30 October 2019

08.30 Registration

09.00 Conference Chairman Opening Address Rob Jones, Partner, b2b Connect (confirmed)

Keynotes

09.05 Keynote Panel Discussion: Supply Chain Trends, Threats & Opportunities Industry has gotten a little hectic with global trade wars, Brexit, intensifying climate-related events, and disruptive technologies changing how business is done. Many global economies are in flux. The region’s best in class talk about the risks facing their global supply chains, how are capitalising on them and where the opportunities lie for some the world’s largest businesses. Led by: Maha Bouzeid, Vice President & Head of Procurement Middle East & Africa, Ericsson (confirmed) Panellists include: Adil Al Mulla, Vice President Procurement & Supply Management, Etihad Aviation Group (confirmed) Dirk Karl, Group Executive and Chief Procurement Officer, MTN Group (confirmed) Omer Awan, Associate Director Supply Network Operations Middle East, Global Development and African Expansion Markets, P&G (confirmed) Ghazala Ilyas, VP and Head of Sourcing – Technology, FAB (confirmed)

Saeed Alghafri, Vice President Procurement & Logistics, Emirates Steel (confirmed)

09.40 Keynote Panel Discussion: Delivering Procurement Value During Business Disruption With the industry in flux and businesses facing change, how can procurement leaders not only guarantee the source of supply but maintain influence and relevance during organisational change? How can they keep power and continue to deliver value for their organisations? Led by: Robin Jackson, CEO, ADR International (confirmed) Panellists include: Said Amara, Procurement Transformation Head, Nokia Corp (confirmed) Reem Ashraf, Head of Procurement, OSN (confirmed) Dr. Arafat El Mourad, Vice President - Head of Strategic Sourcing, Emirates NBD (confirmed) Diana Saykali Saab, Global Head of Procurement, Careem (confirmed)

10.10 Panel Discussion: Procurement Transformations On Any Budget This session shares real-life procurement experiences, successes and failures on the road to procurement transformation. From leading with business first strategies to becoming a procurement value driver, experts selected from a range of sectors and spend capabilities reveal how they made procurement a competitive advantage. Led by: Lisa Campbell, Chair of CIPS MENA Fellows and Director of Procurement, University of Sharjah (confirmed) Panellists include: Khalid S. Alnooh, Technical Solutions CM Director, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) (confirmed) Anthony Petit, Chief Procurement Officer, Aster DM Healthcare (confirmed) Mina Hakim, General Manager Group Procurement, Al Futtaim Group (confirmed) AbdelGhani Sinan, Managing Director, ADR Middle East (confirmed) Joonas Jantunen, CEO, Cloudia Middle East & Africa (confirmed)

10.40 Morning Networking Break

11.00 11.15 11.30

Procurement as an Innovator Technologies such as Robotics, AI and Blockchain are rapidly transforming traditional supply chains and helping businesses deliver with shorter lead times, smaller production runs and better analytics. These session looks beyond the hype and demonstrates real applications of disruptive technology in the procurement and supply chain industry, including how they were implemented, what the realistic benefits have been and what basics needed to be in place for successful implementation. The Right Procurement Use Case For Robotics & Automation Mohammed Y. Al-Sogour, Director Global Supplier & Material Management, SABIC (confirmed) Leveraging Big Data & AI For Agile Sourcing Dirk Karl, Group Executive and Chief Procurement Officer, MTN Group (confirmed) Procurement Integrity – Fighting A Silent Threat Through Better Analytics Grozdana Maric, Fraud Practice Manager, SAS (confirmed)

11.45 Procurement as a Business Partner Shaping Business Growth Through Sourcing Maha Bouzeid, Vice President & Head of Procurement Middle East & Africa, Ericsson (confirmed)

12.00 Procurement as a Visionary What Future Procurement Leaders Look Like What does the future Procurement Executive look Like? What are the key competencies to lead at the highest levels? What is procurements role in leading business change? Sam Achampong, Regional Manager, CIPS MENA (confirmed)

12.15 Panel Discussion: Is Your Supply Chain Robust Enough? Do you understand all the needs and risks in your supply chain and how to manage them? These regional supply chain leaders talk about how to identify and manage supply chain threats such as security of supply, agility and sustainability so that your business can avoid costly mistakes. Led by: Maryam Monjazi, Supply Chain & Procurement Transformational Leader Panellists include: Mohammed Habib, Vice President - Supply Chain Management, National Central Cooling Company PJSC (Tabreed) (confirmed) Omer Awan, Associate Director Supply Network Operations Middle East, Global Development and African Expansion Markets, P&G (confirmed) Kunal Gupta, Director of Supply Chain, Bateel (confirmed) Hessa Abdulla Al Nuaimi, Purchasing Manager, ADNOC Drilling (confirmed)

