Manufacturing & Industrial

CIPS MENA Procurement and Supply Chain Futures conference and awards

CIPS MENA Procurement and Supply Chain Futures Forum is the region’s leading gathering for procurement and supply chain professionals. Designed as a platform for forward-looking dialogue, the Forum brings together industry leaders, innovators, and practitioners to explore emerging trends, exchange best practices, and address the challenges shaping the future…

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65Speakers
10Sponsors
54Sessions
64Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at CIPS, in alphabetical order.

Abdullah Al-Harbi
CEO OF EYE OF RIYADH · Eye of Riyadh
Abdullah Al-Osaimi
Executive Vice President, Safety and Business Support at Ma'aden · Ma'aden
Abdulrahman Afia
CEO, and Founder of Afia Partners · Afia Partners
Abdulrahman Alghamdi
Executive Director , Systems & Center of Excellence Commerical at New Murabaa · New Murabaa
Abdulrahman Al-Tassan
Director - Procurement and Contracts · New Murabaa
Abdurahman Afia
CEO, and Founder · Afia Partners
Ahmed Al Thanayan
Director of Procurement at Flyadeal Airlines · Flyadeal Airlines
Amal Alsomali
Director, Shared Service Center of Excellence of New Murrabba · New Murrabba
Anis Tabka
Senior Vice President - Procurement & Contracts at Expo City, Dubai · Expo City, Dubai
Anna Konoplianikova
Head of CEMEA Sourcing · VISA
Asma Al-Otaibi
Director of Procurement at SIDF Investment Company · SIDF Investment Company
Ata Elyas
Head of Procurement at SAB · SAB
Ayman A.Bagawi
Supply Chain & Procurement Vice President at The Royal Commission for AlUla · The Royal Commission for AlUla
Bashar El-Jawhari
Partner · PwC
Ben Farell
Global CEO of CIPS · CIPS
Ben Farrell
Global CEO · CIPS
Cassie Mackie
Vice President of Procurement & Supply Chain at Etihad Airways · Etihad Airways
Christina Ooi
Board Member, Adjunct Lecturer, Speaker, Mentor, Published Author · ProcureDNA
Cory Thwaites
Senior Executive Vice President- Group Procurement Qatar National Bank · Qatar National Bank
Dani Bogari
Partner - Supply Chain and Procurement at Prokura · Prokura
Dirk Karl
Chief Procurement Officer at HUMAIN · HUMAIN
Dustine du Preez
Director, Procurement Centre of Excellence at Al Faisaliah Group · Al Faisaliah Group

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Emaar
Microsoft
Microsoft Arabia
Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services
Ministry of Transport Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Chamber
Riyadh Chamber of Commerce
ROSHN
Saudia
Saudia Airlines

Agenda

Selected from 54 sessions.

  • 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM

    TBC - Leadership in Digital Transformation

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  • 02:00 PM – 02:30 PM

    Building Supply Chain Resilience: From Risk to Readiness

    Resilience starts at the procurement desk. This session explores how strong supply and demand analysis enables proactive decision-making, smarter forecasting and faster response to…

  • 02:30 PM – 02:45 PM

    Safeguarding Patients through Medication Supply Chain Management

    In a fast-evolving healthcare landscape, supply disruption is not just operational risk, it’s patient risk. In this 15-minute keynote, Suzan Hammoudeh shares practical insights for…

  • 03:50 PM – 04:05 PM

    Revolutionizing Category Management through AI

    AI is reshaping category management, enabling procurement teams to uncover deeper insights, identify opportunities and make faster, more informed decisions. This session explores h…

  • 04:05 PM – 04:35 PM

    The Capability Gap: Are Your Procurement Teams Ready for 2030?

    As AI advances and transformation accelerates across KSA, the biggest risk isn’t technology, it’s talent. This session will discuss how organisations are upskilling teams, redesign…

  • 04:50 PM – 05:00 PM

    Closing Remarks

  • 08.45 - 08.55

    Welcome

  • 08:50 AM – 08:55 AM

    Welcoming Remarks

  • 08.55 - 09.10

    The Great Conversation

    A worldwide dialogue about the future of our profession and the capabilities we will need in a world defined by rapid change, new technologies, shifting demographics, geopolitical …

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 64 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

64 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
9Sponsoringsponsor only
54Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

ROSHN

Speakers by seniority

72% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1218%
  • Founder / Owner35%
  • VP-level711%
  • Director / Head of2538%
  • Manager / Lead812%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Advisor / Investor58%
  • Other roles46%

Of 65 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
Sponsors by tier
unspecified10
100% of 10
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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