Middle East ProcureTech Summit 2023: embracing the digital future of procurement

Dubai, U.A.E.: The growth of procurement within the region is on an uphill trajectory, combined with the adoption of technology and supply chains. The market growth factors are the increasing need for procurement process automation and the rapid adoption of e-procurement technology. The rapid strides at which businesses are adopting digital technology are transforming their operations. From finance to procurement to marketing, digital technology empowers teams with better control over operations.

Verve Management is taking the lead with another premier initiative in the region, The Middle East ProcureTech Summit 2023. The summit devoted to a disruptive procurement sector will be unveiled on Feb. 21 to 22 at Swissotel Al Murooj, Dubai, U.A.E.

This year’s summit will take a deep dive into the modified paradigm of the procurement industry, focused on the new technology adopted by the industry to change the procurement game. The summit aims to provide a platform for like-minded individuals to gather and discuss the new era of Digital Procurement with topics such as Cloud procurement, E-Procurement Solutions, and Supplier Relationship Management (S.R.M.), to name a few. 

Over the course of two ground-breaking days, the summit is setting out to headline experts and key leaders within the industry, including:

• Dirk Karl, group chief procurement officer, M.T.N.
• Waleed Saeed Al Saeedi, director, procurement and supply management, Department of Tourism and Culture (Abu Dhabi)
• Rajkumar Adhya, supply chain operations director, AstraZeneca
• Amadou Dioulde Diallo, CEO, DHL, Deutsche Post
• Dr. Abdalla Abduljalil, chief contracts specialist (expert in Revenue, Expense Contracts, and B.O.T., P.P.P.), Dubai Academic Health Corporation
• Tatjana Ozgoren, director of global procurement – AMEA, PepsiCo
• Shakti Arora, chief procurement officer, R.A.K. Ceramics PJSC
• Heba Abdelhady, chief supply chain officer, Saudi German Health
• Maytham Al-Khairulla, VP procurement and business support, O.S.N.
• Amit Bhatia, supply chain director – IMEA, LVMH Beauty 
• Shannon Hore, senior V.P.- Procurement and Logistics, Abu Dhabi Airports
• Stephen Rea, chief procurement officer, Al Ghurair
• Mohamed Samak, global procurement director, Aramex International
• Sam Achampong, regional director of CIPS MENA, CIPS (Dubai)
• Shailen Shukla, chief logistics officer, Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba Group
• Chamath Nawaratne, vice president and chief procurement officer, Air Liquide
• Vineet Gupta, chief commercial officer, Babyshop
• Hon. Peter Gesper, SVP of IT, Noon.com
• Remya Venugopalan, director of operations, International Modern Hospital
• Engr. Ammar AlAboud, VP of consulting and research, Supply Chain and Procurement Society
• Suhail Siddiqui, procurement director, Juma Al Majid for Electro – Mechanical Works
• Sandeep Sharma, director- group procurement and international market supply chain, Alamar Foods- Domino’s Pizza
• Vishal Noronha, group head of procurement, Gargash Group
• Aslam Labeeb, head of supply chain and I.T., Gulf International
• Brish Bhan Vaidya, head of APAC sourcing and global buying center, UBER
• Shashi Kiran, group general manager – Supply Chain, Jashanmal National Group
• Huzefa Boxwala, head of supply chain innovation, Henkel Corporation
• Sara Omer, sales director Middle East & Africa, iValua
• Arnaud Malarde, senior product marketing manager, iValua
• Prasanna Rajendran, vice president – Head of Business, Kissflow,
• Abhinav Suresh, director and P&L leader- Middle East and Africa, Locus

The Middle East ProcureTech Summit will be an invaluable opportunity to network with industry leaders who will set out to delve into all of the latest technological advances in procurement to help drive businesses forward. 

Middle East ProcureTech Summit 2023 is supported by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), Supply Chain and Procurement Society (SCPS), and Supply Chain and Logistics Group (SCLG). The summit will be graced by some key industry leaders and solution providers like Ivalua, a leading cloud-based Spend Management software provider, and Kissflow Procurement Cloud, a flexible source-to-pay platform for procurement teams to manage all their procurement spends in a single place.

The Middle East ProcureTech Excellence Awards 2023 will be held as part of the Middle East Procuretech Summit. The Awards will celebrate Procurement, Supply Chain, and Logistics leaders who have worked constantly towards improving disrupted supply chains through innovating and adopting advanced technology. 

For registration and to participate in the event: [email protected]

For more information, please visit our website: www.meprocuretech.com