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3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010DateVenue:Theme:12-May-10Jumeirah Beach Hotel, DubaiBuilding the right strategies for procurement, logistics and supply chain contribution to margin/profit for organizational performance. An integrated global supply chain network helps tradeefficiencies and local and global economies positively.Learn Leverage Lead - Strategies for Global SCM & Logistics7:30 - 9:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee09:00 -9:05 Introduction Introduction by (SCLG leadership Team, Dr Kanak Madrecha)9:05 - 9:15 Inaugural Speech09:15 - Key Note Speech9:25 109:25 -9:35Key Note Speech209:40 -9:50 Welcome SpeechH.E. Eng. Hamad M. Buamim - Director General, Dubai Chamber of Commerce & IndustryMr. Mohammed Sharaf - Chief Executive Officer, DP WorldMr. Mishal Kanoo - Deputy Chairman, The Kanoo Group (invited)SCLG Leadership Team, Mr. Andre Verdier & Ms. Usha KaulTrack 1Track 2Track 3Track 4Topic Policy and Infrastructure Topic RetailTopic Transport and Logistics TopicDr. Ernst Schmied - CEO, CVIGroup S.A. (Austria)Ravi Subramanyam - MD,Launchpad (UAE)Technology and Best practicesDr. Ganesh Natarajan - ViceChairman and CEO, ZensarTechnology (India)TrackChairsMichael Proffitt, IndependentConsultant (UK)TrackChairsAndre Verdier - CEO, MRM Global(Ireland)TrackChairKrishna Prasad - Director, TradexMarine (UAE)Track ChairsTim Sensenig - Executive VicePresident, Four Soft Ltd. (India)Track 1 Session 1 : Panel DiscussionTrack 2 Session 1: Panel DiscussionTrack 3 Session 1: Panel DiscussionTrack 4 Session 1: Panel Discussion10:00 -11:00Review of Dubai/GCCinfrastructure meeting demandsof global excellence.10:00 -11:00Supply Challenges facingRetailers /Distributors in theregion.10:00 -11:00Outsourcing Logistics to 3PLOperators- Myth vs. Reality10:00 -11:00How modern technology assistslogistics achieve efficiency?Michael Proffitt, IndependentRavi Subramanyam - MD,Krishna Prasad - Director, TradexModerator Consultant (UK)Moderator Launchpad (UAE)Moderator Marine (UAE)ModeratorDr. Ernst Schmied - CEO CVIGroup S.A. (Austria)Jihad Hamie - Consultant andSupply Chain Manager (UAE)Fredrik Lindblad - Global HeadLogistics, Aramex (UAE)Dr. Ganesh Natarajan - ViceChairman and CEO, ZensarTechnology (India)Tony Nasr - Area Director,Intermec Technologies Middle East(UAE)PanellistsJurgen Hirsch - General Manager- Operations, Agility (UAE)PanellistsRamesh Cidambi - Director - IT &Logistics, Dubai Duty Free (UAE)PanellistsRavi Kashyap - GM, Steinweg SharafFze (UAE)PanellistsTerry Lee - Executive Director,Logistics & Supply Chain, TaipeiComputer Association (Taiwan)www.sclgme.org 3

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Michael Proffitt, IndependentConsultant (UK)Dr. Madrecha - Senior Manager -Quality, DP World (UAE )Fredrik Lindblad - Global HeadLogistics, Aramex (UAE)Sanjay Babur – Managing Director,Cosmos Insurance Brokers L.L.C.(UAE)PanellistsBrian Forbes - Express LogisticsManager, DHL Express (UAE)Michael Barber, Regional SalesManager Middle East and AfricaDB Schenker (UAE)PanellistsDr. Carey - Chairman andFounder, MRM-Global (Ireland)Dr. John Paul - MD,iCognitive PteLtd. (Singapore )PanellistsKrishna Prasad - Director, TradexMarine (UAE)Dr. Annibal Scavarda - AssociateProfessor , American University ofSharjah (UAE)PanellistsMeenakshi Srinath – RegionalMarine Manager – AXA CorporateSolutions (UAE)Ajit Varma, Underwriting Manager– Marine, RSA (UAE)Sebastian Thomas - Senior VicePresident - Supply Chain, Zafco(UAE)Ahmad Al Khatib - General Manager,British Standards Institution (UAE)18:00 -18:30FORD, Supply Chain Ownershipand Finance18:00 -18:30Selling is a lot like SCM. It’sabout the information andprocesses.18:00 -18:3018:00 -18:30Global Air Cargo PerspectiveStephen Harley - ExecutivePeter Heredia, Managing DirectorMatthieu GASSELIN - DistributionSpeaker Director, FORDSpeaker - Max Sales Solutions (UAE) Speaker Logistics Director, CNH International Speaker18:30 -19:1519:30Cocktail & Industry Networkingonwards Gala Dinner & Live Entertainment & Vote of thanks by Dr. Dermot Carey & Dr. Cedwyn FernandesFerenc KOVAC - R Bag Group & Dr.Heinrich Frye - Head of ProjectCentre, Fraunhofer Institute ofMaterial Flow & Logistics, Germanywww.sclgme.org 7

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Key Note Speech 2Mr. Mishal Kanoo -Deputy Chairman, The Kanoo GroupMishal Hamed Kanoo is the Deputy Chairman of TheKanoo Group, one of the largest independent groupof companies in the Gulf. A UAE national born inDubai, he holds an MBA in finance from the Universityof St. Thomas, Texas. Mishal started his professionalexperience as an Auditor with Arthur AndersenDubai in 1997 before taking up his current positionwith The Kanoo Group.Mishal Kanoo is frequent speaker at the conferences in the Gulf. Hiswide-ranging knowledge of regional business affairs and global capitalmarkets give him a unique and often controversial insight into businesslife in the Gulf region. Mishal frequently expresses his views by writingto the local and regional newspapers, adeptly spelling out the ethicaland religious values, blending them with modernity and progress.Mishal is an advocate of education, he believes that it allows people totake responsibility and control of their lives. His guiding philosophy isa deep belief in honesty and to look ahead in life, values that underlinethe Kanoo Family heritage and has always been vibrant and compellingfrom generation to generation.Policy and InfrastructureDr. Ernst Schmied -CEO, CVI Group S.A. (Austria)TRACK 1TRACK CHAIRSDr. Ernst SCHMIED is the Managing Director ofCVI NETWORK SERVICES, based in Salzburg/Austriawith a global reach into the EUROPEAN UNION,RUSSIA/CIS, CHINA, USA and INDIA. This networkis capable to configure solutions and value alonghorizontals & verticals from Macro-Logistics downto Micro-Logistics until Logistics Service Providers.Before of this, as since 1975 as an EARLY BIRD in Supply Chain andLogistics, he held top positions in all 3 sectors like Logistics Companies,Industries and Logistics Design and Planning. He was the head of thestart up’s from scratch of SCHENKER LOGISTICS and TNT (now CEVA)LOGISTICS, VOEST ALPINE INDUSTRIES Group and others.The current work stream is reaching from development of a strategyto improve the Intermodality and Containerization between the EU andRUSSIA, Alternative Routes from Asia/India into Central-East of Europe,various projects in the field of M&A, but also activities for Supplierdevelopment and manufacturing” etc.He held this positions in Frankfurt/Main, Linz, Vienna, Amsterdam/Co-www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Dr. Ernst Schmied -CEO, CVI Group S.A. (Austria)TRANSCONTAINER/RUSSIAN RAILWAYS, Project Office Vienna, AustriaProject Development and Sales.2008-2009Representation and Business Development for TransContainer in newterritories like EU/CEE and EU/SEE, presentations and general salesactivities in key industries.Track 1 Session 4 : PanellistsGlobal SCM key policy perspectives from various Industryverticals.Dominik SCHMIED -Project Development, TransContainerCVI Network Services, Salzburg, Austria 2007-2008Project Management .Member of several fact-finding teams on new alternative transportroutes with multinational accounts. Participated in several meetingsand work-shops concerning supplier development in Russia includingthe MAGNA SIBER project in Nov.QUADRIGA CAPITAL Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia 2006Internship.Investment opportunities in the Russian automotive supplier market.Ferenc KOVAC -R Bag GroupWork experience2004 - Private Entrepreneur2001 - 2004 Boeing / Director for Central Europe,covering 12 countries1999 - 2000 Malév Hungarian Airlines / CEO1998 - 1999 Malév Hungarian Airlines / COOfor