08:50 Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks

Meeting regulatory approval and improving distribution operations across the Middle East

09:00 keynote address: Ensuring drug trade security and anti-counterfeiting and piracy initiatives in UAE

Yousef Ozair
Manager of Intellectual Property Rights
Dubai Customs, UAE

09:40 Case study: Addressing the legislative changes across the Middle East and assessing how to meet regulatory approval

• Identifying the changes and challenges of the regulatory environment in the region
• Managing the supply chain interventions to meet regulatory approval
• Setting the golden standard of a successful regulatory business

Hassan Bibi
Regional Regulatory Affairs Director, NEWAAT Janssen- Pharmaceutical Companies of JNJ
Near East West, Asia and African Territories

10:20 Discussing the integrity of the Pharmaceutical Cold Chain and identifying opportunities in the Middle East Market

• Addressing the current global logistics challenges
• Identifying the role od distribution and retail in the pharmaceutical chain
• Discussing the current technology and monitoring of the pharmaceutical supply chain

André N. Verdier
President, Executive Committee
Supply Chain and Logistics Group, UAE

11:30 Enhancing the development of distribution operations in the Middle East

• Maximising profits by reducing distributor and pharmacy stocks
• Achieving faster delivery to remote pharmacies
• Connecting pharmacies and distributors through IT technologies and media

Ayman Mabrouk
National Sales and Purchasing Manager
UCP, Egypt

Enhancing supply chain planning to create more flexibility, reduce risk and manage inventory

13:10 Explaining the importance of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in supply chain management

• Identifying the importance of KPIs in managing and improving performance
• Learning how to calculate some fundamental KPIs
• Using a simple excel based KPI dashboard to impart learning and improvement in performance management

Navaid Amir
Senior Manager, Supply Chain
Jamjoom Pharma, Saudi Arabia

13:50 Utilising Enterprise Resource Planning integration to enhance supply chain visibility

• Enhancing collaboration and improving supply chain networks and visibility to improve accuracy, shorten days of supply and improve data quality
• Understanding the ABC classification and slow moving inventory impact on your planning and inventory level
• Developing inventory planning and replenishment integration to maximize inventory turnover

Srinivasan Prasanna
Business Process Manager
BakeMark USA

15:00 Participants will be able to choose 1 of the 4 different roundtable hot topics outlined below

Table 1: Managing the quality of pharmaceutical warehousing

Dr. Riad Chamaa
Quality Assurance Manager
Neopharma, UAE

Table 2: Improving the pharmaceutical global business from a regulatory viewpoint

Hassan Bibi
Regional Regulatory Affairs Director, NEWAAT Janssen- Pharmaceutical Companies of JNJ
Near East, West Asia and African Territories

Table 3: Improving communication in the pharmaceutical supply chain using social networking

Mohamed Atef
Sales and Marketing Director
Star Medical Multinational Group, Egypt

Table 4: Achieving customer satisfaction through lean supply chain

Navaid Amir
Senior Manager, Supply Chain
Jamjoom Pharma, Saudi Arabia

15:40 Summary of roundtable discussions

16:00 Closing remarks from chairperson