Supply Chain Asia Forum 2012

Executive Summary

Supply chain excellence has become a key driver of value and competitiveness in most industries and geographies. Yet in Asia, the supply chains of multinational corporations—as well as those of local private and nationally owned companies—tend to be more fragmented and less competitive than their counterparts in the United States and Europe. By some estimates, some are three to five years behind the West and many are more in terms of technology adoption and innovation.

Supply Chain and Logistics professionals working and living in Asia must acknowledge this performance gap. They must work together to understand the special nuances and challenges that gave rise to the region's subpar supply chain performance. For example, dauntingly complex market and regulatory environments are common in Asia, as are underdeveloped network infrastructures, technological inconsistencies, lack of innovation and adoption, adversarial cultural agendas and convoluted distribution networks. Identifying those barriers and understanding their impact is the first essential step toward building a supply chain capability with business outcomes equal to those achieved elsewhere in the world.

Supply Chain Asia Forum 2012 (SCAF 2012)

SCAF 2012 aims to provide an interactive and application oriented platform to bridge the gap of knowledge and needs for supply chain in Asia. Besides engaging senior executives in high level overview of the challenges affecting the industry, those involved in managing and operating supply chain networks and operations will also come together to share their experiences in developing innovative solutions for the industry.

• Thought Leadership Roundtable - to engage senior executives in strategic and thought provoking discussion on the need for supply chain innovation and overcoming inertia in execution
• Supply Chain & Logistics Forum - to encourage the sharing of success stories by senior and seasoned professionals in meeting the day-to-day operating challenges in this industry
• Workshops and Technical Tracks - covering various technical and niche supply chain challenges, the technical tracks are set up to provide in-depth discussion on specific topics in supply chain management

An educational site visit will be held on 28 August for those who are keen to visit various logistics and supply chain facilities in Singapore.

An Industry Cocktail and Appreciation Night will held on 29 August to bring our delegates closer together in a night of celebration as well as appreciate some of the key contributors to this community in terms of support and philanthropic contributions.

Sponsorship Opportunities

SCAF 2012 provides various sponsorship opportunities for companies keen to enhance and promote their corporate profile, products and services during the event:

Sponsors Passes are meant for attendance to the main Forum event. For companies who want to send their staff to standby their exhibition areas, those passes do not form under the Sponsor Passes.

Delegates Participation Fees

Participation fees SCAF 2012 will be divided into the following categories:

Conclusion

We believe SCAF 2012 will play a catalytic role in generating an effectively value-added platform and network for players in the Supply Chain industry in Asia. We are confident that the delegates will walk away with invaluable network of friends as well as develop a clearer understanding of the benefits of adoption of supply chain innovation to boost their overall operating performance.

About Supply Chain Asia

Supply Chain Asia is a community dedicated to bring supply chain and logistics professionals in Asia together. Our vision is to create platforms whereby members of the community can come together to network, share and learn from one another. Our focus is to enable the development of collaborative relationships and partnerships. Our mission is to make Supply Chain Asia your community of choice.

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate.

Supply Chain Asia Forum 2012

Innovation & Talents in Supply Chain: Missing Links for Success

28-30 August 2012

Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore

28 August 2012 (Tuesday)

14.00               
Education Site Visits - Sites TBA
(Only for those who signed up for Full Forum package can attend)

29 August 2012 (Wednesday)

08.30                
Welcome Address - Paul Lim, Founder/President

08.45                
Innovation Forum  - Presentation & Case Studies of Supply Chain Innovation

This session provides a platform for various leading organizations to share their challenges and benefits in adopting and implementing innovation in their supply chain operations. Leading organizations who will be sharing their case studies include:

• Dell Global
• Vocollect
• Motorola

10.30              
Networking Break
Supply Chain Solutions & Showcase

11.00                
Shippers’ Dialogue: Managing the Challenges of Supply Chain Collaboration

Panelists:

• Mr Neil McCann, Supply Chain Director, Danone
• Mr Roland Chong, Senior Director, Logistics & Distribution, Estee Lauder
• Mr Koh Jin Kiat, Supply Chain & Operations Director,  Harley-Davidson
• Mr YJ Kim, Supply Chain Director, Nike SEA
• Mr Travis Wong, Logistics Director, Baker Hughes
• Mr Paul Sharp, Head Supply Chain & IT, Advaltech

12.00               
Networking Lunch
Supply Chain Solutions & Showcase

14.00                
Opening Address
Dr Robert Yap, Founding Chairman, Supply Chain Asia

Panelists:

• Mr Jimmy Khoo, Head, Supply Chain, Becton Dickinson
• Mr Mark Holloway, APAC Customer Service and Logistics Director, Diageo
• Mr Peter O’ Brien, Head of Supply Chain Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates
• Mr Kim Winter, Chief Executive Officer, Logistics Executive
• Dr Robert de Souza, Executive Director, The Logistics Institute Asia Pacific
• Mr Michael McGlynn, Senior Director, Logistics, Cisco

15.15                
Networking Break

16.00                
Leadership Roundtable: Supply Chain Developments and Challenges in Asia - Beyond Consolidation, Financial Crisis and Rising Fuel Costs in The Next 5 Years

Panelists:

• Mr Mark Bakker, Vice President, Supply Chain,  Hewlett Packard
• Mr Paul Bradley, Chairman & CEO, Caprica International
• Mr Jonathan Guyet, Vice President, Supply Chain, DKSH
• Mr Wayne Hunt, President, Asia, Toll Global Logistics
• Mr Ajay Mittal, Chairman and MD, Arshiya International
• Mr Barry McGoldrick, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Molex
• Mr Colin Nelson, Senior Vice President, GSK
• Mr Mehran Ravanpay, Executive Director, Supply Chain, Dell Global
• Dr Robert Yap, Chairman & CEO, YCH Group

17.30                
Ends

18.00                
Supply Chain Asia Cocktail & Appreciation Night

30 August 2012 (Thursday)

09.00 - 12.30 
Workshop - Implementing S&OP: The Operating Challenges - Mr Barry Elliott, Director, abf1 Consulting

09.00 - 10.30 
Roundtable 1 - Innovation Showcase (Hosted by Vocollect)

11.00 - 12.30 
Roundtable 2 - Business Risk and Security Management (Hosted by TAPA-Asia)

12.30-13.30   
Lunch

13.30 - 15.00 
Track 1 - Innovation & Technology: Adoption Challenges (hosted by AEB)

Track 2 - Retail Supply Chain: Engaging the Consumers (hosted by Manhattan Associates)

15.00-15.30   
Networking Break

15.30-17.00   
Track 3 - Pharmaceuticals: Compliance and Cost (Hosted by - TBA)

Track 4 - Hi-tech: Profitability through analytics (Hosted by - TBA)

17.00           EVENT ENDS