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LogiSYM Singapore 2018 Conference Agenda

DAY 1 – 15th MAY, 2018

Track Chair: Bob Gill

MORNING SESSION

TIME
SESSION TITLE
SPEAKERS
08:15 – 08:30
Registration, Coffee & Tea
09:00 – 09:10
Opening Remarks
09:10 – 09:40
Keynote Address – Innovation & Resilience, It’s Time to Turn the Tide
0940 – 1010
Keynote Address – CPTPP, RCEP, Trade and the Future of the Supply Chain
10:10 – 10:45
Creating a culture of human resource resilience and leadership innovation in a complex supply chain world
10:45 – 11:05
Morning Refreshments
11:05 – 11:35
Digital Trade: Bottom up mobilisation and the rise of the digital platform
11:35 – 12:15
Debating the Future of E-Commerce and Digital Trade
12:15 – 13:30
Lunch

AFTERNOON SESSION

TRACK 1 – CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT

Track Chair: Vivien Cheong

TRACK 2 – BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY

Track Chair: Annemieke Gelder

TIME
SESSION TITLE
SPEAKERS
13:30 – 14:20
China’s Belt & Road Initiative: The Opportunity for Countries in the Region
14:20 – 15:10
Supply chains and the circular economy – ensuring business and environmental viability for the long term
15:10 – 15:40
Afternoon Refreshments
15:40 – 16:30
Voice of the customer – how can we really listen and design product and service elements that a customer values and expects from the supply relationship?
16:30 – 17:20
Sustainability = smart business. Is it time to acknowledge that green supply chains yield measurable financial improvements beyond the brand image?
17:20 – 17:30
Closing Remarks

DAY 2 – 16th MAY, 2018

MORNING SESSION

TRACK 1 – DIGITALISATION INNOVATION

Track Chair: Bob Gill

TIME
SESSION TITLE
SPEAKERS
09:00 – 09:05
Opening Remarks
09:05 – 09:25
Digitalisation Innovation – Rising e-commerce demands intelligent Last Mile Logistics (for Mega-Cities)
09:25 – 10:10
Experimentation, pilot testing and the road to digitlisation – opportunities to fail fast and increase digitalisation capabilities within the supply chain
10:10 – 10:40
Morning Refreshments
10:40 – 11:30
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for Supply Chain Management
11:30 – 12:15
Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business & Supply Chain

TRACK 2 – COLD CHAIN INNOVATION

Track Chair: Donald Urquhart

TIME
SESSION TITLE
SPEAKERS
09:00 – 09:05
Opening Remarks
09:05 – 09:35
Building an end-to-end e-commerce supply chain for fresh food
09:35 – 10:00
Global end-to-end temperature assurance solutions for the life sciences and food industries
10:10 – 10:40
Morning Refreshments
10:40 – 11:30
Current Challenges in Cold Chain Procurement
11:30 – 12:15
Cold chain innovations in emerging markets

AFTERNOON SESSION

Track Chair: Stephanie Krishnan

TIME
SESSION TITLE
SPEAKERS
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 14:00
E-Business disruption in global logistics
14:00 – 14:30
Supply Chain Innovation in Singapore
14:30 – 14:50
Afternoon Refreshments
14:50 – 16:20
SHOWCASE: Skunkworks / innovation in the supply chain industry.
16:20 – 16:50
Takeaway Panel: Practical Symposium Wrap Up
16:50 – 17:00
Closing address/remarks
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