Thursday, 8 December 2016 from 9am to 10am (GMT)
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The rapid globalization has presented a vast opportunities for companies to leverage on economic differences in different countries that can both reduce manufacturing cost and reach a wider variety of customers. At the same time, however, this also posed new set of challenges to procurement leaders as they manage their globally extended supply chains. In order to succeed, they will need to equip themselves with the know-how on international trade laws, culture and language barriers, global economy and logistics.​

Event Agenda
  • Understanding the basics of global and international sourcing.
  • What are the forces and dynamics of foreign trade in China, India, and South Africa.
  • Identifying the hidden cost and risk in global sourcing.
  • Analyzing various Internet global sourcing platforms.
  • Negotiating in different countries with different cultures.

Our Speakers

Edward Rayner

Procurement Advisor
Spotless Group

Vijay Kumar

Founder Principal
B-hive

Lars Greiner

Managing Director
Greiner Mendi Associates

Narendra Rao

Founder Director
CormSquare
Edward Rayner is a highly experience and qualified business adviser whose expertise lies at the intersection of supply chain, business development and organisational management. He has held senior roles held in the  Resources, Integrated Services and Education sectors. His background includes working with Australian Trade Commission, Worley Parsons, United Arab Emirates University and Spotless Group. He was previously the Director of Purchasing at Worley Parsons Supply Hub in China.

Vijay Kumar has over 40 years of global business experience with deep knowledge on Supply Chain Management and ERP implementations. He is also the former CEO of IDS, ProEd in Bengaluru. He has designed, developed and delivered numerous purchase management programs for India Skills and City & Guilds in the UK. He was also responsible for the complete blueprint design of SCM operations for the Odyssey retail chain in India.

Lars Greiner is a qualified shipping specialist and legal advisor who has over 24 years of experience in project development, transportation, and route and country development within the transport industry. He has worked for AP Moller, Maersk Line, Clipper and Macs shipping and related logistics companies in a variety of roles and has a uniquely varied background, required for developing growing project and commodity supply chains into and throughout Africa.

Narendra Rao is founder, director of CormSquare, leading eMarketplace and eProcurement platform for B2B transactions. He has over 18 years experience in design, supply chain and implementation projects. Before CormSquare, Narendra was with Honeywell where he was responsible for number of development projects. He is a graduate in Electronics, MBA in Finance and a Management Development Program from IIM, Bangalore.

Who Should Attend

​Business owners, CEOs, CFOs, financial directors, procurement directors, purchasing managers, and sourcing managers who are responsible for the outcomes delivered by their suppliers and feel they need to develop, augment, or support your knowledge in that area.
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​Procto provides outsourced CTO for small-medium enterprises to solve their business challenges and grow their business through strategic technology. They partner with entrepreneurs and visionary executives who have innovative ideas but do not the technical expertise to validate and build their digital business models.
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