EDUCATION PROGRAM

October 20 & 21, 2011

Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, PR

October 20

9:00am -10:00am 208A

The role of the distributors in the Supply Chain and their Value Added Proposition:

Four distributors, two global and two local will present how their Value Proposition is to maintain their business operations on the Island and how this fits into the Global context.

Speaker(s): William Rogers, Vice President of Operational Effectiveness-UNIVAR, Raúl Nigaglioni: Sales Director-Brenntag PR, Luis E. Silva: President-Able Sales, Emilmarie Ortíz: New Business Development Manager Sachs Chemicals

Presented by: Jennifer Maldonado, President and CEO Puerto Rico Warehousing Management Corp.

9:00am -10:00am 208B

Dominican Republic labor laws and regulations and its effect in the country’s competitiveness: The current environment in the labor laws at Dominican Republic reflects some opportunities that will help any company that would like to establish and do business in the country. The speaker will also link the labor laws and how this is tied to the future of the country and its competitiveness. Speaker(s): Laura Castellanos, Executive Director INFADOMI-Industria Farmacéutica Dominicana

Presented by: Ramón O. Caldas Pagán, Senior Manager Procurement, Logistics & E-Commerce PREPA

10:00am -11:00am 208A

The role of the Caribbean and the strategy to become the HUB of the Americas: Each country will be discussing its competitiveness strategy that will be a key enabler to have this region become the HUB of the Americas Speaker(s): Andrés van der Horst from Dominican Republic, Secretary of State Dominican Republic. José Pérez-Riera, Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce of Puerto Rico.

Presented by: Herminio Bosques - Sourcing Director, Merck Latin America Global Procurement, Juan Carle - Supply Chain Manager, Jansen.

10:00am -11:00am 208C

A Radiography of the Supply Chain professionals salaries and how it compares with other jurisdictions: A thorough discussion and comparison of the Supply Chain professionals and how these compares with other jurisdictions. This information will be a very strategic discussion that will help to understand how competitive this region is. Having a robust supply chain benchmark on salaries and benefits will help the vision: to become th HUB of the Americas. Speaker(s): Shannon Boyle, Health and Benefits Practice Leader Latin America and the Caribbean, AON-Hewitt

Presented by: Brenda Marrero - President and CEO, Brenda Marrero and Associates

11:00am -12:00pm 208A

Consumer sector in PR, a benchmark story of how these companies have maintained a competitive structure in PR: How these companies have remained growing and sustained their competitiveness on the island. Speaker(s): José Ríos - Materials Manager, Pepsi Cola Manufacturing, Jose Charles García - Logistics Director, Destilería Serrallés, Héctor Gonzalez - Procurement Manager, Suiza Dairy

Presented by: Vilmarie Walker, Planning Manager Global S&OP, Johnson & Johnson

11:00am -12:00pm 208B

Supply Chain Risk Management Strategy - A case study on How FIS maintain business continuity after the Japan crisis: Risk Analysis and mitigation has become a critical success factor for many companies in today’s environment. The speaker will be presenting what is FIS business process in analyzing the risk in their Supply Chain as well as how they managed it through the Japan crisis. Speaker(s): Claudio Bertani from Italy, Head of FIS’ Procurement & Logistics Department (Italian Manufacturer)

Presented by: Idalia Acevedo, Sourcing Manager, Merck

11:00am -12:00pm 208C

Developing and recruiting talent for the Supply Chain: Are you interested in developing or recruiting the Supply Chain professionals that will help you in your future needs? Are you interested in identifying what is needed to become an expert in the Supply Chain area? Greg Andrews will be covering these topics in details based on his expertise from Georgia Institute of Technology Speaker(s): Greg Andrews, Managing Director EMIL-SCS Program The Georgia Institute of Technology.

