International Conference on Humanitarian Logistics at IIM Raipur
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pdf• Top government officials, NGOs, CSR Directors, management team looking after disaster management, humanitarian logistics.
• Members of the disaster management team who interact closely with government, NGOs, international funding agencies and supply functions.
• Executives who are responsible for supply management, purchasing, inventory, marketing, production, IT and finance across all industries.
• Management consultants working in cross-functional areas for humanitarian logistics.
• Academicians and Researchers in the area of Disaster Management, Humanitarian Logistics, and Supply Chain.
Objectives
The Conference aims to:
• Provide an essential update on natural and manmade disaster, future trends, disaster response, preparedness and governance issues.
• Identify strategic issues in humanitarian logistics including logistics planning, coordination and delivery systems, in good condition, in the quantities required, and at the places and time they are needed.
• Sensitize towards the humanitarian supply chain management processes due to the increasing complexity and magnitude of global emergency relief operations for their business
• Understand the responsibilities of all the stake holders including government, government organisations, NGOs, international relief agencies, and academia and their role to equip the business leaders with the skills and knowledge to manage unpredictable environment.
• Highlight how efficient and effective logistics system can make significant contribution in managing disaster and humanity.
• Provide an opportunity for professionals to meet peers and colleagues in positive environment of learning and sharing.
Plenary & Technical Sessions
Day 1: December 2, 2013
• Strategic Issues in Humanitarian Logistics
• Disaster Response, Preparedness and Relief Operations
• Humanitarian Logistics Planning and Coordination
• Humanitarian Supply Chain Management
• Humanitarian Logistics Modelling
• Relief Distribution Channel Design
• Procurement Management
• Disaster Prevention and Management
Day 2: December 3, 2013
• Agile and Lean Humanitarian Supply Chains
• Technology and Humanitarian Logistics
• Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Operations
• Humanitarian Logistics Performance Management
• Disaster Relief Operations
• Warehousing and Inventory
• Fleet Management
• Organisational Issues in Humanitarian Logistics
The above mentioned topics will be covered by the academia (IIMs, IITs and leading business schools), Government Officials, Ambassadors of developed, developing and under developed countries, NGOs and top executives from industry.
Special Features of the Conference
Technical Sessions (TS)
• TS1: Disaster Preparedness and Relief Operations
• TS2: Humanitarian Supply Chain and Logistics
• TS3: Humanitarian Logistics Planning & Coordination
• TS4: Humanitarian Logistics Modelling
• TS5: Technology and Humanitarian Logistics
• TS6: Agile and Lean Humanitarian Supply Chains
Panel Discussions (PD)
The special feature of this conference is the panel discussions by the ambassadors, policy makers, top executives, leading thinkers and eminent professors from India and abroad on following topics:
• PD 1: Right to Food: Value Chain Perspective
• PD 2: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Operations
• PD 3: Strategic Issues in Humanitarian Logistics
• PD 4: Managing Humanitarian Logistics
Key Speakers
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• Mr. Shekhar Dutt • Prof. B.S. Sahay • Air Marshal J. Chauhan |
• Ms. Lise Grande UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative* • Prof. Mark Goh National University of Singapore, Singapore • Dr. Muzaffar Ahmed Member, National Disaster Management Authority, India • Dr. N.M. Nagarkar Director, AIIMS Raipur, India • Mr. N.M. Prusty Conference Co-Chair & Founding Chairperson, Sphere, India • Prof. N.V.C. Menon Conference Co-Chair & Former Member, National Disaster Management Authority, India • Dr. P.K. Mishra Director General, Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management, India • Mr. Pierangelo Gandini In-charge Consular Affairs, Embassy of Columbia, New Delhi, India • Prof. Prafulla Agnihotri Director, IIM Trichy, India • Prof. Prem Vrat Former Director, IIT Roorkee & Vice Chancellor, ITM Gurgaon, India • Vice Admiral R.K. Dhowan Vice Chief of Naval Staff, India* • Lt. Gen R.K. Rana Command-in-Chief, Madhya Bharat Area, Jabalpur • Dr. Ram Boojh Programme Specialist, Natural Sciences, UNESCO • Prof. Ravi Shankar Professor, IIT Delhi, India • Dr. Richard Oloruntoba University of Newcastle, Australia • Prof. S.G. Deshmukh Director, IIITM Gwalior, India • Dr. Sanjay Shrivastava Regional Adviser, ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, UNESCAP, Bangkok • Dr. Santosh Kumar Director, SAARC Centre for Disaster Management, India • Dr. Satendra Director, National Institute of Disaster Management, India • Mr. Sudhir Vasudeva Chairman & Managing Director, ONGC, India • Mr. T. Nanda Kumar Member, National Disaster Management Authority, India • Dr. Tara Datt Managing Director, Odisha State Management Disaster Authority, India * • Mr. Unni Krishnan Vice Chairperson, Sphere Project–Geneva, Head-Emergency- Plan International, UK* • Dr. V. Thiruppugazh Additional CEO, Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority • Mr. Vikrant Mahajan CEO, Sphere India (National Coalition of Humanitarian Agencies) |
*Confirmation awaited.
Conference Registration
Online registration will start from 1st August 2013 on the conference website. Registration will also be accepted by post or fax. Details and registration form will be available on the website. All attendees are requested to register for the conference. Registration is necessary even though no paper is submitted. One author must get registered for inclusion of the paper in the conference proceedings. The Conference Fee includes Conference kit and a copy of the proceedings, Conference Lunch, Dinner, Tea and Refreshments.
Registration Fee and Payment Details
For Professor/Government Officials/NGOs
SAARC Countries INR 5000
USA, Europe and other Countries USD $150
Research Scholars/Students
SAARC Countries INR 3000
USA, Europe and other Countries USD $100
Corporate
SAARC Countries INR 7000
USA, Europe and other Countries USD $200
For details of Registration please visit: http://www.iimraipur.ac.in
Delegates are requested to remit the registration fee through NEFT/RTGS mode of payment. The details are as follows:
Name : IDBI Bank Ltd
Branch : IIM Raipur Branch
Account : Indian Institute of Management Raipur A/C II
Account No : 1292104000001052
NEFT/ IFSC Code : IBKL0001292
SWIFT Code : IBLKINBB004
For details, please contact:
Conference Secretariat
Indian Institute of Management Raipur
GEC Campus, Sejbahar, Raipur, India 492015
E-mail: ichl2013@iimraipur.ac.in;
Website: http://www.iimraipur.ac.in/ichl2013
Phone: + 91-771-2772101/117, Fax: +91-771-2772 102
Contacts: +91 9406209510; +91 7389214975
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