China Supply Chain Council Announces Speakers For Logistics in China Conference

SHANGHAI, CHINA - The China Supply Chain Council (CSCC) today announced the speakers for the annual Logistics in China Conference + Expo. This one-day event, scheduled for March 8, 2006 in Shanghai, China is the first in a series of events focusing on the challenges and opportunities of the logistics, transportation and distribution of goods within China.

Confirmed speakers already include sessions on:

• China Logistics - Past, Present & the Future
Speaker: Cheng Hwee SIM, Managing Director, Integrated Decision Systems

• Implementing a China Distribution Network
Speaker: Jean-Pierre Roquet, CEO, Elee Logistics China

• China’s Logistics Market: Ten Things you Need to Know
Speaker: John Manners-Bell, CEO, Transport Intelligence Ltd

• Selecting the most appropriate 3PLs to effectively penetrate the Chinese market
Speaker: Watson Liu, Director, Logistics, Accenture Supply Chain North Asia

• The role and function of logistics in retail company - A perspective from China Resource Vanguard
Speaker: Bill Tang, Logistics Director, China Resources Vanguard

• Reinventing Distribution through Value-Chain Logistics
Speaker: Roland Chong, Managing Director, IDS Logistics China

• A best practice approach: Bertelsmann B2C logistics in China
Speaker: Michiel Hijma, Senior Manager, Bertelsmann DirectGroup China

• Intra-China logistics and distribution challenge: taking Kerry EAS to the next level
Speaker: Gary So, Vice President of Kerry EAS Logistics

• Vendor management in Distribution Operation (post-sales supply chain)
Speaker: Liang Bing, China Distribution Operation Leader, GE Healthcare

• China Cold Chain Logistics: The Future Begins Today
Speaker: Tian (Bing) Zhang, Principal, A.T. Kearney (Shanghai)

• So who is really handling your goods in China? The security of cargo between factory and port.
Speaker: Neal Beatty, Manager of Asset Protection & Enterprise Security, Hill & Associates

• Seamless Supply Chain Application in Intra-China Logistics
Speaker: Robert Chen, Supply Chain Manager of Honeywell Building Solution China Company

ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP:
Best Practices in Warehouse Management in China
Trainers: Steve Cross, Managing Director and Richard Hemming, Consultant, ATMS

Others logistics executives who have expressed interest in speaking include the following companies: Amway, Auchan, B&Q, Bosch Siemens, Dupont, IKEA, Michelin, Newell Rubbermaid, Tie Yang Multi Modal Transportation, ect… The conference programme has been designed to be flexible so new speakers and sessions will be added over the next few weeks.

The annual conference will bring together logistics leaders and features one day of presentations, panels, roundtables and workshops that address the strategies and tactics necessary for manufacturers and retailers to build successful intra-China logistics and distribution networks.

Delegates signing-up before January 30 only pay RMB 1,480 (for CSCC members) and RMB 2,380 (non-members).

If you are not a CSCC member yet, why not look into the membership? For only RMB 3,700 (if you pay before January 30) and RMB 4,000 (after January 30), become a CSCC member + receive a conference pass at the same time. This way, you can receive all CSCC benefits year-round e.g. access to CSCC website premium content, monthly newsletters and more discounts at all future trainings and conferences…

To download the event brochure, copy the following link into your bowser:
http://www.supplychain.cn/attachments/files/145/Logistics%20in%20China%20-%20Brochure.pdf

For additional conference information or to obtain press credentials to attend the Logistics in China, please contact Max Henry at +86 21 51021617 or 51021618 or email mhenry@supplychain.cn

About CSCC
The China Supply Chain Council (CSCC) is the largest association for Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Logistics Professionals in China. It is now a fast community reaching more than 10,000 professionals all across China. As a neutral and independent professional organization, CSCC mission is to stimulate the understanding, adoption and use of supply chain and logistics management by providing, among others, a directory, newsletters, seminars, workgroups, resources and other information. For more info, please visit: www.supplychain.cn