Panel Discussions
Listen, Learn & Grow
About the Conference
Blue Ocean's 1st International Procurement and Supply Chain Conference was held in Doha, Qatar on 8th February 2014, bringing together Procurement and Supply Chain professionals from all over the Middle East.
Focusing on the important and relevant theme of "Evolution in Procurement: Challenges Ahead" the conference for the first time in the history of the Middle East turned the spotlight on the procurement industry and documented the changes that the industry had witnessed in the last two decades of rapid economic development.
The conference brought together procurement experts and heads of Purchase, Procurement, Contracts and Supply Chain departments from more than 200 companies from the Middle East and Qatar in particular to brainstorm on procurement competence and its whole new definition in today's market. There has been a natural strategic business evolution from purchasing to sourcing to strategic procurement to supply management in the last two decades.
The one-day conference included keynote presentations, industry expert breakout session, product and tools presentations and numerous networking events.
| Who SHould attend | |
| CEOs, CIOs, COOsCEOs, CIOs, COOs | Purchasing/Procurement Heads |
| Supply Chain Heads | VP of Procurement/ Purchasing/ Sourcing/ Supply Chain |
| Procurement Director | Purchasing Director |
| Sourcing Director | Purchasing Managers |
| General Managers and Managing Directors | E-Procurement Service Providers |
| Senior Buyer | Commodity Manager |
Conference Hightlights
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Speakers of international repute and gurus from all over the
Middle East, USA and Europe will be speaking at the
conference.
TAKE HOME A ‘WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE’
From the keynote sessions to the closing panel discussion,
the conference is lled with non-stop opportunities to learn.
NETWORK
Take advantage of the formal and informal opportunities at
the conference to interact with colleagues and peers to
share ideas and discuss various opportunities.
AND ENJOY!
Enjoy the ‘Power Lunch’ on the 20th September, 2014 at the
conference.
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Farrukh Kidwai
Achieving Excellence in your Value Stream
Sameer Abdulraheem
Procurement Transformation between Success & Challenges
Benu Chatterjee
Procurement Evolution:Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Realtionshio Management (SRM)
Amr Tawfik
Innovation Driven Procurement Vision Challenges
Panel Discussion-1
Companies need to make use of the latest technologies and the skills of empowered professionals to push profits in a resurgent Middle East economy. To improve their supply chain performance, companies are adopting new best practices. This session will highlight the ones that are making the greatest impact
WHY BENCHMARKING IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPLY CHAIN?
Panel Discussion-2
The supply chain is everything between Supply and Demand and is effectively all of the “Buy-Make-Move-Sell-Stock” processes. Here we look at varied denitions and explain how the supply chain is involved (but is often not recognized) in the business practices of every organization.
SHOWCASING INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES IN SUPPLY CHAIN
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