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AGENDA
* Day 1 - September 19th
* Day 2 - September 20th
* Full Day
* Plenary
* Opportunities and threats In digital trade
* Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers
Full Day Plenary Opportunities and threats In digital trade Chief supply chain
officers’ questions and answers
8:00 am -9:00 am GST
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
9:00 am -9:05 am GST
OPENING REMARKS WITH ECONOMIST IMPACT
MODERATED BY
* View Profile
JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 09:00 am -9:05 am
Opening remarks with Economist Impact
* 02:55 pm -3:20 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Panel: New trade
agreements - can they revive global trade?
* 04:45 pm -5:25 pm
Panel: Managing the unmanageable—can new technologies take trade and
supply chains into a new era?
September 20th 2023
* 09:30 am -9:35 am
Opening remarks with Economist Impact
* 01:45 pm -2:20 pm
Panel: Sustainable trade—paradox or priority?
John is the head of Economist Impact’s New Globalisation practice. He is
responsible for leading and developing the practice across different
geographies and sectors, including both public and private organisations. As
the global economy is being transformed by multiple forces including
geopolitics, technological progress and climate change, the practice works
with clients to navigate these structural shifts.
A frequent public speaker, his delivery style helps to provide context to
many global issues in an insightful and accessible way, supported by his 15
years in policy and economic analysis.
Most recently, as Director of Macroeconomics, he was responsible for guiding
The EIU’s global economic analysis across 200 countries. Prior to this, he
was Director of Country Analysis and Global Forecasting. John holds a
Master’s degree in International Economics from Sussex University where he
specialised in macroeconomics and trade, and an Honours degree in Psychology
from the Australian National University.
9:05 am -9:25 am GST
MINISTERIAL KEYNOTE: THE UAE’S ROLE IN TRANSFORMING TRADE TO FUEL GROWTH AND
INVESTMENT
Amid decoupling and uncertainty, the UAE aims to become a central location in
the global value chain by redefining supply chains and forging new partnerships.
The government is working on a number of economic agreements to eliminate trade
barriers and encourage growth. Who are the UAE’s main trade partners now and in
the future? How are government policies in the UAE supporting trade growth? What
are the difficulties that Dubai faces in its ambition to become a major trade
hub?
* View Profile
H.E. THANI BIN AHMED AL ZEYOUDI
Minister of state for foreign trade, UAE
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H.E. THANI BIN AHMED AL ZEYOUDI
Minister of state for foreign trade, UAE
September 19th 2023
* 09:05 am -9:25 am
Ministerial keynote: The UAE’s role in transforming trade to fuel growth
and investment
H.E Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi is UAE Minister of State for Foreign
Trade, a position he has held since July 2020. His primary responsibility is
to oversee the development of non-oil foreign trade, the expansion of global
trade partnerships and the increase of UAE exports.
His Excellency is currently presiding over the nation’s efforts to secure
Comprehensive Economic Partnerships, Agreements with strategic allies around
the world, a key part of the UAE’s efforts to boost exports by at least 50
percent by 2030. In May 2022, the first of these CEPAs, and the first ever
bilateral deal signed by the UAE, was concluded with long-standing trade and
investment partner India.
His Excellency also leads the efforts to enhance the UAE’s investment climate
and strengthen its position as a prime destination for business and
investments at both regional and global levels. is includes his portfolio as
Minister in Charge of Talent Attraction and Retention, in which he ensures
the best global talents have the pathways, incentives and opportunities to
contribute to the UAE’s long-term economic objectives.
Dr ani serves as Vice Chairman of the Industry Development Council and
Chairman of the Council’s Executive Committee, as well as Deputy Chairman of
Etihad Credit Insurance’s Board of Directors. His Excellency is also a member
of the Supreme Committee for the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), the
decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change.
Prior to his appointment as the Minister of State for Foreign Trade, H.E.
held the position of Minister of Climate Change and Environment and
supervised the implementation of the country’s strategies on climate action,
agricultural
development, animal husbandry and fisheries, in addition to combating
desertification and preserving biodiversity. He led efforts to enhance the
sustainability of natural systems, food diversity and the transition to a
green economy.
His Excellency led the UAE’s efforts to mitigate and adapt to the impact of
climate change, and protect the country’s natural ecosystem by developing and
implementing a set of effective policies and initiatives to achieve
sustainable development at both regional and international levels. is was
achieved by forging and strengthening partnerships with government and
private sector entities, ensuring food security and biosafety in the country
as well as increasing the quality of national agricultural production.
H.E. has also served as the Director of the Department of Energy and Climate
Change at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and
was appointed as the UAE’s Permanent Representative to the International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) as extraordinary Ambassador.
Minister Al Zeyoudi started his career as an oil engineer at the Abu Dhabi
Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO), and then moved to Abu Dhabi Future
Energy Company (Masdar), where he worked on the development of renewable and
clean energy technologies and solutions. He also played a key role in the
success of the UAE’s 2009 campaign to host the headquarters of the
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi.
In 2020, H.E. was chosen by the Davos World Economic Forum to become a member
of the Young Global Leadership Council, recognizing his outstanding
international efforts in the field of environment and climate. In 2015, Dr.
Al Zeyoudi received the first award for Excellence from the Cooperation
Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in recognition of his
pioneering efforts in the field of renewable energy.
H.E Dr. ani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum
Engineering from the University of Tulsa, an MBA from the New York Institute
of Technology, an MBA in Project Management from the British University in
Dubai, and a PhD in Strategy, Program and Project Management from Skema
Business School in France.
9:25 am -9:30 am
INTERNATIONAL MINISTERIAL KEYNOTE (VIRTUAL): UK’S PRIORITIES FOR SUPPORTING FREE
TRADE AND RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS
* View Profile
NUSRAT GHANI
Minister of state, Department for Business and Trade, Minister of state,
Investment Security Unit, Minister for industry and economic security, UK
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NUSRAT GHANI
Minister of state, Department for Business and Trade, Minister of state,
Investment Security Unit, Minister for industry and economic security, UK
September 19th 2023
* 09:25 am -9:30 am
International ministerial keynote (virtual): UK’s priorities for
supporting free trade and resilient supply chains
Nusrat Ghani was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Business
and Trade and as the Minister of State responsible for the Investment
Security Unit at the Cabinet Office on 7 February 2023.
She was previously Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy
and Industrial Strategy from 27 October 2022 to 7 February 2023, and
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport from
January 2018 to February 2020.
Nusrat was a Government Whip between July 2019 and December 2019, and an
Assistant Government Whip from January 2018 to July 2019.
The Investment Security Unit moved from the Department for Business, Energy
and Industrial Strategy to the Cabinet Office in February 2023.
Minister Ghani continues to be responsible for the Unit.
The Unit is responsible for identifying, addressing and mitigating national
security risks to the UK arising when a person gains control of a qualifying
asset or qualifying entity as set out in the National Security and Investment
Act.
EDUCATION
Nusrat was the first woman in her family to be formally educated. She
attended state comprehensive school before studying at Birmingham City
University (BA Government and Politics) and Leeds University (MA
International Relations).
POLITICAL CAREER
Nusrat was elected Conservative MP for Wealden in 2015.
In parliament Nusrat has been a member of a number of Select Committees,
including:
* Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee (2020 to 2022)
* Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission (2017 to 2018)
* Foreign Affairs Committee (2017 to 2018)
* Armed Forces Bill Committee (2015)
* Home Affairs Committee (2015 to 2017)
Most recently, in her role as a member of the BEIS Select Committee, she has
led on a number of enquires, including a probe into the use of Uyghur slave
labour in UK supply chains.
Nusrat was part of the UK delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly from
2020 to 2022 and the Rapporteur of the Science and Technology Committee.
For her work in raising awareness of the plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang,
Nusrat was nominated for the NATO Women of Peace and Security Prize,
finishing runner-up to the Honourable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United
States House of Representatives.
CAREER OUTSIDE POLITICS
Before beginning her career in politics, Nusrat was employed by the charities
Age UK and Breakthrough Breast Cancer, and later for the BBC World Service.
9:30 am -10:00 am GST
PANEL: NAVIGATING AMERICA V CHINA TRADE TENSIONS—A STRATEGY FOR THE REST OF THE
WORLD
Friction between the two largest economies has hurt trade beyond their borders.
The IMF reckons that deepening fragmentation could result in a 7% decline in
living standards around the world. How can countries that trade with China and
America handle this situation? How are businesses managing the day-to-day
problems that result?
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MICHAEL HART
President, American Chamber of Commerce, China
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MICHAEL HART
President, American Chamber of Commerce, China
September 19th 2023
* 09:30 am -10:00 am
Panel: Navigating America v China trade tensions—a strategy for the rest
of the world
Michael Hart, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China leads
the chamber’s staff of 50 who do government advocacy and host over 200 events
per year to support the chamber’s nearly 1,000 members who include many of
America’s leading companies. Michael has spent over 20 years in mainland
China and worked in commercial real estate before joining the chamber full
time in early 2022.
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ELIZA PRZEŹDZIECKA
Associate professor, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
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ELIZA PRZEŹDZIECKA
Associate professor, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
September 19th 2023
* 09:30 am -10:00 am
Panel: Navigating America v China trade tensions—a strategy for the rest
of the world
Eliza Przezdziecka is an Economist, Professor at the SGH Warsaw School of
Economics and Director of the Institute of International Economics.
Author of numerous reports on trade and foreign direct investment. Former a
Chief Economist at the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland in 2019-2023.
She has taught at the University of Trier (2009-2018) and the Vienna
University of Economics (2019-2021).
She is an Alumna of the Warsaw School of Economics and Harvard University.
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EMILY JONES
Associate professor, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
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EMILY JONES
Associate professor, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
September 19th 2023
* 09:30 am -10:00 am
Panel: Navigating America v China trade tensions—a strategy for the rest
of the world
* 02:30 pm -3:00 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: Digital trade in the
spotlight—the potential and the dangers around the globe
Emily Jones is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Blavatnik
School of Government and a Fellow of University College.
Emily directs the Global Economic Governance Programme which fosters research
and debate on how to make the global economy inclusive and sustainable. Her
research examines the political economy of global trade and finance, focusing
on the ways in which governments can exert influence in asymmetric
negotiations. She is currently leading a research project on digital trade,
examining how governments are responding to digitalisation and digital
technologies through trade agreements. She is a specialist adviser to the
International Trade Select Committee in the UK Parliament, and co-founder of
the Trade and Public Policy (TaPP) Network, which seeks to foster engagement
between academics and policymakers.
Emily holds a DPhil in International Political Economy from the University of
Oxford, an MSc (distinction) in Development Economics from the School of
Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a first-class BA in
Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. She
previously worked in Ghana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, for Oxfam GB,
and for the UK Department for International Development.
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SIMON COX
China economics editor, The Economist
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SIMON COX
China economics editor, The Economist
September 19th 2023
* 09:30 am -10:00 am
Panel: Navigating America v China trade tensions—a strategy for the rest
of the world
* 10:15 am -10:30 am
Interview: Big business and trade policy - how can companies do more?
* 11:45 am -12:15 pm
Panel: Diversifying supply chains—what will change in the next five to ten
years?
September 20th 2023
* 10:05 am -10:35 am
Panel: How to optimise supply chains—lessons from emerging markets
Simon Cox is the China economics editor at The Economist, based in Hong Kong.
He has spent over 15 years with the newspaper, including stints in London and
Delhi. In 2014, he left journalism to become an investment strategist and
Managing Director for BNY Mellon, before returning to the paper in
2016. Outside of his day job, Mr Cox edited “The Growth Report” by Nobel
laureate Michael Spence. He contributed to the Oxford Companion to the
Economics of China and he edited “Economics: Making Sense of the Modern
Economy” (Profile Books). He studied at Cambridge, Harvard and the London
School of Economics.
10:00 am -10:15 am GST
SPONSORED INTERVIEW: TAKING TRADE INTO A NEW ERA—PAYMENTS AS THE CATALYST FOR
TRADE’S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
It’s time for trade to move on from paper and cash. How can trade step into a
new era with digital payments? Can fintech become the driver for digital
transformation of trade around the world? What role does e-commerce play?
* View Profile
SHAHROKH MOINIAN
Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, J.P. Morgan
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SHAHROKH MOINIAN
Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, J.P. Morgan
September 19th 2023
* 10:00 am -10:15 am
Sponsored interview: Taking trade into a new era—payments as the catalyst
for trade’s digital transformation
Shahrokh Moinian is the head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for
J.P. Morgan Payments, and is responsible for growing the firm both
organically as well as through acquisitions. Covering 20+ countries, his 800+
strong team provides innovative payment solutions to Corporates and
E-Commerce companies, Bank and Non-Bank Financial Institutions as well as
Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, supporting them through every stage of
growth, with excellent client service, global reach and local expertise.
Shahrokh holds a Master of Arts degree in International Relations and
Economics from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International
Studies in Washington DC and a Bachelor of Arts degree in International
Economics from Sciences Po in Paris, France.
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
September 19th 2023
* 10:00 am -10:15 am
Sponsored interview: Taking trade into a new era—payments as the catalyst
for trade’s digital transformation
* 12:45 pm -1:15 pm
Panel: Shrinking the trade-finance gap—from theory to action
* 01:30 pm -2:30 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 2: Working capital transformation to stimulate
growth in a challenged environment.
* 03:00 pm -3:20 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Fireside chat: The data and
property rights debate in digital trade
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
September 20th 2023
* 10:35 am -11:00 am
Lessons from pharma and healthcare: Saving a seat for supply chains at the
board table
* 11:00 am -11:15 am
Sponsored interview: Deep-tier supply chain finance—how it enables
resilient supply chains
Swarup is a frequently quoted expert on digital finance, including CBDCs and
crypto currencies, digital public goods, associated issues of identity and
privacy, and the platform economy. He leads Industry Analysis for financial
services, automotive and healthcare and is preparing to launch a new mining
briefing service. Swarup also heads the EIU’s newly launched ESG Ratings
Service. He is a Stern Sustainability Alumnus, having been trained by the
prestigious NYU Stern School of Business on Sustainable Finance and ESG
Investing.
10:15 am -10:30 am GST
INTERVIEW: BIG BUSINESS AND TRADE POLICY - HOW CAN COMPANIES DO MORE?
The voice of the business community needs to be a part of the policy making
conversation on trade. Yet at times it has been reticent, notably when political
leaders invoke national security. How can companies get more involved in
developing new trade policies? What commercial priorities most need to be aired?
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H.E. MOHAMMAD ALI BIN RASHED LOOTAH
President and CEO, Dubai Chambers
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H.E. MOHAMMAD ALI BIN RASHED LOOTAH
President and CEO, Dubai Chambers
September 19th 2023
* 10:15 am -10:30 am
Interview: Big business and trade policy - how can companies do more?
Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah is the President & CEO of Dubai Chambers, one of
the largest economic development arms in Dubai. In his current role, he
oversees the implementation of Dubai Chambers’ strategic initiatives and
plans, which aim to improve ease of doing business in Dubai, support
businesses expanding globally, attract foreign companies and investment and
advance the digital economy.
Previously, Lootah served as CEO of the Commercial Compliance & Consumer
Protection for Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, where he was
responsible for overseeing consumer protection, business protection,
intellectual property protection and commercial compliance.
He also held several other leadership positions at the Department of Economic
Development, namely Deputy CEO of the Commercial Compliance & Consumer
Protection Sector, Deputy CEO of the Dubai Export Development Corporation,
Executive Director of Corporate Quality and
Excellence and Deputy Director of Information Technology Department at Dubai
Land Department.
He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Arizona
State University in the United States and an Executive MBA – Strategic
Management from the Higher Colleges of Technology in Dubai.
MODERATED BY
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SIMON COX
China economics editor, The Economist
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SIMON COX
China economics editor, The Economist
September 19th 2023
* 09:30 am -10:00 am
Panel: Navigating America v China trade tensions—a strategy for the rest
of the world
* 10:15 am -10:30 am
Interview: Big business and trade policy - how can companies do more?
* 11:45 am -12:15 pm
Panel: Diversifying supply chains—what will change in the next five to ten
years?
September 20th 2023
* 10:05 am -10:35 am
Panel: How to optimise supply chains—lessons from emerging markets
Simon Cox is the China economics editor at The Economist, based in Hong Kong.
He has spent over 15 years with the newspaper, including stints in London and
Delhi. In 2014, he left journalism to become an investment strategist and
Managing Director for BNY Mellon, before returning to the paper in
2016. Outside of his day job, Mr Cox edited “The Growth Report” by Nobel
laureate Michael Spence. He contributed to the Oxford Companion to the
Economics of China and he edited “Economics: Making Sense of the Modern
Economy” (Profile Books). He studied at Cambridge, Harvard and the London
School of Economics.
10:30 am -10:45 am
SPONSORED INTERVIEW: ADDRESSING INTERNATIONAL TRADE CHALLENGES WITH END-TO-END
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE
In an increasingly interconnected world, trade patterns can be disrupted by a
single issue at a single point in the supply chain. This has been shown by
events over the past decade and beyond – from volcanic eruptions in Iceland in
2010 to the recent Covid-19 pandemic. But each challenge has brought solutions
to the fore. This interview will explore how diversifying supply chains and
implementing logistical resilience and redundancy can ensure that global trade
is prepared for whatever comes next.
