Chairman's opening remarks: Tailoring Your Approach To Procurement In Asia To Go Beyond 'Low Cost Sourcing' And Create Strategic Value
Charlie Villasenor, Chairman, Procurement and Sourcing Institute of Asia (PASIA), Philippines

CPO Panel: Identifying The Key Challenges And Success Factors When Basing Your Procurement Operations In The Region
Moderator: Angeline Yeo, Editor, Procurement Asia, Singapore
Panelists:Kevin Castle, Chief Procurement Officer, Varian Inc., China
Stephen Rowe, Chief Procurement Officer, Parmalat, Australia
Jojo Das, Head of Indirect Procurement, Asia, Middle East and Africa, Novartis, Singapore
See Khiang Tan, Global Category Manager, Managed Services, Nokia Siemens Networks

Morning refreshments

Case Study: Overcoming The Challenges Of Building A Global Strategic
Procurement Function In Asia
Kevin Castle, Chief Procurement Officer, Varian inc.  - China

Transforming Procurement Operations To Create A World Class Supply Chain Organisation That Delivers Substantial Savings and Strategic Value
Gerry A. Mattios, Practice Leader, Procurement and Supply Chain Leadership, Atos Consulting Asia Pacific

Case Study: Leveraging on Internal Business Partnerships To Advance The Global Procurement Organization Up The Value Chain
Ramesh Krishnamoorthy, Director - Technology Procurement Asia Pacific & Japan, Global Procurement, Hewlett Packard Asia Pac Pte Ltd

Lunch

Concurrent Streams

How Can Firms Most Effectively Monitor Standards To Ensure The Quality Of Sourced Products?
Sam Rose, Vice President, Materials, Tools & Engineering, Procurement, BT

Case Study: Developing Quality Control Standards And Processes As A Collaboration with Key Suppliers
Andre Leroy, Chairman, Product Safety Committee, American Chamber of Commerce, China

Afternoon refreshments and Networking Business Card Exchange

Forecasting And Mitigating Risks In Outsourcing To Ensure Maximum Benefits
Peter Pereira, Director External Manufacturing Asia Pacific, Johnson & Johnson, Singapore

Protecting Intellectual Property When Outsourcing to Safeguard Your Competitive Advantage
Kinnar Ghiya, Director of Procurement, Asia Region, Microsoft, Singapore

Chairman’s Summation

Networking Reception

Keynote I: Examining The Drivers For Ethical And Sustainable Procurement And Exploring Strategies To Achieve it
Stephen Rowe, Chief Procurement Officer, Parmalat Australia

Keynote II : Implementing A Programme Of Supplier Development And Evaluating The Benefits For Your Organisation
Piyush Bhargava, Corporate Director Worldwide Procurement, Dell, Singapore

Keynote III: Adding Value Through Strategic Global Sourcing - Positioning Asia As A Strategic Sourcing Hub
Harvansh Batra, Director Global Sourcing (India), EADS, India

Morning refreshments

Sourcing New Suppliers In Asian Markets; Establishing Criteria And Processes For Supplier Qualification
Amitabh Prasad, GM & Head of Global Sourcing, BT India

Panel Session: Developing A More Strategic Relationship With Key Suppliers - Exploring How Suppliers Can Become A Source Of Value-Add Throughout Your Organisation
Amitabh Prasad, GM & Head of Global Sourcing, BT India
Reinhard Eckhardt, Director of Procurecon, Infineon Technologies, Singapore
Anthony Loh PK, Senior Manager, Regional Sourcing, Integrated Supply Chain, Procurement, Motorola, Singapore

Roundtable sessions

Lunch

Leveraging E-Auctions To Identify New Opportunities For Significant Cost Savings In Your Organisation And Enhance Procurement Processes
Elina Zheng, Procurement & Sourcing Director, Alcatel-Lucent

Automating Your Relationship With Your Suppliers - Overcoming The Challenges Of Implementing New System And Processes
Pending final confirmation: Representative Ariba

Afternoon refreshments and networking

Assessing And Demonstrating The Value Of Indirect Procurement to Your Organisation
Kenith Poon, Head of Procurement, Asia Pacific and Europe, NVIDIA, Hong Kong

Winning Strategies For Indirect Procurement - Driving Cost Savings And Enhancing Business Process Efficiencies
Joseph Lim, Head of Procurement & Logistics, DiGi Telecommunications, Malaysia

Chairman’s closing remarks

Close of ProcureCon Asia 2008