Katherine Parker joins Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester
Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester has secured Katherine Parker, vice president of professional services at supply chain execution specialist Infios, who will bring her hands-on transformation expertise at a major grocer to the panel closing the event’s opening session.
KATHERINE PARKER brings more than 15 years of logistics and supply chain experience to the stage. She built her career at Sainsbury’s, rising through senior roles overseeing large-scale transformation and network change, before moving into professional services leadership in supply chain technology.
At Infios she leads the delivery of mission-critical warehouse and supply chain execution platforms for enterprise clients. Combining strong operational and financial acumen, she is known for driving measurable outcomes in complex logistics environments – exactly the perspective that delegates steering their own transformation programmes will relish.
Parker joins a panel that rounds off a packed first session tackling some of the biggest pressures facing warehouse managers today.
John Manners-Bell, chief executive of Ti Insight, opens proceedings with From minimum wage to maximum automation. He will argue that regulation intended to protect workers, from rising minimum wages to compulsory pension contributions, is now accelerating investment in automation, robotics and AI, as operators look to maintain or increase productivity while reducing headcount.
Tim Bolam, VP project delivery at DHL Supply Chain, takes a practical look at warehouse management system (WMS) transformation. Rather than defaulting to a big-bang replacement, he will make the case for modular, integration-led strategies and explain why implementation is the real differentiator.
Danielle Taylor, logistics manager at Speedy Hire, follows with Don’t fear the warehouse. She will unpack the everyday pinch points of dynamic operations, including how facilities can switch from night-time sortation to daytime roll-cage work while still hitting on-time, in-full targets, and share candid lessons on building resilience when things go wrong.
The session concludes at 10:30 with a discussion panel and Q&A. Parker will be joined by the morning’s speakers alongside Chris Mackie, partner at Reply, and Matthias Platzer, transportation practice director UK&I at Westernacher Consulting. With technology delivery experts sitting beside operators and analysts, delegates can look forward to a lively debate and the chance to put their own questions directly to the panel.
