5th Middle East Purchasing Forum 2007 18 - 22 Nov 2007 • Mövenpick Hotel • Dubai 
Generating Savings Through Controlling Costs And Driving Operational Efficiency
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Event Overview
| Hear And Interact With Procurement Leaders: |
| Forum Highlights |
| • | Examine the new role and strategic positioning of procurement within the organisation |
| • | Discuss evolving tasks and responsibilities of purchasing managers |
| • | Raise the profile of the procurement function in business |
| • | Explore the latest global sourcing methodologies |
| • | Create savings through optimised spend management and outsourcing |
| • | Nurture the role of procurement in the organisation |
| • | Develop the full potential for strategic partnering and efficient supply chain management |
| • | Implement e-procurement as a leading driver for the future |
| • | Mitigate risk as a key task in the procurement function |
| Don’t Miss Key Contributions From Leading Professionals Including: |
| • | Ali Matar, Sales Consulting Manager for Energy & Utilities Industries, Oracle Middle East, UAE |
| • | Bob McCrory, Business Manager, Linde Group, South Africa |
| • | Dr. Amjad Aslam Siddiqi, Senior Contracts Engineer, ADCO, UAE |
| • | Dr. Dermot Carey, Managing Director, Materials Resource Management, Ireland |
| • | Dr. Graham Smith, SAP PTP Process Leader, Sohar Aluminium, Oman |
| • | Dr. Paul Polanski, E-Commerce Expert, Leon Kozminski Academy, Poland |
| • | Gary Gribben, Senior IT Project Leader, BAPCO, Bahrain |
| • | Imtiaz Ali, Director of Sales, Tejari, UAE |
| • | Mansoor Al Ghamdi, Purchasing Manager – Corporate Procurement, Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co, KSA |
| • | Mehdi Attarha, Manager Business Development, Dubai Healthcare City, UAE |
| • | Mehmet Deniz Kilyar, Oracle SCM Solutions Manager, Oracle, UAE |
| • | Peter Garnett, Managing Director, Anova Insite Limited, UK |
| • | Rod Lewis, Lead Associate, Performance Consulting, UK |
| • | Rupali Roy Choudhury, Spend Manager, Ariba Technologies, India and Former Purchasing Manager, TATA, India |
| • | Shashi Shekhar, Founding President, SCLG, UAE |
Now in its fifth year, the Middle East Purchasing Forum 2007 has become the leading procurement conference in the region which provides you with a unique opportunity to hear from global and regional procurement leaders on how they have approached and resolved their key purchasing challenges.
Procurement is in the midst of a major transformation. Companies are beginning to recognise the pivotal role procurement plays in controlling costs and driving operational efficiency. At the same time, globalisation is forcing procurement to adopt a global strategy, further complicating the purchasing environment.
No one knows better than you, the critical role of procurement in the organisation. With the right strategies and tools in place you can address the strategic challenges facing purchasing professionals.
This year’s Purchasing Forum features speakers from regional industries and international experts discussing the evolving role of the purchasing manager and best practice from around the world. Determined by continuous research, the Forum provides a robust agenda of keynote and case study presentations, interactive panel sessions, interactive voting, workshops and round table discussions. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Generating savings through controlling costs and driving operational efficiency’.
It is an ideal time to review your purchasing processes and make your business more transparent and cost effective. Purchasing Forum 2007 promises to be refreshing and up to date.
To prepare you for the Forum we have designed a special Pre-Forum workshop: Strategic Procurement Management. Two Post-Forum workshops will delve deeper into process efficiency and cost control – Generating Savings And Controlling Costs and Efficient Supply Chain Management.
With rave reviews from past delegates, this longest running Forum in the region is an event like no other, exclusive and relevant to your integral role in the organisation.
| What delegates have said about IIR’s previous Purchasing Forums: |
“It was an excellent opportunity, which provided information as well as state of the art practices in the supply arena.”
Hisham Zorcan, Country Procurement Manager, DHL Worldwide Express, KSA
“I learnt a lot.”
Ashraf Mostafa Ossama, Senior Procurement, Orascom Telcom Algerie, Algeria
"A world of experience"
Thamir Al Khathiri, Manager Procurement and Tenders, Omantel, Oman
"Obtain years of experience in hours"
Mohammed Al Mousa, Director Contracts & Purchasing, Communications & IT Commission, KSA