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BEAT SIMON
Group chief commercial officer, logistics, DP World
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BEAT SIMON
Group chief commercial officer, logistics, DP World
September 19th 2023
* 10:30 am -10:45 am
Sponsored interview: Addressing international trade challenges with
end-to-end supply chain resilience
Beat Simon is a seasoned logistics executive with a wealth of experience in
the industry. Serving as Group Chief Commercial Officer, Logistics, Beat is
responsible for leading the organization’s global commercial functions,
focusing on driving end-to-end supply chain solutions and developing
innovative capabilities that shape customer’s supply chain strategies.
Prior to his role at DP World, Beat held several senior management positions
including President of APL Logistics, CEO of Agility Europe, and CEO of
Panalpina’s Latin America. Beat has also served on the Regional Economic
Advisory Board of the Swiss National Bank. These roles have provided Beat
with a strong strategic acumen and valuable multicultural experiences across
diverse markets, including Europe, North and South America, Asia, and the
Middle East.
A native of Switzerland, Beat is currently based in Dubai. He speaks English,
German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Beat is an alumnus of Harvard
Business School and Basel School of Commerce.
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 10:30 am -10:45 am
Sponsored interview: Addressing international trade challenges with
end-to-end supply chain resilience
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Fireside chat:
Nothing left to hide—making products traceable
* 04:30 pm -4:45 pm
Sponsored interview: Digital transformation in trade and supply
chains—opportunities and challenges for industries to grow
John is the head of Economist Impact’s New Globalisation practice. He is
responsible for leading and developing the practice across different
geographies and sectors, including both public and private organisations. As
the global economy is being transformed by multiple forces including
geopolitics, technological progress and climate change, the practice works
with clients to navigate these structural shifts.
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NETWORKING BREAK
* Executive Coffee Break meeting
Executive Coffee Break meeting
* EXECUTIVE MEETING TOPIC 1: OPTIMISING VISIBILITY IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
During the morning break, the first executive roundtable meeting will take
place for 10-15 senior executives, to explore how to maximise supply chain
visibility.
What does supply-chain visibility mean to different businesses and business
leaders? How are they approaching it? How can company policies ensure
visibility—and what are the practical experiences of firms in achieving it?
Which technology tools can help companies see across the supply chain,
particularly for second- and third-tier suppliers? What is the role of
digitisation in achieving supply-chain visibility?
* View Profile
BABER FAROOQ
SVP and head of market strategy, SAP Procurement and External Workforce
Solutions
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BABER FAROOQ
SVP and head of market strategy, SAP Procurement and External Workforce
Solutions
September 19th 2023
* 10:45 am -11:45 am
Executive Meeting Topic 1: Optimising visibility in global supply
chains
Baber Farooq is the head of market strategy for SAP Intelligent Spend and
Business Network, Marketing and Solutions. In this role, he leads a team
focused on delivering world-class procurement and external workforce
solutions that drive optimal outcomes for customers today, and into the
future.
Baber has extensive procurement knowledge gained from working with
customers across the globe, and understanding their challenges,
procurement transformation goals and view of success. This background
provides Baber unique insights into procurement organisations and supports
the development of a customer-centric roadmap for SAP’s procurement and
external workforce solutions.
Baber joined SAP Ariba in 2006 in the United States. Since then, he has
held various director-level roles in overseeing procurement
transformations across the world. Prior to taking on his current role, he
served as General Manager, Customer Value Organisation in the SAP customer
success organisation for the Asia-Pacific region.
Baber holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in engineering from Carnegie
Mellon University. Prior to joining SAP Ariba, he was part of the
Engineering Design and Construction team for the city of Miami, Florida.
He presently lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife, daughter, son,
cat and Rottweiler.
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CARLOS MERCURIALI
SVP and General Manager, SAP ISBN
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CARLOS MERCURIALI
SVP and General Manager, SAP ISBN
September 19th 2023
* 10:45 am -11:45 am
Executive Meeting Topic 1: Optimising visibility in global supply
chains
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ELIZABETH MACKIE
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact
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ELIZABETH MACKIE
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 10:45 am -11:45 am
Executive Meeting Topic 1: Optimising visibility in global supply
chains
* 02:30 pm -3:00 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: Digital trade in
the spotlight—the potential and the dangers around the globe
* 04:00 pm -4:30 pm
Panel: Flying under the radar—the future of services trade
September 20th 2023
* 03:05 pm -3:25 pm
Fireside chat: How is South Asia and South-East Asia influencing global
trade?
* 04:00 pm -4:20 pm
In conversation: European trade rules—is deforestation law the
beginning or the end?
Elizabeth Mackie is a senior manager at Economist Impact, focused on trade
and geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific and based in Sydney. An experienced
policy professional, she has expertise across trade policy, finance,
services, investment and the sustainability agenda, and is passionate
about promoting robust decision-making.
Elizabeth has experience leading programmes to create thought leadership
and influence the policy agenda across a range of areas, including trade,
technology, finance and geopolitics. Prior to this, she worked in various
roles for the British civil service, developing economic diplomacy and
policy on trade in services, and leading aspects of Britain’s trade policy
engagement with Australia and its sustainable finance agenda, including in
relation to COP26.
Ms Mackie holds a master’s degree in international law from the University
of Sydney and a bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations
from Macquarie University.
11:45 am -12:15 pm GST
PANEL: DIVERSIFYING SUPPLY CHAINS—WHAT WILL CHANGE IN THE NEXT FIVE TO TEN
YEARS?
Supply chain diversification is under way. What will it take for businesses to
diversify their supply chains? How will it change supply-chain management and
the logistics industry? Are there examples of best practice in diversifying
supply chains? Which markets have the most to gain or lose?
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SARAVANA KUMAR S
Head of treasury and senior vice-president, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd
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SARAVANA KUMAR S
Head of treasury and senior vice-president, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd
September 19th 2023
* 11:45 am -12:15 pm
Panel: Diversifying supply chains—what will change in the next five to ten
years?
Saravana Kumar is currently the Head of Treasury for Digital Services
business segment housed under Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd and its parent, Jio
Platforms Ltd with more than two decades of experience in Corporate Treasury.
During his career spanning more than 10 years in Reliance group, he has
worked closely with the Petrochemical Business and Jio Business for raising
short term and long term financing, providing credit support, delivering
structured trade finance solutions and managing all the relationships with
banks, financial institutions and rating agencies. He has also assisted in
hiving off infrastructure assets to INVIT entities formed under SEBI Invit
regulations and raising long term capital for financing the said
infrastructure assets. In his previous stint with Tata Communications Ltd, he
was responsible for setting up global cash pooling arrangements and managing
the Treasury operations.
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RAVEEN GULIANI
Chief operating officer - logistics, GCC, trade development and logistics, DP
World
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RAVEEN GULIANI
Chief operating officer - logistics, GCC, trade development and logistics, DP
World
September 19th 2023
* 11:45 am -12:15 pm
Panel: Diversifying supply chains—what will change in the next five to ten
years?
Raveen Guliani was appointed Chief Operating Officer Logistics for DP World
GCC in August 2023, overseeing trade and logistics in the UAE and the wider
Gulf region. Previously, Raveen was Vice President Trade Development &
Logistics of DP World UAE with responsibility for logistics operations at
Jebel Ali Port and the flagship free zone of Jafza. Since joining DP World in
2010, Raveen has held a number of senior leadership roles, heading up the
Trade & Business Intelligence, Business Development, and Marketing &
Communications functions. Raveen has more than 20 years of management and
leadership experience across the logistics, shipping and maritime sectors,
with proven expertise in developing trade and enabling efficient supply chain
solutions. Prior to joining DP World, Raveen was the Regional Sales Manager
at Dubai Maritime City, with responsibility for sales and business
development in Asia Pacific. He has also held several commercial and
operational roles with Maersk across Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Raveen
holds an Executive MBA from the IE Business School in Madrid and a
Postgraduate Certificate in Business from the University of Wales. He also
holds a Diploma in Port Management from Lloyds Maritime Academy and a
graduate degree in Engineering.
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ED BRZYTWA
Vice-president of international trade, Consumer Technology Association
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ED BRZYTWA
Vice-president of international trade, Consumer Technology Association
September 19th 2023
* 11:45 am -12:15 pm
Panel: Diversifying supply chains—what will change in the next five to ten
years?
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
Ed Brzytwa is the Consumer Technology Association’s Vice President of
International Trade. He leads CTA’s trade and supply chain policy and
advocacy work, with a strong focus on improving the international trade
environment and global supply chains to strengthen the competitiveness of the
U.S. consumer technology industry. Ed previously served as an international
trade advocate for the American Chemistry Council and Information Technology
Industry Council and a trade negotiator in Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative and U.S. Department of Commerce. Ed obtained two Master’s
degrees from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna in Austria, where he was a
Fulbright fellow, and from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies
at Monterey, and has a Bachelor’s degree in The Classics from the College of
the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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SIMON COX
China economics editor, The Economist
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SIMON COX
China economics editor, The Economist
September 19th 2023
* 09:30 am -10:00 am
Panel: Navigating America v China trade tensions—a strategy for the rest
of the world
* 10:15 am -10:30 am
Interview: Big business and trade policy - how can companies do more?
* 11:45 am -12:15 pm
Panel: Diversifying supply chains—what will change in the next five to ten
years?
September 20th 2023
* 10:05 am -10:35 am
Panel: How to optimise supply chains—lessons from emerging markets
Simon Cox is the China economics editor at The Economist, based in Hong Kong.
He has spent over 15 years with the newspaper, including stints in London and
Delhi. In 2014, he left journalism to become an investment strategist and
Managing Director for BNY Mellon, before returning to the paper in
2016. Outside of his day job, Mr Cox edited “The Growth Report” by Nobel
laureate Michael Spence. He contributed to the Oxford Companion to the
Economics of China and he edited “Economics: Making Sense of the Modern
Economy” (Profile Books). He studied at Cambridge, Harvard and the London
School of Economics.
12:15 pm -12:45 pm GST
FIRESIDE CHAT: RESPONDING TO RISING TRADE RULES—HOW IT WORKS IN PRACTICE
Businesses in America and Europe face rigorous tracking and tracing of their
operations under a growing list of political and environmental rules,
labour-wage standards, and responsible-sourcing requirements. And companies face
severe penalties if they don’t conform. The rules affect trade with developing
countries, in particular. How can businesses work with suppliers and customs
authorities to continue to trade legally? What will be the impact on smaller
businesses in comparison with larger corporations? Can supply-chain mapping help
businesses manage these rules?
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LEILA AFAS
Director, global public policy, TOYOTA
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LEILA AFAS
Director, global public policy, TOYOTA
September 19th 2023
* 12:15 pm -12:45 pm
Fireside chat: Responding to rising trade rules—how it works in practice
Ms. Afas is responsible for developing and executing strategies to further
Toyota‘s global business goals. She coordinates cross-functional and
cross-cultural teams to understand, anticipate and navigate the ever-evolving
policy environment and successfully advocate Toyota’s position. She also
provides insight on geopolitical trends and macroeconomic developments to
Toyota’s senior leadership.
Previously, Ms. Afas was appointed by President Obama to support the goal of
doubling U.S. exports in five years and creating five million manufacturing
jobs following the 2008 financial crisis. As the Director for Export
Promotion at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, she collaborated closely
with the private and public sectors at home and abroad to develop sustainable
infrastructure projects in emerging economies by deploying U.S technologies
and services.
In a prior role with USTDA, Ms. Afas managed a multimillion-dollar portfolio
of grant funds for critical infrastructure projects throughout the Middle
East and North Africa. Her career has spanned the public and private sectors
including positions in the U.K. House of Commons, U.S. Trust Company in New
York, Grant Thornton LLP and the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Ms. Afas was appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to a District Export
Council. She also serves on the Executive Committee for the Meridian
International Center’s Corporate Council and is on the Board of Directors for
the American Task Force for Lebanon. She is a member of Washington’s Trade
Policy Forum and is a proud Trade Experette. Ms. Afas earned a master’s in
international economics from Columbia University, where she was awarded a
program assistant fellowship, and a B.A. (Hons) in English and Political
Science from James Madison University.
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BRANDON LORD
Executive director, trade policy and programmes, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection
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BRANDON LORD
Executive director, trade policy and programmes, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection
September 19th 2023
* 12:15 pm -12:45 pm
Fireside chat: Responding to rising trade rules—how it works in practice
Brandon Lord serves as the Executive Director of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection’s (CBP) Trade Policy and Programs Directorate, in the Office of
Trade. He also serves as the Deputy Director of the National Intellectual
Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), located in Washington D.C.
He is responsible for policy implementation, trade enforcement priorities,
and stakeholder outreach related to CBP’s national trade strategy. He
oversees trade processes that impact supply chain traceability and fair trade
including: CBP’s 21st Century Customs Framework (21CCF) efforts, the
enforcement of Section 201, 232, and 301 trade remedy measures and duties,
the Global Business Identifier (GBI) initiative, E-Commerce Section 321, and
Entry Type 86 data pilots, and the CBP Green Trade Strategy. His work with
U.S. stakeholders, partner government agencies, and U.S. Congress on 21CCF
will increase supply chain compliance creating further transparency, and
allow CBP to continue modernizing its trade procedures, and adjust to
changing global trade practices.
Mr. Lord has been with CBP for over ten years, providing critical technical
trade assistance and guidance spearheading national enforcement operations to
combat trade evasion schemes. He holds degrees in political science and
economics from the George Washington University.
MODERATED BY
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OLIVER SAWBRIDGE
Manager - trade and geopolitics, Economist Impact
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OLIVER SAWBRIDGE
Manager - trade and geopolitics, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 12:15 pm -12:45 pm
Fireside chat: Responding to rising trade rules—how it works in practice
* 02:30 pm -2:55 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Fireside chat:
Building transparency into supply chains—from sanctions to sustainability
September 20th 2023
* 11:15 am -12:15 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 3: Industry best practice in building supply chain
resilience
* 02:50 pm -3:05 pm
Interview: Understanding the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Oliver Sawbridge is a policy and insights manager at Economist Impact in its
new globalisation practice, and is particularly responsible for research and
analysis on international trade. As the global economy is being transformed
by multiple forces including geopolitics, technological progress and climate
change, the new globalisation practice works with clients to navigate these
structural shifts.
His insights provide context and meaning in an accessible way. They are
informed by numerous years of policy experience, most recently at the
Department for International Trade, where he delivered aspects of Britain’s
free-trade agreement programme. Before this he was a policy and legislative
researcher at the House of Commons.
12:45 pm -1:15 pm GST
PANEL: SHRINKING THE TRADE-FINANCE GAP—FROM THEORY TO ACTION
The Asian Development Bank estimates that the gap in trade finance availability
reached $2trn in 2022. How can this be reduced? In what ways can developing
countries access finance to improve infrastructure? How can banks extend
financing to smaller companies further down the supply chain through deep-tier
supply chain finance? How can trade finance function properly in both good times
and bad?
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SUJAY SARKAR
Senior vice president and group head corporate finance, Olam Agri
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SUJAY SARKAR
Senior vice president and group head corporate finance, Olam Agri
September 19th 2023
* 12:45 pm -1:15 pm
Panel: Shrinking the trade-finance gap—from theory to action
Group Head, Corporate Finance for Olam Agri. Olam Group is in Fortune 500, a
global leader in agri commodities. I’m a Chartered Accountant with 22 years
of experience in all facets of finance.
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AMISHA SHAH
Assistant vice president, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd
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AMISHA SHAH
Assistant vice president, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd
September 19th 2023
* 12:45 pm -1:15 pm
Panel: Shrinking the trade-finance gap—from theory to action
Amisha Shah, A trade finance specialist with an experience of over two
decades. A well know name in the corporate trade finance world handling
various projects for the country’s largest conglomerate Reliance Group of
Industries. She has been part of almost all the projects of the Reliance
Group since 1994 till date in varied businesses from Textile to Refinery,
from Aviation to Telecom. She has played a pivotal role in Implementation of
transition from performance/advance bank guarantee to performance / advance
standby letter of credit which is simple to understand and handle by trade
specialist as compared to legally drafted bank guarantees under the guidance
of senior trade experts. She is currently responsible for implementation of
structured trade finance products, digitalization of the transactions,
designing trade finance products for suppliers and the company to facilitate
project finance and ensuring compliance related to Trade Finance. Currently
working with the largest telecom operator of the country i.e. Reliance Jio
Infocomm Limited for past 10 years
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PARVAIZ DALAL
global head payables finance, Citi
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PARVAIZ DALAL
global head payables finance, Citi
September 19th 2023
* 12:45 pm -1:15 pm
Panel: Shrinking the trade-finance gap—from theory to action
Parvaiz Dalal Heads Global Payables Financing Vertical for Citi.
Parvaiz role is to integrates various offerings into a holistic solution
across payables vertical for clients on a global basis.
Payables Finance comprises of Supply Chain Financing,(a flagship & market
leader product offering), Dynamic Discounting, Open account Draft
discounting and various related Financing across payables value chain of
Institutional and Commercial Client Group of Citi.
Parvaiz lead the business end to end, including Product Management,
On-boarding and Sales capabilities, working in close partnership with Sales,
Coverage and Banking partners.
Prior to the current role, Parvaiz Dalal was heading Supply Chain Finance for
Treasury and Trade Solutions EMEA.