12.45 Networking Lunch

Track A: Digital Procurement & Supply Chain Management

13.45 Track A Chairman: Philip Higgins, Director, Ventures Middle East

13.50 Case study: P2P Digital Transformation Many end-to-end p2p implementations have failed due to inadequate integration with legacy systems, mismanagement of data and poor stakeholder engagement. This session provides insight into a successful project from e-sourcing to e-purchase & what the key success factors are. Lisa Campbell, Chair of CIPS MENA Fellows and Director of Procurement, University of Sharjah (confirmed)

14.00 Case study: Online Bidding & Digital Supplier Management Online bidding increases competition between suppliers which creates big savings for companies, but is the market ready? Hear from one of the world’s biggest suppliers to oil & gas industry on how they implemented the technology and what the outcome has been. Saurabh Mishra, General Manager - Supply Chain, Petronash (confirmed)

14.10 Panel Discussion: Digital Supply Chain Outcomes

Firms that are already using digital capabilities and enablers such as IoT, Big Data & AI in their procurement and supply chain practices are enjoying benefits such as transparency, cost effectiveness, agility & being customer centric. This sessions reviews some of the most promising applications, their maturity and their outcomes on spend analysis, demand planning & efficiency. Led by: Philip Higgins, Director, Ventures Middle East (confirmed) Panellists include: Filipe Barreiros, Head of Strategy & Supply Operations, Emirates Airline (confirmed) Irina Albanese, Head of Continuous Improvement MENA, DHL Express (confirmed) Waleed Saeed Al Saeedi, Supply Management Director, Department of Tourism & Culture (confirmed) Mohammed Y. Al-Sogour, Director Global Supplier & Material Management, SABIC (confirmed) Satya Shridharanm, Regional Director Middle East, Zycus (confirmed)

14.50 Ask The Experts: Change Management For Technology Adoption & Digital Transformation For those technology adopters experiencing buyer’s remorse because the market wasn’t ready or those seeking new solutions and finding the IT landscape too complex, our panel of experts will provide an interactive opportunity for peer-to-peer exchanges, knowledge sharing and problem solving to ensure that all stakeholders are incentivised and prepared for a seamless digital transition. Led by: Joonas Jantunen, CEO, Cloudia Middle East & Africa (confirmed) Panellists include: Mohamed Saleh Al Jneibi, Procurement Director, ENEC (confirmed) Lisa Campbell, Director of Procurement, University of Sharjah (confirmed) Saurabh Mishra, General Manager - Supply Chain, Petronash (confirmed) Wail Farouq Ahmed Madani Almaeeni, Procurement Excellence Leader, ADNOC (confirmed) Sharad Gaur, Director of Professional Services, Tejari (confirmed) Tarek Raghib, Senior Procurement Manager, DMCC (confirmed)

15.30 Afternoon Networking Break

Track B: Category Management & Strategic Sourcing

15.50 Track Chairman: Lalit Dhamija, Direct Associate for Procurement and Supply, CIPS MENA (confirmed)

15.55 Category Management Application – Industry 1 Artur Osipyan, Head of Supply Chain, Oxy (confirmed)

16.05 Category Management Application – Industry 2 Organising your team around solutions not categories and creating category plans beyond savings. Dr. Arafat El Mourad, Vice President - Head of Strategic Sourcing, Emirates NBD (confirmed)

16.15 Category Management Application – Industry 3 Moving beyond category structures into a needs-based model. Mohammed Habib, Vice President - Supply Chain Management, National Central Cooling Company PJSC (Tabreed) (confirmed)

16.25 Case study: Implementing Strategic Sourcing From Scratch Where to start in greenfield strategic sourcing in an immature business environment by defining the needs, KPIs and successful factors unique to your business Anthony Petit, Chief Procurement Officer, Aster Healthcare (confirmed)

16.40 Ask The Experts: Category Management That Reflects Your Business Needs Category management is still in its infancy in the region and is not the same as category structure. Previous examples have been oversimplified and not complimentary to the specific needs of each industry. Our experts provide an interactive opportunity for peer-to-peer exchange, knowledge sharing and problem solving to increase the practical takeaways that can be applied upon your return to the office. Led by: Lalit Dhamija, Direct Associate for Procurement and Supply, CIPS MENA (confirmed) Panellists include:

Ghazala Ilyas, VP and Head of Sourcing – Technology, FAB (confirmed) Kamalasen Chetty, Regional Head Global Sourcing, VISA (confirmed)

