In today’s interconnected world, supply chains are no longer just operational backbones—they are strategic assets.
The answer lies not just in visibility or technology—but in policy alignment.
► According to the OECD’s 2025 Supply Chain Resilience Review, relocalizing supply chains in response to geopolitical risk could reduce global GDP by over 5%, with no consistent improvement in resilience.
► Import concentration has increased by 50% since the late 1990s
► Tariffs and trade controls have reached levels not seen since the 1930s,
► 63% of resilience professionals cite siloed thinking and lack of cross-functional collaboration as the top barrier to effective resilience
Please Join Chris, Greg and Jim for a lively discussion:
► Chris White, DBA: Founder, CEO of smcBLOX
► Greg Schlegel CPIM, CSP, Jonah, Founder of The Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium
► Jim de Vries: Founder, Managing Partner of Enhance International Group
Deliverables
1. Shared understanding of the socio-economic stakes and the policy misalignment dilemma.
2. Clear articulation of how policy silos distort recovery timelines and risk exposure.
3. Demonstration of how structural modeling can reveal hidden interdependencies and optimize recovery strategies.
4. Framework for embedding resilience into governance, incentives, and cross-functional strategy.
5. Actionable insights and peer benchmarking on resilience maturity and modeling readiness.
Agenda
1. Welcome & Strategic Framing
2. Diagnosing the Problem: Policy Misalignment & Amplified Imbalances
3. Structural Modeling in Action
4. Designing for Resilience: From Reactive to Strategic
5. Interactive Scenario Walkthrough: Case Studies
Maximize Profits by Elevating Your Supply Chain Resilience in a VUCA World!
Whether you’re a supply chain leader, strategist, or analyst, this session will equip you with a new lens to view resilience—not just as a function of visibility, but as a product of policy coherence and structural insight.
