Program

WCO Education Series in Globalization and Interoperability

Initiative for Enhancing Visibility through Standards, Interoperatibility and Integration of Time Oriented Enterprises with Supply Chain Management

(Brussels, 31 May to 02 June 2006)

Day 1 : Wednesday 31 May 2006
08:00	Registration and Coffee
09:00	Welcome by Ms Carole Dubois, Programme Administrator for WCO ESGI
09:10	Inauguration by Mr Michel Danet, Secretary General of WCO
09:30	Keynote Address : Future of Forecasting Sir Clive Granger: Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor of Economics, University of California
10:15	Q & A with Sir Clive Granger Moderator : Professor Louis Brennan (B.E., M.Eng.Sc, M.Erg.S., MBA, Ph.D., School of Business, Trinity College, Dublin)
10:30	Break
11:00	Talk : Can Automatic Identification Improve Decisions? Dr Joseph Salvo, Director, Pervasive Decision Systems Lab, GE Global Research
11:45	Talk & Discussion : Track & Trace with GE VeriWise GE Equipment Services & GE Global Research
12:30	Q & A : GE VeriWise Automatic Identification System for Track & Trace Moderators : Professor Louis Brennan and Dr Joseph Salvo
13:00	Lunch
14:30	Lecture I : Leadership and Change Management Professor Janice Klein, Alfred P Sloan School of Management, MIT
16:00	Break
16:30	Lecture II : Leadership and Change Management Professor Janice Klein, Alfred P Sloan School of Management, MIT
17:30	Q & A with Professor Janice Klein Moderators : Professor Louis Brennan and Dr Joseph Salvo
18:00	Cocktail and informal networking

Day 2 : Thursday 1 June 2006
08:00	Coffee
09:00	Welcome by Mr Michel Danet and Introduction of Professor Simchi-Levi by Sir Clive Granger
09:15	Lecture I : Designing & Managing the Supply Chain Professor David Simchi-Levi, School of Engineering, MIT, Co-Director, MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation & CEO, Logic Tools Inc
10:30	Break
10:45	Lecture II : Designing & Managing the Supply Chain Professor David Simchi-Levi, School of Engineering, MIT, Co-Director, MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation & CEO, Logic Tools Inc
12:00	TOUR OF GE VeriWise Exhibit & Lunch
14:00	Lecture III : Designing & Managing the Supply Chain Professor David Simchi-Levi, School of Engineering, MIT, Co-Director, MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation & CEO, Logic Tools Inc
15:30	Coffee
16:00	Case Study : Industry Perspective of Global Supply Chains Professor Louis Brennan, School of Business, Trinity College, Dublin
16:30	Q & A with Professor David Simchi-Levi Moderator : Professor Louis Brennan
17:30	Conclusion of Day 2 : Mr Michel Danet, Secretary General, WCO

Day 3 : Friday 2 June 2006
09:00	Welcome and Introductions by Mr Michel Danet, Secretary General, WCO
09:15	Lecture : Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) : A Step Toward Interoperability Mr Andy Mulholland, Fellow of the British Computer Society and Global Chief Technology Officer, Capgemini
10:30	Break
11:00	Case Studies & Discussion : Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Mr Andy Mulholland, Fellow of the British Computer Society and Global Chief Technology Officer, Capgemini
12:00	Q & A with Mr Andy Mulholland, Capgemini Moderator : Professor Louis Brennan, School of Business, Trinity College, Dublin
12:30	Conclusion of the event : Mr Michel Danet, Secretary General, WCO
13:00	Cocktail and Tour of GE exhibit

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