Archlet's SNOW Summit 2025

Archlet is heading to the Swiss Alps for the SNOW Summit, featuring an e-Auction workshop led by Jacob Larsen on March 27th 2025.

Join us for our SNOW (Sourcing, Negotiations, Optimization, Workflows) Summit at Ski Lodge Engelberg on Thursday 27th March 2025, starting at 1 pm.

Join thought-leaders as we dive into an e-Auction workshop, network with fellow professionals, and enjoy an optional ski day. To request your seat, please sign up below. We look forward to seeing you there. 👋

Get to know our speakers

Jacob Gorm Larsen

Founder at Moneyball CPH

Founder of Moneyball CPH, a boutique consultancy that specializes in digital procurement. Before that Jacob was Head of Digital procurement at Maersk, being responsible for driving a digital transformation of the global procurement function by both defining the digital road map, but also being the owner of the implementation and realization of the benefits. Also, Jacob is the author of "A Practical Guide to E-auctions for Procurement" which is considered the leading book on the subject of applying e-auctions for market driven negotiations.

Sherif Eskandar

VP, Chief Procurement Officer, PepsiCo Europe

As VP, Chief Procurement Officer at PepsiCo Europe, Sherif Eskandar brings over 24 years of expertise in strategic sourcing, sustainable procurement, and supply chain transformation. Since joining PepsiCo in 2013, he has held leadership roles, including Global Procurement VP and Market Supply Officer for Europe. Prior to PepsiCo, Sherif led procurement teams at Nestlé. Sherif is known for driving innovation and sustainable practices in global procurement.

Karin Hagen-Gierer at Sandoz

Chief Procurement Officer

Karin Hagen-Gierer is a global business executive with over 25 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance across the FMCG, Pharma, and Packaging industries. As a strategically driven leader, she has successfully designed and implemented large-scale transformation initiatives to accelerate value delivery and cost reduction. Karin is known for her ability to engage and align complex stakeholder networks, mobilize cross-functional teams, and drive sustainable results. Passionate about sustainability, digitalization, and supplier innovation, she is dedicated to developing high-performing teams and positioning procurement as a key value driver. Currently, she serves as Chief Procurement Officer at Sandoz.

Jakob Manz

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Archlet

Jakob is the co-founder and Managing Director of Archlet, the Swiss-based strategic sourcing software company. With an educational background in Robotics, Systems & Control from the renowned ETH in Zürich, Jakob combines deep expertise in data science and artificial intelligence with a passion for revolutionizing procurement processes. Before founding Archlet, Jakob gained valuable experience in IT consulting, project management, and advising robotics projects in the automotive industry. He is committed to helping companies make better, faster sourcing decisions through intelligent, user-friendly software solutions.

What can you expect at the Summit?

Arrival & Welcome

13.00 - 13.30

Arrive at the Ski Lodge Engelberg & Check-In Hotel guests

Part 1: Best Practice Sharing

13.30 - 13.45: Welcome Key-Note

Lukas Wawrla, Co-Founder at Archlet, will share the goals of the day & moderates introduction round.

13.45 - 14.15: e-Auction Case Study

Sherif Eskandar, CPO PepsiCo Europe, will share a concrete example how PepsiCo Europe is leveraging e-Auctions. Followed by a Q&A moderated by Jacob Larsen.

14.15 - 15.00: Best Practice Session

Jacob Larsen, Founder of Moneyball CPH, will share insights into E-Auction programs along with tips and tricks on what it takes to achieve success.

Networking Break

15.00-15.30: Coffee & networking break

Part 2: GenAI & Roundtables

15.30 - 16.30: Roundtable Discussions

Discussion on priorities, change management and barriers for adoption – 15-20 min discussion at the tables and short sharing per team.

16.30 - 17.15: Impact of GenAI for e-Auctions

Jakob Manz, Co-Founder & Head of Product at Archlet

17.15 - 17.45: Panel Discussion

Panel discussions about e-Auction perspectives with Karin Hagen-Gierer, CPO at Sandoz.

Dinner

18.15 - 20.00: Dinner

Join us for Dinner and Drinks at SkiLodge

Friday March 28

Optional Ski Day

Join us for a day on the slopes.