply chain, and sustainability, having executed engagements in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

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