KEYNOTES 2025
Author of "Be more Pirate”
Sam Conniff
Uncertainty Expert / Keynote Speaker / Masterclass Facilitator / Author / Pirate
Sam is an expert in uncertainty and dedicated to helping people navigate change and turn fear into opportunity.
In our rapidly changing and uncertain world, Sam uses a unique hybrid of online learning, interactive documentary and psychological intervention to drive curiosity, inspire innovation and build emotional resilience in teams and leaders alike. Sam’s mission is to equip people with the tools needed to not just thrive in an uncertain society, but to drive innovation, seize opportunities and lead others to become Uncertainty Experts themselves.
In 2023, Sam co-create the world’s first Entertainment Based Therapy experience, Uncertainty Experts. Sam is the author of the international best-seller and "modern life-bible" Be More Pirate. He was Co-Founder of Livity, the multi-award-winning social enterprise and youth-led creative Network, Co-founder of Digify Africa, providing transformational digital skills to thousands of young Africans and Co-Founder of Don’t panic, the original activist and Bafta-winning content studio. Sam has won Entrepreneur of the year, Agency of the Year, The Queens Award and many others.
Sam turned down an MBE in 2020 in an open letter to the Queen suggesting an update to the honours system to move it away from it's 'colonial past'.
Executives in Conversation
Dr. Arne Flemming
Senior Vice President Corporate Supply Chain Management and Global Service at Robert Bosch GmbH
Transforming Global Supply Chain Operations for Operational Excellence and Cost Efficiency
Arne Flemming, a senior leader in global supply chain management, specializes in driving supply chain optimization, digital transformation, and process improvements across various industries. With extensive experience in logistics, finance, and general management, he focuses on reducing costs while increasing efficiency and transparency in global operations.
Bio
Dr. Arne Flemming is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Supply Chain Management and Global Service at Robert Bosch GmbH, where he oversees global logistics services and drives IT and digitization improvements. He has successfully led international projects, including a €1.5 billion net working capital reduction. With previous roles as Vice President of Corporate Controlling and Plant Logistics, Arne excels in integrating finance, operations, and supply chain management, focusing on process improvements and high-performance team leadership.
Moderator Carlos Cordon
IMD Professor of strategy and supply chain
Recordings of previous keynotes
More recordings of previous editions of inNOWvate Supply Chain Event are available on the YouTube channel of Supply Chain Movement: