IDEA has held a Major International Conference “Can improved collaboration in the supply network encourage growth in European Electronic Components markets?” to coincide with the 2012 Assodel Gala in Milan on the 31^st May ‘12.

The conference has provided an insight into the thinking of a range of industry leaders and commentators on how improving collaboration encourages growth.

IDEA – International Distribution of Electronics Association

“Can Improved Collaboration in the Supply Network Encourage
Growth in the Electronic Components Market?”

Thursday 31st May 2012 in Milan 

Sala Assemblee of Intesa SanPaolo - Piazzetta Belgioioso 1, Milan

It has been a great opportunity to meet up with suppliers and friends across the European and international electronic components industry and gain an improved insight into “what’s happening in the market”…

Among the speakers:

• Silvio Baronchelli - President of IDEA
• Adam Fletcher – Chairman of IDEA and Afdec-ECSN (Electronic Component Supply Network)
• Malcolm Penn – CEO, Future Horizons (Semiconductor Market Analyst)
• Georg Steinberger – Chairman of DMASS (Distributors and Manufacturers Association of Semiconductor Specialist)
• Paolo Guida – Head of Retail and SME Research, Intesa SanPaolo (Financial Analyst)
• Amy Wang – Vice President of CEDA (Chinese Electronics Distribution Association)
• Rajoo Goel– Chairman of Elcina (Electronics Components Indian Association)
• Otmar Deubzer – Consultant – International Product Recycling and Sustainability,
  Fraunhofer Institut
• Gary Kibblewhite – Industry Advisor Fortronic
• Glenn Palmer– Joint Managing Director Murata Europe
• Robert Martin, Director Lifecycle Services, Arrow Electronics
• Roman Kamaletdinov – Project Manager of ASPEC(Russian Association of Suppliers of Electronic Components)
• Arthur Visser – Managing Director Europe, Bishop Associates

Together with*:

Wolfram Ziehfuss – Managing Director of FBDi (German Association of Electronic Distribution); Kevin Jurrius – Chairman of ADEC (South Africa Association of Distributors of Elctronic Components); Hechmi Chatman – Delegato Generale FIPA Tunisia, ufficio italiano; Domenico Caserta, President of Assodel (Italian Association of Electronic Suppliers).

(*) present

The IDEA group. From left to right: K.Jurrius - ADEC; R.Goel - India; A.Fletcher - Afdec/ECSN;
A.Wang - CEDA; S. Baronchelli - IDEA/Assodel; W.Ziehfuss - FBDI; L.Baronchelli - IDEA;
R.Kamaletdinov - ASPEC; F.Musiari - Assodel; G.Kibblewhite - IDEA

The IDEA Executive Conference has been linked with the well established ASSODEL Gala Dinner and the Award Assodel 2012 ceremony.

For further information on the event, please contact:

Laura Baronchelli

Ph. +39 02 210111251

segreteria@ideaelectronics.com

Click here to see the photo gallery of the event

ASSODEL AWARD CEREMONY & GALA DINNER

Amongst Italian distributors it has now become a tradition to meet all together for the annual Gala Dinner. Usually more than four hundred people, almost all the players of the electronic components industry - distributors and manufacturers - meet together for some hours of fun and good food. Since 2003, the Gala Dinner tradition has been complemented by the Assodel Award (the Italian Distribution Award).

The award is given annually to manufacturers in the electronics industry who are honoured for their excellent quality of both performance and collaboration.
The award is presented in nine component categories:
• Active components
• Passive components (otherwise known as IP&E)
• Connectors
• Electromechanical devices (E-mech)
• LED
• Display
• RF & Wireless
• Power
• Instrumentation

Within these nine categories the electronic community - distributors and end-customers - via an on-line survey, are requested to evaluate the manufacturers for the value of their products and for the following seven key parameters:
• Commercial support
• Logistic support
• Technical support
• Communication
• Relationship quality
• Product quality and
• Distribution policies.