Sales, Marketing and Operation1994 - 1998 Malév Air Cargo / Director1991 - 1994 TNT-Malév Express / Deputy Managing Director1988 - 1991 TNT-Malév Express / Director of Operation1983 - 1988 Malév Hungarian Airlines / Station Manager / Warsaw- Poland1977 - 1983 Malév Hungarian Airlines / Ticketing officer / Debrecen- Hungary- 1977 general experience in the field of tourist industryEducation1984 – 1988 College for Planning and Statistics, Faculty of ForeignTrade, WarsawFinal qualification: M.Sc.in Economics1968 – 1971 Bethlen Gábor Vocational Secondary School for Economicsand Postal Services.www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Sally Jeffery -Partner – Health Industries , PricewaterhouseCoopers (UAE)Dr. Heinrich Frye - Head of Project Centre, Fraunhofer Instituteof Material Flow & Logistics (Germany)RetailTRACK 2TRACK CHAIRSIgor Hribar -Executive Director , Slovenian Railways (Slovenia)Ravi Subramanyam -MD, Launchpad (UAE)Result-oriented executive of a CEE rail freight carrier,with 10 years experience acquired in marketing,quality management, business development andgeneral management. Adept negotiator with stronginternational experience who can apply extensiveknowledge of the industry to grow intermodal andconventional freight business in the region.QualificationsSlovenian Association of Supervisory Board MembersRegistered Supervisory Board Member, 2007Academic PositionsUniversity in Maribor, Faculty of Business and Economics, SloveniaResearch Assistant, Marketing, 1998-2003University of Primorska, Faculty of Management Koper, SloveniaLecturer, Services Management, 2005-2007Ravi Subrahmanyam is a SupplyChain Consultantand Trainer, heads a Dubai based Consulting firmLaunchPad Consultants. He possesses Masters Degreesin Polymer Engineering as well as Quality Management.He held various Supply Chain positions for over 20years with leading FMCG Multinational Companies like Warner Lambert, Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser in Indian Sub Continent and Africa andMiddle east. His last assignment was with Reckitt Benckiser as SupplyChain Director for MENA region before he moved out to setup Launch-Pad ConsultantsVery passionate about New Brand Building , Manufacturing & SupplyChainefficiencies. Had setup different manufacturing green fieldsites in the region. Actively involved in Training through out his careerand currently helping various organisation in the region on Projects,SupplyChain efficiencies and Innovation Management.www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Andre Verdier -CEO, MRM Global (Ireland)André N. Verdier is the Chief Executive Officer ofMRM-Global Ltd. He is an experienced IT, Operations,Logistics and Supply Chain Management consultant.His career spans more than 30 years where he heldsenior management positions in highly reputed companiessuch as Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, General Electric,i2 Technologies, DHL and Itsalat InternationalCompany.He is also a regular speaker in Supply Chain, Logistics and Procurementconferences, Universities, Management Schools, trainings and seminars.As Consulting Practice Lead for the Hi-Tech, Automotive & Industrial,Telecom and CPG industries he worked closely with the developmentteams to design, create and implement bespoke customer Supply Chainvisibility solutions.André’s consulting and Supply Chain Management experience includessectors such as Electronics, IT, Computer Manufacturing, Telecommunications,Semiconductors, Consumer electronics, Logistics and Transportation,Automotive, Oil and Gas, Software Development and FMCG.He holds a strategic role in the Supply Chain and Logistics Group (SCLG)Middle East, is a roundtable officer of the Council of Supply Chain ManagementProfessionals (CSCMP) Dubai Chapter and a Chartered Fellowof the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation (CILT). Andréis an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) MiddleEast Chapter.Jihad Hamie has 13 years of experience in Operations,Logistics, Distribution and Supply Chain Management.He has worked as production planner forCoca-Cola Enterprises in Los Angeles, CA., SeniorBuyer for G&H Distributions in Dallas, TX. and wasthe corporate Supply Chain Manager for Itsalat InternationalCompany based in Dubai, UAE.Jihad graduated with a Bachelor degree from California State UniversityDominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Los Angeles, CA in Production OperationManagement (POM) in December, 1996 and pursued a Certificationin Basics of Supply Chain Management from (APICS) in 1999 in Dallas,TX.His areas of expertise are in Inventory Control, Production Operations,Logistics, Purchasing Management, Procurement, Planning & Forecastingand Warehouse Management Systems. Jihad was a member of theAmerican Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) in Los Angeles,CA and Dallas, TX Chapters. He is a member of the Council ofSupply Chain Management (CSCMP) in Dubai and active in the SupplyChain and Logistics Group (SCLG) Middle East.Track 2 Session 1 : PanellistsGlobal SCM key policy perspectives from various Industryverticals.Ravi Subramanyam -MD, Launchpad (UAE)Jihad Hamie -Consultant and Supply Chain Manager (UAE)www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Ramesh Cidambi -Director - IT & Logistics, Dubai Duty Free (UAE)Chandra Shekar -CEO, Al Seer Group (UAE)Ramesh Cidambi is responsible for the InformationTechnology and Logistics functions at Dubai DutyFree. He started the I.T. function in DDF in 1987 andhas been heading it ever since. He was promoted tohis current position of Director – I.T. and Logistics inJanuary 2004, during which time he was also givenresponsibility for the Logistics function.He has helped implement systems ranging from legacy applicationsto the Oracle 11i e-business suite (current version 11.5.10.2), andhas also implemented new technologies at the Point of Sale and otherareas of the business. He was involved in the design and constructionof the new automated Distribution Centre (DC) and Head Office buildingthat opened on June 1st, 2008, and in the implementation of asuite of applications from Oracle Retail, that included the Oracle RetailMerchandising and Oracle Retail Warehouse Management Systems, tocoincide with the opening. Mr. Cidambi was also involved in the designand construction of the retail areas in Terminal 3 and Concourse 2 thatopened in October 2008, and the on-going improvements to the retailareas in Terminals 1 and 2.He is now involved with developing the retail offer in Concourse 3(opening in 2012) and the new Al Maktoum International Airport inJebel Ali (first phase opening in mid 2010). He holds an MBA degreefrom Utah State University and a B.S. degree from Loyola College (Madras,India), and is married with two teen-aged children.has worked at Johnson & Johnson (India), Tata Motors& Blow Plast Ltd.As Chief Executive Officer of Al Seer Group-Dubai,Chandrasekhar is responsible for guiding the CompanyBusiness Vision. Under his leadership, Al SeerGroup has grown to become the largest FMCG Sales& Distribution Company in the Lower Gulf. Chandrahas over 25 years of experience in the ConsumerProducts Industry in India and Gulf. Prior to this, heChandra has a Bachelors Degree in Engineering with Honours from MadrasUniversity and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management,Ahmedabad.Manish Mehra -MD, DCT Logistics (UAE)Manish was bron in a small town called Amrrita in India. He graduatedwith a degree in commerce and than completed his MBA from India.He also a CPIM certification from APICS, USA and comes with 18 yearsexperiece in sales, supply chain, logistics and general management.He started his career in 189 in sales in India with Birla VXL Ltd. In 1992he joined Unilever’s sales operation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He tooka pluge in Supply chain by taking over the responsibility of setting upand managing the Jeddah factory planning and buying operation in1993. During 1993-2204, he performed various roles wchich includedwww.sclgme.org

