09:00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks From The Chairman

09:10 Case Study – OLB implementation strategy – a success story

• Effective change management
• Addressing the challenges
• Implementation readiness

Sharifa Marhuby
Team Leader OLB & Supplier Relations
Petroleum Development Oman, Oman

9:50 Are We Prepared For E-Procurement? Self-Analysis Using The IT Capabilities Framework

• IT assets and IT capabilities
• What IT capabilities are needed to implement e-procurement?
• Competitive assessment of IT capabilities

Maha Shakir
Assistant Professor - College Of Information Systems
Zayed University, UAE

11:00 Case Study: P2P Process Excellence Improvement: Supporting Business Growth Through Operational Excellence

• On line eTool/MET provides better control, transparency and compliance
• Transparency of expense spend and better management control
• Providing compliance and greater risk management control
• Improving adherence to corporate policy

Tony Loh
Senior Purchasing Resource Leader – Asia Pacific
The Dow Chemical Company, China

11:40 Enterprise Contracts Management: The Key Link For A True P2P Set Up

• Understanding contracts management as the bloodline of your business
• Diagnosing where your company is on ECM and P2P
• Maximising P2P through effective contracts management
• Exploring contracts management and P2P: knowing where to start

Charlie Villasenor
Chairman
Procurement and Sourcing Institute Asia, Philippines

12:20 Measuring End-To-End P2P Process Performance Management

• Performance management measurement for procurement and accounts payable
• Reporting on operational excellence and identifying the workflow savings

Senior Representative
Dubai Aluminum Company Limited (DUBAL)
UAE

14:00 Driving The Need For E-Invoicing Automation In The Modern P2P Process

• Understanding the key benefits of electronic invoice improvement processing
• Key organisation strategies to ensure success
• Transforming and reducing your cost per invoice
• First time matching of invoices – dramatic savings on working capital

Shireen Atassi
Managing Director
PROCU FZ LLC, UAE

14:40 B2B and spend analytics in the Middle-East - a blueprint for success

• How to successfully implement B2B in the oil and gas industry in the Middle-East
• How Master Data Management is the key to successful a spend analytics programme
• Factors to consider for successful execution of your spend analytics programme

Chris Welsh and Andy Ross
Principals and Directors
Act Global Consulting, UK

15:45 Roundtable Trouble Shooting Clinics

This session will by hosted by P2P industry experts and is designed to give YOU the opportunity to discuss the critical issues relevant to your organisation, examine key challenges and benchmark your own P2P systems with industry peers. Roundtable issues will be led by different industry sector facilitators:

Deploying effective change management strategies

Martyn Smith-Stanger
Head of Procurement
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), UAE

Implementing e-Sourcing

Ibrahim Yacoub
Director Contracts & Purchasing Department
Dubai Municipality, UAE

Maximising e-Procurement for Small Medium Businesses (SMBs)

Maha Shakir
Assistant Professor - College Of Information Systems
Zayed University, UAE

16:45 End Of Day Two And Chairman’s Closing Remarks