Parvaiz moved to London in Feb 2015 primarily to uplift SCF business to next
level by fully automating and digitizing supplier onboarding and automating
the end to end flow doubling SCF EMEA business.
Prior to this move, Parvaiz worked for five years in Singapore as Trade Head
Asean. Prior to Citi, Parvaiz worked at RBS, Asia as Regional Trade Sales and
Business Development Manager for Asia Pacific. He has over 2 decades of
banking experience with Citi, ABN-RBS and Credit Lyonnais. His wealth of
experience is mostly spent in transaction banking space and has also managed
corporate relationships.
Parvaiz holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce with specialization in Advance
account and Statistics.
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
September 19th 2023
* 10:00 am -10:15 am
Sponsored interview: Taking trade into a new era—payments as the catalyst
for trade’s digital transformation
* 12:45 pm -1:15 pm
Panel: Shrinking the trade-finance gap—from theory to action
* 01:30 pm -2:30 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 2: Working capital transformation to stimulate
growth in a challenged environment.
* 03:00 pm -3:20 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Fireside chat: The data and
property rights debate in digital trade
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
September 20th 2023
* 10:35 am -11:00 am
Lessons from pharma and healthcare: Saving a seat for supply chains at the
board table
* 11:00 am -11:15 am
Sponsored interview: Deep-tier supply chain finance—how it enables
resilient supply chains
Swarup is a frequently quoted expert on digital finance, including CBDCs and
crypto currencies, digital public goods, associated issues of identity and
privacy, and the platform economy. He leads Industry Analysis for financial
services, automotive and healthcare and is preparing to launch a new mining
briefing service. Swarup also heads the EIU’s newly launched ESG Ratings
Service. He is a Stern Sustainability Alumnus, having been trained by the
prestigious NYU Stern School of Business on Sustainable Finance and ESG
Investing.
1:15 pm -1:30 pm
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: OUT OF THE BOX AND INTO THE SPACE—THE IMPACT OF SPACE ECONOMY
ON SUPPLY CHAINS IN FIVE TO TEN YEARS' TIME
Space can bring significant, positive changes to supply chains. Imagine getting
products from London to Tokyo in less than one hour, manufacturing your products
in space to benefit from zero gravity, or tracking shipments from your suppliers
anywhere on land, sea, or air in real time. It may not be that long until all of
this is reality. In which industries will these technologies offer competitive
advantages? What are some practical examples of how the space economy will
impact supply chains five to ten years from now? How will space race 2.0—America
v China—accelerate and complicate these capabilities? What do supply-chain
leaders need to know now to make sure they don’t miss out in the zero-gravity
game?
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GREG AUTRY
Director and professor of space leadership, policy, and business, Thunderbird
School of Global Management, ASU
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GREG AUTRY
Director and professor of space leadership, policy, and business, Thunderbird
School of Global Management, ASU
September 19th 2023
* 01:15 pm -1:30 pm
Keynote interview: Out of the box and into the space—the impact of space
economy on supply chains in five to ten years' time
Greg Autry is Director of Space Leadership, Policy, and Business in ASU’s
Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is Visiting Professor in the
Institute for Security Science and Technology at Imperial College London and
Vice President of the National Space Society. Autry severed as White House
Liaison at NASA and on FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation Advisory
Committee. Dr. Autry was Senior Economist at the Coalition for a Prosperous
America and is on their advisory board. His books include Death by China and
A New Entrepreneurial Dynamic. He publishes in Foreign Policy, Forbes and
Space News. His thoughts on space, trade, and globalism are frequently
featured in major media outlets. Autry holds an MBA and PhD from UC Irvine.
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GREGG CARLSTROM
Middle East correspondent, The Economist
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GREGG CARLSTROM
Middle East correspondent, The Economist
September 19th 2023
* 01:15 pm -1:30 pm
Keynote interview: Out of the box and into the space—the impact of space
economy on supply chains in five to ten years' time
September 20th 2023
* 12:15 pm -12:30 pm
Keynote interview: Getting things done at World Customs Organisation—next
steps at the borders
* 03:40 pm -4:00 pm
Fireside chat: Central Asia—is there a new role for it to play in global
trade?
Gregg Carlstrom is a Middle East correspondent for The Economist, based in
Dubai. He has covered the region for more than a decade, with stints in
Cairo, Beirut and Tel Aviv. His reporting and analysis on the Middle East has
been published in a number of other publications, including Foreign Affairs,
The Atlantic and Politico. His first book, “How Long Will Israel Survive: The
Threat From Within,” was published in 2017.
1:30 pm -2:30 pm GST
LUNCH BREAK
* Executive lunch meeting
Executive lunch meeting
* EXECUTIVE MEETING TOPIC 2: WORKING CAPITAL TRANSFORMATION TO STIMULATE GROWTH
IN A CHALLENGED ENVIRONMENT.
The second executive meeting for 10-15 senior executives will be held at a
sit-down lunch, on the topic of working capital transformation.
* How have economic realities and industries challenges impacted capital?
Can a shifting and evolving working capital agenda help to address these
gaps and bolster key regional projects?
* Intra-GCC prosperity beyond economic diversification away from traditional
energy sources.
* Stronger Together: What role can financial partners have in boosting
ecosystems ahead of 2030 visions for social/economic prosperity and
bolstering SMEs and consumer markets?
* Corridors of Focus – Can trade help increase the flow of commercial
activity amongst the Middle East, Africa, and emerging regions in Asia?
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ROULA JEHA
Trade & Working Capital – CEEMEA Trade Head, J.P. Morgan
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ROULA JEHA
Trade & Working Capital – CEEMEA Trade Head, J.P. Morgan
September 19th 2023
* 01:30 pm -2:30 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 2: Working capital transformation to stimulate
growth in a challenged environment.
Roula joined J.P. Morgan in February 2021 as Trade & Working Capital – MEA
Trade Head, based in Dubai.
Roula started her career with Citibank Beirut in September 1999 where she
headed the Trade and Treasury Operation team before she moved to Citibank
Dubai in February 2006. Since then, she has held a number of positions in
client facing roles and product management across the different pillars
of Trade.
Roula headed Supply Chain Finance for Citibank Middle East and North
Africa where she was responsible for rolling out the product in multiple
countries and building and leading a team to execute Supply Chain Finance
mandates until July 2016.
Before Roula took on her current responsibility in J.P. Morgan, she was
the Corporate Trade Sales Head for Citibank Middle East and North Africa.
She was responsible for executing Citi Trade Sales Strategy including
originating, structuring and executing Trade Finance deals across Citi’s
client base of Corporates and public sector entities.
Roula holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of
Balamand, Lebanon.
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
September 19th 2023
* 10:00 am -10:15 am
Sponsored interview: Taking trade into a new era—payments as the
catalyst for trade’s digital transformation
* 12:45 pm -1:15 pm
Panel: Shrinking the trade-finance gap—from theory to action
* 01:30 pm -2:30 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 2: Working capital transformation to stimulate
growth in a challenged environment.
* 03:00 pm -3:20 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Fireside chat: The data
and property rights debate in digital trade
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
September 20th 2023
* 10:35 am -11:00 am
Lessons from pharma and healthcare: Saving a seat for supply chains at
the board table
* 11:00 am -11:15 am
Sponsored interview: Deep-tier supply chain finance—how it enables
resilient supply chains
Swarup is a frequently quoted expert on digital finance, including CBDCs
and crypto currencies, digital public goods, associated issues of identity
and privacy, and the platform economy. He leads Industry Analysis for
financial services, automotive and healthcare and is preparing to launch a
new mining briefing service. Swarup also heads the EIU’s newly launched
ESG Ratings Service. He is a Stern Sustainability Alumnus, having been
trained by the prestigious NYU Stern School of Business on Sustainable
Finance and ESG Investing.
2:30 pm GST
THE AGENDA NOW DIVIDES INTO TWO TRACKS; OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS IN DIGITAL
TRADE AND CHIEF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICERS’ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Please click on the tabs at the top of the page for each agenda.
2:30 pm -3:00 pm GST
OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS IN DIGITAL TRADE - PANEL: DIGITAL TRADE IN THE
SPOTLIGHT—THE POTENTIAL AND THE DANGERS AROUND THE GLOBE
Cross-border digital trade, such as e-commerce, video streaming, games and apps,
make up more than half of all trade in services worldwide. The demand for traded
digital services has risen by 8% a year since 2005. This is double the rate of
growth for both goods and other services combined. How could digital trade be
made more efficient around the globe, with more interoperability? What sort of
opportunities and threats does digital trade present for developing countries?
Considering the implications of growing digital fragmentation, from cross-border
data flows and data localisation to competition, taxation and trade, what are
the potential pitfalls for digital trade?
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EMILY JONES
Associate professor, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
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EMILY JONES
Associate professor, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
September 19th 2023
* 09:30 am -10:00 am
Panel: Navigating America v China trade tensions—a strategy for the rest
of the world
* 02:30 pm -3:00 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: Digital trade in the
spotlight—the potential and the dangers around the globe
Emily Jones is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Blavatnik
School of Government and a Fellow of University College.
Emily directs the Global Economic Governance Programme which fosters research
and debate on how to make the global economy inclusive and sustainable. Her
research examines the political economy of global trade and finance, focusing
on the ways in which governments can exert influence in asymmetric
negotiations. She is currently leading a research project on digital trade,
examining how governments are responding to digitalisation and digital
technologies through trade agreements. She is a specialist adviser to the
International Trade Select Committee in the UK Parliament, and co-founder of
the Trade and Public Policy (TaPP) Network, which seeks to foster engagement
between academics and policymakers.
Emily holds a DPhil in International Political Economy from the University of
Oxford, an MSc (distinction) in Development Economics from the School of
Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a first-class BA in
Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. She
previously worked in Ghana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, for Oxfam GB,
and for the UK Department for International Development.
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SEAN DOHERTY
Head, international trade and investment, World Economic Forum
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SEAN DOHERTY
Head, international trade and investment, World Economic Forum
September 19th 2023
* 02:30 pm -3:00 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: Digital trade in the
spotlight—the potential and the dangers around the globe
Sean Doherty is head of International Trade & Investment and a member of the
executive committee at the World Economic Forum. He leads the Forum’s work on
trade and investment, including facilitation, sustainability, digitalization
and industrial policy. He earlier headed the World Economic Forum’s Supply
Chain & Transport, Chemicals, Mining and Metals industry communities. He
worked previously in the trading and logistics sector and as a management
consultant. He holds degrees in aeronautical engineering, molecular biology,
business administration and international economic law.
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RALPH OSSA
Chief economist and director, WTO
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RALPH OSSA
Chief economist and director, WTO
September 19th 2023
* 02:30 pm -3:00 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: Digital trade in the
spotlight—the potential and the dangers around the globe
Ralph Ossa is Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and
Statistics Division at the World Trade Organization. He joined the World
Trade Organization after a distinguished career in academia with appointments
at Princeton University, the University of Chicago, and the University of
Zurich.
Prof Ossa’s research focuses on international economics with a particular
emphasis on questions of policy relevance. For example, he has explored the
economics of trade wars and trade talks and estimated how much countries gain
from international trade.
He holds a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics.
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ERICK SIRALI
Director, digital trade, TradeMark Africa
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ERICK SIRALI
Director, digital trade, TradeMark Africa
September 19th 2023
* 02:30 pm -3:00 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: Digital trade in the
spotlight—the potential and the dangers around the globe
Erick is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in digital trade
and a strong track record of delivering effective trade systems. As the
Digital Trade Director at TradeMark Africa, he assumes the critical
responsibility of providing strategic and technical leadership in digital
technology initiatives. With over 13 years of experience in designing and
implementing digital solutions, Erick possesses deep expertise in trade,
transport, and various other sectors.
In his current role, Erick oversees the technical delivery of over 50
projects across 14 country programs in Africa. These projects involve
collaboration with both public and private trade actors in diverse sectors
such as agriculture, health, trade, and transport.
Erick’s academic background includes an MBA specializing in Management
Information Systems, underscoring his comprehensive understanding of the
intersection between technology and business management. Furthermore, he has
acquired additional qualifications and training, including PMP (registered)
and Business Process Management certifications, among others. These
credentials exemplify his commitment to staying at the forefront of industry
best practices and ensuring successful project delivery.
He embarked on a fruitful career journey, starting as a software developer in
the private sector then grew through the ranks to his current role. These
experiences equipped him with a holistic view of the digital trade landscape,
reinforcing his ability to drive transformative projects. With keen interest
in emerging technologies, Erick has delivered solutions using new age
technologies including Artificial Intelligence and Distributed Ledger
technologies (DLT).
Erick’s notable achievements include automating the second-largest tea
auction in the world, establishing a Digital Trust Infrastructure Global
Trade (Trade Logistics Information Pipeline using DLT), enhancing E-Commerce
services in Kenya, developing a commodities exchange, and establishing
Business Intelligence Tool Kits for Transport and Logistics in the Northern
and Central Corridors of Africa. These accomplishments exemplify his
dedication to leveraging technology to create positive impacts and improve
the lives and livelihoods of individuals.
Outside of his professional endeavors, Erick finds inspiration in the
potential of digitalization and automation to transform lives and
livelihoods. He also cultivates his passion for outdoor activities as an avid
hiker and enjoys engaging in DIY projects during his leisure time.
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ELIZABETH MACKIE
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact
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ELIZABETH MACKIE
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 10:45 am -11:45 am
Executive Meeting Topic 1: Optimising visibility in global supply chains
* 02:30 pm -3:00 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: Digital trade in the
spotlight—the potential and the dangers around the globe
* 04:00 pm -4:30 pm
Panel: Flying under the radar—the future of services trade
September 20th 2023
* 03:05 pm -3:25 pm
Fireside chat: How is South Asia and South-East Asia influencing global
trade?
* 04:00 pm -4:20 pm
In conversation: European trade rules—is deforestation law the beginning
or the end?
Elizabeth Mackie is a senior manager at Economist Impact, focused on trade
and geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific and based in Sydney. An experienced
policy professional, she has expertise across trade policy, finance,
services, investment and the sustainability agenda, and is passionate about
promoting robust decision-making.
Elizabeth has experience leading programmes to create thought leadership and
influence the policy agenda across a range of areas, including trade,
technology, finance and geopolitics. Prior to this, she worked in various
roles for the British civil service, developing economic diplomacy and policy
on trade in services, and leading aspects of Britain’s trade policy
engagement with Australia and its sustainable finance agenda, including in
relation to COP26.
Ms Mackie holds a master’s degree in international law from the University of
Sydney and a bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations from
Macquarie University.
2:30 pm -2:55 pm GST
CHIEF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICERS’ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - FIRESIDE CHAT: BUILDING
TRANSPARENCY INTO SUPPLY CHAINS—FROM SANCTIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY
Companies know that major disruptions to their business can come from anywhere
in their supply chain. This is now more important because of scope 3 emissions.
Companies need to show that they know their supply chain well, all the way down
to tier six or seven. How are businesses learning to monitor supply chains? How
are they planning to measure both upstream and downstream transparency? How can
trust be built between suppliers in different tiers? How realistic is it to
implement any of this in a short period of time, or even ahead of government
requirements? How can supply chain transparency be better understood?
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MOURAD TAMOUD
Executive vice president, global supply chain, Schneider Electric
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MOURAD TAMOUD
Executive vice president, global supply chain, Schneider Electric
September 19th 2023
* 02:30 pm -2:55 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Fireside chat:
Building transparency into supply chains—from sanctions to sustainability
Mourad Tamoud joined Schneider Electric in 1997 as Supply Chain & Logistic
Manager. In 2012 he became Senior VP of Global Supply Chain China, post in
which he had oversight of manufacturing and distribution operations for the
region, and was responsible for safety, quality, customer satisfaction,
procurement and supply chain.
Having been with Schneider Electric for over 20 years, Mourad has held
positions in Low Voltage and Medium Voltage Industrial Operations, Industrial
Strategy, Manufacturing Logistics, Production & Logistics, Procurement, and
ERP Information Systems.
In June 2016 he was appointed as Executive Vice President of the Global
Supply Chain Operations for Schneider Electric. As of February 2019, Mourad
has joined the Executive Committee as the Chief Supply Chain Officer
overseeing the Operations, Transformation, Logistics, Network Design and
Strategic Agenda for the entire Supply Chain organization.
Mourad holds a degree from Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
(France).
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BERTRAND CONQUERET
President global supply chain company and corporate senior vice president
purchasing, Henkel
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BERTRAND CONQUERET
President global supply chain company and corporate senior vice president
purchasing, Henkel
September 19th 2023
* 02:30 pm -2:55 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Fireside chat:
Building transparency into supply chains—from sanctions to sustainability
Bertrand Conquéret has enjoyed a long career in different countries and
divisions at Henkel. Transformation and continuous learning were constant
companions throughout.
In his role as Global CPO at Henkel, he successfully transformed procurement
into a global and leading Source-to-Pay organization, while putting cost,
resilience, innovation, responsible sourcing, and digitalization at the
centre of each decision. Developing a culture of collaboration and
responsible leaders have also been key success factors for Henkel’s strategic
performance.
During his career, Bertrand has held global roles in Human Resources but also
took the responsibility of merging the IT and Shared Service Center
departments forming Henkel’s Integrated Business Solutions. In 2015, he
kicked-off and led with his peers the worldwide transformation journey of
Henkel’s Global Supply Chain and was appointed as President of Henkel Global
Supply Chain.