Presented by: Esteban Luengo - Director of Client Relations, Touchstone Wireless

October 21

9:00am-10:00am 208A

How the Medical Device Sector has remain competitive and has grown their business in PR, maintaining a culture of innovation: Learn how innovative projects in the medical device sector have contributed in maintaining competitiveness as business demands require effective and innovative supply chain models. Speaker(s): Leila Rosario Estremera, Sr. Industrial Engineer Boston Scientific, Jorge Noriega, Business Excellence Director, Edwards Lifesciences PR

Presented by: Dolores Fernández, Materials and Logistics Director, Jansen

9:00am-10:00am 208B

Competitiveness through Continuous Improvement:

Learn how to create the awareness and need to change within your company and successful project implementation applying DMAIC, Lean and 6 Sigma Concepts. Speaker(s): José Frontera, Principal Consultant for José Frontera and Associates

Presented by: Marie Rosado - President, 3A Press

9:00am-10:00am 208C

“Reverse Logistics - Applications in the Telecommunications Industry”: Do you understand the concept of Reverse Logistics? Do you understand the benefits that it could bring to your business? This concept will be explained as well as how this could bring competitiveness to the region. Speaker(s): Esteban Luengo, Director of Client Relations- Brightpoint

Presented by: Dr. Francisco Montalvo Fiol, MBA DM, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus

10:00am- 11:00am 208A

Extract Liquidity Managing Trade Risk:

As companies across the world seek to do business in new markets and capitalize global growth opportunities, robust, reliable and optimized supply chains become even more critical to commercial success. The presentation shares some of the insights and intellectual capital Citi has built through engaging our clients in different industries across the world to streamline complex supply chains, mitigate risks and address evolving business challenges. Speaker(s): Giovanna Cardenas Blanco, GTS Central America & Caribbean Trade Head, Citibank

Presented by: Ricardo Jurado - Procurement Agent, Coca Cola

10:00am-11:00am 208B

Commercialization Models in Latin America - “Vision 2015”: This presentation provides an insight on how the Dominican Republic is developing its competitiveness. Also, it provides a vision on its future commercialization models that will serve as an example of vision, planning and execution. Speaker(s): Alexander Schad - VP Logistics, Frederic Schad, Inc.

Presented by: Jorge Rodríguez, President of PACIV

10:00am-11:00am 208C

Spend Elevation through Global Category Management - How Merck is increasing its spend influence and supplier rationalization with Strategic Global Suppliers. Also, the evolving role of Minority Business Enterprises in this journey: Learn how multinational organizations analyze their business and determine their different strategies by categories and rationalize its supplier base. Based on this, how local MBE’s could fit in to the Global Strategy. Speaker(s): Melanie Wilson Smith, Procurement Senior Director at Merck & Co., Inc.

Presented by: Juan Carle - Supply Chain Manager, Jansen

11:00am- 12:00pm 208A

Procurement Benchmark in the Pharma Sector - How the each Procurement organization is approaching consolidations and Global strategies at the local level: Many multinational companies are consolidating suppliers and rationalizing their spend base. How at the local level, each company is maintaining the balance between the local needs and environment and the respective Global Strategy. Speaker(s): Juan Ríos-Procurement Manager-Pfizer, Benjamín Rosa-Strategic Sourcing Director J&J-PR Operations, Herminio Bosques-Sourcing Director, Merck Latin America Global Procurement

Presented by: Edna Z. Jiménez - Supply Chain Manager, Roche Operations Ltd

11:00am-12:00pm 208B

Adding value through Partnership and Strategic Alliances: Establishing a strategic alliance and partnership will become a critical success factor in today’s global economy and tendencies. Our speaker will be establishing the correlation of these aspects and how these add value to both organizations. Speaker(s): Carlos Justiniani, Finance -IT Manager Roche Operations

2:00pm -3:00pm 208A

Innova Challenge Kick-Off: The Innova Challenge competition is designed to find and support startup entrepreneurs, early-stage businesses and existing growth companies that will help and support Puerto Rico as “The Hub of the Americas”.

The Innova Challenge Kick Off is a workshop design to introduce and explain the concept and objectives of the competition. In addition the interested participants will have the opportunity to make questions and clarify concepts of supply chain, technology related and business process improvements areas. Also we will discuss the competition road map, next steps, presentation techniques, language, proposals preparations and many other tools necessary to develop a high quality project. Speaker(s): Luis David Soto-President, Mentor Technical Group; Ramón O. Caldas Pagán- Senior Manager Procurement, Logistics & E-Commerce PREPA; Dana Víctor Montenegro - Chief Idea Catalyst & Innovation Advocate, Seriously Creative; Juan Carlos Ferrer-VP & Creative Director, Esfera Comunicaciones Integradas

* Education Program is subject to change without prior announcement.