Track Chairscustomer service, supply chain management, global/regional buying,distributor management, factory management, project management,regional supply chain and logistics. In 2004, he moved to Dubai andtook on the responsibility of Logistics and customer services Directorfor Unilever Arabia’s GCC business. In early part of 2007, he took onthe responsibility of Director Supply chain improvements for the UnileverAMET.3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Andre Verdier -CEO, MRM Global (Ireland)Track 2 Session 4: PanellistsAre SCM and Logistics efficiency gains a prime agendafor retailers / distributors in this economy?Andre Verdier -CEO, MRM Global (Ireland)Track 2 Session 2 : PresentationGetting the “Demand” profile right is challenging.Ravi Subramanyam -MD, Launchpad (UAE)Track 2 Session 3 : PresentationPower of Integration - Manufacturers, Distributors andRetailers.Girish Gupte -Senior GM, Al Futtaim Retail Division (UAE)Brian Barriskill -Supply Chain Manager, Al Dahra Agricultural Company (UAE)Offering over 25 years experience in end to end SupplyChain Management; including Demand Panning,Production Forecasting, Warehouse Managementand Procurement in the FMCG market.Studied Business Administration at University ofNorth East London.Entered Transportation Managementprogram with General Haulage company in London UK.Then moved to Elan International, the domestic overnight carrier forthe DHL Group in the UK.Then moved to Parceline as Operations Managerfor Dunstable Depot, before moving to Head Office as OperationalAuditor and then returned to Southampton as Depot Manager.From there changed direction and went into Warehouse Managementwith CD, DVD Duplication Company called Mayking Multimedia basedwww.sclgme.org

Track Chairsin south west London.3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010TRACK 3Then moved to Lactalis, a French Dairy company, the 2nd biggest inEurope as role of Head of Logistics for UK subsidiary.For there came to the UAE and have been working first of all for AlGhurair Foods based in Jebel Ali looking after Logistics and PurchasingSupply Chain.Recently moved to Abu Dhabi with Al Dahra to head up newly formedLogistics and Supply Chain division.Arun Ghosh -Head of Logistics, Jumbo Electronics (UAE)Post Graduate in Supply Chain Management with 21.5 years experiencein Indian and Middle east, Managing, Developing and implementingLogistics and Supply Chain strategies in Consumer Durable andRetail industry. Specialize in, Logistics, Warehousing and distributionManagement with particular emphasis on quality, service and processcontrol.Transport and LogisticsKrishna Prasad -Director, Tradex Marine (UAE)A Graduate in Electronics and Communication Engineeringand a Post Graduate in Business Administrationfrom the Indian Institute on Management Calcutta,Krishna Prasad started his career with India’sNational Carrier,The Shipping Corporation of India.Thereafter he joined M/s Puyvast Chartering Bv Hollandas their India Representative and later movedto the Sharaf Group in Dubai. In 2004 he becamethe Managing Director of Huadao Shipping Dubai, a fully owned subsidiaryof BM Shipping Group of Italy, heading their operations in Indiaand the Middle East. During his tenure, Huadao Shipping expanded itsmarket share in the region remarkably. In late 2006 he decided to jointhe Tradex Marine Global as a Director on Board.TRACK CHAIRSDuring his two decade long experience in shipping, Krishna Prasad hashad hands on experience in Ship-broking, Ship-operations and Ship-Management both from an owner’s perspective as well as a charterer’sperspective. He was also briefly involved with Liner shipping and Forwarding.He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London and awww.sclgme.org

Track ChairsFellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, London.Mr Krishna Prasad has also presented papers at many renowned InternationalShipping Seminars and Conferences.3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Track 3 Session 1: Panelliststics and Infrastructural development plan for the Swedish Governmentand this role was an extension of his work as an Ass.Professor withinlogistics and strategic development at several universities in Sweden.Ben Jacob George -Executive & Finance Director, Mohebi Logistics (UAE)Outsourcing Logistics to 3PL Operators-Myth vs. RealityKrishna Prasad -Director, Tradex Marine (UAE)Fredrik Lindblad -Global Head Logistics, Aramex (UAE)Fredrik Lindblad is head of Aramex Global Logisticsservice where he is responsible for all of the logisticsdevelopment in throughout the network, both froman operational and from a commercial perspective.Mr Lindblad was previously managing all of GAC integratedlogistics activities in the Dubai area includingwarehousing, distribution as well as a sales organisationdeveloping the business within this area. Prior to the positionwith GAC, Mr Lindblad had several central positions within the DHL Solutionsorganisation, both globally and regionally. Mr Lindblad workedwithin DHL both towards the market as Senior Business DevelopmentManager/Commercial Manager and internally as responsible for severalof DHLs efficiency programs on a global basis, such as IT and Procurement.Mr Lindblad has also worked for the Swedish Department ofCommerce where he and his team was a part of creating the new Logis-Ben Jacob George is the Chief Financial Officer ofthe Zainal Mohebi Group and both Executive Directorand Chief Financial Officer of Mohebi Logistics. Hebrings extensive experience across a range of industriesgained in senior management roles during 15years in the Middle East.Ben Jacob George has the responsibility of managing and developingthe brand equity of the Group, and for the profitable performance ofits investments. In particular, it is Ben’s task to ensure the smooth financialfunction of all operations, securing long-term relationships withkey customers and suppliers, and provide a solid foundation on whichto develop all of Mohebi Logistics’ future business initiatives.Originally graduating with a Masters in Commerce and becoming aMember of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India, Ben hasundertaken extensive further training, completing both the LeadershipProgramme at LBS and the Strategic Finance Programme at IMD.Ben holds a number of prestigious professional Memberships,including• Member of Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport – UK• Member of Institute of Internal Auditors• Member of Association for Certified Fraud Examiners• Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Indiawww.