April 27, 2014, DUBAI: The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) will hold their regional annual conference and prestigious awards ceremony at the Jumeirah Creekside Hotel on 12th May.
The Middle East is a territory heavily reliant on foreign imports and one that is keen to embrace greener and more sustainable business growth and ways of living. The theme of this year's conference is building global, robust, sustainable supply chains in the GCC and Middle East which are essential to support the growth in infrastructure to sustain events such as EXPO 2020 and the FIFA World Cup.
The conference will hear from local and global speakers such as Abdulla N. Al-Naemi, Procurement Director at Qatar Foundation, David Noble, CIPS Group CEO and Tim Williams, CPO, MTN. Dr. Tommy Weir, a renowned expert in leadership in the emerging markets and author of 10 Tips for Leading in the Middle East said, "A vision should focus on the future, be different from the past and should be repeatable and sustainable," and will also be appearing at the conference.
In the evening CIPS will host its third annual awards ceremony. Previous winners of the highest independent accolade for the procurement and supply profession in the region include Qatar Petroleum, EQUATE, WorleyParsons, Etihad Airways, Emirates National Oil Company and BAE Systems Saudi Arabia.
The shortlist for this year's winners:
Best Contribution to Corporate Responsibility
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
WorleyParsons
Best Cross Functional Teamwork Project
Emirates Aluminium Company
GASAL QSC
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
WorleyParsons
Best People Development Initiative
Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Qatar Petroleum
WorleyParsons
Most Improved Purchasing Operation - Start Up
Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Tourism and Culture Authority Abu Dhabi
Most Improved Purchasing Operation - Step Change
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Novartis (MEC)
Novartis (Saudi Arabia)
MBC (Middle East Broadcasting)
TDIC
Transguard Group LLC
Best Supplier Relationship Management
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
QAPCO
Qatar Petroleum
Procurement Team of the Year
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Atlantis, The Palm
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Novartis (MEC)
Transguard Group LLC
CIPS Middle East Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year
Ali Khan, Qatar Petroleum
Hariharan Laxminarayan, Emirates Aluminium Company
Richard Reynolds, WorleyParsons
Wael Safwat, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Bhanu Pratap Singh, Atlantis, The Palm
Maher Zebib, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
CIPS Middle East Young Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year
Abdul Aziz Abdul Mujeb, Tejari
Faisal Saleem, Masdar
Dr.Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai
David Noble, CIPS Group CEO said: "MENA is an exceedingly important region in the world economy and is leading the way on a number of sustainability initiatives.
"The conference is an opportunity to meet with those key leaders and discuss openly and with a solutions-driven agenda, the challenges and opportunities ahead and how procurement and support the needs of the region and beyond.
"The awards are a chance to celebrate the success already achieved and provide inspiration to others on what can be achieved with the drive, ambition and capability shown by everyone who has entered the awards."
Rebecca Fox, General Manager of the CIPS MENA office said: "CIPS is committed to be at the forefront of procurement and supply chain management services globally. The annual conference and awards in the Middle East region is an opportunity for professionals to stay up to date with handling challenges and finding success on the global economic stage."
The conference and awards are still available to book: www.cipsmiddleeastconference.com/
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) is the world's largest procurement and supply professional organisation. It is the worldwide centre of excellence on purchasing and supply management issues. CIPS has a global community of over 100,000 in 150 different countries, including senior business people, high-ranking civil servants and leading academics. The activities of purchasing and supply chain professionals have a major impact on the profitability and efficiency of all types of organisation and CIPS offers corporate solutions packages to improve business profitability.
www.cips.org; @CIPSNews
Press contacts:
Ancy Alexander, PR Account Manager, Fifth Ring, ancy@fifthring.com or 00 971 50 347 1391
Liz Lees, Head of PR & Representation at CIPS, liz.lees@cips.org on +44 (0)1780 761574/07917648564
Trudy Salandiak, PR Manager, CIPS, trudy.salandiak@cips.org on +44 (0)1780 761575/07917 64856
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