Embracing Henkel’s commitment to Sustainability, Bertrand was one of the six
founding CPOs of the Together for Sustainability (TfS). This initiative was
established in 2011 and aims to develop and establish a global standard for
environmental, social, and governance performance of global chemical supply
chains. After serving as a member of the Steering Committee, Bertrand was
elected as TfS President in May 2019 to enhance growth and global & regional
collaboration. Since then, TfS grew to include 47 member companies that
together represent more than 800 billion EUR in sales and 500 billion EUR
procurement spend. His last four years as President have also been marked by
the launch of several key initiatives, including the Product Carbon Footprint
Guideline, which provides a harmonized CO2 calculation methodology, and the
TfS Academy, which trains and upskills both buyers and their suppliers.
Bertrand is also one of the two co-founders of the Sustainable Procurement
Pledge (SPP), a non-profit organization founded in October 2019. SPP convenes
procurement professionals, academics, and stakeholders worldwide to commit to
the five principles of the Pledge. At its core, the Pledge supports procurers
work to empower, equip, and encourage leadership, as well as foster a
sustainability mindset across all procurement activities and decision-making
processes. SPP has set itself the bold ambition to convene a million
procurement ambassadors by 2030. By working together on our shared vision,
SPP will ensure that all supply chains across the world have embedded
sustainable procurement best practices.
Bertrand has a combined education in Business Law and Procurement Management,
completed through Company Leadership and focused Programs at the Insead,
IESE, Harvard (AMP) and recently Kellogg Business School of Management.
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OLIVER SAWBRIDGE
Manager - trade and geopolitics, Economist Impact
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OLIVER SAWBRIDGE
Manager - trade and geopolitics, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 12:15 pm -12:45 pm
Fireside chat: Responding to rising trade rules—how it works in practice
* 02:30 pm -2:55 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Fireside chat:
Building transparency into supply chains—from sanctions to sustainability
September 20th 2023
* 11:15 am -12:15 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 3: Industry best practice in building supply chain
resilience
* 02:50 pm -3:05 pm
Interview: Understanding the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Oliver Sawbridge is a policy and insights manager at Economist Impact in its
new globalisation practice, and is particularly responsible for research and
analysis on international trade. As the global economy is being transformed
by multiple forces including geopolitics, technological progress and climate
change, the new globalisation practice works with clients to navigate these
structural shifts.
His insights provide context and meaning in an accessible way. They are
informed by numerous years of policy experience, most recently at the
Department for International Trade, where he delivered aspects of Britain’s
free-trade agreement programme. Before this he was a policy and legislative
researcher at the House of Commons.
2:55 pm -3:20 pm GST
CHIEF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICERS’ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - PANEL: NEW TRADE AGREEMENTS
- CAN THEY REVIVE GLOBAL TRADE?
From globalisation to “slowbalisation”, from integration to fragmentation, the
momentum for free trade has stalled. Which countries are negotiating new trade
agreements? Will these create substantial trade growth? Can more flexible
agreements help? With the increasing inclusion of chapters and provisions
covering environmental and social issues, how will trade agreements continue to
evolve? How can these agreements keep pace with growth of digital and
technology? What other measures can be used to liberalise trade?
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ELIZABETH BALTZAN
Senior advisor, Office of the United States Trade Representative
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ELIZABETH BALTZAN
Senior advisor, Office of the United States Trade Representative
September 19th 2023
* 02:55 pm -3:20 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Panel: New trade
agreements - can they revive global trade?
Beth Baltzan serves as a Senior Advisor to the U.S. Trade Representative.
Ms. Baltzan previously served as an attorney at USTR from 2003 to 2009. In
2009, Ms. Baltzan joined the Office of International Affairs at the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board, working on oversight in the wake of the
financial crisis. In 2012, the PCAOB detailed Ms. Baltzan to the Senate
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, where she investigated banking
practices. Ms. Baltzan then served as Democratic Trade Counsel for the House
Ways and Means Committee from 2012 to 2016. After returning to USTR to work
on litigation matters, in 2017 Ms. Baltzan formed her own trade consultancy
practice. She was also a fellow at the Open Markets Institute.
Ms. Baltzan received her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. She
received her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, with honors, from
Stanford University.
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BEATA JAVORCIK
Chief economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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BEATA JAVORCIK
Chief economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
September 19th 2023
* 02:55 pm -3:20 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Panel: New trade
agreements - can they revive global trade?
Beata Javorcik is Chief Economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD) in London. She is on leave from the University of Oxford,
where she is the first woman to hold a Statutory Professorship in Economics.
She is also a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and the Director of the
International Trade Programme at the CEPR in London. She is a member of the
Scientific Advisory Committee at ifo Institute, University of Munich, as well
as of the Executive and Supervisory Committee of CERGE-EI in Prague. Before
taking up her position at Oxford, she worked at the World Bank in Washington
DC, where she focused on research, lending operations and policy advice. She
holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale and a B.A. in Economics (Summa cum
Laude) from the University of Rochester.
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 09:00 am -9:05 am
Opening remarks with Economist Impact
* 02:55 pm -3:20 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Panel: New trade
agreements - can they revive global trade?
* 04:45 pm -5:25 pm
Panel: Managing the unmanageable—can new technologies take trade and
supply chains into a new era?
September 20th 2023
* 09:30 am -9:35 am
Opening remarks with Economist Impact
* 01:45 pm -2:20 pm
Panel: Sustainable trade—paradox or priority?
John is the head of Economist Impact’s New Globalisation practice. He is
responsible for leading and developing the practice across different
geographies and sectors, including both public and private organisations. As
the global economy is being transformed by multiple forces including
geopolitics, technological progress and climate change, the practice works
with clients to navigate these structural shifts.
A frequent public speaker, his delivery style helps to provide context to
many global issues in an insightful and accessible way, supported by his 15
years in policy and economic analysis.
Most recently, as Director of Macroeconomics, he was responsible for guiding
The EIU’s global economic analysis across 200 countries. Prior to this, he
was Director of Country Analysis and Global Forecasting. John holds a
Master’s degree in International Economics from Sussex University where he
specialised in macroeconomics and trade, and an Honours degree in Psychology
from the Australian National University.
3:00 pm -3:20 pm GST
OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS IN DIGITAL TRADE - FIRESIDE CHAT: THE DATA AND
PROPERTY RIGHTS DEBATE IN DIGITAL TRADE
With more digital trade, more data are collected. Who owns the information? As
technologies such as AI evolve, can they use the data to manage supply systems
more effectively? How are different countries approaching these matters?
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SHAMIKA SIRIMANNE
Director of technology, UNCTAD
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SHAMIKA SIRIMANNE
Director of technology, UNCTAD
September 19th 2023
* 03:00 pm -3:20 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Fireside chat: The data and
property rights debate in digital trade
* 04:45 pm -5:25 pm
Panel: Managing the unmanageable—can new technologies take trade and
supply chains into a new era?
Dr Shamika N. Sirimanne is the Director of the Division on Technology and
Logistics of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). She
leads UNCTAD’s trade logistics programme, including the work on trade
facilitation, maritime transport, port management, and e-commerce and the
digital economy. She also supervises UNCTAD’s largest technical cooperation
programme, ASYCUDA—the Automated System for Customs.
Dr Sirimanne has extensive experience in development policy, research and
technical cooperation gained from international organizations, national
governments, think tanks and universities. Prior to UNCTAD, she served as the
Director of the ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of the UN Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), where she spearheaded
major regional cooperation programmes such as the Asia-Pacific Information
Superhighway initiative, and Regional Drought Monitoring Mechanism.
During her tenure with ESCAP, Ms. Sirimanne also headed the trade
facilitation programme, and led the macroeconomic policy work and ESCAP’s
flagship publication, Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific.
Prior to that, Ms. Sirimanne was with the UN Economic Commission for Africa
(ECA), where she led the economic policy team and the Economic Report on
Africa, the flagship publication of ECA. She has also worked for the Canadian
Ministry of Finance and the World Bank. Ms. Sirimanne holds a PhD in
Economics.
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MAHER AL KAABI
Advisor to group chairman & independent board member, Alserkal Group
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MAHER AL KAABI
Advisor to group chairman & independent board member, Alserkal Group
September 19th 2023
* 03:00 pm -3:20 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Fireside chat: The data and
property rights debate in digital trade
Maher Al Kaabi, a visionary leader and a seasoned banker with over 29 years
of experience in the Banking, IT industry and Family Business. He has
extensive expertise in Board Membership, Islamic Banking, Wholesales &
Consumer Banking, Risk Management, Finance, Operation & Technology, Sales &
Distribution and Business Development. He also has deep knowledge in
innovation and trends in the generation and utilization of data sets and of
new technologies. Serves on board of several startup companies, a Chairman of
Board of Governance of a Star International School and co-founder of Blink.
Currently, he is an advisor to the Group Chairman of Al Serkal Group of
Companies (165+ year old family) and serves as an Independent Board Member.
He advises the Board on developing a more structured governance model and
reviewing and refining the structure of the group with the objective of
creating a more flexible, robust and efficient organization that will be
better placed to respond to future business opportunities. He also applies
his expertise in transitioning businesses digitally. Works extensively with
various ministers in future technologies, circular economy, and
sustainability of family businesses.
He has worked as Group Head of Islamic Banking at Emirates NBD and also
served as Group Head Chief Operating Officer for Group Wholesale Banking.
Previously he worked as the Chief Risk Officer at Dubai Bank. And prior to
that he worked at Citigroup for over 14 years where he has assumed various
senior roles both locally and internationally.
MODERATED BY
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
September 19th 2023
* 10:00 am -10:15 am
Sponsored interview: Taking trade into a new era—payments as the catalyst
for trade’s digital transformation
* 12:45 pm -1:15 pm
Panel: Shrinking the trade-finance gap—from theory to action
* 01:30 pm -2:30 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 2: Working capital transformation to stimulate
growth in a challenged environment.
* 03:00 pm -3:20 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Fireside chat: The data and
property rights debate in digital trade
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
September 20th 2023
* 10:35 am -11:00 am
Lessons from pharma and healthcare: Saving a seat for supply chains at the
board table
* 11:00 am -11:15 am
Sponsored interview: Deep-tier supply chain finance—how it enables
resilient supply chains
Swarup is a frequently quoted expert on digital finance, including CBDCs and
crypto currencies, digital public goods, associated issues of identity and
privacy, and the platform economy. He leads Industry Analysis for financial
services, automotive and healthcare and is preparing to launch a new mining
briefing service. Swarup also heads the EIU’s newly launched ESG Ratings
Service. He is a Stern Sustainability Alumnus, having been trained by the
prestigious NYU Stern School of Business on Sustainable Finance and ESG
Investing.
3:20 pm -3:40 pm GST
CHIEF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICERS’ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - FIRESIDE CHAT: NOTHING LEFT
TO HIDE—MAKING PRODUCTS TRACEABLE
What does traceability mean to different types and sizes of businesses? What
does it mean to policymakers? What are practical examples of making each product
traceable? How are different industries—from textiles to agriculture—
approaching this? How can innovation assist product traceability?
* View Profile
ELISABETH TUERK
Director, economic co-operation and trade division, United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe
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ELISABETH TUERK
Director, economic co-operation and trade division, United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe
September 19th 2023
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Fireside chat:
Nothing left to hide—making products traceable
Ms. Tuerk is Director of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Division (ECTD)
at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The Division
supports UNECE member States to harness the power of trade, innovation and
infrastructure investment for the pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda. Prior to that, Ms. Tuerk acted as Chief of
the Section on International Investment Agreements (IIAs) in UNCTAD’s
Division on Investment and Enterprise (DIAE), and as a legal expert in
UNCTAD’s Division on International Trade and Commodities (DITC). Ms. Tuerk
holds a master’s degree from the World Trade Institute (WTI) in Bern,
Switzerland, and both a degree in international management and a degree in
law from the Karl-Franzens Universität in Graz, Austria. Ms. Tuerk is a
national of Austria.
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SILVIA SORESCU
Project lead trade facilitation, OECD
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SILVIA SORESCU
Project lead trade facilitation, OECD
September 19th 2023
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Fireside chat:
Nothing left to hide—making products traceable
Silvia Sorescu joined the OECD’s Trade and Agriculture Directorate in 2010
and is currently the project lead for the Directorate’s trade facilitation
work, which includes the OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators covering over 160
economies. She is also developing the Directorate’s work stream linking trade
facilitation, digital trade and sustainability. In the context of the trade
facilitation work, Silvia was a core part of the team undertaking analysis on
the global supply chains of COVID-19 vaccines and other medical goods.
Silvia has as well in-depth country-specific experience, working on agro-food
trade and domestic policy issues in economies such as China, Colombia, India
or Indonesia.
Prior to joining the OECD, she was a Research Associate at the World Economy
Group, an academic research centre at the Paris Institute of Political
Studies (Sciences Po Paris), working on various trade policy and European
Union policy issues.
MODERATED BY
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 10:30 am -10:45 am
Sponsored interview: Addressing international trade challenges with
end-to-end supply chain resilience
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Fireside chat:
Nothing left to hide—making products traceable
* 04:30 pm -4:45 pm
Sponsored interview: Digital transformation in trade and supply
chains—opportunities and challenges for industries to grow
John is the head of Economist Impact’s New Globalisation practice. He is
responsible for leading and developing the practice across different
geographies and sectors, including both public and private organisations. As
the global economy is being transformed by multiple forces including
geopolitics, technological progress and climate change, the practice works
with clients to navigate these structural shifts.
3:20 pm -3:40 pm GST
OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS IN DIGITAL TRADE - PANEL: THE WTO E-COMMERCE
MORATORIUM—DEBATING ITS SCOPE, MEANING AND IMPACT
For nearly 25 years, governments have regularly abided by a WTO moratorium on
customs duties on electronic transmissions. Will this be extended at the next
WTO meeting in 2024 in Dubai? Will governments apply damaging tariffs to
cross-border data flows? What will be the effect on developing countries?
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JAVIER LOPEZ GONZALEZ
Senior economist, trade and agriculture directorate, OECD
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JAVIER LOPEZ GONZALEZ
Senior economist, trade and agriculture directorate, OECD
September 19th 2023
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
Dr. Javier López-González is a Senior Economist at the Trade and Agriculture
Directorate of the OECD leading the work on digital trade and cross-border
data flows. His research focuses on developing frameworks for the analysis of
digital trade, including in the context of exploring what market openness
means in the 21st century; investigating regulatory approaches to
cross-border data flows and data localisation (and their economic impacts);
understanding the implications of new technologies for trade (e.g. additive
manufacturing, artificial intelligence); and identifying potential economic
costs and benefits of digital connectivity and digital trade policies on
trade. He has previously worked on the drivers and implications of
participation in global value chains, including in the context of SMEs.
Javier holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Sussex.
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JANE DRAKE-BROCKMAN
Founder and director, Australian Services Roundtable
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JANE DRAKE-BROCKMAN
Founder and director, Australian Services Roundtable
September 19th 2023
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
* 04:00 pm -4:30 pm
Panel: Flying under the radar—the future of services trade
Jane Drake-Brockman is the Founding Director of the Australian Services
Roundtable, the peak industry organisation representing the services sector
in Australia. She holds a Visiting Fellowship at the Institute for
International Trade at the University of Adelaide and runs her own trade
policy consultancy JDBSolutions. She is a widely published international
economics and regional integration expert and Australia’s foremost industry
expert on digital trade. She also co-chairs the Asia Pacific Services
Coalition A former senior Australian diplomat, Jane has served also with the
International Trade Centre, OECD Trade Directorate and Commonwealth
Secretariat.
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ED BRZYTWA
Vice-president of international trade, Consumer Technology Association
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ED BRZYTWA
Vice-president of international trade, Consumer Technology Association
September 19th 2023
* 11:45 am -12:15 pm
Panel: Diversifying supply chains—what will change in the next five to ten
years?
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
Ed Brzytwa is the Consumer Technology Association’s Vice President of
International Trade. He leads CTA’s trade and supply chain policy and
advocacy work, with a strong focus on improving the international trade
environment and global supply chains to strengthen the competitiveness of the
U.S. consumer technology industry. Ed previously served as an international
trade advocate for the American Chemistry Council and Information Technology
Industry Council and a trade negotiator in Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative and U.S. Department of Commerce. Ed obtained two Master’s
degrees from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna in Austria, where he was a
Fulbright fellow, and from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies
at Monterey, and has a Bachelor’s degree in The Classics from the College of
the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
MODERATED BY
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
September 19th 2023
* 10:00 am -10:15 am
Sponsored interview: Taking trade into a new era—payments as the catalyst
for trade’s digital transformation
* 12:45 pm -1:15 pm
Panel: Shrinking the trade-finance gap—from theory to action
* 01:30 pm -2:30 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 2: Working capital transformation to stimulate
growth in a challenged environment.
