13 February 2018 – 14 February 2018 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

LogiSYM Dubai 2018

A two-day Middle East symposium for supply-chain and logistics leadership, learning and collaboration.

Why attend

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LogiSYM Dubai 2018 was held on 13–14 February 2018 at Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in Dubai.

The two-day programme brought regional and international business leaders, specialists and solution providers together for keynotes, presentations, panels and networking across logistics and supply-chain management.

13 February 2018 – 14 February 2018Event date
Jumeirah Creekside HotelDubai, United Arab Emirates
Senior leadersRegional peer network

Event partners

The organisations that supported this event.

We thank our sponsors and partners for their support in making this event possible.

Conference partners

SOHAR Port and FreezoneFarEyeFlexigisticsAl-FuttaimPTV GroupLogistics Executive GroupMiX TelematicsLTG HoldingGet GO GlobalEniverseDubai TradeEhrhardt Partner GroupSP Jain School of Global ManagementAustralian Trade and Investment CommissionGulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals AssociationTransport IntelligenceOxford Business GroupFloraNowJumeirah Creekside HotelNational Association of Freight and LogisticsVegpro GroupRove HotelsFlower Exchange GroupSupply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia

Programme

Agenda

Timings aligned with GMT+8 · Subject to change

Day 1Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Registration

Registration

Break

Coffee/Tea

Break

Morning Refreshments

Break

Lunch

Break

Afternoon Refreshments

Networking

Cocktail / Networking Event

Day 2Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Registration

Registration

Break

Coffee/Tea

Break

Morning Refreshments

Break

Lunch

Break

Afternoon Refreshments

Abeer Syed

Associate Director

UHY Saxena

Abhishek Ajay Shah

Co-Founder and Group CEO

RSA Global

Adil Alsmadi

Group Logistics & Special Projects Director

National Trading & Developing Establishment (NTDE)

Alan White

Vice President Ground Operations Middle East

National Air Cargo

Alex Allen

V.P Consulting - Australia

Logistics Executive Group

Annemieke Gelder

COO

GO Global

Ariaen Zimmerman

Executive Director

Cargo iQ

Bashar Lazaar

Director of Operations

ConsenSys

Carmel Perales

General Manager - Southeast Asia

Logistics Executive Group

Carrie Amani Annabi

Assistant Professor

Heriot-Watt University

Charif Mzayek

CEO and Founder

Floranow.com

Cristian Carstoiu

Director, Strategy & Transformation

KPMG

Darryl Judd

Chief Operating Officer / Managing Director Asia

Logistics Executive Group

David Dronfield

General Manager - Middle East

Swisslog Middle East LLC

Dr Raymon Krishnan

President

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Gautam Kumar

COO & Co-Founder

FarEye

Gerard Seeber

Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner and Consul General

Australian Consulate General, Dubai

Glyn Hughes

Director General

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)

Guillaume Alakbary

Supply Chain and Procurement Director

Global Pharma – A Sanofi Company

Hisham Albahar

Group CEO

Posta Plus

Imran Shah

Senior Project Director - M&A and Property

Logistics Executive Group

Joe Lombardo

Director - Project & Performance Management

ESP Consult

John Manners-Bell

Chief Executive

Transport Intelligence

John Wylie

Group CEO Advisor – Freight

ASYAD

Kim Winter

Founder & Group Managing Director

Logistics Executive Group

Mark Geilenkirchen

Chief Executive Officer

SOHAR Port and Freezone

Mark Heald

Supply Chain Manager

Al-Futtaim

Mark Lutton

Senior Project Director - MENA

Logistics Executive Group

Mark Skipper

Chairman

Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA)

Matthias Hormuth

Director - Solution Management Logistics

PTV Group

Mohammad Johmani

CEO

Eniverse Technologies

Mohsen Ahmad

CEO - Logistics

Dubai South

Murad Mirza

Organisational Development and Talent Management Expert

Independent

Nadia Abdul Aziz

President

National Association of Air Freight & Logistics (NAFL)

Neil Peters

Senior Project Director – Manufacturing & Operations

Logistics Executive Group

Nektarios Triantafyllidis

Regional Director Logistics

PTV Group

Omar Yaghmour

Co-Founder and COO

Fetchr

Peter Scholten

Managing Director

PAS Aviation Logistics

Phil Showering

Chief Operating Officer

Mohebi Logistics

Rakesh Singh

Chairman

Institute of Supply Chain and Management

Sanjay Sharma

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Roambee

Sanjeeve S.T.

General Manager

Flexigistic L.L.C

Stephanie Krishnan

Associate Vice President, IDC Insights

IDC

Tanmay Saxena

Manager - VAT Services

UHY Saxena

Tom Nauwelaerts

Managing Director

Momentum Logistics

Walid Daniel

Founder and Managing Director

SPAN Group

Walid Khoury

Managing Director

ALS Logistic Solutions

Who attended

LogiSYM Dubai 2018 connected senior leaders and practitioners from logistics, trade, technology and supply-chain operations across the Middle East.

Roles & functions

  • C-suite, general management and business leaders
  • Supply chain, logistics and operations leaders
  • Warehousing, transportation, inventory and planning teams
  • Procurement, trade compliance and quality leaders
  • Digital, automation, ecommerce and technology specialists

Industries represented

  • Manufacturing
  • Retail and ecommerce
  • Pharmaceuticals and healthcare
  • FMCG and consumer goods
  • Automotive, construction and industrial sectors
  • Technology, consulting and logistics services

What you can take away

  • Compare current supply-chain priorities with regional peers
  • Learn from practical case studies and specialist perspectives
  • Build useful relationships across the logistics ecosystem
  • Explore technologies, operating models and implementation lessons
  • Take practical ideas back to your organisation