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Roy Patterson -Vice President, UTi Middle East (UAE)Roy A. Patterson is A Fellow of the Institute of FreightForwarders, with over twenty five years experiencein freight forwarding and logistics in and to the MiddleEast.Patterson was involved in the project freight forwardingof the construction of Jebel Ali Port during 1978-1982. He worked in Oman, Bahrain, India and Dubai(1982-1988), for a major, multi-national USA based logistics company.From 1988-1998 was spend, based in the United Kingdom but wasresponsible for the development of 6 Middle East offices for a previousemployer, and so he visited the region every six weeks.Since 1998, he has been with Panalpina, initially in Europe and sinceearly 2000 in Dubai, responsible for Sales, Marketing and Developmentin the Region.Track 3 Session 2 : PresentationRail freight: global perspective in view of futurelogistics.Igor Hribar -Executive Director , Slovenian Railways (Slovenia)Dominik SCHMIED -Project Development, TransContainer (Austria)Horst Deffner -Executive Director, Volkswagen, IndiaTrack 3 Session 3 : PresentationVOLKSWAGEN, Logistics & Global Trade LanesKrishna Prasad -Director, Tradex Marine (UAE)Track 3 Session 4: PanellistsHow has the region withstood the turbulent sea freightmarkets?www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Lars Oestergaard Nielsen -MD Maersk Line (UAE / Qatar / Oman)Career history2009-current Managing Director, Maersk Line UAE,Oman, Qatar2008-2009: Chief Commercial Officer Asia, APMT,Shanghai2006-2007: Managing Director, Maersk Group Colombia,Bogota2004-2005: Managing Director, Maersk Group Uruguay, Montevideo2002-2004: General Manager, Maersk Line Philippines, Manila1999-2001: Sales and Marketing Manager, New Zealand, Auckland1997-1998: Line Management, Australia & New Zealand, Copenhagen1995-1996: Marketing and Capacity Maersk Line Sri Lanka, Colombo1992-1994: Management TraineePersonalI am Danish, 37 years old, married to Malou, and together we have a6 month old daugtherTechnology and Best practicesDr. Ganesh Natarajan -Vice Chairman and CEO, Zensar Technology (India)Dr. Ganesh Natarajan is Vice Chairman & CEO ofZensar Technologies, a Global firm that transformsTechnology and Processes for Fortune 500 companies.He is also President of the IT Sector and amember of the Management Board of the 3.25 billionUSD RPG Group .An alumnus of IIT Bombay and the Harvard BusinessSchool, Ganesh is the Chairman of National Committee for IT andITeS, Confederation of Indian Industries and a fellow of the ComputerSociety of India. He also chairs the Higher Education forum of the Confederationof Indian Industries in Western India.TRACK 4TRACK CHAIRSKrishna Prasad -Director, Tradex Marine (UAE)Track 3 Session 4: PanellistsHow has the region withstood the turbulent sea freightmarkets?www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Tim Sensenig -Executive Vice President, Four Soft Ltd. (India)Tim R. Sensenig, Chairman of the Board & CEO GrayPeaks, Inc. Mr. Sensenig brings the strategic focusand mature business judgment gained during twodecades of diverse corporate experience. His -strategicapproach to building a business is reflected inGray Peak’s focus on wireless transportation solutionsin the global marketplace. He has strategicglobal relationships and been awarded the Best Asian Supply ChainSolution Provider in 2005.An accomplished corporate strategist, Mr. Sensenig was co-founder,Vice Chairman and the largest shareholder of Global Logistics Technologies(G-LOG), the company was the market leader in Global TransportationManagement System serving Third & Fourth Party LogisticsProviders. He sold G-Log to Oracle Corporation in November of 2005.In 2002, Mr. Sensenig founded Grayhawk Capital, LLC seeking LBOtransactions. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Sensenig was a member of CreditSuisse (DLJ), where he launched supply chain investment bankingpractice and was responsible for the sales of leading supply chain companies.Track 4 Session 1: PanellistsHow modern technology assists logistics achieveefficiency?Dr. Ganesh Natarajan -Vice Chairman and CEO, Zensar Technology (India)Tony Nasr -Area Director, Intermec Technologies Middle East (UAE)Tony Nasr is the Area Director on Intermec TechnologiesMiddle East. He has served more than 16 yearsin various positions in different multi-national IT andTelecom companies such as GlobalOne, 3Com, Intermec.In Intermec, he has been instrumental ingrowing the market share of Intermec in the region;most importantly in the Airlines, Airports, FMCG, andthe Transport & Logistics Verticals. He is responsiblefor driving Intermec’s go-to-market strategy in the Middle East by enablingPartners and Sales and spending time with Intermec premiercustomers assisting them in understanding the business value of Intermecproducts. He holds a BE in Computer & Communications Engineeringform the American University of Beirut.Terry Lee -Executive Director, Logistics & Supply Chain, Taipei Computer Association(Taiwan)Terry Lee has more than 20 years of extensive &diversified working experiences and expertise inentire aspects of Logistics & Supply Chain Management,including Manufacturing?Global Trade &Marketing?Transportation & Logistics?e-Commerceand Consultancy. He’d ever worked with the leadingwww.sclgme.org

Track Chairsinternational carrier OOCL, and the leading global Value-Added Networkservice provider - GE Information Services. He is not only a visionaryof Logistics & Supply Chain Management, but also a well-knowne-commerce forerunner in Taiwan. through his consultancy, seminarsand articles published, to promote and help Taiwan logistics serviceproviders, manufacturers, trading companies to enhance competitiveadvantages by deploying information and communication technologiessince 1980s.3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Manager, Market Planning Manager and Systems Development Managerand, in the last 20 years, for software companies focused on Forwardingand Logistics. He has worked with a range of logistics serviceprovider and shipper organisations, from those managing global supplychains to those managing time-definite home deliveries.Mr. Mahmood Albastaki -Director, Dubai Trade (UAE)On top of his industrial expertise, Terry Lee is very well experiencedin initiating and forming international collaboration. In his career, he’dever accomplished international partnership with overseas leading enterprisesand organizations, such as GE Information Service? SterlingCommerce? Tradecard? Qiva? Total Soft Bank? CSCMP(Council of SupplyChain Management Professionals)? SupplyChainJobz etc.In appreciation to his constant efforts & contribution to the developmentof logistics and industries in Taiwan, Mr. Lee was honorably rewardedwith the Presidential Award –?The Mentor Award?in 2006. Andhe is award recipient of?Excellent Contributor to Taiwan Maritime Industry?in July,2009.John Love -VP Global Business Development, Four Soft Ltd (UK)John Love, VP of Global Business Development forFour Soft, has more than 30 years experience in Import-Export,Logistics and Distribution with the Automotive,High-tech, Consumer Electronics and Retailindustries. During this period he has worked in industryas Customer Liaison Manager, Vehicle SupplyLeading Dubai Trade to become the innovative tradeand supply chain e-hub of the world, Mahmood AlBastaki has played a major role in the advancementof e-business in the region.An expert in e-commerce solutions, Al Bastaki servedas the Chief Information Officer of Corporate Servicesof Dubai World before taking up his current position at Dubai Trade.He was selected as one of the Government Technology Leaders by “TheWho’s Who of Government Technology – Middle East” in 2006.Al Bastaki is also the former Acting Director of E-Services of Dubai E-Government where he formulated the 2005 E-Government Strategy.He managed critical projects such as the governmental Electronic PaymentGateway “ePay”, Unified Contact Center “AskDubai”, and WebHosting and Management Platform “eHost”.A graduate of Mohammed Bin Rashid Leadership Program and DubaiWorld Leaders Program, Al Bastaki began his career in the public sectoras a Speech Recognition Expert in the Forensic Laboratory of DubaiPolice where he successfully set up a Voice Analysis Division.www.sclgme.org