* 03:00 pm -3:20 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Fireside chat: The data and
property rights debate in digital trade
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
September 20th 2023
* 10:35 am -11:00 am
Lessons from pharma and healthcare: Saving a seat for supply chains at the
board table
* 11:00 am -11:15 am
Sponsored interview: Deep-tier supply chain finance—how it enables
resilient supply chains
Swarup is a frequently quoted expert on digital finance, including CBDCs and
crypto currencies, digital public goods, associated issues of identity and
privacy, and the platform economy. He leads Industry Analysis for financial
services, automotive and healthcare and is preparing to launch a new mining
briefing service. Swarup also heads the EIU’s newly launched ESG Ratings
Service. He is a Stern Sustainability Alumnus, having been trained by the
prestigious NYU Stern School of Business on Sustainable Finance and ESG
Investing.
3:40 pm -4:00 pm GST
AFTERNOON BREAK
4:00 pm -4:30 pm
PANEL: FLYING UNDER THE RADAR—THE FUTURE OF SERVICES TRADE
Services trade is often overlooked in discussions about global trade. The
intangibility of services at the national level, as well as convoluted and
sometimes opaque regulation, could be contributing factors. However, the
ever-evolving nature and agile delivery of services also offers a viable option
for the less industrialised development of emerging economies. Why don’t we hear
more about trade in services? What does the future of services trade look like?
Will we continue to see the “servicification” of goods? And what does this all
mean for developing countries?
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JONG WOO KANG
Director, regional cooperation and integration division, Asian Development
Bank
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JONG WOO KANG
Director, regional cooperation and integration division, Asian Development
Bank
September 19th 2023
* 04:00 pm -4:30 pm
Panel: Flying under the radar—the future of services trade
Dr. Jong Woo Kang is Director of Regional Cooperation and
Integration Division at the Economic Research and Development
Impact Department (ERDI) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
He is a seasoned economist with extensive knowledge and
experiences on policy and strategic issues. He was Principal
Economist at ERDI, Senior Advisor to the Managing Director General
of ADB and Senior Economist at Strategy and Policy Department at
ADB. He leads the annual publication of Asian Economic Integration
Report. Areas of his research interest include regional integration,
inclusive growth, macroeconomic policies, international trade and
finance, and aid effectiveness. He published articles in economics
journals such as Journal of Development Economics, Journal of
Applied Economics and Journal of World Trade and. Before joining
ADB, he was director at Ministry of Finance and Economy of Korea
until 2006. He had got his BA in economics and MA in public
administration from Seoul National University, and Ph D in
economics from University of Washington.
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JANE DRAKE-BROCKMAN
Founder and director, Australian Services Roundtable
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JANE DRAKE-BROCKMAN
Founder and director, Australian Services Roundtable
September 19th 2023
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
* 04:00 pm -4:30 pm
Panel: Flying under the radar—the future of services trade
Jane Drake-Brockman is the Founding Director of the Australian Services
Roundtable, the peak industry organisation representing the services sector
in Australia. She holds a Visiting Fellowship at the Institute for
International Trade at the University of Adelaide and runs her own trade
policy consultancy JDBSolutions. She is a widely published international
economics and regional integration expert and Australia’s foremost industry
expert on digital trade. She also co-chairs the Asia Pacific Services
Coalition A former senior Australian diplomat, Jane has served also with the
International Trade Centre, OECD Trade Directorate and Commonwealth
Secretariat.
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DMITRY GROZOUBINSKI
Founder, ExplainTrade | Executive director, Geneva Trade Platform
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DMITRY GROZOUBINSKI
Founder, ExplainTrade | Executive director, Geneva Trade Platform
September 19th 2023
* 04:00 pm -4:30 pm
Panel: Flying under the radar—the future of services trade
Dmitry Grozoubinski is the Executive Director of the Geneva Trade Platform
and the head of the bespoke training consultancy ExplainTrade. He is a trade
policy and negotiations specialist who has trained hundreds of officials
across Europe, Latin America and Asia. Prior to starting his consultancy
practice he served as an Australian diplomat and trade negotiator, including
for three years at the Australian Mission to the World Trade Organization.
Born in Ukraine, Dmitry has a Bachelor’s in Political Science from the
University of Melbourne and a Masters in Diplomacy and Trade from Monash
University.
MODERATED BY
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ELIZABETH MACKIE
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact
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ELIZABETH MACKIE
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 10:45 am -11:45 am
Executive Meeting Topic 1: Optimising visibility in global supply chains
* 02:30 pm -3:00 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: Digital trade in the
spotlight—the potential and the dangers around the globe
* 04:00 pm -4:30 pm
Panel: Flying under the radar—the future of services trade
September 20th 2023
* 03:05 pm -3:25 pm
Fireside chat: How is South Asia and South-East Asia influencing global
trade?
* 04:00 pm -4:20 pm
In conversation: European trade rules—is deforestation law the beginning
or the end?
Elizabeth Mackie is a senior manager at Economist Impact, focused on trade
and geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific and based in Sydney. An experienced
policy professional, she has expertise across trade policy, finance,
services, investment and the sustainability agenda, and is passionate about
promoting robust decision-making.
Elizabeth has experience leading programmes to create thought leadership and
influence the policy agenda across a range of areas, including trade,
technology, finance and geopolitics. Prior to this, she worked in various
roles for the British civil service, developing economic diplomacy and policy
on trade in services, and leading aspects of Britain’s trade policy
engagement with Australia and its sustainable finance agenda, including in
relation to COP26.
Ms Mackie holds a master’s degree in international law from the University of
Sydney and a bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations from
Macquarie University.
4:30 pm -4:45 pm
SPONSORED INTERVIEW: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN TRADE AND SUPPLY
CHAINS—OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR INDUSTRIES TO GROW
Technology has proven its potential in industries from banking to book selling.
How is technology disrupting supply chains? How might AI help? What do companies
really need from technology—and what are the tech challenges that need to be
overcome? What can be learned from other industries about digital
transformation?
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VALERIE BLATT
Global head for SAP business network customer success and go-to-market, SAP
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VALERIE BLATT
Global head for SAP business network customer success and go-to-market, SAP
September 19th 2023
* 04:30 pm -4:45 pm
Sponsored interview: Digital transformation in trade and supply
chains—opportunities and challenges for industries to grow
* 04:45 pm -5:25 pm
Panel: Managing the unmanageable—can new technologies take trade and
supply chains into a new era?
As global head for SAP Business Network Customer Success & Go-to-Market, Val
Blatt focuses on solutions that help SAP customers and their partners
leverage the power of the network to improve collaboration and drive success.
She is responsible for delivering on global revenue targets, defining
go-to-market strategy, and influencing product strategy to maximize value for
both buy and supply-side participants.
Prior to her current role, Val was general manager of the Small to
Medium-sized Business (SMB) division of SAP Concur. In this role, she led a
sales organization covering North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific Japan.
Before joining SAP Concur, Val spent 14 years with SAP Ariba. During her
tenure with SAP Ariba, she ran the Ariba Network team, and later served as
Global Vice President and General Manager of Cloud Services.
MODERATED BY
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 10:30 am -10:45 am
Sponsored interview: Addressing international trade challenges with
end-to-end supply chain resilience
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Fireside chat:
Nothing left to hide—making products traceable
* 04:30 pm -4:45 pm
Sponsored interview: Digital transformation in trade and supply
chains—opportunities and challenges for industries to grow
John is the head of Economist Impact’s New Globalisation practice. He is
responsible for leading and developing the practice across different
geographies and sectors, including both public and private organisations. As
the global economy is being transformed by multiple forces including
geopolitics, technological progress and climate change, the practice works
with clients to navigate these structural shifts.
4:45 pm -5:25 pm GST
PANEL: MANAGING THE UNMANAGEABLE—CAN NEW TECHNOLOGIES TAKE TRADE AND SUPPLY
CHAINS INTO A NEW ERA?
Which technologies are most suited to supply chains? How can they be put to best
use? How can technology help resolve seemingly intractable issues such as
traceability up and down the supply chain or protecting supply chains from
cyber-attacks? How can technology help achieve interoperable digitisation of
trade and supply chains? What has been the result of implementing new
technologies? What are the returns on investment?
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SHAMIKA SIRIMANNE
Director of technology, UNCTAD
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SHAMIKA SIRIMANNE
Director of technology, UNCTAD
September 19th 2023
* 03:00 pm -3:20 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Fireside chat: The data and
property rights debate in digital trade
* 04:45 pm -5:25 pm
Panel: Managing the unmanageable—can new technologies take trade and
supply chains into a new era?
Dr Shamika N. Sirimanne is the Director of the Division on Technology and
Logistics of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). She
leads UNCTAD’s trade logistics programme, including the work on trade
facilitation, maritime transport, port management, and e-commerce and the
digital economy. She also supervises UNCTAD’s largest technical cooperation
programme, ASYCUDA—the Automated System for Customs.
Dr Sirimanne has extensive experience in development policy, research and
technical cooperation gained from international organizations, national
governments, think tanks and universities. Prior to UNCTAD, she served as the
Director of the ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of the UN Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), where she spearheaded
major regional cooperation programmes such as the Asia-Pacific Information
Superhighway initiative, and Regional Drought Monitoring Mechanism.
During her tenure with ESCAP, Ms. Sirimanne also headed the trade
facilitation programme, and led the macroeconomic policy work and ESCAP’s
flagship publication, Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific.
Prior to that, Ms. Sirimanne was with the UN Economic Commission for Africa
(ECA), where she led the economic policy team and the Economic Report on
Africa, the flagship publication of ECA. She has also worked for the Canadian
Ministry of Finance and the World Bank. Ms. Sirimanne holds a PhD in
Economics.
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SANDEEP SHARMA
Director group procurement and international markets supply chain, Alamar
Foods
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SANDEEP SHARMA
Director group procurement and international markets supply chain, Alamar
Foods
September 19th 2023
* 04:45 pm -5:25 pm
Panel: Managing the unmanageable—can new technologies take trade and
supply chains into a new era?
A highly accomplished and dynamic management professional with 22 years
extensive experience in FMCG , QSR , F&B Retail with International Logistics,
Integrated Planning, Warehousing Management 3rd part & Owned, Distribution
Management primarily in the FMCG & QSR , Manufacturing industries.
Exceptional strong multicultural awareness and a proven ability to oversee
stakeholder relations at all levels as well as building new partnerships to
achieve mutual goals, share best practice and optimize performance . Have
worked extensively in India , South Asia , Middle East , Africa continent
.Past companies include Barista Lavazza , Papa Johns International US , Kraft
Heinz . Presently Heading Supply Chain Vertical For Dominos Pizza across
MENAP Markets
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DIEGO FONSECA
Head of digital supply chain transformation, The Kraft Heinz Company
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DIEGO FONSECA
Head of digital supply chain transformation, The Kraft Heinz Company
September 19th 2023
* 04:45 pm -5:25 pm
Panel: Managing the unmanageable—can new technologies take trade and
supply chains into a new era?
Diego is the Head of Digital Supply Chain Transformation at Kraft Heinz for
North America, leading the development and deployment of best-in-class
digital solutions across Sales Forecasting, Production Planning, Inventory
Management, Logistics and Customer Service. KH’s end-to-end platform is built
over cloud infrastructure and uses machine learning and advanced optimization
models to enable a fully integrated, resilient and autonomous supply chain.
Diego joined Kraft Heinz in 2014 and has held several leadership roles
including Director of Logistics Capabilities and Senior Director of Supply
Chain Execution. Prior to Kraft Heinz, Diego has worked with companies such
as Caterpillar, DIAGEO, Walmart and Nestle with international assignments in
Latin America and China, acquiring expertise in strategy, analytics,
operations management, technology, CPG and retail.
Diego graduated from the Military Institute of Engineering with a B.S. degree
in Computer Engineering and earned an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) with a concentration in Operations Management He is also
certified in Scaled Agile product management and Lean Six Sigma
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VALERIE BLATT
Global head for SAP business network customer success and go-to-market, SAP
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VALERIE BLATT
Global head for SAP business network customer success and go-to-market, SAP
September 19th 2023
* 04:30 pm -4:45 pm
Sponsored interview: Digital transformation in trade and supply
chains—opportunities and challenges for industries to grow
* 04:45 pm -5:25 pm
Panel: Managing the unmanageable—can new technologies take trade and
supply chains into a new era?
As global head for SAP Business Network Customer Success & Go-to-Market, Val
Blatt focuses on solutions that help SAP customers and their partners
leverage the power of the network to improve collaboration and drive success.
She is responsible for delivering on global revenue targets, defining
go-to-market strategy, and influencing product strategy to maximize value for
both buy and supply-side participants.
Prior to her current role, Val was general manager of the Small to
Medium-sized Business (SMB) division of SAP Concur. In this role, she led a
sales organization covering North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific Japan.
Before joining SAP Concur, Val spent 14 years with SAP Ariba. During her
tenure with SAP Ariba, she ran the Ariba Network team, and later served as
Global Vice President and General Manager of Cloud Services.
MODERATED BY
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 09:00 am -9:05 am
Opening remarks with Economist Impact
* 02:55 pm -3:20 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Panel: New trade
agreements - can they revive global trade?
* 04:45 pm -5:25 pm
Panel: Managing the unmanageable—can new technologies take trade and
supply chains into a new era?
September 20th 2023
* 09:30 am -9:35 am
Opening remarks with Economist Impact
* 01:45 pm -2:20 pm
Panel: Sustainable trade—paradox or priority?
John is the head of Economist Impact’s New Globalisation practice. He is
responsible for leading and developing the practice across different
geographies and sectors, including both public and private organisations. As
the global economy is being transformed by multiple forces including
geopolitics, technological progress and climate change, the practice works
with clients to navigate these structural shifts.
A frequent public speaker, his delivery style helps to provide context to
many global issues in an insightful and accessible way, supported by his 15
years in policy and economic analysis.
Most recently, as Director of Macroeconomics, he was responsible for guiding
The EIU’s global economic analysis across 200 countries. Prior to this, he
was Director of Country Analysis and Global Forecasting. John holds a
Master’s degree in International Economics from Sussex University where he
specialised in macroeconomics and trade, and an Honours degree in Psychology
from the Australian National University.
5:25 pm -5:30 pm GST
CLOSING REMARKS
* Full Day
* Plenary
Full Day Plenary
8:30 am -9:30 am GST
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
9:30 am -9:35 am GST
OPENING REMARKS WITH ECONOMIST IMPACT
MODERATED BY
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 09:00 am -9:05 am
Opening remarks with Economist Impact
* 02:55 pm -3:20 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Panel: New trade
agreements - can they revive global trade?
* 04:45 pm -5:25 pm
Panel: Managing the unmanageable—can new technologies take trade and
supply chains into a new era?
September 20th 2023
* 09:30 am -9:35 am
Opening remarks with Economist Impact
* 01:45 pm -2:20 pm
Panel: Sustainable trade—paradox or priority?
John is the head of Economist Impact’s New Globalisation practice. He is
responsible for leading and developing the practice across different
geographies and sectors, including both public and private organisations. As
the global economy is being transformed by multiple forces including
geopolitics, technological progress and climate change, the practice works
with clients to navigate these structural shifts.
A frequent public speaker, his delivery style helps to provide context to
many global issues in an insightful and accessible way, supported by his 15
years in policy and economic analysis.
Most recently, as Director of Macroeconomics, he was responsible for guiding
The EIU’s global economic analysis across 200 countries. Prior to this, he
was Director of Country Analysis and Global Forecasting. John holds a
Master’s degree in International Economics from Sussex University where he
specialised in macroeconomics and trade, and an Honours degree in Psychology
from the Australian National University.
9:35 am -10:05 am GST
PANEL: SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE—WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?
Resilience enables businesses to prepare for future crises. What does resilience
mean today? How can it be fostered rather than discussed then forgotten? How do
you build a supply chain that can respond and adapt to crises? What are the
situations faced by businesses every day, and how have they led to resilience in
supply-chain operations? Is resilience now being prioritised over efficiency?
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SOPHIE ÖHRSTRÖM
Executive vice president, global logistics, GANT
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SOPHIE ÖHRSTRÖM
Executive vice president, global logistics, GANT
September 20th 2023
* 09:35 am -10:05 am
Panel: Supply chain resilience—what does it really mean?
Sophie Öhrström is Executive Vice President for Global Planning,
Merchandising and Logistics at GANT, a brand with global presence in over 70
markets selling online, in stores and through wholesale. Sophie has during
her four years at GANT defined the global strategic framework, developed and
implemented the future global supply chain infrastructure and has managed the
organization through the fast changing retail landscape. Prior to joining
GANT, Sophie worked at H&M with Supply Chain strategy and business
development and started her career as management consultant at Accenture with
experience from the telecom industry. Sophie also holds two board of
directors positions for Orio AB and Link Logistics, two logistics companies
focusing on expansion in the fast emerging transportation and warehousing
market. Sophie is a well known speaker at various Supply Chain events and
often interviewed in her area of expertise, e.g. the Times special edition
about Supply Chain innovation.
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MAHMOUD ABOUELDAHAB
Head of supply chain, Middle East, Imdad
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MAHMOUD ABOUELDAHAB
Head of supply chain, Middle East, Imdad
September 20th 2023
* 09:35 am -10:05 am
Panel: Supply chain resilience—what does it really mean?
17 years of End to End Supply chain experience across middle east region,
North Africa and South America. Worked in Different industries Automotive,
FMCG and Cosmetics.
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THINA WALLIN
Vice-president, procurement and supply chain, Schneider Electric
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THINA WALLIN
Vice-president, procurement and supply chain, Schneider Electric
September 20th 2023
* 09:35 am -10:05 am
Panel: Supply chain resilience—what does it really mean?
