At Cargill, René Boerefijn, Director R&D, has helped align multiple business units around a shared go-to-market approach while leading digitalization initiatives in collaboration with international teams. During this dinner he shares his vision on the future of R&D and innovation, highlights key opportunities and challenges for global organizations, and explains how Cargill is building a digital foundation to improve data access and enable faster, better-aligned innovation.
Leaders in Supply Chain, Operations and Digital Transformation
CPD points | 2 points
17:30 | Start of program (including presentation, discussion and 3-course dinner)
20:30 | End of formal program, opportunity for informal networking
Language: English
Restaurant de HFSLG, Bosch en Duin
Sr. Director R
Renee Boerefijn studied Mechanical Engineering in Southern Italy and obtained his PhD in the United Kingdom. He began his career at Unilever, where he worked for seven years on global projects in the field of detergents. He then joined CSM, where he led biochemistry and product development, and succeeded in successfully launching new products on the market within a few months. After ten years, Renee moved to the oil industry, where he focused on innovation within a refinery. Two years ago, he joined Cargill, where he is now R Director for the European foodservice division. His expertise lies in the field of innovation, digitization (including data science, AI and systems such as ERP and ELN) and food ingredients.
We would like to personally invite you to an exclusive Vision Dinner on October 29, with speaker René Boerefijn, Senior Research and Development Director at Cargill – the world’s largest agricultural company.
Within Cargill, René has helped align multiple business units under a shared go-to-market approach while leading digitalization initiatives in collaboration with international teams. During this dinner he shares his vision on the future of R&D and innovation, highlights key opportunities and challenges for global organizations, and explains how Cargill is laying a digital foundation to improve data access and support faster, better-aligned innovation.
Are you curious how to successfully scale digital tools within complex organizations? How to apply AI and data science in a practical way in R&D? And how to identify relevant gaps and opportunities by looking ahead rather than only responding to existing needs?
This dinner is intended for senior leaders in supply chain, operations, and innovation who face similar challenges. Rather than a series of case studies, René leads a forward-looking roundtable conversation with peers about digital transformation, innovation, and value creation across the entire product lifecycle.