Track ChairsAl Bastaki had also worked as a Senior Engineer in Products & ServicesDevelopment at the multi-national Thuraya Satellite TelecommunicationsCompany between 1999 and 2002.He received a B.Sc. degree with honours in Electronics EngineeringTechnology from the University of Arkansas, USA, and a Master’s degreein Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Digital Signal Processingand Speech Analysis from Oregon Graduate Institute, USA.3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Track 4 Session 2 : PresentationExecuting Projects on time & on budget – making it aRealityNitin Parab -EVP, Zensar Technologies (India)Track 4 Session 3 : PresentationUsing Technology to Enhance Productivity & DriveOperational EfficiencyJohn Love -VP Global Business Development, Four Soft Ltd (UK)Track 4 Session 4 :PanellistsIs logistics and SCM functionally well integrated withlegacy ERP systems?Tim Sensenig -Executive Vice President, Four Soft Ltd. (India)Greg Kelaart-Courtney -Chief Solutions Architect, MENA IBM Academy of TechnologyDr Kelaart-Courtney is a motivated IT Professional and executive, withextensive international experience in a variety of industry domain specialties,encompassing roles such as; executive management, projectmanagement, consulting, solution design, and the implementation ofinnovative technological solutions. Dr Kelaart-Courtney has a long historyof working within emerging markets, throughout the Middle East,North Africa, Sub Sahara, Central & Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific.During Dr Kelaart-Courtney’s nine year tenure with the InternationalBusiness Machines (IBM), he has initiated and led the Asia Pacific LifeSciences practice as the ‘Technical Director for Life Sciences’,based in Singapore. More recently, Dr Kelaart-Courtney is the Central& Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa (CEEMEA) Chief Architect andMiddle East, north Africa (MENA) AIS Service Line Leader for IBM GlobalBusiness Services in, a region which encompasses one hundred andthree countries. Dr Kelaart-Courtney is one of the few people withinIBM who currently holds active Executive level IBM Certifications in theConsulting, IT Architecture and Project Management professions.Dr Kelaart-Courtney has worked extensively in developing and creatingsolutions which require deepseated skills in converging both businessand IT where he has designed and/or led the teams to design the endto-endsolution architecture and business transformation for complexopportunities. Dr Kelaart- Courtney possesses proficient technical, consultativeand analytical skills and is adept at providing technical leadershipand innovation across a broad range of industries.www.sclgme.org

Track ChairsDr Kelaart-Courtney was also the first CEEMEA member to be electedto the highly regarded and influential IBM Academy of Technology. DrKelaart-Courtney also acts as the Chair of the Technical Expert Council– Middle East North Africa, the Middle East North Africa ITA ProfessionLeader and one of the few IEEE Senior Members within the MiddleEast.Chandra Bbhaskarabhatta -Industry Principal for Manufacturing, SAP MENA3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Chandra is a Mechanical Engineering Graduate fromI I T, the Premiere Technology Institute of India. Hehas 26+ years of Professional experience CoveringMultiple Industries like Manufacturing of Off highwayAutomotive & Mining Equipment, Power Plant Engineering& EPC Projects, Heavy Engineering, ProcessIndustries like Cable, Textile and Paper Industriesand Information Technology. As a senior management executive inthese industries he made valuable contributions to the organizationshe worked for throughout his career.As an Information Technology Professional provided several solutions tovarious Business segments like Manufacturing, Construction, Transportation,International non-profit organizations, Healthcare, Retail etc.development and at the same time to be a Trusted Solution Advisor tothe prospects & the customers.Mr. Daniel Grieshaber -Director – Specialist Mobility, Wavelogix FZCDaniel is a technology expert specializing in ERP systemintegration with more than 12 years experiencein this field spanning multiple industries. Over thepast 5 years he has been focusing on mobility solutionsfor the Supply Chain & Logistics industry. Astechnical consultant he has been involved in numerousERP projects with major companies from acrossthe globe. He also served on the Technology Leadership Forum for amajor South African mining company - a consultative council focusedon providing strategic, technology oriented guidance to the company’smanagement.Daniel has appeared as speaker at a number of events including theinternational SAPPHIRE conference. He holds a Bachelor of Science degreefrom the Potchefstroom University in South Africa and a postgraduatediploma in Marketing Management from the PotchefstroomUniversity Business SchoolHis Enterprise Application expertise covers solution segments like ERP,SCM, CRM & BIIn his current assignment, As an Industry Principal at SAP MENA heis responsible for all the MENA Countries. His role is to drive Businesswww.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Warehousing and Materials HandlingTRACK 5Mike Lee -Senior Vice President Logistics, Al Tayer Group (UAE)TRACK CHAIRSGeoff Wheatley -MD, SSI Schaefer LLC (UAE)Since graduating from the British Transport CommissionCollege in the UK, Geoff has been involved withLogistics throughout his professional career and hasspent over 40 years in the design, manufacturing,installation and implantation of many types of storageand materials handling systems including bothmanual and automated throughout the Asia Pacificand Middle East regions.Track 5 Session 1 : PanellistsBest Practices in Warehousing Management in theRegionMike Lee -Senior Vice President Logistics, Al Tayer Group (UAE)Prior to arriving in Dubai in 2001 Geoff has pursued his profession inAustralia ,New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia andthe Philippines and has also completed systems in China Hong Kongand Vietnam .In his spare time he is past Chairman of the Australian Business Counciland is fairly adapt at Chinese Brush painting a hobby he took up duringhis 13 years in Singapore.Geoff received a Lifetime achievement award for his services to the logisticsindustry and was presented an honorary fellowship to the CharteredInstitute of Logistics & Transport UK in December 2008.David Dronfield -Divisional General Manager, Famco (UAE)Graduate in Electronics Eng, with a career spanning23 years in Materials Handling. Posts held inUK, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand and UAE, coveringProject Engineering, project Management, Marketing, Sales Management and Business Management. Davidhas been involved in the design and implementationof solutions across the broad range of Storage &Materials Handling, from simple storage to fully andsemi-automated warehousing solutions.www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Krishna Raj -Regional Manager, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. (UAE)Pall Hermannsson -Director Supply Chain Management, Alghanim Industries (Kuwait)After finishing Engineering in Industrial Productionstarted career as a Production engineer in a companyinvolved with Design and production of Industrialfans . Later on moved through Testing , Inspection, Quality , Materials and finally in Projects. 