Thina is a senior procurement leader with over 12 years’ experience from
leadership positions involving everything from P2P, process governance into
strategic procurement and most important of all building high performing and
diverse teams. During her career, Thina has been in a leading position to
implement several change programs across the procurement organization
supporting the overall transition Vestas’ procurement team has been going
through leading to being awarded best procurement team in 2019 by Procurement
Leaders.
Thina’s professional procurement values are built upon the foundation that
all work can be carried out safely as well as compliant and strong supplier
relationship is key to a competitive supply chain.
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PANKAJ BHARGAVA
Chief procurement officer, Pidilite Industries
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PANKAJ BHARGAVA
Chief procurement officer, Pidilite Industries
September 20th 2023
* 09:35 am -10:05 am
Panel: Supply chain resilience—what does it really mean?
Pankaj is a post graduate in Management and has over 30 years of experience
in the areas of Supply Chain, Retail Business and Information Technology. He
is the Chief Procurement Officer- Pidilite Industries Limited and responsible
for procurement strategy and operations for all businesses of Pidilite. Prior
to this ,he was the Chief Information Officer at Pidilite .
Prior to joining Pidilite, he has done multiple roles of managing a Food &
FMCG rural retail business, supply chain and leading the technology function.
MODERATED BY
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THOMAS BENNETT
Global business correspondent, The Economist
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THOMAS BENNETT
Global business correspondent, The Economist
September 20th 2023
* 09:35 am -10:05 am
Panel: Supply chain resilience—what does it really mean?
* 12:30 pm -1:00 pm
Panel: The rise of trade compliance—what does it mean for businesses?
* 04:20 pm -4:55 pm
Panel: The people behind the supply chains—building a winning team
Tom is The Economist‘s global business correspondent. He joined The
Economist in 2022. Previously he was a Marjorie Deane fellow and has written
pieces for the business, finance and Britain sections of the paper. Before
that Tom was an investment banker at UBS. He read history at Trinity College,
Cambridge.
10:05 am -10:35 am GST
PANEL: HOW TO OPTIMISE SUPPLY CHAINS—LESSONS FROM EMERGING MARKETS
The search for the best practice for supply chains often starts in developed
countries: examples from America or Europe abound. However, companies from
emerging countries have also proven to have resilient and robust supply chains.
What can be learned from these companies? How do they optimise their supply
chains? What is their approach to agility and innovation? How are companies
based in emerging countries evolving their supply chains to make their business
more profitable?
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ADAM KAMINSKI
Chief supply chain officer, Aujan Group
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ADAM KAMINSKI
Chief supply chain officer, Aujan Group
September 20th 2023
* 10:05 am -10:35 am
Panel: How to optimise supply chains—lessons from emerging markets
Adam Kaminski joined Aujan Group Holding in 2022 as Chief Supply Chain
Officer. Prior to that, Adam held various regional roles in Reckitt
Benckiser, most recently as Regional End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Director
Africa and Middle East. With over 20 years’ experience in FMCG Supply Chain,
across different functions and geographies (GCC, Turkey, EU, USA, Russia and
SEA), Adam held SC leadership positions focused on continuous improvement,
productivity and service. He was responsible for Mergers & Acquisitions,
establishing manufacturing and logistics sites, ERP/ MRP implementations,
business integration and ESG for multinational manufacturers globally.
As a Group Supply Chain Chief Officer Adam is primarily responsible for the
strategic development of the E2E Supply Chain for business units within the
Group and for implementing the processes, systems and organizational
capability to deliver operational excellence, responsiveness to change and
sustainably low working capital.
Adam is certified Master Black Belt Six Sigma, obtained during his tenure in
USA.
He holds two Master’s Degrees: in Finance Controlling and in Real Estate
Valuation.
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VIVEK SARBHAI
Senior director supply chain and EHS, Thermo Fisher Scientific India
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VIVEK SARBHAI
Senior director supply chain and EHS, Thermo Fisher Scientific India
September 20th 2023
* 10:05 am -10:35 am
Panel: How to optimise supply chains—lessons from emerging markets
Over 31+ years career as an executive level functional leader, working
majorly in India, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa market for global
organizations like Thermo Fisher Scientific, Mondelez, P&G, Coca-Cola,
Baxter, DHL, covering domain of Integrated Business Planning, Strategic
Sourcing / Procurement, Customer Service & Logistics.
Managing complexity in terms of Portfolio, Geography, Network and Culture is
my strength.
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AYMAN ALANSARY
Chief supply chain officer, Alyasra Group
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AYMAN ALANSARY
Chief supply chain officer, Alyasra Group
September 20th 2023
* 10:05 am -10:35 am
Panel: How to optimise supply chains—lessons from emerging markets
With over two decades of experience within the Middle East and Africa region,
Mr. Alansary has developed multiple supply chains in multiple countries and
stepped up the performance of existing ones- both Direct and Distributor
models. He has worked in a number of global multinationals as well as
regional family businesses, which equipped him with the perfect balance of
international best practices and local culture. Mr. Alansary led supply
chains in multiple industries such as FMCG, Fashion retail, Food service and
rounding his experience with trading of B2B Coffee solutions including full
P&L responsibility.
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AJAY SINGH
Vice-president, supply chain management, Hindustan Platinum
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AJAY SINGH
Vice-president, supply chain management, Hindustan Platinum
September 20th 2023
* 10:05 am -10:35 am
Panel: How to optimise supply chains—lessons from emerging markets
Ajay Singh is a Supply Chain Transformational Business Leader with 30+ years
of experience in Developing, Structuring, Operating and delivering
multi-functional tactical and strategic assignments predominantly in SCM.
Industry Served Heavy Industry, Electrical & Electronics, Automobile,
Telecom, Specialty Chemical, Engineering, Precious Metal.
Accolades
Top 20 Visionary Supply Chain Leader of the Year 2023
Outstanding Supply Chain Leader Award of 2023
Transformational Procurement Leader of 2023
Transformational Leader Award 2019 by Institute of Supply Chain Management
Export Award from ELCINA – 2009 (Honored by Secretary Telecom, Govt. of
India)
Best awards for International Logistics in 2009&2010 for highest achievements
in Cost optimization.
MODERATED BY
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SIMON COX
China economics editor, The Economist
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SIMON COX
China economics editor, The Economist
September 19th 2023
* 09:30 am -10:00 am
Panel: Navigating America v China trade tensions—a strategy for the rest
of the world
* 10:15 am -10:30 am
Interview: Big business and trade policy - how can companies do more?
* 11:45 am -12:15 pm
Panel: Diversifying supply chains—what will change in the next five to ten
years?
September 20th 2023
* 10:05 am -10:35 am
Panel: How to optimise supply chains—lessons from emerging markets
Simon Cox is the China economics editor at The Economist, based in Hong Kong.
He has spent over 15 years with the newspaper, including stints in London and
Delhi. In 2014, he left journalism to become an investment strategist and
Managing Director for BNY Mellon, before returning to the paper in
2016. Outside of his day job, Mr Cox edited “The Growth Report” by Nobel
laureate Michael Spence. He contributed to the Oxford Companion to the
Economics of China and he edited “Economics: Making Sense of the Modern
Economy” (Profile Books). He studied at Cambridge, Harvard and the London
School of Economics.
10:35 am -11:00 am
LESSONS FROM PHARMA AND HEALTHCARE: SAVING A SEAT FOR SUPPLY CHAINS AT THE BOARD
TABLE
Supply chains, especially in the pharmaceutical industry, emerged as a critical
facility during the pandemic. What lessons did pharmaceutical supply-chain
executives learn—and how can they be replicated in other industries? How can
supply-chain managers keep their seat at the decision-making table? Can supply
chains be linked to other areas of business operations, such as customer
services? What examples show how this can happen in practice, turning supply
chains from a peripheral to central part of business activity?
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CHRISTOPHER SCHMIDT
Senior director, head of supply network operations EMEAR, Merck Biopharma
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CHRISTOPHER SCHMIDT
Senior director, head of supply network operations EMEAR, Merck Biopharma
September 20th 2023
* 10:35 am -11:00 am
Lessons from pharma and healthcare: Saving a seat for supply chains at the
board table
Christopher is a Bank Financial Analyst by education. He studied Business
Administration in Germany and Sweden and was awarded a Master of Science in
International HR and Globalisation from the University of Leicester (U.K.).
He joined Merck in 2005 as a Group Auditor in the Internal Auditing and Risk
Management group before he got transferred to Latin America where he was made
responsible for the Supply Chain organization LATAM. While nearly 9 years in
Latin America, he lived in Venezuela, Mexico, and Brazil. He is today
responsible for Merck Biopharma`s biggest region by leading the Supply
Network Operations cluster Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia (EMEAR).
Christopher is married, proud father of a young daughter, and a passionate
football fan of the local German soccer team: SV Darmstadt 98. In his free
time, he likes to exercise (gym, running, tennis) and is a frequent user of
Netflix.
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RAJ ADHYA
Director supply chain market access program, AstraZeneca
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RAJ ADHYA
Director supply chain market access program, AstraZeneca
September 20th 2023
* 10:35 am -11:00 am
Lessons from pharma and healthcare: Saving a seat for supply chains at the
board table
Raj Adhya is an experienced International Supply Chain and Operations leader
with industry experience across Consulting, FMCG and Bio-Pharma businesses
for over 21 years. He has lived and worked across diverse geographies of
North America, Europe, Australia, Middle East and India. His body of work
involve supply chain establishment, network optimization, supply chain
resilience, CMO management and simplify way of working. At AstraZeneca, he is
currently leading the program to develop next generation Supply Chain
Establishment focusing on Market Access for Middle East, SEA and Turkey
markets. Crossing organization boundaries, he also spearheaded the Commercial
Strategy lead role for MEA. Presently based out of AstraZeneca (AZ) Regional
Headquarters in Dubai, having worked in different offices in Australia and
UK.
His passion for Supply Chain and Operations is evident in his involvement as
a Speaker in renowned International Conferences. He is associated in a
honorary basis with S P Jain Management Institute.
Academically he graduated from the prestigious VJTI, Mumbai and followed up
with MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta in INDIA.
MODERATED BY
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
September 19th 2023
* 10:00 am -10:15 am
Sponsored interview: Taking trade into a new era—payments as the catalyst
for trade’s digital transformation
* 12:45 pm -1:15 pm
Panel: Shrinking the trade-finance gap—from theory to action
* 01:30 pm -2:30 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 2: Working capital transformation to stimulate
growth in a challenged environment.
* 03:00 pm -3:20 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Fireside chat: The data and
property rights debate in digital trade
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
September 20th 2023
* 10:35 am -11:00 am
Lessons from pharma and healthcare: Saving a seat for supply chains at the
board table
* 11:00 am -11:15 am
Sponsored interview: Deep-tier supply chain finance—how it enables
resilient supply chains
Swarup is a frequently quoted expert on digital finance, including CBDCs and
crypto currencies, digital public goods, associated issues of identity and
privacy, and the platform economy. He leads Industry Analysis for financial
services, automotive and healthcare and is preparing to launch a new mining
briefing service. Swarup also heads the EIU’s newly launched ESG Ratings
Service. He is a Stern Sustainability Alumnus, having been trained by the
prestigious NYU Stern School of Business on Sustainable Finance and ESG
Investing.
11:00 am -11:15 am
SPONSORED INTERVIEW: DEEP-TIER SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE—HOW IT ENABLES RESILIENT
SUPPLY CHAINS
How do emerging technology, innovation and embedded financing play a role in the
current global supply chains? What does this look like in the e-commerce
environment? How can banks extend financing to smaller companies further down
the supply chain through deep-tier supply chain finance? With access to finance
at every tier, instead of only at the top, do supply chains become more
resilient? How can this feed into large companies’ ESG targets?
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JAMES FRASER
Global head of supply chain finance, JP Morgan Chase
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JAMES FRASER
Global head of supply chain finance, JP Morgan Chase
September 20th 2023
* 11:00 am -11:15 am
Sponsored interview: Deep-tier supply chain finance—how it enables
resilient supply chains
MODERATED BY
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
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SWARUP GUPTA
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit
September 19th 2023
* 10:00 am -10:15 am
Sponsored interview: Taking trade into a new era—payments as the catalyst
for trade’s digital transformation
* 12:45 pm -1:15 pm
Panel: Shrinking the trade-finance gap—from theory to action
* 01:30 pm -2:30 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 2: Working capital transformation to stimulate
growth in a challenged environment.
* 03:00 pm -3:20 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Fireside chat: The data and
property rights debate in digital trade
* 03:20 pm -3:40 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: The WTO e-commerce
moratorium—debating its scope, meaning and impact
September 20th 2023
* 10:35 am -11:00 am
Lessons from pharma and healthcare: Saving a seat for supply chains at the
board table
* 11:00 am -11:15 am
Sponsored interview: Deep-tier supply chain finance—how it enables
resilient supply chains
Swarup is a frequently quoted expert on digital finance, including CBDCs and
crypto currencies, digital public goods, associated issues of identity and
privacy, and the platform economy. He leads Industry Analysis for financial
services, automotive and healthcare and is preparing to launch a new mining
briefing service. Swarup also heads the EIU’s newly launched ESG Ratings
Service. He is a Stern Sustainability Alumnus, having been trained by the
prestigious NYU Stern School of Business on Sustainable Finance and ESG
Investing.
11:15 am -12:15 pm GST
NETWORKING BREAK
* Executive Coffee Break meeting
Executive Coffee Break meeting
* EXECUTIVE MEETING TOPIC 3: INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICE IN BUILDING SUPPLY CHAIN
RESILIENCE
During the morning break, the third executive meeting for 10-15 senior
executives will take place, co-hosted by DP World.
Join executives from different industries to understand how various sectors
are building resilience into their supply chains. Questions to be addressed
include:
* Which sectors are facing the biggest challenges and how are they
addressing them?
* What solutions in terms of assets, infrastructure and technologies are
being deployed across the board?
* How are recent geopolitical challenges impacting trade within specific
industries?
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ANDERS KRON
manager business development, trade development and logistics, DP World
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ANDERS KRON
manager business development, trade development and logistics, DP World
September 20th 2023
* 11:15 am -12:15 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 3: Industry best practice in building supply
chain resilience
Anders Kron as the Business Development Manager for DP World UAE Region,
identifies and grow business opportunities for DP World’s portfolio in the
UAE, with a strategic focus on Jebel Ali Port and Jebel Ali Free Zone
(Jafza). Mr. Kron has over 15 years of management and business development
experience in the port and freezone industry. He is specialized in the
investment promotion, strategy development and commercial port and
freezone operations.
Mr. Kron began his career at Swedbank, one of the major retail banks in
Sweden and Northern Europe. In 2006 he moved to the United Arab Emirates
to work for Jebel Ali Free Zone, a subsidiary of DP World. In Jebel Ali
Free Zone he worked in different division in the company and he have
worked on Port and Freezone projects across Middle East, Africa and Asia.
He is an Economist and he have a bachelor’s degree from Linnaeus
University in Sweden.
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OLIVER SAWBRIDGE
Manager - trade and geopolitics, Economist Impact
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OLIVER SAWBRIDGE
Manager - trade and geopolitics, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 12:15 pm -12:45 pm
Fireside chat: Responding to rising trade rules—how it works in
practice
* 02:30 pm -2:55 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Fireside chat:
Building transparency into supply chains—from sanctions to
sustainability
September 20th 2023
* 11:15 am -12:15 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 3: Industry best practice in building supply
chain resilience
* 02:50 pm -3:05 pm
Interview: Understanding the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Oliver Sawbridge is a policy and insights manager at Economist Impact in
its new globalisation practice, and is particularly responsible for
research and analysis on international trade. As the global economy is
being transformed by multiple forces including geopolitics, technological
progress and climate change, the new globalisation practice works with
clients to navigate these structural shifts.
His insights provide context and meaning in an accessible way. They are
informed by numerous years of policy experience, most recently at the
Department for International Trade, where he delivered aspects of
Britain’s free-trade agreement programme. Before this he was a policy and
legislative researcher at the House of Commons.
12:15 pm -12:30 pm GST
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: GETTING THINGS DONE AT WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANISATION—NEXT STEPS
AT THE BORDERS
As enforcement requirements increase, how are customs offices around the world
dealing with the greater workload, technology and staff? What is the future of
the World Customs Organisation in relation to developments at local customs
administrations?
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RICARDO TREVIÑO CHAPA
Deputy secretary general, WCO
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RICARDO TREVIÑO CHAPA
Deputy secretary general, WCO
September 20th 2023
* 12:15 pm -12:30 pm
Keynote interview: Getting things done at World Customs Organisation—next
steps at the borders
Ricardo Treviño Chapa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Monterrey
Institute of Technology in Mexico and a Master’s degree in Global Banking and
International Finance from the University of Birmingham in the UK.
With a public sector career spanning over 20 years, he began working at the
Institute for Protection of Bank Savings, followed by terms as DG for Revenue
Collection and as DG of the Social Security Institute for the State of
Mexico’s Government.
In 2015 he was appointed as General Administrator of Customs. During his
tenure, he promoted digitalization of Customs procedures as well as
cooperation with other border agencies.
