Event date: 12-16-2025
Event Time: 10:30 AM
Venue:online
Learn strategies to control cost, secure supply, and manage risk across your value chain in today’s volatile global landscape.
Global supply chains are more unpredictable than ever. Even the smallest components can cause major setbacks when costs spike, deliveries slip, or inventory dries up. This session brings together supply chain leaders, manufacturers, and sourcing experts to share practical strategies for controlling cost and securing supply in today’s volatile environment.
Whether you are scaling production, preparing for commercialization, or trying to stabilize your BOM, this discussion will give you concrete tools to reduce risk and avoid surprises.
What You Will Learn
Practical guidance you can apply immediately, including:
- How to identify the high volume components that silently drive most of your supply chain risk
- Proven approaches for reducing cost without compromising quality or compliance
- How global disruptions are affecting sourcing strategies and what to expect in 2025
- Inventory and buffer strategies that help prevent delays
- Contract, legal, and supplier relationship considerations that reduce long term exposure
- Real world examples of how manufacturers and supply chain teams are building resilience
Who Should Attend
- Hardware and hardtech founders
- Startup and growth stage operations leaders
- Supply chain, sourcing, and manufacturing managers
- Product development and engineering teams
- Anyone responsible for cost control and supply assurance
