CSCMP EDGE Europe 2027

EDGE Europe 2027 – Competing on Value: Building competitive agile infrastructures for Europe’s resilient, digital, and sustainable supply chains.

Dates: 10-11 June 2027
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands

A strategic European forum for senior supply chain leaders navigating volatility, digital acceleration, sustainability pressure, and changing workforce capabilities. The conference connects executives, sponsors, researchers, policymakers, and innovators through practical dialogue, applied insight, and high-value partnerships.

Why attend:
– 250+ supply chain, business, policy, and academic leaders
– 40+ speakers and expert contributors
– 18+ hours of networking and knowledge exchange

In two days, you will:
– Stress-test strategy with peers and experts
– Translate resilience, digital capability, and sustainability into board-level action
– Build high-value connections across Europe’s supply chain ecosystem

Conference Themes:
A. Digital Value Creation – Driving measurable value through AI, digital twins, data, automation, and connected decision intelligence.
B. Resilience & Competitiveness – Strengthening supply chains in response to volatility, geopolitical shifts, regulation, and market disruption.
C. Workforce Transformation – Preparing organisations for human-AI collaboration, new capabilities, changing roles, and future supply chain leadership.
D. Sustainable Value Creation – Turning sustainability, circularity, emissions intelligence, and responsible sourcing into credible performance and differentiation.

Strategic Roundtables (small-group, 45-minute executive discussions, limited to 25 participants per session):
Roundtable 1: Decoupling Global Networks – Mitigating geopolitical risks, scaling resilient autonomy, multi-regional network models.
Roundtable 2: Generative AI Governance – Standardizing AI adoption, governing automated risk, value-first implementation.
Roundtable 3: Sustainable Competitiveness – Circularity as advantage, resource efficiency ROI, ethical sourcing models.
Roundtable 4: Industry-Academia Models – Future-ready talent pipelines, applied research cases, knowledge exchange ROI.

Planned Executive & Ecosystem Experiences:
– Planned City & Institutional Reception
– Planned Sponsor & Executive Dinner
– Planned Networking Reception
– Planned Rotterdam Supply Chain Ecosystem Visit

Co-hosted by Rotterdam Business School (RBS), Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University.