BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:70@forgeimpact.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T113000 DTSTAMP:20251205T205133Z URL:https://forgeimpact.org/events/managing-cost-supply-risk-in-a-volatile -world/ SUMMARY:Managing Cost & Supply Risk in a Volatile World DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nLearn strategies to control cost\, secure supply\, and manage risk across your value chain in today’s volatile global landscape .\n\n\n\n\nGlobal supply chains are more unpredictable than ever. Even the smallest components can cause major setbacks when costs spike\, deliverie s slip\, or inventory dries up. This session brings together supply chain leaders\, manufacturers\, and sourcing experts to share practical strategi es for controlling cost and securing supply in today’s volatile environm ent.\n\nWhether you are scaling production\, preparing for commercializati on\, or trying to stabilize your BOM\, this discussion will give you concr ete tools to reduce risk and avoid surprises.\nWhat You Will Learn\nPracti cal guidance you can apply immediately\, including:\n\n How to identify t he high volume components that silently drive most of your supply chain ri sk\n Proven approaches for reducing cost without compromising quality or compliance\n How global disruptions are affecting sourcing strategies and what to expect in 2025\n Inventory and buffer strategies that help preve nt delays\n Contract\, legal\, and supplier relationship considerations t hat reduce long term exposure\n Real world examples of how manufacturers and supply chain teams are building resilience\n\nWho Should Attend\n\n H ardware and hardtech founders\n Startup and growth stage operations leade rs\n Supply chain\, sourcing\, and manufacturing managers\n Product deve lopment and engineering teams\n Anyone responsible for cost control and s upply assurance\n\nFeaturing Expert Speakers\n\n Scott Longley - FORGE. S cott brings more than 28 years of international operations experience to h is role as a Manufacturing Expert in Residence at FORGE. Drawing on deep e xpertise in process engineering\, production\, and global supply chain man agement—including leadership roles at Apple\, HP\, and Sun Microsystems —he helps startups navigate growth and scale. Scott is the former Co-Fou nder and COO of a Net Zero BIPV manufacturing startup\, a past FORGE Advis ory Board Member\, and an advisor to several venture capital firms. He hol ds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management\, speaks fluent Mandarin\, and volunteers with UConn’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Di sabled Veterans.\n\n\n Jurgen Frasch - New Page Associates. Jurgen helps manufacturers and hardware startups turn supply chain volatility into a ma nageable\, measurable process. As Founder and Managing Director of New Pag e Associates\, he leads a Boston-based team specializing in supply chain\, engineering\, and manufacturing support focused on de-risking scale-up\, securing supply\, and managing cost. With more than 25 years of leadership experience at companies including Mercedes-Benz\, Tyco Electronics\, Auto liv\, and ClearMotion\, Jurgen also co-founded the supply chain technology startup Skiprs and is a frequent panelist on resilience\, trade disruptio ns\, and tariffs. He was recognized as an Emerging Leader by the U.S. Smal l Business Administration’s SBA T.H.R.I.V.E program in 2024.\n\n\n Walt er Esker - Plastics Manufacturing Resources. Walter began his career as a Mechanical Engineer in the diagnostics industry\, designing\, developing\, and sourcing plastic and metal components for capital equipment and consu mables\, from one-off prototypes to mid-volume production runs. For the pa st three years\, he has worked as a manufacturer’s representative specia lizing in custom plastics manufacturing\, supporting OEMs ranging from ear ly-stage startups to established companies. Driven by a lifelong fascinati on with how things are made\, he is passionate about helping teams move fr om concept to physical part and navigating the technical and manufacturing challenges along the way.\n Jay Queenin - Specialty Bolt &\; Screw. J ay is President and Owner of Specialty Bolt &\; Screw (SBS)\, a global provider of c-commodity inventory management solutions headquartered in Ag awam\, Massachusetts. SBS designs and implements just-in-time kanban syste ms for manufacturers\, as of last year\, having delivered more than one bi llion components\, and offers expertise in supplier auditing\, low-cost co untry sourcing\, kitting\, planning\, and engineering support across 13 fa cilities worldwide. Jay is the Past President and a Board Member of the Na tional Fastener Distributor Association and serves on the Boards of Truste es for Westfield State University\, Williston Northampton School\, and Sta nley Park of Westfield. Previously\, he worked as an Assistant Attorney Ge neral in Massachusetts and as an Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County. He holds a BA from Providence College and a JD from Suffolk Univer sity Law School.\n\nFormat\nA lively\, practical panel discussion with Q&a mp\;A.\nThis is an online event. Registration is required.\nEvent Details\ nDate: December 16\nTime: 10:30 AM\nLocation: Online\nCost: Free\n\n\n\n\n \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://forgeimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/ 11/Managing-Cost-Supply-Risk-in-a-Volatile-World-Event-2-1.png CATEGORIES:Online LOCATION:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/managing-cost-supply-risk-in-a-volati le-world-tickets-1975321409510?aff=oddtdtcreator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR