Tuesday, 25 October :00 18:00 Registration: Foyer Hall 5

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1 Tuesday, 25 October :00 18:00 Registration: Foyer Hall 5 09:00-09:50 Opening Ceremony (by invitation ): Foyer Hall 5 09:50-10:00 Patronage Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting : Foyer Hall 5 10:00 18:00 Exhibition Hall Opens 11:00 11:30 Welcoming Remarks Baheej Al Biqawi, Chief Executive Officer, Almajdouie Logistics Shahab Al Jassmi, Senior Manager Customer Care, BPI & E Services, DP World UAE Region Lawrie Pattison, Senior Manager, Business Development, Abu Dhabi Ports 11:30 12:00 Buy Low, Sell High: Is it Time to Invest in the GCC? A leading regional analyst will assess the current state of the GCC s oil & gas-driven economies, capital projects and investments, and where opportunities lie when costs and commodity prices remain volatile. Is it time for investment and a new attention to efficiency? Costs for labor and other inputs may not be this low again for decades. Our expert will share his forecast. Eduard Gracia, Principal, A.T. Kearney Energy Practice Middle East 11:30 12:30 Global Project Forwarding Is All About T R P Transform, Reform & Perform Over the last two decades, there have been many path breaking transformations in the project forwarding business while the topography as well as socio-economic aspects have undergone several changes and thus impacted many supply chain and forwarding contracts the world over. How does that apply to your project forwarding business? Our speaker will provide practical steps to improve your business. Shankar Chatterjee, Chairman & Managing Director, S Cube Trans Continental Group

2 Tuesday, 25 October 2016 (continued) 12:10 13:00 Assessing and Mitigating Cargo Risk in Today s New Normal Is there a new normal for assessing risk when moving project cargo? Is the global fleet, and the assessment of risk, changing? In these lean times, vessel owners, forwarders and project owners/epcs must still grasp key liabilities related to shipping project cargo, and strategies for mitigating those risks. Our experienced panel will delve into this topic. Moderator: Cyril Varghese, Logistics Director, Fluor Denis Bandura, Managing Director, BBC Chartering Mideast Lars Rolner, Managing Director, United Heavy Lift Guenther Bielfeld, Chief Commerical Officer Asia Pacific, F.H. Bertling Pte Ltd Meike Ziegler, Associate, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP 13:00 14:00 Networking Luncheon for VIP Shippers, Gold & Silver Passholders 14:00 14:50 Ro-Ro-Rolling Along: Inside the UAE s Rolling Stock Trade The UAE is home to one of the world s liveliest markets for cars and other rolling stock and a key entry point for the GCC region. From carriers to ports to auction houses, our industry panel will examine the workings of this complex niche market. Moderator: Sudesh Chaturvedi, Manager Projects & Energy, GAC Dubai Mohammad Sulaiman, Manager Commercial, DP World UAE Region Lawrie Pattison, Senior Manager, Business Development, Abu Dhabi Ports Patrick Cooper, Area Manager, NYK Line Ro-ro Division Phillip Weston, Territory Manager Middle East and Africa, Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers 14:00 15:00 Logistics Contract Negotiations Large and complicated capital projects require contracts for logistics between many different service and materials providers. Each of the contracts has details that may be negotiated, generally through a global contract and for the specifics of a project. The experienced speakers will discuss these issues, the benefits of global contracts and the negotiations for project specific contracts for ensuring the focus on the project for improved results.

3 Tuesday, 25 October 2016 (continued) 15:00 15:30 Networking Coffee for VIP Shippers, Gold & Silver Passholders 15:30 16:20 Project Cargo Case Study: (Petro) Islands in the Gulf Billions in oil and gas projects remain under construction in the GCC, including massive artificial islands in UAE waters. Our case study will take an in-depth look at one of these important projects. Moderator: Matteo Pollara, Logistics Director, Petrofac Emirates Sindhu Dasan, Module Transportation Manager, Petrofac Roberto Bizzarri, Industrial Project Director, Geodis Wilson Aart van der Lelij, Project Manager Operations, Dockwise/Boskalis Ahmed Khalil, Middle East General Manager, Allianz 16:20 16:30 Closing Remarks 18:00 Exhibition Hall Closes Wednesday, 26 October :00 16:00 Registration: Foyer Hall 5 10:00 16:00 Exhibition Hall Opens 10:00 10:30 Networking Coffee for VIP Shippers, Gold & Silver Passholders 10:20 10:30 Opening Remarks

4 Wednesday, 26 October 2016 (continued) 10:30 11:20 GCC Project Overview The GCC is driving ahead with multi-billion investments in oil & gas, infrastructure and other capital projects. Some US$32 billion worth of project contracts were awarded during 2015, with another $55 billion expected in 2016 and more investment planned on- and offshore beyond this year. Our expert will provide an assessment and detailed forecast. Richard Thompson, Editorial Director, MEED 10:30 11:30 Managing Through Difficult Times Unprecedented drop in oil prices has forced all the players in the oil and gas sector to think differently. We have seen a drive for cost reduction, large layoffs and out of the box thinking. All this has an impact not only on the business environment but also on the lives of people directly and indirectly. Mandar Apte provides suggestions to manage through this upheaval. Mandar Apte, Project Manager, Technip 11:30 12:20 Defining Operational Uncertainty: How Much is Too Much? Decision makers in the project logistics supply chain must make decisions on all aspects of the supply chain based on the information available at any particular time. Evaluation must take into account a variety of considerations including political, socio-economic, schedule related and financial risks. Our panel of industry executives in logistics risk management will use a test case to delineate the risk assessment process. Moderator: Steve Gibson,Logistics & Trade Compliance Manager (Marine), McDermott Middle East, Inc. Alaa Mattar, Chief Operating Officer, Almajdouie Logistics Lars Greiner, Managing Director, Greiner Mendi Michael Zahed, Manager Mobilization, CCC Consolidated Contractors Company Thomas van der Horst, Engineering Manager, Mammoet 12:30 13:30 Networking Luncheon for VIP Shippers, Gold & Silver Passholders

5 Wednesday, 26 October 2016 (continued) 13:30 14:20 Saudi Arabian Customs Clearance: Keys to Success Every importer knows the challenges of achieving timely customs clearance and the costs when not achieved, especially in the unique market of Saudi Arabia. Two experts in the field will host this interactive session, discussing risk mitigation and the keys to success for this critical component of logistics. Khalid Al Khaldi, Manager Projects, Saudi Aramco Ken Long, Country Head of Energy Solutions KSA/BAH, Panalpina World Transport Saudi Arabia 14:20 14:30 Closing Remarks 16:00 Exhibition Hall Closes