Since January 2018 Mr. Treviño Chapa has held the post of Deputy Secretary
General of the WCO. During this time he has driven an important change in the
Organization through the definition and implementation of the Strategic Plans
2019-22 and 2022-25.
MODERATED BY
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GREGG CARLSTROM
Middle East correspondent, The Economist
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GREGG CARLSTROM
Middle East correspondent, The Economist
September 19th 2023
* 01:15 pm -1:30 pm
Keynote interview: Out of the box and into the space—the impact of space
economy on supply chains in five to ten years' time
September 20th 2023
* 12:15 pm -12:30 pm
Keynote interview: Getting things done at World Customs Organisation—next
steps at the borders
* 03:40 pm -4:00 pm
Fireside chat: Central Asia—is there a new role for it to play in global
trade?
Gregg Carlstrom is a Middle East correspondent for The Economist, based in
Dubai. He has covered the region for more than a decade, with stints in
Cairo, Beirut and Tel Aviv. His reporting and analysis on the Middle East has
been published in a number of other publications, including Foreign Affairs,
The Atlantic and Politico. His first book, “How Long Will Israel Survive: The
Threat From Within,” was published in 2017.
12:30 pm -1:00 pm
PANEL: THE RISE OF TRADE COMPLIANCE—WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR BUSINESSES?
The number of trade rules has increased in recent years, making compliance teams
more important than ever. How are the groups dealing with the new, greater
pressure? Compliance managers want to move up the hierarchy to play a more
strategic role—can they? How are businesses managing the changing role of their
compliance teams?
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MAYRA SOUZA
Global trade director, International Flavors & Fragrances
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MAYRA SOUZA
Global trade director, International Flavors & Fragrances
September 20th 2023
* 12:30 pm -1:00 pm
Panel: The rise of trade compliance—what does it mean for businesses?
With over 20 years of experience working to reduce trade barriers and improve
market access, Mayra Souza is a global trade expert who currently leads trade
compliance strategy at IFF Regulatory Science & Advocacy, while championing
sustainable and equitable trade. She engages in multi-pronged collaborations
to drive change in global trade and customs. Mayra is also an award-winning
diversity and inclusion advocate. Additionally, Mayra holds an executive
certificate in Trade Policy from Harvard Kennedy School, an MSc in
International Business from the University of Birmingham, and a BA in
International Relations from Universidade Estácio de Sá, and is a W50
leadership scholar at the London School of Economics.
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SELIN VURAL
Chief compliance officer, Dorsch Gruppe
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SELIN VURAL
Chief compliance officer, Dorsch Gruppe
September 20th 2023
* 12:30 pm -1:00 pm
Panel: The rise of trade compliance—what does it mean for businesses?
Selin is an executive with a demonstrated history of working in the Middle
East since 2004. Architect in profession, skilled in Future Technologies,
Strategic Decisions ,Multi Cultural Operations, and Program Management.Strong
business development professional with a Master of Business Administration
(M.B.A.) focused in International Management from Anaheim University, Akito
Morita School of Business, USA. Founder of X-PONENTIAL company which is
concentrating on exponential organizations.
She is actively performing Chief Compliance Officer role at Dorsch Gruppe
responsible for more than 30 group companies for compliance implementation
and monitoring.
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FERNANDA HERRMANN
Head of global customs-standards and strategy, Diageo
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FERNANDA HERRMANN
Head of global customs-standards and strategy, Diageo
September 20th 2023
* 12:30 pm -1:00 pm
Panel: The rise of trade compliance—what does it mean for businesses?
Fernanda Herrmann is a lawyer specialising in customs and international
trade. She has worked for the pharmaceutical and automotive industries and
for law firms in Latin America and Europe, in roles associated with global
customs and trade compliance, including customs affairs and advocacy on
trade. Ms Herrmann joined Diageo in 2010.
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MOHAMED ELDABAA
Board director, American Chamber of Commerce Dubai and Northern Emirates
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MOHAMED ELDABAA
Board director, American Chamber of Commerce Dubai and Northern Emirates
September 20th 2023
* 12:30 pm -1:00 pm
Panel: The rise of trade compliance—what does it mean for businesses?
Mohamed Eldabaa is AmCham Dubai Board Director, UAE Circular Packaging Board
Director, UAE’s Ministry of Industry SMEs Access program lead, and
Multinational Companies Business Group Market Access Taskforce Leader, he is
also the Regional head of Public Policy in a multinational company, he has
more than 15 years of experience in different fields including Engineering,
Project Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chains, Purchasing, Human
Resources, and Corporate Affairs.
MODERATED BY
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THOMAS BENNETT
Global business correspondent, The Economist
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THOMAS BENNETT
Global business correspondent, The Economist
September 20th 2023
* 09:35 am -10:05 am
Panel: Supply chain resilience—what does it really mean?
* 12:30 pm -1:00 pm
Panel: The rise of trade compliance—what does it mean for businesses?
* 04:20 pm -4:55 pm
Panel: The people behind the supply chains—building a winning team
Tom is The Economist‘s global business correspondent. He joined The
Economist in 2022. Previously he was a Marjorie Deane fellow and has written
pieces for the business, finance and Britain sections of the paper. Before
that Tom was an investment banker at UBS. He read history at Trinity College,
Cambridge.
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LUNCH BREAK
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PANEL: SUSTAINABLE TRADE—PARADOX OR PRIORITY?
According to the WTO, the production and transport of goods for export and
import account for 20-30% of global carbon emissions. To what extent can trade
become sustainable, and what does sustainable trade actually mean? On the road
to tackling climate change, will the existing inequality in global trade become
more prominent?
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LISA SCHROETER
Global director of trade & investment policy, Dow
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LISA SCHROETER
Global director of trade & investment policy, Dow
September 20th 2023
* 01:45 pm -2:20 pm
Panel: Sustainable trade—paradox or priority?
Lisa Schroeter is the Global Director of Trade and Investment Policy for Dow.
As a member of the corporate Global Government Affairs Leadership Team,
Lisa’s responsibilities focus on trade policy, negotiations, and investment
issues that foster growth in Dow’s global businesses. Within the global
chemical industry association (ICCA), she leads the ICCA Trade Policy
Network, as well as the Global Regulatory Cooperation (GRC) task force.
Lisa is currently Chair of the WIIT (Women in International Trade) Trust,
driving the Trust scholarship program and a women’s empowerment and skills
sharing outreach to local universities. Previously, Lisa served as WIIT
President from 2018-2019. In 2022, Lisa was honored with the WIIT Lifetime
Achievement Award, and previously in 2018, received the WITA Lighthouse Award
on behalf of WIIT DC.
As a long-term DC resident, Lisa serves on the Docent at the Folger
Shakespeare Library, celebrating the unique heritage and history of Americas
capital city. She graduated from the George Washington University, Eliot
School of International Affairs, and studied abroad in Paris and Brussels.
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NATASHA CONDON
Managing director, global and EMEA head of trade sales, J.P. Morgan
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NATASHA CONDON
Managing director, global and EMEA head of trade sales, J.P. Morgan
September 20th 2023
* 01:45 pm -2:20 pm
Panel: Sustainable trade—paradox or priority?
Natasha is the Global Head of Trade Sales and EMEA Trade Region Head within
Payments at JPMorgan Chase. She has 18 years of experience across trade
finance and working capital solutions for both corporate and financial
institutions. Her global team provide strategic working capital advisory,
risk mitigation, sales growth, and digital efficiencies for the top
multinationals in the world.
She was recognized for her ESG advisory work in trade finance by Innovate
Finance in the Women in Fintech Powerlist 2021 and was awarded the 2022
Social Impact award by Women in Payments. She is also the Co-Chair of the Bi+
Council, a global JPM-wide employee organization, and is active in JPM’s
business resource groups for women and for underrepresented minorities.
Prior to her current role Natasha was the Global Head of Core Trade for JP
Morgan, in which capacity she ran all documentary trade products for the
business. She joined the firm from Citi, where she was Global Trade Sales
Head and a member of the Global Trade Management Committee.
Natasha holds a Master of Arts from Oxford University where she studied
Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE).
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HOSSAM KHAMIS
Head of supply chain - Africa, Middle East, India and Turkey, LyondellBasell
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HOSSAM KHAMIS
Head of supply chain - Africa, Middle East, India and Turkey, LyondellBasell
September 20th 2023
* 01:45 pm -2:20 pm
Panel: Sustainable trade—paradox or priority?
Hossam Khamis is a supply chain leader with a distinguished career in
operational excellence & leadership at leading multinational corporations
across diverse industries such as steel structure, FMCG, and petrochemicals.
Over a career spanning nearly three decades, Hossam has been in supply chain
leadership positions at Zamil Steel, SC Johnson Wax, Johnson & Johnson and
currently LyondellBasell where he leads their supply chain operations in
Africa, Middle East, India Sub-content & Turkey.
As part of the global supply chain organization, he cultivated a profound
understanding of global trade & market dynamics along with cultural nuances.
He is passionate about people development and guided by a strong belief that
empowered individuals drive organizational success.
His passion & commitment towards sustainability is shaped by a firm belief in
the power of businesses to drive positive change & contribute to a more
sustainable future.
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
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JOHN FERGUSON
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 09:00 am -9:05 am
Opening remarks with Economist Impact
* 02:55 pm -3:20 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Panel: New trade
agreements - can they revive global trade?
* 04:45 pm -5:25 pm
Panel: Managing the unmanageable—can new technologies take trade and
supply chains into a new era?
September 20th 2023
* 09:30 am -9:35 am
Opening remarks with Economist Impact
* 01:45 pm -2:20 pm
Panel: Sustainable trade—paradox or priority?
John is the head of Economist Impact’s New Globalisation practice. He is
responsible for leading and developing the practice across different
geographies and sectors, including both public and private organisations. As
the global economy is being transformed by multiple forces including
geopolitics, technological progress and climate change, the practice works
with clients to navigate these structural shifts.
A frequent public speaker, his delivery style helps to provide context to
many global issues in an insightful and accessible way, supported by his 15
years in policy and economic analysis.
Most recently, as Director of Macroeconomics, he was responsible for guiding
The EIU’s global economic analysis across 200 countries. Prior to this, he
was Director of Country Analysis and Global Forecasting. John holds a
Master’s degree in International Economics from Sussex University where he
specialised in macroeconomics and trade, and an Honours degree in Psychology
from the Australian National University.
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PANEL: SKETCHING THE FUTURE OF AFRICA ON THE GLOBAL TRADE MAP
Although Africa is home to 17% of the world population, it accounts for only 3%
of global trade. Most of Africa’s exports are currently in fuel and minerals,
industries which do not employ many local people. How can Africa increase
exports from labour-intensive industries such as agriculture and services? Which
internal barriers does Africa face, and how can they be negotiated in order for
trade to grow? How can less developed African countries secure funding? What
will it take for African exports to translate into widely spread wealth on the
continent?
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ALLEN SOPHIA ASIIMWE
Deputy CEO and chief of programmes, TradeMark Africa
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ALLEN SOPHIA ASIIMWE
Deputy CEO and chief of programmes, TradeMark Africa
September 20th 2023
* 02:20 pm -2:50 pm
Panel: Sketching the future of Africa on the global trade map
Allen is the Deputy CEO and Chief of Programmes at TradeMark Africa. In this
role she is responsible for the overall operations and technical delivery of
TMA’s entire project portfolio in infrastructure, trade environment, and
business competitiveness with a cumulative budget of $1.2bn (over the last
decade) spanning the continent in support of the bold vision to deliver the
Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA). Allen also oversees the
Climate Change and Gender portfolios and co-leads collaboration with key
stakeholders and development partners, including the Partner States,
Development Partners, DFIs and Foundations. She chaired the $32m TMA Safe
Trade Emergency Facility that was established to respond to and mitigate the
impact of Covid-19 on the region.
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DAVID BIKHADO OFUNGI
CEO, Dero Capital and advisor to the president, Uganda National Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
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DAVID BIKHADO OFUNGI
CEO, Dero Capital and advisor to the president, Uganda National Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
September 20th 2023
* 02:20 pm -2:50 pm
Panel: Sketching the future of Africa on the global trade map
Mr. Ofungi is the founder & CEO of Dero Capital, a Project Finance advisory
firm. Dero Capital is leading a consortium that is developing Uganda’s first
eco-industrial zone. Bikhado founded The Mkutano Company, a qualitative
thought leadership firm that curate’s macro-economic dialogues.
Bikhado is a member of the General Council of the International Chamber of
Commerce / World Chambers Federation. He is a board member of Uganda’s Public
Private Partnership Unit. He is also Chair of the Working Group on Eco
Industrial Zones and a Technical Advisor to the Uganda National Chamber of
Commerce & Industry (UNCCI)
He served as East Africa Director for Blue Financial Services from 2010 to
2015 and was a committee member of the National Research & Innovation Program
between 2019 and 2023. He also served on the Investment Committee of
innovation for Uganda’s largest pension fund, the NSSF, between 2020 and
2023.
He holds a BEng degree in Chemical Engineering and a Postgraduate
qualification in Management from Bradford University and Nottingham Business
School respectively.
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CAIPHAS CHEKWOTI
head, ESAMI-Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (ESAMI–trapca)
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CAIPHAS CHEKWOTI
head, ESAMI-Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (ESAMI–trapca)
September 20th 2023
* 02:20 pm -2:50 pm
Panel: Sketching the future of Africa on the global trade map
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MELANIE NORONHA
Principal, policy and insights, Economist Impact
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MELANIE NORONHA
Principal, policy and insights, Economist Impact
September 20th 2023
* 02:20 pm -2:50 pm
Panel: Sketching the future of Africa on the global trade map
Melanie Noronha is a senior editor for The Economist Intelligence Unit’s
thought leadership division in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Based in
Dubai, she specialises in research on the Middle East and African markets.
She has also managed global projects across sectors including financial
services, health care, infrastructure, energy and trade. Before joining The
Economist Group Ms Noronha was a senior analyst at MEED Insight, a research
and consulting firm serving the Middle East and North Africa. She also held
posts at the Office of the Chief Economist at the Dubai International
Financial Centre and at the San Francisco Centre for Economic Development.
2:50 pm -3:05 pm GST
INTERVIEW: UNDERSTANDING THE EU’S CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a tariff imposed by the European Union,
takes effect in 2026 but reporting starts this year. And businesses are worried
about how it will work. What are firms doing to prepare? What may be the
financial impact? Will other countries follow suit? And what does the policy
mean for trade in the long term?
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SAM LOWE
Partner, trade and market access, Flint Global
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SAM LOWE
Partner, trade and market access, Flint Global
September 20th 2023
* 02:50 pm -3:05 pm
Interview: Understanding the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Sam is a Partner at Flint Global, a business advisory firm, where he heads
its Trade and Market Access practice. In addition, he is a senior visiting
research fellow at The Policy Institute, Kings College London and writes the
weekly Substack trade newsletter, Most Favoured Nation.
Sam was previously a member of the UK government’s Strategic Trade Advisory
Group (2019-2020), and regularly advises government officials, ministers,
parliamentarians and multinational companies on issues such as trade in
services, regulatory barriers to trade, rules of origin, and trade and the
environment.
Sam frequently appears in the broadcast and print media, including the BBC,
The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Economist, The Wall Street
Journal, The Times, The Telegraph, Politico, and Sky News.
MODERATED BY
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OLIVER SAWBRIDGE
Manager - trade and geopolitics, Economist Impact
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OLIVER SAWBRIDGE
Manager - trade and geopolitics, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 12:15 pm -12:45 pm
Fireside chat: Responding to rising trade rules—how it works in practice
* 02:30 pm -2:55 pm
Chief supply chain officers’ questions and answers - Fireside chat:
Building transparency into supply chains—from sanctions to sustainability
September 20th 2023
* 11:15 am -12:15 pm
Executive Meeting Topic 3: Industry best practice in building supply chain
resilience
* 02:50 pm -3:05 pm
Interview: Understanding the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Oliver Sawbridge is a policy and insights manager at Economist Impact in its
new globalisation practice, and is particularly responsible for research and
analysis on international trade. As the global economy is being transformed
by multiple forces including geopolitics, technological progress and climate
change, the new globalisation practice works with clients to navigate these
structural shifts.
His insights provide context and meaning in an accessible way. They are
informed by numerous years of policy experience, most recently at the
Department for International Trade, where he delivered aspects of Britain’s
free-trade agreement programme. Before this he was a policy and legislative
researcher at the House of Commons.
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FIRESIDE CHAT: HOW IS SOUTH ASIA AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA INFLUENCING GLOBAL TRADE?
Companies are turning to South Asia and South-East Asia in order to diversify
their supply chains. How do South Asian and South-East Asian countries compare
with China? How do they play into the “China plus one” strategy? What is the
role of ASEAN in particular? Which economic developments indicate the next steps
in trade agreements for India, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia or Indonesia? How
might trade in the region evolve in different directions, depending on what
comes of the America and China trade tensions? How resilient are the global
value chains in South Asia and South-East Asia, in the pandemic aftermath and
with tepid demand from major markets?
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ANITA PRAKASH
Senior policy advisor, Economic research institute, ASEAN and East Asia
(ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia
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ANITA PRAKASH
Senior policy advisor, Economic research institute, ASEAN and East Asia
(ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia
September 20th 2023
* 03:05 pm -3:25 pm
Fireside chat: How is South Asia and South-East Asia influencing global
trade?
