09:00 Chairman’s Welcome And Opening Remarks

Reg Athwal
Co-Founder & Chair
RAW Group, UAE

Current Market Challenges And Future Trends In P2P

09:15 Transforming The P2P Cycle: Middle Eastern Overview

• Overview of current regional market conditions and the effect on procurement effectiveness
• Building an effective e-Business strategy into your organisation
• Determining the best P2P improvement strategy
• Future trends in e-Procurement

Dr. Kanak Madrecha
Senior Manager - Quality, Strategic Planning & Business Support Department
DP World, UAE

10:00CASE STUDY: Gaining Company Buy-In To Build P2P Infrastructure – Driving Efficiencies And Cost Reductions

• Ways to overcome or persuade management to buy into new initiatives
• Demonstrating how P2P infrastructure contributes to total business development and not just cost reduction
• Streamlining automation to modernise processes
• Communicating the role P2P plays in an increasing competitive global market

Dr. Graham R Smith
ERP Manager
ADNH Compass Group, UAE

11:15 Is Your Purchase-To-Pay Process Tuned To World-Class Performance?

• o How can end-to-end process automation help your business?
• How can you quantify the costs of existing processes? o How do you measure your KPIs?
• How does manual handling of documents influence your efficiency?
• What do the people who have experienced the change have to say?

Carl Claughton-Wallin
International Sales Manager – ERP Capture Solutions
ReadSoft

12:00 INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONBridging The Gaps Between Your P2P Cycle: Strategic Sourcing, Procurement And Contracts, AP Automation And Payments

This session will include all speakers from the morning period, and will give you the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the issues and challenges that have been highlighted from the morning’s sessions and that you may face within your own organisation.

13:30 Improving Supplier Relationships: Practical Tips On Ensuring Suppliers Are Onboard

• Effective supplier management processes
• Transforming your suppliers into business partners
• Speeding up approvals and supplier payments
• Cost-efficiency benefits
• Designing supplier incentives
• Supplier training and transition tools

Dermot Carey
Managing Director
Materials Resource Management, Ireland

14:15CASE STUDY: Transforming And Optimising The Procurement Practice By Applying World Class Strategies And Systems

• Defining the scope of the procurement transformation
• Establishing a baseline of your people, processes, and technology
• Developing standardised, optimised, and documented procurement processes

Mohammed Kapitil
Director Supply Chain & Logistics
Jumeirah. UAE

15:30 INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: This Session Includes Speakers From The Afternoon Period And Will Give You The Final

opportunity to ask questions and discuss the issues and challenges that have been highlighted from the afternoon’s sessions and that you may face within your own organisation.

16:15 End Of Day One And Chairman’s Closing Remarks