Jennifer Muller, Director Regional Procurement Near East, Beiersdorf (confirmed)

17.10 End of Summit

Track C: Supplier Relationship Management

13.45 Track Chairman: Rob Jones, Partner, b2b Connect (confirmed)

13.50 Case Study: Next Level Supplier Risk Management – Industry 4.0 This sessions reviews how industry 4.0 applications can predict and mitigate future supply risks including geographical, financial, cyber and ABC related giving firms a competitive edge. Sophia Fahlen, Head of Sourcing Business Excellence, Middle East & Africa, Ericsson (confirmed)

14.05 Getting The Right Supplier Onboard: Transforming To Right Sourcing - A Value Delivery Model The cost of failing to evaluate suppliers for financial stability, demand needs, sanctions impact, currency or political risk can be huge. This session goes behind the scenes on spend analytics, stakeholder engagement and evaluation on evolving sourcing into a valuable delivery model. It sheds visibility on the critical factors required for delivering value in source partnering, enabling strategic insights of business spend, integrating supplier tiers and evaluating source partners for risk vs reward. H Laxminarayan, Chairman, CIPS Northern Emirates Branch & Head of Operational Procurement, Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) (confirmed)

14.20 Case Study: Engaging Effectively With Suppliers For Win Win Outcomes Engaging effectively with suppliers and incentivising them to add value to your business beyond short term cost savings can provide significant competitive, sustainable value. Hear various examples of how procurement team and vendor have developed mutually beneficial relationships. Emmanuel Augustin, Head of Procurement, Aggreko (confirmed)

14.35 Fire-side Chat: Supplier Vertical Integration Hear from the TRA about driving value through early vendor engagement by having strategic suppliers incentivised as a partner in business, project implementation and technology selection. Led by: Rob Jones, Partner, b2b Connect (confirmed) In conversation with: Sulaiman Abdulla, Manager - Contracts and Procurement Section, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) (confirmed)

14.45 Ask The Experts: Supplier Integration And Engagement That Adds Business Value Supplier engagement and integration is in its infancy in the region. This session brings together those early leaders in SRM to share how effectively incentivising vendors to contribute to business goals can provide competitive value. It has been developed to provide an interactive opportunity for peer-to-peer exchanges, knowledge sharing and problem solving. Increase the practical advice that can be applied upon your return to the office. Led by: Maryam Monjazi, Supply Chain & Procurement Transformational Leader Panellists include: H Laxminarayan, Chairman, CIPS Northern Emirates Branch & Head of Operational Procurement, Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) Imran Shareef, Middle East, Libya, Egypt, Central Asia, Turkey & Pakistan, Motorola Solutions UK Ltd. (confirmed) Emmanuel Augustin, Head of Procurement, Aggreko (confirmed)

15.30 Afternoon Networking Break

Track D: Strategic Supply Chain Planning

15.50 The Ripple Effect of In-Country-Value in Re-Shaping UAE Supply Chains Mona Ahmed Balalaa, Senior Specialist, ICV Operations, ADNOC (confirmed)

16.05 Case Study: Change Management During Disrupted Regional Trade Patterns Fatima Balfaqeeh, Arbitrator In International Business, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (confirmed)

16.20 Panel Discussion: Supply Chain Agility: Ensuring You Have A Contingency If Your Supply Chain Breaks Global trends and geopolitical shifts are impacting business, trade patterns & supply. In these complex conditions can you turn on another supply source if one stops? Where can agility be applied that has yet to be so? Our panel of experts give tactical advice on how they have increased the agility of their supply chains with specific examples of contingency measures taken when the primary supply was interrupted. Led by: Rob Jones, Partner, b2b Connect (confirmed) Panellists include: Emmanuel Augustin, Head of Procurement, Aggreko (confirmed) Lucas Koster, Head of Supply for Middle East and Africa, Ericsson (confirmed) Fatima AlKatheeri, SVP Strategic Sourcing, Aldar (confirmed) Medhat Ismail, Procurement Director, Lafarge UAE & Oman, Lafarge UAE & Oman, LafargeHolcim Group (confirmed) Artur Osipyan, Head of Supply Chain, Oxy (confirmed)

16.50 Global Trade Wars On Source Of Supply – How Will It Play Out? Global trends and geopolitical shifts that are impacting business, the supply chain and procurement organisation and how companies have continued to guarantee supply. Predications for the long & short term and strategies post trade relations. Are we witnessing a global reshape of trade?

Federico Mariscotti, VP, A.T. Kearney (confirmed)

17.10 End Of Summit