3rd annual Global Trade and Supply Chain Summit 2023 | Economist Impact | 18 September 2023 | Address Dubai Marina, 66 Al Marsa St - Dubai Marina - Dubai - UAE

The summit will examine the influence of geopolitics on global trade and how to adapt to this dynamic environment. What are the benefits of digital trade, particularly for developing countries? What is the potential of new technologies, such as blockchain, AI or robotics, in making supply chains more resilient and more sustainable.

2023 Speakers

H.E. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
Minister of State for Foreign Trade, UAE

Bertrand Conqueret
President Global Supply Chain Company and Corporate Senior Vice President Purchasing, Henkel

Mourad Tamoud
Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Schneider Electric

H.E. Mohammad Ali bin Rashed Lootah
President and CEO, Dubai Chambers

Muralidhar Nittala
Director - Supply Chain - Middle East & Africa, Johnson & Johnson

Beat Simon
Group Chief Commercial Officer, DP World

Raveen Guliani
Chief Operating Officer - Logistics, GCC, Trade Development and Logistics, DP World

Claudia Millo
Vice President Institutional Affairs and Corporate Communications, Ferrero

Adam Kaminski
Chief Supply Chain Officer, Aujan Group

Leila Afas
Director, Global Public Policy, TOYOTA

Sophie Öhrström
Executive Vice President, Global Planning, Merchandising, and Logistics, Gant

Pankaj Bhargava
Chief Procurement Officer, Pidilite Industries

Assel Zhanassova
CEO, Kazpost, Former Vice-Minister of Trade and Integration, Republic of Kazakhstan

Ralph Ossa
Chief Economist and Director, WTO

Muhammad Alam
President and Chief Product Officer, SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network (ISBN) Product Engineering, General Manager, SAP Business Network

Javier Lopez Gonzalez
Senior Economist, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD

Beata Javorcik
Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Madan Sampath
Chief Supply Chain Officer, HCG Group of Hospitals

Elisabeth Tuerk
Director, economic co-operation and trade division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Allen Sophia Asiimwe
Deputy CEO and chief of programmes, TradeMark Africa

Ayman Alansary
Chief supply chain officer, Alyasra Group

Mayra Souza
Global trade director, International Flavors & Fragrances

Mahmoud Aboueldahab
Head of supply chain, Middle East, Imdad

Alejandro Lito Aprieto
Assistant vice-president, corporate supply chain, Apex Mining

Khalid Husain Khan
Vice President - Bulk Commodities, Supply Chain & Exports, ITC Limited

Mohamed Eldabaa
Board director, American Chamber of Commerce Dubai and Northern Emirates

Michael Hart
President, American Chamber of Commerce, China

Fernanda Herrmann
Head of trade compliance LAC, Diageo

Vivek Sarbhai
Senior director supply chain and EHS, Thermo Fisher Scientific India

Ajay Singh
Vice-president, supply chain management, Hindustan Platinum

Valerie Blatt
Global head for SAP business network customer success and go-to-market, SAP

Baber Farooq
SVP and head of market strategy, SAP Procurement and External Workforce Solutions

Ricardo Treviño Chapa
Deputy secretary general, WCO

Greg Autry
Director and professor of space leadership, policy, and business, Thunderbird School of Global Management, ASU

Shahrokh Moinian
Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, J.P. Morgan

Natasha Condon
Managing director, global and EMEA head of trade sales, J.P. Morgan

James Fraser
Managing director, global head of trade and working capital, J.P. Morgan

Anita Prakash
Senior policy advisor, Economic research institute, ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia

Ahmad Shamieh
General manager, Sanad Gulf Trading

David Bikhado Ofungi
CEO, Dero Capital and advisor to the president, Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Erick Sirali
Director, digital trade, TradeMark Africa

Diego Fonseca
Head of digital supply chain transformation, The Kraft Heinz Company

Saravana Kumar S
Head of treasury and senior vice-president, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd

Amisha Shah
Assistant vice president, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd

Elizabeth Baltzan
Senior advisor, Office of the United States Trade Representative