12 yearsago moved on to Godrej Storage solution who is specializedin providing State of the art Warehousingstorage solutions .Been extensively involved with Channel establishment and management, Project Handling , ISO implementation , ERP implementation ,branding , advertising , training and warehouse consulting .Pall Hermannsson is Director of Supply Chain Managementfor Alghanim Industries group of companiesin Kuwait.Alghanim is the largest conglomerate in Kuwait havingbusiness interest in Retail, Industrial and commercial.Central SCM group within Alghanim wasstarted 3 years ago with the idea to consolidatelogistics activity of the group under one umbrella, and synergizingcontinuous improvement and efficiencies, reaping benefits to all businessgroups. Substantial savings have been identified by consolidatingwarehousing space and using technology to its advantage. SCM runstrucking service to GGC and beyond with over 10,000 dispatches perannum, manages inbound flow carried in over 10,000 TEUs to Kuwaitand GCC, distributes within Kuwait. SCM monitors and advices on supplychain performance within the group.Pall is Master Mariner, has a degree in Transport Management from GothenburgUniversity and MBA from University of Hull in UK.He has been running Logistics and Supply Chain operations in the regionfor over 15 years, concentrating on synergizing and improvingutilization of resources with short lead-time and high accuracy.www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Kamel Ghousseini -Senior Manager Supply Chain Solutions, Span (UAE)Geoff Wheatley -MD, SSI Schaefer LLC (UAE)among implementations on both the European continentas well as the GCC region.Kamel El-Ghossaini is a Regional Manager at SPANGroup and is considered a leading expert in the Consultationand implementation of Logistics and SupplyChain solutions including Warehouse ManagementSystems, Demand Planning, Fleet Management andTransport management. His experience is diversifiedPrior to joining SPAN, Mr. El-Ghossaini worked as the head of the technicalmanager for EXE Technologies in Benelux for several years overseeingthe implementation of 3PL, FMCG, Military and Government logisticssolutions.Kamel has recently won the 2009 LOG.LEO Young Achiever Award forhis contribution in the logistics and Supply Chain domain.Track 5 Session 2 : PresentationKamel Ghousseini -Senior Manager Supply Chain Solutions, Span (UAE)Track 5 Session 3 : PresentationCase Studies:1 - Truworths Retail Capetown South Africa2 - Zam Zam Water Mecca Saudi ArabiaTrack 5 Session 4 : PanellistsWarehouse design for optimized efficiency and greencapabilityGeoff Wheatley -MD, SSI Schaefer LLC (UAE)Michael Proffitt,Independent Consultant (UK)Brian Forbes -Express Logistics Manager, DHL Express (UAE)A DHL veteran of 12 years Brian joined DHL Expressas Logistics Operations Manager in Dubai in 1995.He was involved with the initial set up of the FirstExpress Logistics Centre in Dubai in 1996; he hassuccessfully organised and run operations LogisticsCentres for DHL Express in Belgium, Dallas and inIreland. Brian has recently returned to Dubai in November2007 to take on the Role of Logistics Managerfor DHL Express U.A.E. His focus will now be in Reverse and SpareParts Logistscs arena. Brian has over 18 years expierence in Purchasing& Materials Management as well as Supply Chain Management andrelishes the challenges to come in a new dinamic Dubai.www.sclgme.org

Track ChairsProcurement and Global Sourcing3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010TRACK 6gained in Ireland, UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Malaysia, and theUSA.Patrick Daly -MD, Alba Logistics (Ireland)Dr. Dermot Carey -Chairman and Founder, MRM-Global (Ireland)personal direction.Dr. Dermot Carey is an experienced managementconsultant, trainer and business coach.He formed MRM Ltd. in 1990 in Ireland dedicatedto supporting professional management across vitalbusiness functions including Procurement & SupplyChain, Contracting, Business Process Re-Engineeringand Change Management. The business is under hisHis career spans 37 years, he has held a number of senior managementpositions in both the private and public sectors. In eighteen years ofconsultancy experience he has successfully completed many major assignmentsin a variety of industries at home and overseas.TRACK CHAIRSAn indication of his experience includes such sectors as Telecommunications,Software Development, FMCG, Pharmaceuticals, Aerospace,Aircraft Maintenance, Airlines, Defence, Financial Services, ComputerManufacturing, Education, Clothing, Confectionery, Electronics, Engineering,Government Departments, Healthcare, Logistics, Mail Order,Oil & Gas Exploration & Drilling, Print, Railways, Retail, Steel Manufacturing,Software Supplies, and Ship Building. This experience wasPatrick Daly a consultant and speaker who helpsworld class companies to develop creative solutionsthat dramatically improve their supply chain andlogistics operations. He brings an independence ofperspective and breakthrough thinking to get to theheart of issues quickly to provide excellent value formoney and return on investment.Patrick is a strategic thinker who applies a systems approach to theconception, planning and execution of solutions to a wide range of technicaland process problems in supply chain and logistics. These rangefrom line side replenishment in lean manufacturing settings throughorder dispatch scheduling in distribution to the development of balancedscorecards for the measurement of business relevant outputs forcomplete logistics systems. Clients particularly value his strong processskills that enable him to adapt quickly in varied contexts and to rapidlyabsorb specific content pertinent to each situation. Patrick is comfortableworking in teams in both the leadership role and the role of teammember.From the moment of his birth Patrick has had an international orientation.He was born in Aden (now in Yemen), grew up in Ireland andspent ten years living and working in Spain, where he married and hadtwo children (now 12 and 19).www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Sebastian Thomas an M.B.A graduate from US, carrieswith him 21 years of experience in end to endsupply chain management. He was fortunate to haveassociated with a couple of blue chip organizationslike Sea-Land, P&G, IKEA, Master foods, Marks &Spencer, Toys R Us, ACE Hardware etc.Considering his contribution to Supply Chain Industry,Sebastian was honoured with an award in 2007 – Logistics Managerof the Year in the middle East, at the first SCATA award ceremony organizedby ITP. At present, Sebastian is part of Judging Panel for SCATAAward. Moreover, he is a key note speaker for various supply chainconferences and seminars.Track 6 Session 1 : PanellistsAdopting global sourcing as a strategic tool to benefitthe end consumer.Dr. Carey -Chairman and Founder MRM-Global (Ireland)Sebastian Thomas -Senior Vice President - Supply Chain, Zafco (UAE)Currently, Sebastian Thomas, is working in the capacity of Senior VP,Supply Chain with ZAFCO FZCO in their head quarters in Jebel Ali FreeZone managing supply chain at strategic and global level.Ravi Subramanyam -MD Launchpad (UAE)Andre Verdier -CEO MRM Global (Ireland)Ramesh Cidambi -Director - IT & Logistics, Dubai Duty Free (UAE)Ayman Abouseif -Managing Director, On-Track Arabia (UAE)Ayman Abouseif is a seasoned executive with 25years of experience with multi-national corporationsin the Middle East, he is also the founder and managingdirector of On-Track Arabia, a Dubai basedconsulting firm that helps first time ERP and CRMcustomers with their product evaluation, selectionand program management. Prior to establishing On-Track Arabia, Ayman was the Sales VP for SAP MiddleEast and North Africa responsible for driving SAP’s license business inthe region and leading the cross functional team established to achieveprofitable growth for SAP in the region while enhancing the levels ofcustomer satisfaction.Previously Mr Abouseif held the position VP and Gulf Managing Directorat Oracle Corporation after building and leading the company’s marketingand pre sales teams in the Middle East and Africa, Eastern andCentral Europe for several years.www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Prior to joining Oracle, Ayman held a number of sales and product marketingroles at NCR in the Middle East and Africa.Buying for Optimized Physical LogisticsTrack 6 Session 3 : PresentationAbouseif holds an MBA in international business from the Universityof Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and ENPC in France, as well asa bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering and telecommunicationsfrom Ain Shams University in Egypt. He also holds a Master’s certificatein project management from George Washington University.Patrick Daly -MD, Alba Logistics (Ireland)Track 6 Session 4 : PanellistsTrack 6 Session 2 : PresentationSourcing for optimized Physical Logistics.Legal issues in an emerging world of global sourcing.Jasamin Fichte -Managing Partner, Fichte & Co. Legal Consultancy (UAE)Patrick Daly -MD, Alba Logistics (Ireland)Dr. Madrecha -Senior Manager - Quality, DP World (UAE )Dr K. M. Madrecha is currently the Senior Manager-Quality, Business Excellence Center at “Dubai World”since 1-8-2007. For more details of Dubai World, referhttp://www.dubaiworld.ae/.Prior joining Dubai World, Dr K.M. Madrecha, hasbeen the Projects & Quality Manager and Organisation& Methods Manager-UAE with The Kanoo Group, UAE & Oman. Hehas been with the Kanoo Group (http://www.kanoo.com/) for over 13years, where in addition to carrying out Business Process Re-engineer-www.sclgme.org

