The CIPS Saudi Arabia Procurement & Supply Chain Conference and Awards

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Introduction

Welcome to the Procurement and Supply Chain event of the year. Hosted by CIPS and supported by EXPRO this event will feature leading global experts discussing key procurement trends and supply chain initiatives as well as innovative practices of the future.

We will address key topics such as “How can Procurement support Vision 2030”, “How to overcome supply chain disruption” and “How technology is influencing the workforce of the future…”.

During the event we will also acknowledge senior procurement leaders who have made a significant contribution to the profession. The Procurement Awards will be a chance to award those who have helped the advancement of the profession to the strategic function that it is today.

This conference promises to be a prestigious event for procurement and supply chain professionals throughout the region and across the world.

We look forward to seeing you on the day….

Objectives

Provide guidance and thought leadership on current trends and challenges.

Discover Solutions for innovation and future challenges in procurement and supply chain.

Host engaging networking and help people make valuable connections

A celebration to acknowledge Procurement Pioneers who have championed change and innovation.

Topics

Procurement Excellence towards 2030 (how canprocurement support the Vision).

Building sustainable supply chains.

Establishing a global centre of excellence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Procurement of Mega and Giga Projects

Local Content and Saudization in Procurement and supply.

Current supply chain challenges post COVID.

Digitalisation and e-procurement

Speakers

Abdullah Al-Osaimi

Senior Vice President - Procurement & Business Support

Hani AlSaigh

Vice President of Supply Chain

Sulaiman Abdulla

Director Administrative Affairs Department

Asma Alotaibi

Former Procurement Manager

Lorraine Black

Director of Procurement

Bilal Hasan

General Manager of Supply Chain Services

Khalid Al Barwani

Senior CP Business Improvement Specialist

Rawan AlGhamdi

Procurement Manager-Professional Services

Stephen Ashcroft

Strategic Advisor - RESKIND Sustainable Procurement Advisory

Frederick Magana Echesa

Head of Contract Management

Dr. Vera Ndrecaj

Senior Lecturer and Project Manager

Abdulaziz M. Al-Mofadda

Rawafed Strategy Planning & Governance Director

Katie Jensen

Speaker & Host

Jena Ladhani

Managing Director

Abdulmajeed Marzouq

Reem Alattas, PhD, PMP

Director, Value Advisory at SAP

Ayman A. Bagawi

Procurement Vice President

Kobirul Islam

Global Volunteer Engagement Member

Nicholas Clark

Procurement Director

Lorraine Savage

Deputy Commercial Director

Dr Andre Da Silva

Head of Supply Chain Management Function

Tarek Amine

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Iain Mcbride

Head of Commercial

Mutasem AlNazer

Partner at PwC - Procurement Practice lead

Anis Tabka

SVP Procurement & Contracts

Nita Nair

Head of Procurement & Admin (KSA)

ATA ELYAS

Head Of Procurement Department

David Taylor

Chief Operating Officer

JULIA BROWN

Non-Executive Director for FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 Companies

SAM ACHAMPONG

Regional Managing Director of CIPS (MENA)

JACQUI ROCK

Chief Commercial Officer at NHS England

WAEL SAFWAT

Chair of CIPS MENA Fellows, Middle East Lead, Sustainable Procurement & Shared Services

Robert Ashman

Senior Procurement Manager

SIMON LEIGH

Managing Director

FAZEELA GOPALANI

Head of Middle East

ANTHONY BLENMAN

Procurement Director

RICHARD MCGUIRE

Executive Director Procurement at Saudi Entertainment Ventures

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Self-parking: Complimentary - On-site
EV charging: On-site
Parking details: Two story parking with over 1,500 parking spaces

Smart business wear. For men: suit or local dress. For women: legs, shoulders and chest must be covered: suit, modest dress or abaya (it is no longer compulsory for females to cover their hair or wear an abaya).

No - this year's event is fully live and in-person at Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences – Granada. No content will be streamed virtually.

Please note, all free to attend visitors must arrange their own visa to travel to Saudi Arabia, you can easily apply for a tourist eVisa here: https://visa.visitsaudi.com/Registration/Verify.

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Abdullah Al-Osaimi

Hani AlSaigh

Sulaiman Abdulla

Asma Alotaibi

Lorraine Black

Bilal Hasan

Khalid Al Barwani

Rawan AlGhamdi

Stephen Ashcroft

Frederick Magana Echesa

Dr. Vera Ndrecaj

Abdulaziz M. Al-Mofadda

Katie Jensen

Jena Ladhani

Abdulmajeed Marzouq

Reem Alattas, PhD, PMP

Ayman A. Bagawi

Kobirul Islam

Nicholas Clark

Lorraine Savage

Dr Andre Da Silva

Tarek Amine

Iain Mcbride

Mutasem AlNazer

Anis Tabka

Nita Nair

ATA ELYAS

David Taylor

JULIA BROWN

SAM ACHAMPONG

JACQUI ROCK

WAEL SAFWAT

Robert Ashman

SIMON LEIGH

FAZEELA GOPALANI

ANTHONY BLENMAN

RICHARD MCGUIRE

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Co-Sponsors

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