Anita Prakash is Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of President of Economic
Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia.
Her policy research supports the summits and ministerial processes in ASEAN
and East Asia, and Europe, notably the Trade Ministers meetings in ASEAN, the
East Asia Summit, Asia-Europe Meeting, the Working Groups on Trade and
Agriculture in G20. Her research covers international relations with special
focus on trade and investment, global value chains and connectivity in
Southeast Asia, East Asia, and between Asia-Europe and Asia-Africa. Her
current research work is on emerging economic architecture and supply chains
in the Indo-Pacific.
Prior to her work at ERIA, she served as Director in the Government of India
in the Department of Commerce. She is an alumni of Delhi University (M.Phil)
and Australian National University (MBA).
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AKHMAD BAYHAQI
Senior policy analyst, APEC Secretariat
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AKHMAD BAYHAQI
Senior policy analyst, APEC Secretariat
September 20th 2023
* 03:05 pm -3:25 pm
Fireside chat: How is South Asia and South-East Asia influencing global
trade?
Mr Akhmad Bayhaqi is currently a senior analyst at the APEC Policy Support
Unit, Singapore. He is currently handling research projects that focus on
trade/investment facilitation, supply chain connectivity, global supply chain
and quality infrastructure.
Prior to APEC, Mr Bayhaqi was a Researcher with the Centre for Strategic and
Policy Studies, Brunei Darussalam researching on Education and Social Policy
issues. Previously, Mr Bayhaqi was a Consultant (Economist) for the World
Bank Office in Jakarta dealing with programs on public finance within the
eastern Indonesia provinces under the Public Expenditure and Capacity
enHancement/Harmonization (PEACH) program. Mr Bayhaqi has also worked at the
University of Indonesia as a Researcher/Lecturer focusing mostly on issues
related to economics and public policy.
Mr Bayhaqi holds a PhD in Southeast Asian Studies and a Master in Public
Policy from the National University of Singapore. He completed his Bachelor’s
degree in Economics from the University of Indonesia with a specialization in
monetary economics.
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ELIZABETH MACKIE
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact
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ELIZABETH MACKIE
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 10:45 am -11:45 am
Executive Meeting Topic 1: Optimising visibility in global supply chains
* 02:30 pm -3:00 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: Digital trade in the
spotlight—the potential and the dangers around the globe
* 04:00 pm -4:30 pm
Panel: Flying under the radar—the future of services trade
September 20th 2023
* 03:05 pm -3:25 pm
Fireside chat: How is South Asia and South-East Asia influencing global
trade?
* 04:00 pm -4:20 pm
In conversation: European trade rules—is deforestation law the beginning
or the end?
Elizabeth Mackie is a senior manager at Economist Impact, focused on trade
and geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific and based in Sydney. An experienced
policy professional, she has expertise across trade policy, finance,
services, investment and the sustainability agenda, and is passionate about
promoting robust decision-making.
Elizabeth has experience leading programmes to create thought leadership and
influence the policy agenda across a range of areas, including trade,
technology, finance and geopolitics. Prior to this, she worked in various
roles for the British civil service, developing economic diplomacy and policy
on trade in services, and leading aspects of Britain’s trade policy
engagement with Australia and its sustainable finance agenda, including in
relation to COP26.
Ms Mackie holds a master’s degree in international law from the University of
Sydney and a bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations from
Macquarie University.
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AFTERNOON BREAK
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FIRESIDE CHAT: CENTRAL ASIA—IS THERE A NEW ROLE FOR IT TO PLAY IN GLOBAL TRADE?
Because of its geographical position, raw-material resources and recent economic
growth, is the role of Central Asia changing in the midst of the Russia-Ukraine
conflict? Is there potential for Central Asia to develop trade hubs and serve as
a new trade corridor between Asia and Europe? What is the potential of countries
such as Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan on the global trade
map?
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ASSEL ZHANASSOVA
CEO, Kazpost, former vice-minister of trade and integration, Republic of
Kazakhstan
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ASSEL ZHANASSOVA
CEO, Kazpost, former vice-minister of trade and integration, Republic of
Kazakhstan
September 20th 2023
* 03:40 pm -4:00 pm
Fireside chat: Central Asia—is there a new role for it to play in global
trade?
From October 2022 Assel Zhanassova was Vice Minister of Trade and Integration
and was responsible for digitalisation of trade, development of payment
systems and digital banking.
Assel Zhanassova has more than 10 years of experience in implementation of
local and international IT projects.
In 2010, she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the
University of Cambridge under the Bolashak International Presidential
Scholarship. In 2014, she got her Master’s degree in Computer Science
from the University of Cambridge. In the same year, she graduated from
the Moscow State Lomonossov University under Executive Management
program.
In 2010-2014, Assel Zhanassova was the Director of the IT Security
Department at the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC in
London. She was responsible for implementing large strategic projects in
Kazakhstan, Africa, Europe, China and Russia.
In 2014-2016, she was Advisor to the Director of the Bank Service
Bureau of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Deputy Director of the
Digital Technologies Department of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
In 2016-2017, she was CEO of Zerde National Holding JSC.
From 2017 to 2018, she was Advisor to the Governor of Astana
International Financial Center. Prior to the appointment as Vice Minister
of Trade and Integration, from 2018 to 2020 she was AIFC Chief Digital
Officer
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SUVRA CHAKRABORTY
director, AMC Overseas
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SUVRA CHAKRABORTY
director, AMC Overseas
September 20th 2023
* 03:40 pm -4:00 pm
Fireside chat: Central Asia—is there a new role for it to play in global
trade?
Suvra Chakraborty is a global entrepreneur and a business mentor with over 30
years of practical experience in international trade and market development.
In 1996, Suvra Chakraborty launched a company ‘AMC Overseas’ – an
international company established in Kyiv with the mission of “Taking Ukraine
to the world”. Since then, as a trader he exported Ukrainian and other CIS
origin products and services to around 75 countries across five continents.
In 2012, he opened a UAE office to pursue the aim of bringing the products of
Ukraine and CIS countries closer to the GCC and Africa.
Over the years, Suvra Chakraborty has developed and maintained long-term
partnerships for CIS businesses with such international corporations as
DuPont, LG, Chinachem, Mitsubishi, Bidco, LuLu Hypermarkets, etc.
He has exceptional skills in all the sectors from the origin to the end user
global supply chain including but not limited to identifying and overcoming
trade, logistical & cross-cultural barriers.
For his contribution into promoting Ukrainian products, Suvra Chakraborty was
appointed as International Consultant of ITC (Geneva), FAO (Rome), USAID for
a number of projects.
Suvra Chakraborty provides advisory services to the companies with the
aspiration to go global. Helps them to create & execute a global roadmap for
sourcing, marketing and investing.
Suvra Chakraborty mentors many University business students on how to handle
cross-cultural barriers in international trade and equips them with DIY tools
to become innovative global entrepreneurs. He is a Board member for Emerging
Market courses of the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
(the Netherlands), where he is invited as a Guest Lecturer since 2016.
Equipped with thorough understanding of the ground realities and business
culture of CIS countries.
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GREGG CARLSTROM
Middle East correspondent, The Economist
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GREGG CARLSTROM
Middle East correspondent, The Economist
September 19th 2023
* 01:15 pm -1:30 pm
Keynote interview: Out of the box and into the space—the impact of space
economy on supply chains in five to ten years' time
September 20th 2023
* 12:15 pm -12:30 pm
Keynote interview: Getting things done at World Customs Organisation—next
steps at the borders
* 03:40 pm -4:00 pm
Fireside chat: Central Asia—is there a new role for it to play in global
trade?
Gregg Carlstrom is a Middle East correspondent for The Economist, based in
Dubai. He has covered the region for more than a decade, with stints in
Cairo, Beirut and Tel Aviv. His reporting and analysis on the Middle East has
been published in a number of other publications, including Foreign Affairs,
The Atlantic and Politico. His first book, “How Long Will Israel Survive: The
Threat From Within,” was published in 2017.
4:00 pm -4:20 pm
IN CONVERSATION: EUROPEAN TRADE RULES—IS DEFORESTATION LAW THE BEGINNING OR THE
END?
Around the world, an area larger than the European Union was converted from
forest to agricultural land between 1990 and 2020. In April this year, the EU
Parliament adopted a new law to fight global deforestation. This law directly
affects trade in cattle, coffee, cocoa, palm oil, soya, wood, rubber, charcoal
and printed paper products. Many of these products are imported from developing
countries: how will they be affected by the new deforestation law? How is this
regarded by the governments of developing countries? How are global companies
managing this? What is the expected impact of these regulations on trade between
rich and poor countries? Which other regulations may further affect trade
between them?
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BELVINDER SRON
CEO, Malaysian Palm Oil Council
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BELVINDER SRON
CEO, Malaysian Palm Oil Council
September 20th 2023
* 04:00 pm -4:20 pm
In conversation: European trade rules—is deforestation law the beginning
or the end?
Belvinder is the CEO of Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), a Member of the
International Society of Planters (ISP), and a Member of the ISP Editorial
Committee & ISP Panel Reviewers.
She has more than 28 years of experience in senior management in the field of
global marketing, promotions, communications, lobbying and issues management
having been involved in strategizing the Council’s promotions, public affairs
& consumer education programmes and spear heading campaigns to address issues
impacting the Malaysian palm oil sector globally.
She was involved in, amongst others, addressing and defeating the Truth in
Palm Oil Labelling Bill which was introduced in the Australian Senate and
attempts by the French Senate to add an additional tax on Palm Oil referred
to as the “Nutella Tax”.
Belvinder graduated from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) with a
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Communications and obtained her Master’s in
Business Administration from University of Strathclyde (UK). She has also
attended the Harvard Executive Programme.
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CLAUDIA MILLO
Vice president institutional affairs and corporate communications, Ferrero
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CLAUDIA MILLO
Vice president institutional affairs and corporate communications, Ferrero
September 20th 2023
* 04:00 pm -4:20 pm
In conversation: European trade rules—is deforestation law the beginning
or the end?
Public Affairs and Communications VP with 30-year experience in global and
regional roles. Strongly experienced in reputation strategy, crisis
management, corporate and brand communications, sustainability communication
and reporting.
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ELIZABETH MACKIE
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact
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ELIZABETH MACKIE
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact
September 19th 2023
* 10:45 am -11:45 am
Executive Meeting Topic 1: Optimising visibility in global supply chains
* 02:30 pm -3:00 pm
Opportunities and threats in digital trade - Panel: Digital trade in the
spotlight—the potential and the dangers around the globe
* 04:00 pm -4:30 pm
Panel: Flying under the radar—the future of services trade
September 20th 2023
* 03:05 pm -3:25 pm
Fireside chat: How is South Asia and South-East Asia influencing global
trade?
* 04:00 pm -4:20 pm
In conversation: European trade rules—is deforestation law the beginning
or the end?
Elizabeth Mackie is a senior manager at Economist Impact, focused on trade
and geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific and based in Sydney. An experienced
policy professional, she has expertise across trade policy, finance,
services, investment and the sustainability agenda, and is passionate about
promoting robust decision-making.
Elizabeth has experience leading programmes to create thought leadership and
influence the policy agenda across a range of areas, including trade,
technology, finance and geopolitics. Prior to this, she worked in various
roles for the British civil service, developing economic diplomacy and policy
on trade in services, and leading aspects of Britain’s trade policy
engagement with Australia and its sustainable finance agenda, including in
relation to COP26.
Ms Mackie holds a master’s degree in international law from the University of
Sydney and a bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations from
Macquarie University.
4:20 pm -4:55 pm
PANEL: THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SUPPLY CHAINS—BUILDING A WINNING TEAM
Supply chains are not just about industrial processes: they are about dedicated
employees who make the business function. What steps can businesses take to
implement sustainable initiatives in their supply chains with regards to human
rights? How can leaders hire and retain talented executives? What were the
labour-market consequences of recent global supply chain disruptions? What are
the job prospects in supply chains? How can businesses motivate high-performers
on their teams? What can be done to attract and retain more women in the area of
supply-chain operations?
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MURALIDHAR NITTALA
Director - supply chain, Johnson & Johnson MedTech - Middle East and Africa
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Director - supply chain, Johnson & Johnson MedTech - Middle East and Africa
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September 20th 2023
* 04:20 pm -4:55 pm
Panel: The people behind the supply chains—building a winning team
Murali is a supply chain professional with over 20 years of experience in
end-to-end supply chain functions – Planning, Warehousing & Distribution,
Project Management & Manufacturing – and was involved in Systems Deployment,
Strategic & Business Planning, Quality & Compliance. In his current role, he
leads end-to-end Supply Chain for Johnson & Johnson MedTech for Middle East &
Africa.
Murali worked in different industries in oil & gas, inorganic chemicals and
healthcare in country-specific and regional roles.
Murali is passionate about driving cross-functional collaboration to solve
business problems and spends his time on people development.
Murali completed his B.E (Hons) Chemical Engineering from BITS, Pilani and
MBA in Operations & Supply Chain from SPJIMR, Mumbai.
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ALEJANDRO LITO APRIETO
Assistant vice-president, corporate supply chain, Apex Mining
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ALEJANDRO LITO APRIETO
Assistant vice-president, corporate supply chain, Apex Mining
September 20th 2023
* 04:20 pm -4:55 pm
Panel: The people behind the supply chains—building a winning team
Alejandro Lito Aprieto is assistant vice-president for corporate supply chain
management at Apex Mining Company. He has 37 years’ experience in all aspects
of supply chain management in local and multinational companies in the
Philippines, including power generation, mining, telecommunications,
manufacturing and logistics services. Mr Lito has been a university lecturer
in materials, supply and logistics management in the Philippines, and is a
former trainer for the ITC-WTO-UNCTAD Programme for Certification in Supply
Chain Management. He is the author of “The 5-Finger Approach to Procurement”.
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AHMAD SHAMIEH
General manager, Sanad Gulf Trading
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AHMAD SHAMIEH
General manager, Sanad Gulf Trading
September 20th 2023
* 04:20 pm -4:55 pm
Panel: The people behind the supply chains—building a winning team
An extensive global experience in General Management, Ecommerce, Startups,
Sales, Operations & Supply Chain for over 20 years. Holding key positions in
leading multinational operations across the Middle East, Africa & Asia. (e.g.
Danone, Microsoft, Nokia & Kraft Food)Passionate about people and teams,
currently focused on creating strong brands & devleoping startups.
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MADAN SAMPATH
Chief supply chain officer, HCG Group of Hospitals
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MADAN SAMPATH
Chief supply chain officer, HCG Group of Hospitals
September 20th 2023
* 04:20 pm -4:55 pm
Panel: The people behind the supply chains—building a winning team
Madan Sampath is a seasoned procurement specialist with nearly two decades of
experience in procurement management across multiple industries. He has been
associated with several leading multinational organisations in Europe, China,
the USA, and India.
At HCG, in his role as the Chief Supply Chain Officer, Madan oversees the
organization’s global enterprise procurement, supplier relationship
management, strategic sourcing innovation, third-party risk management,
business resiliency, corporate real estate, physical security, and corporate
services teams, while collaborating with the executive leadership and leaders
of different functional areas within the organisation to provide insights and
strategies to support business growth.
In his last roles with Aster Hospitals, Columbia Asia Group in India and
Michelin Tyres in France and China, Madan was involved in the hospital and
several manufacturing set-ups, leading the procurement and supply chain
teams. He was responsible for group-level purchasing strategies and managing
global suppliers, handling high-value contracts with a track record of
delivering large savings and improving operational efficiency.
Madan has an advanced degree in purchasing from the European Institute of
Purchasing Management in France, and he also serves as a guest faculty at
IIM-K.”
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ERIC BIEL
Senior adviser, Fair Labour Association
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ERIC BIEL
Senior adviser, Fair Labour Association
September 20th 2023
* 04:20 pm -4:55 pm
Panel: The people behind the supply chains—building a winning team
Eric Biel joined the Fair Labor Association (FLA) as Senior Advisor in
January 2018. He leads the organization’s work on grievances/complaint
investigations and engagement with the FLA’s college/university affiliates
and their licensees. During his five years as Associate Deputy Undersecretary
in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs
(ILAB) during the Obama Administration, Biel coordinated work on private
sector engagement, supply chain issues, labor rights in numerous countries
and under trade programs, and in various international organizations. From
2000 to 2011, Biel worked in several policy and legal positions outside of
government. His previous government service from 1990 to 2000 included senior
positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce; bipartisan Commission on
Government Secrecy; and Senate Finance Committee. Since 2009, Biel has
co-taught a business and human rights seminar at Georgetown Law.
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THOMAS BENNETT
Global business correspondent, The Economist
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THOMAS BENNETT
Global business correspondent, The Economist
September 20th 2023
* 09:35 am -10:05 am
Panel: Supply chain resilience—what does it really mean?
* 12:30 pm -1:00 pm
Panel: The rise of trade compliance—what does it mean for businesses?
* 04:20 pm -4:55 pm
Panel: The people behind the supply chains—building a winning team
Tom is The Economist‘s global business correspondent. He joined The
Economist in 2022. Previously he was a Marjorie Deane fellow and has written
pieces for the business, finance and Britain sections of the paper. Before
that Tom was an investment banker at UBS. He read history at Trinity College,
Cambridge.
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