Agenda 2026, ALSC ASEAN DAY 2

08:00

Registration and networking

09:00

Welcome to Day 2

Recap on key messages from day one and a look ahead to themes to come.

09:10

Preparing for uncertainty: Building resilience in the South-East Asian supply chain

Whether extreme weather, disruptions to energy and material supply, regulatory shifts or geopolitical unrest, manufacturers across ASEAN must anticipate and mitigate many risks. The opening of day two will focus on how leaders in the automotive supply chain are building proactive resilience through diversification, localisation, scenario planning, and closer integration.

Sean Cavenas Director of Supply Chain Asia Pacific
Continental

10:00

Reducing the visibility gap: Enhancing end-to-end transparency for South-East Asia

In a dynamic but heterogenous region like the ASEAN bloc, supply chain visibility is critical for stability and success. Discover how automotive leaders in the region are sharing data, building centralised control towers and taking key steps to better leverage AI opportunities

Chris Wang Director of Supply Chain Management
Proton

Tuan Vi Vice President, SCM & Logistics Asia Pacific
Schaeffler

Ruud Vossebeld Director Business Development
INFORM GmbH

10:45

Networking break

Take this opportunity to engage with fellow OEMs, suppliers, logistics and technology providers in attendance. Whether you're reconnecting with existing contacts or forging new ones, this session is designed for high-impact conversations in a relaxed, informal setting.

11:15

Mastering cross-border complexity: Enhancing intra-ASEAN and international trade flows

Automotive manufacturers are both deepening integration in the ASEAN bloc, as well expanding trade with key partners across Asia Pacific. In this session, discover strategies for streamlining cross-border flows, including developing logistics corridors free trade zones, improving customs clearance and investing in the right partnerships

12:00

Localising logistics and supply: Ensuring the network, sourcing, tech and talent to boost South-East Asia

To compete across South-East Asia, manufacturers and logistics partners must work together to establish the right supply and freight assets, services and skills to meet customer needs. This session will look at the opportunities and challenges in developing a more localised supply and logistics base

Whilst South-East Asia is emerging as a growing automotive manufacturing and sales base, the region still faces gaps in establishing a fully integrated and efficient regional supply chain that can efficiently manage complexities and requirements across the sector, including for vehicle launches and change management, as well as expanding production of EVs, software-defined vehicles and components. To attract more regional manufacturing and investment, the regional also needs to develop logistics facilities, freight and customers services that match the requirements of the automotive industry.

This session will explore strategic approaches to enhancing regional supply chain and logistics capabilities, including improved launch, engineering and change management. Leaders will also discuss opportunities for regional and global distribution centres, state-of-the-art terminal and warehousing for a variety of vehicle, battery and component types, as well as freight consolidation and cargo handling in key locations connecting South-East Asia.

Leaders will explore the link between developing agile, efficient and reliable logistics and supply chain management, and how that can help to propel further investments in regional manufacturing and sourcing, with the goal of creating a truly integrated regional network.

Talking points in this session will include:

Insight into the regional logistics and freight capabilities needed to make the region Asia a more competitive and reliable hub for automotive manufacturers

Requirements and opportunities to invest and further localise logistics and supply chain services, warehouse, terminal and facility operations

Strategies to deepen and improve supplier and partner capabilities and skills to better meet regional automotive requirements

Understanding how to improve new vehicle launches and programme management across an integrated South-East Asian supply chain

Saba Azizi Head of Aftersales Service Network & Business Development, Europe, Middle East & Africa
CATL

12:45

Networking lunch

Use this informal period to build relationships with fellow attendees (finding synergies where possible) and explore potential collaborations or exchange information for future meetings.

13:40

Interactive Workshops

Join your peers and follow experts in these smaller groups, designed as interactive sessions to explore trends, collaborate and co-develop ideas and solutions to improve logistics and supply chain in South-East Asia. Each workshop will be moderated by expert hosts, who will help facilitate exchange and problem solving in the group.

Choose from one of the following:

13:45

13:45 – Workshop A:

Navigating the EV and battery logistics transition

A focus on scaling and improving EV and battery logistics in ASEAN for vehicle production and aftersales. Participants will collaborate on strategies for supply chain requirements, safe transport, warehousing compliance, and managing the fragmented regulatory landscape across different countries across the bloc and the wider Asia Pacific region.

Kumaresan Magaswaran Ecosystem Manager, Autonomous Vehicle Experimental Lab
MRANTI, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

13:45

13:45 – Workshop B:

Implementing AI and digital tools in daily logistics operations

This workshop will focus on the practical steps of implementing supply chain control towers, predictive analytics, and AI tools, and how it can benefit key players and stakeholders in South-East Asia. Participants will discuss how to overcome legacy IT systems, enhance data strategies, and get operational teams to adopt new tech.

Tuan Vi Vice President, SCM & Logistics Asia Pacific
Schaeffler