Track Chairsing (BPR) projects for improving productivity, quality, organisation &methods and operations of the complete supply chain, his last focuswas on facilitating Business Excellence in the Group. Dr K.M. Madrechahas proven expertise in the Systems & Procedures, BPR, Quality, HSE,ERP/SAP, Human Resources Management and Emiratisation. Prior tohis position with The Kanoo Group, he served in many reputed organizationsin India including in multinationals like Philips, Siemens andlocal companies eg. NITIE and the Mafatlal Group in a wide range ofpositions including teaching, consulting and training for many Fortune500 companies. He has also served as Board Member and SecretaryGeneral of Dubai Quality Group for 2 years, Visiting Faculty at Universityof Wollongong teaching Supply Chain Mgmt at Post Graduate level,Advisory Board Member of Velosi Quality Mgmt Int’l, Senior Assessor ofDQA/SKEA/DSES, etc. He is a trained instructor of Yoga, Pranayama/Breathing, Meditation and Children Personality Development.Dr Madrecha graduated in Mechanical Engineering with Post Graduationin Industrial Engineering and holds a Ph.D. in Quality Managementfrom NITIE, Mumbai (India).Dr. Carey -Chairman and Founder, MRM-Global (Ireland)Sebastian Thomas -Senior Vice President - Supply Chain, Zafco (UAE)3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Dr. John Paul -MD,iCognitive Pte Ltd. (Singapore )John Paul (PhD, MBA, MSc, BEng) is an expert insupply chain management and operational improvementfor manufacturing and services. He has over25 years experience as a top executive in supplychain management. Today Dr. Paul is a consultantto multinational corporations, being the founder andCEO of iCognitive, a firm specializing in supply chainconsultancy.From 1997 to 2003, John Paul was a top executive at SIMTech (SingaporeInstitute of Manufacturing Technology). He successfully startedand developed the supply chain research management center that supportedregional SMEs, PLEs and MNCs in their supply chain improvementstrategies.Founder and current Secretary of the South East Asia Chapter of theSupply Chain Council (SCC), John is a member of the Technical DevelopmentCommittee of the Supply Chain Council. He is the sole SCC certifiedSCOR® instructor in the region and has trained over 2000 SupplyChain executives from 200 different companies in the region. He is theChairman of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals(CSCMP) Asian Chapter.He holds a PhD researcher in Engineering Management, a Master’ Degreein Industrial Logistics, a Masters’ Degree in Economics and anMBA in Management.www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Research and EducationTRACK 7Usha Kaul Saraf -Manager, CMPD, University of DubaiDr. Cedwyn Fernandes -Associate Professor, Middlesex University Dubai (UAE)Dr. Cedwyn Fernandes is Associate Professor in economicsand the MBA program coordinator at MiddlesexUniversity Dubai. He holds a Ph.D. in economics,and worked in the airline industry for over a decadeprior to joining academia, giving him a unique blendof academic and senior corporate expertise. He hasworked extensively in establishing joint venturesaround the world and has been directly involved insetting up systems to enhance productivity of these ventures. Cedwynis a prominent lecturer and researcher in supply chain issues and is amember of the Consultative Committee of the Supply Chain and LogisticsGroup. He is a judge at the SCATA supply chain awards, the LOGME and Airline Business Awards and is a regular speaker at industryevents. He was responsible for organising the prestigious Supply ChainExecutive Forum and for establishing in the UAE a full fledged Mastersdegree in supply chain management. Cedwyn research interests are inthe areas of supply chain management and macroeconomics. Cedwyn’spaper on Dubai’s potential as an integrated logistics hub has been publishedin the Journal of Applied Business Research. Cedwyn is currentlyinvolved with setting up a supply chain research center at MiddlesexUniversity Dubai.TRACK CHAIRSUsha Kaul Saraf is Manager, Center for Management& Professional Development at Dubai University College,the educational arm of the Dubai Chamber ofCommerce & Industry. Usha is actively involved inthe field of professional education.She was awarded the MBA in Banking & Finance fromthe University of Hull (UK) and is a Board of Directorof the Institute of Management Accounts (USA) and a Board member ofthe IMA Dubai Chapter. She is also an active member of the CharteredInstitute of Marketing (UK)Andreas Dür -Regional, X vise Logistics (Austria)Track 7 Session 1 : PanellistsAcademic & Industry collaboration in SCM – A criticalreview and the way forward.Usha Kaul Saraf -Manager, CMPD, University of DubaiPosition: General Manager of Xvise innovative logistics (branch)I studied Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciencein Vorarlberg / Austria. After an internship with ABB Turbo Systems AG(Supply Chain Managment Department) worked for my university as aresearch assistent. In the year 2001 I joined Xvise innovative logisticswww.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010as a logistics consultant and in August 2005 I moved the Middle East, USA and India. University professor for MBA and professionalto Dubai to setup our office here as a General Manager.courses in supply chain management. Founder and Directorof Non Government Organization (NGO) in India.x|vise is a practically oriented consulting companythat is specialised in analysing and optimising logisticprocesses. Special emphasis is laid on the areaswarehouse, procurement, distribution as well as onthe design of controlling information processes.Dr. Deb Prasanna Choudhury -Head of Contracts, Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co.(ADNOC Group of Companies)Harinath Sundararaj -Chief Analyst, Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (UAE)Harinath Sundararaj is an Engineer MBA with morethan 20 years of experience in Supply Chain Managementfield in leading Companies in the Petroleum,FMCG and Engineering Industries. He is currentlyworking in the Procurement Department of DubaiRoads and Transport Authority as Chief Analyst.Qualifications:Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering,Bachelor of Arts in Economics,Master degree in Business Administration,Master of Science in Law,Doctorate in Business Administration,Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD)Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and SupplyMember of the American Society of Mechanical EngineersMember of the Institute of Management (UK)ExperienceHe has successfully completed the Certified SupplyChain Professional (CSCP) certification conducted by American Productionand Inventory Control Society (APICS).He also has a strong IT implementation background of Oracle Logisticsand Supply Chain Management Applications. He possesses over six fullcycle implementation experience as Solutions Specialist / Team Leaderin Oracle Procurement and Supply Chain domain for leading Companiesin the Middle East such as Pepsi Dubai, Al Ain Mineral Water Factory,Jeraisy Furniture Factory, Al Ain Cement Factory, MB Petroleum Omanetc.He had successfully set up the Middle East Warehousing operations fora leading Singapore based Company in Fujairah Free Zone.25 years managerial experience in procurement, contracts and supplychain management in major petrochemical, oil and gas companies inwww.