Speaker
Sarah Phillips
Head of Conferences
Messe Frankfurt Middle East
Future of Procurement and Supply Chain
Future of Procurement and Supply Chain
11:10 Government Keynote: Inaugural Address by the Chairman of the Bahrain Tender Board
Speaker
H.E. Shaikh Nayef bin Khalid Al Khalifa
Chairman
Bahrain Tender Board
Speaker
Carlos Mercuriali
SVP and GM
SAP Procurement Solutions, EMEA South
11:25 Tech Presentation: Beyond Resilience: Pivoting Your Operations to Growth
Speaker
Marco Rossi
Senior Director SCM, Cloud Applications Development, EMEA
Oracle
11:40 Leadership Panel Discussion: The Impact of Procurement on Economic Development in the Middle East
Panelists
Moderator:
Ahmed Al Saadoon
Director of Tenders and Technical Affairs, Bahrain Tender Board
Panelists:
Ammar AlAboud
Director of Spending Efficiency, Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Ali Al Mudaifa
Director - Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics Business Development, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB)
Carlos Mercuriali
SVP and GM, SAP Procurement Solutions, EMEA South
Supporting Procurement Industry Performance
Supporting Procurement Industry Performance
12:10 Case-study: Defining Optimum Methods in Practice for Tenders Cost-estimation
Moderator:
Dr. Raed bin Shamas
Bahrain Institute of Public Administration (BIPA);
Panel Guest:
Dr. Mohamed Bahzad
Secretary General, Bahrain Tender Board
Cost Estimation Methods & Practices
Speaker
Dr. Hamad Al-Kaabi
Head of Logistics
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College of Business (TAGUCB)
Quantitative Analysis of Bahrain Tender Board Dataset (2018-2019)
Speaker
Dr. Waleed Al Mannai
Strategic Analytical Service "SAS"
12:55 Presentation: Doing Procurement Differently: Innovation and Creativity in Procurement Approaches
Speaker
Abdulla Al Fifi
Privatization Director
Ministry of Education KSA
13:05 Presentation: Centralisation or Decentralisation: Understanding the Benefits and Challenges an Organization May Face
Speaker
Mohamed Abdulhakeem Abdulmalek
Director – Central Governmental Purchases Directorate
Ministry of Finance and National Economy – Bahrain
13:15 Panel Discussion: Increasing Value in Supply Chain and Procurement
Moderator:
Megan James
Senior Consultant, ArcBlue Consulting
Panelists:
Irina Albanese
Head of Innovation Middle East and Africa, DHL Customer Solutions and Innovation
Abdulla Al Fifi
Privatization Director, Ministry of Education KSA
Marco Rossi
Senior Director SCM, Cloud Applications Development, EMEA, Oracle
Supplier Relationship Management
Supplier Relationship Management
13:40 Panel Discussion: Establishing a Holistic Supplier Approach
Moderator:
Malcolm Smith
Senior Partner, JMCL Consulting Limited
Panelists:
Stephen Ashcroft
Head of Contracts and Procurement, AECOM
Kunal Gupta
Director – Supply Chain, Bateel
14:10 Tech Presentation: Future Trends in Procurement
Speaker
Lloyd Keays
Global Senior Director Strategy & Innovation
SAP
14:40 Procurement Middle East Awards
Procurement Middle East Awards
15:15 Rountable: Digitalisation in Procurement & Supply Chain
Moderator:
Usman Malik
Associate Director, Olio Consulting
Panelists:
Abdullah A. Al-Humaidy
Supply Chain Solutions Division Head, Saudi Aramco
Mahmoud Salem Alalawi
Director, Procurement & Contracts, Higher Colleges of Technology
15:45 Closing Remarks and End of Day 1
Closing Remarks and End of Day 1