Should Energy Set the Pace? | Mechelen | 20 November 2025
In many companies, supply chain and energy procurement still operate in silos.
Yet when planning needs to balance service, cost, and inventory, energy can play a decisive role in the cost equation.
With today’s volatile prices, a key question emerges: what drives a company to decide if — and how — energy costs and revenues should influence the supply chain?
Partners in Planning
Partners In Planning is a collaborative learning network designed to connect planning professionals, managers, team leaders, and key stakeholders from sales and operations who are eager to broaden their perspectives and gain insights beyond their immediate environments. Through our initiatives, we encourage meaningful connections, knowledge sharing, and relationship building that extend beyond the boundaries of our events – whether it’s an exchange of ideas or a company visit, fresh insights are always within reach. Our events feature two senior keynote speakers and an interactive roundtable session, offering opportunities to inspire innovative thinking and gain valuable new perspectives.
Partners In Planning is committed to supporting the growth and development of teams, helping them excel in their planning efforts. Our motto reflects this commitment: Smart Teams, Good Planning.
Our goal is to organize three events annually, designed to share insights, promote learning, and spark meaningful interactions among participants. We aim to bring together professionals from diverse levels, organizations, and industries, as we believe this exchange can inspire everyone involved.
Agenda
- 18:00 Welcome and walking dinner
- 18:45 Talks
- 20:30 Round tables
- 21:15 Networking
- 22:30 End
Speakers
Philip Eyckmans is the Global Category Manager Energy at Nyrstar, a major zinc and lead producer with sites in Balen and Pelt (Belgium). He is deeply involved in making Nyrstar’s operations more sustainable and energy-flexible: increasing share of green power, producing onsite via solar farms and wind, using heat recovery, and building a bridge between production planning and energy procurement.
Sander Vaeck is Energy & Utilities Manager at Puratos, an international food company with operations in Belgium and beyond. He is deeply involved in making Puratos’ energy use more sustainable and flexible. One concept he promotes is creating flexible energy assets that bridge the gap between fluctuating energy prices and the variable consumption of production processes.
Venue
Voka Mechelen-Kempen
Antonia Wolversstraat 1
2800 Mechelen
The Voka offices are located on the 11th floor. There is also a car parking in this building (Indigo Parking Keerdok).