Shabir Chagan

Head, Business Solutions & Technology
Sandvik Coromant

Shabir is responsible for developing the Digital Solutions and Technology for Sandvik Coromant EMEA, leading and driving digital sale tools, mobility and eCommerce solutions. Developing, along with global management, the vision and strategy for Digital First, he has been integral in building a strong online web presence, further eCommerce solutions taking care of both direct and indirect customers and now put into place a powerful Web Sales solutions and process. He is currently focused on increase digital awareness within the organisation, and looking at how to prepare and make the most of Digital Manufacturing and Industry 4.0, the next industry revolution.

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Tues 1st Dec- Main Conference Day 1: Enhancing the Customer Experience and Driving Engagement

Thursday, February 12th, 2015

16:55 ALL STAR PANEL: How to build and manage a strong online brand and reputation to secure your market share and positioning

Streamlining technologies across brands to appear as one brand and how to effectively co-ordinate and implement this task successfully
How can social media help with building a brand and getting ahead of bigger/well-known brands
The role of digital marketplaces in increasing exposure to a brand and building reputation
How to overcome challenges in competing brands within the same company: How to be a unified message when working across varying business unit identities

Wed 2nd Dec – Main Conference Day 2: Digital Transformation and Disruption

Thursday, March 12th, 2015

09:45 ALL STAR PANEL: Leveraging big data to get ahead of the competition and predict the trends of your customers' before they do

Evaluating B2B analytics and big data that are available to process real-time customer information
Justifying the cost with effective and reliable digital measurements
Choosing the data which means the most to your strategy and justifies investments
How can effective data analytics drive down operational cost and improve processes?

13:15 How to cement your position as the preferred provider through digital leverage with your distribution network

Identifying what your distributor wants when optimising their relationship with their suppliers and making sure you can execute this
Focusing on key account management- putting resources towards the most relevant players
How to best work with your distributor to be seen as a product/brand of choice
Evaluating the dangers of over distributing and damaging your relationship with top tier distributors