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Supply Chain Wales Conference – Wednesday June 10th 2009

Draft Agenda (subject to confirmation)

08:30

Delegate arrival – Welcome Tea/Coffee

09:00

Opening Address: Professor Alan Lovell, Dean of Faculty, Glamorgan Business School

09:05

Welcome talk: Gareth Jones – Objective Setting for the Conference

09:15

Ice Breaker session

09:30

Andrew Trotter – Purchasing Manager, Celtic Manor Resort

09:45

Steve Agg – Chief Executive, CILT

“Can we create a waste free supply chain from manufacture through to consumer - should we be starting from here”

10:30

Q & A Session

10:45

Tea/Coffee Break

11:15

Professor Martin Christopher – Cranfield University

“Managing Supply chains in Turbulent Times”

“Local Versus Global”

12:15

Q & A Session

12:30

Lunch & Networking

13:30

Chair – Welcome Back

Steve Watson – GS1
Global Or Local – The Importance Of Standards In The Supply Chain.

14:00

Q & A Session

14:15

Workshop 1 – Dr Rachel Mason-Jones, University of Glamorgan
“Are international supply chains truly sustainable?”

Workshop 2 – Gareth Jones
“Does recession render supply chains and socially responsible procurement redundant and price becomes paramount?”

Workshop 3 – Steve Watson, GS1
“Do Standards Really Matter In The Supply Chain?”

Workshop 4 – John Kershaw
“Resurgence in the supply chain – how should we position ourselves to cope with restored demand?”

15:00

Tea/Coffee Break

15:30

Martin Sykes – Value Wales
“Public Sector Procurement in the Current Economic Climate”

16:15

Q & A Session

16:30

Closing Observations & Review of Objectives – Gareth Jones

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