Unleashing the power of digital procurement by upskilling talent and leveraging technologyDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION | COLLABORATION & ECOSYSTEM | LEADERSHIP & TALENT | AGILITY
25 - 27 February, 2020
| The Taj, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Conference Day Two: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Registrations and Networking
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Opening Remarks by IQPC
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Opening Remarks by Chairperson and Day One Round Up
KAMRAN AHSAN -
Supply Chain Expert,
Supply Chain Expert
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANISATION CULTURE
9:40 am - 10:00 am
TRAILBLAZER: Towards agile procurement. How do you implement a successful agile procurement function?
MOHAMED HABIB -
Vice President, Supply Chain Management,
Tabreed
- In today’s world, are traditional procurement strategies still relevant or should businesses focus on a more agile approach?
- Why would agile matter in procurement? Is there a difference between agile procurement and agile development?
- How to stay agile in the ever-changing procurement landscape and how will it affect the procurement function?
The keynote opening presenter will lead you through the importance for businesses to agile in their procurement strategy, how best to roll out agile principles and methodologies across the internal landscape and how businesses can use agile to rapidly address its stakeholders priorities which can further enable in reaching efficiency and value addition to the business as a whole.
10:00 am - 10:20 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: Evolving your team’s talent: It’s not an issue of skills, but of imagination and belief
Hassan Jamaleddine -
Head of Supply Chain,
NewBridge Pharmaceuticals
KAMRAN AHSAN - Supply Chain Expert, Supply Chain Expert
HARIHARAN LAXMINARAYAN - Associate Manager – Procurement, Emirates Global Aluminium
MINA HAKIM - Chief Procurement Officer, Yas Holding
- Defining the skill set needed and future profile of the procurement team in a digitalized world: What skills do we need now and in the future?
- How do we get the skills we need: train, hire or outsource? What skills can we train, and what do we need to hire for?
- How are we preparing for change and upskilling for the future?
Panellists:
10:20 am - 10:40 am
FIRESIDE CHAT: Transforming supply chain and procurement - How AI and other disruptive technologies can transform Logistics, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Project Management and Supply Planning
Essam El-Okda -
Logistics Project Manager (MENA, Turkey and Russia),
Unilever
IT’S ALL IN YOUR STRATEGY!
10:40 am - 11:00 am
How Blockchains will revolutionize Supply Chain & Procurement? And When?How Blockchains will revolutionize Supply Chain & Procurement? And When?
Dr. Praphul Chandra -
Founder,
KoineArth
Going beyond the hype, this talk will present real world examples of how Blockchains have been used in Supply Chain & Procurement. Based on these real world examples, we will identify the business scenarios under which Procurement & Supply Chain leaders should consider a Blockchain based solution. We will finish by talking about a recommended roadmap which leaders should follow to deploy Blockchain for Procurement & Supply Chain.
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Boosting your Procurement Function: 5 steps to add value to your business
ALI SADEDDIN -
Head of Procurement,
AG Projects
- Having the right people is very crucial for the success of any business
- Having the right technology is a must to add value to the business
- How communications make difference and the internal collaboration will improve the outcomes
- Keeping tuned with your vendors and clients and how external collaboration will enrich your market position
- Managing the change is the final say of any success and improvement inside any organisation
11:20 am - 12:00 pm
Refreshment and Networking Break
STRATEGIC INDUSTRY DEEP-DIVE
Attendees will need to pre-select the Industry Deep Dive sessions they would like to join between 11:30am & 12:00pm. Everyone will rotate between their two (2) choices, in back-toback 40-minute intervals. There will be a ten (10) minute transitional break in between. All conference attendees must pre-register for their two (2) Deep Dive session upon registering for the event. Registrations will be on a first come first serve basis. If you do not pre-register for your Deep Dives, we’ll have to assign seating based upon demand and availability.
