09.00 – 09.15    Introduction

Paul Lim, Founder/President, Supply Chain Asia

 09.15 – 09.30    Opening Address

Dr Robert Yap, Founding Chairman (Chairman & CEO, YCH Group)

09.30 – 10.00    Keynote Address – Understanding the Challenge of Managing Young Asian Talents

Proposed Guest Speaker:  Mr Teo Ser Luck, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports

10.00 – 10.30    Break

10.30 – 12.00    Panel Discussion – Understanding the Challenge of Managing Asian Young Talents

Asia has been touted as the next economic zone in the world. In one of many youth surveys seeking to view of youth around the world on their views of the world today, Asians youth are the most optimistic of their economic development and available opportunities, compared to youths from Europe. However, while some youths may show passion, commitment and intelligence beyond their years, their level of maturity and motivation still leaves a lot to be desired. Many organizations complain of engaging young talents to subsequently losing them to bigger organization or losing them because they just lose their zeal. What we can do to ensure that the young talents can be properly groom and made to contribute to the society today? How do we engage Asian youths and young talents today that will raise their level of economic contribution and prepare them to assume the next generation leadership? 

Moderator: A/P Hum Sin Hoon, Executive Dean, National University of Singapore

Speakers:
Mr Koh Jin Kiat, Regional Operations Director, Reader’s Digest Asia
Mr Joshua Wu, Supply Chain Manager, Intel
Mr YY Leow, Distribution Manager, Microsoft

12.00 – 13.30    LUNCHEON (Main Conference Hall)

13.30 – 14.00    Keynote Address – Networking for Success

Proposed Guest Speaker:  Dr Robert Yap, Chairman & CEO, YCH Group

14.00 – 15.30    Panel Discussion – Networking for Success

Many of us have heard of the “old boys’ network”. Essentially, we all realized that the senior professionals and those who do business with each other often have their own exclusive networking that enable them to come together to share and collaborate. How then do young professionals join such network? The fact remains that in our world today, what you know is not as important as who you know. As a young professional, joining the “old boys’ network” is often beyond their current means. Coupling this with the fact that networking at professional level can often be daunting and frightening for the younger ones. What can young ones learn from those who have successfully network for their own success? What must they do deliberately to ensure that they too can network for success? 

Moderator: Mr Mark Millar, Director, Strategic Development, UPS

Speakers:
A/P Mark Goh, Director, Industry Research, The Logistics Institute, Asia Pacific
Mr Thibaud Leroy, Supply Chain Project Manager, Essilor International
Ms Justina Liow, Director, Europhia Consulting
Ms Lilian Tan, Director, Sales & Marketing, YCH Group

16.00 – 16.30    FINAL CLOSING

Break Out Tracks

Panelists:
Mr Zubin Poonawalla, Country Manager, India, ARAMEX India

Panelists:
Mr Kaushik Ghatak, Director, SCM Applications, Oracle
Mr Abraham Joseph, Managing Director, India, Chainalytics
Mr Leow Yeow Yi, Distribution Manager, Microsoft Asia Pacific Operations

09.00 – 10.30
Session 1 – Supply Chain in Asia: Beyond India & China
Japan used to be the only economy in Asia that boasts the first world economy with strong domestic consumption supplemented by the 4 Asian tigers of Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea. India and China made their marks in their last decade and today dominate the economic scene – not just in Asia but the entire global arena. Today, in the name of economic growth, many countries in Asia are pro-business and this means the opening up of their economy as well as attracting in-flows of the ever growing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). How can we expect Supply Chain in Asia to develop over the next few years, taking into consideration that the market is no longer just Japan, China or India? Will we witness the creation of new supply chain propositions in response to the growth of the entire Asian economies rather than just China and India alone?

Moderator: A/P Hum Sin Hoon, Executive Dean, National University of Singapore
Speakers:
Mr Paul Bradley, President, Arshiya International
Mr Michael Profitt, Managing Director, Dubai Logistics City
Mr Mark Wettasinghe, SVP & CIO, DHL
Mr Jimmy Khoo, Senior Vice President, UTStarcom
Mr Richard Loretto, Executive Director, Strategy, AVON
Mr Onno Boots, Regional Managing Director, TNT Express
Mr Turloch Mooney, Managing Director, Editorial, Supply Chain Asia

11.00 – 12.30
Session 2 – Consolidation and Growth: Niche versus Size
It was mentioned in one of the research that there is almost USD1 trillion fund available for venture capitalist and fund managers. This is one reason why we are witnessing consolidation in the supply chain industry over the last few years and we can expect to see more over the next few years as the industry continues to find its way out of the fragmentation and grow towards a professional and consistent structure. It also seems that there are some companies that are fixated with size and continually push towards this direction. Seriously, does size really matter? There are some companies who believe that mid or niche market is the way to go. But without the resources and depth, can these companies succeed against those with size and almost limitless resources?

Moderator: Mr Mark Millar, Director, Strategic Development, UPS
Speakers:
Dr Robert Yap, Chairman & CEO, YCH Group
Mr Steven Kreutter, Director, Supply Chain Management, Eastman Kodak
Mr Iyad Kamal, Chief Logistics Officer, Aramex
Mr Benjamin Gordon, Managing Director, BG Strategic Advisors
Mr Darren Plested, Vice President, DHL
Mr Robert Ware, Director, Global Logistics, Dell Global

14.00 – 15.30
Session 3 – Meeting Customers Needs: Beyond Infrastructure & IT
Investment in IT and infrastructure has never been higher than the last decade for the supply chain industry. While the global spent has been growing, Asia is rising fast as the major component of this spent. Yet, is such an investment in direct relation to what the users need and expect? What exactly are customers seeking to achieve that IT and infrastructure cannot meet? Or are we looking at the wrong places in relations to what IT and infrastructure should provide in terms of meeting the users basic needs and requirements?

Moderator: Mr Allen Fukada, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, YCH Group
Speakers:
Mr Han Kian Kwang, Regional Director, Dematic SEA
Mr Lorcan Sheehan, Senior Vice President, ModusLink
Mr Samir Kochhar, Executive Director, Regional Supply Chain, Johnson & Johnson Asia Pacific
Mr Henry Kwang, Director, Microsoft Asia Pacific Operations
Dr John Gattorna, Adjunct Professor, Macquarie Graduate School of Management
Mr Saj Kumar, Vice President, Discrete Manufacturing, SAP Asia

16.00 – 17.30
Session 4 – Next Generation Supply Chain Leaders: Poach or Groom
This is fast becoming “old stories” for the supply chain industry in Asia. Talent shortage is one thing but the ability to groom, train and retain talent is really the major issue in ensuring that the industry maintains a certain level of standard. Even then, talent alone may not be enough to move the industry to the next level of professionalism as long as the passion and belief in this industry remains a “back-room” operation for many organizations. What next for the Supply Chain industry in Asia in relation to talent management and what more should be done to grow and groom enough professionals to make them as recognize as lawyers, medical doctors, accountants and engineers?

Moderator: Mr Torbjorn Karlsson, Principal Consultant, Heidrick & Struggles
Speakers:
A/P Mark Goh, Director, Industry Research, The Logistics Institute, Asia Pacific
Dr Pieter JA Nagel, Professor & Director, Institute for Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Victoria University
Mr Durairaj Veeraiyah, Senior Manager, Asia Pacific, BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters
Prof Martin West, Director, School of Information Systems, Curtin University
Ms Justina Liow, Director, Europhia Consulting
A/P Hum Sin Hoon, Executive Dean, National University of Singapore