Webcast: Supply Chain Sustainability – not an option, an imperative! Date: December 10, 2009, 4:30 pm CET, 60 minutes Moderator: Philip Stoten, EMSNow Speakers: Brian Wilken, Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA   Douglas Kent, eKNOWtion   Registration Supply Chain Sustainability – not an option, an imperative! It may be seen as trendy, politically correct or a necessity if we are to reduce the damage we do to our world, but Supply Chain Sustainability is certainly a board room topic now more than ever. This webinar will describe the economic, environmental and social aspects of our supply chains and how to make the business case that a focus on sustainability is good business! Join in the debate of ‘Sustainability’ in the seventh webinar of Avnet Supply Chain Accelerator Program (ASAP) series.      Philip Stoten (Moderator): Publisher, EMSNow Philip has been working in the electronics supply chain for more than 25 years. Having started his career as a designer, Philip was involved in production, procurement, outsourcing, sales and marketing for several electronics companies before becoming a journalist in 1993. Since then Philip has written for a number of print and internet journals and is currently publisher of EMSNow.    Brian Wilken Vice President Supply Chain Solutions of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA Brian Wilken is the Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions at Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA . Supply Chain Solutions is responsible for developing and executing Customer Logistics programs for Avnet's EMEA customers. In his role as Vice President he is also responsible for Avnet EM EMEA's Corporate Account Management team and its Business Migration team. Brian is also President of Avnet Supply Chain Services, which is a provider of Supply Chain and Logistics services for a core set of Global OEMs, CEMs and Suppliers. Brian has his MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird) and has worked for over 12 years in Electronic Component Distribution, including more than 9 years in EMEA.   Douglas Kent President of eKNOWtion and Chairman of Supply Chain Council - Europe Douglas Kent serves as the President of eKNOWtion, a global Supply Chain Consultancy he co-founded in 2002. He also serves as Director of InForum for the Electronics Industry, a high-tech research and networking firm. Douglas is the Chairman of the European Supply Chain Council's Leadership team. Douglas has over 20 years of experience focused on the development; marketing and deployment of tailored supply chain solutions for companies across a wide variety of industry sectors. Douglas is an MBA graduate from Pepperdine University's School of Management and studied at Harvard University during his post-graduate years. Douglas is also a frequent lecturer, conference lead and author of many Supply Chain articles. Douglas is also an adjunct professor at the International University of Monaco (IUM) as well as France's ESC-Business School in Lille.  For questions regarding this event contact Philip Stoten or Registration