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Logistics Infrastructure and Services in The Middle East |
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AGENDA - Day
Two | Tuesday 22nd November, 2011 | |
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09:00 |
Welcome Back Message
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09:10 |
Demonstrating your social responsibility and creating value
through green logistics
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Pre-planning for environmental regulation compliance
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Building
energy efficiency into your business relationships and
partnerships
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Working
with suppliers to reduce your carbon footprint
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Measuring
your carbon footprint and establishing set goals to
minimize it
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Achieving
greater sustainability in your transport and warehousing
operations
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Reducing
potential liabilities and managing environmental risk
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Improving
public relations and brand reputation to build investor
interest
Prof. Frank Straube,
Managing Director, TU Berlin Chair of Logistics,
Member, German Logisics Association (BVL),UAE
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Examining the impact of projects on the growth of logistics
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Analyzing the impact of projects on the demand for logistics
services in the GCC
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Understanding how recent projects trends are influencing the
development of the
logistics industry in the region
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Looking at the coming years for projects in the region
John Wylie,
CEO, Agility
(Abu Dhabi), UAE
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10:30 |
Morning
Break |
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11:00 |
Analyzing the opportunities of e-commerce for logistics in
the region
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Examining the growth of e-commerce and its impact on
logistics operations
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Creating efficiency, and saving time and cost by
enabling e-processes
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Optimising the movement of freight by exchanging
electronic documentation
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Reviewing the Aramex experience and success with
e-commerce
Hussein Hachem,
CEO,
Middle East and North
Africa, Aramex,
UAE
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11:40 |
Sustaining a strategy for growth through organizational
capacity – a UAE freezones perspective
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Exploring the key elements for success and growth of freezones
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Developing human capital and employees and establishing a culture of
excellence
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Working together with customers to continuously improve and adapt to changes
in the business
environment
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Working with customs and transport to create the ideal processes
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Lessons learned for sustaining a strategy for continuous improvement and
growth to develop
freezones
in the UAE.
Khaled Ahmed PhD,
SVP Strategy and Development,
Economic Zones World, UAE
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12:20 |
Networking Lunch |
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13:20 |
Case study : Examining the impact of the Qatar 2022 World
Cup on logistics in the region
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Opportunities in logistics from the Qatar World Cup over
the next decade
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Outlining the planned infrastructure developments to
support the increase in logistic
operations
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Understanding the likely impact on the regional
logistics hubs beyond Doha
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14:00 |
Case study : Maximizing people power : How human capital
will drive the global logistics industry
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Empowering your people with the skills and knowledge to
minimize costs, enhance service
quality
and create value
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Creating a people development strategy that motivates
and inspires your employees to perform
at
their best
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Instilling a learning and development culture that
fosters innovation and improvement in your
operations
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14:40 |
Optimising logistics in the GCC through increased cooperation
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Reviewing the roles the different GCC states play in global and
regional logistics
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Examining the Oman – UAE logistics links and developments in
bilateral cooperation
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How can the different logistics hubs supplement each other in
the GCC?
Warith Kharusi,
Chairman, Oman Logistics
and Supply Chain Association,
Oman
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15:20 |
Afternoon Break |
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15:50 |
Corporate Supply Chain Panel Discussion: Optimizing logistics in
the region
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Analyzing the region’s logistics industry – strengths and
weaknesses
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The value of outsourcing vs. running logistics operations
in-house
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Creating value in logistics through innovation and
collaboration
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Ensuring agility, saving costs and increasing value through
better relationships with 3PL
logistics providers
Mike Lee,
Senior VP Logistics,
Al Tayer Group,
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Logistics and
Transport (CILT) UK,
Regional Advisor,
CILT Middle East, UAE
Jerome Varman
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Group Director - Supply
Chain, IFFCO Group of Companies, UAE
Mark Hughes,
Circuit Operations Director,
Yas Marina Circuit, UAE
Richard Flamand,
Middle East Territory Director, Global Supply Chain
Services, Schneider Electric,
UAE
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16:50 |
Closing remarks from the Chair |
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17:10 |
End of forum |
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