08:00 Registration and Refreshments
Registration and Refreshments
Future of Procurement: Strategy & Vision
Future of Procurement: Strategy & Vision
09:10 Inaugural Address by Chairman of the Bahrain Tender Board
Speaker
H.E. Shaikh Nayef bin Khalid Al Khalifa
Chairman
Bahrain Tender Board
09:25 Industry Keynote Address: Strategy, Innovation and Policy to Support Procurement in Bahrain
Speaker
Dr. Mohamed Bahzad
Secretary General
Bahrain Tender Board
• Strategy roadmap and initiatives 2020 – 2025
• Engaging with key stakeholders to define policy, refine process and invest in leading edge solutions
• Balancing control and flexibility
• Supporting SME development, knowledge share and innovation
10:00 Saudi Customs: Integrating Local Content Strategy and Programme Strategy
Speaker
Stephen Ashcroft
Head of Contracts and Procurement
AECOM
• Key elements of the Saudi Customs Local Content (LC) Strategy
• The 4 propositions underpinning LC success for program strategy outcomes
• LC ‘real life’ examples of sustainable procurement
09:30 Driving Procurement Industry through the Department of Government Procurement Platform
• Implementation, implication and scope of business in Industry 4.0
• Setting standards and supporting improvement through investing in policy and technology improvement
• Enabling business and supporting progress
10:30 Exhibition Tour, Networking and Coffee
Exhibition Tour, Networking and Coffee
Supporting Procurement Industry Performance
Supporting Procurement Industry Performance
11:00 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
11:30 Empowering Procurement through SMEs
Speaker
Megan James
Senior Manager – Procurement
Expo 2020
• Understanding the local SME base and any opportunities to home grow talent
• Developing a supportive and productive procurement ecosystem
• Overcoming the challenges of SME procurement to mitigate risk
12:00 Doing Procurement Differently: Innovation and Creativity in Procurement Approaches
Speaker
Abdulla Al Fifi
General Director - Spend Optimization
Ministry of Health - KSA
• Role of people, process and technology
• Procurement as value integrator
• New age procurement
• Radical rethinking about procurement
12:30 Panel Discussion: Value Creation Through Advanced Spend Analytics: What are the Processes Required?
13:00 Prayer and Lunch Break
Prayer and Lunch Break
Case Studies: How To Deliver Results
Case Studies: How To Deliver Results
with
Waleed Al Saeedi
Supply Chain Director
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi
A business case overview on successful procurement and supply chain strategy from Mr. Waleed Al Saeedi, one of the top procurement executives in the region.
14:00 KSA Case Study: Digitization of the Supply Chain – Delivering Results
Speaker
Dr. Terence Craig Voortman
Supply Chain Logistics Research Scientist at the CESCL (Center of Excellence for Supply Chain and Logistics)
Royal Commission of Yanbu
14:40 Achieving Increased Quality and Efficiency: Automation Technology in Warehouse Management
• Inventory management through drones and RFIDs – optimizing productivity
• Increase in work efficiency and reducing errors to improve performance
• Automation leading to increased ROI
15:20 Closing Remarks and End of Day 1
Closing Remarks and End of Day 1
19:00 Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony
The Procurement Middle East Award Ceremony and Gala Dinner will be held at the Arcapita Building, Kingdom of Bahrain. To book a table for the gala dinner and awards ceremony, please click here