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13th ECR ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

MAY 15-17, 2010

The Ritz - Carlton, Millenia Singapore


 

 

"TOUCHING LIVES, IMPROVING VALUE"

 

Target Audience: This conference is organized by the Efficient Consumer Response Asia Pacific (ECR AP) Council. The target size of 380 participants will consists of CEOs, COOs, senior management staff, vendors, practitioners, consultants, government agencies, researchers from the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) retail, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing industries and top university students.

 

Objectives of Conference: ECR PA is an independent joint trade and industry body, launched in 1999, to promote the use of ECR techniques to remove unnecessary costs from the supply chain and make the sectors, as a whole, more responsive to consumer demand.  This conference is a network session for the ECR community to touch base on the directions and advances in our FMCG industries where it drives major economic growth, touching each and every individual lives across the globe.  At this conference we will examine how FMCG can improve consumer’s value as well.  The programme will be strategically designed with a CEO’s panel session and top management speakers to address current and future challenges.  In addition, the conference provides a platform for the industry players to explore ideas and learn about Industry trends and supply chain technologies that will revolutionize the industry.

 

15 May 2012(Tue): ECR AP COUNCIL MATTERS

09:00 – 12:00

ECR Asia Pacific Executive Council Meeting

ECR AP COUNCIL-CEO SESSION

12:00 – 13:00

ECR Asia Pacific Executive Council Cum CEOs Lunch

13:00 – 15:00

ECR Asia Pacific Executive Council Cum CEOs Dialogue

PRE-CONFERENCE SITE VISIT / OPTIONAL TOUR

12:00 – 13:00

Conference Pre-Registration

13:00 – 15:00

Site Visit / Optional Tour Registration

13:00 – 15:00

Site Visit / Optional Tour (as proposed below)

 

Site Visit

·         Singapore Custom Port  Tour

·         Asia Pacific Breweries Plant Tour

·         WLNA Cold Distribution Centre Facility Tour

Optional Tours

·         City Sightseeing Singapore Tour

·         Duck & Singapore Flyer Tour

·         Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Walk


NOTE: All site visits and optional tours are chargeable and require pre-registration and payment.  For Singapore Custom Port Tour, participants are required to provide Full Name and Passport ID one month prior to site visit date for authority’s approval.  There is a strict constraint for number of visitors per visit and therefore registration will be on a first come first serve basis.

 

16 May 2012(Wed): DAY 1: PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

08:30 – 09:00

Registration

PLENARY 1: OFFICIAL OPENING OF CONFERENCE

19:00 – 09:20

Joint Welcome Address – ECR AP Vision

Mr. Alex von Behr & Mr. Anthony Rose, Co-Chairs of ECR Asia Pacific

09:20 – 09:30

Opening Address by Guest-of-Honor

 

09:30 – 10:10

Joint Keynote Address

Mr. Scott Price, CEO Walmart Asia & Harish Manwai, COO Unilever

10:10 – 10:15

Official Opening of 13th Annual ECR Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibition

By Mr. Alex von Behr, Mr. Anthony Rose, Mr. Tng Ah Yiam, and Guest-of-Honor

10:15 – 11:00

Visiting of Exhibition by Guest-of-Honor Cum Networking Break

PLEMINARY 2: WHAT IS UP THERE? Listen to CEO’s share their thoughts and views of the FMCG industry

11:30 – 12:00

Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)

5 Pillars of CGF – Jean-Marc SAUBADE, MD

12:00 – 12:45

CEOs Panel Session – How Does FMCG Touches Lives and Improves Value?

Moderator-Chris Cave Jones, IBM

12:45 – 14:00

Luncheon & Exhibition

PLEMINARY 3: CONSUMER TRENDS. Experts will share their research and survey findings on consumer behavior.

14:00 – 14:30

Topic 1

Consumer Shopping Trend

14:30 – 15:00

Topic 2

T.B.A

15:00 – 15:30

Topic 3

T.B.A

15:30 – 16:00

Exhibition Cum Networking Break

16:00 – 16:45

Topic 4

T.B.A

16:45 – 17:00

Q & A, Closing Remarks

 

16 MAY 2012(Wed) – DAY 1: WELCOME COCKTAIL

17:30 – 19:30

Joint Welcome Address by Mr. Tng Ah Yiam, Co-chair ECR Singapore & Sponsor Cocktail & Networking

 

17 MAY 2012(Thu) – DAY 2: PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

PLEMINARY 4: ECR AWARDS TOP 3 PRESENTATION. Hear how ECR member’s projects helps to realize benefits and contribute to the development of ECR.

08:30 – 09:00

Registration & Exhibition

 

09:00 – 09:30

Presentation 1

 

09:30 – 10:00

Presentation 2

 

10:00 – 10:30

Presentation 3

 

10:30 – 11:00

Networking Break & Exhibition

PLEMINARY 5: ECR PROJECTS.  Although ECR activity almost always involves the cooperation of competitors, learn how ECR members collaborate on project to enhance the ability of all to compete more efficiently and effectively to provide better value to the consumer.

11:00 – 11:30

OSA Pilot / Q & A

 

11:30 – 12:00

Vendor Portal / Q & A

 

12:00 – 12:30

ECR Pallet Standardization / Q & A

 

12:30 – 14:00

Luncheon & Exhibition

PLEMINARY 6: Concurrent Tracks

 

A –Optimizing Supply Chain Track

B – Customer Value Track

14:00 – 14:30

Track A1

Track B1

14:30 – 15:00

Track A2

E-Commerce of the Future

Track B2

Innovative Retail Strategy

15:00 – 15:30

Track A3

Benefits of Cold Chain Management

Track B3

Food Safety & Consumer Confidence

15:30 – 16:00

Networking Break & Exhibition

PLEMINARY 7: ECR ASIA PACIFIC AWARD 2012

16:00 – 16:30

·         Judge Summary & Results

·         Prize Presentation

ECR ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION CLOSING CEREMONY

16:30 – 16:45

Closing Speech by ECR AP Co-Chairs and hand-over ceremony to the next hosting country for the 14th ECR Asia Pacific Conference

ECR AP Co-Chair, (next hosting country representative)

16:45 – 16:55

Speech by next hosting country & video presentation (Next hosting country representative)

16:55 – 17:00

End of Conference

19:00 – 22:00

Farewell Dinner (Optional)