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For Immediate Release

CSCMP Dubai Conference to Focus on Bottom-Line Results Supply Chain Management

Lombard, Illinois USA (August 13, 2008)—The Council of Supply Chain Management
Professionals (CSCMP) will hold its second conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Novem-
ber 12-13, 2008.
“The conference will focus on bottom-line results that a high-performing supply chain can
produce. Presentations on how best to collaborate with strategic partners, alignment of supply
chain strategy with business strategy, and the role of key performance indicators (KPIs) in driving
supply chain success are part of the two-day educational event,” said Thomas Speh of Miami
University who, along with Dr. Kanak Madrecha from the Business Excellence Center, Dubai
World, is a co-chair of the conference titled Driving Bottom-Line Results Through Effective
Supply Chain Management.
Some of the speakers will include:

• Keynote speaker Steffen Steensbaek, Maersk Logistics

• David W. Fairnie, Director of Security, DP World
• Omar Hijazi, CEO, Tejari FZ LLC
• Roberto Mennilli, Supply Chain Director, Nestlé Middle East
• William E. O’Brien, President Greater China, HAVI Food Services
• Udo Kleemann, Head of Procurement System & Technology Group EMEA, IBM
Integrated Supply Chain
• Nicholas J. LaHowchic, President, DIANNIC Ltd. and Coauthor of Start Pulling Your
Chain! Leading Responsive Supply Chain Transformation
• Dr. Thomas W. Speh, Associate Director–MBA Program, Farmer School of Business,
Miami University
• Thomas L. Freese, Principal, Freese & Associates, Inc.
• Euclides A. Coimbra, CEO, Kaizen Institute Consulting Group
• Danie Vermeulen, CEO, Kaizen Institute New Zealand

Supply chain disciplines addressed in the conference will include procurement, ware-
housing, transportation, business process outsourcing, strategy alignment, and benchmarking.
Attendees can register at cscmp.org.
Founded in 1963, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is the pre-
eminent association for individuals involved in supply chain management. CSCMP provides
global educational, career development, and networking opportunities to over 9,000 members.

For more information, please contact:

Madeleine Miller-Holodnicki, ABC

Manager of Communications
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
333 East Butterfield Road, Suite 140
Lombard, Illinois 60148-5617 USA
mholodnicki@cscmp.org