Main Conference Programme

Speaker

Mahmoud Salem Al Alawi

Director of Procurement and Contracts

• What do you think is the true value of procurement and supply chain in today’s world?
• What in your opinion are the top priorities that need to happen within procurement function today?
• Risk management in procurement: What does it mean for you?
• What are your current activities in procurement related to digitalization?
• What will the future of procurement look like? Are we there yet?
• How will the industry’s technologies look like by 2025? How will they effect operations in sourcing and procurement?
• Can you pick one most amazing accomplishment that you would like to share

Panellists

	Carmen Vidal Chief Procurement Officer ENGIE
	Rajesh Popat Group-Chief Procurement Officer Al Ahli Holding Group
	Hesham I. ElAbd Chief Procurement & Operation Services Officer Emaar, the Economic City

Speaker

Hesham I. ElAbd

Chief Procurement & Operation Services Officer

As the boundaries between working and living space close this session will give insights on :

• Accelerating technology adoption to ensure business continuity for procurement and supply chain
• Enabling remote-working models by transforming to a more future-ready operating model
• Reinvigorating both core and new capabilities in procurement to help employees adapt to new working models and close the digital skills gap to avoid future setbacks

Speaker

Sara Omer

Account Director Middle East

Moderator

Mahmoud Salem Al Alawi

Director of Procurement and Contracts

• Identifying the key opportunities in building local supply chains
• Using ICV development strategies to reduce the risk of disrupting the supply chain in times of a crisis
• Using emerging technologies to protect supply chains and manage key suppliers

Panellists

	Waleed Al Saeedi Supply Management Director Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
	Amenellah Reghimi Vice President of Product Management Development JAGGAER
	Khalid Mohamed Abdel Wahab Packaging, Capex & Services Sourcing Executive Director Savola Foods

• Understanding the right solution for direct spend to overcome disruption
• Driving better visibility and control in extending supply chains by intensifying collaboration with business partner
• Transforming spend management and supply chain collaboration processes

Speaker

Kieran Dowd

Vice President – Sourcing Solutions

• Identifying the key accelerators are responsible for ensuring competitive tendering and on the principles of transparency
• Gain insights on how EKC is supporting the local economy
• Playing a proactive role in supporting and developing the local SME sector

• Outlining the impact COVID-19 had on procurement and supply chain management.
• Identifying the top 3 biggest challenges for change in the oil and gas supply chain today
• Learning how data led strategies has become a key value driver and business partner
• Building resilience and a future-proof strategy in oil & gas procurement

Panellists

	Tabish Akhlaq Lead- Contracts & Procurement Medco LLC
	Ali Al Saffar Global Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist Mueller Middle East BSC

Speaker

Saurabh Mishra

General Manager Supply Chain

• Redefining and maximizing value from the supply chain
• Discovering new opportunities and shaping the future
• Becoming agile and leveraging technology to connect our supply chain