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title: "Gastech 2025 - Panel: Striking the balance between globalisation and localisation in supply chain management"
date: 2025-07-03T15:07:00+01:00
author: Ellie Wilson
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## Gastech 2025 - Panel: Striking the balance between globalisation and localisation in supply chain management

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Patrick Shearer, Senior Vice President - Supply Chain

Wednesday 10 September, 11:30 CEST

Patrick Shearer, our Senior Vice President - Supply Chain, will participate in the panel *‘*Striking the balance between globalisation and localisation in supply chain management*’*. This discussion will explore strategies for building resilient, agile supply chains that support both global reach and local value creation. Patrick will share Kent’s experience navigating supply chain challenges across geographies and how we’re fostering collaborative supplier ecosystems.