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Track 7 Session 2 : PresentationRole of Educational Institutes in the development ofHuman Resources in SCM/LogisticsNigel Moore -MD, Logistics Executive (UAE)Track 7 Session 3 : PresentationCross Country Econometric Analysis of Impact ofLogistics on Economic GrowthDr. Cedwyn Fernandes -Associate Professor, Middlesex University Dubai (UAE)Nigel has 23 years experience in the Transport & Logisticsindustry with assignments in a wide variety ofcountries, cultures and businesses since leaving theUK in 1984.He has held senior positions in the maritime, aviation& logistics sectors including Board level responsibilityfor various businesses in Asia. This has included start-ups in difficultenvironments and developing companies into market leaders.Focus throughout his career has been on developing new products,growing businesses and implementing value-added services to win andretain clients. Much time has also been spent on developing human resourcesthrough structured organisational development programmes.Track 7 Session 4 : PresentationIs it the time for development of standards in SCM/Logistics in the region?Dr. Cedwyn Fernandes -Associate Professor, Middlesex University Dubai (UAE)Fredrik Lindblad -Global Head Logistics, Aramex (UAE)Krishna Prasad -Director, Tradex Marine (UAE)His wide ranging experience and understanding of doing business internationallyis certainly an asset to companies when recruiting in theglobal marketplace.Nigel has a B.Sc. Honours Degree in Maritime Commerce from Cardiff,UK and is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Logistics & Transport.www.sclgme.org

Track ChairsFinance, Liabilities and InsurancePROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONSInsurance :CPCU :3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010(U.S.A.) Chartered Property Casualty UnderwriterAmerican Institute of CPCU, USAAMIM :(U.S.A.) Associate in Marine Insurance ManagementAmerican Insurance Institute, USAAIC :(U.S.A.) Associate in ClaimsAmerican Insurance Institute, USAACII :(London) Associate of Chartered Insurance Institute, LondonCI :(London) Chartered Insurer, LondonMSTI :TRACK 8TRACK CHAIRSH. C. Barke -President & CEO, PRUDENCE Insurance Brokers L.L.C. (UAE)(London) Member of Society of Technicians in Insurance, LondonFIIIAIII :: Fellow of Insurance Institute of India(General Branch) Associate of Insurance Institute ofIndiaAIII: (Marine Branch – Specialization) Associate ofInsurance Institute of IndiaReinsurance :ARe, (USA)Associate in Reinsurance from American Insurance Institute.Risk Management :AIRM :(London)Associate of Institute of Risk Management, LondonFinance : B.Com Bachelor’s of CommerceLaw : LLBAwards and Recognitions:2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of 21st Century by IBC Cambridge,LondonCertificate of Distinction (Insurance & Risk Management), IBC Cambridge,LondonProfessional Experience:15 years in field of Insurance & Risk Management in Asia & MiddleEastWorked at MANAGERIAL POSITIONS with international companies,ACE-SEDGWICKS, TATA-AIG RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES & TOKIOMARINE & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.Joined PRUDENCE INSURANCE BROKERS (LLC) since May 2005 asPresident & CEO. PRUDENCE currently advises and services over 200leading multinational and local corporates.www.sclgme.org

Track ChairsSanjay Babur –Managing Director, Cosmos Insurance Brokers L.L.C. (UAE)3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Sanjay is a second generation insurance brokerwith well entrenched links in the insurance industryin Dubai. He is technically qualified with a BSC inInsurance & Risk Management from Indiana StateUniversity, Indiana, USA and is a Member of Societyof Technicians of Insurance, London and an Associateof the Chartered Insurance Institute, London. Healso holds the title of a Chartered Insurance Broker.Track 8 Session 1 : PanellistsEuler Hermes has the largest operation of any credit insurer in theregion and is the worldwide leader in credit insurance. The team in theGCC are actively advising their client’s which corporations in the regionthey should extend credit to and providing credit management adviceon how to get paid during times of uncertainty.Antoine has been at Euler Hermes for the past 4 years and during thistime he has been responsible for underwriting credit risk and managingEuler Hermes new business accounts. In recent years he has successfulbeen involved in developing new markets such as UAE, KSA,Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.Natrajan RamsubramaniDirector, Head of Product Management, U.A.ETrade Credit InsuranceH. C. Barke,President & CEO, PRUDENCE Insurance Brokers L.L.C. (UAE)Antoine ChaybanBusiness Development Manager for Euler Hermes in the GCCAntoine is the Business Development Manager forEuler Hermes in the GCC. An MBA graduate in Finance,Antoine began his career in Banking in theUAE in 2003. In 2006 Antoine was one of the cofounders of Euler Hermes Credit Insurance in theGCC.banking in U.A.E.Currently Head of Product Management, for TransactionBanking Products for U.A.E. Have over 14years of work experience encompassing transactionbanking product and sales. Was actively involved inlaunching several new products and commercializingexisting ones in the current role. Standard CharteredBank is one of the leading banks for transactionDileep Hiremath –Vice President – Factoring, MASHREQ / OSOOL (UAE)Dilip Hiremath is head of Factoring for Mashreq. He has been responsiblefor two successful factoring start-ups in the UAE, first for HSBCa few years ago and later for Mashreq. Dilip is currently managing thegrowth of this business for Mashreq.www.sclgme.org

Track Chairs3rd Global Logistics & SCM Strategy Summit 2010Dilip has done an MBA with specializations in Marketing and Finance.Track 8 Session 4 : PanellistsHe has 25 years of work experience which includes the last two decadesof varied banking jobs in the UAE.Cargo InsuranceMashreq has a very significant banking presence in the UAE and thefactoring initiative, complements its extensive range of trade servicesproducts.Track 8 Session 2 : PresentationTrade Credit InsuranceH. C. Barke,President & CEO, PRUDENCE Insurance Brokers L.L.C. (UAE)Sanjay Babur –Managing Director, Cosmos Insurance Brokers L.L.C. (UAE)H. C. Barke,President & CEO, PRUDENCE Insurance Brokers L.L.C. (UAE)Cargo InsuranceTrack 8 Session 3 : PresentationMeenakshi Srinath -Regional Marine Manager – AXA Corporate Solutions (UAE)Ajit Varma -Underwriting Manager – Marine, RSA (UAE)20 years of experience in general insurance withleading multinational insurance companies.Currentlyworking as Underwriting Manager – Marine.Meenakshi Srinath -Regional Marine Manager – AXA Corporate Solutions (UAE)More than 20 years experience in the Insurance Industry,both in India and in UAE. Working with AXAsince 2005. Currently responsible for underwriting ofmarine business in UAE and Oman.www.sclgme.org

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