ROUND ONE
HEALTHCARE PROCUREMENT
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm IDG A: Placing the patient at the core of your procurement strategy ABDULLAH ALFIFI - Spend Optimization - General Director, Ministry of Health Saudi ArabiaModerator:
GOVERNMENT, BFSI PROCUREMENT
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm IDG B: Global uncertainties and environment and what it means for procurement SALMAN ALHUZAIMI - Director of Procurement and Logistics, Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for YemenModerator:
SALMAN ALHUZAIMI
Director of Procurement and LogisticsSaudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen
INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY, CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm IDG C: Overcoming uncertainties in the energy sector whilst ensuring efficient procurement JUWAD ALOMARI - VP Business Development and Procurement, Sebchem
SERVICES
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm IDG D: Tackle Risk with an Informed Decision Suha El Sherbiny - Regional Corporate Solutions Manager, Bureau Van Dijk a Moody's Analytics companyHow CPOs can reduce risk by making informed decisions in different aspects of procurement
Sponsored by: Bureau van Dijk - A Moody’S Analytics Company
Suha El Sherbiny
Regional Corporate Solutions ManagerBureau Van Dijk a Moody's Analytics company
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm
5-Minute Transition Break
FUNCTIONAL DEEP DIVE
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm IDG E: AI, ML and bots – Beyond the hype SAURABH MISHRA - General Manager - Supply Chain, PETRONASHHow CPO’s can truly leverage AI and its arms to make procurement more efficient
Moderator:
COLLABORATION AND ECOSYSTEM
12:50 pm - 1:20 pm IDG K: The changing value drivers of the procurement function KAMRAN AHSAN - Supply Chain Expert, Supply Chain ExpertAdd metrics to the procurement functional dashboard to track changes related to the shifts
Moderator:
LEADERSHIP AND TALENT
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm IDG G: From CPO to CVO – The changing procurement leadership in the digital era YOUSIF M. AL ZAROUNI - Director - Business Development, Environment Consultancy & Agencies Services (ECS) – Bee’ahAligning procurement functions and KPI’s to overall business strategy
Moderator:
YOUSIF M. AL ZAROUNI
Director - Business DevelopmentEnvironment Consultancy & Agencies Services (ECS) – Bee’ah
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm IDG H: How can supplier relations make or break your business model GUILLAUME AKBARALY - Head of Supply Chain, Globalpharma
12:50 pm - 1:10 pm
The road to supply chain autonomation with the convergence of ai, iot and blockchain
- Machine Learning processes to generate daily forecast and buying decisions
- Time Series models for predicting customer demand
- Analysing past variability in production lead times and logistics provider performance
- Predicting service disruption due to weather or automating customs compliance
1:20 pm - 1:40 pm
Privatization as a strategic direction in public sector
ABDULLAH ALFIFI -
Spend Optimization - General Director,
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
1:20 pm - 2:20 pm
Networking Lunch Break
DIGITAL PROCUREMENT - THE WAY FORWARD
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
Understanding and mastering your data
KAMRAN AHSAN -
Supply Chain Expert,
Supply Chain Expert
- Going back to the basics and understanding the main problems that need solutions for
- Ensuring you have the right data – fixing and refining existing data to what is ‘good’ and needed
- Using spend analytics to gather intelligence and make relevant decisions
- The different tools to use and how to integrate them all to each other for maximum results?
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
How to perform while you transform? Leading through change
GP PURI -
Advisor – Procurement,
Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)
- How to deliver value to business in the midst of transformation?
- Bridging process, people and technology together to succeed in transformation
- Understand how procurement can be a driving force behind a successful business transformation
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
TECH TALK: Incorporating suppliers in innovation ecosystems
MEHMET KEMAL YILMAZLAR -
Strategic Sourcing Manager, MEA Logistics and Distributor Services,
Mars
- How to master collaboration to drive sustainable differentiation
- Tapping your suppliers for innovation and unique partnerships
- Proactively driving innovation and creativity with suppliers and third parties
MEHMET KEMAL YILMAZLAR
Strategic Sourcing Manager, MEA Logistics and Distributor ServicesMars
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP - Topic: Food for thought - Creating the ideal, collaborative ecosystem between the public and private sector
Abdulla Abduljalil -
Contracting Specialist,
Dubai Health Authority
3:40 pm - 4:00 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: Attracting tomorrows talent for the new age of procurement
JONATHAN TUNGU -
Senior Procurement Manager,
TECOM
MOHAMED HABIB - Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Tabreed
KAMRAN AHSAN - Supply Chain Expert, Supply Chain Expert
Kannappan Narayanan - Senior Procurement Manager, Tafawuq
- Creating a millennial friendly workspace to attract bright and young talent
- Developing student and graduate programmes to nurture and develop leaders of the future
Moderator:
Panelists:
4:20 pm - 4:20 pm
End of Conference Day Two
The published programme is correct at time of printing. However, given the seniority of our speakers and the nature of their roles, speakers may subsequently substitute or remove themselves from the programme. This is always regrettable, and we will always try to replace the speaker with a speaker with equivalent insight.