Ed Brzytwa
Vice-president of international trade, Consumer Technology Association

Brandon Lord
Executive director, trade policy and programmes, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Jong Woo Kang
Director, regional cooperation and integration division, Asian Development Bank

Eliza Przeździecka
Associate professor, SGH Warsaw School of Economics

Maher Al Kaabi
Advisor to group chairman & independent board member, Alserkal Group

Silvia Sorescu
Project lead trade facilitation, OECD

Sam Lowe
Partner, trade and market access, Flint Global

John Ferguson
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact

Elizabeth Mackie
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact

Melanie Noronha
Principal, policy and insights, Economist Impact

Oliver Sawbridge
Manager - trade and geopolitics, Economist Impact
The Economist
Simon Cox
China economics editor, The Economist

Gregg Carlstrom
Middle East correspondent, The Economist

Thomas Bennett
Global business correspondent, The Economist

Swarup Gupta
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit

Dmitry Grozoubinski
Founder, ExplainTrade | Executive director, Geneva Trade Platform

Raj Adhya
Director supply chain market access program, AstraZeneca

Hossam Khamis
Head of supply chain - Africa, Middle East, India and Turkey, LyondellBasell

Akhmad Bayhaqi
Senior policy analyst, APEC Secretariat

Belvinder Sron
CEO, Malaysian Palm Oil Council

Eliza Przeździecka
Associate professor, SGH Warsaw School of Economics

Maher Al Kaabi
Advisor to group chairman & independent board member, Alserkal Group

Silvia Sorescu
Project lead trade facilitation, OECD

Sam Lowe
Partner, trade and market access, Flint Global

John Ferguson
Global lead, new globalisation, Economist Impact

Elizabeth Mackie
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact

Melanie Noronha
Principal, policy and insights, Economist Impact

Oliver Sawbridge
Manager - trade and geopolitics, Economist Impact
The Economist
Simon Cox
China economics editor, The Economist

Gregg Carlstrom
Middle East correspondent, The Economist

Thomas Bennett
Global business correspondent, The Economist

Swarup Gupta
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit

Dmitry Grozoubinski
Founder, ExplainTrade | Executive director, Geneva Trade Platform

Raj Adhya
Director supply chain market access program, AstraZeneca

Hossam Khamis
Head of supply chain - Africa, Middle East, India and Turkey, LyondellBasell

Akhmad Bayhaqi
Senior policy analyst, APEC Secretariat

Belvinder Sron
CEO, Malaysian Palm Oil Council

Eliza Przeździecka
Associate professor, SGH Warsaw School of Economics

Maher Al Kaabi
Advisor to group chairman & independent board member, Alserkal Group

Silvia Sorescu
Project lead trade facilitation, OECD

Sam Lowe
Partner, trade and market access, Flint Global

John Ferguson
Global lead, New Globalisation, Economist Impact

Elizabeth Mackie
Senior Manager, Trade, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact

Melanie Noronha
Principal, policy and insights, Economist Impact

Oliver Sawbridge
Manager - trade and geopolitics, Economist Impact, The Economist

Simon Cox
China economics editor, The Economist

Gregg Carlstrom
Middle East correspondent, The Economist

Thomas Bennett
Global business correspondent, The Economist

Swarup Gupta
Industry team manager, Economist Intelligence Unit

Dmitry Grozoubinski
Founder, ExplainTrade | Executive director, Geneva Trade Platform

Raj Adhya
Director supply chain market access program, AstraZeneca

Hossam Khamis
Head of supply chain - Africa, Middle East, India and Turkey, LyondellBasell

Akhmad Bayhaqi
Senior policy analyst, APEC Secretariat

Belvinder Sron
CEO, Malaysian Palm Oil Council

2023 Sponsors

OFFICIAL HOST:
• The Executive Office

LEAD SPONSOR:
• JP Morgan

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• SAP

GLOBAL TRADE ENABLER:
• DP World

SILVER SPONSOR:
• CITI

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR:
• Axellect